THE SEARCH IS ON!
by Joy Davy
joy.davy@yahoo.com
You only have a few days to turn in your nomination form to be a candidate for the ISB Board of Trustees’ 2015 elections to be held at the Annual General Meeting of the ISA membership on May 19, 2015.
A Board of Trustees’ nomination form is available as an attachment to this message and in the Head of School’s office. The deadline for submitting applications is 12:00 noon on Friday, April 10, 2015, just before the Songkran break. All nomination papers (e-copies) must be sent to joy.davy@yahoo.com (with your name as the subject) and hard copies must be filed in the Head of School’s office by the deadline.
Interested ISA members are warmly invited to run for the Board of Trustees. Please contact Joy Davy at 0879336062, or joy.davy@yahoo.com for any questions regarding serving on the Board.
Joy Davy
Chair, Committee on Trustees
ISB BOT
To run or not to run? That is the question….
by Joy Davy
Chair, Committee on Trustees
ISB Board of Trustees
joy.davy@yahoo.com
Still undecided whether to be a candidate for the upcoming BOT elections? Join us and let us help you make your minds up. Prospective candidates are strongly urged to attend the information session on “What is a Trustee?” on Thursday, April 9, 6:30 pm at the MPB3.
Of course, everyone in the community is invited as well. Come and get an idea of what those 15 men and women in the BOT actually do.
Please be reminded that the deadline for the submission of BOT Nomination Forms is Friday, April 10, 2015 at 12 noon. Please submit them by email to joy.davy@yahoo.com and the hard copy with Khun Oor at the Head of School’s office.
For more information, please contact Joy Davy at 0879336062 or joy.davy@yahoo.com
First Friday with Andy – April 3rd
by Andrew DAVIES
andrewd@isb.ac.th
The next “First Friday with Andy” will take place on Friday 3 April at 8:00am in the new Business Office Conference Room (aka Orange Room).
“First Friday with Andy” is an open forum for parents to meet informally with the Head of School and address any topics of interest or concern. No signing up is necessary – simply come and participate if you are free and interested.
Thai Food Fair 2015 – April 3rd
by Aor
aor.chintana@yahoo.com
On Friday April 3rd, please come eat a variety of Thai food, drinks and desserts at the Thai Food Fair.
It will take place at the MS-HS Cafeteria from 9 am to 2 pm.
We accept cash only.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Thai parent Group
Thank you.
Best regards,
Chintana Blumenthal (Aor)
Panther Paws Track and Field – Registration Deadline is April 3rd
by Kim De Keijzer
kimdekeijzer@gmail.com
Panther Paws Track and Field – Registration Deadline is April 3rd
Pre K – Grade 5
Register now for our popular Panther Paws Track and Field program taking place on Fridays: April 24, May 1, 8 and 15 on the ISB track, 5 – 7pm
Cost: THB 700 per student, including shirt and water bottle
Please note: As this is a parent run activity we must have parent (not helper) volunteers for each session.
Go to : https://inside.isb.ac.th/cao/
Welcome Wai Monthly Coffee (Nichada) – April 8th
by Welcome Wai
welcomewai@isb.ac.th
Wednesday 8th April 1pm @ Starbucks
All Parents Welcome
All parents at ISB are invited to attend the monthly Welcome Wai Coffees coordinated by the ISB’s PTA reps Heather Powell and Rachel Neale. We especially encourage new parents who arrived this 2nd semester to come along to make new contacts and have your questions answered.
The Welcome Wai coffees continue throughout the semester and so if you were unable to attend in March, we hope you can drop in on Wednesday 8th April from 1pm at Nichada Starbucks until 2pm.
No RSVPs necessary but if you have any questions please email Heather or Rachel at welcomewai@isb.ac.th and we will be happy to help.
Father Daughter Dance
by Sara Ayala
s.m.ayala2008@gmail.com
This year’s Father Daughter Dance will be held Saturday, May 9th at the InterContinental hotel. Early Bird Tickets on sale from Thursday, April 2nd until Friday, April 10th, 7 to 7:30 am and 2 to 2:30 pm in the ES Breezeway. Dads and daughters tickets are 1,600 baht per person. After Songkran, dad tickets will be 2,000 baht so be sure to get yours now. Sponsored by the Girl Scouts of Thailand. If you have any questions, contact us at gsthailand40@gmail.com.
MS & ES French Classes
by Pascale Kervyn
pkervyn@gmail.com
For MS and ES parents: if your children speak French, (from moderately to fluently) and you wish to enroll them in French classes, please contact Pascale Kervyn, Representative for the French Speaking Community at ISB (pkervyn@gmail.com)
Registration for the 16th Colgate Kids Triathlon is now open!
Kevin Sypolt
ksypolt@gmail.com
Registration for the 16th Colgate Kids Triathlon is now open. The race will take place on Coronation Day, Tuesday, May 5th (ISB holiday) at 7:30AM starting at the two ISB pools. Registration and other information can be found at https://inside.isb.ac.th/
The fee per participant is THB 500 and all participants must provide a volunteer to help on race day or pay a THB 2,000 fee if they can’t provide a volunteer.
It’s shaping up to be an incredible event! Again this year the triathletes will receive timing chips to wear around their ankles for accurate time and distance recording. The Relay Race will again allow relay teams in each age division (based upon the oldest participant in the relay team), so athletes can form teams of three people to participate together. One of the relay team members can be a teacher or other adult this year.
The distances this year will be:
• 5-6 year old : 50m swim, 600km bike, 500m run
• 7-8 year old:100m swim, 2.5 km bike, 800m run
• 9-10 year old: 150m swim, 4.5 km bike, 1.0 km run
• 11-12 year old:200m swim, 4.5 km bike, 1.7 km run
• 13-14 year old:250m swim, 6.8 km bike, 2.4 km run
• 15+ year old :350m swim, 9.1 km bike, 3.1 km run
Registration will close on Monday, April 27th or when 210 athletes have registered, whichever comes first. So please register now to avoid disappointment.
Please note that all participants must provide their own bike and bike helmet.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Thanks
Kevin M. Sypolt
ksypolt@gmail.com
084-388-7715
Host families needed for ISB’s Thai Scholarship Program
by Dr. Andrew Davies
Head of School
andrewd@isb.ac.th
Dear ISB Parents,
For the 2015/16 school year, ISB will be accepting two additional students as part of our Thai Scholarship Program. This program is designed for highly capable Thai students whose families have a demonstrated financial need. The students will be enrolled in our High School in August 2015.
We are now looking for volunteers to provide housing for these students for the 2015/16 school year. Ideally we are seeking two different host families that:
- Live close to ISB
- Speak English at home
- Have a spare bedroom
- Have a HS child
- Would enjoy the experience of housing a scholarship student
Host families would be expected to provide food, lodging and some incidental expenses. The ISB Scholarship Fund would take care of uniforms, cafeteria meals, school trips, some clothes, school supplies, certain other incidentals and transportation costs home for holidays.
If you are interested in volunteering to host one of these students, please complete the Host Family Expression of Interest Form by clicking on this link by April 10, 2015. If you should have any questions, please contact our Scholarship Program Coordinator, Mr. Tony Arnold at anthonya@isb.ac.th
All families who submit an Interest Form will be contacted to arrange an appointment for an interview.
Sincerely,
Dr. Andrew Davies
Head of School
International School Bangkok
5th Grade Book Sale
by Sherry Heinecke
heinecke.sherry@gmail.com
5th Grade Book Sale
Thursday (April 23) and Friday (April 24)
Dear Parents,
The 5th grade book sale is a yearly sale put on by the 5th graders with the help of the teachers, IAs, and parents.
The Funds raised from this Charity event support the Mercy Center in Klong Toey and pays for the education for many underprivileged kids who cannot afford education. Last year they raised close to B200,000.00. This year we, of course, would like to beat that amount.
Please start sending books and/or complete board games to school with your child. The book boxes are located around the school. You may also drop them in 5th grade work room. (small room at the top of the stairs in the 5th grade quad).
Books to Donate
Children’s books
Young Adult books Fiction and Non Fiction
Adult Fiction and Non Fiction
Appropriate magazines
Please Do Not Donate
Text Books
Manuals
Inappropriate Books or Magazines
Books with missing pages or covers
(These books have to be disposed of by our volunteers and takes away from actual sorting time)
Thank you for your assistance,
Grade 5 Book Sale Team
eNewsletter Guidelines
by Tony Arnold
anthonya@isb.ac.th
ISB eNewsletters provide a valuable avenue for communication within the ISB parent community. Please see our eNewsletter guidelines below.
Submitting an announcement for publication
ISB accepts announcements from ISB families and ISB staff for potential publication in our eNewsletters. The announcements are generally intended to highlight events that occur at ISB and/or highlight information about ISB.
What to include in the announcement
• A title for your announcement
• An email contact for further information
• An image or photo (optional)
Where to submit your announcement
4publish@isb.ac.th is for announcements of interest to the entire ISB community.
tinaratr@isb.ac.th is for Elementary School (ES) announcements of interest to ES families.
maurilib@isb.ac.th is for Middle School (MS) announcements of interest to MS families.
vijitl@isb.ac.th is for High School (HS) announcements of interest to HS families.
Your announcement will be submitted to the appropriate Principal and/or to our Marketing Director for review. ISB reserves the right to determine which announcements will and will not be published, and to edit announcements that are approved for publication.
Frequency of eNewsletter mailings
The ISB eNewsletter that is for the entire community is sent out on Thursdays. Announcements for potential publication in this newsletter must be received by noon on Thursdays.
The ES, MS, and HS eNewsletters are sent out on Fridays. Announcements for potential publication in these newsletters must be received by noon on Fridays.