MS eNews – Friday, April 10, 2015

Updated MS Calendar of upcoming events for the next four weeks:

Monday, April 13 – Wednesday, April 15

• Songkran Days (Holiday for Classified Staff)

Monday, April 13 – Friday, April 17

• Spring Holidays (No School)

Monday, April 20 – Friday, April 24

• Earth Week

Monday, April 20 – Friday, May 8

• MAP Testing in Reading and Math

Friday, April 24

• MS Earth Day Assembly at 1:25 – 2:05pm in Chevron

Saturday, April 25

• BISAC U13 Softball, girls at TIS and SHB, boys at NIST
• BISAC U13 Volleyball, boys at ICS and girls at RIS
• BISAC U15 Volleyball, boys at NIST and girls at ISB

Sunday, April 26

• BISAC U15 Softball Invitational at ISB

Monday, April 27 – Thursday, May 7

• MS Art Exhibition

Tuesday, April 28

• Early Dismissal at 1:00pm

Friday, May 1

• MAY DAY – (Classes in Session – Holiday for Classified Staff)
• MS Alternate Dress Day

Tuesday, May 5

• Coronation Day (No School)

Thursday, May 7

• Season Three U13/U15 Sports Awards Celebration

Friday, May 8

• MAP Testing last day

Saturday, May 9

• BISAC Gymnastics at NIST
• MS Grade 6-7 Social at 5:00pm

Sunday, May 10

• BISAC Gymnastics at NIST

Monday, May 11

• MS Strings and Choir Concert at 6:30pm

Wednesday, May 13 – Day 1

• MS Band Concert at 6:30pm in Chevron (moved from Thursday, May 14th)

Thursday, May 14 – Day 2

• Moved to Wednesday, May 13th (MS Band Concert)

Saturday, May 16

• MS Grade 8 Social at 7:00pm

 

 

MAP Testing

All MS students will be completing their Spring MAP (Measure of Academic Potential) in Reading and Mathematics sometime between Tuesday, April 21 and Friday, May 8th after the Songkran break, in their Humanities and Math classes.  There is nothing for students to prepare and results of the testing will be sent to parents towards the end of May.  If you would like to find out more about MAP standardized testing please visit NWEA.

 

 

Cafeteria News…Did You Know…?

Earth Week welcomes us back to school after Songkran commencing April 20.  The Cafeteria plays a large role in this week, this year by raising awareness of meat production and its impact on the environment, specifically in the case of beef.  A little food for thought on this matter as taken from an excerpt from TIME and The Guardian respectively:

“You may think you live on a planet, but really you live on a gigantic farm, one occasionally broken up by cities, forests and the oceans. Some 40% of the world’s land surface is used for the purposes of keeping all 7 billion of us fed.  The vast majority of that land — about 30% of the word’s total ice-free surface — is used not to raise grains, fruits and vegetables that are directly fed to human beings, but to support the chickens, pigs and cattle that we eventually eat.” (TIME 12/2013)

Out of all the meats produced, beef has the largest impact on our environment. “Beef’s environmental impact dwarfs that of other meat including chicken and pork, new research reveals, with one expert saying that eating less red meat would be a better way for people to cut carbon emissions than giving up their cars.  The heavy impact on the environment of meat production was known but the research shows a new scale and scope of damage, particularly for beef. The popular red meat requires 28 times more land to produce than pork or chicken, 11 times more water and results in five times more climate-warming emissions. When compared to staples like potatoes, wheat, and rice, the impact of beef per calorie is even more extreme, requiring 160 times more land and producing 11 times more greenhouse gases.” (The Guardian 7/2014)

The entire Earth Week at the Cafeteria will be an ISB ‘Meatless Monday’ with reduced offerings of meat at each section, thereby featuring some tasty, new vegetarian alternatives.  Our aim is simply to invoke some mindfulness about meats and their impact on the environment, especially when it comes to beef.

Enjoy.

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Repeat Announcement:  Summer School 2015 at ISB

Planning on being in Bangkok June or July?  Looking for something for your child(ren) to do?  Then this is the year to join us for ISB’s exciting and enriching Summer School Program!  Once again students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 will be learning in an environment that is nurturing, academically challenging, and socially engaging.  ISB’s highly qualified teachers are inspired professionals dedicated to creating the best possible learning experiences.  New ideas, new curriculum and new friends await each student.

We have a range of classes that are sure to meet every student’s needs.  Registration is now open with an Early Bird special that expires on May 29.  For more information on program dates, courses, costs, and registration process, please click here then open tabs located on the left side of the page under the heading of Summer School.

 

 

Repeat Announcement:  eNewsletter Guidelines

ISB eNewsletters provide a valuable avenue for communication within the ISB parent community. Please see our eNewsletter guidelines below.

Submitting an announcement for publication

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Where to submit your announcement

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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.

by Tony Arnold
anthonya@isb.ac.th