And then there are 12….
By: Joy Davy, Chair
Committee on Trustees
The BOT is pleased to announce the slate of candidates for the upcoming BOT elections on May 19, 2015. The candidates’ nominations forms are available as attachments and on the website: https://inside.isb.ac.th/parentportal/pta/the-board-of-trustees/2013-14-board-candidates/. Voters’ packets will be distributed to all ISA members on the last week of April which will give everyone enough time to be familiar with the voting procedures and to look through the candidates’ nominations forms. Ballots for voting will be included in the packet.
All ISA members are invited to attend the“Meet the Candidates” night on Monday, April 27, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. in the ES MPR to hear what the candidates have to say and to give the opportunity for all ISA members to ask questions from the candidates.
The candidates for the BOT 2015 Elections are:
1. Ms. Elizabeth Shear Bredin
2. Mr. Sumiter Singh Broca
3. Mr. Marc de Vries
4. Mr. Bill Harvey
5. Mr. John Heinecke
6. Mr. Janewit Kraprayoon
7. Ms. Monika Mangla
8. Mr. Michael March
9. Mr. Ken Ohashi
10. Mr. Charles Rubin
11. Mr. Jeffrey Lynn Sampler
12. Ms. Nisha Westerman
Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon @ the Holiday Inn Bangkok Silom – May 6th
by Tony Arnold
anthonya@isb.ac.th
Dear Parents,
Each year ISB’s administration hosts a Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon for the many, many parents who spend countless hours helping to make our school a better place for our students. Whether you’ve donated one hour or hundreds of hours, this luncheon is for you.
This year’s luncheon will take place on May 6th from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Holiday Inn Bangkok Silom. We will be providing a number of vans to take parents from ISB to the luncheon departing at 10:00 am and returning to ISB at the conclusion of the event. To reserve your place in one of the vans please complete the form at the following link by May 1st: Van Transportation Reservation
We hope to see you there!
Holiday Inn Bangkok Silom
981 Silom Road, Bangrak, Bangkok
Tel 662 238 4300
Help reduce waste AND support fair trade during Earth Week April 20th – 24th
by Christine TANANONE
ctananon@isb.ac.th
Help reduce waste AND support fair trade during Earth Week April 20th – 24th by bringing used clothing, shoes, toys, sports equipment, and household items in good condition to ISB and placing them in the appropriate boxes in front of school. All items will be donated to Second Chance Bangkok, a social enterprise located in Kong Toey slum, which resells used goods in their second hand shop and gives women the opportunity to earn a fair wage through “upscaling” used fabrics into a creative range of bags and giftware. These products will be on sale in the main cafeteria from 10:30 – 12:30 during Earth Week. For more information, contact Chris Tananone at ctananon.isb.ac.th
5th Grade Book Sale – April 23rd & 24th
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
British and Irish and Canadian Combo Social – April 24th
Combo Coffee Social!
Friday 24th April 10am-12pm
Please bring plate of something tasty but small to share
@Heather Powell’s
39/572 Nichada Estate
Contact Heather to RSVP and for more info 083 293 2169 heather.wyn@gmail.com
Last Chance to Register for the 16th Colgate Kids Triathlon!
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
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.