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Health Letter for Returning Students

by Sonja ROBACK
sonjar@isb.ac.th

The purpose of this communication is to inform you of updates to ISB’s Health Requirements which will require your action and to provide you with the health form for returning students in the 2015-16 school year.

As we look ahead to the next school year, we want to give families ample time to plan for health appointments and allow for the Health Clinic staff to perform any necessary follow up. In addition, we want to highlight some minor changes to the health form requirements for this year.

For the 2015-2016 school year, all returning students are required to have a complete physical examination that includes:

1)   Overall health assessment

2)   Hearing and vision screening

3)   Cardiac evaluation with ECG – Required only for students entering Gr 6, 9, and 11

Annual physicals are an excellent opportunity to provide benchmarks regarding your child’s overall health and to create a picture of progress and development over time.  This information enables early detection of emerging issues, a review of immunization status, and the opportunity to inform the school of any changes related to recent illness or injury.  For the upcoming school year, a change has been made to limit the ECG requirement for only those students entering Grades 6, 9 and 11. This allows for an age-appropriate assessment of health while increasing efficiency in the administration of student health information. These changes were made in consultation with local pediatric health professionals and health resources in the ISB community.

Action required:

All returning students are required to complete and submit the Comprehensive Physical Examination Report Form by June 30, 2015.  Please follow up with your local healthcare provider, a healthcare provider in your home country or take advantage of established ISB Student Packages at either World Medical Center or Bumrungrad International Hospital. When making the appointment, please indicate that the appointment is for the ISB Comprehensive Physical for an existing student.  In addition, please bring the Comprehensive Physical Exam form and the student ID (if available) in order to receive the established package pricing.  Price details are listed below.

Pricing and Contact Details

	Bumrungrad HospitalTel. 02-667-1555	World Medical CenterTel. 02-836-9999
KG – Grade 12 (without ECG)	1660 THB	800 THB
Grades 6, 9, 11 (includes ECG)	2170 THB	1000 THB

Note that if an unexpected finding requires your child to have further testing and evaluation by a specialist, additional costs may be incurred. Full details can be accessed for World Medical Center here and for Bumrungrad here.

Please submit the completed Comprehensive Physical Examination Report Form to the ISB Nurse’s Office in person or via email (nurse@isb.ac.th) by June 30, 2015.

ISB is committed to your child’s overall development, both educationally and health related.  Should you have any questions regarding either ISB’s health requirements or the forms, please contact the Health Clinic, or the Health Consultant, Sonja Roback.
Sincerely,

Usa Somboon                         Sonja Roback

Headmistress                         Nurse Consultant

Important BOT Election Updates

by Joy Davy
COT Chair
Board of Trustees
joy.davy@yahoo.com

Thank you to all who came to last Monday’s Meet the Candidates’ Night. For those who weren’t able to attend, the podcast link is available for you to be able to hear the candidates’ speeches. Make your votes count on May 19!

https://inside.isb.ac.th/parentportal/pta/the-board-of-trustees/2015-16-board-candidates/

On a related matter, word has reached us that some of the election packets mailed to the homes of ISB community members were completely drenched in Monday’s torrential downpour and rendered them unusable.

We have therefore attached the full election packet below so members who need to can just print the ballots themselves. You can use ordinary letter envelopes to put your ballots in but please remember to sign them on the sealed flaps to make them valid.

Alternatively, a voting member can just go to the designated voting stations (ISB Chevron Theater and Emporium Suites Lobby) and cast their ballots in person. Ballots will be made available at the stations; please don’t forget to bring your ISB photo ID.

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL BANGKOK-Ballot

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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

 

 

High School Spring Drama Production – April 30th

by Peter Assimakopoulos
petera@isb.ac.th

 

Middle School Art Exhibit – open now until May 14th

by Trista Meisner
tristam@isb.ac.th

You are cordially invited to visit the Middle School Art Exhibit being held in the Chevron Theatre Foyer from Wednesday, 29 April – Thursday, 14 May.

The creative work of middle school artists features dramatic graphite drawings and Ghana-inspired charcoal work, the brand identities of budding graphic designers and Anansi the Spider paintings, large and small.  Bring your smartphone, iPad or tablet to access the augmented reality portion of the exhibit.

 

Yoga Pray For Nepal – May 1st @ 7:30 am

by Napisa C. Pant & John Lambert
napispant.yoga@gmail.com

The death toll in Nepal is over 10,000.  Many children have died but fortunately many have lived but the future is uncertain.

The Nepal Orphans Home is in Kathmandu. It is both heaven and home. Some of the children were sold and have now been rescued. Those children are currently sleeping on the ground and have food for the next week. These children need your help urgently.  Please join us.

Yoga Pray For Nepal

This Friday, May 1, 7:30-8:45 a.m.

At the Studio Above Starbucks

• Your donation and energy will give these children a smile.
• If you cannot participate, you can still donate
• @ Krungsri Bank, Nichada Thani
  632-1-03030-9

Please contact napisapant.yoga@gmail.com

https://www.nepalorphanshome.org/about/nepal-orphans-home

 

 

First Friday with Andy – May 1st

by Andrew DAVIES
andrewd@isb.ac.th

The next “First Friday with Andy” will take place on Friday 1 May at 8:00 am 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.

 

Traffic Jam’s Moonrise Run and Walk to Freedom – May 1st

by Anthony A. Giles
Director of Choirs
Fine and Performing Arts Chair
International School Bangkok
anthonyg@isb.ac.th

On behalf of the student anti-trafficking organization, Traffic Jam, which will be hosting an event, Moonrise Run and Walk to Freedom this Friday, May 1, the student officers would like to extend the following invitation:

• Do you like to listen to some nice music under the Bangkok sky? Especially if there is some neon paint and glow sticks involved? Traffic Jam is putting on an event. Moonrise Run! When : Friday night, May 1. At 7:15pm Registration opens at 6:30pm. Where: ISB Track Cost: 380 baht (for admission and t-shirt) Now you don’t have to actually run, you can just come with your friends and walk if you want! Music will be playing on the speakers, you get to wear neon paint and have glow sticks, as you run/ walk around the track 6 times.

 

Panther Tennis Clinic – May 2nd & 3rd

by: Panther Tennis
bobc@isb.ac.th

Dear Parents,

The Panther Tennis is organizing a Panther Tennis Clinic for ISB students who are intermediate and advanced level on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 May, 2015 from 8.30am to 4.00pm.

Venue: Held at the new Sports Center Tennis Courts

Registration – Please CLICK HERE to register

Entrance fee is 4,000 THB for 2-day Clinic and 2,500 THB for 1 day-clinic.

Please find the attached details for more information.

PANTHER TENNIS CLINIC FOR ISB STUDENTS 2015

 

ThaiCraft Fair – May 9th

by Chris Tananone
ctananon@isb.ac.th

ThaiCraft Fair on Saturday May 9th:  Mark your calendars for this ever popular bi-annual event in Rajendra Hall from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Handmade crafts by village artisans from over 50 producer groups all over Thailand will be on sale just in time for buying gifts to take home.  Appropriately, this year the fair coincides with World Fair Trade Day, held every year on the second Saturday in May.  So come and support these fair trade artisans by buying their beautiful hand crafted products. For more information, contact Chris Tananone at ctananon@isb.ac.th

 

 

MS Choir and String Orchestra Spring Concert – May 11th

by Coleen Mann
coleenp@isb.ac.th

Our students and teachers are excited to bring you our MS Choir and String Orchestra Concert which will take place in our Chevron Theatre on May 11th at 6:30 pm.

We hope to see you there!

 

 

Selling Band Instruments

by Kentaro Udagawa
kentarou@isb.ac.th

Upcoming grade 6 band students are planning to purchase instruments for band classes next year. In doing so, some parents are looking for second-hand instruments to purchase.

If you have following band instruments (flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet,alto/tenor/baritone saxophone, trumpet, French horn, trombone,euphonium/baritone, tuba and/or percussion kit) that are in good condition and if you would like to sell them, please contact us at <kentarou@isb.ac.th> and bring instruments to the MS band rooms (#119  or 107 in the Cultural Center) before Friday, May 22 for us to evaluate and give an estimated price. We will then send a list of available instruments to parents who are interested in purchasing second hand instruments.

Please be advised that we are not able to guarantee that all the instruments will be sold due to the condition or interested buyers.

If you have further questions, please feel free to write to kentarou@isb.ac.th.

Kentaro Udagawa and Brent Poling, MS Band

 

Links and Feedback on Kofi Gbolonyo

We would greatly appreciate for members of the community to give us feedback on Kofi’s work at ISB. Please take the time to fill out this survey as it will help in future planning for events of this nature.

 

After School Native Language Coordinator

by Andrew Davies
andrewd@isb.ac.th

Dear ISB Community,

We are advertising for the new position of “After School Native Language Coordinator” to begin in August 2015 (please see position description below). Our aim is to better serve the needs of our various community language groups and provide coordination, guidance, facilities and resources for language learning to take place after school. As we build the program, we expect this position to grow in the number of hours demanded and in the scope of the work. Interested candidates from the ISB community should submit applications to Bob Connor by 6 May, 2015.

After School Native Language Coordinator (Part Time)

Position Description

Core Responsibilities:

• Liaise with language community groups
• Facilitate hiring of teachers
• Establish class groups and schedules (pretesting)
• Assist with researching and purchasing of learning resources (online, Rosetta Stone, books, etc)
• Liaise with ISB’s Government Liaison Office with respect to visas
• Work with ISB’s Safety Manager with respect to background checks
• Maintain records of attendance
• Establish whether the target language is the native language
• Establish salary and tuition fees in conjunction with language community groups
• Collect tuition fees from parents and maintain thorough records
• Explore qualifications from national systems
• Monitor quality of instruction and learning
• Arrange for parent education about the importance of maintaining a mother tongue
• Liaise with HS Dean of Academics with respect to the IB

Core Competencies & Attitudes

• Understand language learning
• Be culturally aware and globally minded
• Be positive, pro-active, reliable and collaborative
• Possess strong interpersonal skills
• Have strong organizational skills
• Have abundant energy and stamina for the role
• Proficiency in written and oral English with good communications skills
• Preference may be given to candidates with teaching qualifications and prior experience

Reporting Relationship

The After School Native Language Coordinator reports to the Community Activities Office Coordinator

Application Procedure

Candidates should apply in writing to Mr. Bob Connor (Community Activities Office Coordinator) at bobc@isb.ac.th no later than 6th May 2015. Candidates should submit the following information in the format requested:

• A letter of application, no longer than two pages, explaining your strengths as a candidate and why you are interested in this particular position
• A current resume not to exceed two pages
• A list of references including current email addresses and phone numbers
• A maximum of three letters of reference (scanned at low resolution) that may already be in your possession.
• Please scan these documents into a single PDF attachment.

 

Girl Scouts Collecting Used Instruments & School Supplies

by Andrea Modlin
littlemodlin@yahoo.com

This week, we will all be amazed and entertained by Kofi as he brings his Western African music to ISB.  Students ranging from Pre-K through 12th grade will all be impacted by this learning and cultural opportunity!  The Girl Scouts in Troop 40005 want to help the students at Kofi’s Nunya School by donating instruments and school supplies to the his students.  If you have an unused trumpet, triangle or grand piano we would love to help you donate it!  Please contact Andrea Modlin (littlemodlin@yahoo.com) or at 089.897.2324 to arrange for pick-up.  Any and all school supplies with life in them are also welcome!   Cash donations are also most welcome!  Alternate donation point is at the Choir Concert on Thursday evening.  Donations accepted through May 1.

Learn to Swim Instructor Training

by Corry DAY
corryd@isb.ac.th

Learn to Swim Instructor Training
Looking for people from our parent community interested in becoming an American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor.
We offer four 6 week swimming lesson sessions throughout the school year (stipend positions). These sessions run after school.
The training will consist of a Friday-Sunday weekend course.
Course date will decided depending on student availability.
Contact Aquatics Director Corry Day if you are interested corryd@isb.ac.th

 

Summer Dance Intensive – 2015 (For Current Grade 3 students and Above)

by Jaleea Price
ISB Dance, Stagecraft Arts, PE
jaleeap@isb.ac.th

ISB Dance & ASD are proud to offer a 1-Week Dance Intensive June 15 – 19! Start your summer off with a kick!  Classes are available for ES (Grades 3 – 5), MS/HS students of all levels in Hip Hop, Street Jazz, Contemporary (and maybe Tap!)Registration deadline = May 31.

Pick up forms in the Dance/Drama Office or the CAO/ASD office. ( attached)

All Payments  are to be made in CAO Office (next to Bookstore / Nurse) 7am – 3pm(excluding Lunch 11am – 12pm).

Also, if you are interested in Tap please follow the link to the Tap Dance interest survey:

https://docs.google.com/a/isb.ac.th/forms/d/1JkzKxEl3qUKeBLxbvtTdL2H2lTRP1vpM0t5_O5F3FxU/viewform?usp=send_form

For Further information please contact Jaleea Price, ISB Dance, Stagecraft Arts, PE
jaleeap@isb.ac.th

 

 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.