MS eNews – Friday, May 1, 2015

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

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

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

Thursday, May 14

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

Saturday, May 16

• MS Grade 8 Social at 7:00pm

Thursday, May 21

• MS Drama Production at 3:30pm

Friday, May 22

• MS Drama Production at 6:30pm

Saturday, May 23

• MS Habitat for Humanity Trip

 

 

Grade 6 and 7 Social

The End of the year Social for Grade 6 & 7 is happening Friday, May 8 from 2:30-4:30pm. Swimming in the 25 meter pool will take place from 2:30-3:30pm, and then food, music and dancing in the ES Gym from 3:30-4:30pm. Permission forms are available by clicking HERE, the MS Office, and by the 2nd & 3rd floor printers.

 

 

MS Choir and String Orchestra Concert, Monday May 11th

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.  Please click here to see the poster.

 

 

Health Letter to Parents for the 2015-16 School Year

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 Hospital Tel. 02-667-1555	World Medical Center Tel. 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 Health Clinic 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

 

 

Repeat Announcement:  Leaving ISB End of This Semester?

If you are leaving or possibly leaving ISB before, or end of this semester, please contact Khun Fon in the MS Office at supanniy@isb.ac.th – she will send you the ISB Withdraw Form that needs to be completed in order for her to get your child’s school records ready for his/her next school.

 

 

Repeat Announcement:  Middle School Art Exhibit

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!

Please click here for a link to the poster.

 

 

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

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.

by Tony Arnold
anthonya@isb.ac.th