Reminder: 2015 BOT Elections/AGM – May 19th
by: Joy Davy
Chair, Committee on Trustees, BOT
joy.davy@yahoo.com
Please don’t forget to cast your votes for the 2015 BOT Elections on Tuesday, May 19.
1. Polling booths will be set up in the foyer of the Chevron Theater if you want to vote in person. Voting at this center will be from 7 am to 6 pm. An ISB photo ID will be required.
2. A similar polling station will be set up at the Emporium Suites for those living downtown and can’t get to Nichada on the 19th. Voting at this center will be from 7 am to 12 pm. An ISB photo ID will also be required.
3. You can send in your ballots through your spouse or child, no friends, maids or drivers, please. Don’t forget to sign the envelope over the sealed flap and remind your spouse or child to bring their photo ID.
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the ISA members will start at 7 pm. The Head of School and the Board of Trustees will present the 2014-2015 annual reports. Finally, the results of the 2015 BOT elections will be announced at the end of the evening.
Please make your votes count and we look forward to seeing you all at the AGM on May 19!
PTA elections notice – May 19th
by Madigan Patti
madigankolstad@yahoo.com
The PTA slate for upcoming elections (6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19 in the Cultural Center) is ready for your vote! Parents, please plan to attend this brief but important PTA meeting, and vote your support for next year’s PTA officers.
Slate of Candidates for 2015-2016 PTA Board
| President | Charlotte Hallengren |
| 1st Vice President | Pascale Kervyn |
| 2nd Vice President | Rachel Nahmias |
| Treasurer | Vidhya Parasuraman |
| Secretary | Jill Edison |
| HS Coordinator (2) | Diana Nelson |
| Cheryl Martin | |
| MS Coordinator (2) | Nisha Westerman |
| Rosalina Hernandez | |
| ES Coordinator (2) | Verena Petzinna |
| Mindy Lorber | |
| Hospitality Coordinator (2) | Abbie Boudreaux |
| Amy Ozelton | |
| Communications Coordinator | |
| Welcome Wai Rep. (2) | Indebir Broca Sraboni Pal |
| Host Country Rep (2) | Chintana Blumenthal |
| Oravan Kraprayoon |
For more information or to receive a nomination form, please contact Patti Madigan at madigankolstad@yahoo.com
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. Both students are females.
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 May 15, 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
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
A Big THANK YOU to the Indian and Bangladeshi Parents who …
by Christine TANANONE
ctananon@isb.ac.th
A Big THANK YOU to the Indian and Bangladeshi parents who held a delicious Food Fair on Tuesday and raised over 59,000 baht for Nepal relief! In addition, the MS art teachers and students held a silent auction of MS art which netted over 25,000 baht, MS students have so far collected over 100,000 baht in donations, while the HS Global Issues Network Club has collected over 60,000 baht. All money will go to ISB’s partner school in Kathmandu which is run by the Moonlight Foundation. For more information on the Moonlight School, contact Bill Schoonover at bills@isb.ac.th.
ISB Calendar 2015-16
Andy Vaughan
andyv@isb.ac.th
ISB Calendar 2015-16
Dear ISB Community,
We have almost finished the process for creating the printed and online versions of the ISB Calendar for 2015-16.
To view the final draft dates that appear on the ISB calendar, please follow this link: https://inside.isb.ac.th/isbcalendar/
***PLEASE NOTE: THESE DATES ARE NOT FINALISED UNTIL MAY 22***
If you have any events that you are in charge of, please ensure that your event is correctly entered on the calendar. If there is a mistake on any date, please email Andy Vaughan (andyv@isb.ac.th) by May 21, 2015.
Tom Sawyer – May 21st & May 22nd
by Michael SHARP
michaels@isb.ac.th
Tom Sawyer the Middle School Play opens on Thursday May 21 in the CCT. There are two performances. One on Thursday at 3:30pm and a Red Carpet event on Friday at 5:30pm followed by the show at 6:30pm.
Tickets for the production will go on sale in the cafeteria from May 11.
While we are selling tickets we are also going to be raising awareness and money for the Nepal Charity Fund. The FENCE OF HOPE is a fence that will be available for us to write a message of hope on for the people in Nepal. By donating a minimum of 20 baht, you can leave a message, drawing, symbol that will act as a symbol of strength for these displaced people after the tragedy that has occurred in their country. The FENCE is also a prominent feature in Tom Sawyer and once Tom is over it will be donated to Helping Paws to help them secure an area when they bring our four legged friends into school.
Panther Tennis Tournament for Mini Cubs & Cubs 2015 – May 26th & 27th
by Panther Tennis
advantagetennisthai@gmail.com
Dear Parents,
We would like to invite your kids to join Mini Cubs & Cubs Tournament 2015 on May 26 & 27, 2015. For more information and registration, please find the attached file.
Tennis Tournament for Mini Cubs & Cubs – Session 3 2015
NaNoWriMo Celebration and Book Launch – May 26th
by Selena GALLAGHER
selenag@isb.ac.th
Please come along to congratulate our newly-published authors at this year’s NaNoWriMo Celebration and Book Launch on Tuesday 26th May from 2:30 to 3:30pm in the ES Hub. You will have the opportunity to browse the diverse selection of new novels, mingle with the authors and celebrate with cake! All welcome.
Panther Tennis Tournament Session 3 – May 30th
by Panther Tennis
contact: advantagetennisthai@gmail.com
Dear Parents,
We would like to invite your kids to join Panther Tennis Singles Tournament 2015
on Saturday 30th May 2015.
For more information and registration, please find the attached file.
Panther Tennis Session 3 Tournament 2015
Soccer Summer Camp at ISB
by Community Activities Office
punnanuw@isb.ac.th
Dear ISB Parents,
Bangkok Youth Soccer in coordination with Bangkok Soccer Schools would like to announce soccer opportunities for ISB students over the summer break.
Please go to this link for more info
Top Flight Summer Flight School at ISB June 15th – 26th
by Punnanunt Wisuppakan
punnanuw@isb.ac.th
Dear Parents and Students,
We would like to invite you to our Top Flight Summer Flight School at ISB June 15-19, June 22-26, from 9:30-14:30
This year the Top Flight Staff has designed a very special camp program for our students.
We will utilize a specially tailored basketball specific program that focuses on our campers coordination, flexibility, agility, and speed to make our players better basketball players and better overall athletes.
This year we are very excited to once again welcome our special NBA guest coach, Raman Sposato. Coach Sposato has just completed his first season as an assistant coach in The NBA Development League where his team, The Santa Cruz Warriors, won their first NBDL Championship. Before joining the Warriors coaching staff, Coach Sposato served as lead assistant of player development for the Los Angeles Clippers organization, where he worked very closely with NBA superstars Chris Paul, and Blake Griffin. Coach Sposato has also worked for many years as coach at the NIKE Snow Valley basketball school in Santa Barbara California, one of the best youth camps in America. We are very excited to have a coach of this caliber taking part in this years camp, his background at the highest levels of the game specializing in player development will be great for our kids.
Dont worry, as always, there will still be plenty of time for fun at camp, we will organize fun games and special contests at camp to keep our kids engaged and enjoying themselves.
Camp is open to Boys and Girls ages 5-17 of any skill level or experience. Our coaching staff will separate students by age, skill level, and in some cases gender in order to ensure that each student has an enjoyable and memorable experience.
*There will be a “Pro Training” division strictly for Elite team players and players who have demonstrated an advanced skill set 14-18 years of age. These players will have the opportunity to work exclusively with Coach Sposato in his advanced skill clinics.
Our professional, passionate, and positive coaches will help your child become a better player and a more inspired athlete. Camp provides the perfect opportunity to improve skills, make new friends and smile a lot.
The camp registration fee is 7,000 baht for one week, 13,500 for two weeks, and 20,000 for 3 weeks. There is 10% family discount for any family registering 2 students or more. (Daily drop-in rate 1,600 baht) The registration fee includes lunch and a light snack everyday.
Registration is open now on the Top Flight website www.topflightbangkok.com.
Top Flight Basketball Co., Ltd
We Just Love Basketball!’
Cell: +66 (0) 8181-78400
Email: ike@topflightbangkok.com
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.