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
Nepal Earthquake Relief
by Bill Schoonover
bills@isb.ac.th
GREAT NEWS! A combined effort from the Nichada community has RAISED AN AMAZING TOTAL OF 878,000 BAHT for earthquake relief! Because of your efforts, our friends at the Moonlight Foundation will be able to rebuild their school which provides free education for children living in poverty in Kathmandu. We were overwhelmed with how many different groups came together to fundraise including: White Elephant, MS/HS charity run, ISB After School Dance, MS drama, Zumba classes, yoga classes, South Asian Food Fair, HS student council, ES Nepal Relief, the HS/MS GIN clubs, a grant from the ISB Service Fund, the MS held an art auction, the band and choir put on charity concerts, not to mention the many generous donations from individual teachers, parents and students. We share a symbiosis with the Moonlight Foundation, hosts of our annual GCW Nepal trip, and want to continue to provide support even after we stop hearing about it in the news. Monetary donations will continue to be accepted at the ISB Cashier’s Office. https://moonlight.org.np/
ISB Panther Gymnastics is now accepting registrations
by ISB Gymnastics Club
isbgym@gmail.com
Dear parents and gymnasts,
The ISB Panther Gymnastics is now accepting registrations into our program for all boys and girls in Pre-K through 12th grade. Any ISB student interested in learning gymnastics skills for fitness or competition are welcome to join, and all skill levels are accommodated. Please go to our website for information about the club, fees and schedule and which classes to chose:
or click here to register:
https://thriva.activenetwork.com/Reg4/Form.aspx?IDTD=3207594&RF=11609824
Payment can be made at the Community Activities Info Day on Saturday, August 15, or in the Community Activity Office (CAO) no later than Friday, August 28. The CAO is open from 7:00AM to 3:00PM Monday – Friday.
Practices begin on Monday, August 17.
The link will stay active all summer, but please remember that some of our popular classes tend to fill up quickly and once the class is full we will remove that option from the system.
If you have any questions, please contact Charlotte Staib Hansen, isbgym@gmail.com.
We look forward to a fun, new term of gymnastics and wish you all a happy summer with friends and family.
Booster Hut End of Year Blowout Sale!
by Karen Mitchell
karenmitchell@mac.com
Each Friday until the end of school.
Stock is already low so come early before it’s all gone!
Final Popcorn Sale – this Friday
by Kevin Sypolt
kevinjan@optonline.net
ksypolt@gmail.com
+66-84-388-7715
This Friday from 9:00am to 1:00pm the PTA will host its last Popcorn sale of the school year.
Instead of providing free popcorn for the last week as the PTA has done in previous years, the PTA will charge the usual THB 10 per bag but all sales proceeds will be donated to Nepal earthquake relief.
Come purchase your last popcorn bag of the year and help our neighbors.
Booster Club: Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser – August 15th – Mark your Calendars!
As everyone gears up for the summer, the Booster Hut would like to leave you with one tasty reminder for the new 2015-2016 school year…
Who can think on an empty stomach?!
Join us for the Annual Pancake Breakfast, designed to raise funds for various ISB programs. This is a great time to re-connect with friends after a long summer break. For new families to ISB, this is a great chance to eat and chat with returning students/parents who may offer insights to life at ISB.
This event is taking place the first weekend of the return to school, in conjunction with the CAO Registration Day. So grab a great breakfast and register for activities!
Summer Field Maintenance Program
by Andy Vaughan
andyv@isb.ac.th
Athletics Director
School Calendar 2015-16
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.