AMADEUS – Fall HS Drama Production – November 5th, 6th & 7th
by Anthony Giles
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
AMADEUS – Fall Drama Production: Overshadowed by the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, court composer Antonio Salieri struggles to escape his own obscurity. In his quest to be remembered, he lies and cheats. Against the background of the world’s greatest music, will he also commit murder?
Tickets go on sale NOW in the Drama and Dance Office.
• Ticket prices: 100.00 Baht for students; 200.00 Baht for adults.
• The performance dates: November 5th at 3:00pm, November 6th at 3:00pm and November 7th at 6:00pm.
• Location: Cultural Center Theatre
This production contains strong language and themes. Viewer discretion is advised. (Assimakopoulos)
SHOW DATES: Thursday the 5th and Friday the 6th: FULL CAST and CREW from 12:35pm to end of show.
See Amadeus cast & crew list here.
Later Start Parent Survey
by Andrew DAVIES
andrewd@isb.ac.th
Dear Parents,
Thank you for your cooperation with our Later Starts trial on Tuesday – it is much appreciated.
We would be grateful if you could also complete the survey (linked here).
Translations are attached below in Japanese and Korean, but the survey will need to be completed in English using the link above.
We are also analysis Montri travel times and surveying students and teachers.
We will be in touch again soon after we have been able to review data collected.
Sincerely,
Dr. Andrew Davies
Head of School
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First Friday with Andy – November 6th
by Andrew DAVIES
andrewd@isb.ac.th
The next “First Friday with Andy” will take place on Friday 6th November at 8:00am in the Orange Room (in the main administration/admissions building).
“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.
Student Safeguarding
by Dr. Andrew Davies
andrewd@isb.ac.th
Dear Parents,
Student Safeguarding is a significant priority at ISB and we have been working diligently over the past two years to ensure that the school is following best practices in this regards. By enrolling your child at ISB, you agree to work in partnership with the school and abide by the policies adopted by the ISB Board of Trustees. All of us at ISB want you to know that we genuinely value our partnership with you in providing for the safety and care of your children. It is for this reason that ISB has developed and adopted a Student Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct for ISB Employees and Associates. Since August we have conducted training on the Student Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct in English and Thai for close to 800 ISB employees and associates including teachers, IAs, secretaries, Building and Grounds staff, security guards, substitute teachers, coaches, cafeteria staff, bus drivers and bus monitors.
Our ISB Student Safeguarding Policy outlines the measures we take to create a safe and nurturing environment for all of the children we come into contact with in our work, as well as the procedures we use to ensure that we fulfill our professional and ethical obligation to identify children who are in need of help and protection and to take appropriate action to ensure their wellbeing. We have translated this policy into Thai, Japanese and Korean, the major language groups of our community, in addition to English.
The ISB Code of Conduct applied to all ISB employees and Associates. It defines the standards by which all ISB students should be treated with respect and dignity at all times.
You can find the ISB Student Safeguarding Policy (English, Thai, Japanese and Korean) as well as the Code of Conduct on the Parent Portal and attached to this message.
Any member of our community who is concerned that a child or young person may be experiencing abuse or neglect should immediately notify a counselor, school psychologist or principal. If you are concerned that an ISB employee or associate has violated our Code of Conduct, you should immediately notify the principal or Head of School.
We will work together with you to ensure that our children are safe and are knowledgeable about their rights and responsibilities to themselves and to each other so that they can grow and learn free of fear in a safe and supportive environment. We invite you to attend the workshops that the counselors will be hosting on Wednesday 18 November from 8:00-9:00 am and 6:30-7:30 pm in MPB1. They will be sharing how we are teaching students from PreK-12 about our safeguarding policy.
I thank you for your support of our efforts and invite you to contact your school counselor or principal regarding any specific questions you may have in this regard.
Sincerely,
Dr. Andrew Davies
Head of School
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Volleyball Clinic begins November 5th
by Angela Kohl
angelak@isb.ac.th
Starting November 5, Coach Gade, our JV girls volleyball coach, will offer again a volleyball clinic for boys and girls planning to try out for season 3 (U 13/U15) volleyball. The clinic runs from beginning of November until the week before tryouts in February every Thursday evening. For more information please contact Angela Kohl (angelak@isb.ac.th).
This is not a clinic for beginners, but for players, who played already a season or have some experience. If your child is a beginner and you are interested, let us know and we are trying to open a beginner session as well.
BISAC Season 2 tryouts for U11 – U15 – November 9th
by Kerry DYKE
kerryd@isb.ac.th
Season 2 tryouts are about to begin on November 9th. For full details go here.
To see practice location throughout the season go here.
| Sport | Tryout Dates | Times (tryouts and practice) | Tryout Location |
| U11 Soccer | November 9 & 12 | Monday & Thursday 2:10-3:10 | Meet in front of MS PE office, instructions will be given there. |
| U11 Track & Field | January 11 & 14 | Monday & Thursday 2:10-3:10 | Meet at Track |
| U13 & U15 Soccer | November 9 & 11 | Monday, Wednesday, and Thursdays 2:10-3:15 | Meet in front of MS PE office, instructions will be given there. |
| U13 & U15 Badminton | November 9 & 11 | Monday, Wednesday, and Thursdays 2:10-3:15 | Meet in front of MS PE office, instructions will be given there. |
| U13 & U15 Track & Field | January 11 & 13 | Monday, Wednesday, and Thursdays 2:10-3:15 | Meet at Track |
IASAS MUN – November 12th -14th
by Anthony Giles
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
Dear Parents and Friends of MUN,
Next week ISB will be hosting seventeen schools for IASAS Model United Nations 2015. The conference itself will be held November 12-14 at the UNESCAP building in downtown Bangkok with visiting schools arriving on our campus to meet host families throughout the day on Wednesday, November 11. Although ISB sends only 16 delegates to the event it will take a an army of student pages, security, press, and IT to run the conference properly. Thank you in advance for your support. Remember, M-U-N is F-U-N!
Student Safeguarding at ISB – Parent Information Sessions – November 18th
by Ryan Ruhl
ryanr@isb.ac.th
During this school year we are working hard to make sure all family members are aware of ISB’s policy on Student Safeguarding. ISB is committed to keeping children safe now and into their future. Our policy commits us to involving all ISB community members. You are invited to a parent information session regarding Student Safeguarding at ISB on the 18th of November. The purpose of this information session is mostly to inform you about our school policy on Student Safeguarding at ISB. In addition, we will briefly cover what we will be teaching your child about how to stay safe and what to do when they don’t feel safe.
This training is for all parents of students Pre-K through 12th grade and will be presented by some of the ISB school counselors and psychologists. There will be two sessions: a morning (8:00am to 9:00am) and evening session (6:30pm to 7:30pm) which will both be held in the MPB1 on the ISB campus. We hope you will be able to attend one of these sessions and look forward to working together with you.
First IFF Country Head meeting – Thursday, November 19th – 11:00am in the MPB
by Kevin Sypolt
ksypolt@gmail.com
We will have our first meeting on Thursday, November 19th at 11:00am for the various country heads for the upcoming International Family Fair (IFF). The IFF will take place on Saturday, Feb 27, 2016. So if your country is planning to have a food table at the IFF, please plan to attend this initial planning meeting.
Please note that the IFF is the biggest one day event that ISB has during the school year. And the IFF provides the PTA with the majority of its income to fund the various PTA activities at ISB. Thus this is a very important event for the PTA and ISB. Please join us.
Middle School Theatre Sports Show – OUT OF THE BOX – November 19th
by Michael Sharp
michaels@isb.ac.th
This year’s Middle School Theatre Sports Show is called: OUT OF THE BOX, a theme appropriate to the nature of improvisation. This show is a competition between 6 theatre sports teams as they battle it out to be the Theatre Sports champions of 2015. Come and support them on November 19 in the CCT Theatre. Tickets are 50 Baht and all proceeds go towards the charity – Operation Smile. Tickets will be on sale soon in the MS and HS Cafeteria.
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.