Shortened School Day – December 11, “Bike for Dad” event
As communicated earlier today, December 11 will be a shortened school day due to the Bike for Dad event in honor of HM the King’s Birthday.
The school day will run from 7:20 to 10:20am with buses/vans departing at 10:30am. No after school activities will take place and all students should leave campus at 10:30am (note – HS students may use the MS/HS library until 2:00pm).
If parents have questions or concerns, please contact Usa Somboon (Headmistress) at usomboon@isb.ac.th or Rick Nelson (Safety Manager) at rickn@isb.ac.th.
Dec. 7th H.M. King’s Birthday (Substitute – No School)
Monday Dec. 7 is H.M. King’s Birthday substitute. There is no school. Classes resume on Tuesday December 8. It will be an ‘A’ Day.
Thursday, December 10, 2015—School in Session
In our school calendar, December 10 is listed as Constitution Day—holiday for classified staff. Please note that this is a school day for all students and teachers.
Congratulations to ES NaNoWriMo Writers!
By the time the last day of November rolled around, our elementary authors had written a combined total of more than 600,000 words during National Novel Writing Month. That’s an average of more than 20,000 words per day! Grade Three eagerly took up the challenge, writing a combined total of 162,247 words, with 40 students successfully meeting or exceeding their word count goals. In Grade Five, 28 students met their challenging word count goals and contributed 198,895 words to our ES total. Grade Four managed to write an impressive 240,706 words, with 43 students meeting or exceeding their goals.
For those who choose to do so, the next step is to start on the publishing process. More information will come home about that soon. There is also a Parent Workshop on Thursday 10th December at 9am for parents who would like to learn more about the publishing process. Congratulations to everyone who participated in the NaNoWriMo challenge this year!
NaNoWriMo Parent Workshop Thursday Dec. 10th 9:00 am
Did your child write a novel in November? Now what?
November was National Novel Writing Month and many elementary students took on the challenge of writing a novel in a month. Now the next challenge is to publish it. If you would like to learn more about the NaNoWriMo publishing process and how you can support your child, please come to the Parent Workshop on Thursday 10th December from 9:00 to 10:00am in the ES MPR.
PK Fundraising Sale: After The Wave
For many years, ISB’s Pre-K has been sponsoring a student from from R-35 school in Khao Lak and donating money to After The Wave medical fund, a charity formed by ISB Faculty following the devastating 2004 Tsunami. To do this, parents, students, and ISB colleagues work together to design and make crafts (cards, Christmas ornaments, tablecloths, tote bags, and calendars) to sell, just in time for the holiday season.
When: New Date – Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th December, 7:00am -2:00pm.
Where: ES Breeze Way, ES MPR, and HS cafeteria.
ES ‘Out of Uniform’ Day – December 10 and 11
These two days are ‘Out of uniform’ days in the Elementary School. On PE days, students need to wear their PE uniforms. On their non PE day, students may choose to not wear their ISB uniform.
Come Join the ES Festival of Lights!
The ES Festival of Lights Concert is December 16 at 6:30 in the Chevron Theater. This festive performance includes the ES Senior and Junior Choirs and will explore celebrations from around the world that make use of lights in their traditions. They will also be joined by a special guest choir from the Don Bosco School in Nonthaburi. We hope to see you there!
ES After School Activities (ASA)
All of our ASA are complete. I would like to thank all of our ASA instructors for a wonderful semester. Please look out for registration information that will be send home at the end of January. The registration dates for next semester are January 29th and February 1st-3rd. The ASA will begin on February 29th (a week after the ES Musical).
Livnat Ziskinder
ES After School Activities Coordinator
esactivities@isb.ac.th
(Repeat) Tis the Season
December 9th: ESMPR: 9:30-1:00
Second Chance Bangkok will be selling their upcycled goods at ISB onDecember 9th, between 9:30-1:00 in the ESMPR. Please stop by and do some holiday shopping. Their products are beautiful and fun!
(Repeat) Leaving ISB at the End of the First Semester?
Parents of students who are not returning to ISB after semester 1 need to notify the ES Office, K. Tina (tinaratr@isb.ac.th) as soon as possible and fill out the Notice of Withdrawal from ISB Form to enable us to process school records for their next school. Thank you for your attention to this important matter.
(Repeat) 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.
Calendar of Events
December 2015
| Dec. 7 | H.M. King’s Birthday (Substitute – No School) |
| Dec. 8 | Gr. 4-12 Strings Bash 6:30 pm (Chevron) |
| Dec. 8-9 | Pre-K Fundraising Sale: After The Wave |
| Dec. 9 | Second Chance Bangkok (selling upcycled goods), 9:30-1:00 pm (ES MPR) |
| Dec. 10 | Constitution Day (Holiday for Classified Staff) |
| Parent Workshop NaNoWriMo 9:00 am (ES MPR) | |
| Dec. 10-11 | ES ‘Out of School Uniform’ Day |
| Dec. 11 | Gr. 5 Music Celebration of Learning 8:15 am |
| “Bike For Dad” School dismissal 10:20 | |
| Lost and Found Display | |
| Dec. 16 | ES Festival of Lights Concert 6:30 pm (Chevron) |
| Dec. 18 | 11:30 am Student Dismissal |
| Dec. 21 | Winter Holiday Begins |
| Jan. 11 | School Opens (Second Semester) |
