Last Day of School—Early Dismissal Dec. 18, 2015
Just a reminder that on the last day school students will be dismissed at 11:30 am. Please make sure students are collected on time.
Come Join the ES Festival of Lights!
The ES Festival of Lights Concert is December 16 at 6:30 pm 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!
Hub News:
Returning Books
During the next week, could you please help your child(ren) to look through their bedrooms and bookshelves to find books that belong to school.
Children regularly borrow books from the HUB, classroom libraries and the book-room. All these books have ISB stickers and/or Bar-codes on the back covers.
Holiday Book Lists
Be sure to visit our HUB blog for the latest holiday reading lists and recommended reading lists by grade level and online resources! inside.isb.ac.th/eshub
My child wrote a novel! Now what?
Please click here to access the presentation that was shared in Thursday’s parent workshop regarding the publishing process for NaNoWriMo. If your child participated and is interested in publishing their novel, this will guide you through that process, but your child can continue to get help with this in the Hub next semester.
The ULTIMATE Job and Maria Charity Fun Run – Jan. 15, 2016
The ULTIMATE Job and Maria Charity Fun Run will be on Friday, January 15 at 4:30 p.m. on the track. (That is the first Friday back to school after the holiday.)
Job and Maria’s classmates will be graduating from ISB this year, so this will be our last opportunity to race in their memory. (Job and Maria were ISB 1st grade students when the 2004 tsunami hit.) We will run to raise money for scholarships for Thai students. Read a recent letter from one of our sponsored children.
Parents, children of all ages, and sports teams are welcome to enjoy friendly competition. There will be races for all ages, from the 200 meter Hand-In-Hand race for anyone wanting to race together, to the 1 mile race for Middle and High School Students, and adults. Subway and Twist will be selling, and there will be treats for every participant. Contact Caryn Macky if you would like to help at the event.
Caryn Macky carynm@isb.ac.th
Learn to Swim Registration Session 3 & 4 for 2nd Semester
by Corry Day
contact: corryd@isb.ac.th
Panther Learn to Swim is now open for registration for 2nd semester. The program will run two separate classes, a Monday/Wednesdayclass, and Tuesday/Thursday class.
Class times for Pre K will be from 1.45-2.15pm and ES will be from 2:20-3:00pm. Both Pre K and ES classes will run at the small pool.
Cost for the class is 4,500 THB for Pre K and 5,000 baht for ES for a 6 week course (12 lessons).
Semester 2:
Session 3: Feb 15 to Mar 24
Session 4: April 18 to May 26
Places are limited, so we will operate on a first register/first pay basis. Payment can be done at CAO weekdays.
To sign up, please click HERE.
For questions regarding the program please contact corryd@isb.ac.th
A sign up list for Jr. Panther Swim Team
This is a pilot program for ES school swimmers age 5-8 who are just shy of qualifying for the Panther Swim Team. The practices will take place at the 25 m pool from 2:20-3:20. Swimmers will be able to register for either Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday. This program will be starting on February 1st.
If you are not sure if you qualify for the Panther Swim Team, then come to tryouts on anyone of the tryout days (January 11-14 at 2:30pm)
Please sign up on this link if you are interested.
Corry Day
contact: corryd@isb.ac.th
(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. 15 | KG Learning Celebration, 7:30-8:45 am, KG Classrooms |
| 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) |
