International Family Fair is here! This Saturday 4-7pm, ISB
Rachel Nahmias
arjmon13@gmail.com
Are you ready to have fun?
Come and taste the world, we have 26 country booths making their best dishes just for you.
Watch our colorful parade of 45 countries.
Enjoy the concert of both parents and students performing.
Win a great prize in the raffle, and
Have fun in all 26 games we have set up for you.
Come and meet people, enjoy our community and have a great afternoon.
IFF Raffle tickets sale
by Rachel Nahmias
arjmon13@gmail.com
Win! Win! Win! Hundreds of amazing prizes! Tickets are available Tuesday-Thursday– 7-8am and 1:30-2:30 in front of the admission office. Friday 7-8am same place, 12:30-2:3pm next to the Booster Hut
This year we have hundreds of the most awesome prizes ever!!! Hong-Kong Round trip, Mini Ipad, Round trip to Africa!, GoPro camera, Sports goods … and many other amazing prizes…so come and buy your tickets!!
IFF Security Request
by Rachel Nahmias
arjmon13@gmail.com
IFF Will take place next Saturday – February 27, 4-7pm.
ID –
Please don’t forget to bring you ID card with you.
If you have guests coming to the event they will need any type of ID as well.
Parking –
Due to lack of parking place in school, if possible please avoid coming to the event with your car.
We encourage everyone to come with their bikes.
The International Family Fair is coming and we need volunteers!
by Maria Van Zant
mvanzant@hotmail.com
The annual International Family Fair (IFF) is on Saturday, February 27 from 4:00 to 7:00pm.
This is a chance to celebrate our international diversity with food and fun from many different nationalities represented here at our school. We will also have fun activities and games for all ages.
This great community event cannot be possible without your help — it takes over 100 volunteers to make the day fun for all. So please click here to sign up for a shift of one hour or so for ticket sales and/or games. No experience necessary, just bring your smile!
IFF Silent Auction
by Rachel Nahmias
arjmon13@gmail.com
This Saturday come to the IFF and bid on these exciting prizes in Rajendra Hall from 4 to 6:30pm.
IFF – Concert
Rachel Nahmias
arjmon13@gmail.com
This Saturday 5-6pm, ES Open basketball court (Hard Top)
Booster Drinks Booth at IFF
by Laurie Tyre
suzie.lucie@gmail.com
On Saturday, February 27 from 4 – 7 pm in the Rajendra gym at ISB, our community will be celebrating its international diversity. The fair will feature food and decor from many different nationalities represented here at our school. All this eating makes people thirsty, so the Booster Club needs volunteers for just one hour to sell drinks to all the happy visitors. No experience necessary, just bring your smile! Sign up for a shift by clicking the link below and adding your name to the list. For more information, contact me directly: Laurie Tyre suzie.lucie@gmail.com
For sign-up, click here
Chickenpox
Sally PLOMLEY
sallyp@isb.ac.th
Chickenpox
We have had a few confirmed cases of Chickenpox in elementary school. If your child is unwell with fever or rash please do not send them to school and take them to see a doctor. If they are diagnosed with an infectious condition please inform the Health Clinic.
If your teenager has not been vaccinated against chickenpox and have not had the disease naturally you may want to consider vaccination because chickenpox is generally more severe in teenagers and adults. Any vaccinated person can still get chickenpox but it tends to be a mild illness which is shorter in duration and less infectious than the natural disease.
Please see below information regarding Chickenpox and Shingles
Chickenpox and Shingles
Chickenpox (varicella) is a viral infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus. Shingles (herpes zoster infection) is caused by reactivation of the chickenpox virus.
How chickenpox and shingles are spread?
Chickenpox is spread when a person comes into contact with the virus in airborne droplets produced by coughing or sneezing, or with fluid from the blisters.
Following infection, the virus will remain dormant (resting) in nerve cells near the spinal cord for the rest of the person’s life. Reactivation of this virus causes shingles (herpes zoster) rather than a second attack of chickenpox.
Direct contact with the blister fluid in shingles can cause chickenpox in a nonimmune person. There is generally no airborne droplet spread from people with shingles. Contact with chickenpox or shingles cannot lead to shingles in the exposed person since shingles can only follow the reactivation of a previous chickenpox infection.
Chickenpox
Symptoms of chickenpox may include:
- Slight fever and cold-like symptoms, followed by a rash.
- A rash appears as blisters which crust to form scabs and is usually itchy.
- Crops of blisters may appear over several days and various stages of blisters may be present. The rash is usually more noticeable on the trunk than on the limbs. It may affect the scalp and the inside of the mouth, nose, and throat.
- In childhood, chickenpox is usually a mild illness and can be so mild it might not be noticed. Chickenpox in adults is more severe and may be complicated by pneumonia (lung infection or inflammation).
- The time from exposure to developing Chickenpox is 10-21 days and Chickenpox is contagious from 2 days before the rash until the rash has completely crusted over (usually 5 days after the rash or longer).
Shingles
- Shingles follows a previous chickenpox infection, usually several decades later. Shingles occurs when the body’s immunity to the virus drops and the virus, which has been resting near the spinal cord, becomes active again.
- A blistering rash with band-like distribution, usually associated with severe pain, occurs in the skin supplied by the spinal nerves carrying the reactivated virus. The rash may be followed by persistent pain in the area, lasting for weeks.
- Shingles is contagious from the onset of the rash until rash has crusted over.
Treatment
Specific antiviral treatment for both chickenpox and shingles is available. Treatment is usually only given to those with severe disease or at risk of severe disease. To be effective, treatment must be commenced early, usually within 24 hours of onset of the rash.
For all cases, calamine lotion or promethazine [Phenergan] (available from pharmacies) may be useful for the itch. If treatment to reduce temperature or discomfort is necessary, paracetamol/acetaminophen is recommended.
If your child is diagnosed with Chickenpox or Shingles please notify the Health Clinic as soon as possible and they need to present a medical certificate to the Health Clinic stating they are fit to return to school and no longer contagious prior to going to class.
Vaccination
Vaccination Is available and is recommended for all children aged 12 months with a booster at 4-6 years. It is still possible to get Chickenpox despite the vaccination but the course of the illness is much milder.
Given that Chickenpox is more severe in teenagers and adulthood, people who have not been exposed to the Chickenpox virus (vaccination or disease) by teenage years should be vaccinated.
Prevention:
- Vaccination (can decrease the severity of the illness even if given up to 5 days post exposure).
- School exclusion: Anyone with Chickenpox or Shingles should not attend school or work until all the blisters have crusted over (usually about 5 days).
- Avoid any contact with non-immune individuals especially pregnant women or anyone whose immune system is not working properly.
- Wash hands when dealing with any contaminants.
- With shingles cover the rash where possible.
ISB is committed to your child’s overall development, both educationally and health related. Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact your healthcare provider or the ISB Health Clinic (nurse@isb.ac.th).
Branding and Identity – SURVEY
by Chad Bates
chadb@isb.ac.th
Dear Community Members
It is difficult to believe that our Mission, Vision and Definition of Learning (our guiding documents) were drafted more than 8 years ago. These documents have served us well.
So much is changing in the world of education and here at ISB that we believe it is time to see whether our guiding documents need to be updated to reflect the ISB of the future. With this in mind we have started a number of Branding and Identity initiatives which will focus on who we are, who we aspire to be, what we value and how we tell our story.
A team of teachers and administrators across all divisions will be reviewing our Mission, Vision and other guiding documents in March. They will be assisted by a consultant, Chris Jansen. At the same time we are working with other consultants to update our visual and digital identities which will impact our web presence, printed materials, campus signage etc. We are also working on a Facilities Master Plan which will reflect the type of learning spaces we want for the future.
We will be sharing this work with the community as it develops to get feedback, but before we start, we would also like your input. Please take 5 minutes to complete this survey and tell us what you value about ISB and where you see opportunities to make ISB even better.
Thank you for taking the time – your input will be invaluable.
Dr Andrew Davies Graeme Scott Vivien Brelsford
Head of School Deputy Head of School Deputy Head of School/CFO
Middle School Art Exhibit
by Trista Meisner
tristam@isb.ac.th
You are cordially invited to visit the Middle School Art Exhibit being held in the Main Library from Monday, 15 February – Friday, 11 March.
Welcome to the world of middle school students at ISB. Their works approach this theme in a variety of media and from numerous perspectives.
The next and final Middle School Art Exhibit will be held in the Chevron Theatre Foyer from 27 April – 12 May. Some of the works will be for sale at the MS Art Silent Auction on 27 April and 11 May.
Thank you,
Trista
Panther Tennis Adult Tournament
by Bob Connor
bobc@isb.ac.th
ATTENTION All Adult Tennis players in the ISB-Nichada Community:
Panther Tennis will host an adult tournament, over the last few months of this school year. There will be four categories of play:
– Men’s Singles
– Women’s Doubles A
– Women’s Doubles B
– Mixed Doubles
Entry fee: 300 baht per person (for up to two categories)
Entry deadline: Friday, March 4
Please see attached information sheet, with entry form included.
All tennis players, all levels are invited. See you on the courts!
Panther Tennis Adult Tournament 2016
Register your child for the 2016 North Bangkok Basketball Association (NBBL) season
by Kevin Sypolt
ksypolt@gmail.com
+66-84-388-7715
Registration is open to all boys and girls in grades KG-12. The fee is THB 3,100 for all players. Players do NOT need to be ISB students but all games and practices take place at ISB.
Team practices will begin the week starting March 7th. League play will take place on Saturdays and begin on March 12th. Games will continue every Saturday (except for Songkran break) and conclude the weekend of May 20th/21st with league championships.
We have attached the Top Flight weekly clinic schedule so you are aware when your child will practice. Some coaches may also choose to hold a weekly team practice.
We will need many parents to help out as coaches in order for the league to function. Parents only need to coach the teams at Saturday games since we have Top Flight running weekday practices. But if we don’t have enough parent volunteers for a league we will not be able to offer basketball for that particular age group. So we strongly encourage all parents to sign up to help coach.
Please see the attached assessment schedule for Sunday, March 6th. Normally assessments would be held on a Saturday but there are too many conflicts with other activities for our students for Saturday, March 5th.
Payment for the NBBL season can be made at new Community Activity Office (CAO) which is located next to the bookstore at ISB. The CAO is open from 7:00 to 11:00AM and 12:00 to 3:30PM Monday – Friday.
Please go to the NBBL website at https://www.isb.ac.th/basketball for the link to our registration system and for other important information.
If you have any questions, please contact the NBBL at info@nbbl.asia
American Red Cross Instructor Training Course:
by Corry Day
corryd@isb.ac.th
ISB Aquatics program is looking for people from our parent community interested in becoming an American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor.
We offer four, 6-week swimming lesson sessions throughout the school year (stipend positions). These sessions run after school.
The training will consist of a Friday–Sunday weekend course and cost is 6,500 baht for certification.
Course date will be April 1st-3rd (other dates are possible if not enough interest in this date).
Contact Aquatics Director Corry Day if you are interested
corryd@isb.ac.th
Regards,
Corry Day
Aquatics Director
International School Bangkok
Yoga for Freedom – March 12th
by Kerstin Wild
kerstin.bangkok@gmail.com
Yoga for Freedom – March 12th
Mark the date! Saturday, March 12th, 7:30-8:45am at ISB, MPB Building
Join the Yoga for Freedom event with ISB families, the community and the Traffic Jam Club for the 7th year of the event. Help raise awareness and raise funds against human trafficking and for freedom. Like last year, we are supporting the Organization ZOE Children’s Home in Chiangmai. ZOE rescue trafficking victims and safe them in family shelter for girls and boys. ZOE provides nutritional food, medical care, education and other essentials to minors in a family-unit setting, for long-term positive results for survivors of human trafficking.
Become part of this project. Join this fun family-oriented yoga event to help rescue children from human trafficking and give them a better future in life. Together let’ s raise awareness and energy, creating inner peace, love and freedom, to voice that violence of any kind has to stop.
On Saturday, March 12th, 7:30-8:45am, at MPB Building, ISB.
Mr. Andy Marshall and ISB’s Traffic Jam Club are part of this project and have helped to make this happen.
T-Shirts will be on sale before the event and on 12th March. This money will also be donated.
Bring a water bottle and yoga mat (if you have one).
More information: www.zoechildren.org or e-mail: kerstin.bangkok@gmail.com, talola.bz@gmail.com or andym@isb.ac.th.
No yoga experience, just bring a positive spirit and many friends.
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.