Visakha Bucha Holiday (No School)
Friday May 20th is Visakha Bucha Day. No school. Classes resume on Monday May 23rd. It will be an ‘E’ Day.
World Language Choice for 2016-2017
The World Language choice form will go home next Thursday May 19th to those students who need to make a choice for the next school year. Students in pull-out EAL and LS programs and Thai national students do not need to make this choice. Completed forms must be returned to homeroom teachers on Monday, May 30th 2016.
Kindergarten Book Sale – June 3, 2016
If you have books for young children, ages 3 to 8, please consider donating them to our annual KG Book Sale. Proceeds from our sale will go to the Bumblebee Library just outside of Nichada and theMoonlight Foundation in Nepal. Collection boxes are in the Kg quad and in front of the ES office. Thank you for your support!
Donations for Second Chance Bangkok
Second Chance Bangkok is a local initiative, fair trade organization in the Klong Toey Slum that seeks reuse household items and create employment opportunities for people who have experienced barriers to employment. They also finance projects that support families in these slums.
Grade 3 students are organizing a donation drive to support Second Change Bangkok and the Klong Toey community. Please donate items including: clothes, baby items, toys, bikes, skateboards and kitchen items.
There is a collection box in the Elementary School, grade 3 quad. The last day for collection is May 25.
ES After School Activities
Please note that Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday ASAare complete with exception of Wednesday Soccer Class that will have makeup class on May 18th.
Thursday ASA will have their last session on Thursday May 19th.
Livnat Ziskinder
ES After School Activities Coordinator
esactivities@isb.ac.th
Leaving Bangkok? An invitation from the ISB Counselors
The ISB Counseling Department invites parents who are leaving to attend a Parent Transition Meeting onWednesday, May 25from 8:00-9:30 in theElementary School MPR. In order to support both you and your child, we’ll talk about the various aspects of transition, things to consider, how to leave Bangkok well and arrive well at your new destination. We look forward to supporting you in this process. If you plan to attend, please email Doug Williamson at douglasw@isb.ac.th .
Thursday’s Summer Learning Parent Workshop: links to resources
This past Thursday the ES Learning Coaches hosted a parent training focusing on summer learning, providing parents who attended the opportunity to access some practical and fun ideas to keep learning happening over the Summer months. Click here to see an overview of the session with links to our presentation.
(Repeat) Devising & Improvising Theatre ISB Summer School Workshop Gr. 4-8
Maurilio Baron-Toaldo
sumdir16@isb.ac.th
(Repeat) NaNoWriMo Celebration and Book Launch
When: 23rd May from 2:15 – 3:15pm
Where: ES MPR
Back in November, around 150 elementary students participated in the fun, frantic novel writing challenge of NaNoWriMo – National Novel Writing Month. By the end of the month, those students had collectively written more than 600,000 words – over 20,000 words per day! Now, six months on, many of those students are published authors. They have revised, edited and formatted their novels, designed their covers, written their blurbs and completed the publishing process. The Celebration is an opportunity to recognise the effort and achievements of these young writers, browse the collection of new books, and eat cake!
(Authors: please bring a copy of your book to Dr Gallagher or Mr Whitman as soon as you receive it, so we can prepare for the celebration.)
(Repeat) HUB News
The Hub will be undergoing a full inventory of books and resources in coming weeks. Parents are asked to start searching for and returning HUB and school resources. By May 19, all student and parent books must be back at school. On May 30, the inventory of HUB resources will be complete and summer check-outs for returning students will begin. ***Please note that report cards will not be posted online for students with HUB resources not returned. ***
(Repeat) Kindergarten to Gr. 1 Transition: Parent Meeting
On Monday, June 6 from 1:15-1:45pm, we are inviting all Kindergarten parents to a Gr. 1 Transition Meeting in the ES MPR. After the presentation, Kindergarten and First Grade teachers will be on hand to answer questions about your child’s transition to first grade. Please mark the date on your calendar!
(Repeat) ES Music Share is Back!
Sign-up forms for the ES Music Share were sent home this week. We look forward to hearing what our students have to share this year! You can find additional sign up forms here. The schedule for the Music Share is here. Please note: parents are invited to attend!
(Repeat) If You Know you are Leaving ISB
Families who are leaving ISB at the end of the school year are asked to inform the school as soon as possible using the official Notice of Withdrawal Form. This helps us prepare school records for your child and with planning for next year. Completed forms can be dropped off at the ES Office.
(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
May 2016
| May 14 | Cub Scouts Water Rocket Launch/Friends and Family |
| Instrumental Music Program Music Festival | |
| Thai Craft Fair | |
| May 17 | PTA Annual General Meeting 6:00 pm |
| BoT Annual General Meeting 7:00 pm | |
| May 20 | Visakha Bucha (No School) |
| May 23 | NaNoWriMo Celebration and Book Launch, 2:15 pm (ES MPR) |
| May 24 | BoT Meeting 6:00 pm |
| May 25 | Leaving Parents Transition Meeting 8:00-9:30 am (ES MPR) |
| May 27 | Lost and Found Display |
| May 27-28 | After School Dance Performances |
| May 31 | 1:00 pm Early Dismissal |
