Open House Thank You!
On behalf of the ES Faculty, thank-you for joining us for our Open House last night. We hope you enjoyed meeting teachers, seeing learning spaces and getting a window into the learning year ahead for your child(ren). There was such a positive energy from parents – thank you! We are thrilled to be in this partnership with you.
Early Dismissal – Tuesday August 30
All ISB students will be dismissed at 1:10pm on Tuesday, August 30, 2016. On Early Dismissal Days, school buses will leave ISB at 1:20 p.m. Early Dismissal Days allow faculty members and administrators to collaborate and further their professional development.
Daily Student Arrival Time – 7:00
This year ES students should arrive on campus between 7:00 – 7:30 am. The first bell rings at 7:35 and students should be in classrooms by 7:40. If students arrive after 7:45 they need to stop by the ES Office to pick up a late slip. ES students should not arrive to ISB before 7:00 am.
ES ‘Out of Uniform’ Day – September 1 and 2
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.
Appropriate dress guidelines for our ‘Out of Uniform’ days are:
- Pants/slacks/shorts—good condition
- Shirts/blouses—sleeves & midriff required, appropriate logos only
- Skirts/dresses/jumpers—sleeves required, modest length
- Shoes—sneakers, street shoes or leather sandals with back strap
- Hats must be worn all the time when playing outside during recess or during PE classes.
Classroom Teacher Blogs
All parents have been automatically subscribed to classroom teachers’ blogs this year. If you are not receiving notifications of posts by email, please check your spam folder and also ensure that your email contacts are up to date in Powerschool. (see directions for updatinghere). Please email help@isb.ac.th if you are not receiving these notifications.
Evacuation Drills at ISB
Student safety is our primary concern at ISB. Like all schools and large organizations, ISB has emergency procedure plans in place. Each year, we conduct four emergency situation practices, including evacuations and lockdowns. At the start of the year, students are told about these drills and teachers spend time explaining our procedures. Our first drill will take place early next week.
Elementary School International Day Volunteers Needed
ES International Day is set for Friday, 18 November, 2016. This is a fun filled day for the elementary school when parents turn the classrooms into various countries represented here at ISB. Students learn the history, heritage, and culture, of these countries through playing games, creating beautiful artwork, tasting new foods, and learning new languages. This special day of learning only happens because of parent volunteers. If you would like to be a part of the ES International Day team, please contact your country rep or ES PTA reps: Abbie Boudreaux abbiebphotography@gmail.com and Katie Edsall kdedsall@yahoo.com
ES Explore (ES After School Activities)
This Semester’s ES Explore Program (After School Activities) will begin on Monday, September 19th.
After School Activity booklet available online for viewing or downloading go to https://www.isb.ac.th/student-life/activities/es-activities
and click “Activities booklet” link.
Registration will be open online on Friday, September 2nd.
Livnat Ziskinder
ES Explore Coordinator
esactivities@isb.ac.th
U11 BISAC Season starts on Thursday 1 September
In season 1 we offer Basketball and Cross country. Students can just show up for the 1st practice, so no sign-up required. Practices are on Monday and Thursday 2:35-3:35.
Age policy for U11 teams
There has been some confusion about this earlier in the week.
U11 Sport is restricted to students in grades 4,5 & 6 (Grade 6 students can try out for a U11 sports if they are age appropriate).
Please find the detailed ISB Athletics age policy here
For grade 3 students we can offer the following options, starting on Tuesday 20 September
Tuesdays 2:20-3:20 Basketball in (ES Aircon gym) Grade 3-5
Tuesdays 2:15-3:15 Team Connect Volleyball (Rajendra) Grade 3-5
Team connect Soccer (Field A) Grade 3-5
Team connect Cross Country (Track) Grade 3-5
For more details please contact Mark Jaspers (markj@isb.ac.th)
(Repeat) ES Panther Choir and ES Orchestra Registration Now Open!
Do you have a 3rd, 4th or 5th grader who loves to sing? Please clickhere to find information about the ES Panther Choir. Do you have a 3rd, 4th or 5th grader who plays violin, viola, cello or bass? Please click here to find information about the ES Orchestra. Please note: both ensembles run separately from ES Explore (After School Activities) and use a different registration system. Also, no payment is required for participation in either ensemble.
(Repeat) A New Musical Opportunity for Grades 3, 4 and 5 Students
The ES music department is piloting the first ever ISB ES Orff Ensemble this fall! In accordance with the approach of music educator and composer Carl Orff, students will be challenged in a fun, playful environment, and will experience and create music through playing, singing and movement. The Orff Ensemble is open to a maximum of 25 students, and will take place on Mondays and Thursdays starting on September 19th. The season will culminate with performances at International Day and Festival of Lights. You can register for this through ES Explore after Sept. 2. Please click here for more information.
(Repeat) Panthers Football Club
Panthers Football Club is a new year-round elite soccer program for the U9 and U11 age groups, for Bangkok Youth Soccer (BYS) participants. These teams will play competitive matches on Sundays against other schools and soccer academies, with home games played at ISB. All players selected will also receive an advanced team training session during the week at ISB.
For further information: please take a look athttps://www.isb.ac.th/community-soccer/panthers-fc.
IMPORTANT DAY CHANGE: Training for U11 will be held on Thursdays from 4-5pm (instead of Wednesdays as previously communicated).
BYS team: Maria van Zant, Rosalina Hernandez, Annette Broerse and Emilie Huisman
(Repeat) The ISB Athletic Department is looking to fill the following coaching positions:
U13-U15 Cross Country Coach
U13 boys Basketball coach
U11 boys Basketball coach
If you are interested please contact Mark Jaspers markj@isb.ac.th
(Repeat) Panther Run Series – Race #1
Feel like jump starting your fitness now that school has begun and summer is a distant memory? Come join the ISB Cross Country Runners at the first Panther Run on Saturday, August 27. There is a 5 km and a 3 km race. All proceeds go to Operation Smile.
Registration/Warm-up: 6:45 AM in the Breezeway
Race Start: 7:15 AM sharp.
Cost: 200 Baht for Adults; 100 Baht for Students
See you on the track!
ISB Cross Country Coaches
(Updated) After School Mother Tongue
We are pleased to let you know about our “mother tongue” after school classes and hope that your children may be able to participate.
At the moment, we have classes in Danish, German, Chinese, Dutch, Japanese, Korean and Swedish. We would like to run more classes so you might like to talk to Paul Dufficy (our Mother Tongue Coordinator paul@isb.ac.th), or your country / region representative on the PTA if you are interested. Paul Dufficy is located in the Community Activities Office and is here on Monday-Wednesday.
After School Spanish Classes
Please click link for detailed info.
Please see our Mother Tongue Blog for information about bilingualism, mother tongue programs, research and articles of general interest to do with language.
https://inside.isb.ac.th/mothertongue/
eNews Guidelines
Shelley Bragg
shelleyb@isb.ac.th
ISB eNewsletters provide a valuable avenue for communication within the ISB parent community. For your convenience we have provided you with our eNewsletter guidelines below.
Submitting an announcement for publication
ISB accepts announcements from ISB families 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
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 Director of Marketing and Communications 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
August/September 2016
| Aug. 30 | 1:10 Early Dismissal Day |
| Sept. 1-2 | ES ‘Out of School Uniform’ Day |
| Sep. 2 | ES Explore (After School Activities) Registration Open |
| Sep. 5 | First Day of ES Orchestra |
| Sep. 5-9 | ES Yearbook Photos |
| Sep. 7 | ES Explore (After School Activities) Registration Closes |
| Sep. 8 | ES Parent Education Workshop 7:45 am (MPB 1) |
| ES PTA Meeting 9:00 am (MPB 1) – International Day Planning | |
| Sep. 10 | PTA Governing Board Meeting 10:00 am |
| Sep. 15 | Professional Day (No School for Students) |
| Sep. 16 | ISB Holiday (No School) |
