Early Dismissal – Tuesday October 4, 2016
All ISB students will be dismissed at 1:10pm on Tuesday, October 4, 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.
ES Parent Education Workshop – Raising Multilinguals
Thursday, October 13th, 7.45am – 9:00am, ES MPR. ES EAL teachers and Paul Dufficy, Mother Tongue Coordinator, will host a workshop for all parents of multilingual children. This workshop will guide parents on how to best support their children’s language development now and in the future. We’ll look at strategies, share ideas, and consider how to make a language plan. Join us! There will be an ES PTA Meeting that follows at 9:00am.
ES Parent Teacher Conferences Oct. 6-7, 2016
We are very much looking forward to seeing you at Parent Conferences. Please be reminded that there is no school for students on these days. However, if your child is in Grades 2-5, we encourage you to bring him/her to the conference. Students do not need to wear a uniform on this day. All students are welcome to attend the Book Fair in the ES library HUB and the ES MPR where supervision will be provided.
On Monday information regarding Parent Teacher Conferences came home in your child’s bag. This information can also be accessed via PowerSchool by clicking the “Parent Conference” button on the left once logged in. If you have more than one child in the ES you will need to switch between students to access a letter specific to your child’s grade.
Pick a Time will close Tuesday, October 4 at 2:00 PM.
Should you wish to speak with any of our counselors — Kate Kersey (Pre-K, K and Gr. 1), Ellen Thomas (Gr. 2-3) or Doug Williamson (Gr. 4-5), please know they will be available in their offices or you can make an appointment in advance.
MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) and ISA (International Schools’ Assessment) Parent Meeting
On Thursday, 13th October from 1:30 – 2:15 there will be a short presentation on in MPB 2/3. If you would like to learn more about these standardized assessments, please come along. ISA is administered to students in grades 3, 5, 7 and 10 and MAP to students in grades 3-8. Please note, this is a general information session. Students’ Individual assessment results should be discussed with the child’s teacher or counselor.
ES Explore (ES After School Activities)
Please note that Thursday and Friday, October 6th and 7th – ES Parent-Teachers conferences, no school, no ES Explore in session.
After School Activities are well underway. There are few limited spaces available in some of our classes. Remember once the ES Explore schedule begins there are NO REFUNDS. All ES Explore have already hosted their 2nd session so there are no longer any changes permitted.
I am in the office daily from 2:00pm – 4:00pm if you have any questions or concerns.
Livnat Ziskinder
ES Explore Coordinator
esactivities@isb.ac.th
(Repeat) Book Fair October 6-7, 2016
Come to the ES HUB and ES MPR during Parent Conferences on October 6 and 7 from 7:30-3:30 to browse thousands of books from vendors including: Asia Books, Kinokuniya, Scholastic and Mambooks@53. It is a gigantic selection – we look forward to seeing you!
(Repeat) Japanese Mother Tongue Class
今週9月14日より、ESに所属し日本語を母語とされる生徒を対象とした日本語クラスが開講されることとなりました。参加ご希望の方、またご質問等のある方はポール先生、若しくは大城先生までご連絡ください。
講師：大城 和世先生
日時：毎週 水曜日 KG – G2 14:45 – 15:30 G3 – G5 15:35 – 16:35
連絡先：Dr .Paul Dufficy <paul@isb.ac.th>
大城和世先生
(Repeat) Bangkok International Choir Festival (BICF)
THE 22nd ANNUAL BANGKOK INTERNATIONAL CHOIR FESTIVAL (BICF) will be held Friday and Saturday, October 7 and 8, 2016 and will feature ISB’s HS and MS choirs along with twelve other visiting choirs from as far away as Jakarta, Indonesia. Unique to this year’s festival will be the the addition of special guest group, the award winning Male Ensemble Northwest (listen here), or M.E.N.as they are called. Join us for theM.E.N. Feature Concert*(200THB) on Friday, October 7 at 6:00pm in the Chevron Theatre and the BICF Gala Concert (FREE) featuring the 400 student MS and HS Massed Choir on Saturday, September 8 at 2:00 also in the Chevron Theatre.
*BICF participants will be given tickets for the Friday night M.E.N. Concert as part of their involvement with festival. Starting Wednesday, September 28 a limited number of tickets for the general public will be available for purchase at the MS/HS lunches in the ISB cafeteria, or by contacting Ms. Coleen Mann at coleenp@isb.ac.th.
(Repeat) After School Supervision
Please ensure you know where your child is each afternoon and that maids and nannies understand the ISB policy around supervision after school. ES students MAY NOT be on campus after school unless supervised by an adult in charge, appointed by the family. Thank you for your cooperation.
(Repeat) 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 Abbie Boudreaux and Katie Edsall escoord@isb.ac.th
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
October 2016
| Oct. 3 | Adult Education Classes Begin |
| Oct. 4 | 1:10 pm Early Dismissal |
| Oct. 6 and 7 | ES Parent-Teacher Conferences |
| ES Book Fair (Hub and ES MPR) | |
| Oct. 13 | ES Parent Education Workshop (Raising Multi-linguals) 7:45 am (ES MPR) |
| ES PTA Meeting 9:00 am (ES MPR) | |
| MAP & ISA Parent Meeting (Gr. 3-5, MS Parents) 1:30 pm (MPB 2 & 3) | |
| Oct. 13-14 | ES ‘Out of School Uniform’ Day |
