A Big Thanks
A big thanks to all of the parent and grandparent mathematicians who came to last Thursday’s Parent Workshop, Building Number Sense in the Elementary Grades! We put ourselves in the shoes of PK – 5 grade students, thinking about the big ideas and developmental shifts associated with number. We played games and thought about how we can support these shifts at home. Click here to view the slideshow. Click here to view the handout.
Report Cards: Trimester 1
We formally report on student learning three times each year (November, February and June). This year the first report card goes online on Friday, November 11, 2016, available on Powerschool. Please look over the report with your child, discussing strength, areas for growth and goals. It is our aim that report cards are a spring-board for positive family conversations about learning. For any questions regarding Powerschool log-ons, please contact K. Goff trins@isb.ac.thor K. Vinit vinitp@isb.ac.th
ES ‘Out of Uniform’ Day – November 10 and 11
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 listed in the ES Student/Parent Handbook.
NaNoWriMo Progress
It’s only the fourth day of November, but already G3 – G5 students taking on the NaNoWriMo challenge have written almost 40,000 words! It’s fantastic so see so much excitement and enthusiasm for writing. If your child needs some help getting started or navigating the NaNoWriMo website, please see this post for some instructions and advice.
ES Musical: Parent Liaison Needed!
Is your 4th or 5th grader planning on being part of the ES Musical this year? Are you looking for a way to help out? The “A Year With Frog and Toad, KIDS” team is looking for an organized parent to serve as a liaison between the production team and the parent community. This person will be responsible for organizing volunteers to help with various parts of the production, including costuming, props, scenery, ticket sales, snacks, and more. If you are interested in being a part of this fun and rewarding experience, please contact Mrs. Wong atangelaw@isb.ac.th.
U11 BISAC season 2 Soccer starts on Monday 14 November
In season 2 we offer Boys and Girls Soccer for students in grade 4 and 5.
Practices are on Monday and Thursday 2:35-3:35. Players can just show up for the 1st practice, so no signup required (meet in front of MS PE office/next to the 25m pool)
Age policy for U11 teams
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
Track & Field
In Season 2 we also offer Track & Field, but this won’t start until Monday 16 January (More info to follow in December)
Please contact Mark Jaspers (markj@isb.ac.th) if you have any further questions.
(Repeat) Information Meeting for ES Musical: A Year With Frog and Toad, KIDS
Grades 4 and 5 are you ready to hop into the ES Musical this year? There will be a mandatory information meeting for the ES Musical at 2:20 on Tuesday, November 15th in Mrs. Wong’s music room (4-115). In this meeting we will talk about the production and give out information regarding auditions. More information can be found outlining the audition process on the ES Music Blog here.
(Repeat) Intercultural Day – Friday November 18th
Our ES International Day has been renamed to Intercultural Day. This terminology has been discussed in many schools, including ISB, for the last couple of years. We recognize that nations have multiple cultures, creating diversity and similarities within and across physical borders. Our mission is to be caring, global citizens, and celebrating the many cultures around our globe supports this.
Intercultural Day is a “hands-on” learning day to celebrate ISB’s rich intercultural diversity. Many of our ES classrooms are “transformed” by parents into themed rooms celebrating different cultures; food, dress, language, music, and geography throughout the day.
A few details for parents:
- On Intercultural Day, students are welcome to dress representing their home cultures.
- Students are invited to wear t-shirts representing places they have lived or traveled instead of their uniform in the week leading up to Intercultural Day.
- Intercultural Day begins with an Assembly. Parents are welcome to join the Assembly, as we are gathering in Rajendra Hall and have space. Parents will need to be seated by 7:45AM SHARP – so that the Parade and Assembly can begin on time.
(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) 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.
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.
phremjiz@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
November 2016
| Nov. 10-11 | ES ‘Out of School Uniform’ Day |
| Nov. 11 | ES Report Card Goes Online |
| Nov. 15 | ES Musical Mandatory Information Meeting 2:20 PM (Ms. Wong’s Rm 4-115) |
| Nov. 15 | Board of Trustees Meeting 6:00 pm (MPB 3) |
| Nov. 18 | ES Intercultural Day |
| Nov. 18 | ES Intercultural Day Assembly 8:00 am (Rajendra) – PARENTS WELCOME! |
| Nov. 19 | ThaiCraft Fair |
