Dec. 5th H.M. King’s Birthday
Monday Dec. 5th is H.M. King’s Birthday. There is no school. Classes resume on Tuesday December 6. It will be an ‘E’ Day.
Early Dismissal – Tuesday December 6, 2016
All ISB students will be dismissed at 1:10pm on Tuesday, December 6, 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.
Monday, December 12, 2016—School in Session
In our school calendar, December 12 is listed as Constitution Day—Substitute holiday for classified staff. Please note that school is in session and that it is a school day for all students.
ES Parent Education Workshop – Dec. 8, 2016 at 7:45 am
Next week, the ISB ES HUB is proud to present award-winning visiting authors Jennifer and Matthew Holm! Full events flyer can be found here!
Be sure to take advantage of the opportunity to meet this amazing brother/sister duo at one of the following community events…
- Parent Training: Why are Graphic Novels Good for Your Child? Thursday, Dec. 8th from 7:45-9am in the ESMPR
- Book Signing/Meet the Authors on Friday, December 9 from 1:30-3:15pm in the HUB
Also, look out for the Outdoor Mural on the ES HUB Terrace which will take shape during lunch recesses!
Many thanks to the PTA for helping to sponsor this exciting author visit!
Congratulations NaNoWriMo Novelists!
November finished this week and with it came the end of National Novel Writing Month, the fun and frantic writing challenge that encourages students to tell their stories. Congratulations to all the elementary students who took on the challenge this year. Around 140 students across Grades 3, 4 and 5, have collectively written over half a million words this November! What a fantastic achievement! More information on publishing NaNoWriMo novels will follow soon.
Parent Workshop – Dec. 13, 2016 at 7:45 am
Did your child write a novel in November? If your child would like to publish their NaNoWriMo novel and you’re wondering what happens next and how to help them, come along to a Parent Workshop onTuesday 13th December from 7:45 to 8:45 in the ES MPR.This will be an opportunity to find out more about the publishing process and how to help your child at home.
ES Explore (ES After School Activities)
Please note that Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday ES Explore classes are complete.
Friday classes will have their last session on December 9th.
Livnat Ziskinder
ES Explore Coordinator
esactivities@isb.ac.th
Did You Lose a Hat?
We have a huge number of “found” hats in a plastic bin in front of the Hub. Please come look!
(Repeat) Pre-K Fundraising Sale for After The Wave
For many years, ISB’s Pre-K has been sponsoring a student from from R-35 school in Khao Lak and donating money to After The Wave medical fund, a charity formed by ISB Faculty following the devastating 2004 Tsunami. To do this, parents, students, and ISB colleagues work together to design and make crafts (cards, Christmas ornaments, and calendars) to sell, just in time for the holiday season.
When: Thursday 8th and Friday 9th December, 7:00am -2:00pm.
Where: ES Breeze Way, and HS cafeteria.
(Repeat) ‘Tis the Season
December 14th: MPB 1: 9:30-1:30
Second Chance Bangkok will be selling their upcycled goods at ISB on December 14th, between 9:30-1:30 in the MPB 1.
Please stop by and do some holiday shopping. Their products are beautiful and fun!
(Repeat) ES Art – Collection Box
Elementary Art is doing a second round of collecting recycled materials. Any small cardboard boxes, tubes, and easy to cut plastic is very welcome. Corks and plastic caps are also appreciated. The collection box is going to be located just off the main walkway and the entrance of the art and music quad. We’d just ask that boxes be smaller than a shoebox, and no water bottles please.
(Repeat) Love and Logic Parenting Book Discussion Group
Facilitated by ES Counselors, Ellen Thomas and Kate Kersey, Wednesday Mornings from Dec. 14th – Feb. 15th.
If you want to raise kids who are self-confident, motivated, and ready for the real world, take advantage of the Love & Logic win-win approach to parenting. Your kids will win because they’ll learn responsibility and the logic of life by solving their own problems. You’ll win because you’ll establish healthy control—without resorting to anger, threats, nagging, or exhausting power struggles! We will meet once a week for 7 weeks, starting Dec 14, and the discussion group will end on Feb 15. The group is limited to 35 parents on a first-come first-serve basis and registration closes on Nov 28. The discussions will be held from 8:00 – 9:30 a.m. in the ES MPR. Click this link to register. You can also purchase the book through ISB for 900 Thai Baht, or you can purchase the book on your own.
(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.
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
December 2016
| Dec. 5 | H.M. King’s Birthday (No School) |
| Dec. 6 | 1:10 pm Early Dismissal |
| Dec. 6-7 | Gr. 4/Burnett, Dawson and Day’s Classes Overnight Trip to Khao Yai, 7:45 am-4:30 pm (back the next day) |
| Dec. 8 | ES Parent Education Workshop – with Authors Matt and Jennifer Holm, 7:45 am (ES MPR) |
| Dec. 8-9 | ES ‘Out of School Uniform’ Day |
| PK Fundraising Sale for After The Wave, 7:00 am-2:00 pm (ES Breezeway and HS Cafeteria) | |
| Gr. 4/Crimi, Merritt and Ward’s Classes Overnight Trip to Khao Yai, 7:45 am-4:30 pm (back the next day) | |
| Dec. 12 | Constitution Day (Substitute Holiday for Classified Staff) School is in session |
| Dec. 14 | Gr. 3 Second Chance Bangkok Upcycled Goods Sale 9:30-1:30 pm (MPB 1) |
| ES Festival of Lights Concert 6:30 pm (Chevron Theatre) | |
| Dec. 16 | ES Festival of Lights Assembly (Students only) 9:00am (Chevron Theatre) |
| 11:30 am Student Dismissal | |
| Dec. 19 | Winter Holiday Begins |
| Jan. 9, 2017 | School Opens Second Semester |
