May 1, 2017 is a School Day for Teachers and Students
Please be informed that Monday, May 1, 2017 is NOT a holiday for students and teachers. School is in session. It will be an ‘E’ day.
May 5 Coronation Day Holiday
Friday May 5 is Coronation Day. It is a school holiday. Classes resume on Monday May 8. It will be a ‘C’ day.
New Native Language Coordinator for after school program in ES
Ms Avery Udagawa will be our Native Language Coordinator starting in August.
Avery has a Master’s in Advanced Japanese Studies and is passionate about the role of native language in children of all ages. She has been teaching a Japanese Mother Tongue class in our High School this year and is looking forward to taking on the role.
ES Parent Education Workshop May 11, 2017 at 7:45 am
What to do When “School’s out for Summer?”
With our summer vacation approaching, what can we do as parents to prevent “summer slide” and keep kids’ brains engaged in a fun, family sort of way? Please join our elementary learning coaches, Michael Boll, Kim Bentley and Tammy Westrick, and our librarian, Nat Whitman, in the ES MPR Thursday, May 11th from 7:45-9:15 AM. We will offer practical strategies, tips, and resources for supporting home learning over the summer months. Come and join us!
The ISB ES Book Celebration and Dress up Days are back!
Who: Elementary Students
What: Students may dress up as a book character who demonstrates one or more of our ISB values: Responsibility, Integrity, Care, Courage, Commitment, Balance, Gratitude, and Respect. Photos will be taken for our student community values display in the HUB
When:
KG, Grade 2, and Grade 4 can dress up on Thursday, May 11.
PK, Grade 1, Grade 3 and Grade 5 can dress up on Friday, May 12.
Beginning Band Drive: Make-Ups
Dates: Wednesday, May 17 & Thursday, May 18 (please choose one day)
Time: 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. (both days)
Location: MS Band Room (4-107) on the first floor of the Cultural Center (CC)
For those grade 4 and 5 students that could not attend the Beginning Band Drive last week and would like to try out band instruments, there will be other opportunities to do so (please see above for dates, time, and location).
During the Beginning Band Drive, students can try out many different band instruments to find out which instruments they may enjoy and which instruments best suit them.
If you are planning to come to a session (you need to come only one day), please fill the sign up using the Google form below. It includes specific time/sign-up information.
If you have questions, please feel free to email Brent Poling <brentp@isb.ac.th>.
Best regards,
Brent Poling and Kentaro Udagawa
MS Bands
ES Explore Program (After School Activities)
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday ES Explore classes will have their last session next week with exception of Wednesday Coding class that will have makeup class on May 17th.
Thursday and Friday classes are still in session and will have their last session on May 18th and 19th. Makeup class for Knitting will be on Thursday May 25th.
Regards,
Livnat Ziskinder
ES Explore Coordinator
esactivities@isb.ac.th
Last Minute Blood Drive to the Thai Red Cross on Saturday, April 29th
A couple of teachers would like to invite you to join us this Saturday to donate blood at the Thai Red Cross (behind the Snake Farm across from Lumphini Park). Rh negative blood groups are extremely rare here, in high demand, and much more common among Expats.
We could taxi down together from Nichada around 7:30 or meet at the Thai Red Cross around 8 to avoid any lines and traffic.
Please contact Martin Herrmann (martinh@isb.ac.th) for eligibility requirements, further information and to RSVP to be there as a group.
(Repeat) ES Music Concert, “Beauty in the World”
Please join us for our ES Music Concert on Wednesday, May 3rd at 6:30 pm in the Chevron Theatre. The concert will feature our ES Panther Choir and ES Orchestra. It will be an evening of music celebrating the beauty we see or can create in the world.
(Repeat) Selling Band Instruments
By Kentaro Udagawa
Contact Email: kentarou@isb.ac.th
Dear ISB Bands families,
Next year’s grade 6 band students will soon be hoping to purchase instruments for next year. Some will be looking for second-hand instruments to purchase.
If you have band instruments in good condition that you wish to sell (flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, alto/tenor/baritone saxophone, trumpet, French horn, trombone, euphonium/baritone, tuba and/or percussion kit), please contact <kentarou@isb.ac.th> and bring your instruments to the MS band rooms (#119 or 107, first floor in the Cultural Center) before Thursday, May 4 for us to evaluate and give an estimated price. We will then send a list of available instruments to parents who are interested in purchasing second-hand instruments.
Please be advised that we are not able to guarantee that all instruments will be sold due to the condition or interested buyers.
If you have further questions, please feel free to write to <kentarou@isb.ac.th>.
Kentaro Udagawa and Brent Poling, MS Band
(Repeat) Summer School at ISB Update…
Registration for summer school is going well. One class is full already and others are getting close! Reminder to register by Friday, April 28th to receive the Early Bird tuition rate!
If you are only around the first couple weeks of our summer break, reminder, we do have three special enrichment camps available:
ES/MS Computer Science For All – “Arduinos, Drones, and Robots – More Than Just Fun” class on June 12 – 23
ES/MS Panther Musical Theater class on June 12 – 16 (this year’s production will be Wicked – The Untold Story of The Witches of Oz)
ES/MS Science and Technology class on June 12 – 16
You can go to the ISB website, or click here, to access all information about summer school dates, programs, and fees, or visit Khun Fon in our Summer School Office (located through door on the right side of the ISB Bookstore).
For any questions, please email sumdir17@isb.ac.th
Best Regards,
Mr. Maurilio Baron-Toaldo
Summer School Director
International School Bangkok
(Repeat) The ES Music Shares Are Back! Starting end of May
At the end of the year, ES Music will host a “Music Share,” a time for students to perform music, drama, or dance and share with an audience of parents and their peers. Students are invited to perform a 2-3 minute piece that they have prepared outside of music class to share with their peers. Parents are welcome to join us for this event, which will be held in the music room 4-115. The schedule and sign-up form for this year’s Music Share can be found here.
(Repeat) ES P.E. Swimming
Our swimming unit in PE is just around the corner. We have a total of three sessions of swimming times for Elementary School. Please see the below schedule for all swimming sessions.
All pertinent information will be posted on our PE blog. You can access our blog on your child’s classroom blog or by going to this link:
http://inside.isb.ac.th/perrype/
Second Session: March 29 – May 8
Grade 5: Armitage, Murray
Grade 4: Burnett, Merritt
Grade 3: Goodison, Macky
Grade 2: Archard, Eide/Madden (BLACK)
Grade 1: Hevland
KG: Bell
Pre-K: Patty Vidayanakorn, Zoe Trodden
Third Session: May 9 – June 8
Grade 5: Ekstran, Hunter
Grade 4: Ward, Day
Grade 3: Garrett, Haynes, Bailey
Grade 2: Hagen, Giles
Grade 1: Zammuto, Scranton
KG: Brickerd, Pool
(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.
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
May 2017
| May 1 | May Day School in Session – ‘E’ Day |
| (Holiday for Classified Staff) | |
| May 3 | ES Music Concert 6:30 pm (Chevron) |
| May 3 | Meet the BOT Candidates Night 6:30 pm (ES MPR) |
| May 5 | Coronation Day (No School) |
| May 8-12 | ES Book Awards Week |
| May 9-June 8 | 3rd Session P.E. Swimming |
| May 10 | Visaka Bucha (No School) |
| May 11 | ES Parent Education Workshop 7:45 am (ES MPR) |
| May 11 | KG, 2nd, and 4th Book Celebration Dress Up Day |
| May 11-12 | ES ‘Out of School Uniform’ Day |
| May 12 | PreK, 1st, 3rd and 5th Book Celebration Dress Up Day |
| May 13 | Thai Craft Fair |
