May 5 (previously Coronation Day) Holiday
Friday May 5 was previously recognized as Coronation Day. It remains a school holiday. There is no school – classes resume on Monday May 8. It will be a ‘C’ day.
Visaka Bucha Holiday (No School)
May 10 is Visaka Bucha Day, and we have no school. Classes resume on Thursday May 11th. It will be an ‘E’ Day.
ES Panther Choir Congratulations!
Congratulations to all Panther Choir students who performed in the ES Music Concert this week! The performance’s message of “finding beauty all around us” is a great reminder to find joy in the simplest of things.
ES ‘Out of Uniform’ Day—May 11 and 12, 2017 is Character Dress-Up Day!
Students are invited to be out of uniform on their non PE-Day and come to school for Character Dress-Up Day as part of the ES Book Awards celebrations. See below for Mr. Whitman’s notice.
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.
Calling All Photographers
The ES HUB is looking for crafty photographers to help with taking photos of ES students during Dress up days, May 11 and 12, in the ES HUB.
Please contact Mr. Whitman at natw@isb.ac.th if you want to help out with this fun opportunity.
NaNoWriMo Celebration and Book Launch
When: 29th May from 2:30 – 3:30pm
Where: ES MPR
Back in November, around 150 elementary students participated in the fun, frantic novel writing challenge of NaNoWriMo – National Novel Writing Month. By the end of the month, those students had collectively written more than half a million words! Now, six months on, many of those students are published authors. They have revised, edited and formatted their novels, designed their covers, written their blurbs and completed the publishing process. The Celebration is an opportunity to recognise the effort and achievements of these young writers, browse the collection of new books, and eat cake!
ES P.E. Swimming
Last session of swimming for ES PE begins next week on May 9. 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/
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
Thanks,
Elementary Physical Education Department
End of Year Book Return Dates
Your ES HUB is starting end-of-year book inventory procedures and gearing up for summer checkout.
May 19, Students and parents return all books for inventory.
May 29, Summer checkout begins
~a gentle reminder that departing families must clear accounts before the end of year or report cards are held~
Learning Hub Survey
Dear Parents,
Thank you for your patronage of the ES Learning HUB. In our efforts to improve, we invite you to fill in our yearly opinion survey. We take your responses seriously and aim for continuing improvement. The survey takes about 5 minutes.
ES Explore Program (After School Activities)
Please note that Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday ES Explore classes are complete 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.
Livnat Ziskinder
ES Explore Coordinator
esactivities@isb.ac.th
ISB PTA publication – TOUCHSTONE
The ISB PTA publication – TOUCHSTONE is looking for articles on the prompts mentioned below for our next issue. Student articles are preferred but all are welcome to contribute – it is your magazine. Articles, anecdotes, opinions, cartoons and pictures – we need your involvement. Last date is 10th May. Send to touchstone@isb.ac.th
Prompt 1 : 22nd April is Earth Day : prompt is…..what are the environmental issues that plague our world today and how do you as a student perceive to protect and nurture it for a greater sustainable good? This could be in the form of drawings / short write-ups and applies to all age group of kids from the school.
Under this very category we are also looking for Earth day, go green recipes. Create one, attach a picture of the dish with you holding it and submit. Best recipe wins and gets printed.
Prompt 2 is funny and interactive : 1st April fools day . We invite parents / students / faculty alike to share their personal stories / musings and pranks of this day.
Prompt 3: 4th May is Star Wars day. We are asking for pictures of you ( if you are a fan) and your child’s favorite character from the movie and why you identified with the character from this franchise. We will need pictures of you all dressed as them with a tiny one liner stating reason why you lived to love the character from star wars! Look into your Halloween pictures and voila!!!! You are bound to find something.
Khadija Siddique
Touchstone Team
(Repeat) 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!
(Repeat) 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
(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) 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 5 | Previously 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 |
| May 16 | Board of Trustees Annual General Meeting 7:00 pm (Chevron) |
