Early Dismissal – Tuesday May 30, 2017
All ISB students will be dismissed at 1:10pm on Tuesday, May 30th. On Early Release Days, school buses leave ISB campus at 1:20 p.m. Early Dismissal Days allow faculty members and administrators to collaborate and further their professional development.
ES ‘Out of School Uniform’ Day – June 1 and 2, 2017
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.
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!
Team Taught Classrooms in Elementary School Next Year
Team teaching is a term used widely and over many years in the field of education. It can mean different things; however, at its core it is when a team of teachers work with a group of students and share responsibility for their overall learning growth. Currently, in the elementary school at ISB, it means two homeroom teachers share a group of students. The physical structure is typically two full-sized classrooms with part of a separating wall removed for greater flexibility and student movement. Both currently and in the past, we have used several examples of team teaching throughout the elementary school.
Team teaching provides the same high quality learning, exposure to the same curriculum, access to resources, and individualized attention given to other students in that grade level. We have found that among other positive results, team teaching can support a greater variety of structures to enable more targeted learning instruction at all levels. For example, one of our current team taught classrooms has two homeroom teachers, two support teachers, and two instructional aides working with small groups throughout the day based on specific student needs matched to targeted instruction. While the number of instructors in a classroom does vary from grade to grade, the ability to create more specific, flexible group structures based on the needs of students is increased in a team taught classroom.
Furthermore, educational literature and research suggests that when two teachers work together in the same space, they improve their pedagogy, which translates to many positive results for students. Team teaching has been a model that educators have successfully used for many years in schools, and is considered a researched-based “best practice” when implemented well. Additionally, it reflects current configurations in many international and national classrooms across the globe.
This year we have gathered survey data from teachers, parents, and students in the homeroom team taught environment, and the data has been overwhelmingly positive and supportive. Next school year, we are excited to expand our successful models to create a few more team taught classrooms throughout elementary.
The class placement process will not change as a result of having more team taught classrooms. A group of counselors, teachers, and admin will work together to carefully place each child in a “best fit” situation, and all classrooms will continue to have outstanding teachers and exceptional environments for learning.
Gymnastics Registration for Semester 1 2017-2018 Opening May 29
The ISB Panther Gymnastics is now accepting registrations for all boys and girls in Pre-K through Grade 6 for next Semester starting August 2017. Any ISB student interested in learning gymnastics skills for fitness, recreational and/or competition reasons are welcome to join. We strive to accommodate each individual goal with their practice.
For beginners:
KG to Grade 2 (1 hour): Monday, Wednesday and Friday 14h40-15h40;
Grade 2-3 and up (2 hours): Tuesday-Thursday 14h35-16h35/Friday 15h40-17h40 and Saturday 09h00 to 11h00
More information on the schedule and cost here.
If you have any questions, you can email to isbgym@gmail.com or consult our website at http://isbpanthergymnastics.com
Summer School at ISB – Less than two weeks to go…
Session 1 of Summer School 2017 will begin on Monday, June 12th. Registration is going well with a few classes already full in the second session.
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) World Language Choice for 2017-2018
The World Language choice form went home on May 19th, to those students who need to make a choice for the next school year. Students in pull-out EAL, pull-out LS programs and Thai national students do not need to complete this form. Forms must be returned to homeroom teachers on Monday, May 29th, 2017.
(Repeat) Registration is Open for Cub Scouts for 2017-2018!
If you are currently a Cub Scout or would like to become a Cub Scout for the 2017-2018 school year, please consider registering during our Early Bird Registration. Registering early will secure your spot for the upcoming school year and if you register before the last day of school, June 9th, you will receive a discount on the registration fees. Registration forms and uniform order forms can be picked up at the CAO office and payment can be made at the CAO office as well.
Questions please contact Sarah Brogden at Pack701Thailand@gmail.com or Kelly Eiamsittiphan at kelly7005@hotmail.com
(Repeat) Kindergarten Book Sale – June 2, 2017
If you have books in good condition that are suitable for younger children, PreK-Grade 2, please consider donating them to our annual KG Book Sale! Proceeds from our sale will go to the Bumble Bee Free Library located just outside of Nichada. We will be supporting their Birthday Book Program. Collection boxes for donations can be found in the KG classrooms and outside of the ES office. Thank you for your support!
(Repeat) Summer Learning Parent Workshop: Links to Resources
Recently, the ES Learning Coaches hosted a parent workshop focusing on summer learning, providing parents who attended the opportunity to access some practical and fun ideas to keep learning happening over the Summer months. Click here to see the slides and here to see the resources that were shared.
(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/June 2017
| May 29 | NaNoWriMo Celebration 2:30-3:30 pm (ES MPR) |
| May 29-June 2 | ES Music Shares |
| May 30 | 1:10 pm Early Dismissal |
| June 1-2 | ES ‘Out of School Uniform’ Day |
| Jun 2 | KG Book Sale |
| Jun 7 | Gr. 5 ‘Moving On’ Celebration 8:00 am (Chevron) |
| Jun 9 | Report Card goes Online |
| Jun 9 | 9:00 am ES Final Assembly (for students only) |
| Jun 9 | 11:30 am Student Dismissal |
| Jun 12 | Summer School Begins – session 1 |
| Aug. 15 | First Day of School for Grades 2-12 (school Year 2017-18) |
| Aug. 16 | First Day of School for Grade 1 (school Year 2017-18) |
| Aug. 17 | First Day of School for PK and KG (school Year 2017-18) |
