Message from Kelly Armitage, Sarah Fleming and Keith Collins
We are deeply grateful for a wonderful year of learning, care, laughing and growing. We are a close learning community, and this year we have come together in many ways to support one another, challenge ourselves, and make a difference. We appreciate your support and wish you all a wonderful summer filled with family, friends, time outdoors, good books, and lots of laughter. If you are leaving ISB and off to new adventures, we want to thank you for being a part of our ISB family and wish you the very best as you transition to your next “home.” Please stay in touch!
Friday June 9th 11:30 am Student Dismissal
All students will be dismissed at 11:30 am on Friday, June 9.
Crazy Hair Day
On the last day of school, June 9th, the elementary school will have CRAZY HAIR DAY! Get your crazy on! Please ensure that all crazy hair prep happens at home – students may not bring hair spray, hair colors, gels etc. to school. Thanks for your support with this fun day.
Student Class Placement and Grades 2-5 “Meet Your Teacher”
Class Placement for the 2017-2018 school year will be sent via e-news and posted in grade level quads at 2pm on Friday, Aug. 11th. Students may visit their new classrooms and homeroom teacher for “meet the teacher” from 2:00-3:00 on the 11th. This time will be a chance to say a quick hello and find the location of your child’s homeroom classroom (not specialists). The purpose of this time is to see a face and a place to start school, not to conference with the teacher or to receive information. You will receive information about the school year later in the week and at our Elementary Open House on Aug 31. Also, please realize that teachers continue to work on setting up the classrooms throughout this afternoon and we’ve encouraged them to end promptly at 3:00pm.
Please note: PreK, KG and Grade 1 students will be meeting teachers during appointments on Wednesday August 16 and Thursday August 17.
Important Dates for the new School Year:
| Tues. Aug. 15 | School Opens (School Year 2017-18) for Grades 2-12 |
| Tues. Aug. 15 | Parents Welcome Coffee, 7:20 am |
| Wed. Aug. 16 | Grade 1 First Day of School |
| Thurs. Aug 17 | PK & KG First Day of School |
| Thurs. Aug 17 | ES New Parent Orientation 7:45 am |
Summer Learning Links, Resources to share
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. You will also find summer learning links on our ISB website.
ES Report Cards
ES Report Cards will be available online via PowerSchool on Friday June 9th after 12pm. Normal usernames and passwords are required. For technical support please email vinitp@isb.ac.th.
Summer Hub Hours
Hub summer hours are from 7:00-3:00 Monday-Friday … visit us! Join the summer reading fun at our website: inside.isb.ac.th/eshub/.
NaNoWriMo Celebration & Book Launch
On Monday 29th May, parents, teachers and students came together to celebrate the elementary school’s newly published authors. This journey began back in November when around 150 students chose to take on the NaNoWriMo challenge. Many students then decided to embark on the additional challenge of publishing their novel. After six months of writing, editing, revising, formatting, and designing, we were able to see the results of all that hard work and effort. Read more…
Video link here
Note: One of the student novels – Gone with the Wood by Diego Ghosh – went missing after the celebration. We think someone may have taken it home by mistake. If you were at the celebration, please check, and drop it off to the Hub if you have it. Thanks.
Registration for BYS 2017 is Now Open
by Bangkok Youth Soccer
contact: bangkokyouthsoccer@gmail.com
Registration for BYS (Bangkok Youth School) 2017 is now open.
– Season runs from the week of Aug 21 until mid November.
– Registration Fee: 3,600 bht/player
– Open to boys and girls ages 4-18.
Please see our website ( https://www.isb.ac.th/community-soccer ) for more details.
To register, please visit the following link.
https://www.isb.ac.th/community-soccer/registration
If you have any questions, please contact BYS Board at bangkokyouthsoccer@gmail.com
(Repeat) 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) 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) 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
June 2017
| May 29-June 6 | ES Music Shares |
| 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 | School Opens (School Year 2017-18) for Grades 2-12 |
| Aug. 15 | Parents Welcome Coffee, 7:20 am |
| Aug. 16 | Grade 1 First Day of School |
| Aug. 17 | PK & KG First Day of School |
