Back to School – Getting ready for the 2017/18 school year!
By: Shelley Bragg, Director of Marketing and Communications
shelleyb@isb.ac.th
Dear New and Returning ISB families,
We hope you have all had an enjoyable and restful holiday. We are looking forward to seeing you all on campus again very soon and to sharing another great school year with you!
In this first issue of our All-School eNews, you’ll find a few important announcements and reminders to start getting you ready for the 2017-2018 school year. Please keep a look out of over the coming weeks for more information from us and from the Elementary School, Middle School, High School and PTA.
For more information about the eNews and how to list announcements and events, please click here.
Please don’t forget to also follow ISB on FaceBook for more news and announcements throughout the year.
If we can help in any way, please feel free to contact any of us at school.
Note from Community Activities Office (CAO)
By: Bob Connor, Community Activities Coordinator
bobc@isb.ac.th
Dear ISB Students and Parents,
Welcome to International School Bangkok!
As you will find out very soon, ISB is a busy place. We at the Community Activities Office (CAO) offer a wide variety of activities for students to participate in when the school day is finished.
Please go to our website https://www.isb.ac.th/community-activities to get an idea of all activities available and how to register. Please be aware that there are also ES Explore (previously called Elementary After School Activities) and ISB Athletics (BISAC and IASAS) which differ from our CAO offerings. Yes, it can be a bit confusing, so this link (click here) should help give you a basic understanding of CAO, ES Explore, and ISB Athletics. Additionally, here is an overview of all activities.
One very important piece of information regarding CAO groups: We do NOT provide transportation for students. So please take this into account when registering your children. For those of you that live in and around Nichada, this should not be a problem, but for those of you who live downtown and want to participate, you will have to arrange your own transport.
We will have a CAO Information day on August 19th from 9am-12 noon in the ES A/C Gym. This will give you the opportunity to ask questions, register and pay for activities. If you cannot make this day please don’t worry, all registration can be done on-line through the CAO website, and payments can be made at the CAO Monday–Friday 7am-3pm(located next to the nurse and bookstore).
I hope you all have a great start to the school year.
Looking for Individual Learning Assistants & Individual Learning Teachers
By: Graeme Scott, Deputy Head of School for Learning
graemes@isb.ac.th
We are looking to recruit an Individual Learning
Please email Cindy Warner-Dobrowski (cindyw@isb.ac.th) as soon as possible if you are interested or if you would like to know more.
By: Graeme Scott, Deputy Head of School for Learning
graemes@isb.ac.th
We are looking to recruit an Individual Learning
Please email Cindy Warner-Dobrowski (cindyw@isb.ac.th) as soon as possible if you are interested or if you would like to know more.
2017 – 2019 Parking sticker and ID renewal
By: Mark Hevland, Head of Risk Management
markh@isb.ac.th
VEHICLE PASSES:
The yellow 2015 – 2017 parking stickers will be expiring at the of August. Access with the old yellow stickers will be not be allowed past this deadline, so please get your renewal applications done soon.
In an attempt to make this process more efficient, we are already accepting applications. Application Forms are available at the guard desk at the admin building and the Safety & Security office next to the Chevron Theater.
Once completed, please return the application to the Safety & Security office, along with all required supporting documents. Please bring copies of drivers license, vehicle registration, photo of golf cart (if applicable) and ISB ID.
We will process the applications as soon as possible and let you know when they are available.
Applications submitted after the beginning of the school year will take a bit longer to process, so we encourage all returning ISB community members to submit applications early.
FAMILY ID CARDS:
For families renewing their temporary staffs’ (Driver/Maid/Mae Bahn) ID card, please collect and return the applications at the same locations. For those whose temporary staff are not changing, we can process them quickly without needing a new photograph.
For those who will be changing staff, photos will need to be taken in person at the Safety & Security office. These may be processed now.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at markh@isb.ac.th or Khun Ratthavit at rattavi@isb.ac.th
After School Dance offers Classes to ISB Families
By: Helen Weir
afterschooldance@gmail.com
Below is a list of the classes offered by After School Dance (ASD) to ISB Families:
Pre K – Kg Dance Pk/Kg Dance
Gr 1 Jazz, Ballet
Gr 2 Jazz, Ballet, Tap
Gr 3 – 5 Jazz, Ballet, Tap, Street
Gr 6 – 12 Jazz, Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Street, Hip Hop, Contemporary
Dancers must complete On-Line Class Request Registration before 9am on 22nd August at https://www.isb.ac.th/after-school-dance/registration
Placement Assessment Sessions for After School Dance will be held 21st and 22nd August.
Students should be aware that neither completing Class Request Registering or attending a Placement Session guarantees that ASD will be able to accommodate all requests. Dancers returning to the same style that they participated in May 2017 will be given priority.
Payment Period / Class Lists Available
Saturday 26th August: 10am – 12.00pm in MPB #2 (top of Zig Zag Path)
Or
Monday 28th August to Friday 1st September: 9am – 2.30pm in Community Activities Office (but before attending first class)
All fees must be paid during this period – Class lists and a schedule will be available.
Classes start Monday 28th August.
For more information please contact Helen Weir afterschooldance@gmail.com or visit http://www.isb.ac.th/after-school-dance
ISB – Music Lesson Program
By: Angela Kohl, After School Music
angelak@isb.ac.th
Welcome back to the new school year!
ISB offers instrumental lessons on a variety of instruments and voice lessons after school on campus. If you are interested to learn more about the program or are already thinking about registration, please contact the coordinator Angela Kohl (angelak@isb.ac.th).
Registration will start first day of school with lessons to begin week of August 28 in the CC building. Please note that registration is online only. The link will be posted on the CAO website. The program is open to all ISB families and works on a first come first serve basis.
ISB eNews Guidelines
By: Shelley Bragg, Director of Marketing and Communications
shelleyb@isb.ac.th
The ISB eNews provides a valuable avenue for communication within the ISB parent community. For your convenience we have provided you with our eNews 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
- A contact person and email address for further information
- Important details such as dates, location, prices, etc
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.
pta-communications@isb.ac.th is for PTA announcements of interest to all ISB parents.
Your announcement will be submitted for review. Please note: 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 All-School eNews is for the entire community is sent out on Thursdays (or Fridays when necessary). Announcements for potential publication in this newsletter must be received by noon on Thursdays.
The ES, MS, and HS eNews are sent out on Fridays. Announcements for potential publication in these newsletters must be received by noon on Fridays.
The PTA eNews are sent out on Tuesdays. Announcements for potential publication in these newsletters must be received by noon on Mondays.