Early Dismissal – Tuesday October 3, 2017
All ISB students will be dismissed at 1:10pm on Tuesday, October 3, 2017. On Early Dismissal Days, school buses will leave ISB at 1:25 p.m. Early Dismissal Days allow faculty members and administrators to collaborate and further their professional development.
ES Explore (ES After School Activities)
Tuesday, October 3rd, is an early release day so all ASA will take place one hour earlier from 1:25pm-2:25pm.
Please note that Thursday and Friday, October 5th and 6th – ES Parent-Teachers conferences, no school, no ES Explore in session.
After School Activities are well underway. There are few limited spaces available in some of our classes. Remember once the ES Explore schedule begins there are NO REFUNDS. All ES Explore have already hosted their 2nd session so there are no longer any changes permitted.
I am in the office daily from 2:00pm – 4:00pm if you have any questions or concerns.
Regards,
Livnat Ziskinder
ES Explore Coordinator
esactivities@isb.ac.th
(Repeat) ES Parent/Teacher Conferences – October 5 and 6
We are looking forward to sharing your child’s learning progress in our upcoming Parent/Teacher conferences. For grades 2-5 only, students are invited to attend the conference with you. Our purposes for conferences are the following:
- Communicate learning growth
- Enhance home-school connection
- Provide ways to promote home learning
- Build understanding around what learning looks like at ISB
Keep in mind that this structure is not a student-led conference; rather a chance for teachers, parents, and students to informally discuss how learning has progressed in the first several weeks of school. Students in grades PK-1 will not be involved in the Parent/Teacher conference. All students are welcome to attend the Book Fair in the ES library HUB and the ESMPR where supervision will be provided.
Please be reminded that there is no school for students on these days.
Pick A Time, our conference scheduler, will open on Monday, September 25 at 8:00 AM and will close Monday, October 2 at 2:00 PM.
The information letter explaining how to use Pick A Time can be accessed via PowerSchool beginning on Friday, September 22 at 3:00 PM. Once you have logged on to PowerSchool click on the “Parent Conference” button on the left to see the letter. If you have more than one child in the ES you will need to switch between students to access a letter specific to your child’s grade.
Should you wish to speak with any of our counselors — Kate Kersey (Pre-K, K and Gr. 1), Ellen Thomas (Gr. 2-3) or Doug Williamson (Gr. 4-5), please know they will be available in their offices or you can make an appointment in advance.
(Repeat) The Amazing ES Book Fair is Back!
October 5 and 6 @ the ES HUB during Parent-Teacher Conferences.
4 Top Book sources
Hundreds of titles to choose from.
More details here!
(Repeat) Learn to Swim
The Learn to Swim program will offer 2 sessions for 1st semester.
Session 1: Sept 4 to Oct 12
Session 2: Oct 30 to Dec 7
Classes will take place at the following times:
ES Mon & Wed 2:40 – 3:10pm
ES Tues & Thurs 2:40 – 3:10pm
PRE K ONLY Mon & Wed 2:40 – 3:10pm
PRE K ONLY Tues & Thurs 2:40 – 3:10pm
Cost is 5,000 baht for a 6 week (12 class) session (K-5)
Cost is 4,500 baht for a 6 week (12 class) session (pre K)
Please go to this link to sign up. As spaces are limited, please sign up and pay soon.
For more information contact Corry Day (corryd@isb.ac.th)
(Repeat) After School Supervision
Any elementary school student on campus outside of regular school hours, who are not participating in a school sponsored event, must be actively supervised by an adult in charge, appointed by the family. This includes being in the elementary Learning Hub (library).
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
October 2017
| Sept. 30 | CPR/First Aid Training for Parents 9:00 am-2:00 pm |
| Oct. 2 | Pick-a-Time Parent Conference Scheduler Closes at 2:00 pm |
| Oct. 3 | 1:10 pm Early Dismissal |
| Oct. 5-6 | ES Parent-Teacher Conferences |
| ES Book Fair, 7:30-3:30 pm (HUB and ES MPR) | |
| Oct. 12 | ES Parent Engage 7:45 am (ES MPR) |
| Oct. 13 | His Majesty The Late King Bhumibol Adulyadej Memorial Day (No School) |
| Oct. 17 | Board of Trustees Meeting 6:00 pm (MPB 3) |
| Oct. 19 | Sherry Parrish (Visiting Author) Parent Training 7:45-9:30 am (ES MPR) |
| PTA Lost and Found Display | |
| Oct. 19-20 | ES ‘Out of School Uniform’ Day |
