ES eNews October 6, 2017

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Tina

Parent Conferences

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Tina

Education is a shared commitment between passionate teachers, engaged students, and dedicated parents – all with high expectations.

We hope you enjoyed meeting with teachers over the last two days, and found the experience informative and meaningful. We look forward to continuing this year’s learning journey with your child in the weeks and months ahead.  Thank you for your partnership – it is important to your child and makes a significant difference to their learning!

Kelly, Sarah, and Keith

Mathematics + Relationships=Success: Parent Training with Visiting Math Consultant Sherry Parrish Thursday, October 19th, 7:45-8:45

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Tina

ISB is thrilled to welcome Dr. Sherry Parrish, Math Consultant and author of Number Talks to ISB.  She will be working with teachers throughout the week, and offering a Parent Training on Thursday, October 19th from 7:45-8:45 in MPB 1.  This is an opportunity you do not want to miss!

All students can be successful in mathematics if they look for and make mathematical relationships. Join Dr. Sherry Parrish as she discusses ways to support your students in developing number sense, numerical reasoning and accurate, efficient, and flexible computation strategies.

No School on Friday October 13

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Tina

Friday October 13 is His Majesty The Late King Bhumibol Adulyadej Memorial Day. There is no school. Classes resume on Monday October 16. It will be an ‘E’ Day.

Dress Code for October

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Tina

To show respect to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, students may be “out of uniform” until October 20 to wear muted colors of black/white or subdued colored clothing to school.  Please note:  On PE days, students must wear breathable and appropriate clothing for physical exercise.

The Thai PTA will also be distributing black ribbons, should students prefer to choose this as a gesture to show respect. Ribbons will be available in the morning in the front of the ES, the front of the Central Office and the front of Chevron.

 

ES Parent Engage – Thursday October 12th at 7:45 am in the ES MPR

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Tina

There is always so much happening in the Elementary School.  How to keep up?  Attend our monthly Parent Engage sessions!

This month, we will meet a member of the Board of Trustees, give you the scoop on Lost & Found, and give more juicy details about Intercultural Day. We will talk more about resources in the community, logistics of preparing, food allergies, and answer questions.

We will also have an interactive learning opportunity from the ES Administration team around Collaborative Structures.  Collaborative Teaching Structures have been used as an instructional and learning strategy for a number of years at ISB.  Come learn about how these research-based structures have evolved, particularly with “buddy” groups, differentiated learning groups, Co-teaching and Team Teaching.  We will explain some of the benefits to student learning and hear what current educational literature is saying.

See you there!

Calling All Artists – Intercultural Day Logo!

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Tina

This year, we would like to call upon our talented ISB artists to create this year’s Intercultural Day logo.

This is open to any Elementary School ISB artist. Students who are interested in working on a Intercultural Day logo will need to find their own time to work on their piece. All artwork must be original and it must say “Intercultural Day” somewhere on the logo. All logos must fit on a 15 cm by 10.5 cm piece of paper. Students can get a piece of drawing paper cut to this size from their classroom teacher. All submissions must be submitted to the ES Office by Friday, October 20th at 2pm. Please make sure that the artist’s name, grade, and class has been clearly written on the back.

The Intercultural Day teacher committee will choose one logo for this year. We will celebrate all artwork that is submitted on a bulletin board for Intercultural Week in November.

ES Explore (ES After School Activities)

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Tina

Please note that Friday, March 13th, Memorial day for his Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej –  no school, no ES Explore in session.

All 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.

Regards,    

Livnat Ziskinder
ES Explore Coordinator
esactivities@isb.ac.th

Can Someone Tell Me Why…?

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Tina

Do you have questions, concerns or suggestions about the elementary school that you think other parents may be wondering about too?

Please email them to us, Katie and Yvonne, at escoord@isb.ac.th. We will take your inquiries anonymously to the ES Admin Team. They will address these topics at our ES Principal Forum on November 2 during the Parent Engage session.

Please don’t wait and wonder… we are parents working as a team with school administration and teachers, and that benefits all our kids!

(Repeat) Learn to Swim

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Tina

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

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Tina

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

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Tina

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

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Tina

October  2017

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 Math Consultant) Parent Training 7:45-8:45 am (MPB 1)
Oct. 19 PTA Lost and Found Display

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