Oct. 23-27 October Break
Enjoy the break! No school from October 23-27. Classes resume on Monday, October 30. It will be a ‘D’ Day.
Early Dismissal – Tuesday October 31, 2017
All ISB students will be dismissed at 1:10pm on Tuesday, October 31, 2017. On Early Release Days, school buses will leave ISB at 1:25 pm. Early Release Days allow faculty members and administrators to collaborate and further their professional development.
Learning Hub – Library Hours Over October Break
The ES Learning Hub will be closed on October 23 and 26.
Working Hours: 7:00 am. to 3:00 pm Closed 11:00-12:00 for lunch
Tournament of Minds (TOM) – It Is Not Too Late to Enroll Your Child! (Grades 3-5)
Are you looking for a fun and challenging way for your child to engage in group problem-solving, drama, and improvisation while working on a competitive and collaborative team? If so, consider signing your child up for the Tournament of Minds program for multi-age teams of students from both elementary and secondary years. Students have six weeks to work together to solve a demanding, open-ended challenge from one of several disciplines – Science Technology, Engineering Math, Language Literature, or Social Sciences. On Tournament Day, the teams present their challenge solution within a ten minute dramatic performance in front of an audience and a panel of judges. They are also required to participate in a previously unseen, on-the-spot Spontaneous Challenge. Teams are required to think quickly and creatively.
The tournament will be March 25 at Bangkok Prep.
Practices are Wednesday afternoons as a part of ES Explore starting November 1st
Please contact Nat Whitman: natw@isb.ac.th
ES ‘Out of Uniform’ Day – November 2 and 3
These two days are ‘Out of School 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.
Appropriate dress guidelines for our ‘Out of School Uniform’ days are listed in the ES Student/Parent Handbook.
ES Parent Engage – November 2, 7:45 am (ES MPR)
Come join us for our ES Principals Forum, PTA Updates, and Intercultural Day Planning.
- At our ES Principals Forum, we will touch on topics such as:
Differentiation in World Language, ES Explore (After School Activities) & Community Activities, Curriculum Resources for Parents, and Mindful Practices at ISB
ES Explore (ES After School Activities)
We are more than halfway through our ES Explore Program.
Most of ES Explore classes have already hosted their 5th session.
Please note that next week there will be no ES Explore in session during October break. All ES Explore classes will resume on Monday, October 30th.
Tuesday, October 31st, is an early release day so all ASA will take place one hour earlier from 1:25pm-2:25pm. Wednesday, November 1st, first session of Tournament of Mind.
Livnat Ziskinder
ES Explore Coordinator
esactivities@isb.ac.th
Season 2 BISAC U11 Soccer
Season 2 soccer practices start on Monday 13 November 2:35-3:35.
This is open to students who were 8, 9 or 10 years old on 1 August 2017.
You can register for U11 Soccer here. Registration closes on Friday 10 November.
More information about U11 sports can be found on https://inside.isb.ac.th/isbathletics/elementary-school/
Optional pre-season training will be held on Monday 6 and Thursday 9 November from 2:35-3:35 on Field E.
ES After-School Native Language Classes (French, Spanish)
New ES after-school classes in French and Spanish, for students spoken to at home in French and Spanish, will begin after October Break.
If you expressed interest in native French or Spanish class for your child, please watch your email for information.
If you have questions, please email nativelanguage@isb.ac.th.
“Language is a muscle. Flex it!”
ES Morning Native Language Enrichment (Mandarin, Spanish)
Announcing . . .For students in Grades K-5 who are native speakers of Mandarin and Spanish . . .
ES Morning Native Language
Literacy Enrichment Workshops
When:
7-7:30 a.m. every Wednesday for KG, Grade 1, and Grade 2
7-7:30 a.m. every Friday for Grade 3, Grade 4, and Grade 5
What: Weekly read-aloud and activities for students spoken to in Mandarin or Spanish at home. These workshops will complement the work students do in after-school classes.
Why: To maintain and enrich students’ native language literacy.
Who: Taught by ISB ES faculty members Guofang Tang and Nube L. Crimi, as an extension of the ES World Language program.
Where: ES Mandarin and Spanish Classrooms.
How: Register your child(ren) for the workshops by emailing the address below. Capacity will be limited. Participants should arrive promptly at 7 a.m.
Workshops will begin the week after October Break 2017. No fee will be charged. Students who attend the workshops will be encouraged, but not required, to take native Mandarin or Spanish class after school.
To register your child(ren) for a workshop, please email <nativelanguage@isb.ac.th>.
(Repeat) Intercultural Day – Friday, November 17
Intercultural Day is a ‘hands-on’ learning day to celebrate ISB’s rich intercultural diversity. Many of our ES classrooms are ‘transformed’ by parents into country themed rooms so that our students can celebrate different cultures, food, dress, language, music, and geography throughout the day.
A few details for parents:
- Students are invited to wear t-shirts representing various cultures instead of their uniform or P.E. uniform in the week leading up to Intercultural Day.
- On Intercultural Day (17th) students are welcome to dress in a way that represents a culture important to them.
- Intercultural Day begins with an Assembly. Parents are welcome to join the Assembly, as we are gathering in Rajendra Hall. Parents will need to be seated by 7:45AM SHARP – so that the Assembly can begin on time
(Repeat) Leaving ISB at the End of the First Semester?
Parents of students who are not returning to ISB after Semester 1 need to notify the ES Office, K. Tina (tinaratr@isb.ac.th) as soon as possible and fill out the Notice of Withdrawal from ISB Form to enable us to process school records for their next school. Thank you for your attention to this important matter.
(Repeat) Learn to Swim
The Learn to Swim program will offer session 2 for the 1st semester.
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)
Corry Day
Aquatics Director
(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/November 2017
| Oct. 23 | Chulalongkorn Day (Holiday for Classified Staff) |
| Oct. 23-27 | October Break (No School for Teachers and Students) |
| Oct. 26 | Royal Cremation of HM The King Rama IX (National Holiday) |
| Oct. 31 | 1:10 pm Early Release |
| Nov. 2 | ES Parent Engage 7:45 am (ES MPR) |
| Nov. 2 | MAP/ISA Parent Meeting (for Grades 3-8 Parents) 1:30 pm (MPB 3) |
| Nov. 2-3 | ES ‘Out of School Uniform’ Day |
