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First Friday with Andy

By: Dr. Andrew Davies, Head of School
andrewd@isb.ac.th

The next “First Friday with Andy”  will take place on Friday 1st December at 8:00am in the Orange Room (near the admissions office).

“First Friday with Andy” is an open forum for parents to meet informally with the Head of School and address any topics of interest or concern. No signing up is necessary; simply come and participate if you are free and interested.

Spirit Night & ISB Invitational Tournaments – Dec. 1 & 2

By: Derrick Quinet, Athletics Director
derrickq@isb.ac.th

Don’t miss all the fun, action, and excitement of season two spirit night at ISB. Bring the whole family out and show your Panther Pride on December 1. All of your favorite food vendors, plus the ISB Booster tent will be there, so bring the family and get into the ISB spirit!

Check the schedules below, and cheer on our rugby, touch, basketball, and tennis teams!  

SPIRIT NIGHT SCHEDULE

BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE

RUGBY FRIENDSHIP SCHEDULE

TOUCH FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

Booster needs volunteers at the Spirit Tent this Friday and Saturday

By: Christine Platou Bjørnsen
platoubjornsen@gmail.com

MS/HS Choir Concert – December 4, 6:30pm

By: Anthony Giles, PK-12 Arts & Activities Director
anthonyg@isb.ac.th

Please join us at 6:30pm Monday, December 4, in the Chevron Theatre for Gloria: A Concert of Celebration and Joy featuring individual performances by the Boys’ and Girls’ Middle School Choirs, the High School Concert and Chamber Choirs, as well as John Rutter’s Gloria sung by the Combined High School and Community Chorus, Choral Union, with Joseph Moore and the Bangkok Brass Brass and Percussion Ensemble. Doors open at 6:15pm but come early to enjoy some carolling! Admission is free.

HS Bands Holiday Concert – Wednesday, Dec 6, 6:30pm

By: Anthony Giles, PK-12 Arts & Activities Director
anthonyg@isb.ac.th

Please join us December 6^th at 6:30 pm in the CCT theatre for the annual ISB HS Bands Holiday concert featuring the Wind Ensemble, Intermediate Band and Jazz Band students. Selections to be played include several holiday favorites in addition to contemporary works for the wind band.  The jazz band will perform works in the style of Coltrane, Krupa,  and the Beatles as well as some clever arrangements of famous carols. It will be a fun night of music making and all are invited to this free admission concert.

 

Thai Charity Fair at ISB – December 6th and 7th

By: Shelley Bragg, Director of Marketing and Communication
shelleyb@isb.ac.th

Let’s support Toon! The famous Thai rockstar is running across the country to raise funds for 11 state-run hospitals that are in need of additional resources. You can also support his cause by coming to the Thai Charity Fair at ISB on December 6th and 7th. There will be a warehouse sale, a garage sale, silent auction items and good food! 

Date: 6 – 7 Dec, 2017
Time: 8am – 4pm

Bake Sale to benefit the Girl Scouts of Thailand – 6th and 7th December

By: Mary Ann Morse
maryannbanker1@gmail.com

Come support the Girl Scouts – 20 baht for delicious home-made treats! 

Date: December 6th and 7th
Time: 9:30-12:30
Location: MS/HS Cafeteria

Second Chance Bangkok Sale at ISB – Wednesday, 13th December

By: Mary Stalnaker
marys@isb.ac.th

Second Chance Bangkok will be selling their beautiful upcycled goods at ISB on December 13th between 9:30am and 3:00pm in the MPB 1.  Please stop by for some holiday shopping.  There will be loads of Christmas banners, buntings, decorations, bags, toys, gift ideas, stocking fillers, and jewelry.  Come support one of our service learning partners, find great affordable gifts and/or add to your holiday home decorations. Hope to see you there!  

 

Elementary School Festival of Lights – Wednesday, December 13th, 6.30pm

By: Anthony Giles, PK-12 Arts & Activities Director
anthonyg@isb.ac.th

For the past few months, nearly 100 students in Grades 3, 4 and 5 have been preparing songs and dances to share at the annual Elementary School Festival of Lights. Come and enjoy a festive evening of song and dance with the ES Panther Choir, Orff Ensemble and String Ensemble. The Festival of Lights will take place in the Chevron Theatre on Wednesday, December 13th, starting at 6:30pm Entrance is free.

Bake Sales for Puerto Rico was a success – Thank you!

By: PTA – Latin Rep
ptarep-latin@isb.ac.th

A huge Thank You – on behalf of the 3.4 million fellow Puerto Ricans living in the Caribbean island without electricity or water – for all your contributions. BAKE SALE for Puerto Rico was a huge success. Our community helped us raised 40,645.50 baht or $1,242.60, selling fresh baked goods and refreshments. Thanks to all our beloved volunteers, all who donated baked goods, those who purchased our delicious goodies and made cash donations throughout our fundraiser efforts. All funds have been deposited to “United for Puerto Rico” – a foundation created by the First Lady of Puerto Rico to help victims of Hurricane Maria that hit the Caribbean Island this past September.

Updated ISB Telephone Directory 2017/2018

By: Shelley Bragg, Director of Marketing and Communication
shelleyb@isb.ac.th

We have made some updates to the ISB Telephone Directory. You can download the updated Directory through the Powerschool Parent Portal under Quick Links.

Touchstone Magazine: Write about these important events

By: PTA – Touchstone
touchstone@isb.ac.th

A number of important events and days of celebration have taken place over the past few months or are happening soon, all of which with important significance. Maybe some of these mean more to you personally than other and maybe you would like to tell us why? We are looking for writers to give us their understanding and feels about the following events:

International Day of Non-Violence
World Teachers Day
Halloween
International Day of Tolerance
Universal Children’s Day
Human Rights Day
Christmas Day

If you are interested, please download the full prompts here. 

Lost Property-26th January

By: Natalie lollback
lostandfound@isb.ac.th

This is a reminder, that all items coming to school should have a name on them!  Due to limited storage space, all in-named items will be disposed of after they have been displayed at the monthly Lost Property display.  Display dates are on the school calendar and are advertised on the ISB Lost Property Facebook.  The next display will be on Friday 26^th January.

All school uniforms have a label to write your name on, please use it!  Make your children responsible for their belongings.  Every month there is an enormous amount of in-claimed items.   

Central Lost Property is open 10-12 and 2-4 each school day.  Lost property bins around the school are cleared out every Thursday and items are moved to Central Lost Property.  Put a name on everything!!

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.