Happy Holidays from all of us at ISB!
From all the staff in the Elementary School, we wish students and families a very safe and happy holiday. We look forward to seeing you all back at school on Monday, January 8, 2018 (A Day).
To those of you who are leaving ISB and Thailand, we wish you every success with your move and transition.
ISB Service Learning Partnership with “Second Chance Bangkok”
Service Learning keeps moving forward at ISB. One example of this, is the partnership with Second Chance Bangkok. Now in the project’s 5th year, grade three students are benefitting from the partnership in various ways. Through multiple visits by Second Chance Bangkok, grade three students will gain a better understanding of the community and day-to-day life found in Klong Toei, grow in their knowledge of fair trade in the market place and explore ways to create products from recycled and upcycled materials.
ES New Parent Orientation
Parents of Elementary School students, who are new this semester, are invited to attend the New Parent Orientation on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 at 7:45 am in the ES MPR (the big room behind the Elementary School office). See you there!
ES ‘Out of Uniform’ Day—January 11 and 12, 2018
These two days are ‘Out of 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 Uniform’ days are:
- Pants/slacks/shorts—good condition
- Shirts/blouses—sleeves & midriff required, appropriate logos only
- Skirts/dresses/jumpers—sleeves required, modest length
- Shoes—sneakers, street shoes or leather sandals with back strap
- Hats must be worn all the time when playing outside during recess or during PE classes
Learning HUB News
Holiday Book Lists: Be sure to visit our HUB blog for the latest holiday reading lists and recommended reading lists by grade level, and also some great online resources! inside.isb.ac.th/eshub
The ES HUB Team Wants you to READ Over the Winter Holiday!
Taking time to read with and to your child grade PK-5, will help them with learning and provide important family bonding time. Why not stop by, visit and read in the HUB over the holidays!
Opening times:
December 18- December 22nd
January 3 to January 5
7:00-11:00 and 12:00pm-3:00pm
(Repeat) Gymnastics Registration For Semester 2 is Opening December 8
The ISB Panther Gymnastics is now accepting registrations for all boys and girls in Pre-K through Grade 6. Semester 2 is from January 8th to June 7th 2018. Any ISB student interested in learning gymnastics skills for fitness, recreational or competition reasons is welcome to join.
Recommended classes for beginner:
- Pre-K (45 minutes): Saturday 11h15 to 12h00
- KG to Grade 2 (1 hour): Monday & Wednesday & Friday 14h35-15h35;
- Grade 2/3 and up (2 hours):
- Tuesday & Thursday 14h35-16h35
- Friday 15h40-17h40 and
- Saturday 09h00-11h00 (2 hours)
Please consult the schedules and prices here and the registration linkhere.
If you have any questions, you can email to isbgym@gmail.com
Yanick Michaud-Marcotte
ISB Panther Gymnastics Coordinator
www.isbpanthergymnastics.com
www.facebook.com/isbpanthergymnastics
(Repeat) Learn to Swim
The Learn to Swim program will offer 2 sessions for 2nd semester.
Session 3: February 26th to April 5th
Session 4: April 23rd to May 31st
Classes will take place at the following times:
Mon & Wed 2:40 – 3:10pm
Tues & Thurs 2:40 – 3:10pm
Early Dismissal 1:40-2:10
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)
Regards,
Corry Day
Aquatics Director
(Repeat) Love and Logic Parenting Book Discussion Group Held by ES Counselors, Ellen Thomas and Kate Kersey, Monday Mornings, Jan 15-Feb 12
If you want to raise kids who are self-confident, motivated, and ready for the real world, take advantage of the Love & Logic win-win approach to parenting. Your kids will win because they’ll learn responsibility and the logic of life by solving their own problems. You’ll win because you’ll establish healthy control—without resorting to anger, threats, nagging, or exhausting power struggles! We will meet once a week for 5 weeks, starting Jan 15, and the discussion group will end on Feb 12. The group is limited to 50 parents on a first-come first-serve basis and registration closes on Dec 1. The discussions will be held on Monday mornings from 8:00 – 9:30 a.m. in the ES MPR. Click this link to register. You can also purchase the book through ISB for 900 Baht, or you can purchase the book on your own.
(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
January 2018
| Dec. 18 | Winter Holiday Begins |
| Jan. 8 | School Opens Second Semester |
| Back to School Coffee 7:30 am (MPB 1) | |
| Jan. 11 | ES New Parent Orientation (Second Semester) 7:45 am (ES MPR) |
| Jan. 11-12 | ES ‘Out of Uniform’ Day |
| Jan. 15-17 | Gr. 5/Armitage, Murray and Perkins Overnight Trip to Chanthaburi |
| Jan. 16 | PK Field Trip to Dusit Zoo 7:45-12:00 noon |
| Gr. 1/Allen and Scranton Field Trip to Koh Kret 8:00am-12:30 | |
| Jan. 17 | Gr. 1/Young and Zammuto Field Trip to Koh Kret 8:00am-12:30 |
| Jan. 17-19 | Gr. 5/Burnett, Ekstran and Scott Overnight Trip to Chanthaburi |
