International Family Fair: February 24th, 3.30pm – 7.30pm
Don’t miss ISB’s biggest community fundraising event of the year! There are lots of great things in store for the day:
- International Food from over 40 countries
- Games for all ages, including bouncy castles, bumper cars, surf-boarding, carnival games and more
- A Market Place with over 20 vendors
- Awesome prizes to be won
- Live entertainment with performances from the community throughout the day
Don’t forget to wear your national attire! Let’s celebrate ISB’s international community together! See you there!
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ISB Air Quality Guidelines
By: Mark Hevland, Head of Risk Management
markh@isb.ac.th
The care and welfare of all ISB students, faculty and staff is always our highest priority. In response to the recent deterioration in air quality in the greater Bangkok area, we have developed specific Air Quality Guidelines. It’s important to state that these guidelines have been developed using robust research, through conversations with experts, and also in cooperation with other international schools in the region that face similar concerns. The guidelines are in draft form and will be assessed and reviewed throughout the school year. Please click here to read and familiarize yourself with the guidelines. They will also be made available on the Parent Portal in Powerschool and on the ISB website.
Get your tickets for the Elementary School Show: The Stonecutter
By: Angela Wong, Elementary Music Specialist
angelaw@isb.ac.th
This beautiful folk tale tells the story of a lowly stonecutter who wishes to be ever more powerful, eventually learning that the greatest power is to be content with what he has. Come and enjoy the student interpretation of this story through drama, music and movement.
“The Stonecutter” will run two performances in the Chevron Theater: February 21 at 3:30 and February 22 at 6:30. Tickets will be sold in front of Chevron Theatre at the following times. Ticket prices are 250 baht for adults and 150 baht for students.
Stonecutter Ticket Sales (in front of Chevron Theatre)
Friday, February 16: 2-3 pm
Monday, February 19: 2-3 pm
Don’t miss these IASAS Cultural Convention Showcases! Feb 19th – 26th
By:Anthony Giles, Pre K-12 Arts & Activities Director
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
IASAS Forensics and Debate CC Showcase – February 19 & 20 (3:00pm MPB1)
Please join the Debate Teams in MPB1 on Monday, February 19 as they hash out the finer points behind the morality of school uniforms. What’s your opinion on the matter? Are you for or against the wearing of school uniforms? Can you be swayed perhaps? We are expecting a fun filled event with a chance for you, the audience, to participate and and cast judgement to help decide a winner. Then join members of the award winning Forensics Team, also in MPB1, on Tuesday, February 20 as they present their speeches in the categories of Oral Interpretation, Original Oratory, Impromptu, and Extemporaneous.
IASAS MUSIC CC Showcase – Feb. 21 & 22 (3:00pm HS Choir Room)
The annual IASAS Music Cultural Convention Showcase performances will take place on Wednesday, February 21 and Thursday, February 22. Selected delegates from the high school vocal, piano, strings and band areas will be performing their individual solos and ensemble selections on these two days, beginning at 3:00 pm in the HS Choir Room. These performances give our delegates a chance to perform for an ISB audience, and also serves as a warmup to their adjudicated performances that will happen at Taipei in early March. Audience members may come and go between performers as necessary, and a program will be provided as to what day and order delegates will be performing. Come enjoy the incredible talent and skill of our ISB Music Delegates, who have all been working for several months on high quality music preparing for these performances!
IASAS CC ART, DANCE, DRAMA, FILM, and TECH Showcase – February 26 (3:30pm and 5:30pm CCT)
3:30pm – Art / Film / Dance / Tech & 5:30pm – Drama / Art / Film / Dance / Tech
ART – 25 original artworks, 5 selected delegates to represent ISB at 1 unforgettable Cultural Convention weekend in Manila. Look, but don’t touch – this means you!
DANCE – An original choreography created by the CC Dance ensemble, “Waking Hour”, delves into the surreality of dreams and time. The creativity will rain down … literally.
DRAMA – presents DNA by Dennis Kelly – A group of teenagers and a cover up makes for an intense 45 minutes. A poignant and sometimes funny tale with a very dark heart, DNA is a play you don’t quickly forget
(ADVISORY WARNING: Due to the dark subject matter and coarse language, this performance is only suitable for HS students and above.)
FILM – The 3rd annual IASAS Film Festival kicks off with ISB’s selection from internal submissions. This year’s entries were challenged to make a 3-minute short film using the prompt: A Blinking Red Light
TECH – Our two ninja delegates cue and operate all technical for Drama & Dance (lights, sound, set). If all the world’s a stage, doesn’t that make the techies gods?
ISB School Board Meeting, February 20 , 2018 (Tuesday)
By: Walairat (Oor) , Secretary to the Head and CFO
walairaw@isb.ac.th
The next School Board regular meeting will be on Tuesday, February 20 , 2018, 6:00 pm at the MPB 3. All ISA members are welcome to attend.
Adult Education Registration Closes on Friday!
Dawn Baker, ISB Adult Education Coordinator
pta-adulted@isb.ac.th
Registration for the upcoming session of Adult Education ends on Friday, February 16th. There are still lots of great classes available, so don’t miss your opportunity to sign up! For more information, please visit http://tiny.cc/ISBAdultE
If you’ve already registered, please remember to make your payment at the PTA Office on Friday the 16th between 7:30-2:30. If you are unable to make payment during this time please contact the Adult Education Coordinator, pta-adulted@isb.
Thanks for supporting the PTA!
International Family Fair (IFF) Volunteers Needed!
By: Maria van Zant, Booster Club President
isbbooster@isb.ac.th
International Family Fair (IFF) — the biggest family event of the year — can’t happen without the help of many hands!
Join the fun by volunteering – we have lots of different opportunities for volunteers to help with games and ticket sales. Please see more here:
link to IFF Volunteer
ISB Community Choir, Choral Union Rehearsal – March 7th, 7pm
By: Matt ENDERS
matte@isb.ac.th
Join Andy Marshall and Matt Enders on Wednesday, March 7th at 7:00pm as they lead the first rehearsal of the second semester for the ISB Community Chorus, Choral Union. This season we will prepare for a joint concert with the ISB Panther Choir and Orff Ensemble on May 2nd at 6:30 pm in the Chevron Theatre. Interested? SIGN UP HERE.
Join the Pathways Career Fair: March 8th, 2018 – 10am to Noon
By: Shelley Bragg, Director of Marketing, Communications and Alumni
shelleyb@isb.ac.th
The ISB Pathways Program seeks to better connect our students with parents, alumni and friends of ISB who want to their personal experience about their career, company or industry. We are hosting our second Pathways Career Fair and we are asking current professionals or businesses in Thailand to join the panel discussion and fair on March 8th, 10am to noon. It is a chance for you to share your valuable insight and expertise with students who are currently navigating their choices of study and career. Are you interested in being involved? Please register your interest here.
2018 North Bangkok Basketball Association (NBBL) season – Open for Registration
By: Kevin Sypolt
ksypolt@gmail.com
Registration is now open to all boys and girls in grades PK-12. NBBL is a community basketball league. There are no tryouts. All players will be placed on a team. Our goal is that the kids have fun each week and learn to play a great game better and better.
The fee is THB 6,000 for all players. Players do NOT need to be ISB students but all games and practices take place at ISB.
Please note the registration fee is significantly higher than in prior years. We are trying a new system this year where parent coaches are NOT required. Coaches will be provided by Top Flight Academy. These coaches will run individual team practices during the week, not large clinics. And these same coaches will run the team on game days on Saturdays. Since we are paying Top Flight for these coaches, our fees must increase. Parents will still be permitted to coach their child’s team if they choose. The parents who decide to coach will be charged a lower registration fee of THB 3,600 for their child.
League assessments will be held on Sunday, February 25th between 12:00pm and 4:00pm at ISB gyms. An exact schedule will be sent out to all registered players and their parents.
Team practices will begin the week starting March 5th. Practices will either be held Tuesdays or Thursdays depending upon the number of players in the league.
League play will take place on Saturdays and begin on March 17th. Games will continue every Saturday (except for Songkran break) and conclude the weekend of May 18th/19th with league championships.
Payment for the NBBL season must be made at the Community Activity Office (CAO) which is located next to the bookstore at ISB. The CAO is open from 7:00 to 11:00AM and 12:00 to 3:00PM Monday – Friday.
Please go to the NBBL website at http://www.isb.ac.th/
If you have any questions, please contact Kevin Sypolt at ksypolt@gmail.com
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.