Teaching Students about the risks of Substance Abuse
This past week, grade 8 Health teacher, Brenda Perkins hosted a parent information and sharing session for grade 8 parents regarding our Health and Wellbeing approach to Substance use and abuse. In past communication, parents had asked us to run this session to help parents understand issues in our community and how we educate students about risks and prevention.
We will try to offer a similar session near the start of the coming school year and hopefully generate more parent attendance for that event.
One Day
On May 30th , Grade 6 & Grade 7 ISB MS students will be engaged in the first annual ISB Innovation Day (called One Day). ONE DAY is a great opportunity for our MS students to identify a passion/idea to focus on for an entire school day.
Besides being aligned with our school’s definition of learning, many other reasons make this a great opportunity.
- It’s fun.
- It fosters creativity and innovation
- It gives kids a sense of ownership and voice.
- It fosters intrinsic motivation.
- It highlights talents and interests that don’t necessarily get revealed at school that often.
- It’s a great place to develop 21st century skills like collaboration, problem-solving, and project management.
For the next few weeks during advisory, students will identify topics of their choice and brainstorm ideas to develop a product or project to complete for ONE DAY. Some possible projects include:
- Make a Rube Goldberg machine.
- Write a song and perform it
- Write a piece of music and perform it
- Write and performing a one-person comedy act or play
- Write a short story and publish it
- Write a children’s story and publish it
- Create a podcast to tell a story for children
- Create a podcast or movie about a science topic or experiment you tested
- Create a podcast or movie on an important environmental issu
- Create a new app.
- Create a new board game
- Create a new video game
- Create a painting
- Create a sculpture
- Create a website to share or teach something educational
- Sew or knit a handicraft for charity
- Choreograph a new dance and perform it
- Create a how-to tutorial on how to bake or cook a recipe
- Build a model of the Eiffel Tower or other interesting landmark
- Research and presenting on a topic your are passionate about
The final projects will be captured digitally and exhibited on our ONE DAY Google Site. We will share more information once we have uploaded all of the student work.
Students will be working on their projects in various venues throughout the day on Wednesday, May 30, so we invite you to visit and see what our amazing students create on this day! The next day, Thursday, May 31 in the morning, students will exhibit and showcase their work. Please come by this day as well. Also, if you are interested in mentoring our students in any of the above project ideas, please contact me via email for more information.
Selling Band Instruments
Dear ISB Bands families,
Next year’s grade 6 band students will soon be hoping to purchase instruments for next year. Some will be looking for second-hand instruments to purchase.
If you have band instruments in good condition that you wish to sell (flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, alto/tenor/baritone saxophone, trumpet, French horn, trombone, euphonium/baritone, tuba and/or percussion kit), please contact <kentarou@isb.ac.th> and bring your instruments to the MS band rooms (#119 or 107, first floor in the Cultural Center) before Friday, May 11 for us to evaluate and give an estimated price. We will then send a list of available instruments to parents who are interested in purchasing second-hand instruments.
Please be advised that we are not able to guarantee that all instruments will be sold due to the condition or interested buyers.
If you have further questions, please feel free to write to <kentarou@isb.ac.th>.
Kentaro Udagawa and Brent Poling, MS Band
“Color Now,” Exhibition at the BACC – May 1st to 13th
By: Shelley Bragg, Director of Marketing, Communications and Alumni
shelleyb@isb.ac.th
We are excited and honored to announce the opening of Color Now, our student art exhibition at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) from May 1 – 13, 2018.
The exhibition brings together an exceptional selection of student work from pre-kindergarten through grade 12, taking advantage of a variety of visual mediums. It is a joyful celebration of diversity, creativity and color. It is the culmination one year’s worth of work by an extensive amount of students and staff at ISB. There are over 250 unique pieces being showcased.
BACC is the heart of Bangkok’s growing art scene and it features contemporary art, music, theatre, film, design and hosts cultural and educational events. Some exceptional artists have been on display there and it is a phenomenal opportunity for our students, and our school, to have work showcased on BACC walls. For more information about the BACC please visit their website: http://en.bacc.or.th/. For more information about the exhibition, please visit:www.isb.ac.th/colornow
The exhibition will be open to the public for the first two weeks of May 1st to the 13th.
Summer School 2018 – Reminder, Last Day For Early Bird Price is This Friday
If you are planning to enroll your child(ren) in summer school at ISB, reminder, our Early Bird Fee applies to all registrations received by end of day this Friday, April 27th. You will receive an invoice via email and the early bird fee is to be paid within 5 working days after that.
You can go to the ISB website, or click here, to access all information about dates, programs, and fees, and to submit a registration form online.
Our Summer School Office is located through the door on the right side of the ISB Bookstore where Khun Fon will be there to greet and assist you Monday to Fridays, 7:00 – 11:00am.
For any questions, please email sumdir@isb.ac.th
Best Regards,
Mr. Maurilio Baron-Toaldo
Summer School Director
Nano Wri Mo
By Michael Boll
Repeat Announcement: If You Know you are Leaving ISB
Families who are leaving ISB at the end of the school year are asked to inform the school as soon as possible using the official Notice of Withdrawal Form. This helps us prepare school records for your child and with planning for next year. Completed forms can be dropped off at the MS Office.