An Amazing Week for the Arts at ISB!
“I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music.” ― Billy Joel
What an amazing week for the arts at ISB! Thank you for attending our ES Music Concert on Wednesday evening, and for supporting our Art Exhibit “Color Now” at the Bangkok Art and Culture Center (BACC). Please also drop by the ES Office to take a look at the display put together by our youngest PreK learners.
ES Music Concert
Congratulations to all Grade 3, 4 and 5 students in Orff Ensemble, Panther Choir and String Ensemble who performed in the ES Music Concert this week! The performance is a great reminder that there are many important parts of a community, and when we work together, we are one!
End of Year Book Return Dates
Your ES HUB is starting end-of-year book inventory procedures and gearing up for summer checkout.
May 21: Last day of checkout before library inventory
May 25: All books due to Hub for inventory
June 4: Summer checkout begins
A gentle reminder that departing families must clear accounts before the end of year or report cards are held.
Learning Hub Survey
Thank you for your patronage of the ES Learning HUB. In our efforts to improve, we invite you to fill in our yearly opinion survey. We take your responses seriously and aim for continuing improvement. The survey takes about 5 minutes.
Summer Learning: Resources for Parents
Thank you to everyone who joined our ES Parent Engage Workshop on Summer Learning this week. Linked here is a list of some of the resources we shared!
ES Explore (ES After School Activities)
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday ES Explore classes will have their last session next week (The week of May 7th) with exception of Wednesday, Mandarin class that will have makeup class on May 16th.
Thursdays activities will have their last session on May 24th and Friday activities will have their last session on May 25th.
Livnat Ziskinder
ES Explore Coordinator
esactivities@isb.ac.th
Summer School 2018 – Don’t Be Disappointed!
Session 1 – Gr. 1-3 classes now have waiting lists
Session 2 – Gr. 1 class now has a waiting list.
There are still some spaces available in the other grades and special camps but are filling up fast!
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
Beginning Band Drive: Make-Ups
Dates: Wednesday, May 9 & Thursday, May 10 (please choose one day)
Time: 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. (both days)
Location: MS Band Room (4-107) on the first floor of the Cultural Center (CC)
For those grade 4 and 5 students that could not attend the Beginning Band Drive last week and would like to try out band instruments, there will be other opportunities to do so (please see above for dates, time, and location).
During the Beginning Band Drive, students can try out many different band instruments to find out which instruments they may enjoy and which instruments best suit them.
If you are planning to come to a session (you need to come only one day), please fill the sign up using the Google form below. It includes specific time/sign-up information.
If you have questions, please feel free to email Brent Poling <brentp@isb.ac.th>.
Best regards,
Brent Poling and Kentaro Udagawa
MS Bands
Join an ISB Perception Study Parent Focus Group
By: Shelley Bragg, Director of Marketing, Communications and Alumni
shelleyb@isb.ac.th
The IMPACT Marketing International Team will be here next week to complete the next stage of our ISB Perception Study. We will have a series of focus groups with parents, students and staff at ISB and in the Phrom Phong area.
We would value your involvement. Should you wish to be a part of a focus group, please register your interest here. We will follow up with more specifics on date and time to those interested.
Thank you for your consideration of this and your willingness to join these sessions.
Junior Girl Scouts of ISB “Helping Paws”
The Junior Girl Scouts of ISB will be “Helping Paws” on Monday May 14th after school starting at 2:00pm in the High School Cafeteria by the Grind. We will be selling Helping Paws tee-shirts and collecting donations for this amazing cause. Please stop by and suppose the Junior Girl Scouts with their community service project by supporting all these animals in need!
(Repeat) The ES Music Shares Are Back!
At the end of the year, the ES Music Department will be hosting a “Music Share,” a time for students to bring in music, drama, or dance performances to share with an audience of parents and their peers. Students are invited to perform a 2-3 minute piece that they have prepared outside of music to share with their class. Parents are welcome to join us for this event, which will be held in the music room 4-115. The schedule and sign-up form for this year’s Music Share can be found here.
(Repeat) Second Chance Bangkok Sale
Second Chance Bangkok will be selling their upcycled goods at ISB on Wednesday, May 23rd, between 9:30-3:00 in the MPB. Please stop by, do some shopping and support an amazing organization. Their products are beautiful, fun and Earth friendly.
Second Chance Bangkok is a local initiative, fair trade organization in the Klong Toey Slum that uses donated clothing to create upcycled goods. They provide opportunities for people who have experienced barriers to employment. They also finance projects that support families in the slum.
From May 14th – May 23rd we will be collecting donations for Second Chance Bangkok. Please bring in gently used clothing, books, toys, etc. You can drop off donations in the grade 3 quad beginning on May 14th.
(Repeat) Selling Band Instruments
By Kentaro Udagawa
Contact Email: kentarou@isb.ac.th
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
(Repeat) Registration is Open for Cub Scouts for 2018-2019!
If you are currently a Cub Scout or would like to become a Cub Scout, for the 2018-2019 school year, please consider registering during our Early Bird Registration. Registering early will secure your spot for the upcoming school year and if you register before the last day of school, June 8th, you will receive a discount on the registration fees. Registration forms and uniform order forms can be picked up at the CAO office and payment can be made at the CAO office as well.
Questions please email Pack701Thailand@gmail.com
(Repeat) Learn to Swim
The Learn to Swim program session 4 for 2nd semester will start from 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) Father Daughter Dance May 12
The Girl Scouts of Thailand are hosting their Annual Father Daughter Dance on May 12 at the Peninsula Hotel!
Click here to get tickets! –> https://goo.gl/forms/iuGFHve8IEjzUZcv2
Tickets are 1700 baht per person through May 7, then they’re 2000 baht. Ticket sales end May 10.
It’s a very special, character-building night out with Dad! To get an idea of this year’s event, take a look at photos from last year here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B60GnOQxb4wCX0VyVkJUbDVJSXc
Questions? E-mail Mary Ann at maryannbanker1@gmail.com and/or Diana at drrosen@hotmail.com
(Repeat) 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 ES Office.
(Repeat) ES PE Swimming
Our swimming unit in PE is just around the corner. We have a total of three sessions of swimming times for Elementary School. Please see the schedule below for all swimming sessions.
Students will be participating in a swimming and water safety unit as part of the Elementary Physical Education Program. This unit is designed to promote knowledge and skills in the areas of personal water safety, fundamental strokes, and simple water rescues. There will be three swimming specialists along with Corry Day, I.S.B.’s Aquatics Director, assisting the PE teacher with the swimming unit. We will also have a lifeguard on deck during every class.
The program is designed to help meet the needs of all of the students, and is based on the American Red Cross Learn to Swim program. Students will be screened and placed in a level that is developmentally appropriate based upon his or her current swimming ability.
What to bring to PE:
Swimsuit, towel, and goggles clearly marked with the student’s name to every PE lesson. Girls are requested to wear a one-piece swimsuit. UV (rash) protective shirts are permitted, but rash shirts need to be properly fitted, as loose rash shirts inhibit swimming efficiency. Should a student forget to bring a swimsuit, towel, or goggles, a loaner will be provided to the student for the day and this will need to be returned at the end of class.
Students with long hair need to wear a swim cap or tie their hair back for each lesson. We encourage students to bring their own sunscreen if they so desire.
Because students will have an alternative P.E. lesson should the weather prevent them from swimming, they need to come in their normal P.E. attire to each lesson including athletic shoes and socks. Students may bring crocs or sandals in their swim bag should they choose to wear them after swimming class.
Swimming is a part of the I.S.B. Physical Education curriculum and full participation is expected. Any student who is unable to participate in class must inform the PE teacher in writing or via e-mail. If no notification is received prior to their Physical Education class, they will be expected to participate.
Second Session: April 4 – May 10
Grade 5: Ekstran (Green), Burnette
Grade 4: Nagamine (Nuts), Day
Grade 3: Garrett, Bowyer
Grade 2: Eide (Gold), Allen
Grade 1: Zammuto
KG: Hevland
Pre-K: Patty Vidayanakorn, Zoe Trodden
Third Session: May 11 – June 7
Grade 5: Armitage, Murray
Grade 4: Bentley (Bananas), Merritt
Grade 3: Bailey (Ants), Palmer
Grade 2: Hagen (Black)
Grade 1: Allen, Young
KG: Jochmann, Whitman
If you or your child have any questions about the swimming unit please do not hesitate to contact your child’s PE teacher.
ES PE Team
(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
May 2018
| May 9 | Meet the BoT Candidates Night 6:30 pm |
| May 12 | ThaiCraft Fair |
| Father Daughter Dance 6:00 pm (Peninsula Hotel) | |
| May 15 | PTA Annual General Meeting 6:00 pm |
| BoT Annual General Meeting 7:00 pm | |
| May 18-19 | After School Dance Performances |
| May 22 | 1:10 pm Early Dismissal |
| BoT Meeting 6:00 pm (MPB3) | |
| May 24 | Opening of EWC Celebration (Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel) |
| May 25 | PTA Lost & Found Display |
