Thai Craft Fair at ISB this Saturday – May 12th at ISB
By: Shelley Bragg, Director of Marketing, Communications and Alumni
shelleyb@isb.ac.th
Celebrate World Fair Trade Day by visiting the Thai Craft Fair at ISB on Saturday! Rajendra Hall from 9am to 1pm. Crafts, cutlery, scarves, jewellery and so much more on offer and all Fair Trade.
Visit the Color Now Exhibition on Saturday, May 12th
By: Shelley Bragg, Director of Marketing, Communications and Alumni
shelleyb@isb.ac.th
The COLOR NOW Exhibition is finishing on May 13th. Have you been yet? We will be running a bus from ISB on Saturday, May 12th at 10am. To sign up to take the bus, please click here.
Join us for the AGM 2018 ,Tuesday May 15th, 7pm
By: Dr. Henrietta Bullinger, BOT Secreatry
bullingerh@yahoo.com
Find out what your Board of Trustees does and who we are – Finances, Strategy, Policy
Join us for the AGM 2018 next week Tuesday May 15, 7pm
Dear ISA Members,
Please be reminded that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the International School Association (ISA) will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 in the Literary Lounge, Main Library on the ISB campus. The Head of School and the Board of Trustees will present the 2017-2018 annual reports.
We look forward to seeing you all at the AGM on May 15, 2018.
Sincerely,
Dr. Henrietta Bullinger
BOT Secretary
MAP and ISA Testing – What you need to know
By: Graeme Scott, Deputy Head of School for Learning
graemes@isb.ac.th
Dear Parents,
MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) and ISA (International Schools Assessment) assessments will be uploaded to Powerschool and will be available from Friday, 11th May. To access these assessments, go to powerschool.isb.ac.th and log in with your username and password. To open the document use the password in red on the screen once you login. If you experience difficulty with logging in, please contact our Ed Tech department.
Please remember that we use many different types of assessment to measure student progress. Most assessments of student learning are done by their teacher in a ‘normal’ classroom setting. MAP and ISA are two popular and well-researched external assessments but they are broad in nature (as they are designed not for specific schools, but for huge numbers of students across the globe), and they only assess some elements of what students learn here at ISB. They are also administered in different conditions to those the students normally learn in. They represent one point of data in a much bigger discussion about student learning and progress.
You may have a chart at home on the wall, where you measure your child’s growth in height. In a similar way, these assessments measure growth in learning and, much the same as height, this growth is rarely regular and can happen in spurts. It is not practical for example, to expect regular, predictable learning growth each year. That is not typically how children learn. Equally, the higher the level achieved, the harder it is to demonstrate further progress in these assessments as the margins become narrower and our students can ‘top out’. For this reason, we no longer administer MAP in grade 9. Only students in grades 3-8 take the MAP assessment and those in grades 3, 5, 7 and 10 take the ISA assessment.
Book your ticket for the Panthers in the Wild celebration – May 24th
By: Shelley Bragg, Director of Marketing, Communications and Alumni
shelleyb@isb.ac.th
We’re taking you, into the wild!
We’re bringing our community together – Alumni, Parents and Staff – to celebrate the opening of our Environmental Wilderness Campus (EWC). A project that took years of development and planning deserves a big celebration. Book your ticket today, here.
There will be live music, great food, excellent company and a few fun surprises!
Come along and watch the ASD Dancers “Defy Gravity” at the annual ASD Performance.
By: Helen Weir, Afterschooldance
afterschooldance@gmail.com
Come along and watch the ASD Dancers “Defy Gravity” at the annual ASD Performance.
ES Performances
– Friday 18th May 3pm
– Saturday 19h May 1.30pm
MS/HS Performances
– Friday 18th May 6.30pm
– Saturday 19th May 10.00am
Tickets go on sale from Monday 14th May priced at Adults Baht 200 and Students Baht 100.
Tickets will be available – Monday 14th May
12.50 – 14.50 Outside in front of Admission Office
Tuesday 15th May and Wednesday 16th May
7.00 – 8.00 Outside in front of Admission Office
12.50 – 14.50 Outside in front of Admission Office
Thursday 17th May and Friday 18th May
7.00 – 8.00 Outside in front of Admission Office
10.00 – 12.00 in MS/HS Cafeteria
And before all Performances in front of Chevron Theatre.
For further information please contact Helen Weir afterschooldance@gmail.com .
Please complete the ISB Uniform Survey
By: Shelley Bragg, Director of Marketing, Communications and Alumni
shelleyb@isb.ac.th
We are currently reviewing the ISB school uniforms. The purpose of the review is to determine if we can improve the fabrics used, the style and fit of each item and to bring consistency of uniform policy across all school divisions. We are running a short survey and we will also be conducting focus groups, for those that are interested in providing more feedback. Your input is incredibly valuable in this process and we ask that you please take a few moments to complete this quick survey.
The survey will close on Monday, May 14th.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r
BYS Soccer Coordinator Position
By: CAO
bobc@isb.ac.th
TO ALL BYS FAMILIES:
Are you interested in being more involved in a great activity at ISB next year? We are looking for a parent to serve as the new BYS (Bangkok Youth Soccer) Coordinator. This coordinator will receive a paid stipend for this position.
Attached is a description of the position, and a list of tasks and timeline.
Please contact Bob Connor in the CAO if you are interested in applying for the position.
Thank you!
ISB Health Clinic: Annual Medical Screening For Students
By: Sally Plomley, Nurse Coordinator
nurse@isb.ac.th
It is the time of year when we need to start the medical screening process for ALL students.
We have modified the screening process so there is a basic medical screen for most students with a more extensive screen for students entering Grades 3, 6, 9 and 11, which includes a tuberculosis screen. Any student who has had a new student medical examination after January 2018 will not need a repeat examination. All students must fill in the Nurse Medication Consent form and Tuberculosis Symptom Screening form.
Forms are available for download from the ISB website here.
Any student with Diabetes, Asthma or Anaphylaxis will also need an action plan filled out by the doctor. Theses action plans are available for download from the ISB website: ISB Health Services Forms and Resources.
If your child has regular medications that the nurse administers throughout the school day, please also get the Prescription Medication Consent form filled out.
ALL FORMS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE HEALTH CLINIC BY JUNE 30 2018 either in person or via email nurse@isb.ac.th. Incomplete forms will not be accepted.
| Grade
(For next school year) |
Medical Review | Audiometry | TB Symptom Screen | TB Screening Test | ECG |
| K-Grade 2 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Grade 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Grade 4 and 5 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Grade 6 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Grade 7 and 8 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Grade 9 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Grade 10 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Grade 11 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Grade 12 | ✓ | ✓ |
The medicals can be done by any registered medical practitioner either in Thailand or your home country. Please make sure you take your child’s vaccination record to the appointment for the medical. If you are attending a clinic you have not been to in the past you will also need your passport or Thai ID card. Many health insurance companies will cover annual medical screening for children.
The medicals examinations for students entering K and grades 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 and 12 can now be done at the Aetna Family Clinic Nichada (with referral to the hospital if there are any issues). They can also be done at World Medical Center or Samitivej Hospital. All students entering grades 3, 6, 9 and 11 will need to attend Bumrungrad Hospital, World Medical Center, Samitivej Hospital or any other hospital/doctors surgery with appropriate facilities. Please note that World Medical Center only have audiology services Tuesday 9am-5pm, Wednesday 5pm-8pm and Saturday 9am-5pm.
Packages have been negotiated with Aetna Family Clinic, Bumrungrad Hospital and World Medical Center as outlined below. Please make your child’s booking for the “ISB Student Physical Examination” and take the forms for the doctor to fill out (as required). Please note there may be additional fees required for equipment and if there are additional medical reviews or tests required due to abnormalities found during the examination. If the doctor is consulted about any other medical concerns, additional medical certificates are required (that are not the ISB Physical Examination Report) or vaccinations are recommended and given, there will be additional fees.
| Grade
(For next school year) |
Aetna Family Clinic Nichada | Bumrungrad | World Medical Center |
| K-Grade 2 | Free until June 30 then 800 THB | 1,210 THB | 800 THB |
| Grade 3 | Not available | 2,210 THB
+TB screen |
1,000 THB
+TB screen |
| Grade 4 and 5 | Free until June 30 then 800 THB | 1,210 THB | 800 THB |
| Grade 6 | Not available | 2,890 THB
+TB Screen |
1,480 THB
+TB screen |
| Grade 7 and 8 | Free until June 30 then 800 THB | 1,210 THB | 800 THB |
| Grade 9 | Not available | 2,890 THB
+TB Screen |
1480 THB
+TB screen |
| Grade 10 | Free until June 30 then 800 THB | 1,210 THB | 800 THB |
| Grade 11 | Not available | 1,890 THB | 1,280 THB |
| Grade 12 | Free until June 30 then 800 THB | 1,210 THB | 800 THB |
Tuberculosis (TB) Screen additional costs (discuss with your doctor the appropriate screening test)
| Test | Bumrungrad | World Medical Center |
| Chest X-ray | 844 THB | 440 THB |
| Mantoux Skin Test | 599 THB | 840 THB |
| QuantiFERON Blood Test | 4,446 THB | 6,000 THB |
Any questions regarding the Annual Medical Screening please email nurse@isb.ac.th or sallyp@isb.ac.th
PTA Executive Board Elections: May 15th, 6 – 7pm
By: Eilin Hee, PTA – First VP
pta-firstvp@isb.ac.th
The annual election for PTA Executive Board positions will take place on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at the PTA Annual General Meeting. This meeting will be held from 6pm to 7pm (directly before the ISB Board of Trustees meeting), in the Literacy Lounge, Main Library.
The candidates are:
Dawn Baker, Ginny Condra, Gunjan Mullick, Jenna Deacon-Potter, Katie Edsall, Petcharat Richter, Petra Meeuwesen, Piercarlo Abate, Susan Yates, Tara Osterstock, Vartika Bawa
Nominations will also be accepted from the floor. Executive Board Members will be elected by a simple majority of PTA members present at the meeting. Election results will be announced that evening.
Backpack & suitcase donation request
By: Katie Bradfield
bradfield76@gmail.com
The Cub Scouts are collecting gently used small suitcases, sports bags or backpacks for a local orphanage. The Scouts will set up two drop-off points on Saturday, May 19, from 2 – 4 PM: one at the entrance to Nichada Plaza (near Villa) and the other next to 7-11. Please contact.
The Baan Poomwaet orphanage serves as a transition facility for young boys rescued from trafficking and other abusive situations. The boys stay at the facility anywhere from a couple of months up to a year before moving on to other government facilities. The suitcases/backpacks will be used for the boys when they are leaving so they will have a proper bag for their personal possessions rather than a plastic bag.
Second Chance Bangkok Sale at ISB – Wednesday, May 23rd
By: Mary STALNAKER, ES teacher
marys@isb.ac.th
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.
If You Know you are Leaving ISB
By: ISB Admissions
admissions@isb.ac.th
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 your child’s divisional office ES/MS/HS.
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.