Positive Two Days of Learning Conversations
We have had two very fruitful days of learning conversations with parents, students and teachers during our Parent-Teacher Conferences for this semester. Thank you to all of the parents who came out and met with their child’s teachers. This partnership is essential component to helping students be successful and the past two days have been positive for that purpose.
Teachers and parents alike shared that the conversations were meaningful and the helpful as we look ahead to the remainder of the semester. We hope that our teacher’s care for your children and skills as teachers shone through.
Call for Middle School Questions and Concerns
The first MS Principal Forum will take place Tuesday, November 6 at 9 am in MPR 3. This is an opportunity to voice your questions, comments, suggestions or concerns, and for Mr. Harter and the middle school administration to respond to them.
We are currently accepting written comments, questions and concerns that will be summarized by the MS parent counsel and then put forward to the middle school administration. MS parents who would like to submit comments should email them to mscoord@isb.ac.th before the deadline of Friday, October 12. They will then be summarized and presented to the administration for response on November 6.
Please note that comments not related to middle school will be forwarded to the related department and/or discussed in the PTA board meeting. All questions and comments will be anonymous in the report.
Submitted by Middle School Coordinators
Kelly Kabat and Ferda Seyhan
No School on October 15th
Please note that October 15th is a holiday for Thailand, in remembrance of His Majesty the Late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, King Rama IX.
BBSA – Baseball and softball registration now open for 2018-19 Season
Bangkok Baseball Softball Association (BBSA) has organized baseball/softball play for the past 58 years in Bangkok. There are leagues for boys and girls ages 4 yrs – 18 yrs. Please note registration is open from now until November 2nd. Current fees per player are THB 3,600. Registration fees will increase to THB 4,100 on November 2nd (if there is space in our program) so be sure to register before that date.
You can make your payment at the Community Activity Office (CAO) or pay by Thai bank wire transfer. Cash, credit cards and Thai baht checks are accepted for payment at the CAO office. The CAO Office is open Monday – Friday, 7:00AM to 11:00AM and 12:00PM to 3:00PM.
Player assessment will be held on Sunday November 4th at the ISB fields. All players are strongly encouraged to attend their assessment sessions to allow the coaches to create fair and balanced teams. See the attached assessment schedule.
Opening Day for baseball/softball is on Saturday, Nov 17th. All games are played on Friday evenings and Saturdays at ISB. Games will continue every weekend until the league championships the weekend of February 22nd/23rd. There will be no games during the winter break at ISB but we will continue play on Saturday, January 5th 2019. The game schedule will be published approximately one week before the season begins.
Practices will begin the week of Nov 5th. All teams will practice once per week during the season as a weekly practice is important to skills development and to learn the fundamentals of teamwork, etc. We have arranged a downtown Bangkok location for an optionalSunday practice at NIST. Parents will have to pay THB 1,000 for the season for this practice because NIST charges for field usage.
On the registration form you will also have an opportunity to volunteer to be a coach, assistant coach or team parent. Please consider help out with your child’s team in some way. The kids really love having their parents helping out with their team and you will have a great time. No previous baseball experience is necessary.
BBSA has purchased a limited number of fielding gloves for players who need them. These will be sold on our assessment day.
Please go to www.isb.ac.th/community-baseball for more information and the registration link. Please visit our Facebook page at facebook.com/groups/217724271623929/. If you have any questions, please contact Phil Walther at info@bangkokbaseball.org
Please see assessment schedule here.
Repeat Announcement: BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ VACANT POSITION
By: Jack Kraprayoon
Chair, Board of Trustees
The ISB Board of Trustees wishes to announce one vacant position which was formerly occupied by Catherine Miller. We invite applications from members of the ISA community to be considered for this position. The successful candidate will serve until the next AGM. If you are interested, please complete the attached Board of Trustees Candidate CV and send it to the Committee on Trustees (for the attention of Henrietta Bullinger) via Joy Davy at joyd@isb,ac.th . The deadline for the submission of CVs is 12:00 noon, Friday October 5, 2018. Informal interviews will be held on Monday, October 8, 2018.
Please click here for BOT candidate CV form.