No School on Monday October 15
Monday October 15 is His Majesty The Late King Bhumibol Adulyadej Memorial Day. There is no school. Classes resume on Tuesday October 16. It will be an ‘E’ Day.
Intercultural Day – Friday, November 16
Intercultural Day is a ‘hands-on’ learning day to celebrate ISB’s rich intercultural diversity. Many of our ES classrooms are ‘transformed’ by parents into country themed rooms so that our students can celebrate different cultures, food, dress, language, music, and geography throughout the day.
A few details for parents:
- Students are invited to wear t-shirts representing various cultures instead of their uniform or P.E. uniform in the week leading up to Intercultural Day.
- On Intercultural Day (16th) students are welcome to dress in a way that represents a culture important to them.
- Intercultural Day begins with an Assembly. Parents are welcome to join the Assembly, as we are gathering in Rajendra Hall. Parents will need to be seated by 7:45AM SHARP – so that the Assembly can begin on time.
Upcoming Parents Meeting for MAP/ISA Assessment Grades 3-5
For more information click here
Leaving ISB at the End of the First Semester?
Parents of students who are not returning to ISB after Semester 1 need to notify the ES Office, K. Tina (tinaratr@isb.ac.th) as soon as possible and fill out the Notice of Withdrawal from ISB Form to enable us to process school records for their next school. Thank you for your attention to this important matter.
Parent and Toddler social at Bangkok Funarium
PTA Welcome Wai would like to invite ISB parents with toddlers to a very special downtown event. On Thursday 8th November we will be sponsoring a trip to Bangkok Funarium. This event will provide ISB parents and their toddlers with an opportunity to come together, network and play in an environment which ensures lots of fun for the smallest members of the family. There is no charge for this excursion – buses, entrance tickets and refreshments will be provided by the PTA and ISB. Please note that places are limited to 20 parents and 20 toddlers.
The Funarium play session will run from 9.30 – 11.00am. Free mini buses will leave ISB at 8.15am and downtown parents will have the option of either meeting at Funarium or using a bus that will be provided from Emporium.
If you would like to sign up for this free parent and toddler session, please follow the link to the google doc and complete all the fields by 28th October 2018 . Please note that this is an ISB parent event so all adults must be a parent of a child already at ISB. All children must be accompanied by a parent.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VkwOyXoY4-NA8PDh1juZnVF_LIoIC4CRFIPdJsmQzPg/edit#gid=0
For any further information please contact: Jenna Deacon-Potter (jennaidp@gmail.com)
Its Panther Pop Time!!
Our famous ISB Panther Pops go on sale Friday, October 19
For those new to ISB you may be wondering, What is a Panther Pop?
A delicious chocolate chip cookie wrapped around a scrumptious Mars Bars with an easy to hold popsicle stick handle.
Who can Purchase them you ask???
Grades 2 and up are allowed to come to the table for purchase, any younger kiddos need to come with mom,dad,older sibling, helper so they can purchase for them.
Remind your kids to look for our table set up in front of the bookstore.
Don’t forget your 30 Baht.
ISB MS Drama Presents: TheatreSports 2018 – Just Roll With It
New date, same amazing event! Please join us at 4:00pm in the CCT on Tuesday, October 16 (changed from Thursday the 18th) for this year’s annual TheatreSports extravaganza, Just Roll With It. Laugh, cry, cheer, and shout as students take on improvisation challenges in front of you, the live audience. The best part of the experience? You never know what’s coming next, and neither do they! Tickets are 50THB with proceeds going to support ISB’s work with Street Boys. Hope to see you there!!!
BBSA – Baseball and softball registration will open on October 1st for the 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.
Registration is open from October 1st until November 3rd. We must register players now so we have time to hold player assessments, form teams and order player uniforms before play begins.
Current fees per player are THB 3,600. Registration fees will increase to THB 4,100 on November 3rd 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 once we know how many players are registered.
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 an optional Sunday 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 helping 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 register link and please visit ourFacebook page.
If you have any questions, please contact Phil Walther at phil@bangkokbaseball.org
(Updated) ES PTA News
Intercultural Day:
We unveiled our theme at this weeks parents engage. We had a fun brainstorming session and all rooms are thinking about how their cultures care for their people and the world at large. There are some fun ideas and activities planned, please contact us if you’d like to volunteer.
Principal forum – November 1st
We are collecting parents feedback. Please email us your comments, suggestions and question by the end of next week (October 19th).
All questions are presented to the ES admin anonymously and will be presented to the principal at the forum on November 1st.
(Updated) ES Explore (ES After School Activities)
Please note that Monday, October 15th – School Holiday, no school, no ES Explore in session.
All activities are well underway. Most of ES Explore have already hosted their 4th session so there are no longer any changes permitted.
Regards,
Livnat Ziskinder
ES Explore Coordinator
esactivities@isb.ac.th
(Repeat) Calling all artists! Intercultural Day Logo needed
This year, we would like to call upon our talented ISB artists to create a new Intercultural Day logo.
This is open to any Elementary School ISB artist. All artwork must be original and should say “Intercultural Day” somewhere on the logo. All logos must fit on a 15 cm by 10.5 cm piece of paper. Students can get a piece of drawing paper cut to this size from their classroom teacher. All submissions must be submitted to the ES Office by Friday, October 19th by 2pm. Please make sure that the artist’s name, grade, and class has been clearly written on the back.
The Intercultural Day teacher committee will chose one logo for this year. We will celebrate all artwork that is submitted on a bulletin board for Intercultural Week in November.
(Repeat) Panther Swim Team taking over Learn to Swim program (Super Jr. Panther Squads)
by Corry Day
contact: corryd@isb.ac.th
Dear Parents,
Panther Swim Team taking over Learn to Swim program (Super Jr. Panther Squads):
What does this means to ISB swimmers? It means that from now on, all swimmers from the very beginner levels will no longer have to go somewhere else to prepare themselves for the Panther Swim Team. Our Panther Swim Team coaches will run the program and work with the High School instructors as their assistants.
We will be accepting new “Super Jr. Panthers” after the October break, so you do not have to wait until January to join the swim team!
Sign up at the CAO or online at the old Learn to Swim link.
https://www.isb.ac.th/isb-swim-team/panther-learn-swim
For more information contact Corry Day (corryd@isb.ac.th)
Regards,
Corry Day
Aquatics Director
(Repeat) After School Supervision
Any elementary school student on campus outside of regular school hours, who is 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
October 2018
| Oct. 15 | His Majesty The Late King Bhumibol Adulyadej Memorial Day (No School) |
| Oct. 16 | Board of Trustees Meeting 6:00 pm (MPB 3) |
| Oct. 19 | PTA Lost and Found Display |
| Oct.22-26 | October Break (NO School) |
| Oct. 23 | Chulalongkorn Day (Holiday for Classified Staff) |
| Oct. 30 | 1:10 pm Early Release |
