Oct. 22-26 October Break – no school
Enjoy the break! Have a lovely time with family and friends, traveling or taking things a little more slowly. Classes resume on Monday, October 29. It will be a ‘C’ Day.
Early Dismissal – Tuesday October 30, 2018
All ISB students will be dismissed at 1:10pm on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. On Early Release Days, school buses will leave ISB at 1:25 pm. Early Release Days allow faculty members and administrators to collaborate and further their professional development.
ES ‘Out of Uniform’ Day – November 1 and 2
These two days are ‘Out of School Uniform’ days in the Elementary School. On PE days, students need to wear their PE uniforms. On their non PE day, students may choose to not wear their ISB uniform.
Appropriate dress guidelines for our ‘Out of School Uniform’ days are listed in the ES Student/Parent Handbook
ES Parent Engage – November 1, 7:45am (ES MPR)
Come join us for PTA updates, WASC school certification information, our principals’ forum, and intercultural day planning.
Intercultural Day Room Openings!
Great news for anyone who would like to host their culture during Intercultural Day this year! We have become aware of a few grades that have extra rooms that we need to fill! If you would love to represent your culture on this exciting and fulfilled day in the ES, please contact us (escoord.@isb.ac.th). We currently have 2 rooms that need to be filled.
1 room in Grade 2
1 room in Grade 4
ES Explore (ES After School Activities)
We are half way through our ES Explore Program.
Most of ES Explore classes have already hosted their 4th session.
Please note that there will be no ES Explore in session during October break. All ES Explore classes will resume on Monday, October 29th.
Tuesday, October 30th, is an early release day so all ES Explore will take place one hour earlier from 1:25pm-2:25pm.
Regards,
Livnat Ziskinder
ES Explore Coordinator
esactivities@isb.ac.th
Muangthong United soccer schools
The MTUTD soccer school is offering training clinics during the October break to compliment their weekend sessions.
Monday – Friday is 3PM – 5PM, while Saturdays/Sundays are 4PM – 6PM.
Please click HERE for more information
Mindstorms EV3 Open Robotics Challenge:
Who: Teams of 2-3 students, Grades 4-12
When: After school and weekends Oct 31-Nov 10.
Why: To demonstrate Robotic Superpowers and have fun!
Organize your friends and purchase tickets now for our ISB PTA Black & Gold Ball
Please join us and allow us to entertain you for the evening, while benefiting 2 wonderful causes. The dinner, the music, the prizes and the company… all will make for an excellent event that you do not want to miss! Don’t miss it!
Jeff Ross Artwork Unveiling – 11:00am Tuesday, October 30 in the Main Library
You may have seen him working with students, teachers, and parents in the ES, MS, and HS visual art studios throughout the month of October. Or maybe you watched him painting the four giant panels in the cafeteria pit a couple weeks ago and were curious about what he was doing. Either way please join our Visual Arts Teachers and Students in the main library at 11:00am on Tuesday, October 30 to honor Artist-in Residence, Jeff Ross, and the unveiling of the artwork he created especially for ISB!!! Come help celebrate how this department is enriching our community through creative thoughts and actions.
(Updated) Parent and Toddler social at Bangkok Funarium – additional places available
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 30 toddlers and an accompanying parent.
For any further information please contact: Jenna Deacon-Potter (jennaidp@gmail.com)
(Repeat) 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.
(Repeat) Upcoming Parents Meeting for MAP/ISA Assessment Grades 3-5
For more information click here
(Repeat) 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.
(Repeat) 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
(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/November 2018
| Oct.22-26 | October Break (No School) |
| Oct. 23 | Chulalongkorn Day (Holiday for Classified Staff) |
| Oct. 30 | 1:10 pm Early Release |
| Nov. 1 | ES Parent Engage 7:45 am (ES MPR) |
| Nov. 1-2 | ES ‘Out of School Uniform’ Day |
| Nov. 5 | MAP/ISA Parent Meeting (for Grades 3-8 Parents) 1:30 pm (MPB 3) |
