ES eNews for November 23, 2018

Early Dismissal – Tuesday November 27, 2018
All ISB students will be dismissed at 1:10pm on Tuesday, November 27, 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.

Leaving Bangkok? An invitation from the ISB Counselors
 The ISB Counseling Department invites parents who are leaving to attend a Parent Transition Meeting on Wednesday, November 28 from 8:00-9:00 am in the ESMPR. In order to support both you and your child, we’ll talk about the various aspects of transition, things to consider, how to leave Bangkok well and arrive well at your new destination. We look forward to supporting you in this process.  If  you plan to attend, please email Khun Kunlawan at kunlawan@isb.ac.th

ES Explore (ES After School Activities)
Please note that Tuesday and Wednesday  ES Explore classes are complete ( with exception of Parkour class that will have the last session on November 27).

Monday ES explore classes will have their last session on November 26 (with exception of Science class that will have makeup classes on Monday, December 3rd and 10th).

Thursday and Friday activities will have their last session on December 6th and 7th ( with exception of Science class that will have the last session on December 13th).

Regards,
Livnat Ziskinder
ES Explore Coordinator
esactivities@isb.ac.th

ES Music Events: Celebrations of Learning & Festival of Light
The week of December 10th will be a musical one in the ES! Students in grades 2, 3 and 4 will be sharing their learning through song and dance in their music Celebrations of Learning on December 10th and 11th. On December 12th, join us for an evening of song, dance and poetic interpretation with our Panther Choir, Orff Ensemble and String Ensemble. All events take place in Chevron Theatre and are free of charge!

Its Panther Pop Time!!
Our famous ISB Panther Pops go on sale Friday, November 30

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.

ARTISTS UNDER THE STARS 2019 6:00pm-8:00pm,
December 13th marks the time and date for the annual HS Arts Council Artists Under the Stars event. Get ready for a cozy evening of awesome performances and a holiday themed snacks! All are welcome.

Habitat for Humanity Card Sale
Habitat for Humanity Club in high school is selling Christmas Cards that you can give to your friends and family. The cards represent a donation in the name of someone you would like to dedicate the card to. Your donation will help fund a Habitat Build in rural Thailand which will be attended by ISB students. Any donation will be a contribution to Habitat for Humanity Thailand. You can get the cards at the Booster Hut until December 3rd. Thank you for your generosity in helping us support our community! If you have any questions, please contact hsh4h@students.isb.ac.th.

We hope you will have a wonderful holiday!

MS Band Concert – 6:30pm November 27 Chevron Theater
 Please join our MS band students as they perform their annual Holiday Concert, ‘Deck the Holidays’.  The concert will feature students in the Beginning, Concert and Symphonic Bands. The concert takes place on Tuesday, November 27 in the Chevron Theater.  Performances will begin promptly at 6:30pm and end before 7:30pm. Admission is free!

(Updated) Second Chance Bangkok sale in December
Please click link to see more information

(Repeat) ISBNWC (Novel Writing Challenge) Coming Soon
Are you itching to get started on that BIG novel you have always wanted to write and wondering “whatever happened to NaNoWriMo?”
Wonder no more…

After considering student and parent feedback, we made the brave decision to re-brand NaNoWriMo and create our own writing challenge here at ISB.

Over the next few weeks we will be finalizing our new website ready to launch ISBNWC (International School Bangkok Novel Writing Challenge). We are partnering with the PTA to bring you a much more user friendly version.

We will be launching in January, ready for the BIG write in February.

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE INFORMATION

(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.  Good-Bye groups for students will start the last week of November. Thank you for your attention to this important matter.

(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
November/December 2018