ES e-News for January 11, 2019

Welcome Back!
We are very happy to welcome everyone back to school for the start of another great semester of learning. A special ‘hello’ to our new students and their families.  We are grateful that you have joined our ISB community.

ES Make-up Photos – Monday, Jan. 21, 2019
New students who came to school on or after September 17, 2018 will have their pictures taken on Monday, January 21, 2019 from 7:30-2:00 pm in the ES MPR. Students will need to wear their red or white ISB uniform shirt.  If it is your child’s PE day, please send a red or white uniform shirt for them to change into for this photo session.

A retake session will also be available for other students from 2:20-3:00 pm in the ES MPR. This is completely optional and requires signing up now by emailing Khun Ann (naiyanar@isb.ac.th) by Wednesday, January 16. Students will not be allowed to miss class time to retake their photo. You will need to supervise your child during the photo time after school.  Thank you.

ES Explore (ES After School Activities)
Second Semester’s ES Explore Program (After School Activity program) will begin on Monday, February  11th.

ES Explore Booklet is available online on January 11th.
Registration will be open online on Friday ,January 25th (at 3 pm) until Wednesday, January 30th.

ES Explore Booklet available online for viewing or downloading go to https://www.isb.ac.th/student-life/activities/elementary-school-activities and click “Activities booklet” link. This is also where you register for the program.

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

Raising Multilinguals Parent Workshop: Unlocking the World with a Family Language Plan
On Thursday, January 24, 2019, from 7:45 to 9:15 a.m. in MPB 1, ISB EAL and Native Language faculty will offer a workshop for parents from all divisions (ES, MS, HS) about maintaining students’ native languages while they also study in English at ISB. This will be similar to the Raising Multilinguals workshop offered last year, and is especially useful for new families.

At this workshop faculty will:

• Present reasons to maintain native language, based on research
• Describe native language classes and resources available at ISB
• Discuss the importance of making a family language plan

Faculty will also lead small group discussions of how to nurture particular languages, how to support native language development at home, and how to make a language plan work.

Please join us! Parents of students in PreK through Grade 12 are welcome. For further information, please email: nativelanguage@isb.ac.th

GYMNASTICS REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN
The ISB Panther Gymnastics is still accepting registrations for all boys and girls in Pre-K through Grade 6. Gymnastics develops strengths, flexibility, balance, agility and coordination. Any ISB student interested in learning gymnastics skills for fitness, recreational or competition reasons is welcome to join. It’s never too late to start gymnastics.

Recommended classes for beginner:

• Pre-K (45 minutes): Saturday 11h15 to 12h00 + one weekly class to be confirmed on January 14th;
• KG to Grade 2 (1 hour): Monday & Wednesday: 14h35-15h35
• Grade 2/3 and up (2 hours):
  • Friday: 14h35-16h35
  • Friday 15h40-17h40 and
  • Saturday 09h00-11h00

You can consult the schedules, the prices and the registration link here.
If you have any questions,  please email us at cao.gymnastics@isb.ac.th

Best Regards,
Yanick Michaud-Marcotte
ISB Gymnastics Coordinator
Tel:094 124 3009
Email: cao.gymnastics@isb.ac.th
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www.facebook.com/isbpanthergymnastics

ArtSS: Art Studio Saturday coming up on 26 January! Sign up now!
Art Studio Saturdays are designed to enrich the ISB community through the intellectual and creative thoughts and actions of its participants.

The format of Art Studio Saturday is structured so that participants are involved in one of four focus workshops in which they will learn specific skills, have the opportunity for individual exploration, and participate in creative challenges. As the day progresses, participants will be invited to visit other workshops and to engage in collaborative works.  

All participants, regardless of workshop, will explore image making with a focus on mark making, texture, and contrast in a variety of media, including; paint, print, ink, clay, charcoal, oil pastel. Participants will be working towards a collaborative piece as well as individual works. These explorations will be both 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional.

Saturday, 26 January 2019
10:00-2:00
Art Quad

Art Studio Saturday is free and includes a light lunch.
It is open to students (grade 4 and up), parents, staff and teachers at ISB.
Spaces are limited and will be based on a diversity of ages and experiences.
Please register here by Thursday, 17 January.
Confirmation emails will be sent on Monday, 21 January.

This studio session is hosted by the ISB Visual Art Department with support from the ISB PTA & Boosters.
For more information please email: kylieh@isb.ac.th, johannan@isb.ac.th, tristam@isb.ac.th, basilt@isb.ac.th, or pauld@isb.ac.th.

(Repeat) Safeguarding and Consent Parent Workshop
Parents expect their children’s school to give them the academic skills to succeed in university and life, but what about the skills to manage the social demands that they face in feeling good about themselves and making smart decisions about friends and relationships?  ISB strives to impart the additional skills our students need to survive “life beyond ISB” from PreK to Grade 12 – setting boundaries and fully understanding consent. We feel that learning these skills is every bit as important to a healthy, fulfilling future.  So how do we promote learning about safety, consent and boundaries at ISB? Come find out! We’ll have two sessions (same content, repeated) on Wednesday, January 23rd, in the MPB 1, 8:00-9:00 AM or 6:00-7:00 PM.

(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
January 2019