ISB Graduation this Saturday – Livestream Link
Family, friends and ISB Panthers from around the world can watch ISB Graduation through the livestream link, found below. Let’s celebrate the ISB Class of 2019 together!
Vocal Point: Second Show Added – June 7th, 3.30pm
Due to popular demand, Vocal Point, is adding an additional show on June 7 at 3:30pm in the Chevron Theater!
Vocal Point is a nine-member, male a cappella group at Brigham Young University (BYU). Founded by students in 1991, Vocal Point operates under the direction of BYU’s Performing Arts Management (PAM). The group has won three Pearl Awards and was the winner of the 2006 International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA). In 2011, the group placed fifth on NBC’s third season of The Sing Off.
Anthony A. Giles, Director of Arts & Activities
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
BIG Booster Clearance Sale Next Week!
The Booster Hut will be holding a year-end merchandise clearance and sale starting next week until the end of school. We will be offering deep discounts on sweaters, T-shirts, shorts, and polos, so please stop in to check them out. Our hours:
Tuesday June 4: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Wednesday June 5: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Thursday June 6: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Friday June 7: 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Monday June 10: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Tuesday June 11: 10 a.m.-12 p.m
Contact:
Booster Club – Secretary booster-secretary@isb.ac.th
New Vehicle Sticker and ID Application Form
Every two years, ISB requires renewal of all vehicle access stickers, including golf carts and scooters. We also require family helpers (Mae Bahn, driver, nanny, etc) to update their access cards yearly. This allows us to manage who is coming on campus as well as keep our community safe.
This year, the application process is on-line. Please see link below. This will allow everyone to upload the documents from their devices, and no longer requires multiple paper copies.
You may now apply for next year’s parking permits and any family staff renewals.
All vehicle applications will be processed over the summer and new stickers will be available to pick up at the security office as of August 1st. ID cards will also be processed, but the applicant will need to come in and have an updated photo taken, after August 1st.
The security department has done extensive internal testing with this online process, but there are often issues with new systems. Should you notice anything or have any difficulties, please us know and we will do our best to update the system quickly.
Thank you for your continued support.
Mark Hevald, Director of Risk Management
markh@isb.ac.th
2019-20 International School Bangkok Calendar
The 2019-20 calendar is ready and can be viewed directly here. Any adjustments made to dates and events will be reflected on the live calendar, also found on the ISB Website.
Please look out for the hard copy of the calendar in late August, when it will be sent home with the eldest child in each family.
Kellie Alexander, Community Activities Coord.
kelliea@isb.ac.th
Community Activities Summer Camps
by Community Activities Office
Various Sports Camps will be offered through the ISB CAO during the Summer period.
Please visit us in the CAO for general information. For, for specific questions, please contact each activity coordinator or leader:
Summer Multi-sport Camp – Bangkok Soccer Schools – Contact Connor Veal at panthersfc@isb.ac.th or coaching@bangkokfcacademy.com
Top Flight Basketball Camp – www.topflightbangkok.com -Contact info@
Panthers Gymnastics – Contact cao.gymnastics@isb.ac.th
Panthers Tennis – Contact panthert@isb.ac.th
PT Summer Clinic2019
Softball and Baseball – Contact zjwade08@gmail.com (baseball) or samanthagalzara816@gmail.com (softball)
No Change to the School Uniforms
Dear Parents,
Thank you for the feedback that was offered throughout our process of review of our school uniforms at ISB, that took place this school year.
The majority of our parent community asked for the uniform to remain unchanged, aside from some possible fabric adjustments and an updating to the correct school logo and typography. These are changes that will be made for any new items and then fabric changes will be explored in the next school year.
As of 2019 – 2020, the school uniforms will remain unchanged. We have added one new item, which is a new t-shirt and shorts for our young, little panthers who are joining us in the 3 year old program in August.
Thank you again for your input throughout this process.
Returning Students Medical Package
Dear parents,
Just a reminder that the Returning Students Medical Package is due to be returned to the ISB Health Clinic by June 30th and is available on this link or can be collected from the Health Clinic.
Please submit the package to the Health Clinic or email it to nurse@isb.ac.th.
Thank you for all your help in completing the medical requirements.
After-School Native Languages – Double the Learning Time!
We’re excited to announce that starting in the 2019-2020 school year, we will be expanding our After School Native Language classes at ISB. Beginning in September, we will be offering two sessions each week for each language in which there is adequate demand. This will allow your children to have twice as much instruction time for the same cost. Instruction will be provided by passionate, dedicated teachers who will carry ISB’s Vision, Mission, Learning Attributes, and Values into each class.
The After School Native Language Academy will run after-school allowing for flexibility in class sizes, intentional groupings across age and language needs, and schedule setting. The native languages that are currently offered within the school day will remain unchanged, with classes every second day in Elementary School (Thai) and Middle School and High School (French, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish and Thai). After-school classes are not a replacement for Native Language classes offered in school.
Most After School classes will be offered twice a week for an hour each session . The languages on offer:
- Danish
- Dutch
- French
- German
- Hebrew
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Mandarin
- Spanish
For Pre-Kindergarten, Thai and Mandarin will be on offer once a week.
A native/near native language is generally described as a language that is used on a daily basis with at least one parent. This is fundamental to ensure that the language can be supported outside of the classroom. We believe that native language learning happens best when students experience a strong home-school partnership.
The schedule of classes will be shared at the start of next school year, as registrations are received and confirmed. To inquire about native language support for your children, in any of the languages above or a language not listed, please email: nativelanguage@isb.ac.th