ES e-News for August 30, 2019

Open House Thank You!  
On behalf of the ES Faculty, thank-you for joining us for our Open House last night.  We hope you enjoyed meeting teachers, seeing learning spaces, and peering through a childlike lens to show what the day-to-day learning is like for your child(ren).  We appreciate your involvement and are thrilled to be in a learning partnership with you.

ES Parent Engage: PTA Welcome & ISB Learner Attributes in Our Learning Spaces
Please join us for our first ES Parent Engage of the 2019-2020 school year on September 5th from 7:45 am – 9:15 am in the ES MPR. The PTA will introduce themselves and their role, as well as setting the stage for the year to come.  

As well, we will spend some time re-engaging with our ISB Learner Attributes: what they are, what they mean, and why they were developed.  We will also have a unique opportunity to go on a learning walk to see how the ISB Learner Attributes are coming alive for our learners in their learning spaces.

Early Dismissal – Tuesday September 3 
All ISB students will be dismissed at 1:10pm on Tuesday, September 3, 2019. On Early Dismissal Days, school buses will leave ISB at 1:20 p.m.  Early Dismissal Days allow faculty members and administrators to collaborate and further their professional development.

ES ‘Out of Uniform’ Day – September 5 and 6
These two days are ‘Out of 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 Uniform’ days are:

• Pants/slacks/shorts—good condition
• Shirts/blouses—sleeves & midriff required, appropriate logos only
• Skirts/dresses/jumpers—sleeves required, modest length
• Shoes—sneakers, street shoes or leather sandals with back strap
• Hats must be worn all the time when playing outside during recess or during PE classes.

ES Yearbook Photos 
The yearbook photos will take place the week of Sept. 9 – 12, 2019.  This is scheduled during the day and teachers will take classes to have photos taken.

ES Explore (ES After School Activities)
This  Semester’s ES Explore Program (After School Activity program) will begin on Monday, September 16th. 

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

Registration is open online on Friday ,August 30th (at 3 pm) until Wednesday,September 4th. 

Please Print registration forms along with exact payment and drop it in the box in the CAO.    

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

Panther Tennis Pre-K2 Class
Come and join us to Pre-K2 class every Thursday starting from September 5

Please check out our flyer.

(Repeat) Upcoming Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Assessment
In the coming weeks, learners in grades 3-8 will be taking the MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) test.  MAP testing is done on a computer and each test adapts to the student’s previous answers, so if they answer a question correctly, the test gets progressively more challenging.  If a student answers a question incorrectly, the test adapts to become easier.

MAP is a standardized test and is only one part of ISB’s overall assessment plan.  MAP testing is given twice a year, in the fall and in the spring. MAP provides a standardized measure of student growth in Reading and Mathematics based on our content standards.  A true picture of a child’s academic progress must include a variety of opportunities to demonstrate learning such as ongoing formative assessments given regularly in class; evidence of understanding such as writing samples, projects, and presentations; and teacher designed assessments.  Teachers collect a range of learning data to help them determine where students are in their learning and where they are ready to go next. MAP is a single piece of your child’s learning picture.

MAP measures your child’s achievement level compared to other students who have taken this test.  However, the student sample is drawn from US public and private schools, not international schools.  The test does not cover all academic skills, nor does it cover such areas as physical, artistic, or interpersonal skills.

As with any standardized assessment, students can become anxious about how they will perform.  You can support your child by ensuring that s/he gets a good night’s sleep, has a healthy breakfast, and comes to school knowing that this is important, and they can do it!

If you have any questions, you can look at the NWEA website or contact me (debic@isb.ac.th).

Results will be shared with parents and an informational meeting scheduled after the testing is completed.

Your partner in learning,
Debi Caskey
Deputy Head of School for Learning

(Repeat) ES Music Ensemble Registration is Now Open!
The elementary music department offers three extracurricular musical ensembles for students in grades 3, 4 and 5: Panther Choir, Orff Ensemble and String Ensemble. All three ensembles take place after school, are free of charge, and will begin the week of September 16th. For more information and to sign up for these ensembles, please click HERE.

(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.
naiyanar@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
September  2019