No School for Students on Nov. 15 – Professional Day
Friday Nov. 15, 2019 is a Professional Learning Day for teachers. Classes will resume on Monday Nov. 18, 2019. It will be an ‘F’ day.
Invention Saturday
Come and join the Invention Centre for our upcoming “Invention Saturday.” Get busy and making with tools, machines, various materials and robotics to problem solve through the various challenges.
When? Saturday 9th November
What time? 9am – 12pm
Where? The Invention Center (behind Chevron Theatre)
Who? Everyone! Bring your parents, siblings and friends (no prior experience needed). Elementary school students are required to have an adult with them and sign up via this link: https://forms.gle/ssKCWTUpPU5xPNS88
ES Report Cards
Report cards will be posted to PowerSchool at 3:00 pm Friday, Nov 15. We formally report on student learning three times each year (November, February and June). Please look over the report with your child, discussing strengths, areas for growth and goals. It is our aim that report cards are a spring-board for positive family conversations about learning. For any questions regarding Powerschool log-in, please contact K. Goff trins@isb.ac.th
Thank you for coming to our ES Parent Engage!
We had a well attended Parent Engage session this week, with Intercultural Day planning and an ES Principals’ Forum. Slides and talking points are found here.
Raising Multilinguals How? Unlocking the World Through Language-Rich Experiences
How can parents nurture native language besides speaking it with their children and enrolling them in classes? Find out by joining us for the parent workshop Raising Multilinguals How? on Thursday, November 14, 2019, from 7:45-9:15 a.m. in the Literary Lounge.
In this workshop—a followup to Raising Multilinguals—we will explore how families can promote literacy (reading and writing) and rich conversation, in support of the family language plan.
Parents of students in PreK through Grade 12 are welcome! The workshop will be held in the Literary Lounge, which is just inside the MS/HS Library. If you have questions, please write: nativelanguage@isb.ac.th
Art Studio Saturday – Saturday, 1 February, 2020
Take time to be creative!
Save the date for Saturday, 1 February, 2020.
It’s our second and final ArtSS offering this school year.
Registration information coming soon!
Shuttle Bus Service from Emporium Suites to ISB on Friday, November 22 for Intercultural Day
In addition to ISB’s regular shuttle bus travelling between ISB and Emporium Suites, there will be an additional bus service on Friday, November 22 to accommodate parents looking to participate in Elementary School Intercultural Day. The bus will depart from Emporium Suites at 6:45am to get to ISB in time for the Assembly at 8:00am. Please arrive at the Emporium Suites Lobby 5 minutes before the scheduled departure time.
Please sign up here to join the shuttle on November 22.
ES Explore (ES After School Activities)
Please note that Friday, November 15th – School Holiday, no school, no ES Explore in session.
Tuesday and Wednesday ES Explore classes will have their last session on November 19th and 20th.
Monday ES explore classes will have their last session on November 25th.
Thursday ES Explore classes will have their last session on November 28th.
Friday activities will have their last session on December 6th.
Regards,–
Livnat Ziskinder
ES Explore Coordinator
esactivities@isb.ac.th
News from the PTA : Staff Appreciation Cookies, November 14, 2019
It’s that time of year when we show our ISB staff just how much we really appreciate them.
The PTA is requesting 2-3 dozen baked cookies from each family. Please make cookies no larger than 2-inch diameter so they will fit in the packaging. You can bake any kind of cookies but remember NO NUTS!
We do hope to have enough cookies for each staff member to enjoy 4 cookies for morning tea! Our goal is 3,000 cookies, which is quite a lot so we need all the help you can give!
A table will be available for cookies drop-off from 7 AM on Thursday, November 14 in front of Panther or in the MPB 3 room. All cookies should be dropped off between 7.00-9.00 hrs.
Our Teachers, Instructional Assistants, Epicure Staffs, Guards, Bus Drivers, Nurses, Classified Staff and many more look forward to these sweet treats we will provide! It is such a lovely compliment from our ISB parents.
Let us know how many cookies you can bring by filling in the sign-up sheet here or follow the link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AjTxGe9UJi0MUolWikZQaOrlAdVcvuLO20muQ29u388/edit?usp=sharing
Any other queries, please contact PTA Hospitality board members, Hling or Tem at Pta-hospitality@isb.ac.th
(Repeat) Second Chance Bangkok Clothing Drive
Grade 3 will be collecting unwanted, used ISB uniforms and any other gently used clothing or household items for our Second Chance Bangkok partners November 4th through November 14th. Please bring in any unwanted items you have and put them in the wooden box located in the G3 quad.
(Repeat) Grade 5 Musical Production: “Little Red: A Multicultural Fairytale”
This year’s grade 5 musical production will be our own unique version of the fairytale “Little Red Red Riding Hood”! The story will be told from the perspective of three different cultures, based on the storybooks “Lon Po Po” (China), “Pretty Salma” (Ghana), and “Petite Rouge” (Cajun/Louisiana). The entire fifth grade will bring this tale to life through movement and music that they will be creating themselves! Mark your calendars so that you don’t miss this exciting demonstration of student creativity. There will be two showings: Tuesday, February 18th, AND Wednesday, February 19th, at 6:30 pm both days.
(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. Ann (naiyanar@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) U11 BISAC School Sports Season 2 (Soccer)
The ISB U11 Soccer season starts on Monday 11 November
U11 BISAC teams represent the school in local competitions and are free of charge.
To be eligible to play, U11 Athletes should be 8, 9 or 10 on August 1, 2019.
PRACTICE TIMES
Monday & Thursday 2:35-3:35
Boys Soccer: Albert Field
Girls Soccer: Field C
You can find the information letter here or Register here
Registration closes on Sunday 10 November.
(Repeat) Intercultural Day – Friday, November 22
Cultures connecting through the Arts.
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 cultural rooms so that our students can celebrate different traditions, food, dress, language, music, and geography throughout the day. With this year’s theme being focused on the Arts, we are excited for how this might influence students’ experiences in the cultural rooms.
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 (22th) 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) 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
November 2019
| Nov.4-14 | Second Chance Bangkok Clothing Drive |
| Nov. 14 | Staff Appreciation Cookie Day |
| Nov. 15 | ES Report Cards go Online |
| Nov. 15 | All Staff Professional Day (No school for students) |
| Nov. 19 | Board of Trustees (BOT) Meeting 6:00 pm (MPB 3) |
| Nov. 22 | ES Intercultural Day (Assembly 8:00 am Rajendra Hall) |