ES e-News for November 14, 2019

Intercultural Day – next Friday!
The big day is coming! Our ES Intercultural Day is just 1 week away. You won’t want to miss the joyful assembly in the morning or all the wonderful cultures on display throughout the day. 

The theme for Intercultural Day this year is: Cultures connecting through the Arts. It is a ‘hands-on’ learning day to celebrate ISB’s rich intercultural diversity. Many of our ES classrooms are ‘transformed’ by parents into geographically themed rooms so that our students can celebrate different cultures, food, dress, language, music, and geography throughout the day. We are so appreciative of all the support that our parent community provide to make this day such a memorable experience for students.

A few reminders:

• 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.

ES Explore  (ES After School Activities)
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

IASAS Art and Film Exhibition – November 13 through December 6, 2019 
Now on display in the Chevron Gallery, enjoy the ISB artwork and films presented IASAS Art & Film at SAS last week. 

(Repeat) 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. 

(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) 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