Happy Holidays From All of Us at ISB! 
From all of the staff in the Elementary School, we wish students and families a very safe and happy holiday. We look forward to seeing you all back at school on Monday, January 13, 2020 (A Day).

Here are some photographs from the Festival of Lights concert that was held on Wednesday evening!

ES Community Design Challenge!
We’re getting new play spaces in the Elementary School and we need your help! We want to know how you would design the playground of your dreams and so we’re inviting students and families to participate in our first ever ES community design challenge. Watch this video to learn more from our students! If you have any questions, email us at: communitydesignchallenge@isb.ac.th

“ISB Jingle Jive”: An ES Community Video
Click here to enjoy our ES community video!

ES Explore (ES After School Activities)
All of our ES Explore activities have now finished. 

I would like to thank all of our ES Explore instructors for a wonderful semester.
Next Semester’s ES Explore Program will begin on Monday, February 17th. 

Please look out for registration information that will be open on January 24th. 

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

ISB PANTHER GYMNASTICS PROGRAM

Gymnastics Registration Semester 2 IS OPEN
The ISB Panther Gymnastics is now accepting registrations for all ES boys and girls for semester 2 2019-2020. 

We have spots available:

• K to Grade 2 beginner: Monday & Wednesday 2:35 pm – 3:35 pm
• K to Grade 2 beginner: Saturday 9:00 am – 11:00 am

• K to Grade 2 Level 1-2: Thursday 2:35 pm – 4:35 pm
• K to Grade 2 Level 1-2: Friday 2:35 pm – 4:35 pm

• Grade 1 and up all level: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 2:35 pm – 4:35 pm 
• Grade 1 and up all level: Wednesday 3:40 pm – 5:40 pm
• Grade 1 and up all level: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 4:40 pm – 6:40 pm 
• Grade 1 Level 1-3: Saturday 9:00 am to 11:00 am
• Grade 1 Level 4 and Up: Saturday 12pm to 2 pm.

Please consult the schedules, prices and the registration link HERE.

Pre-K 1 & 2 Gymnastics Classes
We are offering FUNdamental gymnastics classes for boys and girls in Pre-K 1& 2 on

• Saturday 11:00 am to 12:00 pm (1 hour)
• Tuesday 1:30 pm to 2:15 pm (45 min) 

Appointed adult must escort gymnast and remain on campus during class. Please consult the schedules, prices and the registration link here.

Best regards,
Torill Haga Olufsen
ISB Panther Gymnastics Coordinator
https://www.isb.ac.th/isb-panther-gymnastics/
www.facebook.com/isbpanthergymnastics 

(Repeat) Learning HUB News
Returning Books and Holiday Books Lists
Please help your child(ren) look through their bedrooms and bookshelves to find books that belong to ISB. Children regularly borrow books from the Learning HUB, classroom libraries and the Bookroom.  All these books have ISB stickers and/or Barcodes on the back covers.  

Holiday Book Lists: Be sure to visit our HUB blog for recommended reading lists by grade level, hour of code ideas and some great online resources! library.isb.ac.th/hub 

The ES HUB Team Wants you to READ Over the Winter Holiday!
Taking time to read with and to your child grade PK-5, will help them with learning and provide important family bonding time.  

Why not stop by, visit and read in the HUB over the holidays!   

Opening times:
December 23, 24
January 2 -10
7:00-11:00 and 12:00pm-3:00pm

Due Dates:
Materials (Books) checked out over the break are due on the first day back in January:-)

(Repeat) Sock Hop Dance
The Girl Scouts of Thailand presents the Mother-Daughter Dance on January 18 from 5-8 pm in Multipurpose Building (MPB). The tickets will be sold at ISB-CAO office until January 15. The cost is 800 baht.

(Repeat) The upcoming International School Bangkok Novel Writing Challenge (ISBNWC)
Click here to learn more about the ES Novel Writing Challenge launch and sign up process.

 

 (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
December/January  2019

Dec. 23-Jan 10	Winter Holiday
Jan. 13	School Opens Second Semester
	Parents Welcome Back Coffee 7:30 am (MPB 1)
Jan. 14	Board of Trustees Meeting 6:00 pm (MPB 3)