Friday, May 29 No Virtual School
May 29 is a school holiday. There will be no virtual school on that day.
ES Summer Parent Engage Webinar: Transitioning to Summer Learning
Thursday 28th at 1:00-2:30
Please join us for our final ES Parent Engage for 2019/2020 live on Zoom!
Our final session this school year will be an opportunity for us to share ideas for engaging with your children during the summer months. We want to give you the information and resources we know and use at school so that you can make the choices that best fit your family’s needs and plans. We will highlight the big ideas within math and literacy for each grade level, along with prompts, activities and projects for you to talk about with your children.
Please join ES administrators, ES Learning Coach Michelle Goodison and Director of Teaching and Learning Jennifer Delashmutt in this interactive live Webinar. In addition to the information shared, you will be able to ask questions over the chat function.
Please register here! The Zoom link will be automatically sent to you after you sign up.
We hope you walk away with some optional, fun, creative ways to explore, experience and reflect with your children this summer!
Message from the HUB
Reminder
- All families must clear accounts by returning HUB books as soon as possible.
- Any leaving families must return books and clear account before leaving ISB or report cards may be held.
Summer Book Checkout
Click below for more information
https://library.isb.ac.th/hub/summerbooks
Panther Pounce Update
ES Students are in the lead of the Panther Pounce reading contest having read over 750 hours! Keep reading and logging your time here!
Check out our new Panther Pounce video here!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iKZQjRv3vm6UHTfHSJkI8fNhDLs9ncrS/view?usp=sharing
Update on ISB Virtual Summer School
We’ve received close to 700 registration requests for our upcoming free ISB Virtual Summer School! With all the uncertainties due to the COVID-10 pandemic, our scheduled summer school will definitely be virtual this year.
We are presently processing all registrations and scheduling classes. A reminder that there are a limited number of seats available so students are being scheduled based on the order their registration was received and each individual class is only being scheduled if we have sufficient enrollment for that class. Submitting a registration does not guarantee your child a spot.
Our goal is to complete all the scheduling by the end of next week. Once completed, you will either receive an email with your child’s scheduled summer school class(es), or a note to let you know your child is on the waiting list etc.
At that time, we will advertise which classes are full and which still have some space for students.
A reminder, the ISB Virtual Summer School Program is only open to all students enrolled at ISB for the 2019-20 school year and to new students joining ISB in August (new students will be able to participate only if there are seats available).
Purpose of the ISB Virtual Summer School Program:
To provide students with supplemental academic learning and/or enrichment opportunities, and to provide some opportunities to explore areas of interest through a variety of virtual “camps”.
Dates and Times for ISB Virtual Summer School 2020:
- Opens – Monday, June 22
- Closes – Friday, July 3
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm Bangkok time
Students can sign up for either the academic program or enrichment camps, but not both. Please read carefully the more specific information provided about each program and special interest camp tentatively being offered and for the registration procedures, by clicking on the respective links below, or via the Summer School webpage on the ISB website.
For any questions you may have, please contact:
Mr. Maurilio Baron-Toaldo
ISB Summer School Director
sumdir@isb.ac.th
(Repeat) ES Curriculum Overviews
We have been working on a video project to support you while your children are learning at home. Please use the link here to find videos listed by grade level and by language. We hope that you find these videos helpful and that they give you the tools and ideas to guide your child’s learning during these final weeks.
(Repeat) Fostering Inquiry at Home
Kath Murdoch, an education consultant who specializes in an inquiry-based approach to learning, shares with us a two-part series of video clips to help grow and sustain inquiry during remote learning. The first clip provides parents with an overview of seven very simple things that can be done to support inquiry at home. It includes suggestions such as using everyday materials, resisting the urge to answer questions, and sharing ideas and theories by exploring things together. In the second clip, Kath outlines some additional tips that encourage children to explore their personal interests and passions, and to use the outdoors to stimulate wonder and questioning.
Clip One: https://vimeo.com/410050201 (Password: isbinquiry)
Clip two: https://vimeo.com/409609062 (Password: bonusinquiry)
(Please Note: these clips are not to be shared outside of our ISB community)
(Repeat) PE Celebration of Learning (COL)
Our PE Celebration of Learning (COL) this year will be done virtually through a video submission. Please watch this video to gain a better understanding of the process. Students are encouraged to submit a 20-second video clip of a trickshot or a skill they are most proud of. They will upload the video to the PE folder in their Seesaw account and title it “PE COL.” We ask that this is done by Thursday, May 28. Thank you and we look forward to seeing your child’s trickshot or skill!
-ES PE Team
(Repeat) Donations for Second Chance Bangkok
Moving? – Time to CLEAN OUT!
From May 25th – June 3rd, Grade 3 students will be collecting donations for
Second Chance Bangkok. Please bring in gently-used clothing, books, toys, and working appliances. You may drop off donations at the covered bike shelter near the front gate of ISB, beginning May 25th. If you have larger items for donation, such as furniture, please contact Second Chance Bangkok at Scbkkinfo@gmail.com and they will arrange pick-up from your home.
Second Chance Bangkok is a local initiative and a Fair Trade organization in the Klong Toey Slum that uses donated clothing to create upcycled goods. They provide opportunities for people who have experienced barriers to employment, and they also finance projects that support families in the slum. Your donations are greatly appreciated!
-Grade 3 Team
(Repeat) Join the ISB Amazing Race Thailand
This event is open to all ISB Community members and their extended families and encourages families and friends to stay fit! You can register as an individual, family or as a team of friends. You can choose different levels of challenges so everyone can do it!
All information and registration links can be found on the website: https://inside.isb.ac.th/community/amazing-race-thailand/
Did you miss the deadline? No worries. You can start later too, just register as soon as possible. But you will have some catching up to do!
(Repeat) Moving from Thailand?
Each year the counselors facilitate a workshop for parents who may be moving and leaving ISB to help smooth the transition that families may undertake. This year the process of moving may present even more challenges given the current trying conditions. The counseling department has put the information they usually share into a Screencast hosted by Doug Williamson (ES), Colleen Coady (MS) and Kevin Callahan (HS). You can find the broadcast here. If you still have questions or concerns after viewing the Screencast, then please contact your child’s counselor.
(Repeat) TIME TO PURCHASE BOOSTER GEAR!
The ISB Booster Club is pleased to announce the chance to purchase Booster gear from now until May 29! Refer to the catalog and place an order by sending an email to: isbbooster@isb.ac.th.
Order received Monday-Thursday each week will be available for pick up or delivery locally within Nichada on the Friday. Delivery for orders outside of Nichada will be handled on a case by case basis.
Once a Panther, always a Panther. Go Panthers!
(Repeat) ES HUB News
Please click on the link to go to the Youtube channel.
(Repeat) If You Know you are Leaving ISB
Families who are leaving ISB at the end of the school year are asked to inform the school as soon as possible using the official Notice of Online Withdrawal Form. This helps us prepare school records for your child and with planning for next year.
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
May 2020
| May 22-27 | Summer Book Selection & Ordering |
| May 25-June 3 | Donation for Second Chance Bangkok |
| May 28 | Summer Learning Parent Engage 1:00-2:00 pm |
| May 28 | Due PE COL Video submit |
| May 29 | School Holiday (No Virtual School) |
May 2020
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Due PE COL Video submit
1:00-2:00 pm Summer Learning Parent Engage |
School Holiday |
June 2020
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| H.M. Queen’s Birthday (No-School) | 8:00 am First Friday with Andy | |||
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 8:00 am G5 Moving On Ceremony on Zoom | 9:00 am ES Final Assembly | |||
| Last Day of School (Half-Day) |