ES Parent Engage – Thanks for Coming!
Thank you to the 60+ ES parents who joined us for our first ES Parent Engage session in the Chevron Theater on Thursday, September 3rd! It was a great opportunity to discuss the importance of strong home-school p[artnership, share details about the safety procedures in place during the school day, meet our school counseling team, and get feedback about future Parent Engage sessions. Please save the date and join us on October 8th @ 7:45AM for the next one.
SUNDAY PARENT ACTION REQUIRED: Student Tracking of Student After School and Weekend Locations
All schools in Thailand are required by the Ministry of Education to have their students/parents keep and complete a daily journal of their whereabouts after school hours. We are conscious this is private information, we are providing a secure portal for parents to record this. Relevant records will only be accessed by the school administration and government authorities for contact tracing purposes in the event of a confirmed COVID-19 case.
Effective this weekend and every Sunday until further notice, parents are required to login to Powerschool and update the journal for the week, listing locations visited outside school hours. ES secretaries will need to contact individual families who don’t complete the PowerSchool form, therefore we ask for your support in completing this important Covid-19 safety task each Sunday.
Logging into Powerschool, you will see a notification to update the Journal:
Each Sunday, complete the journal for the preceding week for each ES child. If you are having trouble accessing Powerschool or are unable to see your students in Powerschool, email ES Powerschool Secretary, Khun Tom <cholthis@isb.ac.th>
Panther Run Series
Please join us and register for this year’s Panther Fun Run Series (September 5, October 3). These three charity races will benefit Operation Smile. You only need to register once HERE
This year, the run is only open to ISB families and only participants who pre-registered will be allowed on campus you find a link to complete the self-disclosure form HERE.
Due to the strict COVID guidelines, we will have a physically-distanced start. Please ensure to wear your masks at all times until you are starting the race and put it back on after you reach the finish area. We will not hand out race bibs nor provide timings at the end of the race. It’s a true fun run to enjoy with your family. If you want to run hard, bring your running watch and time yourself!
Fun Run Dates: Sept. 5 and Oct. 3
All races will begin at 7:15 am. Meet at the main field before 7:00 am and wait until you are invited to move to your starting position.
Instead of a registration fee, we will have donation boxes for Operation Smile at the start of the event. Please bring some cash before the race to donate to this wonderful organization. Operation Smile is a non-profit organization providing life-changing cleft-palate surgeries for children.
For more information, see the promotional posters around school/link here regarding the race.
No School for Students on Sept. 10 and 11 – Professional Day an ISB Holiday
Thursday September 10 and 11 are a Professional Day and ISB holiday. Classes will resume on Monday Sept. 14th, 2020. It will be an ‘E’ day.
ES Yearbook Photos
The yearbook photos will take place the week of Sept. 14 – 17, 2020. This is scheduled during the day and teachers will take classes to have photos taken.
ES Cafeteria Menu
Please find the ES Cafeteria menu for next week linked here.
After School Access To Campus
Thank you for your continued support of our COVID-19 guidelines as we work to provide a safe and healthy environment for everyone entering our campus. As a reminder, all community members on campus (indoor/outdoor) must:
- Wear a mask at all times
- Maintain physical distancing of 1-2 meters at all times
- Wash or sanitize hands frequently
- Consume food in the cafeteria or at designated picnic tables – there should be no food on the fields, bleachers, or in the gyms.
After 5:10pm, the campus is only available for formal activities organised with direct supervision (Panther Activities, etc). All others on campus will be asked to leave. Weekend access is only for organized activities coordinated by the Panther Activities/ISB Athletics office. Participants must have an ISB ID to enter campus.
Please direct any questions to Mark Hevland, Director of Risk Management
markh@isb.ac.th
Shaping Peace Together
On September 17th all faculty and students are encouraged to wear white in celebration of Peace Day! Join us virtually on Thursday morning, September 17 for this year’s Peace Day Assembly, Shaping Peace Together (specific time and link for viewing to be shared in next week’s eNews). Through the mediums of dance, music, film, poetry, visual art, and storytelling this year’s PK-G12 event will focus on the UN themes of spreading compassion, kindness and hope in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, and standing together with One Voice against attempts to use the virus to promote discrimination or hatred. The day of the assembly will be a free dress day for all divisions with students, staff, and faculty encouraged to wear white to celebrate our unity as a learning community and our solidarity with the rest of the world as we shape peace together!
Panther Music Openings – Learn to Play or Sing!!!
Panther Music spaces are mostly taken, but we still have some offerings for flute, saxophone, trumpet and voice as well as drums. We are also about to hire two new additional teachers voice and strings to accommodate the demand. Interested? Contact PantherMusic@isb.ac.th.
Panther Activities Payments Due Monday, September 7
Panther Activities has gone cashless this year and is accepting online payments only. Payments for all Panther Activities offered this fall can be made online through Monday afternoon, September 7th. Credit card payments can be made through the TMB payment gateway on CHQ. Campus Card payments can be made by filling in the Payment Request Form HERE. Questions? Contact PantherActivities@isb.ac.th
(Repeat) REMINDER: Pick-up Procedures for Students Participating in After-School Activities
Parents and helpers with ID cards are permitted on campus after 1:30pm to escort students to their after-school activities. Please enter through the turnstiles at the Business Office and then make your way down to the Elementary School.
- Parents/helpers of KG students who are going to an activity will meet children in the designated area outside the PreK classrooms.
- Grade 1 students will be walked by teachers and IAs to the ES Cafeteria to meet parents/helpers inside.
- If parents/helpers want to meet G2-5 students and accompany them to an activity, please make a plan in the morning with your child to meet them inside the ES Cafeteria.
Please refrain from entering quads and hallways.
All other dismissal procedures will continue for students who are not participating in after-school activities.
(Repeat) ID Access for Family Helpers Available
ISB is now ready to start processing ID access cards for family helpers. With the new turnstiles, all domestic help will need to get a new ISB ID card to gain access to the academic areas of the school. Please login to powerschool and complete the online application. Need support? Contact Mark Hevland, markh@isb.ac.th, Director of Risk Management, 0993910932
(Repeat) ES Music Ensemble Sign Ups
Panther Orff Ensemble, Panther String Ensemble and Panther Choir begin the week of September 14th. Click HERE to learn more and register for one of these ensembles. These ensembles are only for students in Grades 3, 4 or 5. Enrollment for some ensembles is limited, so sign up quickly!
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 2020
| Sept. 7 | Panther ES Explore Payment Closes |
| Sept. 10 | Professional Day (No School for Students) |
| Sept. 11 | ISB Holiday (No School) |
| Sept. 14 | Panther ES Explore (ES After School Activities) Begins |
| ES String Ensemble Begins | |
| Sept. 14-17 | Yearbook Photos |
| Sept. 15 | Board of Trustees (BOT) Meeting 6:00 pm |
| Sept. 16 | Panthers Choir and Orff Ensemble Begins |
| Sept. 17 | ISB PK-12 Peace Day Assembly (Students Only) |