No School for Students Tomorrow: Thursday Sept. 10 and Friday 11 – Professional Day and 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.
PTA Room Parents Still Needed for a Few ES Classrooms
Thank you those who signed up to be room parents this year. We are still looking for more classrooms to be represented, including the following:
- PK (all needed)
- KG (all needed but Swanlaw)
- G1 (all needed but Scranton)
- G2 (all needed but Eide & Hagen)
- G3 (all needed but Bowyer/Macky)
- G4 (all needed but Garrett)
- G5 (all needed)
Please reach out to your child’s homeroom teacher if you are interested in being a room parent.
Typically, room parents coordinate and inform about class celebrations by email, share contacts if parents agree to have theirs shared, organize end of the year gifts and assist the teachers in sending out information to parents when needed. They will also very occasionally help out in the classroom when required or facilitate communication on events across a whole grade. Our teachers have the support of lots of amazing IAs and specialist teachers. Room parents are generally required to assist with the fun stuff!
Masks are REQUIRED on Campus! Be a Superhero!
ISB has strict mask guidelines in place. All parents and adults are required to wear a mask while on campus. Be a superhero…wear a mask on campus.
Peace Day September 17th – Shaping Peace Together
Shaping Peace Together Students, faculty, and staff will gather virtually on Thursday morning, September 17 for this year’s Peace Day Assembly, Shaping Peace Together. 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, and standing together with One Voice against discrimination and hatred. Look for more information next week about how to view the event, as based on the Thai MOE COVID-19 guidelines, we are still unable to host a live audience. 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!
Mobile Phones and Smartwatches
As written in our ES Parent/Student Handbook, students need to turn off their mobile phones during school hours and keep them in their backpacks. They may be used after school for appropriate purposes. We also seek your support in reminding students with smartwatches that they are not permitted to be used during the day to make calls or to send/receive messages. If students need to connect with a family member during the school day, they need to speak to their homeroom teacher or a member of our ES Office team.
ES Explore program will begin on Monday, September 14th
Confirmations of ES Explore placement and location are available on Powerschool. Payment online is still available until Monday, September 14th.
Livnat Ziskinder
ES Explore Coordinator
esactivities@isb.ac.th
ES Cafeteria Menu
Please find the ES Cafeteria menu for next week linked here.
Panther Dance
We still have a few available spots…
We offer the following styles –
Pk 1, Pk 2, Kg Pk/Kg Dance
Gr 1. Jazz, Ballet, Tap
Gr 2 – 5 Jazz, Ballet, Street/Hip Hop, Tap
Gr 6 – 12 Jazz, Ballet, Pointe, Street/Hip Hop, Contemporary, Tap
If you are interested in joining or for further information please contact Helen at pantherdance@isb.ac.th
ISB’s Massed Band Festival – September 18-19, 2020
ISB will host its annual Massed Band Festival September 18-19, welcoming nearly 100 band students from international schools around Bangkok. Look for more information next week about how to access the Gala Concert featuring the Massed Band at 2 pm on Saturday, September 19, 2020, as based on the Thai MOE COVID-19 guidelines, we are still unable to host a live audience.
HELP! PARENT ACTION REQUIRED: Student Tracking of Student After School and Weekend Locations
HELP! All ES parents are required to login to Powerschool and update their journal for the week, listing locations visited outside school hours. 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. Only 60 families have completed the needed ES PowerSchool form. 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>
Spirit Week Dress Up Days
Our PreK – 12 Spirit Week is coming up September 21 – 25! The varsity council has worked hard and chosen themes that are simple and appropriate for students PK-12. ES students may participate on all days; however, please support children to keep it simple. They are expected to be dressed so they are able to participate in movement for their PE learning.
Monday, September 21 – Pajama Day
Tuesday, September 22 – Jersey Day (Team, Sports, Arts, Club etc.)
Wednesday, September 23 – Songkran in September Day
Thursday, September 24 – Diversity/Rainbow Day
Friday, September 25 – Black & Gold Day
Panther Run Series – October 3, 2020
Please join us and register for the next Panther Fun Run Series. This charity race will benefit Operation Smile. You only need to register once HERE!
(Repeat) 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.
(Repeat) 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
(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
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. 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) |
| Sept. 21-25 | PK-12 Spirit Week |