“One Voice”: A Song for Peace
Thank you and congratulations to all members of the Peace Day celebrations at ISB! In an effort to share a message of peace and unity, ISB community members from PreK1 all the way up to parents and faculty submitted videos for this project. Enjoy the final video performance HERE!
ISB BLACK & GOLD T-SHIRT SALE
ISB Spirit Week is next week – September 21-25. Are you geared up with BLACK & GOLD to show your PANTHER PRIDE?! The ISB Booster Club has got you covered with some old favorites and new designs. Click on the link below for online sales with payment through your campus card:
https://form.jotform.com/202508507057452
Or stop by the “Pond Patio” in the roundabout on Wednesday September 23 or Thursday September 24 to pick up your spirit wear.
And of course, the BOOSTER HUT is open…
Monday 1pm-3pm
Tuesday 10am-12pm
Wednesday 10am-12pm & 1:30pm-3:00pm
Thursday 10am-12pm
Friday 9am-3 pm
ES Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences: October 1 & 2 – ON CAMPUS
We look forward to sharing your child’s learning progress with you as part of the upcoming October 1 & 2 conferences on campus! Pick-A-Time, our conference scheduler, will open on Tuesday, September 22 at 8:00 AM and will close Tuesday, September 29 at 2:00 PM.
The information letter explaining how to use Pick-A-Time can be accessed via PowerSchool beginning on Friday, September 18 at 3:00 PM. Once you have logged on to PowerSchool, click on the “Parent Conference” button on the left to see the letter. Directions on how to access and use Pick-A-Time are included in this letter. If you have more than one child in the ES, you will need to switch between students to access a letter specific to your child’s grade.
In Grades 2-5, students are an important part of the conferences and will also attend. At ISB, we believe that children are in charge of their learning and we give them many opportunities to know that they are capable and that they can influence what happens to them. As we prepare for conferences, children work with teachers to assess their strengths and challenges, select work samples that illustrate their current levels of skill, ability and effort, and create an action plan for continued growth and improvement. During conferences, teachers, students and parents discuss all aspects of the child’s learning together with openness and transparency so that students continue to feel empowered and responsible for their behavior and learning.
From PK-Grade 5, the purposes for conferences are the following:
- Communicate learning growth
- Enhance home-school partnership
- Provide ways to promote home learning
- Build understanding around what learning looks like at ISB
Should you wish to also speak with any of our ES counselors on conference days, please make an appointment in advance:
- Matthew Johnson (Pre-KG) <matthewj@isb.ac.th>
- Kate Kersey (KG, Gr. 1 & 2) <katek@isb.ac.th>
- Doug Williamson (Gr. 3, 4 & 5) <douglasw@isb.ac.th>
Spirit Week Dress Up Days
Our PreK – 12 Spirit Week is coming up next week! 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
ES Cafeteria Menu
Please find the ES Cafeteria menu for next week linked here.
Panther News
Spirit Night CANCELLED
Due to current COVID-19 restrictions, we are not able to run our traditional ISB Spirit Night. Campus will be closed from 5:10 for everyone except students who are taking part in a scheduled ISB or Panther Activities.
ISB Soccer and Volleyball Invitational
On Friday the 25th and Saturday the 26th of September, we will be hosting our first tournaments on campus. Our Varsity boys and girls soccer and volleyball teams will be playing against various Bangkok schools.
Due to strict government regulations, only athletes who are part of the event, and direct family members or players are able to attend the games as long as they wear face masks and keep physical distance.
Bangkok International String Festival – September 25-26, 2020
ISB will host its annual Bangkok International String Festival September 25-26, welcoming nearly 150 string musicians from international schools around Bangkok. Tune into the live streamed Gala Concert featuring the festival orchestra at 2 pm on Saturday, September 26, 2020. Link to be shared next week.
(Repeat) 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.
(Repeat) 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.
(Repeat) 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>
(Repeat) 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) 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. 21-25 | PK-12 Spirit Week |
| Sept. 22 | Pick-a-Time Parent Conference Scheduler Opens at 8:00 am |
| Sept. 25 | ISB Black & Gold Day (Spirit Night Cancelled) |
| Sept. 29 | Pick-a-Time Parent Conference Scheduler Closes at 2:00 pm |
| Oct. 1-2 | ES Parent-Teacher Conferences |
| ES Book Fair, 7:30-3:30 pm (HUB and ES MPR) |