ES Parent Engage – November 5, 7:45am
Guiding Students Behavior, Discipline, Peer Conflict & Bullying
Thank you again to all the parents who attended our past ES PARENT ENGAGE sessions! After reviewing the feedback and questions we gathered from parents during our September 3 and October 8 ES Parent Engage sessions, we planned the ES Parent Engage sessions for the 2020-21 school year in the hopes that these sessions will strengthen our home-school partnership.
Our interactive November 5th session will focus on ISB approaches to guiding students behavior, discipline, and how we partner with families to address peer conflict and bullying. Join us Thursday @ 7:45AM in the MPB 2&3 located on the second floor (directly above the Panther Den) across from the MS office. A confirmation will be sent to parents who sign up to attend here.
Please join us this Thursday as well as save these dates to join us for future sessions:
Jan. 21 – Growing Readers – Selecting Just Right Books, Reading Progressions and Skills
Feb. 4 – Growing Mathematicians – Math Foundational Skills and Skill Progression to High Level Mathematics
Mar. 4 – Growing Innovators – Design, Technology and Engineering Skills in the ES
May 13 – Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Weekly Message from Dr. Michael Allen
Congratulations go out to Gunjan Mullick (pta-touchstone@isb.ac.th) and the many members of the ISB community who shared their stories via the latest edition of the ISB Touchstone digital magazine!
I’ll keep this week’s message short in the hopes that you’ll take this time to catch up on the latest issue!
I look forward to seeing you at Thursday’s Parent Engage Session at 7:45am in the MPB!
Your partner in education,
Michael Allen
michaela@isb.ac.th
ES HUB UPDATE: November Hours for Parents
Having shared resources is an important aspect of a strong home and school partnership! The ES HUB welcomes and opens for parents every day from 2:20pm-3:45pm. Please come enjoy the space and checkout books! Parents are welcome to checkout up to 10 books to take home.
Parents may browse and borrow starting at 1:40pm on the following dates in November:
| 3 Nov. | 1:40 pm |
| 6 Nov. | 1:40 pm |
| 11 Nov. | 1:40 pm |
| 17 Nov. | 1:40 pm |
| 20 Nov. | 1:40 pm |
| 25 Nov. | 1:40 pm |
| 30 Nov. | 1:40 pm |
ES Report Cards Posted to PowerSchool on November 6
Report cards will be posted to PowerSchool at 3:00 pm Friday, Nov 6. We formally report on student learning three times each year (November, February and June). Please look over the report with your child, discussing strengths, areas for growth and goals. It is our aim that report cards are a spring-board for positive family conversations about learning. For any questions regarding Powerschool log-in, please contact K. Goff trins@isb.ac.th
Update Student Passport Information in Powerschool
In order to ensure that thorough contact tracing can be conducted if necessary and ensure that schools are maintaining proper records, earlier this school year, Thailand’s Office of the Private Education Commission (OPEC) issued a directive to schools regarding the collection of passport or national ID numbers and other details (listed below) of community members, including students and staff.
In line with Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act, ISB would not disclose this information to any individual or organization for any purpose other than that designated by our legal obligation to the Government of Thailand.
Please ensure that one person from each family reviews and updates Powerschool with your student’s current demographic information.
NOTE: Passport issue date is a new required field.
Login to Powerschool Parent Portal> Contact/Passport Information
If you are unable to login to Powerschool or need assistance, contact: help@isb.ac.th
ES ‘Out of Uniform’ Day – November 12 and 13
November 12 and 13 are ‘Out of Uniform’ days in the Elementary School. On PE days, students need to wear their PE uniforms. On their non PE day, students may choose to not wear their ISB uniform.
Appropriate dress guidelines for our ‘Out of Uniform’ days are:
- Pants/slacks/shorts—good condition
- Shirts/blouses—sleeves & midriff required, appropriate logos only
- Skirts/dresses/jumpers—sleeves required, modest length
- Shoes—sneakers, street shoes or leather sandals with back strap
- Hats must be worn all the time when playing outside during recess or during PE classes.
Are You Also Excited About Wednesday’s Voting Results?
Students are voting for their favorite names of our ES ISB Tortoises who live in the World Languages Quad through to Wednesday, November 4th at 1PM. We’re all waiting with great anticipation for Wednesday’s vote results!
Elementary School Intercultural Week 2020 – November 9-13
Intercultural Week is just around the corner and preparations are well underway! Thank you to all the parent volunteers who are hosting or providing support with our cultural rooms across the week. As a reminder, on Monday, November 9 we will be having the launch assemblies for students. This is the day when we encourage students to wear clothes representing a culture(s) that they connect with. This will add a celebratory tone to the day and will enrich our assembly experiences. So, please make a note of this on your calendars at home! As in previous years, during the remaining days of the week, students are invited to wear t-shirts from different cultures, countries and places. Please ensure your child has appropriate footwear for PE throughout the week.
Panther News
Season One ISB Athletics
Season 1 Basketball and Cross country ends on the weekend of 31 October/1 November with BISAC tournaments for our Basketball A & B teams and the Cross Country Race.
We will celebrate the end of the season with all U11 athletes on Thursday 5 November from 2:45-3:15 in the ES gym. This event is open to U11 Athletes and coaches only.
Season Two ISB Athletics Registrations (U11 Soccer)
Season Two registration is now open on CHQ for U11 Soccer programs (grade 3-5). Parents are asked to sign up their child through CHQ. The first practice starts on Monday 9 November.
For instructions on how to sign up using CHQ please use the following link – REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS CHQ,
ES Cafeteria Menu
Please find the ES Cafeteria menu for next week linked here. Here is the menu for Kindergarten and here is the menu for Pre-Kindergarten.
(Repeat) PARENT ACTION REQUIRED: Student Tracking of Student After School and Weekend Locations
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>
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.
Calendar of Events
November 2020
| Nov. 5 | ES Parent Engage 7:45 am (MPB Above Panther Den) |
| Nov. 6 | Report Card Online 8:00 am |
| Nov. 9 | ES Intercultural Day (Assembly Chevron) |
| Nov. 12-13 | ES ‘Out of School Uniform’ Day |
| Nov. 17 | Board of Trustees (BOT) Meeting 6:00 pm (MPB 1&2) |
| Nov. 19 | Staff Appreciation Cookie Day |