ES Virtual School Continues
The ES Community Virtual School Handbook (linked here) provides an overview of virtual school for parents. Please continue to reach out to teachers with questions via Seesaw or email. Have a great Week 3 of virtual school!
Parent-Teacher Partnership Connections This Week!
A strong home-school partnership is always beneficial for students, and this is especially true during virtual school where parents are highly involved in supporting their child’s learning and success! This week teachers will be contacting parents to quickly connect regarding each child’s virtual school experience, problem-solve any issues that might be coming up, and collect feedback that may inform future virtual school enhancements.
KG-Grade 5 Core Curriculum Jan/Feb Overviews
Thank you to the parents who were able to join us for the January 21st ES Parent Engage where we previewed the big ideas of upcoming reading and writing units (see links below) and shared information about our digital book resources, Epic and Sora (https://library.isb.ac.th/c.php?g=864053&p=6645329).
PreK Language & Literacy Overview:
Children develop language and literacy through meaningful experiences such as read-alouds, book-making, storytelling, small and whole group conversations, as well as dramatic play. Language learning involves understanding increasingly complex language, using language to express thoughts and needs, as well as developing appropriate conversational skills. Literacy learning focuses on phonological awareness, letters and sounds, concepts of print, listening comprehension, and emergent writing.
KG Homeroom Curriculum Overview Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QyqN05pw0pFe-kAp8CjciL1yYwCqiv7q/view
Grade 1 Homeroom Curriculum Overview Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kB1MBOIv0j0TKso_RF9-57WpT2JX8heQ/view
Grade 2 Homeroom Curriculum Overview Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zLxSxayVbUGmfpOMw3Zx_kaUQAArLp68/view
Grade 3 Homeroom Curriculum Overview Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19cWpynSehm10ubgS1aLSsLe9_gbHphii/view
Grade 4 Homeroom Curriculum Overview Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L3IxH6jENconaxsQMQ0yVF1u-FiKLdZ5/view
Grade 5 Homeroom Curriculum Overview Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z9XbBSu0MgeQMrt11zUhHJJ_qI6CBcqy/view
ISB Facebook Live on Weds @ 2PM
On Wednesday, January 27th at 2pm we will be coming to you LIVE from our ISB Early Childhood playground! We know you are just itching to get a closer look at the new playground! With the new lockdown measures, it’s not possible to be there in person, so we thought it would be a great opportunity to bring it to you – LIVE from our Facebook!
Our Elementary Principals will be streaming live from the Early Childhood playground, where they will be able to answer some of your real-time questions and you might even be able to ask them to go to certain areas in the playground to get a closer look!
See you there panthers.
https://www.facebook.com/events/428711594996714
Thank you again for your support and partnership during virtual school these past two weeks! An important aspect of our plan is checking in with you about your family’s virtual school experience. Teachers will be contacting you this week to learn more about your child’s virtual school experience, problem-solve any issues that might be coming up, and collect feedback that may inform future virtual school enhancements.
Several of you have shared feedback with me directly as well. In regards to schoolwide virtual school enhancements, so far, some parents have shared that they would appreciate a common ES lunch time to support families with multiple children and a few have shared that they would like to see more live Zoom sessions with our Art, Music and PE specialists. Aside from those two areas, all other feedback has been very positive; parents have shared that their children are continuing to learn and have appreciated the efforts of their child’s teachers. Much like the feedback gathered in May 2020, your positive and constructive feedback will be taken into consideration as we adjust and refine our virtual school plans moving forward.
We are hopeful that next week will be our last week of Virtual School, but of course are prepared if we need to continue learning progress in this form. On behalf of the school administration, I do want to publicly share our appreciation for the work our teachers, counselors, and staff are doing to ensure learning progress for your children.
Thank you in advance for connecting with your child’s teacher this week and your ongoing partnership
Your partner in education,
Michael Allen, Ed.D.
michaela@isb.ac.th
Are you signed up for Sora?
Sora is ISB’s premium on-demand ebook and audio-book system.
Sora books are free and downloadable + you can request new books.
Click here to get started!
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Welcome to ISB Virtual Activities!
Please note the below information to ensure that your child can take advantage of the Virtual Activities being offered during this time at home.
The activities schedule found HERE represents ALL activities being offered during the week of Monday the 25th of January to Friday the 29th of January, 2021.
Look for a schedule of the following week’s activities (1st to 5th of February) in the Whole School Enews next week. For the best experience, please adhere to the grade level groups represented on the activities schedule, and always check the air quality before heading outdoors.
Remember, the after school Zoom Activities here are FREE, and not offered in lieu of cancelled pay-to-play sessions for semester 2 Panther Activities for which fees will be adjusted once campus is open and regular activities are back on.
The registration for Panther Explore (formerly ES Explore) has been postponed. Details to follow next week. Questions? Please contact Livnat Ziskinder at PantherExplore@isb.ac.th.
Go Panthers!!!
Chris, Lucas, Mark, Corry and Anthony
chrism@isb.ac.th
lucasr@isb.ac.th
markj@isb.ac.th
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
corryd@isb.ac.th
Counselors’ Corner
Our Counselors and ES Psychologist have open Zoom office hours for parents at various times throughout the week. This is a venue for parents to drop in to ask questions, share concerns, or ask advice.
Kate Kersey – PK1, KG, G1, and G2 Counselor
katek@isb.ac.th
Zoom Office Hours: Wednesdays from 2:00 – 2:45
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8142692734
Meeting ID: 814 269 2734
Passcode: espanthers
Doug Williamson – Gr. 3 – 5 counselor
douglasw@isb.ac.th
Zoom Office Hours: Wednesday’s from 10:00 – 10:40 a.m.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5764617863
Meeting ID: 576 461 7863
Passcode: espanthers
Matt Johnson – ES Psychologist/PK2 and KG (Swanlaw) Counselor
matthewj@isb.ac.th
Zoom Office Hours: Monday and Thursday from 10:00-10:30
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89969739043
Passcode: espanthers
ES Hub News
The ES Hub is open to parents during school school hours via scheduled appointments located in PowerSchool. Parents are welcome to book appointments to check out books for their family. Please note that only parents (not students) with a scheduled appointment are able to access campus during the campus closure.
Click here for Booking Form
(Repeat) 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 image
- 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.
(Repeat) PARENT ACTION REQUIRED: Student Tracking Locations
Even during VS, 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.
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>
