October 6 & 7 Conferences
We look forward to sharing your child’s learning progress with you as part of the upcoming October 6 & 7 conferences on campus!
As we purposefully calendar conferences well in advance, we ask all families to cooperate by attending conferences on these dates and avoid making any requests for a conference on an alternate date. Please contact ES Principal Michael Allen directly if you have a family emergency that conflicts with your scheduled appointment: MichaelA@isb.ac.th
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
In Grades 1-5, students are a very 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.
Should you wish to also speak with any of our ES counselors on conference days, please make an appointment in advance:
- Nicole Tessmer (Pre-K1 and Pre-K2) <nicoletj@isb.ac.th>
- Kathryn Manu (Pre-K2, KG, Gr. 1 & 2) <kathrynm@isb.ac.th>
- Doug Williamson (Gr. 3, 4 & 5) <douglasw@isb.ac.th>
If you might need support from one of our Community Liaisons, please reach out to them directly:
- ISB Korea LIAISON <korealia@isb.ac.th>
- ISB Japanese LIAISON <japaneselia@isb.ac.th>
- ISB Chinese LIAISON <chineselia@isb.ac.th>
No Classes on October 6/7
There are no classes for students on Thursday and Friday. Students in Grades 1-5 attend Student Parent Teacher Conferences with their parents.
Elementary School Intercultural Week 2022 – November 7-11
Intercultural Day 2022: “Hand in Hand”
Calling all parents of ALL CULTURES!
Intercultural Day is an elementary school event that celebrates the diversity and richness of our cultures. The event will be on the week of November 7-11 … and the planning begins now. For more information please click here.
Parents are needed to volunteer to set up classrooms and organize age-appropriate activities highlighting their culture in line with the theme of the year. Each room will be visited by students of the same grade level. The PTA coordinators are very happy to help you with ideas and putting your plan together. Generally, each room organizes a combination of fun activities with songs, dance, games, food, and stories that will delight your eager audience! We are excited to work together to make this a fun, enriching and successful event for the school community.
Here is the link to sign up Volunteer Signup
Email us at pta-es@isb.ac.th to secure your space or if you have any questions at all.
Leaving ISB at the End of the First Semester?
Parents of students who are planning on leaving ISB mid-year are asked to notify Khun Kunlawan (kunlawan@isb.ac.th) in the ES Office.
Gr. 2-5 MAP Testing Results
September 2022 MAP testing results are now available on PowerSchool for students in Grades 2-5. Please follow the steps below to access the MAP results:
- Log on to PowerSchool (shown below)
- Click on Grade and Attendance on the left side (as seen in gray highlighted)
- Copy password (label in red) to open MAP results
Thanks to the parents who were able to attend yesterday’s MAP Parent Information session in the Chevron Theater. Below is the link to the RIT to Concepts Guide we discussed as well as some other resources.
1) RIT to Concepts Guide
2) Quick Reference Guide from NWEA
3)) Video tutorial from ISB
Parent Workshops with Michael Thompson
ISB, in partnership with the PTA, is delighted to welcome Dr. Michael Thompson to ISB and offer parent workshop sessions on Monday, October 24 and Tuesday, October 25, 2022.
Dr. Michael G. Thompson, author of Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Lives of Boys, is a consultant, a New York Times best-selling author and psychologist specializing in children and families. He is the supervising psychologist for the Belmont Hill School and has worked in more than seven hundred schools across the United States, as well as in international schools in Central America, Europe, Africa and Asia.
The summaries of the sessions being offered are below. Please register for the workshops you are planning to attend here. You may contact K. Didi supasrin@isb.ac.th in the Learning Design Center (LDC) with any questions you may have.
Oct. 10-14 October Holiday Week – No School
Enjoy the holiday! Have a lovely time with family and friends, traveling or taking things a little more slowly. Classes resume on Monday, October 17. It will be a ‘B’ Day.
ES HUB Book Fair Returns!
ES Cafeteria Menu
Please find the ES Cafeteria menu for next week linked here, and here is the menu for Allergen Free.
Panther EXPLORE
We are halfway through our Panther (ES) Explore Program. All of the ES Explore classes have already hosted their 4th session.
Please note that Thursday and Friday, October 6th and 7th – ES Parent-Teachers conferences, no school, no ES Explore in session.
Livnat Ziskinder
ES Panther Explore Coordinator
ISB Korean Parents Meeting – 4th Oct
Welcome ISB Korean parents to our annual gathering.
Tuesday, 4th October 2022
9.30am-11.30am
MPB1
For more information please do not hesitate to contact Suhyun, ptarep-korean@isb.ac.th
FREE Books in Many Languages
Come get some FREE books to read during October Break! In . . .
français
日本語
norsk
עברית
dansk
中文
Deutsch
한국어
Nederlands
ภาษาไทย
español
हिन्दी
. . . and more!
The Panther Native Language Academy office (next to the MPB) has children’s and adult books and magazines in many languages, donated by our community. Come in and browse duringParent-Student-Teacher Conferences!
Contact: Avery Udagawa: PantherNativeLanguageAcademy@isb.ac.th
Native Language @ ISB Blog: https://inside.isb.ac.th/nativelanguage/
REGISTRATION FOR SEASON 2 WILL BE OPEN OCTOBER 5TH-26TH
Registration for after school programs opens at 3:00pm October 5th! See details about how to sign up below. Again, It is our sincere hope that by having all of these programs available in one place for families, it will make it easier for parents to talk with their kids about what’s on, and to decide together what they want to do after school.
Early Release Days (ERD)
Our after-school activities/athletics will begin at their regularly scheduled times on ERD days. This means that there will be a 90-minute gap between the end of the school day and the beginning of session 1. We expect that students will go home and return to school for their activity.
Registration Requirements
Payment is required to register for any pay-to-play programs with the exception of Panther Music which for Season 2 is set up as interest only with payments due after lesson times and teacher availability have been confirmed. Scholastic, or “free” programs require simply one click on the “register” button associated with each activity to enroll a student. Registration closes for Season 2 activities at 3:00pm on Wednesday, October 26th. Note that late registration will not be possible if you miss this window, although you will have an opportunity to sign up for Season 3 activities in January.
Refund Policy
The two reasons we would consider a refund are:
1. Your child has a medical issue that requires them to stop an activity (documentation is required)
2. Your family is leaving the country in the middle of the season
Inclement Weather
Every effort will be made to make up weather related cancellations however refunds will not be issued for activities that are canceled due to circumstances beyond the control of Panther Activities or Athletics.
We reserve the right to make necessary administrative modifications (i.e. instructor, combining classes, location, cancellations, etc.). Changes will be promptly communicated to the email address provided with your registration.
Join Us to Learn More
Please join us in the Chevron Theater at 8:00am on Wednesday, October 5th for a short presentation on how to use the new CCA registration platform. Attendees should bring their own device in addition to their powerschool login details.
CONTACT US
ISB Arts & Activities Arts & Activities at ISB
Khun Kwang at louisas@isb.ac.th, Anthony Giles at anthonyg@isb.ac.th
ISB Athletics Athletics at ISB
Elementary – Khun Apple orathaik@isb.ac.th, or Kelley McKenna kelleym@isb.ac.th Middle School – Khun Apple orathaik@isb.ac.th, or Kelley McKenna kelleym@isb.ac.th High School – Khun Pang tharatcs@isb.ac.th, or Chris Mott chrism@isb.ac.th
Panther Arts & Activities
Khun Bee at panchary@isb.ac.th, or Anthony Giles at anthonyg@isb.ac.th.
Panther Athletics
Khun Pop panaddap@isb.ac.th, or Khun Fon at punnanuw@isb.ac.th
HOW TO REGISTER:
On behalf of all of our coaches, staff and coordinators, thank you for signing your children up for our after school programs. We can’t wait to work with your kids!
Regards,
Chris, Kelley, Fon and Anthony
ES PANTHER DANCE
Exciting first session for our dancers and instructors.
This session we’re having fun, focusing on technique, dance vocabulary and specific dance skills that will be used for the performances in May. Limited spots available for November 7th session. Creative, Jazz, Ballet, Tap and Dance PK2/KG.
Contact Yoona pantherdance@isb.ac.th
Invention Center After School & Saturday Programs
Need an organizer for your desk or craft supplies? Come to the Invention Center on Saturday, October 1st and turn used spools from 3D printer filament into a custom organizer that you can use at home. In the process, you will also learn how to use a drill press. We have 8 printer spools available for reuse so we will have 4 spots open at 10am and 4 spots at 11am. Contact Travis Dynes at travisd@isb.ac.th to sign up. Please indicate which time spot you would like to sign up for.
A reminder that the Invention Center is open to students, parents, and staff every day after school until 6pm and on Saturdays from 8am-2pm (elementary students need to have a parent present for supervision).
IASAS IS BACK!
Mark your calendars and get your Panther gear ready because next week is IASAS! We are hosting both IASAS Volleyball & Cross Country from October 6-8th. Please come support ISB and experience the excitement of IASAS. The schedule can be found below:
Go Panthers!