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Next Week’s MS Schedule

The highlight of our upcoming week is a visit from 3 time Newbery Award winning author Christina Soontornvat. We hope parents will join the community event with the author on Tuesday afternoon. 

Next week’s schedule

• Monday, March 20 – Day 5 (Special Schedule – Visiting Author MS Assembly)
• Tuesday, March 21 – Day 6 (2:45 Visiting Author Community Event)
• Wednesday, March 22 – Day 7
• Thursday, March 23 – Day 8
• Friday, March 24 – Day 1 (Special Schedule – Peace Day Assembly)

 

MS Student-Led Conference Dates – April 27 & 28

In the second semester, Middle School hosts Student-Led Conferences in order to showcase student learning progress throughout the school year. More information will be forthcoming about the process and the purpose behind these important conferences. For now, please hold the dates in your calendar to ensure you will be able to attend your child’s conference on one of these dates: April 27 & 28.

ES and HS will have regular school on those dates (as we did during their conferences earlier in March). 

Visiting Award Winning Author Community Event – March 21

The ISB Library team invite parents to join our community event to hear from 3-time Newbery Award winning author Christina Soontornvat on Tuesday, March 21st, 2:45 to 3:15 PM. We hope to see you there!

 

 

MS Athletics Update

Season 3 Spirit Night: Join us on Friday night for our Season 3 Spirit Night! The fun begins at 4pm and will continue into the evening. Come grab some food and join in on the fun! Go Panthers!

Friday, March 17th 

Varsity Badminton @ 4:00pm 

Varsity Baseball vs TAS @ 5pm

Varsity Softball vs TAS @ 5:30pm 

 

Saturday, March 18th

Varsity Golf vs TAS @ Bangkok Golf

Varsity Baseball & Softball

JV Baseball & Softball 

 

Home Games Next Week: Come and support your Season 3 athletes at their home games next week. Go Panthers! 

Tuesday, March 21st- U14 A Boys Soccer on Field B

Tuesday, March 21st- U12 A Boys Soccer on Field C 

Tuesday, March 21st- U12 Girls Tennis vs RIS

Thursday, March 23rd- U12 Boys Tennis vs RIS

Friday, March 24th- Senior BMAC Track Meet 

Saturday, March 25th- U12/14 BMAC Track Meet 

Saturday, March 25th- U12 Doubles Tennis Tournament 

NO PRACTICE: Thursday, March 30th

We will be hosting Season 3 IASAS Badminton and Golf on March 29-April 1. We would love our community to support our competing athletes so we are canceling all U11/12/14 school sports on this date. Please come out and cheer on our Panthers! 

 

ISB Peace Day Assembly March 24, 2023

Due to COVID restrictions still in place for our student assemblies last fall, ISB’s International Day of Peace event, originally scheduled for September 21st, 2022, has been moved to March 24th, 2023. Through the mediums of art, dance, drama, film, music, poetry and storytelling, this year’s PK-12 gathering will celebrate the power each of us has to End Racism. Build Peace. Please spread the word that Friday, March 24th is a free dress day for all divisions with students, staff, and faculty encouraged to wear bright colors to celebrate our diversity as a learning community and our solidarity with others seeking peace around the world. Due to limited space in Rajendra Hall this event is not open to the public, however photos and a video of the assembly will be available to all ISB parents following the event. And…..check out our BAMBOO FOR PEACE Exhibition!!!

 

AMIS Gala Concert 6:00pm, March 18th CC Theater 

ISB will be hosting MS string musicians from all over Asia March 16-18, 2023 for the AMIS Asian MS Honor Orchestra. Please join us for the Gala Concert scheduled in the CC Theater at 6:00pm on Saturday, March 18th. 

 

ARTMARKS 

Culminating an extensive drawing and painting workshop, ES art students welcome you to their most recent exhibition, ARTMARKS. The works displayed celebrate the diversity and individual expression of our talented students. Their unique artworks demonstrate the numerous valuable connections they have made to both themselves and their world. Join us for the opening on Friday, March 17th at 2 pm in the Chevron Gallery. ARTMARKS will be displayed throughout various ES spaces including the library, ES office, and the ES walkways and gardens till the end of March.

 

Repeat Announcement: Please join us for a Conversation about Social Media and our Students’ Mental Health

Hello MS and HS Parents,

The middle school and high school counselors would like to invite you to a coffee/tea on Thursday, March 23 from 8:30-9:30am in the MPB where we will share very recent research findings and facilitate a conversation about the impact of social media on our kids. Please sign up HERE.

We feel this is an important conversation to have as we navigate the teenage years and the influence social media has had and continues to have in our childrens’ lives.

We’re looking forward to our time together and hope you are able to join us.  

Warm regards,
The MS & HS Counselors,
Colleen Coady and Debbie Lucas
Shannon Leoni, Frank Sambula Jr. and Jackie Valenzuela 

 

Repeat Announcement: Re-enrollment for 2023/24 is open and due by 7 April

Re-enrollment for the 2023/24 school year is now open and we kindly ask that every family indicates their intent by 7 April 2023.

You should have received an automated email that includes a personalized link to start the re-enrollment process. Our re-enrollment process incorporates an online payment option for the seat deposit and asks you to confirm enrollment by signing the 2023/24 Terms and Conditions contract through our ISB Admissions Portal.

Please note that families with graduating Seniors will not be sent a re-enrollment request and we request that all faculty with students complete this process as well.

There are three options to choose by 7 April:

• YES – selecting ‘yes’ means you will be re-enrolling your children for the 23/24 school year and you will be asked to sign the 2023/24 Enrollment Terms and Conditions contract and given the option to pay the seat deposit.
• NO – selecting ‘no’ means you will not be re-enrolling your children for the 23/24 school year and you will be asked to complete the withdrawal paperwork.
• UNDECIDED – If you anticipate remaining unsure past the deadline please select ‘undecided’ and request an extension.

In order to assist our families with planning, we have shared the Board of Trustees approved 2023/24 tuition fees and these can be found on our school website.

If you need additional information about the tuition fees or billing, please do not hesitate to contact our Invoice Office at invoice@isb.ac.th, or call the school at 02-963-5800 and contact Khun Sawitree, Invoice Assistant ext. 1121 or Khun Atchara, Invoice Officer ext. 1122.

If you have any other questions about our re-enrollment process or need an extension on re-enrollment please send a request to the Office of Admission at admissions@isb.ac.th

Thank you!

The Re-enrollment Team
Admissions, Finance, & IT 

 

Repeat Announcement: ISB Summer School 2023 – have you signed up yet?

 

Repeat Announcement: Raising Multilinguals “How?” A Follow-up Parent Workshop 

How can parents nurture native language besides speaking it with their children and enrolling them in classes?

Find out by joining us on 28 March 2023, from 8:15-9:45 a.m., for the workshop Raising Multilinguals “How?” Unlocking the World Through Language-Rich Experiences.

In this workshop, a followup to Raising Multilinguals, we will explore how families can promote literacy (reading and writing) and rich conversation, in support of the family language plan.

Parents of students in PreK through Grade 12 are welcome! The workshop will be held in MPB 3. If you have any questions, please email: nativelanguage@isb.ac.th