April is the Month of Autism Awareness – April 3 is Autism Acceptance Day!
Autism Acceptance day is coming up on Sunday, April 2! This year, we invite you to wear gold to school on Monday, April 3 to celebrate ISB’s neurodiverse community and spark discussions about inclusion. Why gold? The gold infinity sign is used by many Autistic people to represent Autism!
Songkran Shirts – April 5 & 7
All students are invited to wear floral shirts to help celebrate during the annual Songkran Assembly on Wednesday as well as Songkran celebrations on Friday!
April 7 Songkran Celebrations Update
Friday, April 7 will be a regular “Day B” schedule, however there are a variety of ways the ES will celebrate Songkran despite the predicted high heat index! In addition to Songkran celebrations in the classrooms, there are planned activities around campus:
- All World Language, EAL and LS classes will make Thai Garlands on Wednesday and Friday
- The ISB community Chedi and Songkran sidewalk chalk art will be happening in front of the Chevron
- The Songkran Community Art Project will be in front of the Panther
- Thai Songkran fruit will be available for classes in the ES Cafeteria
- Thai Songrak Musicians will be performing on the HS Cafeteria Stage starting at 1pm
Songkran Break April 10-14, 2023
Happy Songkran Festival to all! There will be no school the week of April 10th. Classes will resume on Monday, April 17. It will be Day C.
Thursday, April 6, 2023 Chakri Day/Professional Day
Thursday, April 6, 2023 is Chakri Day. No school for students and classified staff. However, it is a professional day for teachers. Classes resume on Friday, April 7, 2023. It will be a ‘B’ day.
Weekly Message from Principal Allen
IASAS is back! This week the elementary school students welcomed 72 golf and 96 badminton high school athletes from the IASAS schools during Thursday’s opening ceremony in the Chevron followed by the parade of athletes through the outdoor corridor! Many classrooms participated in the “ES Adopt a Team” where they welcomed and cheered for teams as they arrived on campus, during their games, and in the opening ceremony as well as recorded a team cheer which was played on the large screens in Rajendra throughout the tournament….check them out here!
Having ES students acknowledge and celebrate events like this not only brings us together as a PreK-G12 community eager to celebrate and have fun, but also builds interest and excitement in the multitude of activities and sports that kids can choose to pursue…this is a core element of our mission as as we inspire students to lead healthy, active, balanced lifestyles.
IASAS games continue today and tomorrow…check out the Badminton Schedule and drop by. Congratulations again to all of the student athletes and the ES classroom communities who are supporting them!
NOTE: HERE is a summary of the IASAS games from Badminton, Softball, Baseball, Golf and Track and Field.
Your partner in education,
Michael Allen
MichaelA@isb.ac.th
ES PE Swimming Continues
Our swimming units in Physical Education (PE) have begun! We have a total of three sessions of swimming dates for Elementary School. Please see the full ES swim schedule for all classes and sessions. We will send a reminder to families on Seesaw when the time gets closer for that particular class to swim. When students are not swimming, they will continue with their regular PE lessons in the gym. More details about the swimming unit can be found here.
Panther EXPLORE
Please note that Tuesday and Wednesday ES Explore classes are complete.
Monday activities will have their last session on April 3rd.
Thursday activities will have their last session on April 20th.
Friday activities and will have their last session on April 7th.
Makeup class for Coding classes (Monday) will take place on April 17th, Tuesday April 4th and Wednesday April 5th.
Makeup class for Zumba (Tuesday) will take place on April 4th.
I would like to thank all of our EAS explore instructors for a wonderful season.
Season 4 of ES Explore Program will begin on April 24th.
Regards,
Livnat
Summer School 2023 – Early Bird reduced tuition fees end on….
Dear Parents,
Please note that our Summer School Early Bird reduced tuition fees are available until 3:00pm on Friday, April 28th so register soon!
Summer School this year will be held from Monday, June 19th to Friday, July 7th. Click here to access all other information about dates, programs, and fees, and to submit a registration form online.
Our Summer School Office is located in the ISB Panther Den (Activities Office across from the ISB Bookstore). Khun Fon, our Summer School Office Secretary is there to greet and assist you 7:00am – 2:45pm Mondays to Fridays.
For any questions, please email sumdir@isb.ac.th
Best Regards,
Mr. Maurilio (Moe) Baron-Toaldo
ISB Summer School Director
ES Cafeteria Menu
Please find the Pre-K – G5 ES Cafeteria menu for next week linked here, and here is the menu for Allergy Free.
SPRING DRAMA SHOWCASE 6:30PM THURSDAY, APRIL 20 CCT
The High School Spring Drama Showcase is an exhibit of ten short student-directed performances. These include both scripted and devised works, and all have been chosen or created, directed and perfected by ISB Drama students. Each piece runs between 3-15 minutes in length, and the showcase also includes the first appearance on stage by ISB’s very own Varsity Drama Improv troupe! Tickets are free and are available in the Panther Den starting Monday, April 3rd or the night of the show at the door.
Thursday 20th April – 6:30pm – CC Theatre
HS Spring Music Concert Tuesday, April 25th Chevron Theater
Join the HS ensembles for an evening filled with amazing band, choir and orchestra repertoire followed by a closing collaboration featuring all 120 HS band, choir and orchestra musicians! Cake reception to follow.
ISB Music Department presents: A Faculty Recital – 6:30 May 3rd
Join members of the ISB Music Department Faculty and Friends at 6:30pm in the CC Theater for an evening filled with music. Donations go to benefit the Immanuel Orchestra. Cake reception to follow.
Arts & Activities @ ISB
March
17-April 7 ES Visual Art Exhibition @ ISB
31 Applications Due for Kinnari Music Festival
31-A1 MS Model United Nations @ ISB
April
4 IB Visual Art Exhibition Opening @ CC Theater Gallery
4-May 5 IB Visual Art Exhibition @ CC Theater Gallery
5 Arts Council/Amnesty Intl ‘Light Up Night’ @ Outdoor Stage
20-21 HS Spring Drama Production @ CC Theater
25 HS Spring Music Concert @ Chevron Theater
25-27 VEX Robotics World Championships @ Dallas, TX, USA
26 MS Visual Arts Exhibition Opening 1:00pm @ Chevron Gallery
26-June 9 MS Visual Arts Exhibition @ Chevron Gallery
May 1
1 ES Spring Music Concert 6:30pm @ Chevron Theater
3 Music Department Faculty Recital 6:30pm @ CCT
ISB Peace Day Assembly March 24, 2023
Dear ISB Community,
Last Friday’s PK-G12 Peace Day gathering (see video HERE), through the mediums of art, poetry, storytelling, music, film and dance provided an opportunity to think about the power each of us has to stand up against injustice and prejudice. Dealing with the topic of racism for the student organizers proved challenging especially when they considered content appropriate for the age of their audience members – three year olds to eighteen. And while the poem and the song it inspired provided a unified message, “When they try to divide us, it will only unite us! I lift my voice!,” it was the message of “Without Words” performed by the ES Give Peace a Dance Ensemble that struck straight at the heart of the UN theme, End Racism. Build Peace.
Please see Joyce’s beautiful letter HERE for more about “Without Words.”
As we look towards what will hopefully be a peace filled Songkran holiday, please help me in acknowledging the wonderful work of all those involved: Khun Apple, Khun Yok and the B & G Team; Khun Sathit, the Theater Management and Event Support Team and our HS Assembly Club and Theater Tech students; Ms. Harter, Ms. Meisner, Ms. Nichols and the entire Visual Arts Team; Mr. Dominick, Ms. Whitman, and the Pre-K and KG Parade organizers and participants; Ms. Brock and the HS GIN Club MC’s, storytellers and organizers; Tee Chindasook; Kevin Kuehn and the MS poetry readers; Ms. Price, Khun Nass and the MS Dance Team; Ms. Wong, Mr. Enders, Khun Ploy and the ES singers; and Ms. Bidi-Olagunju and the ES Give Peace a Dance Ensemble. THANKS!!!
Peace Day Assembly Participants
Peace Day Assembly Photos
Bamboo for Peace Installation
“Without Words” – The ES GIve Peace a Dance Ensemble
“I Lift My Voice” – The ES Singers, MS Dance Team and then everyone!
Season 4 Registration
Season 4 registration is now open. Our season 4 U11 sports are co-ed volleyball, baseball and softball. Please take note of the following information (also posted in the registration itself):
U11 Volleyball
Please note that due to limitations in numbers due to courts/available facilities, we may have to put a cap on the number of participants at 64-70.
U11 Baseball/Softball/Tennis
Please be aware that Season 4 may be impacted due to weather conditions that are out of our control. We will use ISB’s heat and lightning policies to make decisions to ensure the safety of our athletes. As we have limited indoor facilities available this season, some practices/games may be canceled entirely- we will notify you if this happens.
Team Shirt Pick Up
Pick up day and time: Tuesday April 4th: 2:30pm-3:30pm
Location: In front of Booster Hut
Questions?: Contact Booster Club ES Coordinators (Sophie and Takky)
booster-es@isb.ac.th
Season 3 IASAS is here!
Come and support your ISB Panthers next week as we host season 3 Golf & Badminton IASAS.
- Badminton- Come to Rajendra and Sports Complex on Thurs- Sat.
- Golf- Our Golf team will be playing at Bangkok Golf Club
- Track & Field will be at JIS in Jakarta
- Softball & Baseball will be at Singapore American School
HERE is the IASAS Badminton Schedule which is running here on campus. This one has all the games.
HERE is a summary of the ISB games from Badminton, Softball, Baseball, Golf and Track and Field.
Robotics for Kids is Open for Donations!
Robotics for Kids (R4K) is a club that aims to provide opportunities for robotics and programming knowledge to all children. Funds will go towards the donation of robotics materials for our local partner schools, where R4K student coaches will conduct lessons to spread their knowledge to their peers. For more information, please visit our website www.r4kclub.com, our Instagram @r4kclubthailand, or contact us at 17013@students.isb.ac.th and 16717@students.isb.ac.th.
Donation link