BASIS International School Bangkok eNewsletter

Message from the Head of School

Revised COVID-19 Prevention Protocols from October 1st

With effect from October 1st, Thailand’s Ministry of Education is to rescind measures currently applied in all schools to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19.

The lifting of all preventive measures is in line with the improvement in the COVID-19 situation in the country and will coincide with the reclassification of COVID-19 as an “infectious disease under watch”, downgrading it from a “dangerous infectious disease”.

From Saturday October 1^st, face-mask wearing all the time in schools, seat distancing of 1-2 metres, limits on the number of participants in group activities, the provision of additional hand cleaning facilities and daily disinfecting of classrooms, toilets and frequently touched will cease.

BISB has revised our protocols in accordance to the latest announcement, and we have decided to continue with the current facemask policy for indoor spaces at this time, as we wish to keep the community safe. Last week, 12 cases were reported within our school community, whereas we had no cases the previous week. Please see further details below:

Update on REVISED protocols as of 1 October, 2022 for our school:

- ATK testing: Will no longer be required prior to entering the campus unless that person has recently suffered from Covid - in normal circumstances, we will not ask students, parents nor staff to undertake an ATK test until further notice

- Mask policy: Masks are required for indoor and optional for outdoor spaces within campus. In essence, we are continuing with our existing policy for the time being.

- Should the school see any outbreak/transmission within a class – daily ATK testing shall be required for that particular week. School will communicate specific instructions to families in such a situation.

- Should there be a Covid case in school, the individual may return to the campus after 5 days of isolation. Before returning, the person must have a negative ATK test result and be symptom free.

- Communication relating to Covid: There will be no formal requirement for community alerts. However, if we see an outbreak pattern, of course, we will take all necessary measures to mitigate the risk to our community.

Additionally, please find the community health update for this week below:

Grade	Week 5: September 23th -October 1st 2022
Grade	RSV	Covid
PK1H		1
PK20		1
KBr	1
1Ca		1
2K		4
3Ne		1
4Ge		1
Teachers and Staff		3

Spirit Week: Monday October 3rd to Friday October 7th

To build a strong community and foster school spirit, it is a tradition at BASIS Curriculum Schools to dress up during Spirit Week. Our T1 Spirit Week will take place from Monday, 3^rd October to Friday, 7^th October 2022. Please see the attached poster for the themes for next week. We strongly encourage all students to participate in this great activity to have fun and show their creativity regardless of their grade level! House points will be allocated to the teams with the most participants.

Parent Workshop: Edmentum ExactPath

Please find the meeting recording with Thai subtitles below. During the presentation, our Implementation Specialist from Edmentum, Luke Stratton, walked us through the three different interfaces of the program and explained how to access the individualized learning paths of your students at home.
In case you were unable to attend the live demonstration or if you would like to rewatch the presentation, click the link below for a recording of the session.

Library Hours for Parents

For morning hours, parents may access the library from 7:15 – 7:55 a.m. every Wednesday

For afternoon hours, parents can access the library from 3.05 – 4:30 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday

Save the Date: Upcoming Coffee Mornings

On Friday 7^th October at 0845 – 0945 – For Grade 4 & 5

On Friday 21^st October at 0845 – 0945 – For Grade 6 – 8

Bangkok Patana Chess Championship 2022

We are very pleased to invite your students to the Bangkok Patana Chess Championship for 2022. This big inter-school chess competition will take place at Bangkok Patana School on Sunday, November 20th. We expect up to 200 students from all over Thailand to join the competition. All students from your school who are born 2004 or later, are welcome to join. We will have U6, U8, U10, U12, U14 and U18 age groups. Awards will be given to the best individual players and the best schools.
Please find below:

- The Tournament Regulations PDF File, which contains all the most important information.
- A Tournament Flyer, which contains the basic information and a QR Code for the Registration Form.

Registration form: redknightchess.com/bangkok-patana-chess-championship/

Please note that even though the tournament is individual, and awards will be given to the top players in each age group, we also have awards for the best schools. Awards will be given to the best 3 schools in the Primary division (from U6 to U12) and the best 3 schools in the Secondary division (U14+U18). The results for the best teams will be calculated based on the best individual performances of the school’s students.

Organizer’s Contract several channel.
Send an email at redknightchessbkk@gmail.com (English) or admin@redknightchess.com (Thai or English) , or
- Contact them by our official Line account @RedKnight (with @) or through our social media pages (You can find us on Facebook as RedKnightChess and Instagram as RedKnightChessClub).
- Contact phone number: 0851332970 (Available on LINE and WhatsApp).

BPS Location : https://www.patana.ac.th/contact-patana/#location
Bangkok Patana School,643 La Salle Road (Sukhumvit 105), Bangna Tai, Bangna, Bangkok 10260, Thailand

BPS_Chess_Championship_Regulations.pdf

Photo Album from Football Game vs Norwich International School

Click here to view the photo album!

“Meet the Expert: Caring for Your Child's Dental Health" - Thursday, October 6th

Please be invited to a special guest-speaker event on Thursday, October 6th from 8:00 - 9:15 AM in the blackbox theater.

Think about a good investment with the proper care of your oral and dental health since the childhood stage.

Start today for a better smile for your lifetime.

Meet our specialist dentist to discuss how to care of your “Baby teeth”

Prepare for the arrival of your permanent teeth in a good and proper position. Reduce the chance of decayed tooth, overlapped tooth or misalignment tooth, including the affect on the facial structure and child development.

เพราะการดูแลสุขภาพปากและฟัน อย่างถูกต้องตั้งแต่เด็ก

เป็นการลงทุนที่ให้ปันผลได้ตลอดชีวิต

พบทันตแพทย์ผู้เชี่ยวชาญที่จะมาให้ความรู้ในการดูแลตั้งแต่ “ฟันน้ำนม”

เพื่อสร้างพื้นที่เตรียมไว้สำหรับการขึ้นของฟันแท้ในตำแหน่งที่เหมาะสม

และลดโอกาสการเกิดฟันผุ ฟันซ้อน ฟันเก รวมถึงส่งผลต่อโครงสร้างใบหน้า และพัฒนาการของเด็ก

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Activities for the BISB Community

SOCCER DAY (PARENTS & STAFF)

Every Tuesday from 5pm-7pm on the back field. The skill level is a 6/10 so anybody who is very new to soccer might want to come watch first.
If you are interested, please join line group "BISB football fun Tuesday 17:00". https://line.me/ti/g/bIaBkwH92l