BASIS International School Bangkok eNewsletter

Message from the Head of School

Loy Krathong Celebration - Tuesday, November 8th from 16:00 to 18:00

Dear Tusker Families,

Our school Loy Krathong event is coming up next week on Tuesday, November 8^th! We encourage our students to dress in Traditional Thai costume on Tuesday, November 8^th.

Please join us for Annual Loy Krathong Family Event on Tuesday, November 8^th 2022 at 4.00 pm -6:00 pm

Festivities Include:

Food Vendors - Thai Food, snacks, dessert, and drinks
PremadeKrathong
Traditional Thai Musicians
Grade levelDance Performances
Prizes will be awarded to those who wish to join theTraditional Thai Costume Contest.
AKrathong Crane to launch your Krathongs into our lovely reflection pond
Fun games and activities for the kids!

Don't miss this amazing community event. Admission is free. Tickets will be sold for food vendors and Krathong purchases.

Please note the important information below:

Students of each grade will be dismissed at the usual times
Extra Curricular Activities (ECAs) run as usual (ECA for Early Years finishes at 16.00 hrs and ECA for Gr 1-8 finishes at 17.00)
Mandarin Class runs as usual (Gr 1 class finishes at 16.30 and Gr 4 class finishes at 16.50)
Student Hours for Tuesday 8^th November will be cancelled
It is the parent's responsibility to pick up your children on time
Performers should be receiving email from Thai teachers or class teachers on the arrangements and the meeting point - please be on time!

Note: In case that there is not sufficient parking in the school garage, please see the map here for alternative parking.

Upcoming Drama Performances

Please check out the below posters for our upcoming Drama productions!

November 16 - 18 APEC Summit Conference

Our school is currently planning to remain open during the impending APEC Economic Leaders’ Summit taking place from 16-18 November 2022.

In support of the government’s efforts to reduce traffic, we request our community do their best to cooperate with the government's wishes by carpooling, taking public transport, etc.

Whist it is very much our intention to open the school, do be aware that it is feasible the government may still intercede and insist on our closing. Should this be the case we will undertake online learning for the days in question.

Presently, the school will remain open during APEC Meeting on 16-18 November 2022

Reminder: The Communication Journal

Don't forget to check your child's CJ nightly for important communication from your teachers!

Trimester 1 Awards Ceremonies

Our Trimester 1 Awards ceremonies for the primary and middle school grades will take place the week of November 28 - December 2, 2022. More information will be released in next week's newsletter.

Term 2 Tuition Invoices

Dear Tuskers Families,

The 2022-2023 Term 2 Tuition invoices will be sent home via email on Friday, October 28th. Payment is due on Wednesday, 30^th November 2022.

Payments can be made via wire transfer or credit card. Please note: there is a surcharge for credit card payments.

If you have any questions about school payments or would like to make a payment, please contact the school finance department. For information regarding points & redemption, and other credit card conditions, please contact our billing department at bkk.billing@basis.ac.th or 02-415-0099.

For 2023-24 Advance Tuition Payment Privilege – Families who have chosen to pay tuition for 2023-24 in advance (by 30^th November 2022) will receive 20,000 Baht (Twenty-Thousand Baht) discount of the whole year’s tuition. Please complete the form here: https://forms.gle/xQNutuZd11yGgp6v6 if you would like to receive this offer so that our accounting team can invoice you accordingly. For more information about updated policy Click here. For further enquiries, please contact school accounting office at 02 415 0099 Ext: 21108

We wish our families the very best! Stay healthy and Go Tuskers!

Community Health Update

Class	Week 10: 31 October - 6 Nov (as of November 4th)
Class	RSV	Covid	Influenza
Staff & Teachers		1

Happy Halloween from Gr 1 Mandarin and PK2O!

Activities for the BISB Community

NEW ACTIVITY: THURSDAY AFTERNOON BASKETBALL

The athletic department at BASIS is proud to announce a new community-wide event on Thursday's from 5:00-7:00 in the gym. We will host a pick-up basketball game for teachers and parents. Any skill level is welcome as we have adequate space for multiple games! If you have any interest, please join the LINE group here and sign up.

http://line.me/ti/g/-vVsyRVC-

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