BASIS International School Bangkok eNewsletter

Coffee Morning - Leadership Update

Dear BASIS Families,

Today, Friday December 2, 2022, we announced our leadership transition. As mentioned in that letter, we would like to invite you to join us for a special Coffee Morning on Tuesday, December 13^th, 2022 at 08.30 – 09.30 am.

We will be available to address any questions you may have regarding the leadership transition, recruiting plan, and our planning into the coming year.

For this meeting, we will have:

Toby Walker, Vice President of BASIS Independent Schools and Executive Board Member (remote link)
Ruth Aquilina-Finan, Interim Head of School and Director of Student Affairs
Joshua Levenson, Director of Academic Programs
Kingkarn Olarngarnjanin (Khun Kwan), Head of Operations

Please RSVP in advance as we expect there will be limited seating inside the black box. Due to limited time, we would appreciate if you could please send questions in advance to Ms. Parichat Klangsiri at p.klangsiri@basis.ac.th.

Most sincerely,

BISB Leadership Team

Letter_Leadership_Trasition.pdf

Reminder: No School on Monday

Enjoy the long weekend! As with all school breaks, we do require an ATK result on Tuesday, December 6th - please ensure your child is tested and brings the test kit to school to gain entrance to the campus. Thank you for your kind cooperation.

Policy Regarding the Use of Electronic Devices

Dear Parents,

To ensure the best learning environment for all students, BASIS administration reminds parents that their children will not be permitted to have the following items during the academic day:

Cell Phones/Electronic Devices
Pomo or Smart Watches
Toys
Hand Sanitizer (without prior approval)

Students wishing to bring these items to school must keep them in their lockers until after dismissal. Items discovered in class or elsewhere during the school day will be confiscated by their teacher and returned to the student at the teacher’s discretion.

BASIS prides itself on providing an enriched learning environment, safe from unnecessary distractions. Please ensure that your child/ren are aware of this policy.

As always, thank you for your support!

Sincerely,

Ms. Ruth

Director of Student Affairs

Important Reminder for Bringing Special Treats to Campus

Just a friendly reminder of our BISB snack policy, in order to protect students with food allergies and dietary restrictions. Please follow the protocol below when sending birthday or special treats to school:

Instructions:

You may send a request to bring the snack to the classroom teacher via email and you must specify the ingredients – with especial emphasis on nuts or their derivatives.
Teachers must examine the feedback from point 1 – the ingredients of the treats and assess whether there is anything unsuitable for the students in class – if not, they may say the treat is, sadly, unacceptable as it compromises our health and safety guidelines.
Please make sure the treats arrive in a sealed container and are convenient for each child to consume individually. You may need to supply paper plates and associated cutlery.
These special treats may be served only during recess time: 9:20-9:40 am and lunch times: 11:30-12:15 pm.
Please ensure that any involved teachers are aware of the arrangement beforehand.
Please drop said treats at the School Reception and the latter need to be labelled with the appropriate student’s name & class.
If you have any doubts – reach out to your classroom teacher.

Also, a reminder that if you send additional snacks to school with your child at any time, your child should not be sharing snacks amongst other students, as there could be allergies and dietary restrictions. Thank you for supporting us and enforcing this safety rule for our students!

Notes from the Librarian

Hello from the Library!

The month of November was busy and exciting in our library.

For Kinder to Grade 3, the theme for November was Read Your Way Around the World – a theme that will continue into December. We’ve been reading tales and stories from countries around the globe from Australia and South Korea, to Native American stories from the United States!

We had a special, virtual visit from my good friend, and fellow librarian, Miss Mandi. Students were able to learn about Miss Mandi, who is also member of the Cherokee Nation. Miss Mandi taught students some words from her Native Cherokee language and read students the book “We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga” by Traci Sorell.

In addition, Miss Mandi visited and read to our Grade 4 and Grade 7 students. She taught our students about Native American history, colonialism, resilience, and her Cherokee culture. Students were able to ask questions about Miss Mandi’s culture, her language, her people’s stories, and her experiences as a Native American woman and librarian in the U.S. All of our students asked insightful, thoughtful questions and it was a wonderful experience!

This month, we will continue our journey of reading around the world, in addition to learning about the December holidays celebrated around the globe.

Please note that students from Pre-K 2 to Grade 8 are allowed to check out books, in addition to parents and staff. Our collection continues to grow and it is a pleasure to see all of our wonderful students using the library every day and reading the books in our collection.

LATE AND OVERDUE BOOKS:

Late books will be given 3 email and in person reminders from the Librarian and from their teachers.

After 3 reminders, the book is considered LOST and a replacement must be paid for by parents. Damaged books will also need to be replaced if we are unable to repair them.

Please remind your children to return books to the library and to always be gentle with their library books.

Thank you for all of your support and encouragement in the library.

Remark: Please note that on Tuesday 6^th December, the library will be closed due to Ms. Erika's support for the field trip.

The "Giving Tree" Project

Dear Families

As Christmas is nearly upon us, we are teaching our students about the importance of gratitude, appreciation, and kindness to others in and around our community. Therefore, BASIS International School Bangkok will join The 'Foundation for Children' in a Christmas project called 'The Giving Tree.' This project seeks to donate gifts to less fortunate children in our community, so we can share the joy of Christmas and teach our students about the importance of charity and kindness. The foundation has asked for new gifts only, due to Covid-related protocols. If you would like to donate a gift to the 'Foundation for Children' please follow the instructions on the leaflet for more information on how to submit your gift. All donations are welcome. Thank you so much for your assistance.

If you have further enquiries, please contact school staff at +662 415 0099 or line official at @bisb

Christmas Season Concerts

Dear Parents,

The Christmas season is upon us, and we invite you to come and watch our children's winter performances.

Each class will perform in the Black Box at the date and time indicated in the poster for that grade. Hence, please do look carefully and make a note of the details on the poster for your babe's class! Please find the below the posters with details.

Please note: The teachers will be instructing the students on what to wear for the performance days - this will arrive in a separate email. Kindly pack either these clothes for your child to change into on the relevant day or make sure they come to school in the required outfit. To help with vocal projection and breathing technique while on the stage, students are required not to wear a mask for the performance.

We would be overjoyed to see you at the relevant performance!

Kind Regards,

Mr. Jason and Ms. Olivia

Christmas Season Performances

Also, click here to find a photo album from this weeks drama productions!

Upcoming Field Trips

6^th December – Grade 4 to The Pottery Legend

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 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 14: 28 Nov-4 Dec (as of 2 Dec)
Class	RSV	Covid	Influenza
School-Wide	0	0	0

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