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International School Eastern Seaboard
March 27, 2015
International Day- Be sure to attend the fabulous program on Wednesday. Please arrive by 8:00 as the
parade of nations will begin shortly thereafter. Parents- please park in the upper parking area and on
the road, as the students will be forming up in the Elementary School parking area so we can’t allow
any cars there. You can deliver your food to the cafeteria after the parade. The performances will be
held in the theater and we are all looking forward to that. There are more details in the announcement
in this Express.
School access- We sent a note out last week, but I wanted everyone to know that we have been able to
open the back gate at Burapha Golf. The entrance is from the road that runs parallel behind the school.
You will enter Burapha above the water treatment plant and come down to the school. This will save
you coming to school via the Burapha front gate. The hours will be:
6:00 am to 8:30 am each day. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 2:30 until 3:30
and on Wednesday afternoon from 12:30 to 1:30.
Please park in the upper parking lot and walk down to pick up the students. We don't want cars
driving into the elementary school parking area when the students are loading the busses and vans.
I ask that you get a current ISE car sticker. You can bring your car registration to Khun Rung in the
main office and she will organize it for you. I realize that the guards sometimes don’t check to see if
everyone has a sticker, but we are working with them on this. Please feel free to come by and see me
if you have any questions or concerns.
Faculty for next year- We are very pleased with the new teachers who will be joining ISE in August.
The new teachers are:
Mr. Doug Musco- secondary principal
Mrs. Phyllis Musco- PK-12 librarian
Ms. Anni Sherman- SS EAL/English
Mr. Leon Tkachyk- PE and athletic director
Mrs. Janet Tkachyk- Grade 1
Mrs. Roxanne Price- Biology and science
Mr. Shawn Price- Chemistry and Physics
Ms. Hyun Kyoung Nam- Korean
Mrs. Kristen Applegate- SS Art
Mr. Todd Applegate- K-12 Learning Support
Mrs. Jennifer Campbell- SS mathematics
We look forward to seeing you at all the ISE events in the coming months.
Sincerely,
Robert W. Brewitt
Superintenden
Dear Parents,
International Day is next week, April 1st, and I am looking forward to seeing our talent along
with all the amazing food. This is a very special day for ISE and its families and I am hopeful we
will have the best yet, as we will use our new Fine Arts Center. I hope to see you there!
Talent Show
The Elementary/Intermediate Talent Show is coming up quickly, please have your son/daughter
complete a form if they would like to participate and return it to Khun Gade. I am looking
forward to seeing all the talent on April 30th.
Grades 1-10 MAP Tests
Students in grades 1-10 will take their MAP tests from May 12-21, 2015. Please remember that it
is important for your son/daughter to eat a good breakfast and be well rested in order to
perform well on the tests.
We will have a parent meeting to distribute the results on Thursday, May 28th at 8:30 am in the
Elementary School library. If you cannot attend the meeting the results will be sent home with
your child on Friday.
Departing in June
If you know that you will be moving on in June please let the school office know as soon as
possible. We need to have you complete a student withdrawal form so that we can prepare your
papers for your next school. Thanks!
We have a few school events coming up so please mark your calendars:
Event
International Day
Songkran Assembly
Parent Appreciation Tea
MAP testing
Parent Map Meeting
End of the Year Assembly
Date
April 1st
April 9th
May 20th
May 12th -21st
May 28th
June 5th
Location
All school
FAC
Cafeteria
ES computer lab
ES library
Cafeteria
Time
8:15am
8:15am
8:15am
morning
8:30am
8:15am
Thanks for your continued support of ISE,
Heather Naro
Elementary/Intermediate School Principal
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ISE INTERNATIONAL DAY
Where we celebrate diversity
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1st, 8:15 am
Don’t forget this all school event is coming this Wednesday. Parents are welcome.
DETAILS FOR ISE INTERNATIONAL DAY- April 1st
PARKING
Parking for parents will be in the secondary parking lot or along the street near the school
entrance. Cars/vans will not be allowed on the driveway to the elementary area Wednesday
morning from 7:30am until 9:00am. (This is the parade line up area.)
PARADE-8:15AM
For those parents who wish to see the parade of nationalities, the parade route will begin in
front of the secondary building and continue on the new service lane north of the secondary
building and end in front of the Fine Arts Center. (Please do not go down to the elementary
area where the students are lining up for the parade.)
FLAG CEREMONY & CULTURAL PERFORMANCES IN AUDITORIUM-8:45AM
Doors to the auditorium will be closed at 8:45am. There are reserved seats for PreK- grade 12.
Limited seating for parents will be in last four rows (estimate). A visitor will be able to watch
the assembly from the viewing balcony on the second floor.
AFTER INTERNATIONAL DAY ASSEMBLY
The Marriott Hotel will be selling coffee, juices, and pastries in front of the new Fine Arts
Center all morning. This area will be a great place to relax and socialize with other ISE parents.
After 11 am room 29 in the elementary language hallway can also be an area to sit. Please use
these two areas for socializing. We cannot allow everyone in the cafeteria since it becomes too
crowded and volunteers are busy setting up the tables of food. (After the secondary students
have been served, the parents are welcome to join the buffet at 12:40pm)
INTERNATIONAL BUFFET SET-UP
Parents who are helping with the international buffet are the only adults permitted inside the
cafeteria before and while the students are being served. It is important you wear your ISE ID
name tag if you are a volunteer helping with the buffet.
REQUEST FOR EVERY ISE FAMILY TO BRING ONE DISH THAT REPRESENTS THEIR
CULTURE OR COUNTRY.
All students are encouraged to contribute a national dish to the buffet. The food contribution
can be dropped off on a table in the school cafeteria before 8:00am or after the assembly. The
container with the food item inside, needs to have the name of the country. If the container is
to be returned, please have your child’s name & grade level on the container.
THANK-YOU
A special thank-you goes to ISE parents who are helping at the buffet tables and to parents
who have contributed a national dish. Also special recognition goes to the students who are
volunteering to perform on stage. Also, we cannot forget those parents who volunteered to
organize a performance representing their country for the International Day Assembly.
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Parents, faculty, student and administrative representatives from The Bonnie Shultz Scholarship Fund
Committee met with the recipient of their financial aid on the Rose Garden campus last week.
Eleventh grade students Belle, Palmie , and Ji jI invited the returning students to visit ISE in May. We
look forward to continue building relationships with our local community.
Success with IB
The IB examination session is just around the corner for our Seniors, with the first exams beginning on
May 4th. Two years of hard work with IB will culminate with the exams, so preparation is critical at
this stage in order to optimize the chances of success. I talked with our IB Diploma candidates about
the importance of preparing for the upcoming exams by reviewing and practicing for each subject
incrementally and not just cramming before the respective exams. I would like to ask our parents to
encourage the IB students to remain diligent in this final stretch.
For the grade 11 IB diploma candidates, now is the time to not only continue working hard in all the
IB subjects, but it is also time to develop research skills by writing the extended essay, which is
excellent preparation for university work. I would like to suggest that parents ask how their son or
daughter is doing in IB to find ways to give encouragement and support.
Sincerely,
Timothy Overacker
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ISE Grade 7 Social Studies – World Religions
Jain Vegetarianism and Basic Philosophy
Why do we study other people’s religions and beliefs? Maybe we can learn to
tolerate and have more respect for other cultures. This could bring more peace to
our world and our future.
We have been studying Jainism from India. It’s similar to Buddhism and
Hinduism. Jains believe in non-violence, and that all living matter has an eternal
soul that is reincarnated. This includes animals, plants, and even insects! Killing
anything, including plants and insects, is bad karma and must be avoided.
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Jains are vegetarians with very strict dietary rules. They will only eat part
of a plant without killing the whole plant or tree; such as fruit, tomatoes,
squash, legumes, and so on. All root vegetables are forbidden (the whole
plant must be killed). Eating grains (wheat and rice) is acceptable because
the grain is eaten dried after the whole plant has died, thus releasing its
soul. Dairy products must be milked and prepared and eaten all in the
same day. There are many more strict rules.
It’s a difficult diet to follow, but we tried it for a morning in Mr. Murray’s
class with homemade Tomato and Bean Soup. Most students thought it
was delicious, but some students didn’t like it at all! Everyone created
their own recipes and shared them with the entire class. It was really fun!
Here’s a Jain recipe created by Claire Cozic from Grade 7:
“Savored Tomatoes”
Jain Recipe by Claire Cozic, Grade 7 Social Studies
Ingredients:
 4 big tomatoes
 4 tablespoons of olive oil
 1 tablespoon of lime juice
 1 tablespoon of fresh cheese
(made that day)
 12 basil leaves
 Salt and Pepper to taste
Method:
1.Preheat the oven to 200⁰C. With a knife, take away the tomato tails and cut a
cross into the middle of each tomato.
2.Mix the fresh cheese, basil leaves, oil, lime juice, salt and pepper in a blender.
3.Place the tomatoes on a heating plate and put it in the oven for 20 minutes.
4.Remove and let the tomatoes cool down for 30 minutes.
5.Take off the tomato skin and place it on a dish. Take the blended mix and
pour it on the tomatoes.
6.Put it in the oven for 5 minutes before serving. Enjoy! 
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Eagles Sweep Competition for Regional Cup
By Moo Sun Kim
Burapha, Thailand - The Eagles played against sister school Rose Garden’s football teams in their
annual competition in a best of three matches for the ISE Regional Cup. Our Eagles, who had won the
cup last year won again this time around, winning two matches, the High School boys’ team and
Middle School girls’ team, out of a possible three.
The Middle School girls, who had started first, apparently swept the competition. In the first half of
the match, our girls were leading 5-0, and in the second half, 6-0, sealing the Rose Garden’s middle
school girl’s team’s fate. Fern Pannakan, jersey number 7, who had scored 4 of the 6 goals, had this to
say about her contributions: “How I did it? I’m skilled.” Jersey 23, Brina Pottisit, who scored the rest
of the goals, said this about their victory: “That and I supported Fern many times. It feels good to
win.”
The High School boys were next. After a very pressing offense by the Rose Garden team, and
numerous close saves by our hero goalkeeper, Kohei Fujita, striker Shunsuke Fujita, jersey 18,
achieved a breakthrough when he scored the first goal. Other striker Roberto Cardano, jersey 10,
followed. Leading 2-0 at half-time, the Eagles remained steadfast, winning 6 – 3, despite three goals
from the opposition. Kohei Fujita, the man of the match who saved seven potential goals, had this to
say about his contributions: “The ball just came to me. I just positioned myself against them and
naturally caught them.”
Despite the contributions of the above two teams, the Middle School boys’ team did not fare so well,
losing 3-2 despite goals from Hugo, jersey 9, and Bill, jersey 22.
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5th Graders Finish their Thai Architecture Projects
After 5th grade students studied traditional Thai architecture and visited the outdoor
museum of Ancient Siam (Muang Boran) , they created their own models of Thai
“teak wood” houses and temples using cardboard boxes as an art project with Khun
Jim and Mr. Hartz. There was quite a variety of designs.
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Palmie
Pie in the Face
On Monday March 16, 2015, ISE hold an event call Pie in the Face, in honor of Pi day (14th March
2015). This event is one of the events to help raise money for Habitat for Humanity. We, as members
of the community, asked teachers to volunteer to join in this event. There were about 20 teachers
who volunteered. The event went very well. The students enjoyed seeing their teachers get pied by
their classmates. It was very fun to see teachers got pie. We hope that next year there will be a Pie in
the Face event again.
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Habitat for Humanity Project
Habitat for Humanity is an international organization that brings people together to build homes,
communities, and hope. Believing that shelter, basically a roof and four walls where we are safe, is a basic
need of all human beings, this is the first year that ISE decided to be a part of this tiring yet rewarding
project.
At the beginning of February, a number of ISE students aimed to raise 80,000 baht by hosting various
activities such as pie in the face day, dress down days, and bake sales. By the end of March, through the
tremendous amount of effort put in by the students, the Habitat for Humanity Club raised over 80,000 baht
that would soon be turned into a shelter for someone in need.
In the afternoon of March 20th, we, ten students and
two chaperones, departed ISE and headed to
Pathumthani, which is the site of the build. Along
with students from Ruamrudee International School,
we began building a house for a local woman who
had two young children but not yet a house of her
own. When we arrived at the site, thankfully, the
Habitat for Humanity had already put up the poles
and the roof of the house for us, so we started the
work by mixing cement powder, water, and sand,
digging a 60 cm wide 200 cm long and 130 cm deep hole for a septic tank, and
building walls up to seven-bricks high. Then on the second and last day, we
continued mixing the cement and pouring it onto the ground in order to build the
floor. Although it may sound quick and easy, we actually spent over eight hours
completing it.
Although we didn’t finish building the entire house within two days, the
soon-to-be-owner of the house was very thankful to us and we were
also very thankful to her and the Habitat for Humanity for giving us new
experiences and a chance to create hope for a complete stranger who
was in need. At the end of the day, when we looked at our hands, we
realized that they haven’t changed at all, but when we looked in front of
us, one thing that remarkably changed was the living of a family. Last
but not least, we would like to thank everyone because we wouldn’t have been able to make someone’s
dreams come true without all your support!
Bam Chollabud
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MRISA Arts Exchange 2015
On Sunday March 15th, thirteen exhausted ISE students and three proud teachers returned from the
three day MRISA Arts Exchange, held at Saigon South International School in Ho Chi Minh City. The
annual Arts Exchange is an opportunity for talented musicians, dancers, artists, and actors to
collaborate with like- minded peers from the eight MRISA schools. This year, the quality of
performances and art work that the students produced was some of the very best we have seen.
ISE students took part in three specialist workshops for nine hours over the three days. Student’s
chose their specialist workshops based on their passions and the skills that they have. In music, they
performed three pieces of music with the MRISA Symphony Orchestra, had workshops with sectional
coaches, sang in a vocal ensemble, learned to conduct, and learned to sight sing. In drama and
dance, students worked with Luka Lesson, an Australian slam poet, to write their own poetry and set
it to dance. As well as performing front of stage, students also gained hands on experience with
backstage lights and sound. Two ISE students, Analeah Shurtleff and Justin Potisit both gave
incredibly powerful and meaningful solo performances of poems that they had written. Visual Arts
students collaborated to create installations that filled three white white rooms. The installations
explored the use of space, textures, and spacial orientation.
In addition to the specialist workshops, students from each school also prepared student-led
workshops that they delivered to groups of students from other schools. ISE was represented with
imaginative and well prepared workshops. Our highlights were sessions on minimalist musical
improvisation, mosaic inception, dramatic tableau, and acapella singing.
The Arts Exchange culminated on the Saturday evening with a final performance of the music,
poetry, drama, and dance. All of the staff were overwhelmed with the quality of work the students
produced in such a short time. The ISE students were excellent ambassadors for our school, all of
them demonstrating maturity, passion and talent throughout the event. We can’t wait to take them
to ISPP for next year’s exchange.
Mr. Waltho
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2015 ISE Elementary and Intermediate School Talent Show
Dear Parents,
You child has expressed an interest in participating in the 2015 ISE Elementary and
Intermediate School Talent Show. The show is scheduled to be held on Thursday, April 30th,
from 8:15 am at the Fine Arts Center. From April 6th to April 8th, we will have auditions for
the show.
Please discuss with your child what their plans are regarding their performance.
Please fill in the information below about your child’s participation in the talent show.
All children participating need to return a form. Please return by Monday, March 23rd.
Thank you,
Khun Gade and the Yearbook Team
Organizers of the 2015 ISE Elementary and Intermediate School Talent Show
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