23 Nov 2020

GENERAL

Positions Currently Open | educationalsupport@gisthailand.org

Part-Time Elementary 1:1 Instructional Aide for the RISE classroom
Full or Part time Elementary ESL Teacher

Please contact Pilar Prus for more information if you are interested.

Shopt at the Christmas Market | psc.representatives@gisthailand.org

Get your Christmas shopping list…it’s time for the 4th Annual GIS Christmas Market! Saturday, December 5th 10 am – 2pm. You don’t want to miss over 75 vendors ranging from small CM businesses to our own local GIS students, staff and parents. It’s literally the best! Shop for everyone on your holiday list, stay for lunch, and enjoy the festivities! Raffles tickets available to win amazing gifts from vendors. Free admission.

Questions about the event, please email thestewfam@gmail.com

ELEMENTARY

Take a look at our Elementary Google Calendar here for updated events.

SECONDARY

Reminder: Cold Weather & Outerwear | secondary.office@gisthailand.org
As the weather gets cooler in the mornings, please remember that the GIS dress code applies to outwear. Please refer to the PSMO Handbook for more information.

Reminder: E Day on November 24th | secondary.office@gisthailand.org
Tuesday, November 24 is an E Day and there will be no Zero Period on that Tuesday. Please see the Secondary Calendar for further updates.

Final Reminder: Upcoming December 1 Deadline: The Tan Chin Tuan Senior Excellence Scholarships for GIS 11th-grade Students | aspohnhauer@gisthailand.org
11th-grade students and parents: The December 1, 8:00 AM deadline to have your application, supporting teacher recommendations, and parents’ financial information submitted is Tuesday of next week. Please remember that you had to give your recommenders two weeks from the time you submitted your application to complete their recommendations for you.

Performing Arts Concerts – Friday, December 4 | secondary.office@gisthailand.org
Enjoy exhilarating Christmas Concerts brought to you by GIS’s talented Performing Arts students. Sacred carols, pop tunes, jazz, and Pentatonix arrangements will send you out the door bursting with the JOY of Christmas.

7pm in the Elementary Atrium: Grades 9-12 Choir, Honors Chanson, Grades 7 & 8 young men and ladies
8pm in the GIS Cafeteria: Jazz Band and Grades 9-12 Band

Come enjoy the merriment and support the GIS Performing Arts! (Non-GIS community members are permitted to attend)

Members of the audience should be prepared for:

Entrance to campus beginning at 6:40pm. Viewing space is limited. Those who arrive late may not have an ideal view.
Signing in upon entering campus, temperature checks and hand sanitizer when entering campus.
Physical distancing will be required. Please do not move the physically distanced chairs.
Photography and videography will be allowed.
Some members of the audience of the Choir concert should be prepared to stand on physically distant, marked spots.

End of Semester/Final Exam Schedule | secondary.office@gisthailand.org
Traditionally, the final days of the semester are early release (11:30 am) as this allows for final exams for grades 9-12 and teachers to grade. This year December 15 to December 18 will be early release days. Please check the Secondary Events Calendar here for the full week’s schedule.

Secondary Full-Time Positions OPEN | mrandolph@gisthailand.org
We have posted full time teaching positions. These were filled by long-term subs and we are now looking for a solution for the remainder of the 2020-21 academic year. One full-time English teaching position and 1 full-time Social Studies & Religious Studies position. 4-year degree required and relevant teaching experience highly preferred. See here for a job description. Please contact mrandolph@gisthailand.org for more information and/or recruit@gisthailand.org to apply.

This Week in Advisory | mrandolph@gisthailand.org

Day A(Monday) – Grades 7-12 will discuss hot topics.
Day E(Tuesday) – Grades 7-12 will have a Relational time as directed by their Advisor.

Mark your Calendars with Upcoming Events | secondary.office@gisthailand.org

November 26-27: No School
December 4: Choir & Band Concerts

ATHLETICS

This Week in Athletics | athletics@gisthailand.org

Monday, Nov. 23

🏀 V. Boys Basketball vs. Yupparaj @ Grace 4:30pm

Tuesday, Nov. 24

⚽️ U12 Boys Soccer vs. APIS @ Serene Lake 4:15pm

⚽️ U14 Boys Soccer vs. APIS @ Grace 4:15pm

⚽️ U14 Girls Soccer vs. APIS @ Grace 4:15pm

Thursday, Nov. 26

🦃 Happy Thanksgiving!!

🏀 Varsity teams head to Bangkok for ISB Basketball Tournament

Friday, Nov. 27

🏀 ISB Basketball Tournament

Saturday, Nov. 28