Scheduling Conferences with Specialist Teachers
Your child has brought home in his/her Friday Folder specific log-in details for your family for our new online conference schedules, pick-a-time. You will need this to create an account. However general instructions below appear for your information:
Scheduling with specialists:
Please follow the directions below to access Pick-a-Time online to schedule your conferences time with Music, Art, World Language or PE teachers. You can access the site at your convenience anytime from now until 2:00pm on Tuesday 26th March to schedule your conferences or make any necessary changes once scheduled.
To get to the Conference Scheduler, please click on the following link and then follow the directions below. The link is: https://www.pickatime.com/client?ven=11603340
How to Register
1. Click on the link provided above.
2. Click “Login/Create Account”
3. Fill in the required fields and register.
4. For each elementary school child you have, you will have to add them in
a. Enter child’s student ID number (see above)
b. Enter child’s birth date (use format mm/dd/yr e.g., 02/26/10 – you need to include the / in between the month, day, and year)
How to Sign In (after having registered first time)
Enter your email and password. The system will know about any appointments you have made previously.
How to Schedule Appointments
1. You will see a list of your child’s teachers you are able to schedule a conference with. Select the box next to the teacher name(s) that you would like to schedule a conference with. You will then see the schedule of available times for those teachers.
2. Each colored square represents an available meeting time. The legend shows you what teacher corresponds to what color. Click on a square to schedule that time
3. Then click on “Create Appointment”.
4. Repeat until you have a time with each teacher you’d like to visit with.
5. You can click on the “Printable Schedule” link located on the top right corner and print the resulting web page to get a hard copy of your schedule.
Please contact Khun Tom at cholthis@isb.ac.th or, Mrs. Diana Drummond at dianad@isb.ac.th, in the ES Office with any technical difficulties.
U11 T-Ball Announcement
Mike RUTHERFORD
miker@isb.ac.th
U11 Boys and Girls T-ball begins on Monday March 18th at 2:15pm-3:15pm. Please register your child here. The first practice will be on the turf fields near the cafeteria. There are no tryouts, and any 4th, 5th or 6th grader may join the teams (as long as they were no more than 11 years old on August 1st, 2012.) Training will be on Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:15-3:15pm. The season ends Saturday April 27th, 2013 with the BISAC Tournament. Bring P.E. clothes, shoes, and a water bottle. See you there!
ES P.E. News
· Swimming
Our second session of swimming will begin on Friday, March 22. If your child’s class is part of this session you will receive a detailed letter explaining our swim program in your child’s Friday folder that will go home on March 15. So please be on the lookout for this!
The following classes will be the second session in the pool: (March 22 – May 7)
Grade 5 – Perkins, Law
Grade 4 – Crimi, Terry
Grade 3 – Yoo, Hellyer
Grade 2 – Arnold, Chirignan
Grade 1 – Hardman, Belohlavy
Kindergarten – Pool
· PE Celebration of Learning Coming Soon……
Celebration of Learning for PE will take place on April 3rd and 4th. The format is similar to years past and will be held during each grade levels time for specials. All classes will have a double block of PE on that day, therefore, missing their other special. In addition, Grades 2 – 5 have a few additional minutes added either to the beginning or end of their specials time so please refer to the timetable below. A detailed activity schedule for the day will be sent out later.
The schedule will be as follows:
April 3 Wednesday
Grade 5: 7:30-10:00
Grade 1: 10:10-11:30
Grade 3: 12:15-2:05
April 4 Thursday
Grade 4: 7:30-10:00
Grade K: 10:10-11:30
Grade 2: 12:30-2:05
Faculty Follies DVD
Thanks for all the support – we are well on the way to raising 60, 000 THB for the Breast Cancer Centre. A packaged DVD of the show will be available from the Activities office from 1 pm at a cost of 200 THB – some of those acts are worth a second glance!
A World of Thanks! Staff Appreciation Lunch
By: Cathy Miller
Contact Email: millercm@hotmail.com
Annual Staff Appreciation Lunch
March 26, 2013
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
The staff at ISB have been working hard all year to make this school a great place for our kids to learn. To show our appreciation, the PTA hosts an annual “Staff Appreciation Luncheon” with food prepared and served by parent volunteers.
This year the luncheon will be held on Tuesday March 26, 2013. We need an abundance of food to feed over 425 hungry ISB employees (teachers, administrators, and all the support staff that make the school run successfully). Several food dishes are needed from every classroom to make this a success.
Please keep in mind the following guidelines:
1. Each dish should serve 12 people.
2. Dishes should be delivered between 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m on Tuesday, March 26th to the MPB at the top of the zig-zag.
3. Dishes should be in reusable containers, and labeled with the owner’s name on it, teacher’s name and classroom number. The labeled containers will be delivered to the classrooms following the luncheon. Any unlabeled containers will be delivered to the PTA Office after the luncheon and can be picked up as soon as possible. Please pick up containers by April 5th. All unclaimed items will be donated after that date.
4. Please do not use styrofoam.
5. Please keep in mind that all dishes will be served at room temperature as we do not have heating and cooling facilities.
6. Please label all dishes and if it contains meat.
7. Please remember, NO NUTS!
Food request by grade level:
Pre-K: Appetizers
Kindergarten: Bread and Cheeses, Appetizers
1st Grade: Dessert
2nd Grade: Meat Dish
3rd Grade: Salad
4th Grade: Vegetable Dish/Side dish
5th Grade: Vegetable Dish/Side dish
6th Grade: Dessert
7th Grade: Fruit
8th Grade: Vegetable Dish/Side Dish
9th Grade: Meat Dish
10th Grade: Fruit
11th Grade: Dessert
12th Grade: Salad
Thank You for all of your help!
Cathy Miller
ISB PTA Hospitality Coordinator
Annual ES Art Exhibition
The annual ES Art Exhibition will be held in the Chevron Theater from March 18th-March 29th. Every student will have a piece of artwork in the show. We invite you to come and view the exhibit with your child, who can be your own personal guide through the gallery. The display will be open to the public from the morning of the 18th to 12 noon on Friday the 29th of March. We encourage you to visit during parent teacher conferences.
Come and be amazed by the fabulous artwork your child has created!
ES Art Teachers – Paz Molina and Trish Neubrand
ES After School Activities News
Livnat Ziskinder
esactivities@isb.ac.th
Please note that next Wednesday, March 20th Yoga class will be cancelled. Make up class will be on May 8th.
There are few limited spaces available in some of our ASA. You can still register. Remember once the ASA schedule begins there are NO REFUNDS. Most ASA have already hosted their 3nd session so there are no longer any changes permitted.
Livnat Ziskinder, our After School Activities Coordinator, is in the office daily from 1:30pm – 3:30pm if you have any questions or concerns.
After School Supervision – Expectations
All students are expected to go home at the end of the school day (2:05pm) unless they have a school-sponsored After-School Activity. Students may not be on campus after school unless supervised by an adult.
Book Donation
On April 25 and 26 the Fifth Grade will be holding its Annual Used Book Sale. We are proud to be one of the main contributors of donations to Mercy Centre, found in the Klong Toey Area of Bangkok. They use this money to send children to school and to run educational programs.
However, in order for this to be successful, WE NEED YOUR HELP! While you are spring cleaning over the next few weeks, could you please look for books and magazines to donate?
Books to Donate
Children’s books
Young Adult books Fiction and Non Fiction
Adult Fiction and Non Fiction
Appropriate magazines
We also had a small section last year of Kids Toys that sold like hotcakes! If you have any games that you no longer play (with all of the pieces J), you could donate them as well.
We have a box already in place outside of the ES Office.
Thank you for your assistance!
Steve Perkins and the 5th Grade Team
Summer School
Registration for ISB’s 2013 Summer school is now open! We have elementary classes available for preK students to grade 5 students. An Early Bird special registration is available for all sessions:
Session 1: June 10 – July 5
Session 2: July 8 – July 26
Full Session: June 10 – July 26
Please see our webpage www.isb.ac.th/Summer_School for further information, or please contact the summer school office on 02 963 5812 or sumdir13@isb.ac.th
Kidsfoto and Mother Daughter Sock Hop
Sara Ayala
s.m.ayala2008@gmail.com
If you would like pictures from Kidsfoto but did not pay for them at the dance, please contact Sara at 089-815-7245 or by email to make arrangements to pay by end of the school day on Friday the 15th of March. This will insure that you receive your fotos by their ISB delivery on the 22nd of March. Thank you.
Save the Date – The Annual Father Daughter Dance
The Annual Father Daughter Dance hosted by the Girl Scouts of Bangkok, Thailand is now going to be held on Saturday, May 18th from 6:00-10:00pm. Ticket sales will begin the last week of March in the elementary school breeze way. Cost will be 3500 baht per couple or 1500 per child and 2000 baht per adult.
Class Placement for 2013-14
Parents who would like to give us information to consider for class placement are welcome to do so. Please pick up a form in the Counseling Office starting Monday, March 18. The forms are due back in the Counseling Office by Friday, Aril 6.
Please note: Parents may not request teachers. This form asks for learning and educational information regarding your child. Thank you in advance for your understanding.
PantherPaws Track and Field: Start of season 2013!
Angela KOHL
angelak@isb.ac.th
Panther Paws Track and Field is a series of five sessions for ES kids PreK – Grade 5. It will take place Friday evenings starting after Songkran 5.00 p.m. to 7.00 grades 3-5 and 5.00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. for PreK – 2 at the ISB track.
PantherPaws Track and Field will include sprint, long distance and hurdles running, long and high jump, different throws as well as agility exercises. The whole event is a volunteer run event, coached by high school athletes and parents. The main focus is on having fun and improving track and field skills, but competitions/races will take place as well within each age group.
The dates for 2013 are: April 26, May 3, May 10, May 17 and May 24.
Registration is online only https://inside.isb.ac.th/cao/2011/08/16/panther-paws-track-and-field/ and it will be open from March 1st until March 16th.
We also want to mention an event organized by our HS kids, which will happen right after the first Panther Paw track and field evening. So please join the Moonrise Run and Walk for Freedom to raise awareness for victims of human trafficking. For questions, please contact their advisor Anthony Giles (anthonyg@isb.ac.th).
Some info:
WHAT: Traffic Jam Moonrise Run and Walk for Freedom
WHEN: April 26, 2013 at 7:09 p.m. (Moonrise)
WHERE: 3K, 5K routes used for ISB Run Series (ISB/Nichada)
WHY: Anti-trafficking awareness and fundraiser for trafficking victims
Using the Playground
Families are welcome to use the ISB playgrounds after school hours, with supervision. However, during the school day from 7:00 am to 2:00 pm, the playgrounds are to be used only by students for scheduled recess. This includes the PK/Kinder playground. After 1:00 PK dismissal, the playground should only be used by Kindergarteners for their scheduled recess. Your cooperation is appreciated.
Cafeteria News…Introducing…
Michelle Ihrig
cafeteria@isb.ac.th
…FREE- Gluten Free/ Wheat Free Chocolate Brownies and Chocolate Chip Cookies at the Grind. The feedback so far ‘They are better than the original ones.’ And for breakfast we’re serving up build your own Breakfast Burritos, with all your favorite choices, for only 95B. Look for them at the omelet station. Further, not to let any station or section go untouched, we’re adding premium, open faced sandwiches to the sandwich bar. Free range, black pork, Iberian Salchichon served on a bed of assorted greens and when possible organic tomatoes, spread atop German dark bread with your favorite mustard. Our popular smoked salmon will now also be available on German dark bread. Prices will range from 140-150 B. Keep your appetites ready for more to come. Enjoy.
Calendar of Events
March/April 2013
| Mar. 16 | Cub Scouts Pack Event |
| Mar. 16-17 | ISB Panther Swim Team Splash Meet |
| Mar. 18-29 | ES Art Show |
| Mar. 19 | U11 Tee Ball Begins |
| PTA Executive Board Meeting 10:00 am | |
| Board of Trustees Meeting 6:00 pm (MPB 3) | |
| Mar. 28-29 | ES Parent/Teacher Student-led Conferences |
| Book Fair 7:00 am-3:30 pm (ES Learning Hub) | |
| Mar. 29-31 | BISAC Swimming Championships (ISB) |
| Mar. 30 | Panther Invitational Track Meet |
| Apr. 2 | Cub Scouts Pack Meeting – Family Cake Bake |
| Apr. 3 | P.E. Celebration of Learning |
| Grade 5 (7:30-10:00 am), Gr. 1(10:10-11:30 am), Gr. 3 (12:15-2:05) | |
| Apr. 4 | ES Parent Education Workshop 7:30 am (ES MPR) |
| P.E. Celebration of Learning | |
| Grade 4 (7:30-10:00 am), Kdg.(10:10-11:30 am), Gr. 2 (12:30-2:05) | |
| Apr. 4-5 | ES ‘Out of School Uniform’ Day |
| Apr. 5 | First Friday with Andy 8:00 am |
| Apr. 5-6 | Girl Scouts Siam Oceanworld Sleepover |
| Apr. 8 | Chakri Day- Professional Day |
| (Substitute – No school for students and classified staff) | |
| Apr. 9 | U11 Track & Field Begins |
| Board of Trustees Meeting 6:00 pm | |
| Apr. 12 | Thai Food Festival |
| ES Songkran Assembly 9:30 am (Chevron) | |
| Apr. 13-17 | Songkran Holiday (No school for staff) |
| Apr. 15-19 | Spring Holiday (No school) |
