Student Led Conferences – March 20, 21
Individualised letters for making appointments for student led conferences were sent home with students yesterday. Please be aware that the online scheduler Pick-a-Time will open at 8am this coming Monday, March 10.
You will need your child’s ISB Student ID number and birth date to register. This was provided in the letter sent home on Thursday. To get to the Conference Scheduler, please open this link and then follow the directions below.
How to Register
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Click on or open the link provided above.
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Click “Login/Create Account”
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Fill in the required fields and register.
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For each elementary school child you have, you will have to add them in
a. Enter child’s student ID number (provided on the front of this letter)
b. Enter child’s birth date (use format mm/dd/yy eg. 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
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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.
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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
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Then click on “Create Appointment”.
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Repeat until you have a time with each teacher you’d like to visit with.
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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 be sure to book individual appointments with specialists teachers for each of your children.
Student Led Conference Tips for Parents:
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Please give your child your full attention. Switching off mobile phones is greatly appreciated.
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Taking photographs can be distracting to your child. Please save photos until the end of the conference.
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You and your child do not need to use English. Please feel free to communicate in your home language.
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When listening to your child, please give positive feedback and share your observations about the learning that has taken place.
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If your child seems a little nervous or shy, just give them time and ask guiding questions about what they are showing you.
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Remember that something may seem very small to you, but it may have been a huge achievement for a Pre-K child!
- Most importantly enjoy this focused time with your child.
Counselors and Conferences
As student-led conferences approach, please bear in mind that the counselors will only be available on Thursday, March 20. If you wish to schedule an appointment with Kate Kersey or Doug Williamson, then please stop in to the office and make an appointment for March 20, or at another time convenient for you.
ES Panther Choir Accepting New Members
The ES Music Department welcomes students who love to sing from Grade 3, 4, 5 to join ES Panther Chorus for the second half of the school year. We meet Wednesdays in the MS Choir room from 2:15-3:15. Upcoming performances include the Choir Bash, ES Assemblies and the ES/MS Strings and Choir Concert. To sign up fill out this form here.
ES ‘Out of Uniform’ Day—March 13 and 14
These two days are ‘Out of uniform’ days in the Elementary School. On PE days, students need to wear their PE uniforms. On their non PE day, students may choose to not wear their ISB uniform.
Appropriate dress guidelines for our ‘Out of Uniform’ days are:
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Pants/slacks/shorts—good condition
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Shirts/blouses—sleeves & midriff required, appropriate logos only
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Skirts/dresses/jumpers—sleeves required, modest length
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Shoes—sneakers, street shoes or leather sandals with back strap
- Hats must be worn all the time when playing outside during recess or during PE classes
ES Author Visit Next Week!
ISB Welcomes Visiting Author Dr. Margaret Read MacDonald March 10-15
Dr. Margaret Read MacDonald has been working as a folklorist, librarian, storyteller, and author for more than 40 years. She is the author of over 70+ books for teachers, librarians, children and scholars. Noted for her lively and fun audience participation storytelling style, Margaret’s books are loved around the globe.
Parent Training with Dr. Margaret Read MacDonald
Join Margaret for a parent training–Family Storytelling on Thursday, March 13th at 7:30am in the ES HUB! This fascinating workshop will allow you to examine the role of oral storytelling in your family and give you two tales that you can tell to your children Thursday night.
There will be an Author Book Signing on Monday and Tuesday, March 10 and 11 in the Hub from 2:00-3:00pm. Dr. MacDonald’s books are on sale NOW in the ES HUB! Come have a look through her many titles and sign-up to pre-order a copy of your favorite!
Grade Five Book Sale: April 24 and 25
The 5th grade book sale is a yearly auction put on by the 5th graders with the help of the teachers, IAs, and parents. We are collecting books now through April for the sale (April 24/25).
The Funds raised from this Charity support many Thai charities and pays for the education for many underprivileged kids who cannot afford education. Last year we raised more than 100,000 baht. This year we would like to beat that amount!
Books to Donate
Children’s books
Young Adult books Fiction and Non Fiction
Adult Fiction and Non Fiction
Appropriate magazines
Please start sending books and complete board games to school with your child or you may drop them off in the boxes outside of the ES Office, or in the 5th grade Resource Room (small room at the top of the stairs in the 5th grade quad).
Please Do Not Donate
Text Books
Manuals
Inappropriate Books or Magazines
Books with missing pages or covers
Eat Healthy, Be Wealthy!! Free Food Samples Offered by Brownie Scouts Next Week!
Holly Markham
dhmrkhm@yahoo.com
Girl Scouts Brownie Troop 40001 invites all ES students to drop by the ES Breezeway next week at the following times to sample FREE healthy breakfast and snack foods:
Tuesday March 11, before school (6:45-7:15am)
Thursday March 13, after school (2:05-2:35pm)
The Brownies would like to inspire everyone to think about nutrition and eat more healthfully by sharing healthy breakfast and snack ideas. We will have a variety of free food to sample and recipes available to take home. Please join us! As the Brownies say, “Don’t be a fool… nutrition is cool!!”
YOGA STOPS TRAFFICK is 15th March 2014
Contact : Napisa C . Pant
napisapant.yoga@gmail.com
15th March 2014 is YOGA STOPS TRAFFICK, a worldwide yoga event to raise awareness about human trafficking.
Last year YST brought together 3,000 people in 38 countries, 95 yoga studios, parks, homes, beaches , mountaintops around the world and our ISB. With your help, the money was raised for Indian organization Odanadi Seva Trust, to give survivors of human trafficking the chance of a better future.
Join the 5th legendary year of ISB community to support this campaign.
Saturday, March 15, 7:30-9:00 am.MPB1. With or without yoga experience will be delighted to offer the victims their chance to rebuild their life .
The event is kindly supported by PTA, Traffic Jam and Thai PTAPlease bring water, towel and yoga mat. If you don’t have a mat, we have plenty for you.
Suggested donation 500Baht for adult, 200 bht for kids. Any donation is much appreciated.
T-Shirt will be on sale at ES Walk Way, starting Monday, March 11th, 7:00 am.
ES After School Activities (ASA) Update
After School Activities are well underway. 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 2nd session so there are no longer any changes permitted.
I am in the office daily from 1:30pm – 3:30pm if you have any questions or concerns.
Livnat Ziskinder
ES After School Activities Coordinator
esactivities@isb.ac.th
If You Know You Are Leaving ISB
Please come to the ES office and submit your official withdraw. Thank you for your cooperation. Please click attached Notice of Withdrawal Form.
(Repeat) ISB Re-enrollment for 2014/15
We are quickly approaching the re-enrollment period for the 2014-15 school year. On Wednesday you received instructions through email on how to inform us of your enrollment intentions for the next school year. This year you will be asked to re-enroll your child(ren) via an online system.
It is important that you complete the re-enrollment process according to the instructions which you will receive in order to secure your child’s seat for the new school year. If you have questions, please contact register@isb.ac.th
After you have completed the online re-enrollment procedures, the invoice for the 2014/15 school year will be sent to your current billing address.
(Repeat) Cafeteria News… Did You Know…?
…That the most awaited Smoothie Month of the Year has arrived!! Welcome back to Yellow Mango Madness!! There are actually some blessings that come along as the scorching hot season commences. One of the best is the naturally ripe, sweet fruit we can savor at this time. This would include the ‘King of Fruits’, the yellow mango. We’re whipping up fresh Mango smoothies such as our Mango Madness, Mango Strawberry Kiss and Mango Blueberry Bang (the last two made with yoghurt), and are also serving Mango with Sticky Rice, starting in March at the Grind. The health benefits of Mango are so numerous, this blurb is not able to do them fair justice. However, we will just have to mention a few: Mangoes are rich in antioxidants and alkalizing properties which help combat cancer causing agents and inflammation, contain high levels of fiber and vitamin C which lower cholesterol and boost the immune system, and are high in vitamin A which improves vision. For further good news on Mango, we invite you to take your own journey into the wonders of this fruit. Welcome Mango Mania! Enjoy!
Michelle Mueller Ihrig
cafeteria@isb.ac.th
Tel. 02-963-5800 ext. 7728
(Repeat) Accepting Applications for 2014-2015 school year
Contact email: register@isb.ac.th
We are now accepting applications for the 2014-15 school year. If you have a child who is not currently attending ISB, please contact the admissions office at register@isb.ac.th and we will help you get the application process started. We recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment.
Please note, those applying for Pre-Kindergarten must be 4 years old on or before September 1, 2014. Those applying to Kindergarten must be 5 years old on or before the same date.
For more details please see our website at How to Apply and Required Documents
(Repeat) After School Supervision – Reminder
Please ensure you know where your child is each afternoon and that maids and nannies understand ISB policy around supervision after school. For safety’s sake, ES students MAY NOT be on campus after school unless supervised by an adult. Thank you for your cooperation.
Calendar of Events
March 2014
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Mar. 8
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Cub Scout Blue & Gold/Family Picnic |
| Mar. 12 | Gr. 5 Human Growth and Development Program Night 6:30-8:30 pm (Chevron) |
| Mar. 12-21 | ES Art Show |
| Mar. 13 | ES Parent Education Workshop with Dr. Margaret Read MacDonald 7:30 am (ES Hub) |
| Mar. 13-14 | ES ‘Out of School Uniform’ Day |
| Mar. 15 | Yoga Stops Traffick 7:30-9:00 am (MPB1) |
| Mar. 18 | 1:00 pm Early Dismissal |
| Mar. 20-21 | ES Parent-Teacher/Student-Led Conferences |
| Mar. 25 | Board of Trustees Meeting 6:00 pm (MPB 3) |
| Mar. 26 | PTA Staff Appreciation Lunch |
| Mar. 28 | Lost & Found Display |
