Maka Bucha Day School Holiday

Wednesday March 4, 2015 is Maka Bucha Day.  No school.  Classes resume on Thursday March 5th.  It will be an ‘F’ day.

Elementary School Report Cards

Report Cards are ready to download as of Friday, Feb. 27 afternoon.  As you know, ES Report Cards will no longer be printed, but instead, be available to parents to view or download through Powerschool.  Parents were sent log-on details for Powerschool via email and in Friday Folders last week.  You will need this to access your child’s report card.

If you have trouble accessing your child’s report card, please contact K. Vinit vinitp@isb.ac.th or K. Golf trins@isb.ac.th or come along to a drop-in session being held in the ESMPR on Monday, March 2 at 7.30am-8:30 am.

Another change for this reporting period is that as a norm, specialist comments will be written for trimesters 1 and 3 only (for Art, Music, PE, WL).  Individual comments for students can be written for trimester 2 by the specialist if needed. As always, if you have concerns or questions about your child’s progress, you may arrange an appointment with a teacher at any time throughout the year.

Student Led Conferences – March 12, 13

We are looking forward to welcoming you to school for Student Led Conferences
on March 12 and 13. These conferences provide students with an opportunity to communicate and reflect deeply about their learning.  Having students lead the conference keeps them at the center of the learning process and helps students and parents:

• celebrate achievements
• acknowledge learning challenges
• consider how learning habits and attitudes have changed, and
• set learning goals for the future

Individualized letters for making appointments for student led conferences were sent home with students today. Please be aware that the online scheduler Pick-a-Time will open at 8am this coming Monday, March 2 until 2pm on Tuesday March 10 .

You will need your child’s ISB Student ID number and birth date to register, provided in the letter set home today.  To get to the Conference Scheduler, please open this link  and then follow the directions below.

How to Register

1. Click on or open 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 (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

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 be sure to book individual appointments with specialists teachers for each of your children.

Student Led Conference Tips for Parents:

• Please give your child your full attention. Switching off mobile phones is greatly appreciated.
• Taking photographs can be distracting to your child. Please save photos until the end of the conference.
• You and your child do not need to use English. Please feel free to communicate in your home language.
• When listening to your child, please give positive feedback and share your observations about the learning that has taken place.
• If your child seems a little nervous or shy, just give them time and ask guiding  questions about what they are showing you.
• 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.

ES Parent Education Workshop – March 5, 2015

Habits and Attitudes for Learning: one of the keys to academic success

Recent research has shown that intelligence alone is not enough for academic success:  Habits and Attitudes for Learning are just as important.  At ISB we recognize the need to develop such habits and attitudes in our students so that they can become successful, fulfilled adults.

Please join us in the ESMPR on Thursday 5th March at 7:30am to learn how you as a parent can help your child to develop skills such as responsibility, engagement, collaboration and self regulation.

ES PTA Parent Meeting – cancelled

The ES PTA meeting due to take place on Thursday March 5 at 9.30am, following the ES Parent Education Workshop has been cancelled.

ES ‘Out of Uniform’ Day—March 5 and 6, 2015

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.

ES After School Activities

After School Activities are well underway. A list of ASA locations remains posted outside the ES office for your reference.  There are limited spaces available in some of our ASA. You can still register but don’t delay! Remember once the ASA schedule begins there are NO REFUNDS however you may change your ASA choice once it is before the third session.

Please note that Wednesday, March 4th is a school holiday – no ASA.

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

International Family Fair (IFF) Slip and Slide

The international family fair is this Saturday from 4-7pm. Student Council will be there with the slip & slide! Don’t forget to bring a change of clothes and get ready to be wet. We will be on field E, so come find us!”

Pim T. (Senior Council Representative)

Cafeteria News…Did You Know…?

The Grind will be open THIS SUNDAY, March 1, from 8:30am- 3:15pm.  All are welcome!

(Repeat) ES P.E. Swimming

Our swimming unit in PE is just around the corner.  We have a total of three sessions of swimming times for Elementary School.  Please see the below schedule for all swimming sessions.

This year we will not be sending home letters about the swimming unit.  Instead, all pertinent information will be posted on our PE blog.  You can access our blog on your child’s classroom blog or by going to this link: https://inside.isb.ac.th/perrype/

First Session: March 5 – April 7
Grade 5: Greenwood, Armitage
Grade 4: Hamlin, Crimi
Grade 3: Haynes, Martin, Dobrowski
Grade 2: Allen, Eide
Grade 1: Allen, Hagen
KG: No class at this time
PreKG: Patty, Bailey

Second Session: April 8 – May 13
Grade 5: Herdrich, Perkins
Grade 4: Ward, Jessee
Grade 3: Day, Vilim
Grade 2: Madden, Meyer
Grade 1: Bell, Ducharme
KG: Brickerd, Pool

Third Session: May 14 – June 10
Grade 5: Murray, Scott, Ekstran
Grade 4: Macky, Hunter
Grade 3: Palmer, Bailey
Grade 2: McAloon, Giles
Grade 1: Scranton, Hardman
KG: Chang, Whitman

(Repeat) Grade 5 Book Sale: Books, Magazines and Board games needed.

The Grade 5 book sale is an annual event and all proceeds go to the Mercy Center in Klong Toey. Students are collecting books for the sale April 23 and 24.  We need books, magazines, and any board games that are a complete set without missing pieces.

Books can be dropped off at the 5th grade work room now or starting March 2, 2015 there will be drop boxes located around the school and at drop off zones.

Please be aware of what you are donating.  They can be adult, teen, or children books fiction and non-fiction.  NO text books or manuals, no inappropriate books or books with missing pages, and magazines need to be intact