MYIS Parent Working Group (PWG)

Meeting Minutes

Monday, February 15, 2021 at 08:30am

Present: Wanwisa Chayanan (Pen) G3, Pattarin Chitagon (Nut) G3,

Monthakorn Indravudh (Eng) P&U (B), Ana Condic (Ana) Exc(A),

Dina Boonsomchin (Diana) G4, Nuancharas Rungruangpol (Namwhan) C&S and

G1-G2, Sai (J&C),Bouamaly Deyer (Ly) G4-5, Sara Johansson G4-5 ,

Wilawan Siriprayoonsak (Wi) G3, Piyarat Thanawiwat (Rat)G5,

Nuttsuporn Somna (ANN) G2,Thanawatth Sattabongkot (Art) G1,

Thanyarat Ungprapakorn (Bo) G1, P&U

Information from PLT (Ms.Mel)

Reflection on January’s period of Distance Learning at MYIS

- Overall experience is great, a lot of improvement from last year both PYP and EYP. Less work for parents and more interaction and engagement between the teachers and students.

- Schedule could be improved to facilitate families with two or more children. For example, the older child can start with the lesson first and end little bit after the younger child.

Updates on the specialist program

- The school has been working on the improvement of specialist programs

Specialist teacher’s English language proficiency:

- PYP: Mr.Emanuel will teach Art, Design Technology and PE so the students get to have a native speaker teacher teaching these specialist classes. Thai teachers will be the co-teachers.

- EYP : Head teachers follow to every specialist class so students will have both English and Thai instruction at all classes.

- The school is also in the process of recruiting more specialist teachers from abroad.

- The school is offering English lessons for Thai co-teachers as well.

Improvement of Thai specialist class :

- They are looking to improve the curriculum to be more suitable to PYP: Ms. Mel works closely with Thai teachers: Every Monday afternoon, Ms. Mel teaching PYP to Thai teachers and on Friday afternoon, Ms. Mel plans lessons with Thai teachers for next week.

Book week

- Find volunteered parents to read aloud in class (books can be in any language of their choice)

- Recruit parents to perform in the play for Book week on March 3.

Minutes submitted by: Wilawan Siriprayoonsak (Wi) G3 & Monthakorn Indravudh (Eng) P&U (B)

MYIS Parent Working Group (PWG)

Meeting Minutes

Wednesday, December 3, 2020

Present: Wilawan Siriprayoonsak (Wi) G3, Wanwisa Chayanan (Pen) G3, Natalie C&S,

Pattarin Chitagon (Nut) G3, Chanita Saengsomwong (Nes) G3, Laura Busalwa

(Laura) G3, Olga Siewak P&U (A), Monthakorn Indravudh (Eng) P&U (B),

Ana Condic (Ana) Exc(A), Dina Boonsomchin (Diana) G4,

Nuancharas Rungruangpol (Namwhan) C&S and G1-G2, Sai (J&C),

Bouamaly Deyer (Ly) G4-5, Sara Johansson G4-5

1. Information from PLT (Ms.Mel)

- Update the COVID-19 situation around the world and in Thailand. For term 2 in January, MYIS will continue to maintain the Campus Access Policy as it is now, meaning that on-campus and off-campus events will continue to be limited.

- The school has extended the bamboo gate at the parking lot to keep children safe inside while they are waiting for pickup. And the bamboo gap will be attached with the net to prevent children pass through it.

- Ms.Mel weekly e-mail and PWG information can be found at the MYIS google site, recommend parents to use this site for feedback and information.

- The workshops will be held mostly in the morning as much as possible.

PROMOTE! Room parents encourage class parents to join the meeting.

2. Expanding PWG organization

The following are the new set of expanding PWG organization

- Lunch & Snack coordinator : Natalie C&S, Pen G3, Namwhan C&S

- Fundraiser : Namwhan C&S, LY G4-5, Natalie G3

- (New) Families coordinator : Laura G3, Wi G3

3. PWG fund

We decided to spend the PWG money for staff appreciation gifts including all teachers for term1 and term2 and some will be kept in fundraiser. Information can be found at the MYIS google site.

Minutes submitted by: Wilawan Siriprayoonsak (Wi)

MYIS Parent Working Group (PWG)

Meeting Minutes

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Present:

Wilawan Siripayoonsak (Wi) G3, Chanita Sangsomwong (Nes) G3, Wunvisa Chayanan (Penn) G3, Ana Condic P&U and Excellence, Montakorn Indravudh (Eng) P&U, Nuancharas Rungruangpol (Numwhan) C&S and G1, Naphak Saengsomwong (Nan) G3, Bouamaly Deyer (Ly) G4 and G5, Pattarin Chitagon (Nut) G3, Piyarat Thanawiwat (Rath) G1 and G5, Jittree Jongprasarnsuk (Ji) G2, Raveena Sachanandani (Tar) P&U, Sara Johansson G4 and G5

Next meeting:

TBD

1. 
   Announcements from PLT (Ms Mel)

• Parent Information Evening on November the 10^th at 6pm. Part of the self-study process MYIS is undertaking for the IB PYP. PROMOTE! Roomparents encourage class parents to join the meeting.

• School Photo Day, November 5-9.

• Change of date

  • Sports Day, due to concerns of high AQI in the end of the year has Sports Day been rescheduled. New dates: Tuesday the 17th of November (for Grades 1 - 5) and Wednesday the 18th of November (for Trust and Caring to Excellence).

  • Student Free day on Tuesday the 17^th of November has been moved to Friday the 4^th of December

• Soccer Academy, need more students (grade 3-5) to sign up. PROMOTE!

• Bilingual – All meetings at school will be held in both Thai and English.

2. Topics and Decisions

1. Election of Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer.
   The following is the new set of PWG Officers in school year 2020/21:

   • Chairperson: Sara Johansson

   • Secretary: Wi, Penn

   • Treasurer: Nut

2. Review the PWG Constitution

   • The committee will have one week to look over the PWG Constitution. The document will be signed by Sara Johansson if no objection has been made on November 4.

3. Determine the agenda structure for future PWG

   • We decided to have two fixed PWG meetings per school year. First meeting will be held beginning of September and the second meeting beginning of February.

   • Any additional PWG meetings during the school year will be decided based on the MYIS event calendar.

   • Due to Covid-19 and measures taken to secure the safety at school, all events with parents’ involvement are cancelled until further notice. Therefore, the PWG meetings will not be scheduled unless necessary. Meanwhile Room parents are encouraged to regularly check in on their class parents and to be responsive to their feedback, concerns, or other matters (positive and negative) and if needed call for a PWG meeting.

3. Roundtable

1. PWG fund – What do we spend the money on?

   • Normally the PWG fund is spent on gifts to the school staff and on arranging events throughout the school year. With no events this year the PWG expects lower expenses. We decided to use the PWG money on all staff including all teachers. Previous years all grades have collected extra money for gifts to their homeroom teachers. No class collection this year.

   • Khun Nut will create a Treasurer’s report and come back with a proposal on how to spend the money.

Minutes submitted by: Sara Johansson

Room Parents Kick-Off

Meeting Minutes

Date: Friday, February 7, 2020

Time: 8:30am

Location: Staff room 3rd floor

Present: Nan (T&C), Poonchana (J&C), Lisa Yelland, Nuancharas (P&U), Raquel (C&S), Numwan (Excellence), Ji, Yo (G1), Wi, Penn, Nut (G2), Bow (G3), Sara (G4/5) Nes (Chairman PWG)

Absent Room Parents: None

• Purpose of meeting:

Introduce all Room Parents, understand how it works today, what needs to be done and agree how to work together to further strengthen the MYIS community.

Agenda topics:

• Room Parents guideline

• Discussion: What are we good at, what can we do better

• Actions & next step

• Summary of feedback from Room Parents:

• Communication: late, short notice changes, unclear, confusing

• Request for clear routines

• Follow up on questions and surveys

• Office email address perceived vague

• Website: room for improvement, parent portal?

• Newsletter: room for improvement

Actually high level of involved and participating parents at school, in classrooms massive schedule with always something at school

• Action:

Room parents to have a similar discussion with their class parents for feedback about the school and school community.

Example of questions:

• How do you feel about the community?

• Are you satisfied as is or do you have suggestions regarding areas of improvement?

• Do you regularly attend PWG meetings and/or meetings hosted by school (parent partnership morning, information sessions)? If not, why?

• Would you like to do more volunteering at school or less?

• What would encourage you to increase your willingness to voluneer?

• Follow up meeting:

09:30 on March 10, 2020

Minutes submitted by: Sara Johansson