HS Community Potluck 2011

Last Thursday the HS and the Parents Association hosted a HS Community Potluck and new parent info night as well as a “Preparing for College” seminar by Sue Farley. People started arriving around 6 p.m. and those interested were led on a school tour by Student Council Reps.

It was nice to see students, parents, and faculty chatting together around the Upper Gym.

A welcome announcement and prayer by the HS Principal, Brian Van Tassel, introduction of the teachers and the PA, and performance by the Show Choir led up to the potluck dinner at 6:45 p.m.

People got their food then stood or sat in circles continuing to chat among themselves while violin and cello music wafted through the air.

About an hour later, people split up to go to the new parent info presentation or college-prep talk, while others continued to hang out and talk or go downstairs to the Lower Gym that was also open at this time for sport.

Overall, the event went well and there was enough food for all. We hope more parents and students will join in the future!

Prayer Group calendar 2011-12

We very much appreciate your support of the parents' prayer group and we are ready to kick off a new year! Please mark your calendar for the dates and feel free to join us in this special time as we lift up our school, families, children, teachers, and leadership.


Elementary Prayer
Time: Fridays, 1-3 pm
Place: ES (Rm 212) or SS (Rm 225) Conference Room, Shek Mun Campus
Coordinators: Deborah Seay motheroffourseay@gmail.com
Grace So graceso100@yahoo.com.hk
Who: Elementary parents
Dates:
September 16 ES Conference Room
October 21 ES Conference Room
November 11 ES Conference Room
December 16 ES Conference Room
January 13 SS Conference Room
February 10 ES Conference Room
March 16 ES Conference Room
April 20 SS Conference Room
May 18 ES Conference Room


Secondary Prayer
Time: Fridays, 1-3:15 pm
Place: ES (Rm 212) or SS (Rm 225) Conference Room, Shek Mun Campus
Coordinators: Eppie Lam petereppielam@yahoo.com.hk
Phyllis Fung pfung2009@gmail.com
Who: Secondary parents
Dates:
September 2 SS Conference Room
October 7 SS Conference Room
November 4 SS Conference Room
December 2 SS Conference Room
January 6 SS Conference Room
February 3 ES Conference Room
March 2 SS Conference Room
April 13 SS Conference Room
May 4 ES Conference Room
June 1 (Fellowship) ES Conference Room


Evening Prayer
Time: 7:30-9:30 pm
Place: 5/F Chapel, Shek Mun Campus
Coordinators: Tony Ma tonykfma@gmail.com
Phyllis Fung pfung2009@gmail.com
Who: Combined prayer meeting for all ES & SS prayer groups
Dates:
Monday, September 26
Wednesday, October 26
Monday, November 28
Monday, January 16
Monday, February 27
Monday, March 26
Monday, April 23
Wednesday, May 30


Central Prayer Group
Time: Thursdays, 1-2 pm (including lunch)
Place: 23/F, 8 Queen's Rd Central, building opposite the Mandarin Oriental Hotel
Coordinators: Amy Leung leunga@ics.edu.hk
Who: All parents are welcome to join, but please register to attend
Dates:
September 15
October 20
November 17
December 15
January 19
February 23
March 22
April 19
May 17



Fire-proof

The PA, in cooperation with Mrs. Kadow (Elementary Counselor), will be hosting a "Fireproof" your marriage seminar on Saturday, Sept 17th. See the flyer for details and registration information.

This free event is for married couples and we encourage you to invite your non-ICS friends to attend as well. Whether you are newly married, or have been together for 50 years, this will be a wonderful seminar to help strengthen the bond and communication between husbands and wives.

The event is free, however email registration is required, so sign-up fast by sending an email to Maria at:

anthonymaria@netvigator.com

Welcome to a new school year 2011-12

PA ExCo is excited to start the new year. We have already had our first meeting and are looking forward to all the events we're planning for this year. Community Movie Fireproof on September 17th will be the first big event! Prayer groups are setting up their schedules, Parent Support Group are ready to roll out some interesting/informative topics, Back to School Nights starting with MS next week, HS Community Potluck coming up on Thursday, Aug 25th...


Here are your 2011-12 PA Executive Committee

Chairperson: Fai Chan, HS parent
Vice Chairpersons: Marlon Cheung, Tony Ma, HS parents
Treasurer: Kirby Chan, Middle and HS parent
Secretary: Becky Su, HS parent

Secondary PA Reps: Grace So, Ronna Heffner, High school parents
Rosemary Choi, Amy Turner, Middle school parents
(2 vacancies)
Elementary PA Reps: Andrew Ngo, Maria Lau, Monic Mou, Penny Yue, Ruby Lam (1 vacancy)
Kindergarten PA Reps: Mary AuYeung, Doris Ma
Prayer Group Coordinators: Phyllis Fung, Tony Ma (acting), HS parents

You will notice we have some vacancies, so if you or someone you know would like to serve, please email us: ICSPAExCo@gmail.com

ICS ExCo positions open

As ICS continues to expand, so does our need for parental involvement. Involvement in the ICS Parent Association allows parents to voice their concerns and ideas. It is also an opportunity for parents to be part of their child’s school life.

As we look forward to the next school year, it is time to choose new members for some of the positions on the Executive Committee (ExCo). If you would like to serve for a term in ExCo or know another member of the Parent Association you would like to recommend to serve, please read the nomination material and complete the Nomination Form that is posted on the ICS PA website

For the 2011-12 academic school year, the following positions are up for re-election or are open.
- Chairperson (1)
- Vice-Chairperson (2)
- Campus Representatives: Kindergarten (1), Elementary (3), Secondary (4)

Please return all Nomination Forms to the “PA Election Committee” by May 20, 2011. Please e-mail to the “PA Election Committee” or put the Nomination Form in an envelope marked “PA - Election”, and send it to school with your child. For Secondary parents, your child can give the envelope to the School Office.

The election will take place on May 30 2011, at the ICS Chapel 5th floor, during the AGM that begins at 7:30 p.m. Any last minute nominations can be written in on the ballot at the meeting.

Please fill out the Proxy Form here and email that or your details to: ICSPAExCo@gmail.com if you are unable to attend. As a member, your vote still counts!

We hope to see you there. Please contact the “PA Election Committee” if you have any questions.

PA Election Committee Chairperson:
Queenie Wong queenieyflo@yahoo.com
or ICSPAExCo@gmail.com

Teacher Appreciation Lunch 5/25

We will have the final Teacher Appreciation Lunch on Wed, May 25. Please bless all our teachers by helping contribute to this lunch - they really do appreciate it!

Please let us know whatever you can contribute by emailing ICSPAExCo@gmail.com and send in your dishes (enough to feed 10-15 people) by 11am to the 2/F Teacher Lunch Room

Thank you for your generosity!

Notice for PA Annual General Meeting (PA AGM) 10-11

The ICS PA AGM will be held on the 30th May 2011, 7:30 - 8:30 PM at the ICS Chapel, 5th Floor.

If you are not able to make it, your proxy vote will still count! Please fill out the Proxy Form here and email that or your details to: ICSPAExCo@gmail.com

Chairman's report, finance report, AGM Agenda, Nomination documents and open positions, will be posted/sent to you soon.