March 13, 2019

The final round of Bangkok Prep Primary Parent Teacher Meetings of this school year will take place on Tuesday 26th and Wednesday 27th March from 14:40 to 17:00. Once again we will be using an online booking system for these meetings.

An online booking system enables you to have better control over which teachers you see and when.

Here are some of the key features for parents:

Certainty as to the time and date of your appointment(s).
Make appointments for all of your children in one booking.
Make appointments using a Mac, PC, mobile or tablet device.
Instant confirmation for your selected meeting time(s).
Confirmation email with appointment times, a photograph of the teacher and the room number for each meeting.

If you have any problems using the online booking system, there will be a workshop in my classroom (Room 336) on Tuesday 19th March between 14:40 and 15:00. A member of staff will be there to assist you with your booking.

Martyn Chadderton

Year 3 Leader

Hints and tips for a successful booking:

Make sure you are happy with your appointment times before submitting the form. Changing appointment times is time consuming for the class teacher and could stop another parent from booking their preferred time.

Allow a gap between appointments. Give yourself time to get from one room to another. A gap of at least 10 minutes between appointment times is recommended.

Do not make two appointments at the same time. It sounds obvious, but the system is not yet able to stop you making this mistake.

Do not make multiple bookings. To ensure all parents are able to see their child’s teachers you are only allowed one appointment with each of your child’s teachers. Multiple bookings will be cancelled meaning you may miss out on your preferred time.

Your appointment is not confirmed until you click ‘Submit’. If you receive the confirmation page and confirmation email then your appointment(s) has been confirmed. If you receive an error message then your meeting time has not been confirmed and you should make another.

Please note the booking system will close at 17:00 on Sunday 24th March.

How to access the booking system:

1. To access the booking system you need to log in to Firefly.

2. You will find a link to Firefly on our webpage: www.bkkprep.ac.th or you can go directly to our school Firefly page: http://bkkprep.fireflycloud.asia

3. You should now come to a login page like this:

4. Login to Firefly using your usual Firefly username and password. If you have not logged in to Firefly before then please go see the ‘If this is your first time using Firefly section’.

5. Once you have logged in you will be at your Firefly dashboard. A link to the Primary Parent Teacher Meeting Booking System will be on your dashboard. Click on the link and it will take you to the booking system.

Making an appointment:

1. The first question asks you to select how many children you have in Primary at Bangkok Prep. After that you select the classes and specialists that your child has. Your selections here will change which appointment boxes appear.

2. Available appointment slots are indicated by the ‘1 available’ wording in green. If the time and date is crossed through then this appointment slot has already been taken. The appointment boxes look like this:

3. Choose your appointment times for all the teachers you wish to see (remember: you can only make one appointment with each teacher and give yourself 10 minutes between appointments to move around the campus) and answer the final few questions. Once you have checked you are happy with your appointment times, click ‘Submit’.

4. If your booking has been successful you will receive an email confirming your appointment and this page will be displayed:

If this is your first time using Firefly:

1. At the Firefly login page you will need to click on the green box that says ‘Logging in for the first time? Activate your account.’

2. On this page you need to enter the email address you have registered with the school. Click ‘Activate account’ and you will be sent an email with instructions to setup a password for Firefly. If you receive an error at this stage, please contact Martyn Chadderton (mchadderton@bkkprep.ac.th) with details of the problem and the email address you are trying to use.