1. 5 SEPTEMBER 2014 | ISSUE 2
Dates for your diary
IN THIS ISSUE
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Headteacher & Assistant Headteacher 2,3
Fundinotots 4
Marketing Department 5,6
Saturday Football 7
PTG 8,9,10
Lunch Menu for F1-Y6 11,12
Contact information
225 Nguyen Van Huong St, District 2, HCMC
Tel: (848) 3744 4551
Fax: (848) 3744 4182
E-mail:
simonhigham@bisvietnam.com
BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - HO CHI MINH CITY
AN PHU PRIMARY
Newsletter
12th Moon Festival Assembly
EYFS & MP1 Assembly for parents (9.40am)
MP2 & MP3 Assembly for parents (12.55pm)
16th ‘Settling In’ Workshop - 8.15am (Gym)
17th EYFS Parent/Teacher Meeting (3.00pm-
7.00pm)
22nd T1 Clubs begin
September
2. From The Headteacher - Mr Simon Higham
Issue 2 /Page 2
Scan here to access the
‘AP1 Parent Blog’
I would like to begin my newsletter item this week with a number of thanks:
Firstly, thank you for all of your patience with our CHQ club sign up on Monday. Due to large volumes
of traffic, the system was very slow from 5.00pm to 7.00pm although I am pleased to state that all club
preferences have now been made and the huge administrative task of allocating clubs has now begun.
We are working hard with CHQ to ensure that sign up speed in the future is maintained throughout the
whole sign up process.
Thank you also to all parents that attended our Meet the Teacher evenings this week on Wednesday and
Thursday with over 350 parents in attendance across the two nights. I hope that you found this event
informative across many aspects relating to school life.
Finally, thank you to our PTG welcome Back Coffee Morning committee in hosting a very successful get together on Thursday.
It was great to see so many of our new parents sharing their first experiences of life at BIS and in Vietnam over a cup of tea and
a delicious pastry.
Following our successful ‘Moving On’ workshop for parents back in June, I would like to invite all parents to our ‘Settling In’
workshop on Tuesday 16th September at 8.15am. The aim of the workshop is to help give parents some practical ways to help
their children settle into a new country, a new school or even a new class. Presentations will be given by members of our admis-
sions department and also our school counsellor.
Now routines have been established within school for the new academic year, I would like to remind all parents that children in
MP1- MP3 should be dropped off in school no earlier that 7.30am when full playground supervision begins and collected from
classrooms at 2.30pm. All EYFS children should be supervised by parents until they are taken to their classes at 7.55am. Thank
you very much for your support in this matter.
I hope that you enjoying reading though the pages of this week’s newsletter.
AP1 Parent Blog
Q. Where can I find information about what is happening on a weekly basis at AP1?
A. Access the Primary Parent Blog and click on the ‘AP1 Monthly Calendar’ tab. It shows
a full list of events over the year in an A4 calendar format.
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Q. I was unable to attend this week’s Meet the Teacher meetings. Where can I find the
presentations for each year group?
A. Access the Primary Parent Blog and look for the latest post. It has a link to all of the
class presentations that were shared with parents.
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Q. I’m unsure what my child’s teacher is referring to when they talk about IPC, EYFS and
WALT. How do I find out what these terms mean?
A. Access the Primary Parent Blog and click on the ‘Educational Terms’ tab to help.
To find our more about AP1, access the AP1 parent blog :
http://ap1parentblog.blogspot.com/
3. Extra Curricular Clubs – Term 1 2014-2015
Issue 2/Page 3
Sign up for the Term 1 Extra Curricular Clubs programme is
now complete.
Before the club programme begins on Monday 22nd Septem-
ber, click onto the ‘My Schedule’ tab and scroll through to
Monday 22nd September - you will be able to see your ac-
cepted clubs. In addition to this, all accepted clubs will be
confirmed to you via email before the Term 1 club
programme begins.
A Great Start To The Year in F1 and F2
F1 and F2 have had a wonderful start to the school year. The children have been making new friends as well as playing with
their friends from last year. We have become more settled in our classrooms and have begun to explore some of our other learn-
ing spaces. We have all had a wonderful couple of weeks and look forward the rest of the year.
Ms Clair Draper
Assistant Headteacher (EYFS)
7. Issue 1 /Page 7
Saturday Morning Football Registration
A reminder that registration will take place on Saturday 6th September from 8am – 10am on the big field. If
you would also like to assist in the coaching please notify parents during registration.
The programme will begin on Saturday 13th September.
Mr Phil Drake
Director of Sport/Activities & Trip Coordinator
British International School, Ho Chi Minh City
8. The PTG outdid themselves once more with a wonderful coffee morning for newcomers. Sincere thanks to Cath-
erine Bledsoe for hosting in her lovely home. Special thanks also to those that helped with the event; Myriam
Julian Helms, Khanh Nguyen and Fraine Mahoney for the lovely coffee. We are incredibly fortunate to have
such a great group of mums and dads that are willing to give up their own time to support not only the school
and children but also the families new to Ho Chi Minh City - it is a real strength of our BIS community. Once
again if you would like to be part of any of the PTG events coming up, please email bisvnptgap1@gmail.com
Ms Deirdre Grimshaw
Deputy Headteacher
PTG - Newcomers Coffee Morning
Issue 2 /Page 8
9. PTG - Wine and Cheese Event
More details coming very soon.
Issue 2 /Page 9
10. PTG - Are You Ready To Help?
Dear Parents
Would you consider helping with one or more of these committees? Can you help by giving some time to make
a difference within our school community?
Use the links below to sign up your name for an event committee:
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C054EACAE28A4F85-committees
To sign up for "Class Parent", go to:
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C054EACAE28A4F85-class
To sign up for "Country Rep", go to:
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C054EACAE28A4F85-country
Email the PTG directly at:
bisvnptgap1@gmail.com
Events:
TERM 1
1. Wine and Cheese evening - Sept 25th
2. Family Picnic – Oct 5th
3. Teacher’s day – Nov 20th
4. Disco – Dec 4th
TERM 2
1. Global Café – Jan 20th (Committee: Juliana Cotera and Ginette Diaz)
2. Spring Fair – Mar 8th
3. Disco – Apr 16th Environmental Theme
4. Bake Sale - Feb 9th
TERM 3
1. Disco – Jun 18th
Best regards and thank you in anticipation, for your support.
Ginette Diaz Rodriguez
Issue 2 /Page 10
Job Vacancies
Learning Support Assistant
BIS is seeking a second Learning Support Assistant to join the Learning Support Department at AP2 second-
ary campus. Learning Support at AP2 consists of in-class support, study skills development and homework
support for students across the age range with a range of mild learning difficulties.
Qualifications and experience are useful, but enthusiasm, teamwork and an ability to relate to young people
are essential.
There is the possibility of splitting this post between two people working on different days.
If you are interested in this post, please send brief details of yourself by email to Richard Dyer
(richarddyer@bisvietnam.com) by Friday 5th September and we will contact you with further information.
Admissions Officer
An expansion of the admissions team has led to the need for a full time admissions officer to work with the
AP2 team. We require an adaptable, presentable person with good inter-personal skills to communicate with
new families applying to the secondary school. The position involves all aspects of admissions, from initial en-
quiry, through to presenting the school to visiting families, student testing and final admission arrange-
ments. The successful candidate will be a native English speaker with good communication and IT skills and
a willingness to work flexibly within a British style school.
If you are interested in this post, please send a copy of your resume to Tracey Brownrigg
(traceybrownrigg@bisvietnam.com) by Friday 5th September and we will contact you with further information
11. MENU FOR F1 - F2
MENU 3 (WEEK BEGINNING 8 SEPT)
DAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
MAIN
COURSE
CHOOSE 1
Ham & Cheese
Croque Mon-
sieur,
Potato Wedges
OR
Chicken Rice
Chicken Car-
bonara
OR
Roast Pork, Rice
Pasta Bolognese-
Pork
OR
Sweet & Sour Fish,
Rice
Battered Fish &
Baked Potato
OR
Nasi Lemak -
Chicken & Egg
Chili Con Carne-
Beef, Rice
OR
Egg Noodle w Pork
VEGETA-
BLES
Long Beans, Car-
rot
Chinese Cabbage
& Carrot
Morning Glory &
Carrot
Spinach Choy sum & Carrot
SOUP
Spinach & Melon
Watercress
Tomato & Tofu
Soup
Cabbage & Car-
rot
Mixed Vegetables
FOR
VEGETARI-
AN
ONLY
Oriental Fried
Rice
Spinach & Melon
Soup
Braised Beans &
Vegetables, Rice
Watercress Soup
Veggie Pasta (e)
Tomato & Tofu
Soup
Vegetarian Chili
Con Carne, Rice
Cabbage & Car-
rot Soup
Sautéed Vegetarian
Noodle
Mixed Vegetables
Soup
MENU FOR F3 - YEAR 2
MENU 3 (WEEK BEGINNING 8 SEPT)
DAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
MAIN
COURSE
CHOOSE 1
Ham & Cheese
Croque Monsieur,
Potato Wedges
OR
Chicken Rice
Chicken Car-
bonara
OR
Roast Pork, Rice
Pasta Bolognese-
Pork
OR
Sweet & Sour
Fish, Rice
Battered Fish &
Baked Potato
OR
Nasi Lemak -
Chicken & Egg
Chili Con Carne-Beef,
Rice
OR
Stir Fry Egg Noodle w
Pork
VEGETA-
BLES
Long Beans, Carrot
Chinese Cab-
bage & Carrot
Morning Glory &
Carrot
Spinach Choysum & Carrot
SOUP
Spinach & Melon
Watercress
Tomato & Tofu
Soup
Cabbage & Car-
rot
Mixed Vegetables
FOR
VEGETAR-
IAN
ONLY
Oriental Fried Rice
Spinach & Melon
Soup
Braised Beans &
Vegetables, Rice
Watercress
Soup
Veggie Pasta (e)
Tomato & Tofu
Soup
Vegetarian
Chili Con Car-
ne, Rice
Cabbage & Car-
rot Soup
Stir Fry Vegetarian Noo-
dle
Mixed Vegetables Soup
DELI BAR
OPTION
Bun
filled with Ham &
cheese
Served with Salad
Jacket Potato
filled with
Baked Beans &
Bacon
Served with Sal-
ad
Bun
filled with cheese
& egg
Served with Sal-
ad
Jacket Potato
filled with Bolo-
gnese Sauce
Served with Sal-
ad
Bun
filled with Chicken &
mayonnaise,
Served with Salad
Fresh Fruits & Salad Bar are available daily
Issue 2 /Page 11
12. MENU FOR YEAR 3 - YEAR 6
MENU 3 (WEEK BEGINNING 8 SEPT)
DAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
MAIN
COURSE
CHOOSE 1
Ham & Cheese Croque
Monsieur,
Potato Wedges
OR
Chicken Rice
Chicken Car-
bonara
OR
Roast Pork,
Rice
Pasta Bolognese-Pork
OR
Sweet & Sour Fish,
Rice
Battered Fish &
Baked Potato
OR
Nasi Lemak -
Chicken & Egg
Chili Con Carne-
Beef, Rice
OR
Egg Noodle w Pork
VEGETA-
BLES
Long Beans, Carrot
Chinese Cab-
bage & Carrot
Morning Glory &
Carrot
Spinach Choysum & Carrot
SOUP
Spinach & Melon
Watercress Tomato & Tofu Soup
Cabbage & Car-
rot
Mixed Vegetables
FOR
VEGETARI-
AN
ONLY
Oriental Fried Rice
Spinach & Melon Soup
Braised Beans
& Vegetables,
Rice
Watercress
Soup
Veggie Pasta (e)
Tomato & Tofu Soup
Vegetarian Chili
Con Carne, Rice
Cabbage & Car-
rot Soup
Vegetarian Noodle
Mixed Vegetables
Soup
DELI BAR
OPTION
Baguette/Jacket Pota-
to
fill with ham, chicken,
cheese, egg, tuna may-
onnaise, baked beans,
peas & bolognese
sauce
Served with Salad
Bun/Jacket Po-
tato
fill with ham,
chicken, cheese,
egg, tuna may-
onnaise, baked
beans, peas &
bolognese sauce
Served with
Salad
Wrap/Jacket Potato
fill with bacon, ham,
chicken, egg, cheese,
tuna mayonnaise,
baked beans, peas &
bolognese sauce
Served with Salad
Bun/Jacket Pota-
to
fill with ham,
chicken, cheese,
egg, tuna mayon-
naise, baked
beans,
peas & bolognese
sauce
Served with Sal-
ad
Baguette/Jacket
Potato
fill with ham,
chicken, cheese,
egg, tuna mayon-
naise, baked beans,
peas & bolognese
sauce
Served with Salad
Fresh Fruits & Salad Bar are available daily
Issue 2 /Page 12
