1. 9- 11/3 Year 4 Trip to Long Hai
19/3 Parents’ Evening
1/4 Spring Concert (eve)
5/4 Term 2 Cbubs finish
8/4 MP2 Speech Competition
14/4 MP3 Production
BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - HO CHI MINH CITY
27 FEBRUARY 2015 | ISSUE 22
Dates for your diary
IN THIS ISSUE
March + April
TU XUONG PRIMARY
Newsletter
Contact information
43-45 Tu Xuong St, District 3, HCMC
Tel: (848) 3932 0210
Fax: (848) 3932 0770
E-mail:
suehill@bisvietnam.com
Newsletter Issue 22|1
From the Head Teacher 2
Science Day 3
Year 3 Sleepover 4
Announcing New Deputy Head + Finer Diners + Dates of Term 2 5
Healthy Snacks + Blogspot 6
Milepost 3 LAMDA exams + Holiday Programmes 7
Friends Around the World 8
Young Musician of the Year + Coffee Morning 9
2. From the Head Teacher - Ms. Sue Hill
Dear Parents,
‘Creativity is intelligence having fun!’ (Albert Einstein)
This Thursday, we all had fun being very creative during our science day. Children
were busy setting hypotheses, testing their theories, collating results and then
using their scientific knowledge when concluding. The school was truly filled with
awe and wonder! In addition to classroom experiments, investigations took place in
corridors, the foyer, sports hall and music room – everywhere you looked, our little
scientists were busy questioning and searching for answers.
Parents were invited in to school at 2pm to listen to some of the conclusions children had reached and to
find out about our learning. Thank you to all parents for immersing themselves in the investigations,
especially those who tried out the umbrellas made by Year 1 children! And, of course, thank you to Mr
John for organising our spectacular second TX Science Day.
Another very exciting event this week was the sleepover in Year 3. This is the first overnight experience
we provide for our children. The children arrived at school Thursday evening with their bags packed ready
for an evening of games, swimming, pizza and DVD. I was trusted with the important job of judging the
Best Dressed Teddy Bear competition just before the children snuggled down to a good night’s sleep. It
was lovely to see them all at breakfast this morning and to hear their stories about what happens at
school over night!
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4. Newsletter Issue 22|4
Year 3 Sleepover
Last night, all of Year 3 stayed at school overnight for much fun and
games.
Pucca: I loved sleeping in the hall with all my friends. I wish we could
do it every day.
Jeorgia: I was a bit nervous when I climbed the climbing wall in the Soft
Play Room because it was so high but I knew there was something soft
on the ground to protect me if I fell. I reached the top and I felt relieved
and proud of myself.
Mathilde: My teddy bear was so huge that I could lie down on top of it.
It was almost the same height as me!
Quynh An: We had an amazing time having a water balloon fight. It
was exciting and surprising.
Dang Nguyen: My favourite part was having fun playing dodgeball.
Po: I liked playing in the soft play room.
Thao My: I loved having delicious pizza for tea.
Dishan: I liked playing fun games in the swimming pool.
William: The film we watched called Bedknobs and Broomsticks was
very funny.
5. Newsletter Issue 22|5
Announcing the New Deputy Head
Announcing the New Deputy Head for the Tu Xuong Primary Campus – Mary McAloon
I am delighted to inform you that Mrs. Mary McAloon has been appointed to the position of
Deputy Head for the Tu Xuong Primary Campus with effect from 1 August 2015.
Mrs. McAloon will take over the responsibilities of Ian Battersby who, as you already know,
will become Headteacher when Sue Hill moves to BIS Hanoi.
Mrs McAloon was born and went to school in the UK before graduating with a BA (Hons.)
Degree in Primary Education from Sheffield Hallam University. She started her career in
Birmingham in England as an Early Years teacher before developing her international teach-
ing career in South Korea. She is currently the Deputy Head Teacher of Hyundai Foreign
School in Ulsan, South Korea.
I am very much looking forward to welcoming Mary to Vietnam in August and to introducing her to you at the start
of the school year.
Shaun Williams
CEO and Principal
Finer Diners
Dates of Term 2
Date Year Group/s Event
9/3—11/3 Y4 Residential Trip to Long Hai
19/3 All Parents’ Evening
1/4 Y3-6 Spring Concert (evening)
5/4 All Term 2 Clubs Finish
8/4 MP2 Speech Competition
14/4 MP3 Production—’Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ (evening)
17/4 All Term 2 finishes @ 11.30am
Congratulations to Rosie, Gia Bao
and Amiri (Year 5), and Minh Vy,
Bach and Bao Pierre (Year 6).
6. Newsletter Issue 22|6
Healthy Snacks!
Many people consider healthy food as boring however, it is delicious and nutritious! Did you know that
healthy food provides lots of essential vitamins which play important roles to keep your body healthy?
Some of the vitamins and fibre are, Vitamin A, B, C, E...etc. The easiest and simplest way to get vitamins
are from healthy food especially fruit - which you eat everyday!
Healthy food isn’t always as disgusting as you think. There are some
foods that may look and taste delicious but aren’t healthy for you. For
example fast food. Healthy food can provide much more nutrition than
fried food. Here are some of the healthy foods you should try…
Pineapple & Pistachio, Cottage cheese & Apples, Edamame, (green
pod beans) Fresh vegetables with dressing...etc.
Introduce your friends and family to an exciting world of fruits and
vegetables. However the proper way to a healthy life is to eat a
balanced meal. A good way to help you remember a balanced meal, is
to have a food pyramid or a pie chart at home to show how much you
need to eat from each food group. You could also check how healthy
you are when you go on apps such as MyFitnessPal and record what
you are eating (ask the Year 6’s about this if you want to know more!)
Invite your friends over and make a healthy snack which is not only fun
but appetizing as well!
Keep calm and stay healthy!
Chenny
Year 6
Blogspot
Chuc Mung Nam Moi! After a half term’s break, the blog is back this week, and what an exciting week we
have had. Thursday saw two major events; throughout the day the children were engaged in various
science activities. It was great to see so many mums, grandparents and friends come along to take part
in the experiments and investigations. After school the children in Year 3 went home at usual, but at
6.00pm they were back for evening of fun, food and films before sleeping over in the sports hall. What a
great evening, and thank you to all the teach-
ers and teaching assistants who gave up their
time to make this event so successful.
On my blog (ianbattersby.blogspot.com) this
week you will find the following posts:
Science Day in F2
Young Musician of the Year 2015
Science Day
Year 3 Sleepover
Finer Diners – MP3
Mr. Ian Battersby
7. Newsletter Issue 22|7
Date Sport Time
Head
Coach
Minimum
No. Of
Students Age
Prices (all in
VND) Location
20/4-24/4 Football
8 am- 11
am
SSA Min 8
Year 3
upwards
2,200,000 Big field
20/4-24/4 Basketball 1pm-4pm SSA Min 8
Year 3
upwards
2,200,000
AP2 Sports
hall
20/4-24/4 Swimming
8.45am -
1.45pm
Mr Vinh Min 8 F2 upwards
Various prices
(see letter)
AP1 Swim-
ming Pool
20/4-24/4
T-ball/
Softball
4pm -
5.30pm
Mr Richard Min 8
Year 3
upwards
660,000 VND Big Field
20/4-24/4 Multisports
8.15am -
9.15am
Mr Richard Min 8 F3 - Y2 440,000 VND
AP1 Sports
Hall
20/4-24/4 Multisports
9.45am -
10.45am
Mr Richard Min 8 F1 - F2 440,000 VND
AP1 Sports
Hall
27/4-1/5 Football
8 am- 11
am
SSA Min 8
Year 3
upwards
2,200,000 Big field
27/4-1/5 Basketball 1pm-4pm SSA Min 8
Year 3
upwards
2,200,000
AP2 Sports
hall
Holiday Programmes
I would like to offer children in MP3 the
opportunity to participate in an acting
examination. The London Academy of
Music and Dramatic Art is a leading
British drama school. The qualifications it
offers are similar to the ABRSM awards
of the Royal Schools of Music. The exam will be held at AP2 campus on Monday 8th
June.
A qualified LAMDA examiner will fly out from London to conduct the examinations.
This is a wonderful chance not only for children who enjoy performing on stage in productions, but also for
those who want to improve their skills in teamwork, communication and public speaking. Acting allows children
to develop their confidence and creativity. Should your child go on to AP2, and wish to advance to further
LAMDA awards, this will be possible.
Requirements
The entry level exam costs 1,150,000 VND
Your child would need to perform a monologue from a published script or screenplay lasting 1-2 minutes,
and then answer some questions about their chosen piece
Your child would need to commit to attending my LAMDA club as their Term 3 club choice, which will be on
Thursdays at 2.30pm. I will provide them with some coaching leading up to the exam, including advice on
choice of material
Please email me at richardmarlow@bisvietnam.com if you would like your child to be entered, or if you have
any questions. The deadline for entry is next week.
Mr Richard
Information Literacy Teacher
Milepost 3 LAMDA exams
