Tu Xuong Newsletter 10.04.15

1. 14/4 MP3 Production
17/4 TX’s Got Talent
17/4 Term 2 Ends @ 11.30
4/5 Term 3 Begins
BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - HO CHI MINH CITY
10 APRIL 2015 | ISSUE 28
Dates for your diary
IN THIS ISSUE
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 28|1
From the Head Teacher + Finer Diners + Dates of Term 2 2
MP2 Speech Contest 3
U11 Boys Football vs ISHCMC + Plastic cups at the water dispensers 4
TX Waste Week + PTG Corner + Holiday Programmes 5
TX Has Talent + Young Musician of the Year 6
CHQ 7 + 8
Summer Camp 2014 9 + 10

2. Newsletter Issue 28|2
Dear Parents,
I had the very difficult task of joining the panel of judges for the MP2 Speech
Competition on Wednesday. The annual speech competition started at the TX
Campus in my first year at TX, 6 years ago. The competition was for children in
Year 5 and 6 and raised the importance of competence in the skills required to
speak in front of an audience.
Three years ago, the competition was introduced to MP2. On Wednesday, the 10
finalists demonstrated what amazing levels Year 3 and 4 are now achieving. The
confidence with which they presented; the clarity of their speech; the way they
engaged with the audience and the research done to produce such interesting, coherent presentations
was creditworthy. Well done to all the finalists and particularly to Iris, Naomi and Sooa who took the first,
second and third.
Today, MP3 children performed their production, ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ for the TX campus.
This was their first dress rehearsal however it was almost flawless! I would strongly recommend that you
come and watch the performance on Tuesday 14th
April at 6pm. You will be truly entertained by lively
singing and dancing as well as having a laugh at the quirkiness of Willy Wonka.
I would like to remind you that Term 2 will finish next Friday at the earlier time of 11:30am. Term 3
will start on Monday May 4th
.
Security
From Monday May 4th
, all parents and visitors to the TX campus will need to show their security cards. If
you forget your card then you will be asked to exchange a personal ID card e.g. a driving licence for a
Visitor Pass at the gate.
From the Head Teacher– Ms Sue Hill
Finer Diners
Date Year Group/s Event
14/4 MP3 Production—’Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ (evening)
17/4 All Term 2 finishes @ 11.30am
Dates of Term 2
5 Oompah Loompahs and Grandpa
George joined Ms Sue and I at the Finer
Diner table today.
Congratulations to Hieu, Jenny and Phu
Quoc (Year 5), and Minnie, Vi Tri and
Hannah (Year 6) who not only put on a
great show this morning, but are also this

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On Wednesday we held the MP2 Speech finals. Ten finalists were selected
from across Year 3 and 4 to compete for the prestigious title. The children in
the Milepost have been preparing their speeches for a few weeks in class and
practising hard at home. Indeed, the quality of speeches was excellent across
the board. The theme of the competition this year was healthy living.
The judging panel of Ms Sue, Mr Ian and Ms Jane had some very tough
decisions to make when choosing the winners. Iris from 3T was chosen as the
winner this year with her outstanding speech about the negative effects of
sugar in our diets. She certainly gave us a lot of food for thought! Second place
was awarded to Naomi from 3X, for her interesting and interactive speech
about the benefits of yoga. The judges awarded Sooa from 4X third place for
her thought provoking speech about healthy lifestyle choices.
The finalists were Mei, David, Dishan, Daniel, Khang, Dang Nguyen and Minh
Anh. These children all performed very well and should be very proud of
themselves talking in front of such a large audience so confidently.
The MP2 staff were very impressed with the hard work and commitment that
many children had shown in preparing their speeches, so for the first time
Highly Commended Certificates were awarded to the children who we felt had
gone the extra mile with their work.
Ms Emma
Year 4 Teacher and MP2 Leader
MP2 Speech Contest

4. Newsletter Issue 28|4
U11 Boys Football vs ISHCMC
On Wednesday 8th
April the U11 Boys Football team played against ISHCMC. The team consisted of; Chi
Nhan Phan, Pana Duong, Gia Vinh Le Nguyen, Tyler Nguyen, Anh Khoi Ngo Pham, Bao Tran, Vi Tri
Khuu, Anh Vu Dang.
From the onset of the game the TX squad found it difficult to keep up with the intensity of the game. The
ISHCMC team implemented tactics and strategies that culminated in several goals being scored through-
out the first half. However, Pana made some superb saves and continued to communicate with the TX
defenders. Anh Khoi made some superb tackles throughout the second half. However, the opposition had
overall possession and this resulted in them winning the match.
The player of the match goes to Gia Vinh for working up and down the field supporting both attacking and
defending play!
Ms Charlotte Pemble
Plastic cups at the water dispensers!
In support of Waste Week, plastic cups will not be available at the water
dispensers around the school next week!
Water will of course still be available, and children will be able to fill up
their water bottles as usual.
Children who forget their water-bottle can ask a teacher for a plastic cup
…and their request will be noted!
Parents and visitors to the school who don’t have their own water bottle
can take a drink in the office using a glass.
In this way we will all be supporting TX in its effort to reduce.
So when you are looking for a drink of water, remember:
Reduce, reuse, recycle too,
The Eco-Teams are watching YOU!!!
Ms Heather

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TX Waste Week
TX Waste Week
13 to 17 April 2015
The Eco-Warriors visited all year groups this week to let
them know about the upcoming Waste Week and Green
Day. There will be lots going on during Waste Week to
remind us not to waste our precious resources. Watch this
space for more information. In the meantime, remember:
Reduce, reuse, recycle too,
The Eco-Teams are watching you
Ms Heather
PTG corner
Save the dates !!!!
Wednesday 6th May: We are pleased to invite you to our next meeting to prepare for the "Year End
Bazaar" which will happen in June. More details to come about that special day in next week's newsletter.
Friday 22nd
May: This will be our Vietnamese evening for teachers, parents and staff. Book the date, more
details will be given after the break.
Ms Anne
Holiday Programmes
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

6. Newsletter Issue 28|6
TX Has Talent
Young Musician of the Year

7. Newsletter Issue 28|7
CHQ
Club sign-up
begins TODAY @ 5.00pm
and closes @ 5.00pm
next Wednesday
CHQ Drop-in
If you would like help signing up
for clubs, please come to the
Meeting Room
in the School Office
Wednesday 15th
April

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CHQ
Welcome to TX Term 3 Club Sign-up!
CHQ portal goes live for selection of Term 3 activities at 5.00pm TODAY. On Monday 6th
April, F2
parents should have received a CHQ email with their login details ready for Friday. If you haven’t,
please contact Ms Emma immediately.
Please select clubs as follows:
Step 1: From the Home page please select View/Manage/Submit Activity Choices (2014-2015 Term 3)
Step 2: For each activity/paid club add a different number e.g. Monday: Football club add 1, Wednesday:
Board Games add 2 then 3, 4, 5 etc. to all other clubs you would like to participate in.
The SAVE button will appear to the right of the activity list click SAVE
Step 3 : Once you're happy with your choices you MUST press the SUBMIT button at the top of the page.
You will receive an automated email confirming your club preferences.
Step 4: To cancel a selection after submitting, add a ‘0’ to the desired box then save and submit.
Step 5: If you click onto My Schedule after Monday 11th
May you should be able to see your activities by
scrolling through to Monday 18th
May (start of Term 3 activities) you will also receive an email of the
clubs you have been accepted into. The deadline for paid clubs is Friday 15th
May.
For any new or existing parents that require help, we will be having a drop in parent session on
Wednesday 15th
April at 8am in the TX Office. Please come along to this session if you are a new
parent or have any issues with CHQ as we will be happy to help you with the sign up process. Please
check your email inbox as you have been issued your CHQ username and password this week. Please
bring these details along to our drop in session on Tuesday.
If this is the first time logging onto CHQ you may be asked to change your password immediately to keep
your page secure. Please be aware that your password is case sensitive (meaning it could be a mix of
capitals and lower case letters) so please check again if you are having trouble. If you are still having
trouble please email myself at emmawestman@bisvietnam.com for assistance.

9. Newsletter Issue 28|9
Summer Camp 2015

10. Newsletter Issue 28|10
Summer Camp 2015