TX Newsletter 20.03.15

1. 1/4 Spring Concert (eve)
5/4 Term 2 Cbubs finish
8/4 MP2 Speech Competition
14/4 MP3 Production
17/4 TX’s Got Talent
17/4 Term 2 Ends
BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - HO CHI MINH CITY
20 MARCH 2015 | ISSUE 25
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 25|1
From the Head Teacher + Finer Diners + Dates of Term 2 2
FOBISIA Business Meeting 3
Blogspot + Coffee Morning + TX Waste Week 4
ARC Visit in EYFS 5
Binh Trieu Visit in Year 1 6
Tran Khanh Du Visit in Year 2 7
PdV Visit in Year 6 8
U11 Boys Football + Holiday Programmes 9
School Pony Clinics + Young Musician of the Year 10
Friends Around the World 11

2. Newsletter Issue 25|2
Dear Parents,
Ms Beth’s class did a wonderful job of introducing our new BISCAT pillar, Being
Equal, this morning in assembly. The idea of treating everyone as an equal, despite
their colour, whether they are male or female or their nationality is something we
feel strongly about here at the BIS. We like to find similarities amongst us as well
as celebrate differences! Year 3 showed a series of short video clips of different
ways we can be unkind to others and how we can all improve our behaviour by
including everyone in our group. Well done, Year 3! You all presented your ideas
through song and dance and spoke clearly and confidently. These skills will be very
important in the MP2 Speech Competition in April.
This term we have many community service projects happening at TX. You can read more about this
week’s trips to our community partners and visitors to our campus on the following pages of the
newsletter.
It was lovely to see many of you here at TX for the parent and teacher meetings yesterday evening. If you
didn’t manage to see your child’s class teacher and/or specialist teachers then please contact the relevant
members of staff to arrange an appointment.
Mr Robbie is currently in Bangkok with children from TX and An Phu Primary for the Fobisia Performing
Arts Carnival. We look forward to hearing about more about their achievements when they return to
school on Tuesday.
From the Head Teacher– Ms Sue Hill
Finer Diners
Congratulations to Kelly,
Khoa and Huy (Year 5), and
Jeanette, Ngan and Victor
(Year 6).
Date Year Group/s Event
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
Dates of Term 2

3. Newsletter Issue 25|3
The BIS Group of Schools in Vietnam were delighted to welcome 49 Head Teachers and Principals from
around the region to Vietnam last weekend. The Annual FOBISIA Business Meeting was jointly hosted by
BIS and BVIS in HCMC. FOBISIA is a membership organisation of the very best British type schools in
the region. Parents will know FOBISIA for the many events that it organises for children as well as
providing regional training for teachers. The Heads came from all around the Asia region including
Mongolia and India and conducted a very productive two days of business.
FOBISIA Business Meeting

4. Newsletter Issue 25|4
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.
Blogspot
The first post on my blog was written on the
22nd August 2012. We had Jeff Utecht, an
educational authority on blogging, visit the
school as we could see the potential for
recording progress in EYFS and improving
communication with parents. Blogs have
become part and parcel of our school, and we
are continuing to look how we can improve
them. The individual blogs and the class blog
are going to continue, but my blog is being
incorporated into the whole school - BIS Hub.
To find out more, please go to the BIS school website and click on the BIS HUB link, or for more
information, you can visit my blog (ianbattersby.blogspot.com).
Mr. Ian Battersby
Deputy Head of Tu Xuong Primary Campus
Nord Anglia Coffee Morning
Tuesday 24th March
Just before the Tet holiday we informed you that the BIS Group of Schools in Vietnam
was joining the Nord Anglia Education family of schools.
A copy of the letter was emailed to you again this week,
including this time a Vietnamese translation of the letter.
I would also like to invite you to a presentation by George
Ghantous, the Regional Managing Director for Nord Anglia
Education, which will be held at 8 am on Tuesday 24th
March
in the Multi-purpose Room at the Tu Xuong Campus.
He will introduce you to the organisation and explain the
benefits of being a part of the group. There will be an
opportunity for you to ask questions. He will be accompanied by Shaun Williams the
CEO for the BIS Group of Schools.
Coffee Morning

5. Newsletter Issue 25|5
ARC Visit in EYFS
Dr Nghia a local veterinarian came in with ARC to talk to all our EYFS children on Tuesday.
They brought 3 very special visitors with them, 2 beautiful
white cats 'Ho' and 'Dai' as well as 'Ziggy' a lovely gentle
dog who has visited the school before.
The children got a chance to meet the animals after learning
all about how to keep our pets healthy, with a good diet,
fresh water, play and exercise
Remember we might
like chocolate but it's
not good for our pets.
Mr Kevin Halpin
Community Service Officer

6. Newsletter Issue 25|6
Binh Trieu Visit in Year 1
This week our Year 1 pupils had an exchange with 'Friends
For Street Children' visiting Binh Trieu.
It was a wonderful opportunity for all the
children to make new friends whilst
having fun participating in the activities
and games.
Mr Kevin Halpin
Community Service Officer

7. Newsletter Issue 25|7
Tran Khanh Du Visit in Year 2
Year 2 have been taking part in a community project with Tran
Khanh Du. When we visited their school we took part in Maths
and Art lessons. There are lots of similarities and differences
between the schools. They also visited our school and took part
in Art and PE lessons. We have enjoyed meeting the children
and making new friends.
Ms Estelle
Year 2 Teacher

8. Newsletter Issue 25|8
PdV Visit in Year 6
This week the Year 6 pupils welcomed their community partner
school, Poussieres de Vie, for the final session of the year.
Over the past months the children have undertaken a variety of
activities and tasks with their partners, a lot of emphasis being
placed on communication and the leading of activities by the TX
children.
As a celebration, this week the
children entertained their partners
with a snack buffet and then led
games and social activities.
Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves, with the most popular
activities proving to be dancing and arm wrestling!
Mr James E Hornby
Year 6 Class Teacher & MP3 Leader

9. Newsletter Issue 25|9
U11 Boys Football
The U11 Boys Football team played two matches this week. The team consisted of; Khoa Tran, Chi Nhan
Phan, Pana Duong, Gia Vinh Le Nguyen, Tyler Nguyen, Anh Khoi Ngo Pham, Bao Tran, Vi Tri Khuu, Anh
Vu Dang.
On Wednesday 18th March the team played against TT
AIS. The TX squad initially had to adjust to the size of the
pitch. They found this hard at first but then they were able
to manage their positional play by holding their space. This
however affected their initial play resulting in several goals
being scored against them. However, in the second half the
TX team took advantage of the errors the opposition made.
The final score was 4-5 to TT AIS.
On Thursday 19th March the team played against RISS.
Throughout the first half the TX team fought for every ball
resulting in a goal being scored. The boys worked hard
throughout the game holding their positions and trying to
support each other whilst moving the ball up the pitch. The
end result was 1-0 to TX.
The player of both matches goes to Tyler. He persevered
and worked hard battling for every ball.
Well done boys; the hard work and determination are
paying off. Keep it up!
Ms Charlotte Pemble
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

10. Newsletter Issue 25|10
School Pony Clinics
Young Musician of the Year

11. Newsletter Issue 25|11
Friends Around the World