The document provides information about upcoming events at the British International School in Ho Chi Minh City, including a swim meet, basketball tournaments, and a badminton tournament. It discusses International Day celebrations, featuring cultural performances, fashion shows, and food from around the world. It also introduces a new student-led social enterprise called "RemindMe" and recognizes sports tournament results for several BIS teams.

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BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - HO CHI MINH CITY| SECONDARY CAMPUS
OCTOBER 31 2014 | ISSUE 10
IN THIS ISSUE
From the Head Teacher 02
Interna onal Day 03
Students mean Business 07
Sport News 08
Community Services 11
PTG 13
From The BIStro & Underground 16
November
1st ABRSM Theory Exam
1st BIS HCMC Invita onal Swim Meet
5th Year 11 IGCSE Maths Exam
5th ‐ 9th Seoul Model United Na ons conference
6th ‐ 9th Phuket 7's Football tournament
11th ‐ 12th Year 12 Studio Performance ‐ Room 209, 6pm
12th ‐ 16th U15 FOBISIA Games
13th ‐ 18th FOBISIA Music Fes val
UPCOMING EVENTS

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From The Head Teacher
Welcome back to the second half of Term 1. Just before we broke up, we celebrated Interna onal
Day. This day is a key event in the life of BIS and has become an essen al part of our heartbeat. With the
memories of that day s ll clear, I can say confidently that the school's heart is bea ng very strongly in‐
deed. Very many parents were involved in the day and we all owe thanks to everyone who planned,
shopped, cooked, decorated, dressed up, turned up and cleared up. The marvellous PTG Execu ve coor‐
dinated the efforts with Mr. Peter Gillmore and did a fabulous job. One Year 13 student at the end of the
day confessed that she was already star ng to miss BIS, with 7 months to s ll to go!
Those of you who followed the day on Twi er enjoyed the roaming interna onal selfies that were tweet‐
ed with the hashtags #bisinterna onalday or #bishcmcinterna onalday2014. Do follow @RichardMDyer
for future updates of events, as they happen. Those not sure how, can ask their children! Judging by the
5000+ views of the day on Twi er, there are plenty of you out there following.
Richard Dyer
Head Teacher
Secondary

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Culture Show

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Fashion Show

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Rooms

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Interna onal day saw the start of a new, student‐led social enterprise called “RemindMe”. The group, set
up in Higher Level Business Management, consists of CEO David Bern, Holly Ledger, Joshua Nguyen, and
Se Hyun Cho. The group nego ated and organised for a photo booth to be set up on the third floor with
all profit being donated to charity.
Mark McGraw
Teacher of Business & Economics
Students mean Business

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Sport News
BIS HCMC Invita onal Swim Meet
Saturday 1st
November, 2014
On Saturday 1st
November we host our 2nd
Invita onal Swim Meet . Please note that we will use both our Primary &
Secondary pools for this event.
The U9, U10 & U11 Compe on will take place at our Primary Campus AP1 ‐ 225 Nguyen Van Huong, District 2,
HCMC.
Contests for the 11‐12, 13‐14 & 15 & above age groups will take place at our Secondary Campus AP2 ‐ 246 Nguyen
Van Huong, District 2, HCMC.
Sessions & Events – Saturday 1st
November, 2014
POOL 1 ‐ 225 Nguyen Van Huong, District 2, HCMC – BIS Primary Campus
Warm Ups 7:00am‐7:45am
Marshaling begins 7:45am
Managers Mee ng: 7.45am – 8.00am
Session 1‐ 8:15am‐11:00am
Event # Event Name
Mixed 10 & Under 100m IM
Mixed 8 & Under 25m Backstroke
Mixed 9 ‐ 10 50m Backstroke
Mixed 8 & Under 50m Bu erfly
Mixed 9 ‐ 10 100m Bu erfly
Mixed 8 & Under 50m Breaststroke
Mixed 9 ‐ 10 100m Breaststroke
Mixed 8 & Under 25m Freestyle
Mixed 9 ‐ 10 50m Freestyle
Girls 8 & Under 4 x 25m Medley Relay
Boys 8 & Under 4 x 25m Medley Relay
Girls 9 & Under 4 x 50m Medley Relay
Boys 9 & Under 4 x 50m Medley Relay
Girls 10 & Under 4 x 50m Medley Relay
Boys 10 & Under 4 x 50m Medley Relay
Session 2‐ 11:15am‐ 2:00pm
Event # Event Name
Mixed 8 & Under 50m Backstroke
Mixed 9 ‐ 10 100m Backstroke
Mixed 8 & Under 25m Bu erfly
Mixed 9 ‐ 10 50m Bu erfly
Mixed 8 & Under 50m Freestyle
Mixed 9 ‐ 10 100m Freestyle
Mixed 8 & Under 25m Breaststroke
Mixed 9 ‐ 10 50m Breaststroke
Mixed 9 ‐ 10 200m Freestyle
Girls 8 & Under 4 x 25m Freestyle Relay
Boys 8 & Under 4 x 25m Freestyle Relay
Girls 9 & Under 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay
Boys 9 & Under 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay
Girls 10 & Under 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay
Boys 10 & Under 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay
Mixed 9 ‐ 10 200m Backstroke
Mixed 9 ‐ 10 200m Breaststroke

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POOL 2 ‐ 246 Nguyen Van Huong, District 2, HCMC – BIS Secondary Campus
Warm Ups 7:00am‐7:45am
Marshaling begins 7:45am
Managers Mee ng: 7.45am – 8.00am
Session 1‐ 8:15am‐11:00am
Event # Event Name
Mixed 11 & Over 200m IM, Qualifying Time 3.30.00
Mixed 11 & Over 50m Backstroke
Mixed 11 & Over 100m Bu erfly
Mixed 11 & Over 100m Breaststroke
Mixed 11 & Over 50m Freestyle
Girls 11 ‐ 12 4 x 50m Medley Relay
Boys 11 ‐ 12 4 x 50m Medley Relay
Girls 13 ‐ 14 4 x 50m Medley Relay
Boys 13 ‐ 14 4 x 50m Medley Relay
Girls 15 & Over 4 x 50m Medley Relay
Boys 15 & Over 4 x 50m Medley Relay
Session 2‐ 11:15am‐ 2:00pm
Event # Event Name
Mixed 11 & Over 100m Backstroke
Mixed 11 & Over 50m Bu erfly
Mixed 11 & Over 100m Freestyle
Mixed 11 & Over 50m Breaststroke
Mixed 11 & Over 200m Freestyle, Qualifying Time 2.45.00
Girls 11 ‐ 12 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay
Boys 11 ‐ 12 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay
Girls 13 ‐ 14 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay
Boys 13 ‐ 14 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay
Girls 15 & Over 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay
Boys 15 & Over 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay
Mixed 11 & Over 200m Backstroke, Qualifying Time 3.30.00
Mixed 11 & Over 200m Breaststroke, Qualifying Time 3.45.00
Mixed 11 & Over 400m Freestyle, Qualifying Time 5.30.00
BBQ & Awards ‐ 2:00pm‐ 3:00pm.
This will take place at the Secondary BIStro canteen next to the Secondary Swimming Pool.
U13 FOBISIA Games
Details rela ng to the U13 FOBISIA Games were emailed to parents this week:
Date: 10th
– 14th
March 2015
Loca on: Taipei Interna onal School
Age: U13 on 1st
August 2014
Deadline to return reply slip: Friday 31st
October 2014
Phil Drake
Director of Sport/Ac vi es & Trip Coordinator

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U14 Boys 2014 Basketball Tournament
On the 28th October 2014, the under 14 team of boys went
to the Basketball City Championships, which was hosted at
SSIS. The tournament was a great opportunity for us to com‐
pete with other teams and make new friends. Although we
finished in 4th place, the most important thing was that we
all gave our best, pu ng in 100% effort into every game,
ensuring everyone was sa sfied because they knew they
had tried their hardest. With more hard work and prac ce,
we will definitely get be er and be er!
Jie Ren Yap, 9N
U14 Girls 2014 Basketball Tournament
This year’s basketball tournament was an amazing experi‐
ence for everyone in the team, not only did we have fun, but
we won! We played against SSIS and ISHCMC. We won both
games, leading us to victory. Both teams were tough compe‐
on for us but good communica on, team work and
sportsmanship helped us win both games. Our first game
was against ISHCMC, we started off well and finished fantas‐
cally with a score of 29‐10. Our second match was the one
which decided whether or not we would win. It was a close
start but by the end of the first half we managed to edge
into the lead. During the second half, there were spectacular
shots from both teams. In the end we beat SSIS by 16‐09.
My Hoang Year 8
U19 Badminton Tournament
The U19 badminton team travelled to SSIS to par cipate in
the annual badminton city championships. Fadhli Zahirudin
and Alexis Rigodin played together in the boy’s doubles com‐
pe on winning 7 out of their 11 matches. Holly Ledger
competed in the girl’s singles compe on and improved
with each game she played. Rijul Sharma and Egor Immo‐
reev par cipated in very compe ve boys singles tourna‐
ment. Rijul worked very hard throughout the a ernoon win‐
ning several of his matches. Egor proved to be a strong com‐
pe tor losing only one match all tournament, narrowly los‐
ing out on the tle losing 13‐11 to the overall champion.
Egor finished runner‐up receiving a well‐deserved trophy.
Stephanie Webb
PE teacher

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Community Services
MOVEMBER is returning to BIS!
We, at the Cancer Ward Visits Club, are honoured and excited to announce the return of Movember to
BIS this year!
Movember is a campaign tradi onally linked to men’s health issues such as prostate cancer. It’s an annual
event where men don’t shave for the month of November or they grow moustaches for this period in
a empt to raise money and awareness for cancer research. In Vietnam, however, prostate cancer is one
of the more minimal diagnoses of cancer and as our school works with children who are diagnosed with
cancer, we do things slightly differently.
For the last two years, the male teachers at BIS have grown moustaches for charity, similar to the tradi‐
onal version of Movember, but instead of going to prostate cancer this money is given directly to Thuy’s
Dream, an organisa on that helps aid children with cancer and their families.
Last year you may remember we had the huge shave‐off at the end of November, where teachers’ mous‐
taches were auc oned off and students could shave their moustaches off. All in all, your dona ons raised
21 million VND for the children with cancer we visit.
This year, we are asking the BIS students to vote for their favourite teacher by buying a s cker. At the end
of the November, the teachers with the most votes will be entered in the shave off finale.
Thank you in advance for suppor ng this worthwhile event.
Gabby Cullen, Year 12V

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What do you do with old batteries?
Good ques on! With every portable electronic device using ba eries of some sort, we know they don’t
last forever. They power your calculators, remote controls for your AC, TV, music player, children's toys,
mobile phones, laptops and much more, but what do you do when they finally stop working?
Answer: Bring them into school
As part of our commitment to protec ng the environment, each campus in BIS strives to reuse, recycle
and reduce our waste wherever possible. Whether it is paper, card, plas c drinks bo les or even ba er‐
ies, we would like you at home to think before disposing of it with your regular waste. We understand
that it isn’t that easy finding recycling points around the city so we have taken the ini a ve.
Each campus has a specific ba ery recycling point—their loca ons are:
AP1 Recep on AP2 Under Cro TX Recep on
We accept all household ba eries—AA, AAA cells, rechargeable, bu on type and mobile phone ba eries
The reason (the small print): Ba eries that are thrown out with regular waste usually end up in land fill
sites or some mes even burned. Over a period of me they can leak heavy metals (such as lead or mercu‐
ry) and corrosive acids which pollute our rivers, lakes and groundwater, contamina ng the environments
of many living things. The good news is that recycled materials contained in old ba eries can actually be
re‐used by various industries.

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INTERNATIONAL DAY 2014
PTG sends a huge THANK YOU to all the wonderful team
of parent helpers and BIS staff!!
2014 Interna onal Day had 27 countries represented in 24 Na onal Rooms.
Thanks so much to all our Country Representa ves and your teams for your hard work, your enthusiasm,
your crea vity and your willingness to par cipate in this great school community event.
The rooms were sensa onal, the food was delicious and the ac vi es were inven ve and fun.
This day is truly a team effort and we thank all of our Parent Helpers, Mr Peter Gilmore, Mrs Susan Wil‐
son, Ms Phuong and her team of guards, maintenance men and cleaners, and all the BIS Teachers in mak‐
ing it such a successful and memorable event.
Cindy, Eunice, Reshmi and Maria
AP2 PTG

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A great show put up by our International day Participants

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From the Underground & BIStro
Menu 1 (3 November)
From the Underground & BIStro
DAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
MAIN COURSE
CHOOSE 1
Cottage Pie-Beef
OR
Chicken & Vegeta-
ble Curry, Rice
Pasta with Pork Meat
Balls
OR
Fish Teriyaki, Rice
Roast Pork, Roast
Potato/Rice
OR
Chicken Noodle
Soup (Pho)
Fish Goujon &
Potato Wedges
OR
Beef & Vegetable
Stew, Rice
VEGETABLES
Morning Glory &
Carrot
Salad
Beansprouts &
Carrot
Salad
Choy sum & Carrot
Salad
Chinese Cabbage
& Carrot
Salad
SOUP Watercress Cabbage & Carrot Tomato & Tofu Spinach & Melon
DESSERT Mixed Fruit Mixed Fruit Mixed Fruit Mixed Fruit
VEGETARIAN
Vegetarian
Cottage Pie
Chickpea Salad
Mixed Fruit
Pasta Napolitana
Mixed Bean Salad
Mixed Fruit
Vegetarian Noodle
Soup
Tofu in Soya
Sauce
Mixed Fruit
Tofu & Vegetable
Stew, Rice
Spinach & Melon
Mixed Fruit
DELI BAR
OPTION
Baguette / Wrap
Fill it with a variety of choices including ham, chicken, cheese, tuna mayonnaise, beef, baked bean,
mixed bean, bolognese sauce
SNACK MENU
Swiss Roll
Crème Puff
Fruit Cup
Chocolate Mud
Donut
Fruit Cup
Curry Puff
Samoosa
Fruit Cup
Muffin
Sponge Cake
Fruit Cup
FRIDAY
Roast Chicken,
Yorkshire Pudding
OR
Pork in Dark Soya
Sauce, Rice
Broccoli & Carrot
Salad
Mixed Vegetable
Mixed Fruit
Chickpea & Vegeta-
ble Curry, Rice
Mixed Vegetable
Soup
Mixed Fruit
Curry Puff
Samoosa
Fruit Cup