1. 20 March 2015 | ISSUE 25
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IN THIS ISSUE
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Headteacher 2
Parent Presentation by Nord Anglia Education 3
FOBISIA Heads Business Meeting 4
Year 4 - Trip to Long Hai 5-6
Year 5 - Trip to Hoi An 7
Community Services Department 8-9
Student Council 10
Music Department 11-12
PE Department 13-15
The Terrace Café at AP1 16
Lunch Menus 17-18
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
19th - 23rd FOBISIA Performing Arts Carnival
22nd - 27th Online sign up for Parent Meetings
1st Spring Music Concert
5th Term 2 clubs finish
7th and 8th Parent Meetings - 3.00pm to 5.30pm
March
Pictures from left to right :
Making Lotus Flowers -Vietnamese club
My Favourite Books - Library Time
Parent Workshop - ‘Digital Citizenship’
April
2. From The Headteacher - Mr Simon Higham
Issue 25/Page 2
AP1 Parent Blog and BIS HUB
Click on the links below to access the AP1 Parent Blog and the new
BIS HUB on the main website.
AP1 Parent Blog BIS HUB
I would like to remind you all about the forthcoming parent meeting online sign up that begins on Sunday
22nd March from 3.00pm until Friday 27th March. Parent Meetings will be held on Tue 7th and Wed 8th
April.
Click here to access the introductory letter containing step by step details in English on how to sign up.
Click here for the Vietnamese version and
Click here for the Korean version.
If you have not yet received your login details, please contact Ms Duyen directly.
Finally, please can all parents that come to school by car ensure that they do not double park along Nguyen
Van Huong. For the safety of our community, I ask for your help in this matter by talking directly with your
drivers. Your support is very much appreciated.
I hope that you enjoy reading the many articles in today‟s newsletter. Have a great weekend!
This week has seen the return of all of our Y4 and Y5 students from their residential trips
to Long Hai and Hoi respectively. I have heard some great stories about the trips which
were certainly enjoyed by everyone concerned with a great deal of learning that took place.
More details about both of these trips can be found on pages 5, 6 and 7 of today‟s newslet-
ter. Also, welcome back to Jenny Han, Ly Hwang, Phan Ha Tran Luong and Dongwoo Kim
who represented BIS superbly well in this years Fobisia Primary Maths Challenge. Alt-
hough no trophies were brought home this time around, our team did us all proud with
their perseverance and positive team spirit - well done!
As part of our continual commitment to the Health and Safety of our children, our termly
fire evacuation took place on Tuesday. Assisted by our local fire department who arrived
at school within 2 minutes of the fire bell sounding, the fire fighters prac-
tised their drill with hoses and fire engines. I am pleased to report that
the practise went very well with all children and adults on site accounted
for. For many of our younger children, this was no doubt the highlight of
the week!
On Wednesday, our very own coffee shop - „The Terrace‟ - opened its doors
for the first time. Situated opposite the main football field with seating for
12 adults, I hope that this will give parents a space to talk and meet with
the added bonus of some delicious refreshments. Please note that „The
Terrace‟ is designed for parents to purchase food and beverages. No chil-
dren, without the supervision of their parents, are allowed to purchase
items either before or after school time.
Thank you to the 40 parents that attended the Digital Citizenship Work-
shop on Wednesday morning. Led by Mr Adam Astley, our Learning Tech-
nologies Manager, the workshop had the aim of helping parents under-
stand how we keep our children safe in an online environment whilst in
school and also educating parents on how they can continue this at home.
All details of the workshop can be found on the AP1 Parent Blog by click-
ing here.
REMINDER
3. Issue 25/Page 3
Parent Presentation by Nord Anglia Education
Presentation by George Ghantous, the Regional Managing Director for Nord Anglia Education, which will be
held on:
Tuesday 24th March
Time: 6.00pm
Location: AP2 Theatre (6th floor of the AP2 building)
A Vietnamese translation of the letter below: NAE Parent Announcement: Vietnamese Translation
4. Issue 25/Page 4
FOBISIA Business Meeting
The BIS Group of School 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. Par-
ents will know FOBISIA for the many events that it organises for children as well as providing regional train-
ing for teachers. The Heads came from all around the Asia region including Mongolia and India and conducted
a very productive two day of business.
7. Issue 25/Page 7
Year 5 Residential Trip To Hoi An
The Year 5 residential trip to
Hoi An was a great success. The
children thoroughly enjoyed all
the different
activities they
participated in.
They were also
great
representatives for
the school, showing
respect and
integrity, taking
risks and
developing
responsibility
for themselves
and their own
actions. The
children also
learnt about life
in Hoi An
through farming
activities and
trying different
local food, and
about the
history of Hoi
An during
the scavenger
hunt. The
children
should all be
very proud of
their
achievements
during the
trip.
Ms Deborah Spencer
Year 5 Teacher and Assistant Milepost 3 Leader
8. Issue 25/Page 8
Community Services Department
Our EYFS children had visitors on Monday from Binh Tho.
The Friends for Street children school visited Ms Gemma's
class. Everyone had lots of fun playing together both inside
the classroom and outside in the play area.
Our community partner will be visiting
each of the EYFS classes this term giving
all the children a chance to play and make
new friends.
9. Issue 25/Page 9
Community Services Department
On Wednesday it was the turn of Ms Sarah's year 2 class visit to the 'Anh Minh School' for children who are
hearing impaired.
It's a fabulous opportunity for our pupils to look into different ways of communicating with each other and
we've had lots of fantastic educational exchanges over the years with our community partner at Anh Minh.
It was wonderful to see all the children mixing together and having fun trying out different circus techniques
as well as the ever popular parachute game.
Ms Aoife O’Connor and Ms Samantha Baker
Year 2 Teacher / EAL Teacher and Community Service Leaders
10. Issue 25/Page 10
Student Council - The Childrens’ Voice
Our special event for this year is “Wake Up to the Environment Day”. This will take place on Thursday 16th
April, and is a mix between Green Day and Slumber Day. The reason for this day is to raise awareness to help
save our environment and to “reawaken” our understanding of the importance of being green. Students will
dress up in pyjamas or nightwear to school and participate in some fun activities, encouraging them to be
green and more environmentally friendly. Some of the activities will be:
A „green‟ headwear fashion show using recycled items. This could be worn at break times or lunch.
We will also have the hour in which all electricity in our school is turned off, like from previous years, so chil-
dren can understand how important saving electricity is, and to use it wisely.
There will be more activities running on the day, however more information will come soon when the day is
approaching, but for now look for our „Wake Up to The Environment Day‟ posters all around our school.
Jenny and Tyler
Vice-Presidents of the Student Council
13. Issue 25/Page 13
PE Department - U11 Netball v AIS
On Wednesday the BIS netball squad
played AIS in a netball match, and
we won 4-0 even though the first goal
scored was in the second quarter by
BIS. Our goals were scored by Emily
Marshall, Lulu Evans and Ela Walsh.
Our best players over all were Emily
Marshall, Gemma Handscombe and
Khai Segal, but we all played really
well. The way BIS played was really
good - bang, bang, bang, shoot. It was
the best we have ever played.
AIS were also really good as they al-
ways had us confused because they
would keep moving, and they were
really good at coming up from behind.
At the end of the match we shook
hands and we all had great fun. Well
done to both teams.
Ela Walsh
Year 6 Student
On Wednesday March 18th, I played in a match against SSA for the BIS U9 FOBISIA team. I am the captain of
our team and I wanted to lead our team to win against SSA. The players in our team were Jin Woo, Ron, Wil-
liam, Shubhankar, Steven, Freddie and me (Jisung). We are all year 4s.
In the first game, Ron, our team striker scored by dribbling the ball towards the goal. It was a great goal. Our
team mates were very excited. In the second game, Ron scored another goal with Freddie‟s assist. The other
team tackled Ron so we got a chance at a free kick. As soon as the referee blew the whistle for the free kick, I
took a shot. Then one of the defenders in the opposing team blocked it by heading, but it didn‟t work and lead
us to another goal. It was 3 nil for us.
In the third game, Ron scored in the last minute but the opposing goalie slid and Ron get injured. It was 4 nil
for us and in the end we all shook hands.
Overall, I think we are the best team because we have a great coach like Mr. Chris, a great striker like Ron, an
excellent goal keeper like William, the fastest midfielder, Freddie, strong defenders like Jin Woo and Shubhan-
kar, Steven who has good passing skills, and me as the captain.
Our team will try hard to be the best that we can be in FOBISIA.
Ji-Sung Nam
Y4 student
PE Department - U9 FOBISIA Friendly Match
14. Issue 25/Page 14
PE Department - Schools Dance Show
On Wednesday 6th May, BIS are organising the HCMC Schools Dance show.
The show is for pupils in MP2 and MP3 and can be a group or individual
dance performed in any style.
The dance show allows pupils to showcase their talents by choreographing
and performing their own piece. If pupils are part of the Dance Centre, they
are more than welcome to combine with other BIS pupils to perform one of
these dances.
If you would like to enter the show, please have a dance ready to perform to
the PE department by the Monday 13th April. If you would like further in-
formation please email Ms Lara at larawilkinson@bisvietnam.com
Ms Lara Wilkinson
PE Teacher
15. Issue 25/Page 15
PE Department - April/May Holiday Programmes
Date Sport Time
Head
Coach
Minimum
No. Of
Students
Age
Prices
(all in VND)
Location
20/4-24/4 Football
8.00 am -
11.00 am
SSA Min 8
Year 3
upwards
2,200,000 Big field
20/4-24/4 Basketball
1.00pm -
4.00pm
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
4.00pm -
5.30pm
Mr
Richard
Min 8
Year 3
upwards
660,000 Big Field
20/4-24/4 Multi-sports
8.15am -
9.15am
Mr Rich-
ard
Min 8 F3 - Y2 440,000
AP1
Sports
Hall
20/4-24/4 Multi-sports
9.45am -
10.45am
Mr
Richard
Min 8 F1 - F2 440,000
AP1
Sports
Hall
27/4-1/5 Football
8.00 am -
11.00 am
SSA Min 8
Year 3
upwards
2,200,000 Big field
27/4-1/5 Basketball
1.00pm -
4.00pm
SSA Min 8
Year 3
upwards
2,200,000
AP2
Sports
Hall
Saigon Pony Club - Pony Clinics
17. Issue 25/Page17
MENU FOR F1 - F2
MENU 2 (WEEK BEGINNING 23 MARCH)
DAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
MAIN
COURSE
CHOOSE 1
Roast Chicken,
Mashed Potato
OR
Pork in Dark Soya
Sauce, Rice
Beef Lasagne
OR
Seafood Fried Rice
Cheese Pizza
OR
Pork with On-
ion, Rice
Honey Baked
Chicken, Sautéed
Potato
OR
Pork Noodle
Soup (Nam Vang)
Pork burger
OR
Szechuan Chicken, Rice
VEGETA-
BLES
Cabbage & Car-
rots
Spinach Morning Glory
Long Beans &
Carrots
Choy sum & Carrots
SOUP Spinach & Melon Tomato & Tofu
Cabbage & Car-
rot
Spinach Watercress
FOR
VEGETARI-
AN
ONLY
Chickpea & Vege-
table Curry, Rice
Spinach & Melon
Soup
Vegetarian Lasa-
gne
Tomato & Tofu
Soup
Cheese Pizza
Cabbage & Car-
rot Soup
Vegetarian Noo-
dle Soup
Long Beans &
Carrots
Aloo Tikki Burger
Watercress Soup
MENU FOR F3 - YEAR 2
MENU 2 (WEEK BEGINNING 23 MARCH)
DAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
MAIN COURSE
CHOOSE 1
Roast Chicken,
Mashed Potato
OR
Pork in Dark
Soya Sauce,
Rice
Beef Lasagne
OR
Seafood Fried
Rice
Cheese Pizza
OR
Pork with Onion,
Rice
Honey Baked
Chicken, Sautéed
Potato
OR
Pork Noodle Soup
(Nam Van)
Pork burger
OR
Szechuan Chick-
en, Rice
VEGETABLES
Cabbage &
Carrots
Spinach Morning Glory
Long Beans & Car-
rots
Choy sum &
Carrots
SOUP
Spinach & Mel-
on
Tomato & Tofu Cabbage & Carrot Spinach Watercress
FOR
VEGETARIAN
ONLY
Chickpeas &
Vegetable Cur-
ry, Rice
Spinach & Mel-
on Soup
Vegetarian Lasa-
gne
Tomato & Tofu
Soup
Cheese Pizza
Cabbage & Carrot
Soup
Vegetarian Noo-
dle Soup
Long Beans & Car-
rots
Aloo Tikki Burg-
er
Watercress
Soup
DELI BAR
OPTION
Bun
filled with Ham
& cheese
Served with
Salad
Jacket Potato
filled with Baked
Beans & Bacon
Served with Salad
Bun
filled with cheese
& egg
Served with Salad
Jacket Potato
filled with Bolo-
gnese Sauce
Served with Salad
Bun
filled with
Chicken & may-
onnaise,
Served with Sal-
ad
Fresh Fruits & Salad Bar are available daily
18. Issue 25/Page 18
MENU FOR YEAR 3 - YEAR 6
MENU 2 (WEEK BEGINNING 23 MARCH)
DAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
MAIN
COURSE
CHOOSE 1
Roast Chicken,
Yorkshire Pudding
OR
Pork in Dark Soya
Sauce, Rice
Beef Lasagne
OR
Seafood Fried
Rice
Cheese Pizza
OR
Pork with Onion,
Rice
Honey Baked
Chicken, Sautéed
Potato
OR
Pork Noodle Soup
(Nam Vang)
Pork burger
OR
Szechuan Chick-
en, Rice
VEGETABLES Cabbage & Carrots Spinach Morning Glory
Long Beans & Car-
rots
Choy sum & Car-
rots
SOUP Spinach & Melon Tomato & Tofu Cabbage & Carrot Spinach Watercress
FOR
VEGETARI-
AN
ONLY
Chickpea & Vege-
table Curry, Rice
Spinach & Melon
Soup
Vegetarian Lasa-
gne
Tomato & Tofu
Soup
Cheese Pizza
Cabbage & Carrot
Soup
Vegetarian Noo-
dle Soup
Long Beans & Car-
rots
Aloo Tikki Burger
Watercress Soup
DELI BAR
OPTION
Baguette/Jacket
Potato
filled with ham,
chicken, cheese,
egg, tuna mayon-
naise, baked
beans, peas & bo-
lognese sauce
Served with Salad
Bun/Jacket Pota-
to
filled with ham,
chicken, cheese,
egg, tuna mayon-
naise, baked
beans, peas &
bolognese sauce
Served with Salad
Wrap/Jacket Pota-
to
filled with bacon,
ham, chicken, egg,
cheese, tuna may-
onnaise, baked
beans, peas & bo-
lognese sauce
Served with Salad
Bun/Jacket Potato
filled with ham,
chicken, cheese,
egg, tuna mayon-
naise, baked
beans,
peas & bolognese
sauce
Served with Salad
Baguette/Jacket
Potato
filled with ham,
chicken, cheese,
egg, tuna mayon-
naise, baked
beans, peas &
bolognese sauce
Served with Salad
Fresh Fruits & Salad Bar are available daily
