The document provides information about upcoming events at the British International School in Ho Chi Minh City, including: 1) Key dates for February such as the Year 5 residential trip, EYFS and Year 1-6 Tet celebrations, Tet holiday, Science Day, and Year 3 sleepover. 2) Recaps of recent events like the EYFS activity day and Year 2 visit to the circus. 3) Details about community clubs involving children from partner organizations and the distribution of Tet donations to those organizations. 4) A reminder of the holiday programmes available during the upcoming Tet break.

1. 9/2– 12/2 Year 5 Trip
12/2 EYFS Tet Celebration
13/2 Tet Assembly
16-24/1 Tet Holiday
26/2 Science Day
26/2 Year 3 Sleepover
BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - HO CHI MINH CITY
6 FEBRUARY 2015 | ISSUE 20
Dates for your diary
IN THIS ISSUE
February
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 20|1
From the Deputy Head Teacher 2
Thank You Toothbrush 2015 3
EYFS Activity Day + Year 2 Visits the Circus 4
Community Friends Club + Tet Collection Distributed 5
Creative Hands Club + Holiday Programme 6
Finer Diners + Dates of Term 2 7
Lunar New Year Celebration 8 + 9

2. From the Deputy Head Teacher - Mr Ian
Learning can take many forms. This week has been a busy week at TX and we have
seen learning happening in different locations and various ways. The children in Year
2 have been studying the circus in IPC and, on Wednesday, went to visit a real circus
to see the performers in action – first hand learning. On their return, they rehearsed
and practised for this morning’s wonderful assembly about the circus – applied
learning. At the Finer Diner table, the Year 2 children could not stop talking about
their experiences and how they had worked together and enjoyed producing such a
great show for their mums and dads – engaged and reflective learning.
At BIS, we run a number of community clubs that began in earnest this week and
which you can read about later in this newsletter. It was great to welcome the
children from Poussieres de Vie to Photography Club, Ky Quang Pagoda to Art Club,
Binh An school to Origami Club and the TX Centre to our Community Friends club. These clubs are not
only beneficial for our community partners but also help our TX children in learning how to be global
citizens.
I would like to say a big thank you to all the parents who came to support the EYFS Activity Day at the An
Phu Primary Campus this week. The children were clearly having a lot of fun as well as engaging in a
different type of learning. It is so important for our younger children to develop their ‘gross motor skills’
through running, crawling, jumping, throwing, kicking and balancing – all of which were seen in action on
Thursday. Physical development is one of the three prime areas for children in EYFS, and as these motor
skills develop, the foundations are laid for skills such as turning book pages and writing. Thank you also
to the EYFS team for all their hard work in making this event so successful.
Next week we have two special events coming up. The EYFS Tet Celebration will be taking place on
Thursday at 8.30am in the Foyer and the Tet Assembly for children in Years 1 to 6, will be in the Sports
Hall on Friday at 8.15am. All parents are most welcome to join us, and all children should wear their
Ao Dai on the day of their celebration.
Have a great weekend,
Ian Battersby
Deputy Headteacher
Newsletter Issue 20|2
Thank You Toothbrush 2015

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Thank You Toothbrush 2015

4. Newsletter Issue 20|4
Yesterday EYFS had their activity day at AP1. The children had great fun
trying all the different activities from balancing along wobbly beams to
throwing balls at the ‘Rings of Fire’. However it was not just the children
who enjoyed themselves as the parents proved very competitive in the egg
and spoon race too!
Ms Alice Roberts
EYFS Activity Day
Year 2 Visits the Circus
Year 2 enjoyed a trip to the circus on Wednesday. They were amazed by the wonderful acts. Today they
performed in assembly and showed the circus skills they have learnt.
Ms Estelle

5. Newsletter Issue 20|5
Tet Collection Distributed
Here at TX, the Community Friends Club has been running since the beginning of last term. On a
Thursday afternoon, children from the Tu Xuong Centre join us for a fun play session in the Soft Play
Room with some of the children from Year 2 and 3. Everyone involved loves playing with the equipment in
the Soft Play Room including balls, scarves and ribbons, balloons, tower building, parachute and even the
climbing wall! It’s amazing how everyone uses their imagination to play together as well as running around
and having fun! In our club, it is a fantastic chance for children to play with and support other children who
they may not come into contact with otherwise. Well done to all of the children who have taken part so far.
We are always looking for new members so if you want to have an afternoon of fun and play whilst
making new friends, come along and join us!
Community Friends Club
As our community partners Binh An, PdV, TX Center and Ky Quang
Pagoda visited for clubs this week, we handed over the rice and
noodles that was donated over the past weeks.
Chuc Mung Nam Moi to everybody for the upcoming Year of the
Goat.

6. Newsletter Issue 20|6
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
Creative Hands Club
On Thursday, children from Ky Quang Pagoda came to BIS and met some
primary children for the first time. They introduced themselves one by one
and had a go at saying ‘Hello!’ and ‘Xin chao!’ to each other. The children
worked very well alongside each other. They had a brilliant time making their
collage as they chose different shapes, patterns and textures. Our TX
children were very kind and really persevered to help the children from Ky
Quang Pagoda with their artwork. By the end of the session, all the children
were able to come up with such beautiful photos. What an amazing time we
had and we all look forward to seeing the children from Ky Quang Pagoda
again next week!
Ms. Precious

7. Dates of Term 2
Date Year Group/s Event
9/2—12/2 Y5 Residential Trip to Hoi An
12/2 EYFS Tet Celebration
13/2 Y1—Y6 Tet Assembly
16/2—24/2 All Tet Holiday
26/2 All Science Day
26/2 Y3 Sleepover
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
Newsletter Issue 20|7
Finer Diners
Congratulations to Shahad, Phuong and Prakhar (Year 2), and Boeing, Katelyn and Trong (Year 1) for
being this week's Finer Diners!

8. Newsletter Issue 20|8
Lunar New Year Celebration

9. Newsletter Issue 20|9
Lunar New Year Celebration