The document is the May newsletter from the British International School - Ho Chi Minh City Tu Xuong Primary. It includes: - Dates for upcoming events like swimming galas, productions and term club start/finish dates. - Congratulations to students who received Master of Learning certificates for Respect and Perseverance. - Announcement of assessments in English, maths and science over the next two weeks. - Congratulations to the finalists in the Young Musician of the Year competition, including third place awarded to Andrew. - Details of upcoming PE events like football matches and the BIS Athletics Meet. - Information about the Primary swimming galas on May 21st and

1. 13/5 Parents’ Lunch @Ngon
18/5 Term 3 Clubs Start
21/5 MP1 Swimming Gala
22/5 MP2/3 Swimming Gala
29/5 MP1 Production
BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - HO CHI MINH CITY
8 MAY 2015 | ISSUE 30
Dates for your diary
IN THIS ISSUE
May
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 30|1
From the Head Teacher 2
Masters of Learning + Parents’ Corner 3
Finer Diners + Year 3 Trip to the Chocolate Factory 4
BIS Dance Show 5
Thien Phuoc Visit in Year 3 + Dates of Term 3 6
Young Musician of the Year 2015– Finals 7
PE department 8
Nord Anglia Education– Champittet Summer Camp 9

2. Newsletter Issue 30|2
Dear Parents,
I would like to welcome back all our families to TX for Term 3. Despite this term
being shorter in length, we have so many events planned: swimming galas, MP1
production, Year 6 trip to Gopeng and our summer concert to name but a few!
Congratulations to our children who graduated and received the Master of
Learning certificates for Respect and Perseverance in this morning’s assembly. In
order to be given the award, children must have shown that they have the qualities
that we should all aspire to in order to become outstanding learners. Here are some
of our ‘I can’ statements for Resect and Perseverance:
Respect:
I can look after others the way I would like to be treated myself
I can use good manners when talking to adults and children
I value all members of the community
I can listen to others’ ideas and opinions
Perseverance:
I know which stuck strategies to use
I am consistently focused in school
I have a positive attitude to challenging learning
I have no limits on my learning
This term we will focus on Integrity and Reflection.
Over the next two weeks, your child will be formally assessed in the following subjects: English, maths
and science. These test results will be analysed along with our on-going assessments in order to
establish your child’s level and progress made. Written reports will be sent to all parents on 12th
June
however, if you would like any further details about the assessments, being carried out in your child’s
class, please contact your child’s class teacher.
Last night, I was lucky enough to watch our very talented primary musicians as the twelve finalists from
TX and AP1 competed in the annual Young Musician of the Year competition. Congratulation to Hieu,
Yu Gyeong, Minh Anh, Theresa and Andrew who gave superb performances! Andrew was awarded third
place for his solo performance on the saxophone.
I look forward to supporting our TX swim squad as they compete over the weekend at ISHCMC. More
details will appear in next week’s newsletter.
From the Head Teacher– Ms Sue Hill

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Masters of Learning
Parents’ Corner
There is still time to register to come for lunch on Wednesday 13th, at noon, at Ngon (160 Pasteur Street,
D1). Send an e-mail with your name to tx.ptg.bis@gmail.com . Registration is compulsory as we need to
book a table (or several tables, as the case may be).Tuesday morning you'll receive a confirmation e-
mail. It's a nice way to meet parents outside the school and enjoy some time to get to know each other.
Next social event will be a karaoke night. More details to come soon.
We have a new notice board in the foyer. You'll find all information regarding what's happening in the TX
community.
Anne on behalf of the Parents’ Group

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Year 3 Trip to the Chocolate Factory
Finer Diners
Congratulations to our 'Masters of Learning
for Respect' who were today's Finer Diners;
that is Ngan, Ashley, Hung, Tracey, Ai Nghi,
Khang, Iris, Katie, Alex, Lulu, Bao Nghi and
Crystal.

5. Newsletter Issue 30|5
BIS Dance Show
The BIS Dance Show took place on Wednesday 6th
May. 41 students between the ages of 3 and 11 took
part in the show performing ballet, street dance and hip hop routines. The students enjoyed the afternoon
immensely.

6. Newsletter Issue 30|6
Thien Phuoc Visit in Year 3
On Wednesday, the Year 3 children welcomed back their friends from
the Thien Phuoc orphanage. This is the third and final time we have
welcomed this group of children for a play date this year, as part of
Year 3’s community project.
This year, our Year 3 children have also visited their Thien Phuoc
friends at the orphanage. Two groups have been for play dates so far
and the final group will visit in June.
Thien Phuoc is an orphanage for children with disabilities, situated in
Ho Chi Minh City. The orphanage receives no financial support from
the authorities and is helped by charitable donations and the hard
work and support of its volunteers.
On Wednesday, Year 3 prepared for our guests by setting up
different play areas, with a range of activities in the foyer and soft
play room at TX. The children had a great time sharing games and
joining in with all of the activities.
Ms Jessica Bell
Year 3 Teacher and English Leader
Dates of Term 3
Date Year Group/s Event
14/5 All Young Musician of the Year
18/5 All Term 3 Clubs Start
21/5 MP1 MP1 Swimming Gala
22/5 MP2 & MP3 MP2/3 Swimming Gala
25-29/5 Y6 Residential trip to Malaysia
29/5 MP1 MP1 Production
10/6 Y1-Y6 Summer Concert
11/6 EYFS EYFS Summer Concert
14/6 All Term 3 Clubs Finish
16/6 MP3 MP3 Speech Contest (Eve)
25/6 All Leavers Assembly
26/6 All School Finishes @11.30

7. Newsletter Issue 30|7
Last night saw 12 musicians from both AP1 and TX primary
campuses compete for a chance to win the Young Musician of the
Year Final 2015. All of the finalists had passed through the first
round auditions and the gruelling semi-finals to be chosen to
perform yesterday in the AP2 Theatre. I’m so proud of all of the
entrants who had worked so hard and gave outstanding
performances. Our judges, Mr Williams (from the BVIS Music
Department) and Mr Alexander and Ms James (from the AP2
Music Department), had a very challenging job of listening to all of
the performances and deciding who our winners should be.
I am pleased to announce that John Lee (violin) was given first place; Chae
Rim Lee (piano) second place; and Andrew Vu (saxophone) third. Our
runner-up finalists were Hieu Nguyen (piano), Mel Chung (piano), Soo Min
Ryu (piano), Yu Gyeong Kang (cello), Sofia Lo (violin), Minh Anh Nguyen
(piano), Jenny Phan (piano), Jun Han Chong (Janggu drum) and Theresa
Lai (piano). Well done to all those who took part, you performed superbly,
musically and to a very high standard.
Thank-you to all of the parents and instrumental teachers who have
provided so much support and care for our growing musicians, and to all of
those adults and children who came to support our competitors. I’m already
looking forward to next year!
Mr Robbie
TX Music Leader
www.xmusic2014-2015.blogspot.com
Young Musician of the Year 2015– Finals

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U11 Boys Football
The U11 Boys football team played against TD AIS on Wednesday 6th
May. The team consisted of Pana
Duong, Gia Vinh Le Nguyen, Tyler Nguyen, Anh Khoi Ngo Pham, Bao Tran, Vi Tri Khuu, Anh Vu Dang.
The squad found the game difficult however they all persevered and continued to fight for possession of
the ball. Gia Vinh scored the goal of the game. The end result was 4-1 to the opposition.
The player of the match goes to Tyler Nguyen for his positioning and support play on the field.
TX, keep persevering and training hard to prepare yourselves for the U11 Boys Football tournament on
Wednesday 20th
May at SSIS.
BIS Athletics Meet
On Thursday 7th
May the below students took part in the BIS Athletics
meet at AP1. The three BIS schools participated in a range of track and
field events. The students enjoyed the afternoon immensely as this is the
second competitive athletics meet the school have taken part in over the
last two years.
Well done for taking part!
Team list
1. Soo A Kim (4X)
2. Mai Duy Anh (4T)
3. Pauline Pham (4T)
4. Benz Pham (4T)
5. Jessie Jeong (5T)
6. Thibault Bourguignat (5X)
7. Amiri Nemoto (5X)
8. Khoa Tran (5T)
9. Kelly Tran (5X)
10. Anh Vu Dang (6T)
11. Tyler Nguyen (6T)
12. Bao Tran (6T)
TX Swim Gala
Parents please be aware of the below dates for the TX MP1, MP2 and MP3 Swimming Gala. A letter has
been emailed explaining all the details. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Mrs
Charlie (charlottepemble@bisvietnam.com).
Swimming Gala dates and times:
MP1 (Years 1 and 2) event will take place on Thursday 21st
May from 12.30 until 14.15.
MP2 and MP3 (Year 3, 4, 5 and 6) will take place on Friday 22nd
May from 12.00 until 14.15.
Mrs. Charlotte Pemble
PE Leader - TX Campus

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Nord Anglia Education– Champittet Summer Camp
College Champittet in Switzerland is one of our 35 Nord Anglia Education (NAE) schools. Being part of the
bigger NAE group of schools, it is possible for students to go to a summer school in Switzerland. Please see
below for further details of what is on offer and how you can register for this unique Summer experience.