The document provides information about upcoming events at the British International School - Ho Chi Minh City in June. It includes: - Dates for a summer concert on June 10th, an EYFS summer concert on June 11th, clubs finishing on June 14th, and a speech contest on June 16th. - A summary of a head teacher's message about taking charge of your life and acting with integrity, celebrating 12 students who received a Masters of Integrity award. - Details about sports programmes and camps during the summer break from June 29th to July 3rd and August 21st to 25th. - Results from a U11 netball tournament where the school team won.

1. 10/6 Summer Concert
11/6 EYFS Summer Concert
14/6 Term 3 Clubs Finish
16/6 MP3 Speech Contest (eve)
BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - HO CHI MINH CITY
5 JUNE 2015 | ISSUE 34
Dates for your diary
IN THIS ISSUE
June
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 34|1
From the Head Teacher 2
Masters of Integrity 3
Year 6 Trip to Malaysia 4
Green Certificate + Holiday Programmes 5
U11 Netball Tournament 6
Parents’ Corner + Lunch Meet 7
Dates of Term 3 + Flea Market 8
TXstravaganza 9

2. Newsletter Issue 34|2
From the Head Teacher– Ms Sue Hill
Dear Parents,
In assembly this morning two important messages were given to children; the value
of taking charge of your own life and the importance of acting with integrity.
An announcement was made at the beginning of assembly by Mr Ian, saying that
he had received an important message which was urgent for us all to hear. The
authorities in Ho Chi Minh City had decided that from next week, girls were not
allowed to receive an education and could not attend school. The TX children
gasped and one or two even cheered! They became more alarmed when we
considered the consequences of girls not being able to access an education or take
exams. This was the situation that Malala Yousafzai found herself in, at the age of 11years, in Pakistan.
When the Taliban took over The Swat Valley, where Malala was living, the thought of not having access
to an education prompted her to take charge and let the world know what was happening through a blog.
Malala who now lives in the UK is a highly inspirational young lady, who was recently awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize as she continues to campaign for education for all children no matter what their religion or
nationality is.
Taking Charge is one of our BISCAT pillars and children are encouraged to look at ways they can take
control of their own lives and have a voice in their community. Luckily, we are not in the situation that
Malala found herself in however we can make a difference. Remember children, you can have a voice by
joining the Eco Warriors and the Eco Scouts or you could let your student council representative know of
your ideas for making our school even better.
The second part of the assembly was a celebration for 12 children who were awarded the Masters of
Integrity in a graduation ceremony. I then had the pleasure of fine dining with our Masters graduates this
lunch time. Congratulations to Rena, Trong, Toshi, Subin, Truc, Tammy, Pauline, Mina, Gia An, Gia Bao,
Chi Nghia and Hannah. These children have shown that they repeatedly make good choices about how to
act.
Next week, I am looking forward to our Summer Concert - TXstravaganza. All parents are welcome to
come and watch on Wednesday 10th
June at 6pm

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Masters of Integrity

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Year 6 trip to Malaysia

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Green Certificate, May 2015
1T have worked so hard throughout May to make sure that they kept their
room as green as can be. Eco-Scouts looked at the use of scrap paper in
the printer, the correct use of the recycle bin, and whether the class still
displayed the Eco-Code.
Well done 1T for doing everything right.
And as always, everyone remember:
Reduce, reuse, recycle too,
The Eco-Teams are watching YOU!
Ms. Heather Robinson
EAL Teacher and Community Services Campus Leader
Holiday Programmes
Please see the following Holiday Sports Programmes which will take place during the summer break at
BIS HCMC. Registration can be made at each of the school campuses.
End of year Camp
Start of year Camp
Date
Sport Time
Head
Coach
Age
Prices (all in
VND)
Location
29/6-3/7 Swimming
8.45am -
1.45pm
Mr Vinh F2 upwards
Various prices
(see letter)
AP1 Swimming
Pool
29/6-3/7
Skills factory
- mini soccer
8.15am -
9.45am
SSA
Age 3 - 5
years
1,600,000 AP1 small field
29/6-3/7 Football 8 am- 11 am SSA
Year 3
upwards
2,200,000 Big field
29/6-3/7 Basketball 1pm-4pm SSA
Year 3
upwards
2,200,000
AP2 Sports
hall
Date Sport Time
Head
Coach
Age
Prices (all in
VND)
Location
21/8-25/8 Swimming
8 am- 1:45
pm
Mr Vinh F2 upwards
Various (see
letters)
AP1 pool
21/8-25/8
Skills factory -
mini soccer
8.15am -
9.45am
SSA
Age 3 - 5
years
1,600,000
AP1 small
field
21/8-25/8 Football
8 am- 11
am
SSA
Year 3 up-
wards
2,200,000 Big field
21/8-25/8 Basketball 1pm-4pm SSA
Year 3 up-
wards
2,200,000
AP2
Sportshall
21/8-25/8 T-ball/Softball
4pm -
5.30pm
Mr Richard
Year 3 up-
wards
660,000 Big Field

6. Newsletter Issue 34|6
U11 Netball Tournament
On Monday 1st
June the U11 Netball squad took part in a tournament at RISS. The team consisted of
Hannah Bui, Jeanette Vo, Jamie Donnelly, Susu Le, Kelly Tran, Anh Vu Dang, Pana Duong, Tyler
Nguyen, Khoa Tran, Gia Vinh Le Nguyen. The students played in 5 games. 3 points were awarded for a
win, 2 for a draw and 1 for a loss. The TX squad immediately rose to the challenge. The scores of the
games were as follows:
The player of the tournament went to Susu. Her movement in the circle enabled goals to be scored. She
was also the top goal scorer. Well done TX, you worked hard and this paid off as we won the tournament!
Charity Swim event
Well done to all the students that took part and raised money. The event raised over 70.000.000vnd.
Thank you to everyone who donated. Your generosity will be appreciated by the people of Nepal!
Friendly Games- Volleyball tournament
Students at the TX campus took part in a workshop and mini round robin volleyball tournament with AP1
and BVIS on Wednesday 3rd
June to improve their volleyball skills. The students learnt a lot throughout
the session and really enjoyed the opportunity they had to play. Both Kelly Tran and Tyler Nguyen got
voted ‘players of the team’ by the opposition. Well done TX!
Mrs. Charlotte Pemble
PE Leader - TX Campus
Game Teams Scores
1 BIS-TX VS SING 2-0
2 BIS-TX VS AIS-TT 1-1
3 BIS-TX VS AIS TD 6-0
4 BIS-TX VS RISS 3-1
5 BIS-TX VS CIS 4-0

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Parents’ Corner
What a great evening last night! For most of us, Karaoke was a
totally new thing. From a shy beginning, we started to gain
confidence and enjoyed singing duos, solos and in groups; we
sang Vietnamese, English and even French songs. After each
performance, the computer gave us a score. At the end of the
evening, ‘Dancing Queen’ remained our highest score with 97
points. Maybe next time, we can beat that! It was also a
moment to share and learn about the songs, their meaning and
their stories. We discovered a very famous song about Ho Chi
Minh City in the spring and were surprised to have the
Vietnamese version of a famous French song.
Karaoke night will be back next academic year! Don’t be shy
next time; come along and enjoy an evening of fun in ‘battle
mode’ with prizes!
Anne Salapete
Lunch Meet

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Dates of Term 3
Date Year Group/s Event
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
Flea Market

9. Newsletter Issue 34|9
TXstravaganza