22 May 2015 | ISSUE 32

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IN THIS ISSUE

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Headteacher 2

CHQ Family Login 3

Year 2 4

Year 3 5

Year 5 6-7

Fundinotots 8

PE Department 9-10

French Afterschool Class 11

PTG and Art Exhibition 12-13

Lunch Menus 14-15

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

25th-29th Year 6 Trip (6I and 6N)

29th FOBISIA parents assembly (2.00pm)

29th Draft class lists (2015/16) to parents

1st-5th Year 6 Trip (6B, 6S, 6V, 6H)

4th MPF and Y1 Transition Meetings

May

Pictures below from left to right :

Water Colour Painting - Extra Curriculum Activity

Jewellery Making - Extra Curriculum Activity

Headteacher’s Coffee Morning

June

From The Headteacher - Mr Simon Higham

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It was great to meet with 30 parents on Wednesday morning for the Term 3 Headteacher’s

Coffee Morning. The purpose of the meeting was:

to give parents an overview of our school’s vision, priorities and direction this term

and into the next academic year

To give an overview of the new BIS HUB

To allow parents a forum to comment upon present practice and also suggest further

ways to improve.

My thanks to everyone that attended in creating some stimulating discussion to develop

further thinking across a range of educational topics. If you were unable to attend, then

please click here to access the full presentation from our BIS HUB:

Look under the heading ‘Workshops’ to find ‘Headteacher’s Coffee Morning–20th May 2015’

As I mentioned in the letter sent to all parents on 17th April, our teachers have been working very hard to ar-

range the classes for the next academic year. When making these arrangements we consider a range of factors

which include a balance of gender, academic ability, nationality, behavioural needs, learning support needs,

children with EAL and social groupings. At BIS we have a reasonably transient community, which means that

we have to constantly monitor classes across each year group.

Next Friday 29th May, you will receive a DRAFT class list that places your child in a class for the next academ-

ic year. All of the above factors have been carefully considered when coming up with these groupings. If you

have any questions about these, please contact your child’s current class teacher by Thursday 4th June.

Finalised class lists will then be sent to all parents with your child’s End of Year Report on Friday 12th June.

At this time, a teacher and room number will have been allocated to each of the classes in readiness for the

next academic year. Time has been set aside in our calendar for all children to meet their new teacher at the

end of the term.

Please note that much time and effort has gone into this process and classes are subject to change

to due unexpected/late withdrawals.

Class Mixing - 2015-16

Quality learning experiences have continued to flourish across AP1 this week. It has been great to see our Year

3 children thoroughly enjoying their IPC topic on ‘Chocolate’. From tasting chocolate to learning about its ori-

gins and with all Year 3 students soon to be visiting a real chocolate factory in HCMC, learning has been very

sweet. Have a look at page 5 of this newsletter to find out more.

Our Year 5 children have been incredibly busy this week as they have been designing their own carnivorous

plants and also have had a trip over the bridge to AP2 to dissect a real heart! The pictures for both of these

learning experiences can be found on pages 6 and 7.

Please talk with your child about what they have learned this week. Try asking the following questions and see

what their responses are:

‘What questions did you ask the teacher today?’

‘What questions are you going to ask the teacher next week?’

‘What do you want to learn next week that you didn’t know how to do this week?’

I’d really like to hear what their responses were. Talking to your children about what they have learned is a

crucial part of the learning process. Set quality time aside for it this weekend.

‘Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach’. Aristotle

Our Children’s Safety

Thank you all for your support in wearing your swipe card using the blue lanyard at all times when you are on

site - this really has improved their visibility. Please be reminded that if you do not have a valid swipe card

when you come to school, you will be asked to hand over photographic ID in order to obtain a visitors’ card.

In addition to this, I have recently noticed that many parents are parking their cars directly outside Gate A at

drop off and pick up times. To ensure the safety of our children, please pay attention to the points below:

Never stop on or near to a pedestrian crossing

No cars should be parked for long periods of time outside of school or on Pedestrian Crossings.

Never U Turn along the stretch of road outside both AP1 and AP2

Ask your driver to show respect to our guards and follow their instructions

Explain to your driver that their actions reflect upon your family

Nepal Earthquake Appeal - Update

I am pleased to inform you that a total of 49,435,000VND, 220USD, 1,000MYR (Malaysian Ringgit) and 1BND

(Brunei Dollar) was successfully transferred to the British School Kathmandu (BSK) today. Thank you for all of

your support and generosity. I will be writing to Mr Moore, Principal of BSK today to confirm our donation

from AP1. Details of how the money will be used can be found on the BSK website.

Have a great weekend.

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CHQ - Family Login

Dear parents,

At the Headteacher’s coffee morning on Wednesday, one of the questions raised was how to access CHQ using

one password for all children in one family rather than two or more separate logins. Please see the steps be-

low which will allow you to set all your children to one login page. We hope this will prove useful and more

efficient for you in the future.

Deirdre Grimshaw

Deputy Headteacher.

How to set up CHQ to log in using one password and landing page for all children in the same

family.

Login with one child (this will be the main login from now on)

Click My Profile tab

Expand My Other Profiles and click ‘add another profile’

Enter sibling’s User ID and password

Repeat process again for any additional children

Main login will be first child’s details but there will be an option to select any of the children after login

(see first screenshot)

To switch between children use the Select Profile at the top of the page (second screenshot)

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Year 2 - Learning About 3D Shapes

Mr Graham’s class has been learning about 3D shapes this week. The best way to remember all of the tricky

words used to describe shapes is to make some models to label. You can see in the photos that we had a good

time, even if some of our work stuck to the tables!

Mr Graham Tait

Year 2 Teacher

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Year 3 - Chocolate Stories

Year 3 have been learning all about yummy chocolate this term. We have even tasted some different types and

decided what our favourite type is! We have also compared the flavours to other types of food. The journey of

chocolate has transported us back through time to the days of the bloodthirsty Aztecs. Here, we have learnt about

their way of life and there traditions and beliefs. Some of us have even staged our own authentic sacrifice!

Gruesome! We have discovered the origins of chocolate, how it was traditionally eaten and the history of how it

arrived in Europe. We will be studying Cacao pods, planting some beans and we will soon get the chance to see a

real life chocolate factory in action! It has been a fantastically exciting topic so far and it will continue to be as we

start to discover how chocolate is made and how it is transported all over the world.

We have also been working very hard

on creating adventure stories.

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Year 5 - Creative Carnivorous Pants

Year 5 have had some creative homework activities this year and our latest was no exception. The children are

studying plant life cycles in Science and were asked to investigate carnivorous plants and then create their own

carnivorous plant. The children created some amazing plants with features and special adaptations to enable

them to catch bugs or animals. Here are a few of these, though all children should be commended for their ef-

forts.

Ms Deborah Spencer

Year 5 Teacher and Assistant Milepost 3 Leader

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Year 5 - Dissection at AP2

This week Year 5 visited the Science Department at AP2 to dissect hearts as part of their IPC and Science top-

ic. The children had the opportunity to open up a heart and identify the different chambers and blood vessels.

Hands on experiences are a really valuable part of learning and this was no exception. The children returned

with a much better understanding about how the blood moves through the heart. Year 5 would like to thank

Mr York-Smith for organising this, and his wonderful team who gave up their time to work with our children.

Ms Deborah Spencer

Year 5 Teacher and Assistant Milepost 3 Leader

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Fundinotots - BIS Baby and Toddler Group

What is it?

Fundinotots is a friendly place to meet other parents with young children. We provide an informal play envi-

ronment with opportunities to take part in a range of activities such as painting, soft play, sand pit, water play,

storytelling, large play apparatus, library time and music sessions. Refreshments are provided at each session

for parents and children.

Who can go?

Fundinotots is open to all children aged 0 to approximately 36 months. Parents must be present at all times

during the session. Please note that Fundinotots is only open to children accompanied by parents or other fami-

ly members, not nannies.

When and where?

Fundinotot sessions run on Monday 8:00 -10:00 a.m., Tuesday 8:00-11:00am, Wednesday 8:00 -11:00 a.m. and

Thursday 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. Fundinotots meet in the Early Learning Centre.

How do I enrol my child?

For more information about joining Fundinotots for the rest term or for the next school year 2015-2016 please

speak or email Miss Hanh in the An Phu Primary School Office. hanhnguyenhong@bisvietnam.com

Ms Sarah Bonner

Fundinotots Leader

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Girls Netball Match v TX

On Wednesday 13th May, the U11 netball team

played their third match this season against BIS

(TX). Both teams played superbly.

There were some amazing goals in the match, 5 by

Ella Walsh and 1 each by Gemma Handscombe,

Lulu Evans and Emily Marshall.

It was a really tough match and our team played

really well thanks to the amazing coaching of by Ms

Rachael.

It all ended with a narrow win to AP1 with a final

score of 8-7.

Thanks to all players who took part well done!

Lulu Evans

6S Student

U11 HCMC Football Tournament - Champions!

On Wednesday 20th, the whole of the U11 boys football team went to play a football competition at SSIS. It was

a really hot day and everyone had to leave school at 9:30am to get on a bus to go out to District 7. Our first

match was at 11:00am against SSIS A which was a really tough match. At halftime the score was 1-1 but in the

last second we managed to slip another goal in, making the score 2-1. Then after winning our first game we

went to face another school. All of us were fired up like a gun because of our early victory. We managed to win

that match 7-0, making us the top of the leader board. We had one more match to go. If we won this match we

were going straight through to the finals. We managed to score an amazing amount of goals winning 10-1.

When the time came for the finals, our opponents were ISHCMC. After ten minutes of excellent playing from

both teams it was half time. Both teams were eager to score and after some good movement and passing a free

kick was given to BIS. Ben G was chosen to take the free kick behind the half way line. After lining himself up

in the right position to take the shot, the referee gave the signal to shoot. Contact was made with the ball and

everyone thought it was going out because it was so far away but it actually hit the crossbar and then in! Even

though we were all excited because we had scored the first goal, the game was not over. Finally, the whistle

was blown, BIS had WON! CHAMPIONS!

Jonathan Brownrigg and Ben Gillmore

6B Student 6I Student

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PE Department - BIS Aquathlon 2015

On Saturday 13th June AP1 will host its 8th annual Aquathlon. It will take the same format as last year

with a combined AP1 & TX event at the An Phu Primary Campus.

An Aquathlon is a fun and fast-growing sport that combines both running and swimming.

The swimming will take place in the An Phu Primary pool and the run will take place on the big field. The race

briefing will take place at 6.45am and the first race will begin at 7.00am.

Boys and girls will set off at different times (in most cases) and will not race against each other. The distances

for each age group are:

You will require a swimming costume, goggles, a hat if you wish, towel and suitable clothes/trainers to run in

(including a t-shirt which must be worn during the run!). A small snack and refreshment is also recom-

mended for after the event. Food will be available to purchase on the day.

In addition, there will be a parent’s race taking place at AP2 at approximately 8.00am on Saturday 6th June;

Parents can enter as an individual or as part of a team with one running and the other swimming. If you would

like to take part please complete the reply ‘for parents’ and either send directly to Phil Drake at AP2 or you

can hand this into the AP1 PE office and we will pass it on.

Mr Chris Pemble

PE Leader

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French Afterschool Class

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PTG - Volunteer Recruitment

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BIS AP2 - Flea Market

You are invited to….

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MENU FOR F1 - F2 MENU 3 (WEEK BEGINNING 25 MAY)

DAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

MAIN

COURSE

CHOOSE

1

Ham & Cheese

Croque Monsieur,

Potato Wedges

OR

Chicken Rice

Chicken Carbonara

OR

Roast Pork, Rice

Pasta Bolognese-

Pork

OR

Sweet & Sour

Fish, Rice

Battered Fish &

Baked Potato

OR

Nasi Lemak -

Chicken & Egg

Chili Con Carne-Beef,

Rice

OR

Egg Noodle w Pork

VEGETA-

BLES

Long Beans, Car-

rot

Chinese Cabbage

& Carrot

Morning Glory

& Carrot Spinach Choy sum & Carrot

SOUP Spinach & Melon Watercress Tomato & Tofu

Soup Cabbage & Carrot Mixed Vegetables

FOR

VEGE-

TARIAN

ONLY

Oriental Fried

Rice

Spinach & Melon

Soup

Braised Beans &

Vegetables, Rice

Watercress Soup

Veggie Pasta (e)

Tomato & Tofu

Soup

Vegetarian Chili

Con Carne, Rice

Cabbage & Carrot

Soup

Sautéed Vegetarian

Noodle

Mixed Vegetables Soup

MENU FOR F3 - YEAR 2 MENU 3 (WEEK BEGINNING 25 MAY)

DAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

MAIN COURSE

CHOOSE 1

Ham & Cheese

Croque Mon-

sieur,

Potato Wedges

OR

Chicken Rice

Chicken Carbona-

ra

OR

Roast Pork, Rice

Pasta Bolognese-

Pork

OR

Sweet & Sour Fish,

Rice

Battered Fish &

Baked Potato

OR

Nasi Lemak -

Chicken & Egg

Chili Con Carne-

Beef, Rice

OR

Stir Fry Egg

Noodle w Pork

VEGETABLES Long Beans,

Carrot

Chinese Cabbage

& Carrot

Morning Glory &

Carrot Spinach

Choysum & Car-

rot

SOUP

Spinach & Mel-

on

Watercress

Tomato & Tofu

Soup

Cabbage & Carrot

Mixed Vegeta-

bles

FOR

VEGETARIAN

ONLY

Oriental Fried

Rice

Spinach & Mel-

on Soup

Braised Beans &

Vegetables, Rice

Watercress Soup

Veggie Pasta (e)

Tomato & Tofu

Soup

Vegetarian Chili

Con Carne, Rice

Cabbage & Carrot

Soup

Stir Fry Vege-

tarian Noodle

Mixed Vegeta-

bles 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

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MENU FOR YEAR 3 - YEAR 6 MENU 3 (WEEK BEGINNING 25 MAY)

DAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

MAIN COURSE

CHOOSE 1

Ham & Cheese Croque Monsieur,

Potato Wedges OR

Chicken Rice

Chicken Carbona-ra OR

Roast Pork, Rice

Pasta Bolognese-Pork OR

Sweet & Sour Fish, Rice

Battered Fish & Baked Potato

OR Nasi Lemak -

Chicken & Egg

Chili Con Carne-

Beef, Rice OR

Egg Noodle w Pork

VEGETABLES Long Beans, Car-

rots Chinese Cabbage

& Carrots Morning Glory &

Carrots Spinach

Choysum & Car-rots

SOUP Spinach & Melon Watercress Tomato & Tofu

Soup Cabbage & Carrot Mixed Vegetable

FOR VEGETARI-

AN ONLY

Oriental Fried Rice Spinach & Melon

Soup

Braised Beans & Vegetables, Rice Watercress Soup

Veggie Pasta (e) Tomato & Tofu

Soup

Vegetarian Chili Con Carne, Rice

Cabbage & Carrot Soup

Vegetarian Noo-dle

Mixed Vegetables 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/Vietnamese Baguette

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/Vietnamese Baguette

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