29 May 2015 | ISSUE 33

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IN THIS ISSUE

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Headteacher 2

School News 3

TBS Charities Update 4

EYFS Department 5

Year 1 6

PE Department 7-10

Art Department 11

PTG 12-13

The Terrace Café at AP1 14

Lunch Menus 15-16

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

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

4th MPF and Y1 Transition Meetings

4th ‘Moving On’ workshop MPR 8.15am

9th Year 6 Transition Meeting (parents)

11th Summer Concert

12th End of Year reports and class lists issued

14th Term 3 clubs end

17th EYFS Music celebration

18th PTG end of term disco

26th Term 3 ends - 11.30am

Pictures below from left to right :

Volcano Modelling - Year 4

Tennis Club - Extra-curricular Activity

Acrylic Painting - Extra-curricular Activity

June

From The Headteacher - Mr Simon Higham

Issue 33/Page 2

Today’s Friday assembly was based around the word ‘celebration’ and this week, we have much

to celebrate across the An Phu Primary Campus.

When we celebrate, we do it for a variety of reasons: We may celebrate a special day within the

calendar to document historic events, remember important people or something that just may

be special to each individual. We celebrate achievement linked to knowledge and learning and

also how much effort one has put into something to gain much from it. In addition to this, we

also celebrate the similarities that we have across our varied cultures and languages together

with the differences too in helping us to further build up a respect for each other’s beliefs and

lifestyles. Celebration can also be based upon those little moments in time that you see on a

daily basis - saying ‘well done’ or ‘great job’ can often make a huge difference to an individual

or team.

This weekend, find time to celebrate with your children. Find time to say ‘well done’ and see

what reaction it evokes. Often, those small things mean the most!

Well done to all of our returning FOBISIA squads this week after an extremely suc-

cessful Primary FOBISIA Games at the British School, Jakarta. On entering my of-

fice on Monday, I was welcomed by 9 separate team trophies.

The Primary FOBISIA games is termed ‘the friendly games’ and all our children who

have trained very hard over a long period of time had much to celebrate with both

individual successes across all of the 4 sports: Swimming, Athletics, Football and T-

Ball. More details of all the results can be found on page 7 of this newsletter.

Thank you to all parents that have supported the children both during training and

the actual Games last week. Once again, BIS children were signalled out by their

opposing schools as polite, respectful and determined to do their best - at all times!

Well done to both squad members and reserves - we’re all very proud of what you

have achieved!

This week, the first of two Year 6 trips to Earth Camp in Malaysia have

taken place. Children and teachers from 6N and 6I have celebrated personal

achievements that they would never have imagined that they would have

completed.

I am looking forward to hearing all of the stories when they return to school

on Monday and urge our other Year 6 classes who depart early next week to

find time to reflect upon what they will achieve in such a short space of

time.

Regular updates from each trip can be found at the BIS HUB within the ‘An

Phu Primary tab. Look out for more details in future newsletters.

Today, you have received the draft class lists for the academic year 2015-16. These lists are for existing AP1 students

only with new children to the school being assigned to them before the start of the academic year. As outlined in pre-

vious newsletters, if you have any questions about these draft lists, please contact your child’s current class

teacher by Thursday 4th June.

Finalised classes will be sent to all parents together 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 lists in readiness for the

next academic year.

Finally, if you want to beat the traffic, why not come and enjoy a cup of tea, coffee

or fresh fruit juices and smoothies at the Terrace Café.

Located by the side of the AP1 Canteen facing the main field, there are tables and

chairs to use in a shaded area that is cooled by fans. Come along at 7.30am and

stay until the traffic has cleared. In addition, come to school for pick up from

2.00pm and stay until after 3.00pm. It’s a great place to wait and meet other BIS

parents.

More details of the café opening times can be found on page 14.

I wish you all a very pleasant weekend and I hope you enjoy reading this week’s

newsletter.

Whole School News

Issue 33/Page 3

Schedule of School Fees 2015 - 2016

Dear Parents The Schedule of Fees for the Academic Year 2015 – 2016 has now been published. A copy can be viewed and

downloaded from the school web site by following this link: http://www.bisvietnam.com/admissions/admission-information/fees/

You will note that compared to last year there has been an average increase in the school Tuition Fees of

6.1%, which is the lowest average fee increase for the school in seven years.

We have kept the fee increase to the minimum that will allow us to maintain the same high quality of educa-

tional provision in a growing school. We remain convinced that we represent good value for money and are

comparable with similar schools in Vietnam and elsewhere in the region. Shaun Williams CEO and Principal

JOB VACANCIES

The school has a number of vacant jobs which may suit some of our parents. All of the posts are based at the

An Phu Secondary Campus

ICT Manager

Community Service Project Manager

Online Marketing Officer

Learning Support Assistant

Further details for each post are available on the school website at http://www.bisvietnam.com/careers/

teaching-at-bis/recruitment/

If you wish to be considered for one or more of these jobs please email a letter of application, your CV, a recent

professional photograph and the contact details for two referees to recruitment@bisvietnam.com putting the

title of the job in the subject box of your email. Alternatively, you can deliver an application by hand to one of

the school campus offices. Fluency in English is essential.

Closing date is 12.00 noon Wednesday 10 June 2015

Issue 33/Page 4

TBS Charities Update An update from John Moore, Principal of the British School, Kathmandu

Dear TBS Charity contributors,

I would like to start this update by thanking you for all your support. It has been overwhelming. The generosity and

kindness of all our contributors has already led to some great progress. We believe we have collected enough money

to fully rebuild the 3 Dhading schools we work with and to help the DNC and Bungamati schools with their building

needs as well. The current total is just over £80,000 which is a fantastic effort. We want to keep going with our fund-

raising because, although this is a significant amount, we know that this will fund a small proportion of the school

rebuilding that is going to be needed in Nepal and once we complete these initial projects we will want to do more.

The latest estimates are that around a million children are without schools at the current time. As Nepal drops out of

the headlines it will still need support and all the children and staff at TBS hope we can continue to have a positive

impact on those in incredibly difficult circumstances.

It is now over 4 weeks since the devastating 25th April earthquake hit Nepal. Whilst the aftershocks that still contin-

ue are less severe, they still continue to fuel nervousness across Nepal. Additionally, there is still the worry of a fur-

ther large earthquake occurring and we are all continuing to be vigilant with many Nepali families still sleeping out-

side and experiencing difficulties that the more fortunate of us would find it difficult to cope with.

Our own school community at The British School remains safe and well. Many of our own children, parents and staff

have faced difficulties but the level of commitment to keeping our school open for the children and parents, many of

whom are essential to the aid effort, has been incredible.

The area that we are supporting is Dhading and it is getting back to business as usual with a determination to re-

build that is strengthened by the support from the many charitable organisations. We are contributing in a way that

is probably more unique at the moment by focussing on ensuring there is funding for school rebuilding that is longer

term in nature. We hope that it will be possible to get the 3 schools we work with rebuilt within 3 to 6 months.

This is an example of the type of building

our schools would find useful. This is the

only building that is fully

intact at any of our schools because it was

built to a high specification and was there-

fore much more

resistant to the earthquake than any of

their other buildings. Our engineer has

designed similar buildings for

each of the three schools.

Therefore the funds generated by your kind support can have more of an impact in the longer term on those children

that desperately need your help. We will continue to keep all those who have supported us informed through these

updates and on our school website. Although school closes on June 26th, the work will continue over the summer

when we hope to have detailed plans finalised so that construction will begin. Hopefully it will go smoothly. In conclu-

sion, thank you for every contribution, whether large or small. There have been some tremendous stories particularly

from the children and schools who have been involved in fundraising in some extremely creative ways. This thought-

ful and selfless behaviour from young people who have been affected by the difficulties others are facing, has been

appreciated by the Nepali people we are helping and the fact we can guarantee support in the coming months is a

great source of comfort to them.

Thank you

John Moore

Principal

The British School Kathmandu

www.tbskathmandu.orgj

We have already some mechanisms in

school to continue to raise money for any

more immediate needs.

The British School have always had chari-

ty weeks, and used profit from our tuck

shop and school shop.

This gives us a steady flow of funds for the

short term support that may continue to

be needed.

Issue 33/Page 5

EYFS Department - F1 Have Fun With Shapes

In F1, we have had so much fun learning about shapes. The children enjoyed exploring shapes in the splash

pool, soft play room and in the water tray. We also played a shape pairs game and matched shapes to make pic-

tures. We had a lot of fun learning 2D shapes such as rectangle, circle, square and triangle and even tried real-

ly hard to say shape names such as pentagon and hexagon!

Ms Heather and Ms Francez

EYFS Teachers

Issue 33/Page 6

Year 1 - Building and Structures

Year 1 have been learning all about buildings and structures. We decided to go for a walk in local area to look

at some buildings. We found buildings used for work, play and living. We looked carefully at the buildings and

took note of building materials that had been used. We used a clip board and tick sheet to help us find features

of buildings such as doors, windows and stairs. We passed a worksite and saw a cement mixer and building con-

struction, some of us even saw a man building a brick wall. It was all very exciting!

It was very hot but we had a fabulous time.

When we got back to school we talked about what we had seen and compared notes. Now we know much more

about buildings and structures. We are now looking forward to our trip to Bitexco Tower in a couple of weeks!

Ms Nicole McKelvie

Year 1 Class Teacher

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PE Department - Primary FOBISIA Games

This year’s FOBISIA games were hosted by the British School Jakarta in Indonesia. There was a slightly small-

er pool of schools with 5 in attendance overall.

On day one, pupils competed in swimming and athletics events, achieving many, many individual medals and

team trophies. BIS finished 2nd overall in swimming (missing out on gold by 2 points!) and 3rd overall in athlet-

ics which again was very close.

Day two saw the football competitions taking place, where pupils competed within gender and age groups with

six BIS teams taking to the pitch. Four of the six teams finished on the podium with the year 6 girls undefeated

in all games.

On day three, boys and girls competed together in year groups for the t-ball competition. All three teams fin-

ished on the podium with U9 in 2nd place, U10 in 3rd place and U11 in 1st place.

Outside of sports, all participants enjoyed team socialising, fun activities and some hilarious bus journeys in

the notorious Jakarta traffic. The

host school singled us out for our pu-

pil’s exemplary behaviour and good

sportsmanship which was lovely.

All coaches were very proud of indi-

vidual and team performances of

which there are too many to mention

individually. I need to thank all trav-

elling supporters and also coaches for

their hard work and commitment to

training.

Please take time to let your own

achievements sink in!

Mr Chris Pemble

PE Leader

Boys football Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

1st BSJ BSJ BISSP

2nd KHK DCB KHK

3rd BIS HMC KHK BSJ

4th BISSP BIS HMC DCB

5th DCB BISSP BIS HMC

Girls football Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

1st KHK BSJ BIS HMC

2nd BSJ DCB BISSP

3rd BIS HMC BIS HMC KHK

4th DCB BISSP BSJ

5th BISSP KHK DCB

Tee ball Year 4 Year 5 Year 5

1st DCB DCB BIS HMC

2nd BIS HMC BSJ BSJ

3rd KHK BIS HMC KHK

4th BSJ KHK DCB

5th BISSP BISSP BISSP

Swimming

1st BSJ

2nd BIS HMC

3rd KHK

4th BISSP

5th DCB

Athletics

1st BSJ

2nd KHK

3rd BIS HMC

4th DCB

5th BISSP

Issue 33/Page 8

PE Department - U11 Girls Football Tournament

Last Wednesday, BIS hosted the U11 girl’s football tournament in which 5 schools took part; BIS, RISS,

ISHCMC, AIS TT and SSIS. This was a new team for our girls with a lot of the year 6 pupils away in Malaysia,

and they put in a phenomenal performance. Each game got better and better as they got used to how each other

played.

Their first game was against AIS TT where, despite being the dominant team, they drew 0-0. They then played

ISHCMC where they lost 1 -0 which was very unlucky. Their third game was a 1-0 win against RISS and they

then faced SSIS where they slotted 4 goals passed the opposing keeper!

Unfortunately, they narrowly missed out on the final, but finished third overall. It really was a fantastic team

effort for a new team and I am very proud of their performances.

Well done to Teaghan, Gemma, Naomi, Lauren, Malena, Halima, Hannah and Helena.

Ms. Lara Wilkinson

PE Teacher

Issue 33/Page 9

Saturday Football - Arsenal Tournament

The BIS Saturday Football teams entered two teams into the Arsenal Football Tournament. The first match

took place on Sunday 24th May and will continue for the next two weeks.

It was a tremendously hot day but that did not stop all the players from putting in fantastic performances.

Both BIS teams made a great effort and did very well indeed against stiff competition. BIS U8’s had a scor-

ing frenzy and won 11 : 0 and BIS U10’s put up a determined fight, especially in the second half against a very

strong team but lost 7 : 3. We look forward to seeing what this weekend’s matches have in store!

Well done to all the players and coaches!

Ms Debs Workman

Parent and Saturday Football Coordinator

Issue 33/Page 10

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

Art Exhibition - Messy Hands!

Issue 33/Page 11

Make a note in your diary and watch out for more information very soon

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BIS AP2 - Flea Market

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MENU FOR F1 - F2 MENU 1 (WEEK BEGINNING 1 JUNE)

DAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

MAIN COURSE

CHOOSE 1

Honey Lime Chicken, Sautéed

Potato OR

Braised Tofu with Pork, Rice

Cottage Pie-Beef OR

Chicken & Vegeta-ble Curry, Rice

Pasta with Pork Balls OR

Fish Teriyaki, Rice

Roast Pork, Mashed Potato

OR Chicken Noodle

Soup

Fish Goujons, Potato Wedges

OR Minced Beef & Vegeta-

ble Stew, Rice

VEGETA-BLES

Choy sum & Car-rots

Chinese Cabbage & Carrots

Spinach

Long Beans & Carrots

Morning Glory

SOUP

Spinach & Melon Soup

Watercress

Mixed Vegeta-ble

Spinach

Cabbage & Carrot

FOR VEG-ETARIAN

ONLY

Dhal Spinach & Melon

Soup

Vegetarian Cottage Pie

Chinese Cabbage & Carrots

Pasta Napoli-tana

Chickpeas Salad

Vegetarian Noo-dle Soup

Long Beans & Carrots

Tofu & Vegetable Stew, Rice

Cabbage & Carrot Soup

MENU FOR F3 - YEAR 2 MENU 1 (WEEK BEGINNING 1 JUNE)

DAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

MAIN COURSE CHOOSE 1

Honey Lime Chicken, Sau-téed Potato

OR Braised Tofu

with Pork, Rice

Cottage Pie-Beef OR

Chicken & Vege-table Curry, Rice

Pasta with Pork Balls OR

Fish Teriyaki, Rice

Roast Pork, Mashed Potato

OR Chicken Noodle

Soup

Fish Goujons, Potato Wedges

OR Minced Beef &

Vegetable Stew, Rice

VEGETABLES

Choy sum & Carrots

Chinese Cabbage & Carrots

Spinach

Long Beans & Car-rots

Morning Glory

SOUP

Spinach & Mel-on

Watercress

Mixed Vegetable

Spinach

Cabbage & Car-rot

FOR VEGETARI-AN ONLY

Dhal Spinach & Mel-

on Soup

Vegetarian Cottage Pie

Chinese Cabbage & Carrots

Pasta Napolitana Chickpeas Salad

Vegetarian Noo-dle Soup

Long Bean & Car-rot

Tofu & Vegeta-ble Stew, Rice

Cabbage & Car-rot 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 1 (WEEK BEGINNING 1 JUNE)

DAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

MAIN COURSE

CHOOSE 1

Honey Lime Chick-en, Sautéed Potato

OR Braised Tofu with

Pork, Rice

Cottage Pie-Beef OR

Chicken & Vege-table Curry, Rice

Pasta with Pork Balls OR

Fish Teriyaki, Rice

Roast Pork, Mashed Potato

OR Chicken Noodle

Soup

Fish Goujons, Po-tato Wedges

OR Minced Beef &

Vegetable Stew, Rice

VEGETABLES

Choy sum & Car-rots

Chinese Cabbage & Carrots

Spinach

Long Beans & Car-rots

Morning Glory

SOUP

Spinach & Melon

Watercress

Mixed Vegetable

Spinach

Cabbage & Carrot

FOR VEGE-TARIAN ON-

LY

Dhal Spinach & Melon

Soup

Vegetarian Cottage Pie

Chinese Cabbage & Carrots

Pasta Napolitana Chickpeas Salad

Vegetarian Noodle Soup

Long Beans & Car-rots

Tofu & Vegetable Stew, Rice

Cabbage & Carrot Soup

DELI BAR OPTION

Baguette/Jacket Potato

fill 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