UNIS Hanoi’s Weekly Community Newsletter Volume 21, Edition 33, Friday 29 May
Notes from the Head of School (p.2)
Congratulations Class of 2015 (p.3-4)
Notes from the Elementary School
Principal (p.5)
ES Drama Production (p.6)
Library News (p.5)
Francophone photo competition (p.7)
MYP Arts Exhibition (p.8)
HS Sports Awards (p.9)
MRISA Middle School Volleyball
(p.10-11)
Saturday Soccer Spring Tournament
(p.12)
Healthy and Safe Swimming (p.13)
“Through the Lens’ Exhibition -
Photo Order (p.14)
Job Opportunities (p.14)
NEXT WEEK MONDAY, 1 JUNE Executive Committee Meeting, 8:00-9:30, Conference
Room Advancement Committee Meeting, 12:00-14:00,
Conference Room
TUESDAY, 2 JUNE MS Sports Awards Ceremony, 15:45-17:15, Theatre
WEDNESDAY, 3 JUNE SMP Task Force Meeting, 7:00-8:30, Conference Room
THURSDAY, 4 JUNE UNIS Music Academy Registration for 2015-2016 (Full
Year Classes ONLY), 4-5 June ES Moving Up Morning, 10:00-11:30
FRIDAY, 5 JUNE Community Education Spring Session Ends
Grade 8 Promotion Ceremony, 12:30-13:30, Centre for the Arts
HS Dance/Drama Performance, 18:00-19:00
SATURDAY, 6 JUNE SAT Testing (HS)
COMING SOON MONDAY, 8 JUNE MS Leavers Assembly, 12:30-13:30, Theatre
TUESDAY, 9 JUNE SCO Faculty and Staff Appreciation Breakfast, 7:00-9:00,
Centre for the Arts Foyer Grade 5 Moving Up Ceremony, 9:00-11:00, Theatre Grades 1,3,4 Class Parent Lunch, 11:20-12:00 Grade 5 Pizza Lunch, 12:20-13:45 HS Leavers Assembly, 12:30-13:30 Board of Directors Meeting, 17:30-20:00, Community
Room
WEDNESDAY, 10 JUNE Discovery Class Parents Lunch, 11:00-12:00 Grade 2 Class Parents Lunch, 11:20-12:00 K1,K2 Class Parents Lunch, 12:00-12:30 Middle School Day, 12:00-14:30 ES Leavers Assembly, 13:15-14:15, Sports Centre
THURSDAY, 11 JUNE ABRSM Music Exams, 11-13 June All School Assembly, 11:15-11:40, Sports Centre Early Dismissal, 11:30
FRIDAY, 12 JUNE UNIS Hanoi Summer Break, 12 June - 18 August
IN THIS WEEK’S TIN TUC - The Highlights...
Following the death of one of our Tech
Officers, Mr. Thai, in April, several parents
approached me expressing interest in
wanting to give a contribution to the
family. We appreciate your patience as we
have worked to sort the details and
mechanisms related to the establishment of
a memorial fund for Mr. Thai. We are now ready to accept
funds.
The prevailing
sentiment has been
for the money to
be directed to the
benefit of his three
children. We have
written to the
mothers of his
children and they
have concurred
with this
idea. Therefore, it is now time to contribute for those who
wish to do so. Once the collections have finished (end of
September 2015), we will divide the amount by three so
each child receives an equal share. The funds will be given
to the mothers as a single payment to each of them in early
October 2015 for them to manage according to the family
needs.
People who wish to give with cash or via credit card can do
so now or later at the Business Office.
All donations will be accepted through the end of
September 2015. Donors and amounts will be anonymous
to the family.
As we plan for next year, we have been reviewing food and
labor costs and the general economic trends as we consider
cafeteria pricing for next school year. We have completed a
thorough review of all factors. Below is a review of the
recent history of price increases. You will note that our last
increase was in 2013. We also looked at the amounts other
international schools in Hanoi were charging.
With all of this analysis now completed, we have decided
that there will be a modest increase of 5000VND in the set
lunch price starting in August 2015. The last price increase
was in August 2013. Also, when benchmarking our prices
against international schools in Hanoi, we find that we are
well within the range of what other schools charge.
35,000 35,000 40,000 40,000 50,000 50,000 55,000
40,000 40,000 50,000 50,000 70,000 70,000 75,000
45,000 45,000 60,000 60,000 80,000 80,000 85,000
50,000 50,000 60,000 60,000 80,000 80,000 85,000
As part of our cafeteria service next year, we are pleased to
announce that we plan to install a salad bar option for next
year for MS/HS Students and Adults sometime during the
year. This is something that had been suggested in the past
by our Health, Nutrition and Wellness Advisory Task Force
and we are pleased to be able to finally have it as a healthy
nutritional option. We will also continue to enhance the pay
card option to slowly eliminate the need for paper
vouchers. Finally, J&J is continues to be committed to the
UNIS Hanoi comprehensive food safety programme and
follows the food acquisition guidelines and preparation
requirements of the School.
Finally, I want to reassure parents that our Nurse and
Principals are monitoring the heat index and we are keeping
children under cover or in air-conditioned spaces during
breaks and recess when necessary. This kind of heat for
this long at this time of year is unprecedented and we are
doing what we can to keep students safe and healthy.
Respectfully,
Dr. Barder [email protected]
The UNIS Hanoi Board of Directors and the UNIS Hanoi staff wish the graduating class of 2015 great success as they
prepare for their new challenges at university. We are proud of their hard work and commitment. On behalf of the UNIS
Hanoi Community, we wish them well.
First row (L-R): Jae Young Joanne Yoo, So Hee Jeong,
YoungNan Kim, My-Linh Tran, Kenna Valles, Raelign
Gaille Rosales Powell, Khánh An Vũ, Sze Kate Tang,
Kristel Louise Duka Valle, Thu Hà Trần, Tuệ Mẫn Kiều,
Hoang PhuongLan Pham, Veronica Lê Phương Anh Lai,
Haeji Noh, Quỳnh Anh Đỗ, So Yeon Jeong
Second row (L-R): Morgun Lê Nguyễn Phước Nghiêm,
Thanh Lê Sỹ Vương, Nhật Minh Nguyễn, Soya Kanemaru,
Tae Jun Park, Dương Đăng Nguyễn, Hưng Bá Nguyễn,
Mavindra Ramantya Mayerfas, Vân Thu Đỗ, Việt Đức
Hoàng Thân, Vũ Bùi Nguyễn, Na Young Kim, Min Jeong
Kang, Do Hee Kim, Vera Azul Wörner, Minh Anh Nguyễn
Third row (L-R): Victoria Cortés Freeman, Parawin
Gillian Vallely, Trung Thành Trần Trọng, Animesh
Sakorikar, Je Kyun Yu, Nam Thành Nguyễn, Vũ Anh
Phạm, Lam Doan Le, Quang Huy Nguyễn, Erwin Ieszer
Z. Escalante II, Soo Hyun Park, Kien Nguyen, Isaac Chng
Zhi Ping, Ye Jun Jung
Forth row (L-R): Sebastian Meissner, Jonas Christian
Fiebrantz, Trung Quang Vũ, Lennan Sarathchandra, Devin
Cheong Ming Hoong, Kim Lan Mallon, Kasper Aarkvisla
Henaes, Vikke-Elmeri Malinen, Angelique Tran Yen Nhi
Somers, Dương Thùy Vũ, Nghĩa Bảo Trương, Nhi Xuân
Nguyễn, Renato Restelli, Leshem Gerrit Cohen, Sonwabise
Pulo, Patrick Healy
UNIS Hanoi Graduates have received offers of acceptance from the following universities:
Canada Carleton University McGill University Queen's University University of Alberta University of British Columbia * University of Ottawa University of Toronto * University of Waterloo * York University Hong Kong City University of Hong Kong The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology University of Hong Kong * Japan International Christian University Korea Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology * Seoul National University * Sungkyunkwan University Netherlands Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University University of Groningen* Philippines Ateneo de Manila University Qatar Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar United Kingdom Durham University Goldsmiths College, University of London Imperial College London Keele University King's College London Lancaster University London Metropolitan University * Manchester Metropolitan University Oxford Brookes University Regent's University Royal Holloway, University of London * University College London * University for the Creative Arts at Epsom
University of Bath University of Birmingham University of Bristol * University of Buckingham University of Edinburgh University of Exeter University of Gloucestershire University of Hertfordshire University of Hull University of Kent * University of Manchester * University of Nottingham * University of Portsmouth University of Reading University of Sheffield University of Surrey University of the Arts London University of the West of England, Bristol University of Warwick United States of America American University * Arizona State University Babson College Bentley University * Binghamton University Boston University * Brandeis University California State Polytechnic University, Pomona California State University, Long Beach Clark University * Clarkson University Dartmouth College Denison University Emerson College Emmanuel College Emory University Fisher College Fordham University * Franklin and Marshall College Georgetown University * George Washington University * Hofstra University Indiana University at Bloomington * Ithaca College Johns Hopkins University Lewis & Clark College Liberty University Manhattan School of Music Mannes College of Music Mount Holyoke College New York University *
Northeastern University * Pace University, New York City Rollins College San Diego Mesa College San Diego State University Santa Monica College Savannah College of Art and Design Suffolk University University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis * University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles * University of California, San Diego * University of California, Santa Barbara * University of Chicago University of Connecticut University of Denver University of Georgia * University of Iowa University of Mary Washington University of Massachusetts, Amherst * University of Michigan University of Minnesota, Twin Cities * University of New Hampshire at Manchester University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Rochester University of Washington * University of Wisconsin, Madison * Vanderbilt University Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Tech Wellesley College Wesleyan University Williams College Worcester Polytechnic Institute *
Not all decisions were known yet.
* Signifies multiple students Acceptances.
School Name in Bold denotes UNIS Hanoi student to enroll.
As the school year draws to a close, we
become increasingly mindful of the
children and their families who are moving
on from UNIS Hanoi this June. It is never
an easy time and so our ES Counselors, Mr Tom and Ms
Nissa have systems in place to help community members of
all ages come to terms with the pending changes in their
lives. The children who are leaving have already begun
meeting with either Mr Tom or Ms Nissa to help them
adjust and look forward to their move. Parents have also
been well served with transition meetings with the
counselors. We hold a special Leavers’ Assembly in the last
week of term for all the ES students and staff to bring
some positive closure and say goodbye formally and thank
them all for their contributions to UNIS Hanoi during their
time here. This year this will take place on Wednesday
June 11 at 1.15pm in the Sports Centre and all parents are
welcome to attend.
We also must consider the needs of the children who are
staying. They are coming to the end of their time in their
current Grade Level and are beginning to anticipate
changes for next academic year. In the recent past, the ES
has informed the parents and children of their new class
placements for the following year by email just before the
new academic year begins in mid-August. This year, as last
year, we will inform the children before they leave for the
long summer break.
With this in mind, the teachers have been carefully
considering groupings for next year. For new families who
may be unaware, we do mix the children’s groupings every
year as they pass from one grade level to the next. In such
a transient population this enables us to continuously
ensure each class is a well-balanced group with a mix of
gender, cultural and linguistic background, learning styles
and differences. The teachers have spent many hours on
this quite challenging task to create this balance whilst
ensuring that each child is with social peers with whom
they collaborate well. The mixing of class groups also helps
establish a grade level identity and community as well as
individual homeroom communities and children are able to
develop and maintain a broader range of friendships across
the whole age group. It also helps new children integrate
more quickly as the class they enter is newly formed rather
than being a group that has been together for several years.
Thursday June 4 will be the morning that the children
find out which class they are going to be in next year. The
Grade 5 Students have their “Stepping Up” day when they
have a day of taster lessons in Middle School. This seems
like the ideal time for us to do a shortened version of that
for our ES students. The children will spend part of the
morning in their new classroom, with their new teacher
and their new classmates getting to know each other and
finding out more about what next year will be like. (All ES
leavers will have this time together with the counselors and
some of the specialist teachers focusing on their needs for
transition.) We do have some new teachers coming in next
year who will not be here on June 4. During this
Transition Time, their place will be taken by one of our
outgoing teachers who has really good knowledge of the
relevant grade level and can whet the children’s appetite
really well for next year. In addition, the incoming teachers
are all preparing and sending something for the children to
share that day, so they will all get to know something about
their new teacher. Each class will jointly construct a letter
to be sent to the new children who will join the class in
August, welcoming them and having them feel hopefully
more excited and less nervous about their move to UNIS
Hanoi.
Information will be emailed to parents during the
afternoon of June 4 letting them know who the new
teacher will be and the names of the other children in the
class. Through discussions with the SCO representatives,
we are hoping that this early release of information will also
enable us to have specific class parents in place before the
end of the year in readiness for the New Families
Orientation in mid-August. If you are interested in being a
class parent for next year, please contact the Community
Liaison Officer, Nathalie Grun ([email protected]) in
the Advancement Office once you receive your class list.
Carole Denny, [email protected]
On Saturday May 23 at 5.30pm, Grade 4 and 5 students
presented their Drama Production that they had been
working on during the last ASA session. The community
was treated to a wonderful evening of entertainment by the
students. Their hard work and commitment really paid off.
Thank you to all who came and supported this event. We
look forward to doing it again next year!
3,679 DUE THE UNIS HANOI
LIBRARY!
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Thank you to all the participants of the Francophone Photo
Competition!
The photos are now all exhibited at the Library until June 8!
Please come and look at the work of our students and
teachers and see France in Ha Noi through their eyes.
Grade 6: Vicente Valdes Pineda
Grade 7: Shim Young Kim
Grade 8: Adelaide Charlier
Grade 9: Niamh Cosette Gerdes
Grade 10: Travis Ramlow
Grade 12: Jae Young Yoo
Teacher: Jennifer Prescott
Merci de votre participation et nous espérons que vous
participerez l'année prochaine pour célèbrer la semaine de
la Francophonie avec nous! Vicente Valdes Pineda
Adelaide Charlier Jennifer Prescott
Join us on Friday 5 June at 6:30pm for an Evening of MYP
Arts in the Center for the Arts. The audience will have the
opportunity to enjoy dance, drama, music, design and visual
art in one jam-packed night. Act 1 is a performance of
"Greece! The Musical" by a marvelously talented group of
singers, dancers and actors from Grade 6-7. During
intermission we invite guests to sip tea and coffee while
browsing through the Visual Art & Design Exhibition in
the foyer before returning to the theatre for Act 2 entitled
“Dancer’s Sky” featuring original choreographies of Pop &
Lock, K-Pop, Hip-Hop, Lyrical, Jazz Funk, and Bollywood
created by students in the grade 9-10 dance class.
Admission is free for this magnificent evening of fine and
performing arts.
This past week, UNIS Hanoi
student-athletes, their coaches and
parents attended the year-end HS
Sports Awards Ceremony. The
event was a wonderful opportunity
to recall the highlights of what has
been another successful year of
UNIS Hanoi sports. Our
programme continues to evolve and improve each year. As
we highlight the wonderful opportunities from this year, we
also look to a bright future for Phoenix Sports.
During the Awards Ceremony, each coach presented
“Coaches’ Choice Awards” to members of their team who
they felt were worthy of special recognition. In some cases
athletes were identified as being the Most Valuable or
perhaps the Most Improved, but the final criteria for the
selection of the award was left to individual coaches. The
following athletes were presented with medals by their
coaches:
Varsity Girls Volleyball – Gillian Valley & Saskia Brennan
JV Girls Volleyball – Irsalina Mohd Jamil & Tra mi
Varsity Boys Volleyball – Matteu Motyl & Henryk Le Hai
JV Boys Volleyball – Colin Beard & Ki Hyun Lee
Varsity Boys & Girls Tennis – Daniela Oporto Lujan & Jae
Min Yoo
Varsity Girls Swimming – Vicky Cortes Freeman & Minh
Anh Nguyen
Varsity Boys Swimming – Soya Kanemaru & Philip Lange
Varsity Girls Basketball - Nina McLean & Kianna Freeman
JV Girls Basketball – Sorcha Hamer & Jessica Heaton
Varsity Boys Basketball – Jed Edwards & Vu Bui
JV Boys Basketball – Kent Escalante & Abhimanyu Singh
Varsity Girls Soccer – Rosaria Battista & Ly Ann Foster
JV Girls Soccer - Afia Adu-Gyamfi & Minh Anh Nguyen
Varsity Boys Soccer – Hieu Nguyen & Pedro Montalban
San Jose
JV Boys Soccer – Ujwal Kumar & Colin Beard
Two student-athletes were selected as the UNIS Hanoi
High School Athletes of the Year. In order to be
considered for this award, candidates were required to meet
the following criteria:
1. Participation on at least 2 JV and/or varsity sports
teams
2. Display the qualities of sportsmanship and leadership
3. Maintain academic eligibility
4. Demonstrate a high level of skill and athletic ability
High School Girl – Saskia
Brennan
High School Boys – Jed
Edwards
Congratulations to all of our
high school student-athletes
on their accomplishments
while representing UNIS Hanoi in the competitive sports
arena this year.
The Activities Team would like to express our gratitude to
all members of the community who supported our
programme and made this year a success. Have a great
summer.
Please note – the Middle School Sports Awards Ceremony will take
place this coming Tuesday (June 2nd), starting at 3:45 in the Centre
for the Arts Theatre.
Last weekend in Vientiane, Laos, the Girls Middle School
Volleyball ended the season with a MRISA Championship
against Northridge International School, Cambodia (25-23,
29-27). The team, which consisted of eight 8th grades and
two others, played well under-pressure. They learned how
to play consistently under-pressure by playing against our
high school girls. These games allowed the girls to
understand how to play together and come from
behind. Additionally, the girls met with Coach Moyale for
extra practices before school on Fridays and a few
Saturdays. The MRISA Team, as well as the Blue and
White Teams, had a success Festival in April. All the girls
improved their skills and understanding of the game. The
Volleyball Season was a success for all the girls and their
coaches.
What a roller-coaster tournament for the Phoenix boys
team. Coming in, we were as prepared as we could be and,
like the girls team, had spent the season developing an
attacking philosophy that played to our strengths. The first
match against VIS caught everybody by surprise as they
played a low-error game and got most of their serves in. We
may have under-estimated them and in doing so let them
sneak past us in three sets. Our next game was against our
arch-rival, ISPP, who had a similar philosophy to us, with a
strong front court and accurate service game. By this stage
the boys had not quite adjusted to the 36 degree heat and
had had their energy sapped away. This affected their
concentration and they made some uncharacteristic errors,
losing in two sets. The final game of pool play was a chance
for redemption and everything was poetry in motion as our
attacking game finally clicked and we cut through SSIS in
straight sets.
Going through to the finals day, we had momentum and
our first match against NISC reflected this as our attack,
defence and serving all aligned. We got an early lead and
did not relinquish it for the remainder of the match. The
semi-final saw a rematch against ISPP and both teams
bought their A-game, putting on a show of fantastic full-
court volleyball that was a pleasure to watch. This was also
helped by a strong 3rd set victory. The spirit was high
leading into the final, which was to be against the surprise
package of ISE. This team too played a low-error, low-
attack game and were very accurate with their serving and
ball-placement. We won the first set built on a steady
backcourt and confrontational front court. The second set
went to an unprecedented 29-29 tie-break, which ISE
seized with both hands. The momentum had shifted in the
third set with a season of outdoor fitness work still not
preparing us for maintaining focus when tired. Little
mistakes let the opposition back in and they wrestled the
victory from right out under our noses.
The boys were gracious in defeat and rallied together for
the rest of the weekend to enjoy their well-earned runners-
up placing.
As a team we had strong backcourt, led by Quang An, a
authoritative front court of Kevin, Will, Nikhil, a deadly
service from Kristof, Neo and Jae Chan an efficient setting
core of Austin, Peter and our fearless leader, Rohan.
Their volleyball at times was scintillating and always played
in a positive frame and that is what they should remember
from MRISA 2015.
On Saturday May 23 over 400 hundred participants and
nearly 80 coaches took part in theSaturday Soccer Spring
Tournament. Both players and coaches braved the blazing
heat as each team showcased their resilience and skills in
this year’s culminating tournament.
A huge THANK YOU goes out to all our dedicated
volunteers coaches whom without, this programme would
cease to exist. I hope to see you all returning next year.
Everyone loves a cool swim on a hot day. As temperatures
rise, most folks want to get into the water—whether at the
ocean, lake or pool. Having fun while you swim this
summer means knowing how to stay healthy and safe while
enjoying the water!
May 18–24, 2015 marked the eleventh annual Healthy and
Safe Swimming Week. It focused on how swimmers,
parents of young swimmers, aquatics and beach staff,
residential pool owners, and public health officials can
minimize the risk of recreational water illnesses (RWIs).
RWIs can be caused by germs spread by swallowing,
breathing in mists or aerosols of, or having contact with
contaminated water in swimming pools, hot tubs/spas,
water playgrounds, lakes, rivers, or oceans. RWIs can be a
wide variety of infections, including gastrointestinal, skin,
ear, respiratory, eye, neurologic, and wound infections.
Even when the levels of chlorine and other pool water
treatments are well maintained, they don’t kill germs
instantly. Cryptosporidium (or Crypto), the leading cause of
disease outbreaks linked to pools, can survive in a properly
chlorinated pool for more than 10 days. In 2011–2012, >70
outbreaks linked to pools, water playgrounds, and hot
tubs/spas were detected in the United States. Half of these
outbreaks were caused by Crypto. These statistics remind
us that the water we share and swim in is not germ free and
why it’s important for each of us to do our part to keep
germs, pee, poop, sweat, and dirt out of the water in the
first place.
To protect your health and the health of your family and
friends, here are a few simple and effective steps all of us
can take each time we swim:
• Stay out of the water if you have diarrhea.
• Shower before you get in the water.
• Don’t pee or poop in the water.
• Don’t swallow the water.
If you’re at the pool for the day, build in a break for kids
and adults at least every hour.
• Take kids on bathroom breaks.
• Check diapers, and change them in a bathroom or diaper
changing area—not poolside—to keep germs away from
the pool.
• Reapply sunscreen.
• Drink plenty of fluids.
These steps will help you minimize risk of illness and
maximize health benefits and pool enjoyment. Healthy
swimming is not just about the steps the pool operators
and pool inspectors take—so let’s all do our part to help
keep ourselves, our families, and our friends healthy this
summer and year-round.
Remember…Think Healthy. Swim Healthy. Be
Healthy
School Health Centre
UNIS Hanoi is inviting applications for the following
vacancies:
1. Part-time (40%) IB MYP English “B” Teacher
2. Part-time (40%) IB MYP Music Teacher - Specialization
in Orchestra/Strings
3. Part-time (40%) IB MYP Mathematics Teacher
4. Part-time (20% – 40%) IB MYP Dance/Drama Teacher
5. IB MYP Product/Digital Design Teacher (first semester
only)
6. Part-time (40%) IB MYP Music Teacher (semester two)
7. IB MYP English B Teacher - Maternity Leave Cover:
August – October (to be finalized)
1. Database Assistant
To view more information about these openings at
UNIS Hanoi, and to apply online, please visit our
website at www.unishanoi.org/jobs
All images in the exhibition, and all official photographs
from UNIS Hanoi events, for the 2014-15 school year are
available to order by visiting www.timbarnsley.com
To order any images, visit www.timbarnsley.com and
click on the relevant UNIS Hanoi folder then click on the
image you would like to order to see the file number.
Complete THIS FORM by filling in the folder name and
relevant number of the photograph, e.g. Through the Lens
Exhibition Images No. 5 or Spring Fair March 2015 No. 7
Return the completed form with payment in cash (200,000
VND per photograph requested) to the UNIS Hanoi
Advancement Office (upstairs B7 Room 102).
A high-resolution digital file will be sent to your email
within 3 working days. All orders must be received
before June 10.