Year 3B to visit the cake factory

Year 3I to visit the cake factory

Green Week

Year 11 Trip

Year 5 visit to the War Museum

Year 2 visit to the Post Office Hoan Kiem

ECAs finish

Mufti Day

Primary Reports Distributed

MAY

30th Invitational Swimming Gala at UNIS

JUNE

3rd

5th

8th-12th

8th-9th

10th

11th

12th

UPCOMING EVENTS

From Mr. Anthony Rowlands 02

From Mr. Christopher Short 03

From Mrs. Karen Hanratty 04

Primary Art 05

Special Focus: Year 6 06

Key Stage 1 House Sports 07

Lunch Menu 08

Contacts 09

IN THIS ISSUE

May 29 2015 ISSUE 32

Issue 32 1

BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - HANOI

NEWSLETTER

From Mr Anthony Rowlands - Principal of BIS Hanoi

Next week, we will be visited by two

members of the Nord Anglia Education

Team. Inderjit Dehal (Director of

Professional Development) and Jayne

Bennion (Quality Assurance) will spend

a day with us visiting classrooms and

meeting with staff, students and parents.

It will be a great opportunity for them to learn about us

and for us to find out more about Nord Anglia Education.

In relation to academic matters, our teachers now have

access to a Nord Anglia website where they can log in

and access:

The Global Campus

Nord Anglia University

Ambitions Based Learning

The Global Campus

Whilst our teachers can now access the Global Campus, we

hope that very soon our students will also be able gain

access. The Global Campus is an online learning space

where students can lead their own learning in a safe but

exciting environment. Sections are tailored to Primary,

Secondary and Post-16 students. Our students will join other

NAE students around the world to create content,

challenge each other and question invited experts in

activities designed to develop creative and critical thinking.

The Global Campus will also provide opportunities for

students from around the world to come together to work on

various projects.

Nord Anglia University

NAE University is an online professional development

forum for our teachers. It gives teachers the opportunity to

enroll and participate in courses that enhance their

educational development. This will be a wonderful asset

for the continued professional development of our

teachers.

Ambitions Based Learning

Nord Anglia are now developing a new learning

Programme across its schools called “Ambitions Based

Learning”. It is a learning programme for students based

on their ambitions for the future. It really is an exciting

project and we are very much looking forward to being a

part of it.

More information about Nord Anglia Education can be

found at: http://www.nordangliaeducation.com.

I do hope that you have a most wonderful weekend.

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F1/2 visit to the Fire Station

We had another first this week with the

Biology AS practical examination.

Science practical examinations are an

excellent way to assess student‟s

practical application of science and

promote this important aspect of

science. Mr Westropp felt the students

coped well with this new challenge, helped, of course, by

considerable hours of practice.

Years 7 – 10 completed their internal examinations this

week. Year 7 and 8 did their assessments in classrooms

while Years 9 and 10 did examinations in all written

subjects in the auditorium to prepare them for the IGCSE

examinations that lie ahead.

We welcomed Aidan Crawley to the school this week. He

is the BIS HCMC University and Career counsellor and

gave us training on writing recommendations for the US

and other countries outside the UK. He also talked to

parents about the university application process. Our

current Year 12 started their university research this time

From Mr Christopher Short - Head of Secondary

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last year and Mr Byrne‟s comment at the time has

definitely come true; “Time will go faster than you think”.

By November, most of Year 12 will have submitted their

applications and many will have started to receive offers.

The Student Council are working hard on their last project

of the year – the Secondary Prom. This has become an

institution in 3 short years and we look forward to this

year‟s event.

KS4/5 Girls’ Football Fixture vs SIS

There have been many curriculum

developments in the Primary section of

the school this year, but one of the most

visible has been the growth of the place

of art within children‟s learning. At the

start of the school year we opened a

dedicated art room in the Primary wing,

where all KS2 classes were timetabled

for lessons every week. KS1 classes were also invited to

use this teaching space whenever possible. Art lessons

became a fixture of all Primary timetables and teachers

planned exciting activities for these lessons accordingly.

The „Big Draw‟ event in October also helped to raise the

profile of art along with the display of great masterpieces

(reproductions naturally!). Art ECAs have also grown in

number and range, and have proved popular, being well

subscribed every term.

From Ms Karen Hanratty - Head of Primary

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Over the course of the year there have been some wonderful

displays of art around the school. Year 2 have recently been

focusing on the work of Salvador Dali, creating beautiful oil

pastels drawings in a similar style and making „melting clocks‟

from clay. Year 6 spent a half term studying different styles of

art including the impressionists, cubism and Japanese print art.

Year 5 created some fabulous models earlier in the year as part

of their theme on „Myths and Legends‟ and Year 3 produced

some wonderful work on their theme of „Rainforests‟. Art has

become a far more integral part of learning and teaching in all

year groups and has added extra richness to the curriculum.

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What a great year it has been in Year 6. The

activities started by welcoming parents to the

class for shared fun learning activities such as

mathematical problems and practical activities.

Parents and children also took part in our

Learning Insights Day. Both of these special

days enabled parents to experience the teaching

and activities their children were undertaking in class.

At BIS we believe that learning is about enjoying the learning as much as the

learning itself, and throughout the year we have completed some really enjoyable

activities such as a visit to Times City Aquarium, the Ethnology Museum and

going on an fabulous activity week to Hoi An. Coupled with this, we had many

interesting visits from a host of special guests who came to share their knowledge

with the children including a guest from Fiji, a marketing specialist and a famous

Vietnamese poet.

To round off a truly memorable year and in preparation for next year, the chil-

dren are joining secondary students at lunch break once a week to give them an

opportunity to make new friends. They will also soon be spending a whole day in

secondary to give a little taster of how life will be next year.

YEAR 6

Mr. Samuel Wilcox KS2 Coordinator

Mr. Ian Stephens Year 6 Teacher

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KEY STAGE 1 HOUSE SPORTS

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BIS HANOI MENU

Week Beginning 1st June Monday

1st June

Tuesday

2nd June

Wednesday

3rd June

Thursday

4th June

Friday

5th June

Rice soup Steam bun Nutella sandwich Steam roll with

pork cake

American

doughnut

Juice Juice Milk Juice Soya milk

Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit

Pan seared pork Beef noodle soup Pork rib with fish

sauce

Sauteed chicken

with sesame

Spaghetti

bolognaise

Yogurt Egg sushi roll Fresh tofu Oatmeal cookie Caramel flan

Fruit Juice Fruit Smoothies/ Sinh tố Fruit

Rice soup Steam bun Nutella sandwich Steam roll with

pork cake

American

doughnut

Juice Juice Milk Juice Soya milk

Pan seared pork Beef noodle soup Pork rib with fish

sauce Grilled BBQ pork

Spaghetti

bolognaise

(v) Sauteed

vegetable noodle Fried crispy fish Chicken burger

Sauteed chicken

with sesame

Pork caramel with

egg

Pan seared pork Beef noodle soup Pork rib with fish

sauce Grilled BBQ pork

Spaghetti

bolognaise

(v) Sauteed

vegetable noodle Pork caramel

(v) Fried tofu in

tomato sauce

Sauteed chicken

with sesame

Pork caramel with

egg

5 spices roast

chicken Fried crispy fish Chicken burger

Steamed roll with

pork cake

(v) Cheese and

corn quesadillas

From Year 3 to Year 12 : All meals come with a salad or salad bar choice along and 2 choices of vegetables, rice,

Vietnamese soup.

From Year 7 to Year 12: We have introduced our NEW Sandwich bar with assorted cheeses, fresh tuna, egg salad,

roast meats and other daily specials on our homemade bread, dark rye, whole wheat, oatmeal, french bread,

Vietnamese rolls, raisin bread and other fresh baked bread every day

Good communication is important to us and we would like to ensure that you have the correct contact

information in order for you to call the school:

School Number: 04 3946 0435

Extension number:

Receptionist: 0

(For all general enquiries)

Principal‟s Office: 208

principaloffice@bishanoi.com

(If you wish to contact the School Principal)

Business Manager‟s Office: 109

thaonguyen@bishanoi.com

Primary Office: 220

primaryoffice@bishanoi.com

(For all enquiries regarding the Primary Section)

Secondary Office: 215

secondaryoffice@bishanoi.com

(For all enquiries regarding the Secondary Section)

Admission Department: 222/122/555/777/888

bishanoi@bishanoi.com

dessydelevaux@bishanoi.com (Admission Manager)

jinnyjung@bishanoi.com (Korean Liaison Officer)

hatruong@bishanoi.com

trambui@bishanoi.com

Marketing Department: 666

gampham@bishanoi.com

(For all enquiries regarding Marketing)

Finance Department: 202

(For all enquiries regarding school fees)

Medical Room: 117/303

dungnguyen@bishanoi.com (Main school)

liennguyen@bishanoi.com (Early Years Building)

(For all enquiries regarding Medical Issues)

Uniform Shop: 221

tamle@bishanoi.com

nhungpham@bishanoi.com

(For all enquiries regarding School Uniform)

School Buses: 218

nganguyenthithuy@bishanoi.com

(For all enquiries regarding School Buses)

CONTACT US

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