BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - HANOI NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 5 2014| ISSUE 14 IN THIS ISSUE From Mr. Anthony Rowlands From Mr. Christopher Short From Mrs. Karen Hanratty Rice Scholarship Shoe box Donation Movember Silver DoE International Award Year 2 visit to Alfresco Restaurant Year 10 Inter House Science Competition EYC Production Winter Concert Fundinotots Programme Lunch Menu Contacts 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 Issue 14 | 1 UPCOMING EVENTS 6 th KS4/5 Basketball Tournament @UNIS 8 th Visit by Mr David Devine – Canadian Ambassador KS4/5 Boys Basketball vs KISH KS3 Girls Football vs HIS 9 th Y4B to visit Vietclimb climbing wall Y11 Parents Evening 10 th Whole School Winter Concert KS4/5 Boys Basketball vs HIS 11 th BVIS vs BIS Science Competition KS3 Boys & Girls Football vs BVIS 12 th Y4I to visit Vietclimb climbing wall EYC Christmas Concert 17 th F1/2 to visit the farm 19 th Whole School Assembly Secondary House Sports Year 9 Interim Reports distributed Term 1 ends at 12.25pm 20 th Dec – 2nd Jan: Christmas Holiday 7 th All students back to school for Term 2. DECEMBER JANUARY
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BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - HANOI
NEWSLETTERDECEMBER 5 2014| ISSUE 14
IN THIS ISSUE
From Mr. Anthony RowlandsFrom Mr. Christopher ShortFrom Mrs. Karen HanrattyRice Scholarship Shoe box DonationMovemberSilver DoE International AwardYear 2 visit to Alfresco RestaurantYear 10 Inter House Science CompetitionEYC ProductionWinter ConcertFundinotots ProgrammeLunch MenuContacts
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UPCOMING EVENTS
6th KS4/5 Basketball Tournament @UNIS8th Visit by Mr David Devine – Canadian Ambassador KS4/5 Boys Basketball vs KISH KS3 Girls Football vs HIS9th Y4B to visit Vietclimb climbing wall Y11 Parents Evening10th Whole School Winter Concert KS4/5 Boys Basketball vs HIS11th BVIS vs BIS Science Competition KS3 Boys & Girls Football vs BVIS12th Y4I to visit Vietclimb climbing wall EYC Christmas Concert17th F1/2 to visit the farm19th Whole School Assembly Secondary House Sports Year 9 Interim Reports distributed Term 1 ends at 12.25pm
20th Dec – 2nd Jan: Christmas Holiday
7th All students back to school for Term 2.
DECEMBER
JANUARY
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From Mr Anthony Rowlands - Principal of BIS Hanoi
It makes me a very happy Principal when I observe BIS students stepping outside their comfort zone in order to:
• Provide service to others• Physically challenge themselves in situations that they may not have experienced before
I observed both of the above, not during the school day, but last Saturday. Firstly, we hosted, at school, a group of disadvantaged children from the School on a Boat Community Project. These are children who do not get the same opportunities that we generally receive in our lives. The school bus went to collect the children and brought them to BIS Hanoi and during the day they had the opportunity to play games in the sports hall, swim in our swimming pool, enjoy a pizza lunch in our dining hall and watch a movie in our theatre. Throughout this time, these children were accompanied by our students who supported, encouraged and cared for them. Our students showed patience, compassion and perseverance in what was, occasionally, an unfamiliar and challenging situation for them. Our students really did give a marvellous account of themselves throughout the day and were ably supported by some of our BIS teachers. I would like to thank Mr. Westropp, Ms. Gerona, Mr. Wilcox and Mr. Adams for all their great support on Saturday. In particular, I would like to thank Ms. Marsden who organised the whole event. Our students and staff provided a great service to these underprivileged children and gave them a very memorable day.
Later, just as the School on the Boat children were departing on our school bus, another big bus pulled up at the school’s main entrance. It was our returning Year 11 and Year 12 DoE Silver International Award students who had been hiking and camping in Mai Chau for three days and two nights. They looked tired but satisfied, knowing that they had, indeed, challenged themselves in a physically demanding environment. They had hiked amongst the hills of Mai Chau carrying all their equipment during the day and in the evening, they set up camp and cooked their own food. For this whole period they had been self-sufficient, ensuring that they looked after themselves and each other in this challenging situation. I am sure they all slept well on Saturday night; tired but proud of their achievements. Once again I am grateful to our teachers - Mr. Airdrie, Mr. Dunwell, Ms. Stevenson and Ms. Wild for their efforts in supporting our DoE Silver International Award students on this trip.
As can quite clearly be seen, BIS Hanoi is not only concerned about academic achievement but also ensuring that our students become better people who can be proud of their own efforts and achievements as well as those of others.
Have a wonderful weekend.
I enjoyed meeting again with so many parents at our Year 12 Parents Evening this week. This is a crucial stage for our A Level students as they prepare for their mock examinations and it was very useful to speak to parents about their child’s progress and roles we all play in the lead up to the actual AS
examinations in May.
Last Saturday we hosted a visiting group from the School on the Boat charity who support children living along the Red river. A group of staff and students volunteered their time to let the children have an
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From Mr Christopher Short - Head of Secondary
exciting morning using some of our sporting facilities. The visit was organised by our Charity and Community Club coordinated by Ms Katrina Marsden and I am grateful to her and her team for giving up valuable time on a weekend.
As I’ve mentioned before, one of the most enjoyable parts of my job is to spend time in classrooms. It is brilliant to see the myriad of activities taking place to enable students to learn in an engaging and therefore effective manner. My favourite sight this week was a teacher I found inspecting our Van Der Graaf Machine to see if he could turn it into a giant capacitor to show his Year 12 class!
“School on a Boat” Visit
It has been a pleasure this week to welcome so many parents to school for the Term 1 Parent Teacher Consultations. These meetings are a vital part of our reporting and communication procedures, giving both teachers and parents an opportunity to discuss ways in which
we can work together to support children’s learning and development. After all, when it comes to children’s education we are all on the same side, working to secure the best possible learning outcomes for each and every child.
Which led me to thinking….. This week I watched again a favourite movie of mine, now 25 years old – ‘Dead Poets Society’ starring the late, great Robin Williams. It is a story of a new English teacher, John Keating, who joins an all-boys school that is known for its ancient
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From Mrs Karen Hanratty - Head of Primary
FINE DINING
traditions and high standards. He uses unorthodox methods to reach out to his students, and gives them new and exciting learning experiences, bringing their lessons to life and opening their minds. This is what I see happening every day at BIS, lessons that engage children’s minds and imaginations, that broaden their horizons and challenge their thinking. There is a wonderful quotation from the film, “Carpe diem, seize the day, make your lives extraordinary.” That is what we want for every one of our children.
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The first step is to find a shoe box. Ask mum, dad, grandma or anyone else you can to keep a shoe box for you.
The PSC want to collect as many shoe box gifts as they can for the children on the RICE scholarship programme, and they need your help. We will give the gifts at Tet.
PRIMARY SHOE BOX APPEAL FOR �RICE SCHOLARSHIP CHILDREN
Start collecting shoe boxes NOW!
On 9th October the Primary School Council joined the Secondary Charity and Community Committee to meet representatives from the RICE Scholarship Programme. They heard about this organisation which supports students who have difficult home circumstances to attend school, giving them things they need to continue their studies – food, money, warm clothing and shoes, amongst other things.
The Primary School Council members were touched and interested in this project. They decided to donate all the money collected during Book Week and for the Halloween Mufti Day to the RICE Scholarship programme. On Friday 28th November, some representatives from RICE attended the KS2 assembly where the PSC members presented them with a donation of 8, 500,000VND on behalf of the Primary School. This is enough to provide scholarships for 10 children.
As well as this donation, the Primary School Council would like to start a Shoe Box Appeal. Children in Primary will be encouraged to find a shoe box, decorate it and then buy some small gifts to put inside (for example, toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, items of stationary, warm socks, gloves or scarves, small toys, etc.). All the gift boxes will then be given to children linked with the RICE Scholarship programme in time for the Tet holiday. Tet is a time for all to celebrate the New Year. Through this Shoe Box Appeal, we hope that the Primary school children in BIS will be able to share their joy and happiness with others.
Rice ScholarshipShoe box Donation
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You may have seen or heard about strange facial pieces growing on some male teaching staff this November at BIS Hanoi. In fact, it wasn’t for November – it was actually for Movember. The ‘BIS Mobros’ have been raising awareness and funds for Men’s Health; particularly male cancers and mental health issues. These are issues that receive a level of publicity that reflect neither the incidence of men suffering from these debilitating diseases nor the severity of the illnesses themselves. The team, consisting of Mr. Toner, Mr. Short, Mr. Wolstenholme, Mr. Westropp, Mr. Wild and Mr. Dunwell, has been proudly showing off their ‘Mos’ around school.
Movember started in Australia in 2003, but soon became a charity which has seen men across the world growing moustaches to raise awareness of Men’s Health. The rules were simple: Start on Movember 1st clean shaven and let the ‘mo’ grow throughout the month; you can see the progress we have made in the images below.
Secondary students have been getting into the spirit of the event with their encouraging and competitive comments, debating on which moustache was the best – a very tough decision! They were also granted honorary mobro and mosista membership in exchange for a small donation and rewarded with a sticker to promote the event and show their support!
Students raised almost 2million VND which will be donated to SympaMeals, a local charity that provides cancer patients with money for meals during their hospital stay. In addition, the BIS Mobros have been asking for donations from their family/friends back home and updating them regularly via Facebook. In total, almost £400 ($600) had been raised and will go towards the Movember Foundation.
MOVEMBER
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SILVER DoEINTERNATIONAL AWARD
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YEAR 2 VISIT TO ALFRESCO RESTAURANT
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YEAR 10 INTER HOUSE SCIENCE COMPETITION
We would like to invite parentsto the EYFS/KS1 Production
To theCrystal Caves!
Please RSVP to the Primary OfficeEmail: [email protected] or phone 04 3946 0435 Ext: 220
Friday 12th December 2014 at 1.00 pm
Auditorium, BIS Hanoi
Wednesday 10th December at 1:15pm
Auditorium - BIS Hanoi
Concert 2014
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BIS HANOI MENUWeek Beginning 8th December
Monday8th Dec 9th Dec 10th Dec 11th Dec 12th Dec
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
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.
Morning snack
Morning snack
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Afternoon snack
EYFS
PRIM
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SEC
ON
DA
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Rice soup Nutella sandwichAmerican doughnut
Corn and chicken soup
Milk Juice Milk Soya milk Juice
Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit
Chicken noodleBraised pork and
tofuGround beef in tomato sauce
Chicken
fries
Minced pork wrapped quail
egg
Egg sushi rollPotato and beef
samosaYogurt Oatmeal cookie
Juice Juice Fruit Juice Fruit
Rice soup Nutella sandwichAmerican doughnut
Corn and chicken soup
Milk Juice Milk Soya milk Juice
Fried chicken in Pan seared pork
Chicken
fries
Minced pork wrapped quail
egg
Chicken noodleBraised pork and
tofuGround beef in tomato sauce with pineapple
Chicken hamburger
Grilled BBQ porkFried chicken leg
Pan seared porkChicken
friesCashew tofu
Eggplant lasagna
Braised pork and tofu
Sauteed vegetable and
tofu noodlewith pineapple
Minced pork wrapped quail
egg
Chicken noodleSteamed roll with
pork cakeMoroccan chiken
rice pilaf noodleChicken
hamburger
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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
Extention number:
Receptionist: 0(For all general enquiries)
Principal’s Office: [email protected](If you wish to contact the School Principal)
