NEW STUDENT AND FAMILY ORIENTATION 2015-2016

We warmly welcome NEW students and families for Orientation on TUESDAY AUGUST 18

It is essential that all new students attend their sessions and that all parents attend the afternoon session

If you have children in multiple divisions, please plan accordingly. Parents may not be able to attend all sessions,

there will be more possibilities in the coming weeks to attend sessions and meet the staff.

If you have any questions before Orientation Day, please do not hesitate to contact: admissions@unishanoi.org

Programme Key: Elementary School Middle School High School Parents

Grades 7-12 Students ONLY (Please note Grade 6 students join the programme at 12.15 after lunch)

10.45 – 11.40

Middle School High School

Grade 7: Tablet pick-up and introduction with MSHS Tech Facilitator, Paul Swanson, and IT Senior Manager, Adam Archer

(Building 6: Room 110)

Grade 8: Orientation with Middle School Deputy Principal, Marc Vermeire, and Counselor, Shira Fisher (Library: Building 8)

Grade 9 &10: Orientation with High School Counselors, Scott Loeffler, Tanya Arnold and Megan O’Connor

(MSHS Common Room)

Grades 11 & 12:Tablet pick-up and introduction with Tech Director, Ed Gilbreath

(Building 6: Room 115)

11.40 - 12.10 LUNCH provided in the Canteen

PLEASE NOTE: NEW GRADE 6 STUDENTS JOIN THE PROGRAMME AT 12.15

Grades 6 – 12 Students ONLY

12.15 – 13.10

Middle School High School

Grades 6 & 7: Orientation with Middle School Deputy Principal, Marc Vermeire, and Counselor, Shira Fisher

(Library : Building 8)

Grade 8: Tablet pick-up and introduction with MSHS Tech Facilitator, Paul Swanson, and IT Senior Manager, Adam Archer

(Building 6: Room 110)

Grade 9 & 10: Tablet pick-up and introduction with Tech Director, Ed Gilbreath

(Building 6: Room 115)

Grades 11 & 12: Orientation with High School Counselors, Scott Loeffler, Tanya Arnold and Megan O’Connor (MSHS Common Room)

ALL NEW STUDENTS & ALL PARENTS

13.15 – 13.50

FAMILY ORIENTATION – SPORTS CENTRE

13.15 - REGISTRATION: All families arrive at the Sports Centre, register according to your family name and receive welcome pack. There will be important information tables set up in the Sports Centre and we encourage all parents to visit the tables (open until 16.30) – see map (p.4) for reference. Light refreshments will be available. .

13.45 – WELCOME SPEECH: Head of School, Dr Chip Barder, welcomes families in the Sports Centre

From 13.50 – Students leave Sports Centre at staggered times to start their Division Level Programmes

13.50 – 16.00

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

STUDENTS

MIDDLE SCHOOL

STUDENTS

HIGH SCHOOL

STUDENTS

ALL PARENTS

Elementary

School PROGRAMMES

(p.2)

Middle School PROGRAMME

(p. 3)

High School PROGRAMME

(p. 3)

Visit school information exhibition tables to complete checklist (pages 5 and 6)

Purchase ‘School Starter Kits’ at House Animal Shops

Attend a Technology Training workshop (register for a timeslot at the Tech Table)

Attend School Tours/Meetings as per division schedule

16.00 – 18.30 WELCOME BBQ ON THE CANTEEN TERRACE

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ELEMENTARY PROGRAMME

13.50 – 16.00

ELEMENTARY STUDENTS Grades 2 to 5

13.50

Gather at the Elementary School Meeting Point in the Sports Centre with their parents. At 13.50 ES Deputy Principal, Stephen Lush, will lead the group (students and parents) to the Centre for the Arts. ES Principal Megan Brazil will welcome families in the Centre for the Arts before students start their Orientation Games

STUDENT ORIENTATION GAMES (Centre for the Arts)

GRADES 2 - 5 PARENTS

14.00 – 14.50

Students will take part in Orientation Games with ES Counselors, Tom Cole and Anissa Zotos.

Parents are encouraged to utilise this time to complete the registration checklist (p.5).

14.50

Parents meet children in the Centre for the Arts

15.00-15.30

FAMILY TOUR OF THE SCHOOL ES Faculty Members will take ES Families on a tour of the school in Grade Level Groups starting from the Centre for the Arts. Please look for your Grade Level Sign. The tours will end at the Grade Level Leaders’ homerooms where students will be collected by their homeroom teachers.

15.30-16.00

FAMILY HOME ROOM VISITS Students and Parents will have the chance to visit their classroom and spend some time with their homeroom teacher who will explain what will happen on the first day and week of school.

16.00 – 18.30 WELCOME BBQ ON THE CANTEEN TERRACE

ELEMENTARY STUDENTS Grades Discovery, Kindergarten 1, Kindergarten 2 & Grade 1

14:00

Students and Parents meet at the Elementary School Meeting Point in the Sports Centre. They will be met by Deputy Principal, Nitasha Chaudhuri, who will take them to the Early Childhood Centre (ECC) Gym where ES Principal Megan Brazil will welcome families then they will be collected by their homeroom teachers.

14:15 – 15:20

HOMEROOM VISITS Parents and students will spend this time with their classroom teacher and new classmates. At 15.20 parents and students will be taken on a campus tour by ES faculty members.

15.30 – 16:00

FAMILY TOUR OF SCHOOL Parents and students will be collected by ES faculty members for a short tour of the Campus.

16.00 – 18.30 WELCOME BBQ ON THE CANTEEN TERRACE

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MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAMME

14:05 to 16.00

MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS Grades 6 to 8

MIDDLE SCHOOL PARENTS

14.05

Students return to the Library to continue their Middle School Orientation Programme

Parents should remain in the Sports Centre

Visit School Information Tables

(open until 16.00)

Purchase ‘School Starter Kits’ at House Animal Shops

Attend Technology Training Session: Please pick up a time ticket from the Technology Information table in the Sports Centre for ISIS Family and website orientation training

14.50 – Go to MSHS Meeting Point (in Sports Centre) to be accompanied to the Library

15.00 - 15.30 – Information Session for ALL MSHS PARENTS with MSHS Principal, Pete Kennedy, and MSHS Deputy Principal, Mike Cyrus (Library)

14:10- 14:30

MS Students meet together with the MS Deputy Principal, Marc Vermeire, and MS Counselor, Shira Fisher, and Student Ambassadors in the Library

14.30 –16.00

TRANSITIONS WORKSHOP MS Students participate in a workshop about

transitions with MS Deputy Principal, Marc Vermeire, and MS Counselor, Shira Fisher

CAMPUR TOUR AND SCHEDULE ORIENTATION Students go on a campus tour and a

personalised walk-through of their schedules led by Student Ambassadors

SCAVENGER HUNT Students familiarise themselves with the

campus through a scavenger hunt

16.00 – 18.30 WELCOME BBQ ON THE CANTEEN TERRACE

HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMME

14:05 to 16.00

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Grades 9 to 11

HIGH SCHOOL PARENTS

14.05

High School students return to the MSHS Common Room to continue their Orientation Programme Parents should remain in the Sports Centre

Visit School Information Tables (open until 17.00)

Purchase ‘School Starter Kits’ at House Animal booths

Attend Technology Training Session: Please pick up a time ticket from the Tech Information table in the Sports Centre for ISIS Family and website orientation training

14.50 – Go to MSHS Meeting Point (in Sports Centre) to be accompanied to the Library

15.00 - 15.30 – Information Session for ALL MSHS PARENTS with MSHS Principal, Pete Kennedy and MSHS Deputy Principal, Mike Cyrus (Library)

14.10 – 16.00

HS Students meet with the High School

Counselors , Scott Loeffler, Tanya Arnold and Megan O’Connor

Receive information about school life and academic life

Go on a Campus Tour

16.00 – 18.30 WELCOME BBQ ON THE CANTEEN TERRACE

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Main Gate

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Physical Education/

Swimming Pool

Sports Centre:

Orientation

Registration

Middle/High School

Campus Grades 6 - 12.

Common Room for High

School Orientation

Middle/High School

Science, Design, Tech

& Language Buildings.

Tablet Pick-up Grades

7 - 12

Administration:

Head of School’s

Office, Business Office,

Admissions, Activities &

Advancement

Library (upstairs):

Middle School

Orientation & Middle/

High Parent Info Session

Canteen (downstairs):

Welcome Back BBQ

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Orientation Programme

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What School Information Tables have to offer:

Admissions/Nurse: Complete admissions process and submit any missing documentation.

Canteen—Purchase lunch vouchers and register for canteen lunch for Discovery to Kindergarten 2 students.

Technology—New parents register for a Tech Info Session (see p. 6 for times).

Service Learning—Find out more about student led community service opportunities.

UNIS Music Academy, Aquatics and Co-Curricular Activiites Programmes—Learn about the many co-curricular activi-

ties available for students and community programmes for adults.

Language Help Desks— Meet our wonderful Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese Community Representatives who are

happy to help answer any questions you may have in your native language.

Parking Permits/School Bus— Register for vehicle parking permits and the school bus.

SCO— Meet our parent volunteers and find out about how you can get involved in your child’s school!

House Animal Shops— Purchase School Starter Kits from the school shop.

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CHECKLIST: HAVE YOU…?

Registered and collected your welcome folder?

Visited the school information tables?

Purchased a School Starter Kit at the House Shop?

Visited the Canteen Table to purchase vouchers or register for ECC lunch?

Registered for school bus service routes?

Met our parent volunteers and found out how you can be involved in your child’s education?

Attended a Tech Training Session for Parents? Register for a timeslot at the Technology table.

It is essential to sign up for one of the Technology Training Sessions. Our Tech Team will guide you through key

elements of our online systems including the website and ISIS family. You will need these tools to sign up for Parent-

Teacher Conferences and After School Activities, check student reports and update family contact information. Stop

by the Technology Information Table during Orientation to register for one of the following timeslots (limited space

is available for each session):

Aug. 18

14.00

14.30

15.00

15.30

If you discover that you run out of time, please be sure to attend a training session next Monday:

Aug. 24

9.00 – 10.00

For more information about the Technology related issues, contact: techsupport@unishanoi.org

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