UNIS Hanoi’s Weekly Community Newsletter Volume 21, Edition 20, Friday 23 January

tintuc@unishanoi.org

Notes from the Head of School (p.2)

The Scholarship Fund

Annual Community Campaign 2014-

2015 Update (p.3)

Storytelling Time Next Week! (p.4)

Season 3 Sports (p.4)

APAC Basketball Championship at

UNIS Hanoi (p.5)

UMA and ASA Sign-up News (p.6)

North South Cup Basketball

Tournament (p.7)

Meet Real Madrid for real! (p.8)

New Parent Bus Tour. Sign up

NOW! (p.9)

ES Snack Sale. Save the Date! (p.9)

Spring Fair: Make It Unique, Make

It Yours (p.10)

School Health Centre News (p.11)

NEXT WEEK… MONDAY, 26 JANUARY Tech Training Session for Parents, 18:00-19:00

TUESDAY, 27 JANUARY SCO Bus Tour for New Families, 8:45-14:00 University Info Session, 13:20-14:00, Common Room Board of Directors Meeting, 17:30-19:30, Community

Room

WENESDAY, 28 JANUARY APAC Basketball Tournament @ UNIS, 28 Jan-1 Feb APAC Swim Meet @ SAS-PX, 28 Jan-1 Feb Visiting author Margaret Read MacDonald, 28-30 Jan

K1 AP Picnic, 10:10-11:55

Community Event with Author & Storyteller Margaret Read, 18:00-19:00, Centre for the Arts

THURSDAY, 29 JANUARY K1 KM Picnic, 8:30-9:50

FRIDAY, 30 JANUARY ES Snack Sale Morning, 8:30-10:30 K1 DV Picnic, 8:30-9:50 University Info Session, 13:20-14:00, Common Room

SATURDAY, 31 JANUARY Saturday Soccer Spring Season Starts

COMING SOON MONDAY, 2 FEBRUARY JV Boys' Basketball vs VAS @ UNIS, 16:00-17:30,

Sports Centre

TUESDAY, 3 FEBRUARY Board Executive Committee Meeting, 12:00-13:30,

Conference Room MS Girls' "B" Team Soccer vs CISH @ UNIS, 16:00-

17:30 Community Hors d'oeuvres with the Head of School,

19:00-20:30, Community Room

WENESDAY, 4 FEBRUARY UMA Session 3 Registration on ISIS, 4-5 Feb Board SMP 2015-2020 Task Force Meeting, 7:00-8:30,

Community Room Advancement Committee Meeting, 12:00-14:00,

Conference Room

HS Season 3 Sports Begin (Soccer), 15:45-17:30, Sports Centre

THURSDAY, 5 FEBRUARY MRISA High School Basketball Tournament @ ISPP, 5-

8 Feb HISAA Youth Sport Basketball Festival, 14:00-17:00,

UNIS Hanoi PYP Interactive Workshop for Parents new to the PYP,

19:00-20:00, Black Box

FRIDAY, 6 FEBRUARY ASA Session 3 Registration on ISIS, 6-8 Feb

SATURDAY, 7 FEBRUARY ES Tet Gift Bags of Love Delivery, 9:00-12:30

IN THIS WEEK’S TIN TUC - The Highlights...

As we reach the halfway point of our

fundraising campaign to support our

scholarship programme, we are well on our

way to reaching our goal. For those who

have contributed, thank you so much for

your gifts. For those who are still thinking

about it, I encourage you join this

community campaign and help “create opportunities to

transform futures.” No gift is too small—together we can

make a difference!

We are hosting our first APAC Basketball Tournament

next week (Thursday through Saturday) and invite the

community to come and watch some excellent competition

while supporting our Phoenix boys and girls teams. (See

page 5 for further details).

Finally a second reminder of the “Hors d’oeuvres with

the Head of School” set for Tuesday, 03 February at

19:00 in the Community Room. Key members of the

leadership team will be on hand with me to answer any

questions or respond to any concerns or suggestions

parents may have. The first part of the programme will be

a short presentation on our technology programme

including future possibilities such as a “Bring Your Own

Device” (BYOD) initiative.

Respectfully,

Dr. Chip Barder, hos@unishanoi.org

Welcome to UNIS Hanoi

ES Parent Teacher Conferences

Thanks to the generous donations from

families, faculty, staff and alumni we are

well over half-way to our campaign goal!

Our Goal is $75,000 USD to provide ONE

ADDITIONAL scholarship place for 2015

-2016.

And this week we received 43 new Dragon

Fish gifts as well as our second Dragon Gift

from a UNIS Hanoi family!

Please join us if you haven’t already made a gift and

become part of this incredible community project in which

we can all share a proud place.

CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT

GIVING

This week our supporters share their reasons for

joining this community campaign:

“We gave because it is good for the school, the students and our

children. Having quality students in our school community helps bring

in an extra rigor, creativity and learning experience into the classroom

environment. Not only have we helped scholarship students but they

have helped us to become an even better school.

We feel that our children have flourished at UNIS and we are happy

to be able to help provide some of these great resources and

opportunities for a Vietnamese child who would not otherwise have the

opportunity.”

Neil & Lori Fairbairn

“Our oldest son graduated from UNIS last summer and is now

studying in the UK. For a quiet ‘at home on his computer’middle

schooler, we saw our son blossom at UNIS. During the seven years he

was there he became involved in the MUN, theatre productions,

CAS, swim team and even a band all while working as hard as he

could on his chosen subjects. Our other two kids are also growing,

working hard and making good choices. We are very proud of them.

UNIS has given them a wonderful foundation; academic strength,

personal confidence and respect of others.

We hope, with our donation, we can help a scholarship student on

their way to fly and achieve their dreams.”

Maeve O'Donovan

“The Scholarship Fund Campaign is very meaningful and I would

like to make my small contribution to it. Imagine a Vietnamese

student from a low-income family be awarded this full scholarship,

become a UNIS member and enjoy the wonderful and top-notch

education that any student in the world may dream of! I believe our

campaign can definitely change and bring a better future for a poor

student.”

Anonymity requested

www.unishanoi.org/scholarshipfund

Come and hang your gift on our tree!

Author and Storyteller

Will be visiting UNIS Hanoi

28-30 January

Community Storytelling Event

6pm, 28 January in the CFA

Purchase of her books will be

available

The third and final athletic season of the year is fast

approaching. High School soccer begins on Wednesday,

February 4, 2015, and Middle School volleyball begins

on Thursday, March 5, 2015. Students who are interested

should make their way to the bulletin boards outside the UNIS

Hanoi Cafeteria and sign-up as soon as possible. Middle School

sports are a two-day a week commitment while high school

soccer is a three to four-day a week commitment. Our middle

school programmes operate as a no-cut programme. Everyone

wishing to participate will have the opportunity to practice,

improve, and play some competitions. Good luck to all.

GO PHOENIX!

On January 29-31 UNIS Hanoi will be hosting the 2015

APAC Asia Division basketball championships. Boys and

girls teams from Brent International School Manila (BISM),

Canadian Academy Japan (CA), Concordia International

School Shanghai (CISS), Hong Kong International School

(HKIS), Western Academy of Beijing (WAB), and United

Nations International School of Hanoi (UNIS Hanoi) will

be competing for three full days in the UNIS Hanoi Sports

Centre. The entire UNIS Hanoi Community is welcome

and encouraged to come support our teams as they go up

against the best competition in the region.

The UNIS Hanoi Round Robin Schedule is below. The last

game on Saturday will be determined by round robin

placings.

9:30 a.m. Girls UNIS vs BISM

12:30 p.m. Boys UNIS vs CISS

5:30 p.m. Boys UNIS vs HKIS

5:30 p.m. Girls UNIS vs CISS

11:00 a.m. Boys UNIS vs BISM

12:30 p.m. Girls UNIS vs CA

2:30 p.m. Boys UNIS vs CA

4:00 p.m. Girls UNIS vs WAB

10:30 a.m. Boys UNIS vs WAB

12:00 p.m. Girls UNIS vs HKIS

TBD UNIS Boys Placing Game

TBD UNIS Girls Placing Game

For more information and a comprehensive schedule

please follow the link below:

http://apacbasketball.unishanoi.org/

GO PHOENIX!

If you are new to UNIS Hanoi or require a little ‘practice’

for the UNIS Music Academy (UMA) or After School

Activities (ASAs) ISIS Family sign-up process then please

read on.

Due to the complex nature required for our UMA and

ASAs schedules we appreciate the sign-up process can also

be a little challenging especially if you are new to the

system. Therefore we are opening up the UMA and ASAs

sign-ups on ISIS Family for a short period of time so you

can become more familiar with how the system operates.

This will give you the opportunity to run through the

process before the official sign-up sessions take place.

Please note: this is a ‘TRAINING’ or ‘MOCK’ sign-up

exercise only and your choices during these times will not

be accepted for the UMA or ASAs Session 3 options. Once

the mock sign-up sessions have closed all data will be

erased for the official sign-ups.

UNIS Music Academy (UMA): 08.00 – 23.00 on

Wednesday 28th January

After School Activities (ASAs): 08.00 – 23.00 on

Friday 30th January

To assist you with the sign-up processes we have created

detailed written instructions and screencasts that you can

access by clicking the links below:

Click HERE for the UNIS Music Academy (UMA) sign-

up instructions

Click HERE for the After School Activities (ASAs) signup

instructions

Once you are logged into to ISIS Family, for both UMA

and ASAs, use the training sessions available under

Activities Sessions.

In addition to the ‘Mock Sign-ups’ above, we will also be

offering a Technology Training Session here at UNIS. This

session will give you the opportunity to visit UNIS and ask

any technology questions regarding ISIS Family, to run

through the sign-up process with our resident technology

experts. The Technology Training Session will take place

from 18:00 to 19:00 on Monday 26th January in the

Library. Tablets will be provided (or you can bring your

own) and new families are encouraged to attend.

Adrian Hubbard, Co-Curricular Activities Manager

ccamanager@unishanoi.org

UMA Lesson by Tim Barnsley After School Activity

“I am extremely proud of this team and how far we’ve come.”

So said captain Nina McLean after the Girls’ Varsity

Basketball team travelled to Ho Chi Minh City over the

weekend of January 17-18, for “North/South Cup”

basketball tournament hosted by South Saigon

International School.

The team played in four games over two days, and had

many highlights. These included a victory over the

International School of Ho Chi Minh City, the

development of new defensive schemes, and a lunch at

Popeye’s chicken.

In the win against ISHCMC, what had been a close game

was broken open in the final couple minutes after a barrage

of points by UNIS Hanoi guards Saskia Brennan and Ly

Ann Foster. The dramatic ending was made more

memorable still when the UNIS Hanoi boys’ team, who

had been cheering the girls on, formed a human tunnel for

the girls to run through and celebrate their

accomplishment.

That show of unity was typical of the bonding and support

that occurred over the course of the weekend. When asked

to express what her teammates mean to her, McLean said,

“You guys are like family.”

And, with the hosting of the climactic APAC tournament

coming soon (January 29 - February 1), there is much

anticipation for the opportunity to exhibit the lessons

learned at the Cup and to share the bonding spirit with the

entire UNIS Hanoi community.

Our Boys Varsity Basketball team traveled to Saigon last

weekend to compete against SSIS (Saigon South

International School), ISHCMC (International School Ho

Chi Minh City), and NT University. UNIS Hanoi opened

with a tough matchup against NTU that saw them facing a

20 - 10 point deficit going into the 2nd half. UNIS Hanoi

climbed back into the game and took a 1 point lead with

less than 3 minutes remaining. After some tough plays and

close opportunities, they ended up conceding a 36 - 33 loss

by the final buzzer. After an easy 37 - 13 point win over

ISHCMC, UNIS Hanoi faced the hosts SSIS on

Sunday morning. A sleepy start saw our boys down 26

points with 10 minutes to play in the game. After a furious

comeback that saw them turn the tables, they ended up

falling short by 4 points at the end. Tired legs amounted to

a tougher matchup in the 3 vs. 4 game, but UNIS Hanoi

was able to hold on to beat ISHCMC by 4 at the end to

take 3rd place in the 1st annual North/South Cup.

Join us for a fun and informative bus trip around Tay Ho,

and the old Quarter! We will visit some popular shopping

spots and parent volunteers will happily answer all of your

shopping questions. To end the trip we will have lunch

together. Note: Space is limited are priority given to new

families who have started in/after September 2014

The bus trip is free of charge, sponsored by the UNIS

Hanoi School Community Organisation. Do bring

spending money for shopping and lunch.

If you would like to buy an ao dai (traditional Vietnamese

dress) for your ECC/ES child for TET Festival, please

bring their measurements.

ECC: DTU, DSS/PM, K1DV

ES: G1VC, G4HK, G4LL, G4BM, G4PB

The Elementary School Snack Sale is a long standing

tradition at UNIS Hanoi. Over 20 years ago, the “Bake

Sale” was created to raise funds for library books while

providing students with the opportunity to taste a diverse

range of snacks from all around the world! The Snack Sale

has evolved into a fun opportunity for children to exercise

choice, learn how to handle money and is raising awareness

of the value of healthy snacks.

Please note, because of the nature of this trip we are we are

unable to accommodate children, or toddlers.

Please register for this trip by January 25rd HERE

For questions, please email SCO@unishanoi.org

As a Nut and Allergy Aware campus we require all

snacks to include a list of ingredients. When it is

your turn to be a contributing class, we encourage that each

family supports the ES Snack Sale by providing:

10 individually wrapped homemade healthy snacks (the

value of each treat should be at least 10,000VND)

A labeled container/dish with your child’s class and name

On the morning of the snack sale, please deliver the snacks

BEFORE 8.10am to the designated tables in the ECC or

ES Courtyard

Both savory and sweet snacks are welcome (i.e. fresh fruit

bowl, lightly salted/sweetened popcorn, rice balls,

homemade muesli bars, muffins, samosas, etc.), below are a

few example of snacks provided in previous snack sales.

If you are interested in volunteering or have any questions

about what snacks to bring, please contact the Snack Sale

Coordinators:

Akiko Nakano: akiko.nakano2008@gmail.com

Masumi Tsuda: ma-na10@hotmail.co.jp

Bo young Hwang: soool2@yahoo.com

The UNIS Spring Fair is the largest event organized by the

School Community Organization. It’s about the UNIS

community getting together with our kids and having fun

while sharing our cultures. The THEME this year is ….

THE FARM !

The Spring Fair is completely organized by the hard work

of our committed volunteers. Any cultural group is

welcome to organise a booth. At the same time, if you have

any game ideas, we would love to hear from you. The key

ingredients for a successful Spring Fair are a positive

attitude, willingness to get involved, some time and your

passion to make this day inspirational. You will feel proud

to be part of an event that bonds the community together

and creates our special blend of UNIS Culture.

Click HERE to be part of the FUN!

Cultural Booths (previously Country Table): Get

together with families from your country/world region and

organize a booth to celebrate the cultural diversity at UNIS

Hanoi. It would be wonderful to have all community

groups represented. Please contact Natascha Senftleben

at FAIR_Cultural@unishanoi.org

Do you have a Family Business? If so, Spring Fair 2015

Small Business Booth is for you! Places are now available to

UNIS Hanoi Community business owners. Whether you

are parents, faculty, staff or students, you are welcome at

this year's Spring Fair. So hurry and reserve your spot! For

more information and to request a spot, email Clarissa Hu

-Andersen at FAIR_SmallBusiness@unishanoi.org

Spring Cleaning in order? Time to clear out your house

and make space for new junk! Book a space quickly at our

popular Flea Market by contacting Malin Niklasson at

FAIR_FleaMarket@unishanoi.org

Want to see more games and activities? Share ideas of

fun games you have seen around the world and let’s make

them happen! For as many ideas we have, we need parent’s

help running the games, contact Christina Back at

FAIR_FunCorner@unishanoi.org

Transforming the campus…The Farm Art Workshop!

Get the family together tomorrow, January 24 and create

decorations the Spring Fair! Find us in the Centre for the

Arts (Room 108 – upstairs) from 9.30 – 11.00am!

REGISTER HERE!

Any other questions, ideas, comments….just email Claudia

Marinzi at SpringFair@unishanoi.org

Cervical cancer is cancer that starts in the cervix, the lower,

narrow part of the uterus (womb). Cervical cancer is the

easiest gynecological cancer to prevent with regular

screening tests and

vaccination. It is also very curable when found and treated

early.

All women are at risk for cervical cancer. It occurs most

often in women over age 30. Each year, approximately

12,000 women in the United States get cervical cancer.

Almost all cervical cancers are caused by the human

papillomavirus (HPV). HPV is a virus that is passed from

person to person through genital contact. If the HPV

infection does not go away on its own, it may cause cervical

cancer over time.

One of the most significant advances in the fight against

cervical cancer is the development of HPV vaccines. Early

vaccination with regular screening, which includes a Pap

test and HPV test when recommended, is now the most

effective way to prevent cervical cancer.

HPV vaccines offer the greatest health benefits to

individuals who receive all three doses before having any

type of sexual activity. That’s why HPV vaccination is

recommended for preteen girls and boys at age 11 or 12

years, but can be given as early as 9 years old.

HPV vaccines are given in a series of 3 shots over 6

months. It is very important to complete all 3 shots to get

the best protection. More than 46 million doses of HPV

vaccine have been given out, and vaccine studies continue

to show that HPV vaccines are safe.

To learn more about cervical cancer, HPV and HPV

vaccines, visit http://www.cdc.gov/hpv/ and http://

www.cdc.gov/cancer/cervical/ .

School Health Centre

Stop by the school shop to pick up a

new mug. Perfect for your morning

coffee/tea, as gifts or to use as a

work cup for only 100,000VND!

And while you're there check out the

rest of our bottle collection!