UNIS Hanoi’s Weekly Community Newsletter Volume 19, Edition 23, Friday 22 February

Next Week... Tuesday, 26 February

● Community Event with Peter Brown 18:00 - 19:30, B10

Wednesday, 27 February

● APAC Drama Festival - South Korea , Feb 27 - Mar 3

● APAC Band - China, Feb 27 - Mar 3

● Kindergarten PAC, 09:00 - 10:00, Theatre

● Meeting with Kevin P. Mulvey, 09:00 - 10:00, Black Box

● Community “Town Hall” Meeting: Values & Beliefs

19:00 - 21:00, Black Box

Thursday, 28 February

● UNIS Hanoi MUN Conference 28 Feb - 2 March

● ECC Parent Info Session 14:00, ECC-Room G27

● Information night for G5 Exhibition, 18:00 - 19:00, B7

Friday, 1 March

● ES Snack Sale Morning

● Community Norms Presentation with the Counselors

08:30 - 10:00, Library

Coming Soon... Monday, 4 March

● Session with Dr. Yong Cho 13:30 - 15:00, Library

Tuesday, 5 March

● MAP Testing (Grades 3-5) March 5-7

● MS Season 3 Sports Begins - Volleyball

● Board Meeting 17:30 - 19:30, Community Room

Wednesday, 6 March

● A Morning with Community Resource 08:30 - 12:00,

Library

Thursday, 7 March

● Community Norms Presentation with the Counselors

18:00 - 19:30, Library

Saturday, 9 March

● UNIS Phoenix Cup HS Boys & Girls Soccer Tournament

9-10 March

● No Saturday Soccer

tintuc@unishanoi.org

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

Notes from the Head of School and the Board of Directors (p.2)

Notes from the Middle/High School Principal (p.3)

Notes from the Admissions Office (p.3)

Grade 10 Personal Project Exhibition. Save the Date! (p.9&11)

Health and Safety Awareness Info Sessions (p.10)

Biking Around the World (p.11)

25th Birthday Party Season! (p.4)

NEW! Uniquely UNIS Auction (p.5)

25th Birthday Alumni Project (p.6)

Coming Up College Visits (p.12)

MS Student Council News (p.12)

Family Activity: Hand Washing (p.13)

MAP Tesing Grades 3-5 (p.7)

ECC Parent Info Session (p.8)

Kindergarten Perform. Come and Join Us (p.8)

Meet Peter Brown next week. (p.9)

Volunteering for FUN! (p.14)

ES March Snake Sale (p.15)

Boutique News (p.15)

Notes from the Head of School

I am pleased to present the notes from the

Breakfast with the HoS held back on

Friday, February 01. Please click here to

review them.

Also, I encourage you to attend the “Town

Hall” meeting scheduled for Wednesday,

February 27 beginning at 1900 in the Black

Box of the Centre for the Arts. Our two consultants who

have led the parent focus groups regarding values and

beliefs will present the preliminary findings of data

collected during the focus group sessions. It will be

interested to see how the different parent, student, faculty

Welcome to UNIS Hanoi

Sung Woo Jee (PreK-HS)

Yeon Su Park (6WR)

Notes from the Board of Directors

Values and Beliefs

Community Meeting

Wednesday 27 February, 7pm

Black Box, Centre for the Arts

In the past few months through a series of

focus groups, more than 350 members of the UNIS Hanoi

community, including students, parents, faculty, staff,

admin and alumni have provided their views about the

values that are important to them.

This will provide the basis from which the Board will

generate Values and Belief Statements for the School.

Next Wednesday we invite you to come and hear the

results of those focus group sessions with consultants

Cynthia Mann and Rebecca Hales.

At the meeting there will be a presentation on the data

collected and they will share their analysis, making

suggestions for a first draft of the Values and Beliefs

statements.

At the meeting, you will have a chance to ask questions and

provide feedback. There will be translators available for

Korean and Vietnamese speakers.

In the coming months, the Board will finalise the Values

and Beliefs statements, taking everyone’s input into

account.

The Board looks forward to meeting many of you at the

community meeting next Wednesday.

Craig Burgess, Chair of Values and Beliefs Statement

Task Force

and administration groups addressed the questions

presented by the consultants and what common themes

were discovered.

Respectfully,

Dr. Barder, Head of School

Notes from the Middle High School Principal

Dear MSHS Families,

Greeting from the MSHS. I hope everyone enjoyed a relaxing Tet holiday. The hustle and bustle during the

lead up to Tet was amazing to watch and provided wonderful (albeit noisy) insights into Vietnamese culture!

During the break I happened on to the very popular TED Talk by Sir Ken Robinson. In his “talk” Robinson

puts forth the case that schools in their current state kill creativity and that a radical change must take place

in order for future generations to be successful in the workplace and in life. Although I have seen the video

on many occasions it never fails to inspire me and thought you as parents would find it relevant and thought provoking,

perhaps even food for thought?

Ken Robinson is speaker and author who is urging for a paradigm shift in schools who is very popular amongst forward

thinking educators. I hope you will take a few minutes to view the video with your child? Perhaps it may lead to a fruitful

discussion?

Please follow this link to watch the video: Ken Robinson TED Talk

As UNIS Hanoi continues to develop relevant and engaging curriculum designed to prepare for students for life in an

uncertain future the words of Ken Robinson ring loudly. In my opinion we must be mindful of tradition but not the status

quo. This is surely an exciting time to be an educator!

Warm regards,

Pete Kennedy, MSHS Principal mshsprincipal@unishanoi.org

Notes from the Admissions Office

ADMISSIONS ARE OPEN FOR 2013-2014 Please register your child by submitting an enquiry form at www.unishanoi.org.

RE-ENROLMENT FOR 2013-2014

Tuition and Fees Agreements and invoices for deposit payments shall be issued directly to families in

early March.

Placements for returning students must be secured by April 1, 2013.

Families are required to pay tuition deposits for each attending student and commit to the terms and

conditions of tuition and fees for the 2013-2014 academic year.

WITHDRAWING FAMILIES

Please notify the Admissions office of your intended date of departure.

For assistance contact admissions@unishanoi.org or call 37581551 extension 8217 / 8220.

Notes from Advancement Office

25th BIRTHDAY PARTY SEASON!

Spring will be a time to celebrate with not one but 3 major parties for the UNIS Hanoi community!

25th BIRTHDAY SPRING FAIR – MARCH 16

Spring Fair will kick off the party season as a fun family day for the entire community with food, games, shopping and

entertainment. The School Community Organisation are busy with final preparations for a wonderful celebration of our

multi-national community (see page 14). And fitting for a special Birthday Party there will be some wonderful new activities

including:

UNIQUELY UNIS auction (see page 5)

World Passport Quiz and Prize Draw for children with a Kindle and 100$

Amazon voucher

“Masterchef” Competition with KOTO and MSHS Students working and

competing together for the coveted title.

Special guests from Sapa! Our MSHS students will host students from the Sin

Chai school.

25th Birthday gifts for sale! Exclusive Mugs, t-shirts, fridge magnets, tea towels

and orders for framed copies of the all-school photo from UN Day will be

unveiled. Limited edition only!

25th BIRTHDAY BALL – APRIL 13

If you haven’t already got the date in your diary – please make sure you mark it in NOW!

This is a night of fine dining, fun and fundraising, with live music and some wonderful, exclusive, silent auction items.

Most of all this is the night that we will raise the funds to create our Birthday Gift Fund. The Fund aims to establish a

legacy gift for our host country which will invest in those most in need in Vietnam, with our Service Learning partners, for

the next 25 years!

The event will be held in the magnificent ballroom of the Intercontinental Hanoi Westlake- our lead, platinum birthday

sponsors. The decorations and theme for the evening will take guests into the heart of the Old Quarter’s 36 Streets and MS

student art will create the spectacular backdrop for the evening, created by our team of volunteer parents.

We are also honoured that the Head of School from UNIS New York and former Heads of School from UNIS Hanoi’s

history are planning to join us for the evening, flying in from around the world.

TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE IMMEDIATELY AFTER SPRING FAIR

25th BIRTHDAY ALUMNI REUNION – TOKYO, MARCH 30

More than 80 alumni of UNIS Hanoi will join together with Head of School, Chip Barder, Director of Advancement, Emma

Silva and Community Liaison Officer, Naoko Inui to celebrate the Birthday for afternoon tea in Tokyo.

Spread the word for all alumni students, parents and faculty and for more information contact: alumni@unishanoi.org

For further details and other reunion information, please visit our website.

Notes from Advancement Office

UNIQUELY UNIS! What can you give?

Our Birthday fundraising aims to raise $25,000. Our goal is to make a Birthday Gift which will support those most in

need in Vietnam for the next 25 years! And most importantly, will also engage our students and build meaningful

connections in our community through Service Learning.

Before Tet, we announced our UNIQUELY UNIS AUCTION – an auction of our community’s time and talents! It is a

celebration of what we all have to offer! It will also only be open to UNIS Hanoi community members for bids.

ALREADY CONFIRMED FROM FACULTY…

NEW! His and Hers Personal Trainers

Director of Activities Dirk Kraetzer and wife Susan (PE Dept.) will take on a couple determined to get fit!

NEW! Back to School for Head of School

Bid for Dr. Chip Barder to join your child’s class for a half day and carry their bag!

A round of golf with the Head of School

Dr Chip Barder will host a round of golf at one of Vietnam’s top courses.

Handyman for the Day

Director of Operations, Dave Porter, will set your home straight.

Digital Scrapbooking Class

HS Physics teacher Ingrid Renneberg will introduce this beautiful hobby.

Personalised Perfume!

ES French teacher Clemence Barbier (La Dame Clemence) will consult and create a perfume just for you!

French Cheese and Wine Tasting

With her French husband, Director of Advancement, Emma Silva will host a ‘guided tour’ from their homeland.

Tandem Tour with our Cycling Supremo!

A fun trip out with Director of Technology, Ed Gilbreath and his tandem

ALREADY CONFIRMED FROM PARENTS…

NEW! Restyle

Design your new look with Vidal Sassoon trained hairdresser

NEW! Limoncello Masterclass

Learn the art of making this Italian liqueur from a Sicilian family recipe

Personal Style Review

Wardrobe Review & Personal Shopping tour

Knitting Masterclass

Either beginners, starting again after a long absence or looking to tackle something more difficult.

Cooking Whizz!

Learn to cook a delicious new menu and then enjoy eating it!

Private Yoga Class

75 min private hatha yoga class for absolute beginners to intermediate-level practitioners

British Beetle Drive Bonanza

A traditional Games Night for teams of 4 – Fun for all the family!

Contact the UNIQUELY UNIS team on advancement@unishanoi.org with any questions or with your ideas.

YOUR TIME AND TALENTS CAN CHANGE SOMEONE’S LIFE THOUGH THE BIRTHDAY GIFT

FUND!

My name is Bryony Rickard and as a Grade 10 student I have to complete a Personal Project. My Project is to get in contact with our alumni through the use of a quick, simple online form so that our current community can hear what our school was like over the last 25 years.

If you know anyone or you are someone who knows anyone I could get in contact with who has any interesting stories then please contact me! Thank you!

Bryony Rickard, Grade 10 Student

In your opinion, what was the most important thing that you did

while being Head of School and why?

Bringing a vision of what UNIS could be. In the summer of 1994,

change was coming and my job was to position UNIS to be ready for it.

Up to that point, few families at UNIS had experienced another

international school and had no basis for comparison: indeed, they were

just happy to have UNIS so that they could keep their children with

them. The new wave of families about to arrive in Hanoi included many

whose children were already in international schools elsewhere and the

facilities and state of education at UNIS was decades behind other

international schools in Asia. In 1994-95, several families stayed (for

example) in Bangkok or Singapore while the breadwinner worked in

Hanoi and flew back to join the family on weekends. That changed by

1995 and most of them came to Hanoi.

The expatriate populations at other Asian capitals at the time were

serviced by international schools of 1,000 to 1,500 students or more and

we assumed that should be the minimum size planned for UNIS. That,

in turn, spoke of the need for an amount of land that was far in excess

of what the Vietnamese government allocated to their own schools and

therein lies a story:

At the time, all contact with the government was through the Service

Bureau and negotiations for land, which opened with offers of one

hectare, were clearly insufficient. Eventually, a dinner meeting was

arranged at a restaurant in the “Snake Village”, where six or seven

snakes would be served to the assembled guests. At the table, with

spouses, was the Head of UNDP, the Head of the World Bank (and his

wife, who was Chair of the UNIS School Board), the Head of the

Service Bureau and myself.

Now, for anyone who has not eaten cobra before, it is presented live at

the table and an incision made in the thorax to extract the still beating

heart, which is then cut out of the snake and put into a small glass that is

presented to the most senior guest at the table, so I knew I did not need

to worry about eating (swallowing, actually) the live heart.

It was first given to the gentleman from UNDP, who quickly used his

diplomatic skills to gracefully decline the honor, and it was next passed

to the World Bank representative . . . and when he began talking, I began

to realize that I could be next!

Sure enough, the heart was passed over to me and before upholding our

honor as guests and swallowing the warm, still beating heart and blood, I

raised the glass to propose a toast and said “Mr. Quang, here’s to ten

hectares of land for the school.”

The sequel to that story is that my going-away gift from the board two

years later was a solid gold cast of a cobra heart, but it took another four

years for UNIS to take possession of the almost ten hectares it currently

sits on, all due to the persistence and insistence of so many board

members over the years that UNIS needed that much space . . . and it all

started with a cobra heart!

Getting In Touch Project

Nationality:

South Korean

Where are you living now?

Seoul Korea

What are you doing (job/studying)?

Employee at Nexon (foreign legal affairs)

What year(s) were you at UNIS and what Grades level(s) were you

in at that time?

1994 and then 1996-1999.

What do you remember most from your time at UNIS?

I didn't have to study as much as students in Korea. That was the best

part. However, the quality of the education was great. To add to that, my

most memorable time at UNIS was going to field trip to Hue and Sapa.

I had great conversation with my classmates on the train and had a

wonderful experience and opportunity to get to know about my

classmates throughout the entire field trip. Moreover, I was in the

football team and we had friendly matches with the Russian, French,

and Hanoi International School teams. I just want to say, every moment,

every second at UNIS cannot be exchanged with anything precious. It

was a priceless gift which cannot be valued. You will understand this

when you turn thirty :)

What was the best advice a UNIS teacher gave you?

Cool down. Don't get into fights.

What were you favourite subjects at school and why?

Social studies was my favorite subject. The teacher was (Mr. Herbert)

great.

Who was your favourite teacher and why?

Mr Herbert, an English gentle man was so generous and understanding.

He had special method to motivate the students. And never got angry

with me even though I acted crazy. Also, the ESL Teacher Ms. Minix.

She was wonderful!

How did you get to school every morning?

At first, by Cyclo or Xe-om. However, when I got into 11th grade, I had

my own motorbike.

Who were your best friends and are you still in touch with them?

John Cho, yes I had a drink with him last month.

How did you and your friends like to spend your free time?

There was this bar called "Polite Pub" near Hoan Kiem. We used to

meet up there every Friday, drinking and chatting. Polite Pub is still in

Hoan Kiem, I went there in 2009. Remember, you are blessed and enjoy

the time at UNIS and make as many friends as you can. I went to 12

different schools, and UNIS was the best. There is no school like

UNIS!!

Notes from the Director of Learning

Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Test

March 5-7 for Grades 3-5 Students

April 23-25 for Grades 6-8 Students

In September UNIS Hanoi students from grades 3-8 took part in the MAP test. The MAP test is an online

standardized test which is completed individually by each student on a computer. These computerized tests in reading,

language usage, and math are called Measures of Academic Progress™ (MAP).

At UNIS Hanoi standardised testing is one method of gathering information to promote and inform student learning. A

standardised test should allow students, teachers and parents to identify a student's strengths and areas of need in the

different subject areas that are tested.

At the school-wide level the standardised test can help to identify areas of the curriculum that may need adapting. It will also

help the school to determine how UNIS Hanoi students are performing in comparison to other students around the world

and evaluate the effectiveness of our program.

The MAP test at UNIS Hanoi is done twice a year so that we can check for growth in student’s development of knowledge

and understanding in the areas tested. This semester students in grades 3-5 will complete the spring MAP test during the days

of March 5-7, 2013. Students in grades 6-8 will be testing in April and more information will be sent out to MS parents closer

to that time. The results of the assessment will be used by classroom teachers to better understand individual student

achievement and future steps for learning. Results will be sent home to parents using a parent report that will be uploaded

onto ISIS.

MAP tests are unique in that as students complete the test it adapts to be appropriate for their level of learning. As a result,

each student has the same opportunity to succeed and maintain a positive attitude toward testing.

Please be aware that there is no additional preparation that students can do to prepare for these tests. It is helpful for

students to have a good night’s sleep and a solid breakfast prior to testing. If your child is anxious you can help to alleviate

their worries by talking, listening and reassuring. Encourage your child to simply do their best as he or she would do with any

school assignment, test or project. Contact the homeroom teacher if you have a concern regarding your child’s reaction to

the test.

If you would like more information about the MAP test in general please contact Meagan Enticknap-Smith, the Director

of Learning at dol@unishanoi.org

MAP Test Schedule Grades 3-5

Reading Math Language Usage

Grade 3 Tues. March 5 Wed. March 6 Thurs. March 7

Grade 4 Tues. March 5 Wed. March 6 Thurs. March 7

Grade 5 Tues. March 5 Wed. March 6 Thurs. March 7

ECC parents, please join us on Thursday February 28 at 2 p.m. for our next ECC parent-teacher session.

Mary Pool, our Speech and Language Therapist will lead a discussion focusing on young children’s eating skills and the effect

on speech development.

Please RSVP hsayerssanchez@unishanoi.org to confirm your attendance. The session will be held in the in the PYP meeting

room (ECC B11 G27).

Hedi Sayer-Sanchez, Grade level Coordinator

Early Childhood Centre Parent Info Session

Kindergarten PAC

Visitor at UNIS Hanoi

Caldecott Honour Award Winner

Author and Illustrator

Peter Brown

AT UNIS HANOI February 25 to March 1, 2013

Author Peter Brown will be visiting

UNIS Hanoi students

UNIS Hanoi Community Evening Event

February 26, 2013

18:00, Center for the Arts

Please join us for a Parent Workshop with Peter Brown

Friday March 1, 2013

14:30 to 15:15, In the ES Library Reading Corner

Please read ES Grade Level Blogs for additional information

Kindly note that nine different signed titles by Peter Brown shall be available for purchase during the week of Peter Brown’s

visit: 400,000 VND and 150,000 VND respectively depending upon the title.

SEE YOU THERE!

What: Celebrate the grade 10 students’ achievement in their personal projects

Examples: musical compositions, photography, restaurant guide, water filtering

Audience: Parents, siblings, students, staff, board members

Where: Centre for the Arts (B10) – theatre and foyer

When: March 14, 18:00 – 19:30

exhibition

Grade 10 Personal Project Exhibition Invitation

Health and Safety Awareness - D-12 Parent Info Sessions

The UNIS Hanoi Counseling Department invites you to join us as we present a series of presentations focusing on

health & safety awareness! Speakers from the hanoi community and beyond will present information on helping

promote mental and physical health and safety for our children!

SCHEDULE

February 27—9:00-10:00 am (Black Box in the Centre for the Arts) —Parent Meeting with Kevin P. Mulvey,

Substance Abuse Treatment Advisor—US Embassy

Dr. Kevin P. Mulvey is a Substance Abuse Treatment Advisor to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

(PEPFAR) at the US Embassy in Vietnam through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. He has experience working in the region as a Senior Technical Advisor for HIV

and Drug Use Interventions. An Applied Sociologist, he as has held positions with the Center for Substance Abuse

Prevention (CSAP), Division of Systems Development as the Acting Division Director, and the Chief of the Performance

and Technical Assistance Branch. Kevin will be speaking on prevention and harm reduction.

Kevin will also be leading assemblies for our middle school and high school students on February 27 to help promote

safety and health in Hanoi.

March 1—8:30-10:00 am (Library Projection Room) —Community Norms Presentation

The UNIS Hanoi D-12 Counselors will present results of the Community-wide survey recently completed by students

and parents. All parents are encouraged to attend whether they completed the survey themselves or not.

March 4 - 1:30-3:00 pm (Library Projection Room) — Session with Dr. Yong Cho, a Clinical Psychologist and CEO

of the Tree Group in Seoul, Korea.

Dr. Cho has experience working with international school students and families both in Korea and throughout the region.

Dr. Cho is completely fluent in both English and Korean and offers services to families in both languages. During this

session he will be talking to Korean parents about how to support their children in English speaking school

environments, the importance of Korean fathers’ involvement in their children’s education, and issues of child

development. This session will be in Korean.

March 6 - 8:30 am-12:00 pm (Library Projection Room) —A morning with our Community Resources discussing

health & safety in Hanoi:

8:30-9:30 am—Dr. Brian McNaull (Medical Director – Family Medical Practice Hanoi) – “Keeping Healthy in Hanoi”

9:45-10:45 am—Andrea Fleming and Masooma Kachelo (Mental Health Professionals of Hanoi) – “Raising

Emotionally Healthy Children in the Expatriate Community”

11:00 am-12:00 pm—Lillian Canada (Mental Health Professional in Hanoi) – “Safe and Sound”

March 7 - 6:00-7:30 pm (Library Projection Room) - Community Norms Presentation (an encore presentation from

March 1st for the convenience of those able to attend evening sessions)

The UNIS Hanoi Counselors have attempted to source a variety of presenters and workshops during this week and offer

different presentation times to meet the needs of our parent community. Several of these topics and sessions are directly the

result of parent requests and feedback. We hope to see as many parents as possible in attendance at these events.

Please contact your division counselors for more information or if you have any questions:

ES Counselor: Cami Endicott – escounselor@unishanoi.org

MS Counselor: Jason Caruana – mscounselor@unishanoi.org

HS Counselors: Tanya Arnold – hscounselorarnold@unishanoi.org

Candy Crouch – hscounselorcrouch@unishanoi.org

Biking Around The World with Jeremy Scott

The Friday before Tet break, Grade 10 were invited to a talk by Jeremy Scott.

Jeremy is currently completing a round the world trip by bicycle and wanted to share some of his amazing photographs and

stories with UNIS Hanoi students. By the time he reached Hanoi, Jeremy had already clocked up an astounding 27,000

kilometres on his bicycle. He is completing this trip to raise money for the British and New Zealand Heart Foundations,

inspired by the fact he had open heart surgery himself as a child. Here is what he has to say about the decision to embark on

this epic journey:

‘’Over the last 6 or 7 years I have dreamt about and plotted this monumental challenge. It has dominated my thoughts for what seems like an

eternity and finally the time for dreaming is over.

Back in October 2011 I nervously set off from my flat in London to start an adventure that will see me pedal half way around the globe, passing

through approximately 30 countries on my way from England to New Zealand. My goal is to not only reach The Land of the Long White Cloud

alive and well, but to cycle more than 50,000km (30,000 miles) in the process.´´

You can see pictures from his trip, read his travel journal, donate and find out more about his motivation on his blog.

http://quinsadventure.wordpress.com/

Grade 10 Personal Project

Students are embarking on the final two weeks of their Personal Project journey. Parents can engage in

conversations about their progress by giving feedback on the product or proof-reading the project report.

This report is the main focus of students’ work in the final weeks as the product should be completed.

Please direct questions to: mypcoordinator@unishanoi.org

March 11 – Personal Project deadline (students submit product, report and process journal)

Sibylle D. Harth, MYP Coordinator

Saussage Sizzle

We have moved to our

new location!

Your UNIS Hanoi Sausage Sizzle is now

serving our WORLD FAMOUS products

behind the B-4 Sports Centre.

Fresh brewed coffee, tea, water, soda,

popcorn and sausages will be available on

Saturday from 9:00 to 11:30

Middle School Student Council News

On Friday, March 1 the Middle School Student Council will be running a games and movie afternoon from 3:30 to 7:30.

They will be organizing a homeroom dodgeball tournament immediately after school. After the tournament, they will be

selling sausages as well as snacks and drinks. They will cap off the evening by offering a choice of 4 different movies.

All Middle School students are encouraged to stay after school on Friday, March 1. However, there are no late busses on that

day. Therefore parents will need to arrange transportation home for them when the event ends at 7:30 pm.

For any further information please contact Kevin Johnston at kjohnston@unishanoi.org

Notes from the High School Counselors’ Office

College Visits Coming Up at UNIS Hanoi. Don’t miss the date!

Webster University (US) - February 26th 2013

Savannah College of Art (Hong Kong) - February 27th 2013 (For Students intersted in Art)

Business Faculty/Hong Kong Polytechnic University - March 05th 2013 (For Students interested in Business Degree)

Canadian Education Fair - March 08th 2013

Gold Smiths/University of London - March 11th 2013 (For Students interested in Art)

International College of Hotel management (Australia) - March 14th 2013 (For Students interested in Hotel Management)

Durham University - March 22nd 2013 (Ranking 05th among UK institutions)

For brief introduction about the institutions, please follow this link.

From the Nurses’ Office

This week at School we have seen many students with vomiting. Evidence suggests hand washing is the single most

important thing that parents can teach their children to help prevent the spread of germs especially at school. We want our

students to spend more time in the classroom than at home being sick and so this is a timely reminder to remember the

importance of hand hygiene. The article from, the Center for Disease Control, Atlanta highlights this in an easy to read

format.

UNIS Hanoi School Nurse Team

School Community Organisation News

3 Hours of FUN, plus 1 hour of

FUN WORK!

Volunteering is FUN when we all do it as team. We need

MOMs, DADs as well as STUDENTS to help us during

Spring Fair!!!

So please sign up with Philippa Wood( Pippa) at

sco@unishanoi.org, specifying:

Subject of email: Volunteering

Your name

Mobile phone

If you are a student, your homeroom

Preferred time slot (11-12 / 12 -13 / 13-14 / 14-15)

She will respond you indicating where your help will be

most valuable. Spring Fair is all about us having a great

time as a community, but we do need help to make it

happen. We have approximately 200 slots to fill in!!!

Note: In case you want to help but you have a daughter or

son that will be performing during the event, and want to

wait to find out the time of their performance, please do let

Pippa know about it, and she will assign you to an specific

area once you have that information.

Remember: EVERYONE need s to buy a ticket to enter

UNIS Campus on that day! (info about tickets coming

soon!)

THANK YOU!!! And see you HAVING FUN

HELPING on Saturday March 16!!!

Spring Fair 2013 Team

Bottle Donation Back by popular demand!

Our Operations Director, David Porter, will be running

his bottle game at this year’s fair. This adult game

requires donations of bottles. The bottles donated

should be new (full and unused) of whatever filling –

water, whiskey, milk, spaghetti sauce, lemonade, soy sauce,

champagne, eye drops (possibly not), tomato sauce, cough

mixture……

Big ones, little ones, miniatures ……… anything that

resembles a bottle…….

Check your shelves or stop by the market and drop them at

any collection location: Advancement Office, ES Office

or MSHS Office.

SCO Boutique News

Open hours: Monday and Thursday: 15:00 to 16:00 Tuesday and Wednesday: 08:00 to 09:00

Thank you for all of your input and suggestions. We sure

are growing from good to great!

Please not that the boutique will open on Elementary

Sports day, Thursday March 14 from 08:00 – 09:00

School Community Organisation News

Elementary School Snack Sale - Friday March 1, 2013 SCO is organizing the popular snack sale event for ECC and Elementary School students. This is the event that most of the

students wait for!

This year we will have four snack sale events with this following schedule:

1. Friday, 5th October 2012

Contribution class: KAP, KJK, 1JH, 1BB, 2BMcL, 2DL, 3JC

2. Friday, 7th December 2012

Contribution class: Discovery SS, Pre-K/HS, 3LB, 4SN, 4LL, 5JH, 5KW

3. Friday,1st March 2013

Contribution class: KCA, KCO, 1TS, 1KB, 2JMcH, 2LN, 3AL

4. Friday, 31st May 2013

Contribution class: Pre-K/RT, Pre-K/MA, 3BF, 4MK, 4BM, 5HN, 5MS/SC

We will ask parents of all ECC and Grades 1-5 students as scheduled above, to kindly contribute 10 individual wrapped

healthy snack items to be sold to the students. We welcome both savory and sweet snacks.

As we encourage children to have healthy snacks, we will not sell any choco-pies, chips, candies, pre-packaged cookies, or

chocolate bars. We also will not sell any snacks that contain any nuts. All ES and ECC students can buy up to 2 snacks, with

each snack cost VND 10,000.

This is one of events organized to provide a fun activity to and from UNIS Hanoi Community that children enjoy. All

proceeds from Snack Sale are used for SCO activities. Past initiatives included funding music scholarships for Vietnamese

students, purchasing equipment to support learning environment, hosting SCO social events, and organizing teacher

appreciation days.

We thank all the parents who have helped previous snack sale and would like to invite all of you to participate again. We

would also love to welcome any other parents who are willing to help.

Your child(ren) loves to see you at school. Please contact one of the coordinators listed below if you would like to assist in

any way.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Bo-Young Hwang soool2@yahoo.com Ikue Mizuno Mikue@mbn.nifty.com Christine Olga cdheaton@indo.net.id

Energize Schedule

If your child has any food allergy or

dietary restrictions, please let us know.

J.juniscanteen@gmail.com

Parents...please remember to send a lunch ticket or money each day with your Grade 1 and above child so he/she can purchase lunch. FYI: The Canteen does serve a vegetarian option each day.

Milk Product : Green Color

Pork : Red Color

Seafood : Blue Color

*** Main dish contains EGG

Canteen Menu for the week of February 25 to March 01

Western Set Menu

25 Chicken A La King Grilled Potatoes Bean Topping Salad Mini Donut Fruit / Milk

26 Meat Loaf w/Gravy Sauce Mashed Potatoes Caesar Salad Soft Roll Fruit / Milk

27 Beef Stroganoff Steamed Rice Garden Salad Brownie Fruit / Milk

28 Chicken Parmesan Steamed Rice Lettuce & Tomato Salad Choco Chip Cookie Fruit / Milk

1 Hot Dog w/Grilled Onion Potato Chips Spinach Salad Lemon Cookie Fruit / Milk

Asian Set Menu

25 Mafa Tofu Sauce Steamed Rice Sauteed Vegetables Mini Donut Fruit / Milk

26 Boiled Chicken w/Potato Multi Grain Rice Stir Fried Vegetables Soft Roll Fruit / Milk

27*** Tempura Noodle w/Shrimp Rice (only ES) Garden salad Brownie Fruit / Milk

28 Beef w/Black Pepper Sauce Steamed Rice Lettuce & Tomato Salad Choco Chip Cookie Fruit / Milk

1*** Thai Fried Chicken w/Black Bean Sauce Steamed Rice Broccoli Lemon Cookie Fruit / Milk

ECC Set Menu

25 Chicken A La King Grilled Potatoes Bean Topping Salad Mini Donut Fruit / Milk

26 Meat Loaf w/Gravy Sauce Mashed Potatoes Caesar Salad Soft Roll Fruit / Milk

27 Beef Stroganoff Steamed Rice Garden Salad Brownie Fruit / Milk

28 Chicken Parmesan Steamed Rice Lettuce & Tomato Salad Choco Chip Cookie Fruit / Milk

1 Hot Dog w/Grilled Onion Potato Chips Spinach Salad Lemon Cookie Fruit / Milk

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ENERGIZE HOURS (February 22 onwards)

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

Swimming Pool

06.15 - 07.45 17.45 - 18.00

No A.M. Swim

17.45 - 18.00

06.15 - 07.45 16.45 - 18.00

06.15 - 07.45 17.45 - 18.00

06.15 - 07.45 17.45 - 18.00

08.15 - 16.45 08.15 - 12.00 13.00 - 16.45

Fitness Room

06.00 - 08.00 16.30 - 20.00

06.00 - 08.00 16.30 - 20.00

06.00 - 08.00 16.30 - 20.00

06.00 - 08.00 16.30 - 20.00

06.00 - 08.00 16.30 - 20.00

08.00 - 12.00 13.00 - 17.00

08.00 - 12.00 13.00 - 17.00

NOTE: Starting today (February 22) we will be closing the swimming pool at 18:00 (6pm) until further notice due to some sign of the Rove Beetle, which was problematic this past fall.