Concordia Hanoi News April 2013

CONCORDIA NEWSAPRIL 2013

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With over 20 nationalities represented at Concordia Hanoi, celebrating the cultures of the school was sure to be a colorful event...and a fun one too!

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One of the amazing things about Concor-dia is the community that gathers around the school. Our parents have been a wonderful part of that community and are worth celebrating too.

CELEBRATE CONCORDIA!

CEELBRATING CONCORDIA CULTURES

The excitement began as soon as students started arriving on campus that morning- a US Cardinals Baseball jersey, a Korean hanbok, a Japanese kimono, a Singaporean

culture could be seen through dress and other culture-sharing activities.

Parents put on a spectacular event for the students to get to know all the nationalities represented at Concordia. From Mexican bingo and Swiss Egg painting to German Traditional foods and Japanese Origami, the Concordia parents had so many varieties of experiences to share with the students. Everyone was encouraged to wear clothing from his or her culture (or a culture they had lived in), which made for a spectacularly colorful day.

Thank you to all the WONDERFUL PARENTS who helped to organize such a spectacular event and an even bigger thank you to all the ROOM PARENTS who helped to organize each of the tables. The festival was a true celebration of Concordia cultures and our community!

Check out our Concordia Facebook page to see more great pictures of the day!

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HANOI INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S CLUB ON CAMP US

For the third year in a row, the Concordia parents held a joint coffee morning with the Hanoi International

theme of “Women Helping Women” and attendees had a

CONCORDIA PARENTS! OUT & ABOUT

PSO TOUR TO BAT TRANG POTTERY VILLAGE

song resonate the pride that the Vietnamese

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WELCOME TO MANDARIN CLASS

Around 1 billion people speak Mandarin Chinese around the world.

Mandarin language has more native speakers than any other language.

Mandarin Chinese is mostly spoken in China, Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia. It is also widely used in the many Chinese communities (Chinatowns) around the globe.

Mandarin Chinese is one of the

United Nations.

Mandarin is ranked second, behind English, as one of the most useful business languages in the world.

Fun Facts aboutMandarin Chinese

“Nín hao” says Mrs. Ngin in this beginner Mandarin

class for Reception and Grade 1 students.

Being from Singapore, Concordia 8th grader, Grace, dives right into the language.

Mrs. Ngin spends individual time with students. Small classes and one-on-one

attention is a huge plus to gain a deeper comprehension of any language.

Welcome to the “jiao shi” where Mandarin class takes place, one of the Modern Languages on offer for students in Reception to Middle School and will be offered for high school students next year.

GET THOSE SMILES READY FOR YEARBOOK PHOTOS!April 5 - Class photos, students please wear green or white uniforms only.April 10- Individual photos, students are allowed to wear appropriate FREE DRESS but for those students playing sports or needing athletic clothes please make sure to bring those clothes as well.April 16 - All School Photo, students please wear green and white uniforms only.

PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR FIELD DAYParent help is encouraged, requested and needed to help operate our school wide FIELD DAY on Thursday, April 18 at our

To share an event in the next newsletter, please contact Lia Garcia at [email protected]

APRIL EVENTS:

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Class Photo Day (green or white uniforms only)

Inter-School Art Show opens at Concordia (until April 12)

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ConcordiaBook Fair

April 11-12 from 8am-5pmOn the Concordia Campus

Open to the Hanoi CommunityBooks for Preschool to

High School

www.concordiahanoi.org

Featuring international publishers including Scholastic, Houghton

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