Newsletter5.12.14

6/12 BISzaar @ 9am - 2pm (AP2)

7/12 Clubs finish

8/12 - 11/12 TXhibition

11/12 MP2 Production

12/12 - 15/12 Bangkok Swim Meet

17/12 EYFS Christmas Concert

18/12 TX Christmas Musical Market

19/12 Term 1 finishes @ 11:30am

BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - HO CHI MINH CITY

5 DECEMBER 2014 | ISSUE 14

Dates for your diary

IN THIS ISSUE

From the Head of Campus 2

EYFS Family Morning 3

Music Department + Finer Diners 4

PDV visits Year 6 + Dates of Term 1 + Blogspot 5

Student Council + TXhibition 6

PE Department 7

Paid Dance Classes for Term 2 + Holiday Programme 8

Football Tournament 9

Christmas BISzaar 10

December

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Newsletter Issue 14|1

From the Head Teacher - Ms. Sue Hill Dear Parents, Saturday is usually very quiet at the TX campus, with only a few children visiting school to take part in clubs. Last Saturday, however, was very different! At 8:30am, children from EYFS and their parents started to arrive and squeals could be heard as they caught sight of the huge bouncy castle in the playground. This was our first EYFS Family Morning and the event was a great success thanks to the hard work and enthusiasm of teachers, teaching assistants and parent helpers. Photographs of the event can be found in the following pages of this newsletter.

On Thursday, I had the pleasure of joining the coffee morning, led by our Japanese parents. Following the success of our Indian celebrations for Diwali, when we found out about Indian culture through the medium of dance, this event gave us an insight into Japanese culture through the medium of food. Over 20 parents joined the coffee morning, representing Italy, France, Philippines, Vietnam, South Korea, Thailand and India, all with a common interest in cooking. Our task was to learn how to make a delicious sushi roll. The coffee morning was great fun and successful as judged by enjoyment of the final dish washed down with Japanese tea. A big thank you to our Japanese parents! I hope to see many of you next week for the MP2 production of Aladdin, which will take place on Thursday evening at 6pm. All parents and children are welcome to come and watch. Be prepared for some audience participation as the event takes the form of a traditional pantomime and promises to be highly entertaining.

Saturday was a very exciting and unusual day to be at school last week when EYFS held its first Family Morning on the Tu Xuong campus. Teachers, TAs and parents all came together to provide a range of fun activities for our youngest children including a bouncy castle, face painting, a fishing game and nail art. There was a great atmosphere and it was wonderful to see so many parents and children all enjoying themselves. A big thank you to the parents and carers that helped out on the day with activities and selling food and drink. We were also very lucky to have complimentary Nestle food and drinks provided courtesy of one of our EYFS parents.

A wonderful morning!

Ms Gurvinder TX EYFS Leader

EYFS Family Morning

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Finer Diners

Music Department

Announcing: TX Christmas Musical Market 2014

TX Christmas Musical Market

Thursday 18th December 2014, 6:00pm

Please join us for a special Christmas celebration in the TX playground and foyer. Christmas Market with many wonderful Christmas crafts all made by the children from EYFS

to year 6 for you to buy and take home. Musical performances by the TX orchestra, choirs, brass group and many more. Refreshments and home-made baking Parents please note: This is a non-seated event. We ask when you are watching the performances to please stand - this is not a formal concert. The Musical Market is a relaxed free-flowing event and parents can choose to stand at the stage or wander over to the market at any time. We also ask parents to please be prepared for the weather - December is usually dry in the evenings, however in case of rain, please bring an umbrella. We hope to see many of you there supporting our wonderful talented children on the evening of 18th December! Mr. Robbie

Well done to Vivian, Sen and Surbin (Year 5), and Chenny, Kephren and Jamie (Year 6).

On the 3rd of December, PDV visited 6T. We went to the Art Room to do some painting and cutting of our por-traits. The PDV students partnered up with one of the TX students.

The children had a fantastic time with PDV; we did lots of amazing paintings! We painted portraits, made a col-lage with our new friends and lots more. We had exciting conversations and found out more about each other. We look forwards to meeting up again soon.

From Jamie and Minh (6T)

PDV visits Year 6

Dates of Term 1

Date Year Group/s Event

7/12 All Clubs Finish

11/12 MP2 MP2 Production (Evening)

12/12-15/12 Y4-Y6 Bangkok Feeding Frenzy Swim Meet

17/12 EYFS Christmas Concert

18/12 Y1-Y6 Christmas Concert (Evening)

19/12 All Term 1 finishes @ 11.30am

Blogspot

The end of every term is busy; year groups are coming to the end of topics so children are busy finishing off

work and, as we head into the Christmas season, preparations are ongoing for a number of upcoming

events. We have been very fortunate to have Ms Charlie with us this this term, and next week we will be

holding the TXhibition to showcase the amazing artwork the children have created. There are a number of

festive musical events also coming up in the final week. Please look out for details on the blogs and in the

newsletter. Thursday was a busy day for parents at TX. In the morning, our Japanese families hosted a sushi

making demonstration and then in the evening, the our French families took on the role of hosts. We had a

great evening socialising and learning the art of wine tasting.

On my blog (ianbattersby.blogspot.com) this week

you will find the following posts:

The TXhibition TX Christmas Musical Market Sushi Making Coffee Morning Parents‟ Cheese and Wine Finer Diners – MP3

Mr. Ian

Today all the Student Council members from TX, BVIS and AP1 met together to share ideas and get to know each other. The meeting started off with some team building activities and then each Student Council had the opportunity to share what they have been doing in their school. TX and AP1 discussed playground equipment and were very interested in the Playground Monitors that BVIS have. BVIS asked what ideas we had about raising money for charity. It was a great opportunity for all the children to talk to each other and each Student Council now has some ideas to discuss in their next meeting. The event finished off with a delicious lunch and special muffin treat for all students! Ms. Anna Hughes

Student Council

TXhibition

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PE Department

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Inter House Basketball Competition Students from all four houses took part in an Inter House Basketball Competition. Milepost 3 took part on Monday and Milepost 2 took part in the tournament on Tuesday. The results from the competition are below: MP3 Basketball Tournament:

Overall results 1st Place: Hue 2nd Place: Hanoi 3rd Place: Dalat 4th Place: Saigon First and second place position was decided on overall points scored throughout the tournament. MP2 Basketball Tournament:

Overall results 1st Place: Saigon 2nd Place: Hue, Dalat and Hanoi Well done to all the children involved especially the house captains and the Year 4 students who volunteered to run the teams. U11 Boys Basketball Tournament- Wednesday 3rd December The U11 boys‟ basketball squad took part in the Pool A tournament at ISHCMC on Wednesday 3rd December. The team consisted of; Bao Tran, Anh Vu Dang, Pana Duong, Tyler Nguyen, Yoo Min Park, Khoa Tran, Gia Vinh Nguyen, David Nghiem, Andrew Vu, Rishi Ahuja. The team played four games of basketball throughout the afternoon. The initial game they played was against AIS-TT. This game enabled the TX squad to organise both their attacking and defensive play on court. Both Tyler and Gia Vinh had a massive impact on the attacking play during this game. Anh Vu made some superb rebounds which contributed to baskets being scored, culminating in a win over AIS- TT 8-25. The second game against SSIS A and third game against AP1 were tough and required the squad to persevere and fight for every ball. Khoa made some superb rebounds and steals throughout the defensive plays of these games. Andrew, Yoo Min, Pana and Bao created space throughout the attacking play contributing to several baskets. However, the TX team struggled to maintain the tempo of the game and fatigue set in. The TX squad lost both games. The fourth game was against ISHCMC for third or fourth position. The TX team knew this game was going to be a battle as soon as they stepped onto the court. Both teams showed signs of fatigue early after the long afternoon of basketball. However, Rishi and David‟s defensive play was superb. They chased every ball and marked their players slowing down play. This game was end to end with TX taking advantage of the weaknesses in ISHCMC‟s defence. However, in the last 10 minutes the TX squad struggled to keep up with the momentum of the play. The final result went to ISHCMC 16-10 points. The squad finished fourth overall out of the six teams in the „Pool A‟ tournament. The player of the tournament was Gia Vinh Nguyen for his strength and composure on the ball during the attacking set pieces. The TX team demonstrated determination and perseverance throughout the tournament. The team has improved dramatically throughout the season and this is due to the hard work and dedication of the students. Well done TX you should be proud!

Ms. Charlotte

Game Score

G1: Hue Vs Saigon 4-2

G2: Hanoi Vs Dalat 2-0

3rd/4th Play offs: Saigon Vs Dalat 0-2

1st /2nd Play offs: Hue Vs Hanoi 0-0

Game Score

G1: Hue Vs Saigon 0-6

G2: Hanoi Vs Dalat 0-0

G3: Hue Vs Dalat 0-0

G4: Saigon Vs Hanoi 2-0

Paid Dance Classes for Term 2

Dear Parents, Please see attached dance programmes that will be offered by the Dancenter next term. Be aware that these programmes are also open to students from other schools. These programmes will not appear on our Activities schedules (CHQ) as their sign up dates are between 1-13th December. Contact the Dancenter and make payments directly to secure a place for your son or daughter. Please also quote BIS HCMC when making this booking. If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact me. Regards Mr Phil Drake Director of Sport/Activities & Trip Coordinator British International School, Ho Chi Minh City

246 Nguyen Van Huong, District 2, HCMC, Vietnam Phone: +84 (0)8 3744 2335 Fax: +84 (0)8 3744 2334 Mobile: +84 (0)9 06 965218 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bisvietnam.com Part of the BIS Group of Schools

Holiday Programme

Date Sport Time Head Coach Min No of students Age Prices (VND) Location

20/12-22/12 Football 8:00-11:00am SSA Min 8 Y3 upwards 1.350.000 Big Field

20/12-22/12 Basketball 1:00pm-4:00pm SSA Min 8 Y3 upwards 1.350.000 AP2 Sports Hall

20/12-22/12

Swimming

8:45am-9:30am Mr Vinh Min 5/Max 10 F2-F3 415.000 AP1 Pool

9:30am-10:15am Mr Vinh Min 5/Max 10 Y1-Y2 415.000 AP1 Pool

11.00am-12.00pm Mr Vinh Min 5/Max 12 Y3-Y4 550.000 AP1 Pool

12.15pm-1.45pm Mr Vinh Min5/Max 15 Y5 upwards 825.000 AP1 Pool

Newsletter Issue 14|8

Football Tournament

Dear Parents and Teachers

Wonderful Silent Auction at AP2 PTG Christmas BISzaar

This year‟s annual PTG Christmas BISzaar will be held on Saturday 6th December from 9am-2pm in the AP2 campus. In addition to the fantastic variety of vendors, festive activities and exotic raffle prizes, this year two of our generous sponsors have donated prizes which, due to their invaluable and undoubtedly popular nature, will be sold through a silent auction.

Details of the items are:

Autographed Football Shirt - Francesco Totti Captain of Serie A Club Roma Number 1 goal scorer In AS Roma Most capped Player in AS Roma Euro 2000 finalist 2006 World Cup Winner Named in the FIFA 100 list “Best Player in the World” Pele, Jan 2006 On 30 September 2014 Totti became the oldest scorer ever in the Champions League – HIS 300TH PROFESSIONAL CAREER GOAL

Autographed Football Shirt Manchester United 1999-2000 squad Premier League winners Including: David Beckham, Gary Neville, Andy Cole, Roy Keane, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Phil Neville, Dwight Yorke, Teddy Sheringham and David Healy. Painting by Hanoi Artist Dinh Huu Viet (Value $1,500) As all proceeds from the silent auction will be donated to local charity groups, we would very much appreciate your participation. Come along on Saturday and bid!

Kind Regards PTG Committee

Christmas BISzaar