UNIS Hanoi’s Weekly Community Newsletter Volume 19, Edition 20, Friday 25 January Next Week... Monday, 28 January ● Values and Beliefs Parent Focus Group 19:00-21:00 Tuesday, 29 January ● Tet Bag Delivery 08:30 - 13:30 Wednesday, 30 January ● APAC Swimming, ISB, China, Jan 30 - Feb 3 ● APAC Girls Basketball, HKIS, China, Jan 30 - Feb 3 ● APAC Boys Basketball, TCIS, Korea, Jan 30 - Feb 3 Thursday, 31 January ● MRISA Senior Basketball, ISHCMC, Jan 31 - Feb 3 ● Values and Belief Statement Task Force, 07:00-08:30, B7 ● Board of Directors Meeting, 17:30-19:30, B7 Friday, 1 February ● Breakfast with the Head of School 08:15 - 09:15, B7 ● 4BM Parent Concert, 14:00 - 14:30 Saturday, 2 February ● UNIS Hanoi Invitational MS Girls Soccer Tournament Coming Soon... Monday, 4 February ● Highschool Season 3 Sport Starts - Soccer ● Committee on Directors 17:30 - 19:00, B7 Tuesday, 5 February ● Grade 1 Tet Adventure Trip 08:30 - 10:30 ● Curriculum Info Evening for New Families PYP & MYP 18:00 - 19:00, Black Box Friday, 8 February ● ASA Session 2 Ends ● ES Tet Celebration 09:45 - 10:30, B10 Saturday, 8 February ● Tet Holidays 09 - 17 February. School Closed. Thursday, 21 February ● MRISA Junior Soccer Tournament, HIS 21-24 February ● Finance Committee Meeting 07:00 - 08:30, B7 ● Advancement Committee Meeting 08:30 - 10:00, B7 ● Grades 5-6 Curriculum Transition Meeting [email protected]IN THIS WEEK’S TIN TUC - The Highlights... Notes from the Head of School (p.2) Notes from the Board of Directors (p.3) Admissions for 2013-2014 ? (p.3) Notes from the ES Principal (p.4) Community Turbin Project. We need your support! (p.9) Tet Gifts (p.9-10) Saussage Sizzle New Location (p.11) Notes from the Nurses’ Office (p.11) 25th Birthday Alumni Project (p.5) Grade 5 Exhibition. Read more (p.6) Hearing Screening Test (p.7) Spring Fair. Book Now! (p.12) What to wear in Spring? (p.12) Basketball Invitational Tournament Review (p.13) Grade 10 Personal Project Update (p.7) PYP & MYP Parent Workshop (p.8) Grade 1 PAC (p.8) Invitational Soccer Tournament Programme (p.14) MRISA Arts Festival (p.14) Job Opportunity (p.15)
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UNIS Hanoi’s Weekly Community Newsletter Volume 19, Edition 20, Friday 25 January
Next Week... Monday, 28 January
● Values and Beliefs Parent Focus Group 19:00-21:00
Tuesday, 29 January
● Tet Bag Delivery 08:30 - 13:30
Wednesday, 30 January
● APAC Swimming, ISB, China, Jan 30 - Feb 3
● APAC Girls Basketball, HKIS, China, Jan 30 - Feb 3
● APAC Boys Basketball, TCIS, Korea, Jan 30 - Feb 3
Thursday, 31 January
● MRISA Senior Basketball, ISHCMC, Jan 31 - Feb 3
● Values and Belief Statement Task Force, 07:00-08:30,
B7
● Board of Directors Meeting, 17:30-19:30, B7
Friday, 1 February
● Breakfast with the Head of School 08:15 - 09:15, B7
● 4BM Parent Concert, 14:00 - 14:30
Saturday, 2 February
● UNIS Hanoi Invitational MS Girls Soccer Tournament
Coming Soon... Monday, 4 February
● Highschool Season 3 Sport Starts - Soccer
● Committee on Directors 17:30 - 19:00, B7
Tuesday, 5 February
● Grade 1 Tet Adventure Trip 08:30 - 10:30
● Curriculum Info Evening for New Families PYP & MYP
18:00 - 19:00, Black Box
Friday, 8 February
● ASA Session 2 Ends
● ES Tet Celebration 09:45 - 10:30, B10
Saturday, 8 February
● Tet Holidays 09 - 17 February. School Closed.
Thursday, 21 February
● MRISA Junior Soccer Tournament, HIS 21-24 February
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
Nationality: People's Republic of China
Where are you living now? Melbourne, Australia
What are you doing (job/studying)? Studying at university
What year(s) were you at UNIS and what Grades level(s) were you in at that time? I was studying in UNIS from August 2001 to December 2003, I was studying grade 7, 8 and the first semester of grade 9.
What do you remember most from your time at UNIS? I remember the after school activities the most, especially I had learnt how to play baseball and soccer while also participating in the baseball team and men's football team. I also enjoyed the cooking class with all the girls who were older than I was.
What was the best advice a UNIS teacher gave you? Always be organized, plan everything for the day and try to follow that plan as close as possible; don't just go into a day without a plan in your head. Whenever I followed this advice I was very productive and successful, but when I failed to follow this advice, I suffered terribly.
What were you favourite subjects at school and why? My favourite subject at school was Social Studies / History, because it was very challenging. I enjoyed the subject because I learnt a lot of information about Europe and Ancient South America that wasn't available at other schools I had been to.
Who was your favourite teacher and why? My favourite teacher was Mr. Ian Edwards (Middle School Math, Science, and Physical Education) the reason I liked him so much was that he taught me the importance of discipline and planning to ensure the successful outcome of anything in my life. He took his personal time to help me to come up with daily plans and I followed his advice on budgeting my time. I used to be a very unorganized boy where I get almost nothing done everyday, but Mr. E's emphasize on daily time planning and careful organization of homework has reversed my experiences in UNIS into a period of success and confidence. Secondly, I was born in China where no one really took the time to teach the younger generations the importance to concern and serving others in need. Through helping me in the Know One Teach One program and the process of telling me the importance of recycling, I was able to learn that the society will be much better if everyone puts in a bit of his/her effort to help others around you, and through developing the habit of concern for the wellbeing of others, I was able to broaden my mindset and make a lot of good friends.
How did you get to school every morning? I walked to school every morning, UNIS was located on Van Phuc street, which was right next to the Van Phuc diplomatic compound that I was living in.
Who were your best friends and are you still in touch with them? My favourite friends were Mr. Monet (Ee) Su and Miss Lena Girerd Barclay, I met Monet at the first day of attending UNIS and Lena a year later. I am still in touch with them occasionally via Facebook.
How did you and your friends like to spend your free time? At UNIS, we spent our free time between classes talking about various topics, mostly related to politics, food, sport, and sometimes about whose country was better (which was funny). After school we mostly went to after school activities, played some team sports and do some group studying together (which mostly consisted of copying off each other's assignments).
Getting In Touch Project
Nationality: Netherlands
Where are you living now? Thailand
What are you doing (job/studying)? Job - Research Coordinator at the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
What year(s) were you at UNIS and what Grades level(s) were you in at that time? 2000-2006. Grade 7 (halfway) to Grade 12
What do you remember most from your time at UNIS? I remember the small community, the great teachers and the ability to play sports. Since the school was so small back then, you had a very strong and close relationships with your teachers. The teachers would give you as much attention as you needed in order for you to excel. I consider myself extremely lucky to have been at UNIS in those years and to have seen it change and progress over the years.
What were you favourite subjects at school and why? P.E. and D.T in middle school and later economics in high school.
Who was your favourite teacher and why? Ms. Zamojski - I liked her for her attitude and willingness to teach. She was always ready to help those that needed it and was very understanding. She was tough when you needed her to be, but extremely loving and comforting when you had had a rough day.
How did you get to school every morning? To the old campus by car, to the new campus by driving my own motorbike.
Who were your best friends and are you still in touch with them? Friends came and went quite often in Hanoi and especially for me because I was there for a relatively extended period. At first my best friends were Maayan Levy and Joey Baird, and later they were Andreana de Jong, Nadia Engelbrecht, Rie Davidson and Laurie Augustin. I would say that I'm still in close contact with Andreana de Jong because we are both from Holland and try to see each other when we're both there.
How did you and your friends like to spend your free time? We played a lot of sports, watched movies, went shopping and hung out at the Hanoi club.
Notes from the PYP Office
Grade 5 Exhibition Commencing Soon! What is the Grade 5 Exhibition? The PYP Grade 5 Exhibition is a very special unit of inquiry which occurs towards the end of elementary school. This year at UNIS it starts just after the TET holiday. The Exhibition is a chance for the students to put all of their inquiry-based learning into action. Celebration of Learning The Exhibition is an opportunity for the students to show off their skills, knowledge and attitudes. It is a ‘right of passage’ into Middle School and a celebration of the students’ learning during the IB Primary Years Programme. Although it is rigorously assessed, The Exhibition has no influence on Middle School entry, placement or movement into other schools. The benefits of The Exhibition are the experiences, the sense of achievement and the learning gained through the whole process. While we aim for every child to be successful and support them to be so, the Exhibition is not intended as an ‘examination’ with a pass or a fail. Global or Local Issue Early in the process the students choose an issue about Sharing the Planet which interests them. So long as their interest fits this theme their issue may be anything which interests them. Typically students choose topics such as racism, child soldiers, pollution, endangered animals or equal rights for girls; but these are only examples . Research and Collaboration After the students have determined their interest, they work in small, interest groups to research about their passion. They must draw upon all of their inquiry skills to find out as much as they can about the issue. The students have to collaborate and decide how they can best find out: drawing on experiences they have gained over the years at UNIS and former schools. Ways of finding out include books, the Internet, field trips, interviewing experts, writing to organizations, watching videos, carrying out experiments and so on. Not only is the research process itself challenging, but so are the group dynamics: the students have to share the responsibility and decide together who does what. They have to create action plans and follow timelines: it is not easy! Action An expectation of the project is that once the students have researched their issue, then they actually do something about it. We call this 'taking action'. We hope the students will try and improve the situation and make a positive difference to the issue. This may be as small as raising awareness here at UNIS, writing a letter to influence someone or it may be a larger scale action such as giving up their time for a sustained period to work with a charity or organization. Final Performance At the end of the inquiry the students have to present their findings and the action they have taken (or intend to take) to the school and wider community. There are some special requirements about how the children share their learning including the use of information technology, language and one or more of the arts. This happens during special Exhibition Days. During these days we invite other schools, other students here at UNIS, parents and the wider Hanoi community to join in the celebration. This year these days fall on the 24th, 25th and 26th of April. If you have a child in Grade 5 or you are interested in the Exhibition, please pencil in your diary 6pm – 8pm on the 25th of April as this will be the official parents Exhibition performance held in the UNIS Arts Centre. Christopher Frost, PYP Coordinator, [email protected]
The Grade1 Performing Arts Celebration last night was a
great success.
The children were SO excited and full of energy! The
evening started with a fun rendition of the 3 Bears Rap.
The children then showed off their dramatization of “Stone
Soup” wearing masks they had designed themselves and
staying wonderfully in-character. In music they sang in a
different language, used percussion instruments to
accompany themselves, followed a dance routine and had
Konobori fish to wave that they had created in art. Their
PE performance was showing off a huge variety of balances
they had created both individually, in pairs and in larger
groups. A great “family time” was also enjoyed sitting on
cushions sharing poetry they had written over the past few
weeks. The final song summed up the evening perfectly:
“Glor-glor-glorious”!
Julia Hatch, Grade 1 Teacher
Community Turbin Project
Middle School Toys for Tet Donation Drive
The Middle School Student Council has started their annual Toys for Tet donation drive. We are asking all Middle School students to bring in one new or slightly used gift that can be given to children at the Tam Hiep cancer hospital. The hospital typically has about 65 children receiving treatment there at any given time. On February 2, MS student council members will be visiting the hospital and distributing the gifts we have collected. Thank you for thinking of those less fortunate than you. Together we can help bring some joy to the lives of some very sick children.
Ideas to Consider when buying a gift Crayons, coloring books and other art supplies are great when you are stuck in bed
Vietnamese books are good
Think of puzzles, games or toys you could use if you were stuck inside all day
No Candy allowed—The kids are sick and have doctor approved diets
Fruit is a healthy alternative
No stuffed animals or soft toys—They can gather too many germs
On behalf of the Middle School Student Council, thank you for all of your support and for helping to bring a little joy into the life of a needy child.
Thank you for all your donations for the 2013 ES Tet Bag Appeal! We greatly appreciate all the wonderful gifts you have donated that we can pass on to children in need. If you have not had a chance to send anything in, please consider donating some items – we are still accepting donations and have extended the deadline to January 30. For detailed information regarding the guidelines for the items you can donate please visit your class blog or contact Andrea Limón ([email protected]).
Commercial Table (for small businesses run ONLY by UNIS parents or staff)
Garage Sale Table (ONLY for UNIS parents or staff)
If interested please contact Liz Druitt at [email protected] We would like to invite anyone interested in setting up an “International Table” during Spring Fair, to please come to the Country Table Meeting on February 6, at the Community Room (Admin Building upstairs, Room 104) at 8:30 am. This would be an ideal option if you wanted to do a table but couldn’t find enough people from your own country to do so. If you still have doubts, questions or are ready and set to commit to take part in the event, please contact: Michiko Kadono at [email protected] And if you want to help but still don’t know how, we will be needing volunteers for specific tasks shortly so please contact: Paulina Pineda at [email protected]
Thank you!!!! Spring Fair Team
SCO Boutique News
Open hours: Monday and Thursday: 15:00 to 16:00 Tuesday and Wednesday: 08:00 to 09:00
We are preparing for our Spring wear and would like to
invite parents and students to share with us:
What is your opinion on our current new clothes
products in terms of selection, colours and designs?
What else do you suggest the boutique should produce
or sell?
We have produced some new designs of clothes including
the colorful PE girl shorts, Polo and Baseball Long-sleeves,
long-sleeves slim fit, sweatpants and sweatshirts. Also some
merchandise, i.e. swimming towels, picture frames, etc
We can’t wait to here your ideas and suggestions. Please
PHOENIX CHALLENGE High School Basketball Tournament On January 18-19 UNIS Hanoi hosted the Phoenix Challenge High School Basketball Tournament. Four UNIS Hanoi teams
took part in the event, joined by 12 visiting teams. Games took place over Friday afternoon/evening and all day Saturday,
with each team playing at least 3 games. Teams advancing to the championship games played a fourth game on Saturday
evening.
UNIS Hanoi would like to thank the following visiting teams which helped to make for a successful weekend:
Lomonoxop High School (LHS)
Hanoi International School (HIS)
Viet Duc School (VDS)
Dong Da School (DD)
Hai Ba Trung (HBT)
Nguyen Hue School (NH)
Le Quy Don School (LQD)
Both of the UNIS Hanoi MRISA teams qualified for the
Championship Finals, playing against the boys and girls from
Viet Duc School. Unfortunately, the two UNIS Hanoi teams
could not overcome their opponents from Viet Duc.
Congratulations to Viet Duc School on winning the Blue
Division in both genders!
In the Red Division, our APAC boys and girls came up against some strong opposition, finishing 3rd and 4th respectively in
their divisions. Coach Powers (girls) and Coach Cuming were both pleased to see the progress that their teams made during
the weekend. The Red Division winners were Nguyen Hue in the girls and Dong Da in the boys.
Here are the weekend results and scores from all UNIS Hanoi teams:
MRISA Girls Won 18-2 vs. LHS Won 31-11 vs. HIS Lost 8-20 vs. VDS Lost 5-20 vs. VDS (Championship)
MRISA Boys Won 28-23 vs. LHS Won 24-26 vs. HIS Lost 24-25 vs. VDS (overtime) Lost 5-20 vs. VDS (Championship)
APAC Girls Lost 21-37 vs. NH Lost 22-28 vs. HBT Lost 21-32 vs. DD
APAC Boys Lost 33-35 vs. DD Won 42-30 vs. HBT Lost 47-51 vs. LQD
Good luck to the UNIS Hanoi MRISA and APAC teams as they will soon be traveling to their respective season ending
tournaments. The MRISA teams will be competing in Ho Chi Minh City against the other 8 MRISA schools. The APAC
girls will be in Hong Kong and the APAC boys are traveling to Korea.
This Saturday from 9am-5pm there will be a Middle School Boys Soccer Tournament at UNIS. Come support the Phoenix
teams!
Notes from the Activities Office
2013 UNIS Hanoi Boys Invitational
Soccer Tournament
Date: Saturday, January 26, 2013 Venue: UNIS Hanoi
TEAMS: Pool A Pool B
Hanoi Inter. School (HIS) Viet Uc (VU)
UNIS Hanoi MRISA (UNISM) UNIS Hanoi B (UNISB)
Lomonoxop (LHS) Doan Thi Diem (DTD)
Tran Quoc Tuan (TQT) Phu Dien (PD)
GAME SCHEDULE
TIME Pool Field 1 Field 2
Home Team is listed first – to wear light colored uniform
09:00 Pool A UNISM vs. LHS HIS vs. TQT
09:45 Pool B PD vs. DTD UNISB vs. VU
10:30 Pool A HIS vs. UNISM LHS vs. TQT
11:15 Pool B VU vs. PD DTD vs. UNISB
LUNCH BREAK (13:15-14:00)
12:00 Pool A TQT vs. UNISM LHS vs. HIS
12:45 Pool B PD vs. UNISB DTD vs. VU
14:00 Finals 3rd A vs. 3rd B 4th A vs. 4th B
15:30 Finals Championship Game
1st A vs. 1st B 3rd/4th Place Game
2ND A VS. 2ND B
AWARDS (immediately after final games)
MRISA Arts Festival
The MRISA Arts Festival came at us all too slow, but it went again all too fast. After three days of pure fun and arts,
returning back to normal school life sounds anything but appealing. Every day was filled with workshops and performances.
New memories were made and old ones were revisited. New friendships were made and old ones were strengthened. What
more could you ask for?
ISHCMC and its students were great hosts and made us all feel so welcome there on
their campus, although we could have survived without the juice, don't you agree? On a
happier note, the 15 of us - the 13 students, Ms Quigley and Mr DallaGrana - got to
trade in the cold weather here in Hanoi for a few days of sunshine and sweat!
Every morning, we got straight into things, starting with vocal and body warm-ups and
all of us singing "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey. All of our Creative and Specialist
workshops lead up to the Final Exhibition on Saturday night, which was an amazing
experience! Every moment was filled with energy, excitement and talent! The only problem was that we had to say goodbye
after that. Now all we can do is to wait for the MRISA Arts Festival 2014!
Kimberley Knaggs, Grade 8 Student
Short term part time ES French Teacher 27 March – 14 June 2013
UNIS Hanoi has experienced steady year-on-year growth in our student population, which currently stands at over 1,000
students from 63 different countries. We are now accepting applications for a Short term part time (57%) Elementary
School French Teacher with the contract from 27 March 2013 to 14 June 2013. The incumbent will report to the
Elementary School Principal.
Duties and Responsibilities
To teach French to groups/classes of students within the school as determined by the curriculum needs of the school.
Provide for the students a differentiated programme of instruction that incorporates appropriate challenges and high
expectations of learners.
Deliver the curriculum within the agreed framework and philosophy of the school.
To assess and report upon student progress according to the School Assessment Policy.
To share in the overall responsibility for the academic progress, personal development, health and safety, discipline
and well-being of all students.
Participate in and organize meetings to support the curriculum.
Any other reasonable duties, as directed by the Principal.
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 January 28 to February 1
Western Set Menu
28 Grilled Chicken w/BBQ Sauce Multi Grain Rice Green Salad w/Banana Dressing Mini Donut Fruit / Milk
29 Spaghetti w/Bolognaise Sauce Cucumber & Apple Salad Grilled Vegetables Slice Baguette Fruit / Milk