05 June 2015 | ISSUE 34

Dates for your diary

IN THIS ISSUE

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Headteacher 2

School News 3

Year 2 4

Year 4 5

EAL Department 6

PE Department 7-9

Art Department 10

AP2 PTG 11-12

Lunch Menus 13-14

Contact information

225 Nguyen Van Huong St, District 2, HCMC

Tel: (848) 3744 4551

Fax: (848) 3744 4182

E-mail:

simonhigham@bisvietnam.com

BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - HO CHI MINH CITY

AN PHU PRIMARY

Newsletter

9th Year 6 Transition Meeting (parents)

11th Summer Concert

12th End of Year reports and class lists issued

13th Aquathlon

14th Term 3 clubs end

15th Messy Hands Art Exhibition (see p.10)

17th Parent drop in (2.00-3.00 in classrooms)

17th EYFS Music celebration

18th PTG end of term disco

26th Term 3 ends - 11.30am

Pictures below from left to right :

Sweet and Savoury Bakers Club - Year 1-3

Check In at The Airport - F1-2 Indoor Activity

Ukulele and Guitar Club - Year 6

June

From The Headteacher - Mr Simon Higham

Issue 34/Page 2

Staffing Changes at AP1 for 2015/2016

As the end of the year approaches we have a small number of staff who are moving on to other employment

both in the UK and across the world. I am sure you will join me in thanking each one of them for the contribu-

tion they have made to the school during their time at BIS and for the part they have played in our children's

education. We wish them well for the next stage in their careers and beyond.

Departing Teaching Staff

Heather Loake (F1) Clair Draper (F2 and Assistant Head EYFS)

Sarah Horton (Y2) Ruth Buckley (Y3)

Sahita Balzer (Y6) Victoria Edwards (Y6 and MP3 Leader)

Lara Wilkinson (PE) Chris Pemble (PE Leader)

Sophie Tighzer (MFL Leader) An Gulinck (MFL)

Luke Turner (EAL) Grace Collantes (EYFS/Music)

Allie York Smith (EAL) Emma Morris (Community Service)

I would like to welcome the following new staff to BIS for the academic year 2015/16 who join us from various

parts of the globe.

New Teaching Staff

Maria Shooter (F2) Sarah Curran (F2 and Assistant Head EYFS)

Naomi Skinner (Y3) Eileen Winfield-Chislett (Y4)

Chloe Martin (Y4) Greg Wilde (Y6)

Simon Grimshaw (PE Leader) Lindsey Shuttleworth (PE teacher)

Ellie Clay (EAL) Fiorella Lambert (MFL)

Phil Holland (EAL) Alice Ragouzaridis-Clarke (MFL Leader)

Chris Rolls (EAL)

Our transition arrangements for all children continue to proceed as planned in preparation for the forthcoming

academic year.

Amidst all of the energy within AP1, it was great to welcome back to school our children that attended the

Year 6 residential trip to Malaysia this week and also say ‘bon voyage’ to the remaining four Year 6 classes for

their trip to the jungles of Earth Camp. To view regular updates of this week’s trip, visit the BIS HUB. In ad-

dition, pictures can be viewed by visiting the AP1 Residential Blog. I’m looking forward to hearing even more

stories of adventure, water rafting and chemical toilets on Monday!

Thank you to all of the parents that attended the ‘Moving On’ Workshop on Thursday. It is very important that

we help families to prepare for life not only when they first arrive at BIS but also when they plan to leave not

only our school but often the county too. The full presentation can be found by clicking here and you may be

interested to read more about the concept of the Third Culture Kid (TCK), by accessing the following blog that

has been set up by Ruth E. Van Reken and Paulette M. Bethel. I hope that you find this both a relevant and

interesting read.

Have a great weekend and I hope you enjoy reading through the articles of this week’s Friday newsletter.

After another very busy week at AP1, I can now confirm that all of the class lists for the

academic year 2015/16 have been completed. As always, this is an extremely complicated

process, however I feel that we have managed to create both a balance and structure that

will work to facilitate great learning experiences, both social and academic as the children

return to school in August for the new year. These lists, containing both the allocation of

the class teacher and class name, will be sent to you with your child’s school report next

Friday 12th June. Your support and integrity within this process is very much appreciat-

ed.

Linked to the finalisation of the class lists, I would like to inform you of the staffing chang-

es at AP1 next year, announcing both the teachers that are leaving BIS and the ones that

will be new to our school next year:

Whole School News

Issue 34/Page 3

Schedule of School Fees 2015 - 2016

Dear Parents The Schedule of Fees for the Academic Year 2015 – 2016 has now been published. A copy can be viewed and

downloaded from the school web site by following this link: http://www.bisvietnam.com/admissions/admission-information/fees/

You will note that compared to last year there has been an average increase in the school Tuition Fees of

6.1%, which is the lowest average fee increase for the school in seven years.

We have kept the fee increase to the minimum that will allow us to maintain the same high quality of educa-

tional provision in a growing school. We remain convinced that we represent good value for money and are

comparable with similar schools in Vietnam and elsewhere in the region. Shaun Williams CEO and Principal

JOB VACANCIES

The school has a number of vacant jobs which may suit some of our parents. All of the posts are based at the

An Phu Secondary Campus

ICT Manager

Community Service Project Manager

Online Marketing Officer

Learning Support Assistant

Further details for each post are available on the school website at http://www.bisvietnam.com/careers/

teaching-at-bis/recruitment/

If you wish to be considered for one or more of these jobs please email a letter of application, your CV, a recent

professional photograph and the contact details for two referees to recruitment@bisvietnam.com putting the

title of the job in the subject box of your email. Alternatively, you can deliver an application by hand to one of

the school campus offices. Fluency in English is essential.

Closing date is 12.00 noon Wednesday 10 June 2015

Issue 34/Page 4

Year 2 - Class 2I Learns About Capacity

Mr Graham’s class has been learning about capacity this week. It’s really good fun when learning about capaci-

ty to use measuring cylinders and funnels correctly and we have become quite good at estimating the capacity

of containers. We also didn’t spill any water – well, not much!

Mr Graham Tait

Year 2 Teacher and Science Leader

Issue 34/Page 5

Year 4 - Gardeners

One of Year 4’s community projects this year has been to look after the AP1 garden and the children have

shown themselves to be quite green-fingered. They initially weeded the garden and added new soil to the vari-

ous plots to prepare them for planting. The children then planted an array of fruit, vegetables and herbs such

as pineapples, tomatoes and coriander.

Since then, a few gardeners from each Year 4 class have tended the garden on a weekly basis, watering the

plants and ridding the garden of weeds. We are hoping that before the end of term, we will be able to use some

of the produce that the children have grown in our Golden Time cooking, so that the children can enjoy some of

the spoils of their own labour and hard-work. Take a look at some of the children in action in the pictures be-

low.

Ms Melanie Wagstaff

Year 4 Teacher

Issue 34/Page 6

EAL Department - Skills Improvement

In year 6, EAL students have been improving their speaking and listening skills. They have used a range of

strategies to help them pick out useful information when listening to other people. They have also been prac-

tising speaking clearly and using complete sentences.

Other Year 6 students have enjoyed reading Mrs Cooney is a Looney. It’s a very funny book with jokes that use

puns. A pun is a joke that uses words that sound similar with some funny results. Here is one example from

Sakura and Jun Han in 6N.

(Children playing Scrabble)

A: Have you got a c?

B: I don’t have enough letters to make sea.

C: I can see a c.

A: Where is the c?

B: It’s by the beach!

C: There’s no c in sea silly!

Students in Year 5 have been focussing on their writing skills recently by using thesauruses to find more varied

vocabulary and using more advanced connectives to improve their sentences. They have been playing dice

games to help them try out these different skills.

Ms Allie York-Smith Ms Shaheena Pall

EAL Teacher EAL Leader

Issue 34/Page 7

PE Department - MPF and MP1 Swimming

OPEN SWIMMING

Monday 8th June to Friday 12th June

Dear Parents,

We would like to invite you to come and watch

your child’s usual swimming lesson.

The children have been working hard over the

year, developing their water confidence and skills.

Please check their timetable to see when their

swimming lesson is normally.

We look forward to seeing you by the pool next

week

Issue 34/Page 8

PE Department - BIS Aquathlon 2015

On Saturday 13th June AP1 will host its 8th annual Aquathlon. It will take the same format as last year

with a combined AP1 & TX event at the An Phu Primary Campus.

An Aquathlon is a fun and fast-growing sport that combines both running and swimming.

The swimming will take place in the An Phu Primary pool and the run will take place on the big field. The race

briefing will take place at 6.45am and the first race will begin at 7.00am.

Boys and girls will set off at different times (in most cases) and will not race against each other. The distances

for each age group are:

You will require a swimming costume, goggles, a hat if you wish, towel and suitable clothes/trainers to run in

(including a t-shirt which must be worn during the run!). A small snack and refreshment is also recom-

mended for after the event. Food will be available to purchase on the day.

In addition, there will be a parent’s race taking place at AP2 at approximately 8.00am on Saturday 6th June;

Parents can enter as an individual or as part of a team with one running and the other swimming. If you would

like to take part please complete the reply ‘for parents’ and either send directly to Phil Drake at AP2 or you

can hand this into the AP1 PE office and we will pass it on.

Mr Chris Pemble

PE Leader

Issue 34/Page 9

PE Department - Holiday Programmes

End of year Camp

Date Sport Time Head Coach

Minimum No. Of

Students Age

Prices (all in VND)

Location

29/6-3/7 Swimming 8.45am - 1.45pm

Mr Vinh Min 8 F2 upwards Various prices

(see letter) AP1 Swimming

Pool

29/6-3/7 Skills factory - mini

soccer 8.15am - 9.45am

SSA Min 8 Age 3 - 5

years 1,600,000 AP1 small field

29/6-3/7 Football 8 am- 11 am SSA Min 8 Year 3 up-

wards 2,200,000 Big field

29/6-3/7 Basketball 1pm-4pm SSA Min 8 Year 3 up-

wards 2,200,000 AP2 Sports hall

Start of year Camp

Date Sport Time Head Coach

Minimum No. Of

Students Age

Prices (all in VND)

Location

21/8-25/8 Swimming 8 am- 1:45

pm Mr Vinh Min 8 F2 upwards

Various prices (see letters)

AP1 pool

21/8-25/8 Skills factory - mini

soccer 8.15am - 9.45am

SSA Min 8 Age 3 - 5

years 1,600,000 AP1 small field

21/8-25/8 Football 8 am- 11 am SSA Min 8 Year 3 up-

wards 2,200,000 Big field

21/8-25/8 Basketball 1pm-4pm SSA Min 8 Year 3 up-

wards 2,200,000 AP2 Sports hall

21/8-25/8 T-ball/Softball 4pm -

5.30pm Mr Rich-

ard Min 8

Year 3 up-wards

660,000 Big Field

Art Exhibition - Messy Hands!

Issue 34/Page 10

Make a note in your diary and watch out for more information very soon

BIS AP2 - Flea Market

Issue 34/Page 11

BIS AP2 - PTG Transition (Y6 - Y7)

Issue 34/Page 12

Issue 34/Page 13

MENU FOR F1 - F2 MENU 2 (WEEK BEGINNING 8 JUNE)

DAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

MAIN COURSE

CHOOSE 1

Roast Chicken, Mashed Potato

OR Pork in Dark Soya

Sauce, Rice

Beef Lasagne OR

Seafood Fried Rice

Cheese Pizza OR

Pork with On-ion, Rice

Honey Baked

Chicken, Sautéed Potato

OR Pork Noodle

Soup (Nam Vang)

Pork burger OR

Szechuan Chicken, Rice

VEGETA-BLES

Cabbage & Car-rots

Spinach Morning Glory Long Beans &

Carrots Choy sum & Carrots

SOUP Spinach & Melon Tomato & Tofu Cabbage & Car-

rot Spinach

Watercress

FOR

VEGETARI-AN

ONLY

Chickpea & Vege-table Curry, Rice Spinach & Melon

Soup

Vegetarian Lasa-gne

Tomato & Tofu Soup

Cheese Pizza Cabbage & Car-

rot Soup

Vegetarian Noo-dle Soup

Long Beans & Carrots

Aloo Tikki Burger Watercress Soup

MENU FOR F3 - YEAR 2 MENU 2 (WEEK BEGINNING 8 JUNE)

DAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

MAIN COURSE CHOOSE 1

Roast Chicken, Mashed Potato

OR Pork in Dark Soya Sauce,

Rice

Beef Lasagne OR

Seafood Fried Rice

Cheese Pizza OR

Pork with Onion, Rice

Honey Baked

Chicken, Sautéed Potato

OR Pork Noodle Soup

(Nam Van)

Pork burger OR

Szechuan Chick-en, Rice

VEGETABLES Cabbage &

Carrots Spinach Morning Glory

Long Beans & Car-rots

Choy sum & Carrots

SOUP Spinach & Mel-

on Tomato & Tofu Cabbage & Carrot Spinach Watercress

FOR

VEGETARIAN ONLY

Chickpeas & Vegetable Cur-

ry, Rice Spinach & Mel-

on Soup

Vegetarian Lasa-gne

Tomato & Tofu Soup

Cheese Pizza Cabbage & Carrot

Soup

Vegetarian Noo-dle Soup

Long Beans & Car-rots

Aloo Tikki Burg-er

Watercress Soup

DELI BAR OPTION

Bun filled with Ham

& cheese Served with

Salad

Jacket Potato filled with Baked

Beans & Bacon Served with Salad

Bun filled with cheese

& egg Served with Salad

Jacket Potato filled with Bolo-

gnese Sauce Served with Salad

Bun filled with

Chicken & may-onnaise,

Served with Sal-ad

Fresh Fruits & Salad Bar are available daily

Issue 34/Page 14

MENU FOR YEAR 3 - YEAR 6 MENU 2 (WEEK BEGINNING 8 JUNE)

DAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

MAIN COURSE

CHOOSE 1

Roast Chicken, Yorkshire Pudding

OR Pork in Dark Soya

Sauce, Rice

Beef Lasagne OR

Seafood Fried Rice

Cheese Pizza OR

Pork with Onion, Rice

Honey Baked Chick-en, Sautéed Potato

OR Nam Van Noodle

Soup (Pork)

Hamburger OR

Szechuan Chick-en, Rice

VEGETABLES Cabbage & Carrots Spinach Morning Glory Long Beans & Car-

rots Choy sum & Car-

rots

SOUP Spinach & Melon Tomato & Tofu Cabbage & Carrot Spinach Watercress

FOR VEGETARI-

AN ONLY

Chickpea & Vege-table Curry, Rice Spinach & Melon

Soup

Vegetarian Lasa-gne

Tomato & Tofu Soup

Cheese Pizza Cabbage & Carrot

Soup

Vegetarian Noodle Soup

Long Beans & Car-rots

Aloo Tikki Burger Watercress Soup

DELI BAR OPTION

Baguette/Jacket Potato

filled with ham, chicken, cheese,

egg, tuna mayon-naise, baked

beans, peas & bo-lognese sauce

Served with Salad

Bun/Vietnamese Baguette

filled with ham, chicken, cheese,

egg, tuna mayon-naise, baked

beans, peas & bolognese sauce

Served with Salad

Wrap/Jacket Pota-to

filled with bacon, ham, chicken, egg, cheese, tuna may-

onnaise, baked beans, peas & bo-

lognese sauce Served with Salad

Bun/Vietnamese Baguette

filled with ham, chicken, cheese,

egg, tuna mayon-naise, baked beans, peas & bolognese

sauce Served with Salad

Baguette/Jacket Potato

filled with ham, chicken, cheese,

egg, tuna mayon-naise, baked

beans, peas & bolognese sauce

Served with Salad

Fresh Fruits & Salad Bar are available daily