unis hanoi tin tuc _ newsletter 12 vol 21 tt 7 nov
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News and events at UNIS Hanoi week 12, 2014-2015TRANSCRIPT
UNIS Hanoi’s Weekly Community Newsletter Volume 21, Edition 12, Friday 7 November
Notes from the Head of School and the Board of Directors (p.2)
Scholarship Fund Launch (p.3)
From the Admissions Office (p.4)
UN Day Film & Photos (p.4)
Annual School Climate Survey (p.5)
Grade 5 Slice of ICE (p.6)
Grades 3-5 Athletics Morning (p.7)
MUN Conference (p.7)
Counseling Update (p.8)
Athletics News (p.9-10)
Smiles in the rain! (p.11)
Aquatics Academic News (p.12)
Book Sale. Book Collection Opens (p.14)
SCO News. Project Funding, Snack Sale and more (p.15-16)
School Health Centre News (p.17)
Job Opportunities (p.17)
NEXT WEEK… MONDAY, 10 NOVEMBER Professional Development Days - NO classes for
students, 10 - 11 Nov
TUESDAY, 11 NOVEMBER Board of Directors Meeting, 17:30 - 20:00, Community
Room, Admin Building
WEDNESDAY, 12 NOVEMBER EAL Testing for Elementary students, 12-14 Nov APAC CHOIR @ CISS, 12 - 17 Nov APAC ORCHESTRA @ UNIS, 12 - 17 Nov Scholarship Annual Campaign Community Info Meeting,
19:00-20:00, Community Room
THURSDAY, 13 NOVEMBER MRISA Middle School Basketball Tournament @
ISHCMC, 13 - 17 Nov Scholarship Annual Campaign Community Info Meeting,
8:00-9:00, Community Room K2 Local Shelters Trip, 8:30-11:15 HISAA Soccer Festival , 14:30 - 17:00
FRIDAY, 14 NOVEMBER Grades 3-5 Athletics Morning, 08:30 - 11:30 European University Fair, 13:20-14:00, Common Room
SATURDAY, 15 NOVEMBER Japanese Community Meeting , 09:00 - 10:30,
Community Room
Alumni Reunion in London, 18:00-20:00
COMING SOON MONDAY, 17 NOVEMBER THIMUN Singapore, 17-22 Nov JV Boys Basketball vs. HIS, 16:00-17:30, Sports Centre JV Girls Basketball vs. HIS, 16:00-17:00, Sports Centre
TUESDAY, 18 NOVEMBER Korean Community Meeting with the Head of School,
8:30 - 10:00, Community Room Scholarship Annual Campaign Community Info Meeting,
14:30-15:30, Community Room Board Campus Development Task Force Meeting, 17:30-
19:00, Conference Room
WEDNESDAY, 19 NOVEMBER Finance Committee Meet, 7:00-8:30, Conference Room Advancement Committee Meeting, 12:00-14:00,
Conference Room Scholarship Annual Campaign Community Info Meeting,
19:00-20:00, Community Room
THURSDAY, 20 NOVEMBER Teacher Appreciation Day Board SMP 2015-2020 Task Force Meeting, 7:00-8:30,
Conference Room Hult International Business School Info Session, 13:20-
14:00, Common Room MS Season 2 Sports Begins - Soccer, 15:45-17:30, Sports
Centre IBDP Parent Info Night, 19:00-20:00, Library
SATURDAY, 22 NOVEMBER No Community Education and Saturday Soccer
SUNDAY, 23 NOVEMBER HIWC Bazaar
IN THIS WEEK’S TIN TUC - The Highlights...
I would like to again thank the 40 or so
parents who attended the Breakfast with
the Head of School on 22 October. I have
attached the notes from that
session here. The next session will be an
Hors d’oeuvres with the Head of School
on Tuesday, 03 February.
A reminder that next Monday and Tuesday, 10-11
November, we have professional development work and
there is no school for students. The focus of these two
days will be two fold – the main focus is preparation for the
upcoming visit on 01-03 December by the teams from
Council of International Schools (CIS), the Western
Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), and the
International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO). There is a
significant amount of report and data review, analysis of
self-study results, and work on plans for improvement. All
of this will be made available to the parent community
shortly after we receive the Visiting Teams Reports which
we should get by early March 2015.
Thank you to the community members
who attended the Board Community
meeting on Wednesday evening. A note of
the questions and answer session will be
shared with everyone in the coming weeks.
In the meantime, please click here to see
the PowerPoint presentation.
Last week, on behalf of the Board, Dr. Barder and I made a
presentation to fellow Board members and Administrators
at the 2014 East Asia Regional Council of Schools
(EARCOS) conference entitled: “Generative Governance –
Boards Move to the Heart of the School” which is about
board and heads collaborating to generative a fusion of
thinking, not a division of labour. Generative Governance
enables a board to become directly involved in shaping an
organization without micro-managing. The UNIS Hanoi
Board and Head have been on a path over the last six years
to find their way to generative work. This led to our hosting
a two day Governance as Leadership Workshop in
September for Board members and Heads of Schools
around the world.
Regards,
Ms. Sarah Garner, Board Chair
The second focus for the two days of professional
development is additional training in the use of the results
from the MAP tests. A consultant from the MAP group
will be with us to provide a deeper understanding of the
scores and how to use them to help improve student
learning, communicate effectively with parents, and look at
school wide impact on curriculum and teaching.
Have a great weekend.
Respectfully,
Dr. Chip Barder, [email protected]
Welcome to UNIS Hanoi
The UNIS Hanoi Scholarship Programme was launched to celebrate the School's 25th
Birthday.
Our Scholars describe their experience at UNIS Hanoi as the turning point in their
lives or the shattering of a shell to release their potential. We want to create more
opportunities to transform more futures.
Our goal is to raise $2.5 Million USD over the next five years to create three
new Scholarships in perpetuity.
In January we will launch the first of five annual campaigns for The
Scholarship Fund.
Every member of our community will be invited to make a gift to
reach our 2014-2015 goal of $75,000 for our first NEW Scholarship.
Every year we hope to add ONE NEW 3-Year Scholarship.
Parents, Faculty and Staff all welcome!
Scholarship Fund Champions create a team of active
volunteer supporters to help with the Scholarship Fund
Campaign
No experience is required to provide this essential role in the success of the campaign. All you need is passion and enthusiasm for our Scholarship Programme!
Read the volunteer role description in full
CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER
Attend one of our community meetings:
Wednesday, November 12 at 19:00
Thursday, November 13 at 08:00
Tuesday, November 18 at 14:30
Wednesday, Novmber 19 at 19.00 (Vietnamese only)
Find out more on The Scholarship Fund website:
www.unishanoi.org/scholarshipfund
If your family intends to leave UNIS Hanoi at the end of the first semester, please
submit an Admissions Withdrawal Form.
School will close for the winter break on Friday 12th December.
The last day of the first semester is Friday 16th January.
Upon confirmation of your departure, we shall guide your family through the
withdrawal process.
If you require any further assistance, please email [email protected] or
contact Admissions staff on 37581551 extension 8217 / 8220 / 8732.
Please CLICK HERE to view and download all UN Day photos.
Its survey season!
This is the time of year when we gather as much
information as we can to help us make UNIS Hanoi the
very best experience that we can for everyone!
New families have already received a satisfaction survey
about joining UNIS Hanoi, and now it’s the turn of
EVERY parent, teacher and MSHS student to have their
say.
Your opinions and perspectives about the school you have
chosen for your children are very important to us, and each
year we ask all members of our community take part in our
School Climate Survey.
Today, every parent and faculty member has received
a personal invitation to take part in the 2014 online
survey with detailed instructions.
(Students will take the survey during a scheduled
homeroom in the coming weeks)
The survey covers all aspects of our school’s performance
and helps us measure progress and identify areas for
improvement. This is especially important this year as we
work on the school plan for the next five years.
This is the sixth year that we have used this survey, and it
can be taken online in 12 languages including Vietnamese,
Korean and Japanese – our largest non-English mother
tongue groups.
The survey is especially created for all schools accredited by
CIS (Council of International Schools), and we look
forward to sharing the results of this data with you upon
completion of the process.
It will take only about 15 minutes of your time and the
insight we will gain from your participation alongside
parallel surveys amongst our students (Grades 6 to 12), our
entire faculty and our Board of Directors will be invaluable.
The survey is available online TODAY – Friday
November 7 for a two week period – check your
inbox for your invitation.
If you have any questions – or have not received your email
with the access link and survey code - please contact the
Advancement Office: [email protected]
Cuộc Khảo sát toàn diện hàng năm đã tới, ý kiến của quý vị sẽ
giúp nhà trường xây dựng những điều kiện học tập tốt nhất cho
con em mình.
Phụ huynh có con em nhập học UNIS Hanoi năm nay đã vừa
tham gia khảo sát về mức độ hài lòng của gia đình, nhưng đây
là cuộc Khảo sát dành cho TOÀN THỂ phụ huynh, giáo viên
và học sinh cấp II-II (Middle School và High School) nhân cơ
hội này nói lên ý kiến của mình.
Với tầm quan trọng đặc biệt, chúng tôi tổ chức cuộc Khảo sát
hàng năm thông qua chương trình School Climate Survey để
lấy ý kiến của quý vị.
Trong hôm nay, quý vị và toàn thể giáo viên nhà trường sẽ
nhận được thư mời tham gia Khảo sát qua thư điện tử có
kèm theo chỉ dẫn cụ thể.
(Riêng học sinh sẽ tham gia Khảo sát tại lớp trong một vài
tuần tới.)
Cuộc Khảo sát sẽ giúp nhà trường đánh giá toàn diện để đưa ra
những yếu tố cần cải thiện và phát triển. Năm nay đặc biệt
quan trọng vì chúng tôi đang xây dựng kế hoạch phát triển 5
năm tới cho nhà trường.
Đây là năm thứ 6 UNIS Hanoi thực hiện cuộc Khảo sát trực
tuyến dưới 12 ngôn ngữ khác nhau, trong đó có tiếng Việt, Hàn
Quốc và Nhật – nhóm ngôn ngữ thông dụng thứ hai sau tiếng
Anh trong cộng đồng nhà trường.
Cuộc Khảo sát này được áp dụng tại các trường được Hội đồng
Trường Quốc tế (CIS) công nhận. Chúng tôi mong sớm hoàn
thành cuộc Khảo sát để có thể chia sẻ kết quả tới toàn thể phụ
huynh.
Mỗi phụ huynh chỉ cần 15 phút để hoàn thành Khảo sát này.
Kết quả Khảo sát từ quý vị phụ huynh, học sinh (lớp 6 - 12),
giáo viên và Hội đồng nhà trường sẽ đem lại cho chúng tôi một
tầm nhìn vô giá.
Cuộc Khảo sát sẽ được tiến hành trong hai tuần,
bắt đầu từ hôm nay - Thứ Sáu 7/11/2014. Quý vị
vui lòng kiểm tra thư điện tử để nhận được thư
mời từ chúng tôi.
Quý vị có thể liên lạc với phòng Advancement tại
[email protected] để được hỗ trợ.
Xin trân trọng cảm ơn sự giúp đỡ của quý vị trong công việc
hết sức quan trọng này.
Grade 5 morning “On the Move” on Thursday, November
6th, highlighted the collaborative student understanding
and learning from their same titled Unit of Inquiry. The
central idea was ‘Humans migrate for many reasons which
results in changes to themselves as well as the local
population’.
The Arts Team began the year working with this central
idea and relating all conceptual learning and understanding
to creatively express migration through the changes in
people and how they express themselves in the Arts and
learning about some art forms which have changed
historically with the influence of people migrating.
Grade 5 Classroom Teachers worked with their students to
find out more about migrant experiences. Students did in
depth research into one migrant's story and then retold this
in character. They considered push and pull factors and
how the migrants had changed as a result of their move, as
well as reflecting on what they had brought to their new
country. Students either interviewed family members, or
used book research to inform their presentations. Some
students chose to create a character, but with a story based
on their factual research.
The morning was very well supported by the parent
community, and the children shared their learning with
confidence and enjoyment.
For the past 5 weeks, the whole elementary school has been
out on the field practicing their athletic skills and pushing
themselves to improve their running fitness. On Friday the
14th of November the Grade 3, 4 and 5 students will be
putting what they have been working on to the test. They
will be joining in with their houses to compete with each
other for house pride.
They will be getting points for their houses in the throwing
(discus, shot put, javelin), jumping (high jump, long jump)
and running (400m and sprints) events. The morning will
culminate in the ever-exciting relay races. The emphasis is
on effort and pushing oneself to achieve personal targets.
Parents are most welcome to come and cheer in what has
always been a very popular event. We will open the event
at 8:45 and look forward to seeing you there.
Cameron McHale, Elementary PE Team Leader
Model United Nations is an opportunity for students to
role play the committees and debates of the United
Nations. This years annual Security Council Simulation
involved close to 100 UNIS Hanoi students simulating the
procedures and debate of the United Nations Security
Council. The students, in 5 rooms, debated and attempted
to find world peace in the situation that has developed with
ISIS in Syria and Iraq.
The debate was at time heated, and at times the veto power
of the permanent five was wielded. In the end, student
delegates passed clauses that focused on humanitarian aid
to those who needed help the most. The students are
starting to learn about the diverse needs of the nation states
of the world in their learning experience.
The next event for Model United Nations is a conference
in Singapore
where we have
two of our
students taking
part as special
delegates on an
Advisory Panel on
Natural
Resources, Seas
and Oceans in addition to two students who will be taking
on the role of student officers leading the debate in two of
the committee rooms. Look for an update on Model United
Nations when we return at the end of November.
Donna Frose, Model United Nations Director
The High School Counselors will be holding an
informational session for Grade 9 students and parents
about the university process and valuable information they
should be aware of early in their high school career.
When: November 26, 2014 @ 6-7 pm
Where: Library
On Tuesday, November 11th the
Grade 12 students will be taking
their individual and group
graduation photos. The Grade 12
students will meet at the UNIS Hanoi
campus at 8:00 and take private buses
to the downtown area for our
traditional group photo.
Please make sure that students are dressed appropriately
with proper shoes, boys with collar shirts and girls in
dresses. Even though they will be wearing their caps and
gowns, shoes and collars show up in the photograph.
Please know that your child will be off campus between the
hours of 8:15 and 11:00 on November 11th. We will
schedule individual portraits after students return to school
around 11:00. The photographer will be at UNIS from 11-
1:30 to take individual portraits of each student in building
B7. When each student has completed their photo, they
are free to leave campus.
France
Sciences Po Paris - Campus de Poitiers
Ireland
Waterford Institute of Technology
Dublin City University
Griffith College Dublin
Institute of Technology Tallaght
University of Limerick
Netherland
Van Hall-Larenstein University of Applied Sciences Rotter-
dam University
Poland
Poznan University of Technology
Leon Kozminski Academy of Entrepreneurship and Man-
agement
Trinity College Dublin
Fri, November 14, 2014
1:20 PM
Common Room
B5 G29
National University of Singapore
Mon November 17, 2014
1:20 PM
Common Room
B5 G29
California Lutheran University
Hult International Business School
Thu November 20, 2014
1:20 PM
Common Room
B5 G29
Last week UNIS Hanoi hosted the 2014
Mekong River International Schools
Association (MRISA) Senior Volleyball
Championships. Sixteen teams (8 boys, 8
girls) from around the region took part in
this great event. The UNIS Hanoi
community was fortunate enough to
experience great interscholastic competition as well as all
the other positive that come with hosting such an
event. Both final finals were of of very high standard. The
International School of Ho Chi Minh City (ISHCMC) took
the crown in the boys bracket while the girls from
International School Phnom Penh (ISPP) raised the
MRISA trophy. Thanks to the entire UNIS Hanoi
community for supporting this event.
Tarique AL-Iesa, Director of Activities
Community Education
(ComEd) Programme is
planning for the Spring
Session 2015. If you
would like to offer ComEd a class, please send your
proposal to [email protected] by 17.00 Friday, 28
November 2014.
ComEd is a programme of activities in the areas of cooking,
movement, language, arts and culture, skill building,
swimming... that UNIS Hanoi offers to the wider local
community. ComEd has 2 sessions in a school year:
Autumn Session (September – December) and Spring
Session (January – May). Our aim is to provide
opportunities for people of all ages to gain new skills,
expand their knowledge, have fun and to bring the
community together.
UNIS Hanoi is proud to be hosting the Hanoi
International Schools Activities
Association (HISAA) Grade 4 and 5
Soccer Festival.
HISAA was initiated by UNIS Hanoi
and a number of international
schools in Hanoi to meet the co-
curricular needs of our Elementary
students. This Soccer Festival is the first ever HISAA event
and four other international school from Hanoi will be
visiting UNIS Hanoi to participate.
We warmly welcome the UNIS Hanoi community,
especially Grade 4 and 5 parents/guardians to the UNIS
Sports Fields on Thursday 13th November. The first
round of matches will commence at 14.30.
Adrian Hubbard, Co-Curricular Activities Manager
UNIS Hanoi will be hosting the 2014
Asia Pacific Activities Conference
(APAC) Orchestra Festival
from November 12-16, 2014. Musicians
and directors from visiting APAC schools
will be working collaboratively to nurture
the talents and skills of our young festival
participants. APAC believes that it is essential to provide
guest specialists to enhance the high quality learning
experiences for the participants. To that end, we have
recruited the support of Dr. Dan Perkins as our guest
conductor for the festival. Dr. Perkins is a professor of
music at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire
U.S.A. He will be working with our students and directors
over the course of the event.
The festival will culminate with Final Concert
on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. We would
like to welcome members of our UNIS Hanoi community
to attend. If interested in reserving tickets please
email [email protected]. We will let you know as
soon as possible if space is available as well as when and
where to pick up your tickets.
Tarique AL-Iesa, Director of Activities
Our Elementary School brought their own sunshine of
smiles as they braved the miserable drizzle of a wet and
grey Hanoi day for this year's Walk-a-thon.
As the laps started to count up, not even the rain could
dampen the spirits of the children who knew that every
with lap they walked or ran, more street children in Hanoi
would be helped back to school by Blue Dragon.
Thanks to the ES service group who have worked so hard
to make the Walk-a-thon a success, and thanks of course to
all the wonderful parents who turned out in boots and
umbrellas to support the children and cheer them every
step of the way.
Well done everyone! And don't forget to hand in your
sponsorship money so we can report the grand total next
week.
Photos from Tim Bansley
At our 9th Annual UNIS Invitational Swim Meet, over 100
swimmers from the UNIS Phoenix Swim Team had a great
competition. The swimmers’ hard work this fall was
rewarded with each swimmer recording up to 5 personal
best times! The Phoenix team won the Championship
Trophy by outswimming ISHCMC, HIS, Concodia, ESF
from Hong Kong and Hanoi Japanese Swim Club. Uyen
Trinh continued her assault on the records books by
breaking 13-14 year old team records in the 200 Free, 400
Free and 100 Back. A new swimmer this year, Rasmus
Makela also broke our team record in the 9-10 50 fly!
Age Group High Point Awards for 3rd place went to Kitty
Tran, Rasmus Makela, Uyen Trinh, Vicky Cortes Freeman
and Nils Jaranovs. 2nd place High Point Banners went to
Joya Tabe and Sofie Brondum-Reeh! Congratulations! I
wish we had room in Tin Tuc to mention each best swim
by each swimmer, but there wouldn’t be space for any
other UNIS Hanoi news!
Very special thanks go to all our parent volunteers led by
our Meet Directors in Training, Clarissa Hu, Iftekar Ahmed
and Tess Dunne. Thanks additionally as always to “Miss
Ella” Healy for all her work as well as to our hardworking
operations staff who set up the pool, our “tech expert”
Duc, Ms Hoa from the Activities Office and the coaching
staff!
Our next and final competition for the fall season will see
48 swimmers travel to ISPP for their first invitational meet.
Andy Myers, Aquatics Academy Head Coach
Students in Grades 9-12 have been working for the past 10
weeks putting together this year’s musical, “Little Shop of
Horrors.” A lot of time and energy have been invested in
this “off-beat” show, including: designing/building the set,
the plant and props, designing/planning/programming/
running lights and sound, selecting/preparing/tailoring/
accessorizing costumes, designing/testing/practicing
makeup and hair, designing/distributing publicity, selling
tickets, creating programmes and rehearsing vocal music,
instrumental music, choreography and staging.
“Little Shop of Horrors” Synopsis
Seymour Krelborn is a poor young man, an orphan living in an
urban skid row. Audrey is a pretty co-worker at Mushnik's Skid
Row Florists, a run-down flower shop owned and operated by the
cranky Mrs. Mushnik. Seymour has recently obtained a mysterious
plant that looks like a large venus flytrap. Seymour is secretly in love
with Audrey and names the plant Audrey II in her honor.
The plant does not thrive in its new environment and appears to be
dying. Seymour accidentally pricks his finger on a rose thorn, which
draws blood, and Audrey II's pod opens thirstily. Seymour realizes
that Audrey II requires blood to survive and, as Audrey II grows, it
becomes an attraction and starts generating brisk business for
Mushnik. When Seymour stops feeding the plant, Audrey II reveals
that it can speak (in a demanding voice) and says that, if fed, it will
make sure that all of Seymour's dreams come true…
Will Audrey and Seymour end up “happily ever after?” Will Audrey
II take over the world or will Seymour and Audrey defeat it?
Calling all of your used books! Now is the time to donate
them to the UNIS Hanoi Used Book Sale. Please donate
books through your children's classes where they will be
counted towards a contest to see which class donates the
most books. The students in the winning class will receive
their own new book of their choice!
We are accepting all books in any
language. We ask that non-English
books are labeled on the inside cover
in pencil what language they are.
This is a great chance to buy pre-loved
books at great prices and support an
excellent cause. Last years donations
will be funding an entire library in
Vietnam for children who otherwise
would not have access to books
through Room to Read. This year the
funds will once again go to Room to
Read, but supporting girls
education. Every book you donate
helps!
We also need volunteers to make this
day a success. If you are able to give
some of your time please sign
up here. For every 1 1/2 hour shift
you sign up for we will allow you to
pre-buy a children's book before the
rest of the community, so the more
you sign up, the better.
The sale will be on November 28th and
29th.
Thank you for your anticipated
support! If you have any
questions please contact Lori
Fairbairn
Applications for the UNIS Hanoi
Scholarship programme 2015-2016 are open
until 31 December
Full eligibility criteria, the timeline for the selection
process and application documents are available on
UNIS Hanoi website in both ENGLISH and
VIETNAMESE.
Any further questions, email to [email protected]
Oh the weather outside was a bit chilly today, but that
didn't matter...because it was SNACK SALE DAY!!
Thank you to classes K2CO, K2CA, G1TA, G3TS,
G3CH, G3BM and G3NO for your creative homemade
snack contributions! We had Samosas, shrimp and fishball
skewers, really detailed puppy cookies, popcorn, fruit
salads, muffins, cookies and sooo much more!
Thank you to Masumi, Akiko and Bo Young for
helping to organise the ES Snack Sale along with
all the volunteers that came to help sell snacks to
the elementary school children today!
A total of 9,890,000VND was raised at the
snack sale today! All the money raised support
the School Community Organisation Project
Funds submitted by the community.
In case you are wondering when it’s your turn to
donate snacks, below is the list of Snack Sale
dates and contributing classes. Looking forward
to seeing more delicious treats!
DTU, DSS, K1DV, G1VC, G4HK, G4LL,
G4BM, G4PB
K1KM, K1AP, G1SF, G5MN, G5JH, G5DL,
G5TC
Snack Sale Coordinators:
Manami Tsuda: [email protected]
Akiko Nakano: [email protected]
Bo Young: [email protected]
Check out the new water
bottles available in the
shop! Currently three
different types are available:
a thermos (with hot and
cool features), a stainless
steel bottle and a BPA free
bottle for the younger ones
(with a removable straw).
All bottles reputable Lock & Lock products and have a
white box printed on them to customize with your child’s
name on it!
20% OFF all of last year’s
winter gear! Get you track
suits, sweatshirts and other
UNIS gear for the winter at a
bargain price! We are clearing
shop for exciting new product
expected in the next few months!
Opening Hours:
On Wednesday afternoon we were open to students and
faculty during their lunch hour. Since we were not very
busy at this time, we have decided to move our Wednesday
afternoon shift to after school from 14.00 – 15. For the
opening hours and price list, visit the website.
Each year, our community raises funds through the
activities of the School Community Organisation (SCO)
such as the Spring Fair and the ES Snack Sales.
A large portion of funds
are available each year
to carry out project
ideas from members of
the community. The
funding process is
designed to be
community-based and transparent.
Any member of the UNIS Hanoi community; including
teaching staff, administration, faculty, students of all ages,
student groups and parents are welcome to apply for SCO
Project Funding.
The kinds of projects that may be funded are for:
school equipment
furniture outside the UNIS Hanoi Administration
budget, fees, wages or expenses for a teaching specialist
entertainment and/or production costs for community
building initiatives
workshop provider
publications
timing system for the swimming pool (2013-2014)
electronic notice board (2013-2014)
display project and dragon kite for the library (2013-
2014)
Thuy An Orphanage funds for Service Learning
project (2013-2014)
Kaleidoscope of Culture Carnival Entertainment and
ticket subsidy (2013 - 2014)
compost bins for the school garden
outdoor seating
decorations for the Library
throw cushions for the Library
big drum and gong for the Centre for the Arts
badge making machine
cameras for the ECC
bedding/supplies for an Orphanage
production funding for the Operation Smile Charity
concert
and many more!
1) Carefully read the Project Funding Application
Information
2) Fill in the Application Form
3) Fill in the Budget form
4) Submit BOTH forms to the School Community
Organisation at [email protected]
Questions about the process should be directed to the SCO
Treasurer, Petra Eichler at [email protected].
Pippa Wood, Renea Freeman, Petra Eichler
SCO Grants Committee
The SHC has recently seen several cases of dermatitis
caused by the Rove beetle. Contacts with the insect often
happened at home or outside of school, thus everyone is
advised to be vigilant as the beetle are roving again at this
time of the year.
Rove beetles do not resemble
other beetles; instead they look
like big ants. They have short
fore wings and part of their
abdomen is exposed. Most are 2
-8mm long but others can grow
really big up to 1.5in. Their
bodies are elongated and slender, with colors varying from
orange-yellow to reddish-brown, brown or black.
These insects can be found anywhere but usually inhabit
agricultural lands, grasslands and forests. They appear
between April and October but favorable conditions like
moist environments and presence of decaying plant matter
can lead to localized population explosions for short
periods. During daytime, the beetle can be seen crawling
around swiftly, with hidden wings resembling ants. When
disturbed, it raises its abdomen in a threatening gesture like
a scorpion and can fly away. It can also run swiftly on water
too!
Rove beetles have become of utmost concern because the
body has toxin called pederin. Contact collision with the
beetle can happen while in motion (riding bikes) or even
while one is stationary (sleeping). Crushing the beetle on
one’s body or smearing the eyes
with soiled fingers can cause
severe form of dermatitis or
conjunctivitis. Initial symptoms
are redness with burning
sensation, followed by painful
irritation and itching with
extensive pustules and blisters that may remain for 10days.
Since rove beetles are attracted to light when it is dark and
thus enter into lit homes, people are advised to minimize
lighting while at sleep. Another precaution is keeping
windows closed at night, because screen windows alone
cannot keep the insect out.
Wearing of long-sleeved shirts and long-legged clothing can
also minimize exposed skin. If the insect touches the skin,
blow it off or use objects to remove it; refrain from directly
touching or crushing. Areas of contact should immediately
be washed with soap and water. Wash clothes thoroughly
and separately if stained with pederin. Cold compresses,
antihistamines or Aloe Vera help alleviate symptoms.
Seek medical attention for severe skin reactions to the
toxin.
School Health Center, [email protected] Photo sources: (1) http://www.eduwebs.org/bugs/rove_beetles.htm (2) http://myvistabay.blogspot.com/2010/08/rove-beetle-update.html
UNIS Hanoi is inviting applications for the following job openings:
The successful candidate is expected to start full time employment from 1 March 2015, with a hand-over commencing 5 Jan
2015, which can be on part-time basis.
Assistant to the Board ensures the effective management and coordination of the Board’s activities in line with established
procedures and priorities and to act as a key conduit in the management of the Board’s institutional memory, in order to
achieve the Board’s annual and longer term strategic objectives. This position reports to the Head of School but must work
closely with the Board Chair and other Board members, which may include direct assignment of work from time to time.
Closing date for application is 14 November 2014.
To view more information about the job description and requirements of the above positions, and to apply online, please visit our website
at www.unishanoi.org/jobs