BIS Hanoi Newsletter Issue 25

1. BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - HANOI
NEWSLETTER
MARCH 27 2015| ISSUE 25
IN THIS ISSUE
From Mr. Anthony Rowlands
From Mr. Christopher Short
From Mrs. Karen Hanratty
Year 1 Primary Tour
Primary School Council visit to SOS Children’s Village
F3 visit to Bao Son Paradise
The Dracula Rock Show
Lunch Menu
Contacts
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UPCOMING EVENTS
28th
History Trip
30th
KS 3 Mixed Volleyball vs BVIS Hanoi
KS 4/5 Girls Football Fixture vs HIS
31st
KS 4/5 Boys football vs Wellspring
1st
- 3rd
Year 5 Expedition – Cuc Phuong
2nd
ECAs finish
6th
KS4/5 Mixed Football vs Concordia
7th
KS3 Mixed Volleyball vs UNIS
7th
- 8th
Primary Shared Learning Meetings
9th
Year 2 to visit Quang An Flower Market,
Flower Garden
KS4/5 Mixed Football vs SIS
11th
-12th
Bronze DoEIA Qualifying trip
16th
KS2 Production - The Dracula Rock Show
MARCH
APRIL

2. From Mr Anthony Rowlands - Principal of BIS Hanoi
I am pleased to report that this week I
have formally dispatched, on behalf of
BIS Hanoi, our application to become
members of the Federation of British
International Schools in Asia
(FOBISIA). In the next few months, we
will receive a visit from members of
FOBISIA’s executive committee as part
of the application procedure. FOBISIA is a
well-established organisation which has been in
existence since 1988 when 5 Principals from
British-style schools in Jakarta, Singapore, Manila,
Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur met at the British
International School Jakarta. From those early days the
federation has grown to a current membership of 49
schools. On its website it is stated that “The overall aim
of the Federation is to promote excellence in good
British-style education in our schools, and to provide
opportunities for inter-school competitions and
enrichment programmes.”
The schools in the federation support each other in
many ways:
- Two meetings a year for school Principals
- An annual Senior Leadership Conference
- Professional Development opportunities for academic
and administration staff
- Sporting competitions between member schools
- Music and cultural events involving member schools
These events take place in various member schools
around the region. This will allow our students and staff
the opportunity to visit other quality schools and meet
likeminded people. There is a strong commitment from
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our group of schools to FOBISIA. Mr Shaun Williams,
the BIS Group CEO, has recently completed two years
as Chairman of the federation and both of our schools in
HCMC are currently members. This commitment is
clearly shown by the following statement from Mr.
Williams and the photographs:
“The BIS Group of Schools in Vietnam were delighted to
welcome 49 Head Teachers and Principals from around
the region to Vietnam last weekend. The Annual
FOBISIA Business Meeting was jointly hosted by BIS
and BVIS in HCMC. FOBISIA is a membership
organisation of the very best British-style schools in the
region. Parents will know FOBISIA for the many events
that it organises for children as well as providing
regional training for teachers. The Heads came from all
around the Asia region including Mongolia and India
and conducted a very productive two days of
business.”
I will keep the school community updated with regard
to the progress of our application. I do hope that you all
have a most pleasant weekend.

3. Last week was British Science Week
and BIS had several events to mark this
week. Many thanks to Ms Orchard and
the Science department for their
competitions, activities in class and the
superb assembly delivered to both
Primary and Secondary sections. The
finale was a show on Friday by Dr
Froth, a bubblelogist from Australia, which Key Stage
4 enjoyed along with the Primary School. Giang and
Viet Long had the privilege of being put inside a
bubble in front of the excited crowd.
Science Week fitted in with Ms Vaughan and I meeting
Julia Guillard, ex-Prime Minister of Australia, in Macau.
We went to a very thought provoking talk given by her
on the development of education in the coming years
based on changes in technology, gender equality and
investment models around the world. We, and our
colleagues at BIS HCMC, were lucky enough to meet her
Vietnam and BIS.
This weekend, the History Club have their first trip.
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From Mr Christopher Short - Head of Secondary
They are going to the Temple of Literature and the
British University in Vietnam to compare and contrast
older and more modern models of higher education. I
look forward to hearing what they have learnt on
Monday.
Mr Byrne has a countdown of teaching days to the
IGCSE and AS examinations on the Daily Notice. Next
week starts with 15 teaching days to go. Year 10
accelerated students, Year 11 and Year 12 are all
working hard with their teachers to make sure they get
the very best grades in May.
KS4/5 FOOTBALL VS UNIS

4. I recently had a meeting with a parent
who is considering enrolling his son at
our school. We talked about a lot of
different aspects of school life but he
was particularly interested to find out
about how we teach our children and
subsequently assess their learning. I
was happy to talk to him about both
matters, because they are inextricably intertwined.
Good teaching, and consequently good learning,
involves not just sharing new knowledge or skills, or
helping children to gain new understanding. It also
requires careful monitoring of how a child’s learning is
progressing and identifying any gaps which s/he needs
to fill in order to move forward in his/her learning. This
does not necessarily mean formal ‘tests’, although some
tests can provide a useful snapshot of a child’s
attainment at a particular point in time. Teachers
regularly and frequently monitor children’s learning
through a range of different strategies including talking
to children, asking questions, sitting alongside children
while they are engaged in a task and marking work.
We use the outcomes of our fixed and ongoing
assessments to track children’s progress over time and
to set challenging yet achievable targets to help children
extend and deepen their learning. One of the most
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From Mrs Karen Hanratty - Head of Primary
important things is to see that there is clear progress
from month to month, term to term and from year to
year, from whatever point that particular child has
started at.
FINE DINING

5. Term 2 has been an extremely exciting term for Year 1. As the children become
more confident in reading and writing they are able to apply these skills across the
curriculum.
Participating in special whole school events has provided the children with
excellent opportunities to extend their learning.
The most recent event was Science Day. The children were surprised to have the
Year 5 teachers teach them for 2 periods! They enjoyed experimenting with and learning about gases. We heard all
kinds of stories on our return about inflatable rubber gloves! The children particularly enjoyed a show by Dr. Froth the
Bubble Man in the afternoon. Being exciting and motivated to learn is a great starting point.
Another exciting whole school event was International week. 1B enjoyed being visited by Ms Jinny who told them all
about South Korea. They asked some excellent questions to further their knowledge whilst also developing their
speaking and listening skills. The week culminated in a special assembly and international fair where the children
performed very well.
The final whole school event was Road
Safety week, when we took part in lots of
activities to help us keep safe on the road.
Have a look at all the posters that we made.
By making them, we had a chance to work
as a team, discuss and share ideas. Then we
drew together, coloured together and
applied our phonic knowledge to write
sentences to encourage everybody to
STOP-LISTEN-THINK before going across the road. Moreover, some groups made posters to remind people to wear
their seat belts when we are in cars or on buses and also to wear a helmet when riding a bike.
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Ms. Kate Fitzpatrick
Year 1 Teacher
Ms. Dao Hong Ly
Year 1 Teacher
Focus of the week - YEAR 1

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PRIMARY SCHOOL COUNCIL
VISIT TO SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGE

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F3 VISIT TO
BAO SON PARADISE

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the dracula
ROCK SHOW
KS2 PRESENTS
TIME:LOCATION: AUDITORIUM DATE:THURSDAY 16th
APRIL 1.15pm
Contact Primary office: Phone: 04 3946 0435 ext 220 Email: primaryoffice@bishanoi.com

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BIS HANOI MENU
Week Beginning 30th March
Monday
30th
Mar 31st
Mar 1st
Apr 2nd
Apr 3rd
Apr
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
From Year 3 to Year 12 : All meals come with a salad or salad bar choice along and 2 choices of vegetables, rice, Vietnamese soup.
From Year 7 to Year 12: We have introduced our NEW Sandwich bar with assorted cheeses, fresh tuna, egg salad, roast meats and
other daily specials on our homemade bread, dark rye, whole wheat, oatmeal, french bread, Vietnamese rolls, raisin bread and
other fresh baked bread every day.
Morning
snack
Morning
snack
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Afternoon
snack
EYFSPRIMARYSECONDARY
Rice soup Steam bun
Juice Milk
Fruit Fruit
Thai cashew
chicken
Grilled pork in 5
spices
Fresh tofu Egg sushi roll
Fruit Juice
Rice soup Steam bun
Juice Milk
Roast pork with
green onion
Grilled pork in 5
spices
Thai cashew
chicken
Haiwaiian Pizza
Sauteed
Singapore rice
noodle
Grilled pork in 5
spices
Roast pork with
green onion
Fried mince pork
Thai cashew
chicken
Haiwaiian Pizza
American
doughnut
Rice soup with
chicken
Sausage roll
Juice Juice Soya milk
Fruit Fruit Fruit
sauce
Roast chicken
with oyster sauce
Meat ball with
sweet and sour
sauce
Oatmeal cookie Yogurt
Juice Fruit Fruit
American
doughnut
Rice soup with
chicken
Sausage roll
Juice Juice Soya milk
Vietnamese beef
stew
Pan seared pork
sauce
Mixed stir fried
noodle
Meat ball with
sweet and sour
sauce
Vietnamese beef
stew
Pan seared pork
rice pilaf
sauce
Mixed stir fried
noodle
Meat ball with
sweet and sour
sauce/
(v) Vegetarian
shepherds pie
Roast chicken
with oyster sauce
(v) Cheese and
corn quesadillas

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Good communication is important to us and we would like to ensure that you have the correct contact
information in order for you to call the school:
School Number: 04 3946 0435
Extention number:
Receptionist: 0
(For all general enquiries)
Principal’s Office: 208
principaloffice@bishanoi.com
(If you wish to contact the School Principal)
Business Manager’s Office: 109
thaonguyen@bishanoi.com
Primary Office: 220
primaryoffice@bishanoi.com
(For all enquiries regarding the Primary Section)
Secondary Office: 215
secondaryoffice@bishanoi.com
(For all enquiries regarding the Secondary Section)
Admission Department: 222/122/555/777/888
bishanoi@bishanoi.com
dessydelevaux@bishanoi.com (Admission Manager)
jinnyjung@bishanoi.com (Korean Liaison Officer)
hatruong@bishanoi.com
trambui@bishanoi.com
Marketing Department: 189
huyennguyenngoc@bishanoi.com
(For all enquiries regarding Marketing)
Finance Department: 202
(For all enquiries regarding school fees)
Medical Room: 117/303
linhdieu@bishanoi.com (Main school)
liennguyen@bishanoi.com (Early Years Building)
(For all enquiries regarding Medical Issues)
Uniform Shop: 221
tamle@bishanoi.com
nhungpham@bishanoi.com
(For all enquiries regarding School Uniform)
School Buses: 218
nganguyenthithuy@bishanoi.com
(For all enquiries regarding School Buses)