5 SEPTEMBER 2014 | ISSUE 2

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IN THIS ISSUE

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Headteacher & Assistant Headteacher 2,3

Fundinotots 4

Marketing Department 5,6

Saturday Football 7

PTG 8,9,10

Lunch Menu for F1-Y6 11,12

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

12th Moon Festival Assembly

EYFS & MP1 Assembly for parents (9.40am)

MP2 & MP3 Assembly for parents (12.55pm)

16th ‘Settling In’ Workshop - 8.15am (Gym)

17th EYFS Parent/Teacher Meeting (3.00pm-

7.00pm)

22nd T1 Clubs begin

September

From The Headteacher - Mr Simon Higham

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Scan here to access the

‘AP1 Parent Blog’

I would like to begin my newsletter item this week with a number of thanks:

Firstly, thank you for all of your patience with our CHQ club sign up on Monday. Due to large volumes

of traffic, the system was very slow from 5.00pm to 7.00pm although I am pleased to state that all club

preferences have now been made and the huge administrative task of allocating clubs has now begun.

We are working hard with CHQ to ensure that sign up speed in the future is maintained throughout the

whole sign up process.

Thank you also to all parents that attended our Meet the Teacher evenings this week on Wednesday and

Thursday with over 350 parents in attendance across the two nights. I hope that you found this event

informative across many aspects relating to school life.

Finally, thank you to our PTG welcome Back Coffee Morning committee in hosting a very successful get together on Thursday.

It was great to see so many of our new parents sharing their first experiences of life at BIS and in Vietnam over a cup of tea and

a delicious pastry.

Following our successful ‘Moving On’ workshop for parents back in June, I would like to invite all parents to our ‘Settling In’

workshop on Tuesday 16th September at 8.15am. The aim of the workshop is to help give parents some practical ways to help

their children settle into a new country, a new school or even a new class. Presentations will be given by members of our admis-

sions department and also our school counsellor.

Now routines have been established within school for the new academic year, I would like to remind all parents that children in

MP1- MP3 should be dropped off in school no earlier that 7.30am when full playground supervision begins and collected from

classrooms at 2.30pm. All EYFS children should be supervised by parents until they are taken to their classes at 7.55am. Thank

you very much for your support in this matter.

I hope that you enjoying reading though the pages of this week’s newsletter.

AP1 Parent Blog

Q. Where can I find information about what is happening on a weekly basis at AP1?

A. Access the Primary Parent Blog and click on the ‘AP1 Monthly Calendar’ tab. It shows

a full list of events over the year in an A4 calendar format.

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Q. I was unable to attend this week’s Meet the Teacher meetings. Where can I find the

presentations for each year group?

A. Access the Primary Parent Blog and look for the latest post. It has a link to all of the

class presentations that were shared with parents.

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Q. I’m unsure what my child’s teacher is referring to when they talk about IPC, EYFS and

WALT. How do I find out what these terms mean?

A. Access the Primary Parent Blog and click on the ‘Educational Terms’ tab to help.

To find our more about AP1, access the AP1 parent blog :

http://ap1parentblog.blogspot.com/

Extra Curricular Clubs – Term 1 2014-2015

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Sign up for the Term 1 Extra Curricular Clubs programme is

now complete.

Before the club programme begins on Monday 22nd Septem-

ber, click onto the ‘My Schedule’ tab and scroll through to

Monday 22nd September - you will be able to see your ac-

cepted clubs. In addition to this, all accepted clubs will be

confirmed to you via email before the Term 1 club

programme begins.

A Great Start To The Year in F1 and F2

F1 and F2 have had a wonderful start to the school year. The children have been making new friends as well as playing with

their friends from last year. We have become more settled in our classrooms and have begun to explore some of our other learn-

ing spaces. We have all had a wonderful couple of weeks and look forward the rest of the year.

Ms Clair Draper Assistant Headteacher (EYFS)

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Saturday Morning Football Registration A reminder that registration will take place on Saturday 6th September from 8am – 10am on the big field. If

you would also like to assist in the coaching please notify parents during registration.

The programme will begin on Saturday 13th September.

Mr Phil Drake

Director of Sport/Activities & Trip Coordinator

British International School, Ho Chi Minh City

The PTG outdid themselves once more with a wonderful coffee morning for newcomers. Sincere thanks to Cath-

erine Bledsoe for hosting in her lovely home. Special thanks also to those that helped with the event; Myriam

Julian Helms, Khanh Nguyen and Fraine Mahoney for the lovely coffee. We are incredibly fortunate to have

such a great group of mums and dads that are willing to give up their own time to support not only the school

and children but also the families new to Ho Chi Minh City - it is a real strength of our BIS community. Once

again if you would like to be part of any of the PTG events coming up, please email bisvnptgap1@gmail.com

Ms Deirdre Grimshaw

Deputy Headteacher

PTG - Newcomers Coffee Morning

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PTG - Wine and Cheese Event

More details coming very soon.

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PTG - Are You Ready To Help?

Dear Parents

Would you consider helping with one or more of these committees? Can you help by giving some time to make

a difference within our school community?

Use the links below to sign up your name for an event committee:

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C054EACAE28A4F85-committees

To sign up for "Class Parent", go to:

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C054EACAE28A4F85-class

To sign up for "Country Rep", go to:

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C054EACAE28A4F85-country

Email the PTG directly at:

bisvnptgap1@gmail.com

Events:

TERM 1

1. Wine and Cheese evening - Sept 25th

2. Family Picnic – Oct 5th

3. Teacher’s day – Nov 20th

4. Disco – Dec 4th

TERM 2

1. Global Café – Jan 20th (Committee: Juliana Cotera and Ginette Diaz)

2. Spring Fair – Mar 8th

3. Disco – Apr 16th Environmental Theme

4. Bake Sale - Feb 9th

TERM 3

1. Disco – Jun 18th

Best regards and thank you in anticipation, for your support.

Ginette Diaz Rodriguez

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Job Vacancies

Learning Support Assistant BIS is seeking a second Learning Support Assistant to join the Learning Support Department at AP2 second-

ary campus. Learning Support at AP2 consists of in-class support, study skills development and homework

support for students across the age range with a range of mild learning difficulties.

Qualifications and experience are useful, but enthusiasm, teamwork and an ability to relate to young people

are essential.

There is the possibility of splitting this post between two people working on different days.

If you are interested in this post, please send brief details of yourself by email to Richard Dyer

(richarddyer@bisvietnam.com) by Friday 5th September and we will contact you with further information.

Admissions Officer An expansion of the admissions team has led to the need for a full time admissions officer to work with the

AP2 team. We require an adaptable, presentable person with good inter-personal skills to communicate with

new families applying to the secondary school. The position involves all aspects of admissions, from initial en-

quiry, through to presenting the school to visiting families, student testing and final admission arrange-

ments. The successful candidate will be a native English speaker with good communication and IT skills and

a willingness to work flexibly within a British style school.

If you are interested in this post, please send a copy of your resume to Tracey Brownrigg

(traceybrownrigg@bisvietnam.com) by Friday 5th September and we will contact you with further information

MENU FOR F1 - F2

MENU 3 (WEEK BEGINNING 8 SEPT)

DAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

MAIN

COURSE

CHOOSE 1

Ham & Cheese

Croque Mon-

sieur,

Potato Wedges

OR

Chicken Rice

Chicken Car-

bonara

OR

Roast Pork, Rice

Pasta Bolognese-

Pork

OR

Sweet & Sour Fish,

Rice

Battered Fish &

Baked Potato

OR

Nasi Lemak -

Chicken & Egg

Chili Con Carne-

Beef, Rice

OR

Egg Noodle w Pork

VEGETA-

BLES

Long Beans, Car-

rot

Chinese Cabbage

& Carrot

Morning Glory &

Carrot

Spinach

Choy sum & Carrot

SOUP

Spinach & Melon

Watercress

Tomato & Tofu

Soup

Cabbage & Car-

rot

Mixed Vegetables

FOR

VEGETARI-

AN

ONLY

Oriental Fried

Rice

Spinach & Melon

Soup

Braised Beans &

Vegetables, Rice

Watercress Soup

Veggie Pasta (e)

Tomato & Tofu

Soup

Vegetarian Chili

Con Carne, Rice

Cabbage & Car-

rot Soup

Sautéed Vegetarian

Noodle

Mixed Vegetables

Soup

MENU FOR F3 - YEAR 2

MENU 3 (WEEK BEGINNING 8 SEPT)

DAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

MAIN

COURSE

CHOOSE 1

Ham & Cheese

Croque Monsieur,

Potato Wedges

OR

Chicken Rice

Chicken Car-

bonara

OR

Roast Pork, Rice

Pasta Bolognese-

Pork

OR

Sweet & Sour

Fish, Rice

Battered Fish &

Baked Potato

OR

Nasi Lemak -

Chicken & Egg

Chili Con Carne-Beef,

Rice

OR

Stir Fry Egg Noodle w

Pork

VEGETA-

BLES

Long Beans, Carrot

Chinese Cab-

bage & Carrot

Morning Glory &

Carrot

Spinach

Choysum & Carrot

SOUP

Spinach & Melon

Watercress

Tomato & Tofu

Soup

Cabbage & Car-

rot

Mixed Vegetables

FOR

VEGETAR-

IAN

ONLY

Oriental Fried Rice

Spinach & Melon

Soup

Braised Beans &

Vegetables, Rice

Watercress

Soup

Veggie Pasta (e)

Tomato & Tofu

Soup

Vegetarian

Chili Con Car-

ne, Rice

Cabbage & Car-

rot Soup

Stir Fry Vegetarian Noo-

dle

Mixed Vegetables Soup

DELI BAR

OPTION

Bun

filled with Ham &

cheese

Served with Salad

Jacket Potato

filled with

Baked Beans &

Bacon

Served with Sal-

ad

Bun

filled with cheese

& egg

Served with Sal-

ad

Jacket Potato

filled with Bolo-

gnese Sauce

Served with Sal-

ad

Bun

filled with Chicken &

mayonnaise,

Served with Salad

Fresh Fruits & Salad Bar are available daily Issue 2 /Page 11

MENU FOR YEAR 3 - YEAR 6

MENU 3 (WEEK BEGINNING 8 SEPT)

DAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

MAIN

COURSE

CHOOSE 1

Ham & Cheese Croque

Monsieur,

Potato Wedges

OR

Chicken Rice

Chicken Car-

bonara

OR

Roast Pork,

Rice

Pasta Bolognese-Pork

OR

Sweet & Sour Fish,

Rice

Battered Fish &

Baked Potato

OR

Nasi Lemak -

Chicken & Egg

Chili Con Carne-

Beef, Rice

OR

Egg Noodle w Pork

VEGETA-

BLES

Long Beans, Carrot

Chinese Cab-

bage & Carrot

Morning Glory &

Carrot

Spinach

Choysum & Carrot

SOUP

Spinach & Melon

Watercress

Tomato & Tofu Soup

Cabbage & Car-

rot

Mixed Vegetables

FOR

VEGETARI-

AN

ONLY

Oriental Fried Rice

Spinach & Melon Soup

Braised Beans

& Vegetables,

Rice

Watercress

Soup

Veggie Pasta (e)

Tomato & Tofu Soup

Vegetarian Chili

Con Carne, Rice

Cabbage & Car-

rot Soup

Vegetarian Noodle

Mixed Vegetables

Soup

DELI BAR

OPTION

Baguette/Jacket Pota-

to

fill with ham, chicken,

cheese, egg, tuna may-

onnaise, baked beans,

peas & bolognese

sauce

Served with Salad

Bun/Jacket Po-

tato

fill with ham,

chicken, cheese,

egg, tuna may-

onnaise, baked

beans, peas &

bolognese sauce

Served with

Salad

Wrap/Jacket Potato

fill with bacon, ham,

chicken, egg, cheese,

tuna mayonnaise,

baked beans, peas &

bolognese sauce

Served with Salad

Bun/Jacket Pota-

to

fill with ham,

chicken, cheese,

egg, tuna mayon-

naise, baked

beans,

peas & bolognese

sauce

Served with Sal-

ad

Baguette/Jacket

Potato

fill with ham,

chicken, cheese,

egg, tuna mayon-

naise, baked beans,

peas & bolognese

sauce

Served with Salad

Fresh Fruits & Salad Bar are available daily

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