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UNIS Hanoi’s Weekly Community Newsletter Volume 21, Edition 9, Friday 10 October
NEXT WEEK… UNIS Hanoi Autumn Break, 11-19 October
COMING SOON TUESDAY, 21 OCTOBER MS Boys Basketball vs. VAS, 16:00-17:30, Sports Centre Board of Directors Meeting, 17:30-20:00, Community
Room
WEDNESDAY, 22 OCTOBER APAC Boys Volleyball Tournament, AISG, China APAC Girls Volleyball Tournament, HKIS, Hongkong APAC Tennis Tournament, CA, Japan Community Breakfast with the Head of School,
8:00-9:30, Community Room University Info Session, 12:40-13:20, Common Room Board of Directors Meeting - School Strategic
Management Plan 2015-2020, 19:00-21:00
THURSDAY, 23 OCTOBER UNIS Hanoi Invitational Swim Meet, 23-26 Oct Board Finance Committee Meeting, 7:00-8:30,
Conference Room ES Student Led Learning Journey, 8:30-15:30 MS Boys Basketball vs. Wellspring, 16:00-17:30, Sports
Centre
FRIDAY, 24 OCTOBER Quarter 1 Ends
SATURDAY, 25 OCTOBER UNIS Hanoi Invitational MS Boys & Girls Basketball
Tournament
MONDAY, 27 OCTOBER HS Spirit Week, 27-31 Oct Grade 3 Slice of ICE Exhibition, 27-30 Oct Quarter 2 Starts JV Boys Volleyball vs. HIS, 16:00-17:00, Sports Centre
TUESDAY, 28 OCTOBER MS Boys Basketball vs. Concordia, 16:00-17:30, Sports
Centre MS Girls Basketball vs. Concordia, 16:00-17:30, Sports
Centre Grade 3 Slice of ICE Parent Performance, 18:00-19:30,
Theatre
WEDNESDAY, 29 OCTOBER High School PSAT/NMSQT Test
THURSDAY, 30 OCTOBER MRISA High School Volleyball Tournament, UNIS
Hanoi, 30 Oct - 2 Nov
IN THIS WEEK’S TIN TUC - The Highlights...
Notes from the Head of School (p.2)
From the Admissions Office (p.2)
UN Day (p.3)
Elementary Learning Journey (p.4)
Notes from the Middle High School Principal (p.5)
Aquatics Academy News (p.5)
Middle School Swim Meet (p.6)
Help us find the UNIS Hanoi 15-16 Scholars! (p.7)
Book Sale. We want your books! (p.7)
SCO Funding. Apply Now! (p.9)
SCO Boutique News (p.9)
School Health Centre News (p.9)
Job Opportunity (p.10)
By the time you read this, we will have had
another wonderful UN Day celebration. It
is the most important day in the life of our
school and is often the highlight of the
year. Thanks to all of those who worked so
hard to make it happen. From the room
parents to the teachers to the operations
staff to the Advancement Office, it is always a team effort
and we appreciate all of our efforts.
Looking ahead to the week after the break, there is a
Breakfast with the Head of School scheduled for
Wednesday, 22 October beginning with coffee and
refreshments at 0800. We invite all parents to come and
have direct contact with members of the senior leadership
team including myself. We will start things off with a
presentation of the 2014 IB Diploma results along with the
ISA and MAP results from last school year. Following that
we will have the normal opportunity to ask questions, seek
clarification, or make suggestions. Please mark your
calendars and plan to join us.
Further to the work on our Strategic Management Plan
(SMP) for 2015-2020, our consultant, Dr. Cheryl Doig, will
hold two parent meetings to provoke our thinking and seek
input into our next SMP. The meetings will be held on
Thursday evening, 23 October at 1900 in the Community
Room and Friday morning, 24 October at 0800 in the
Community Room. Parents are encouraged to attend either
one of these workshops and contribute to the future
planning of our school.
Have a wonderful break and safe travels for those who are
taking a trip.
Respectfully,
Dr. Chip Barder, [email protected]
If your family intends to leave UNIS Hanoi at the end of the first semester, please
notify the Admissions office of your child’s last day of attendance via email.
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.
The sun was shining down on our celebration of
“Rapprochement of Cultures” for our 27th UN Day today –
the same day that Vietnam celebrates 60 years since the
liberation of Hanoi.
It was a carnival of culture and learning with the UN Day
Assembly as its centre-piece with its wonderful Flag Parade
celebrating the 67 nationalities represented in our
community from Angola to Vietnam!
We were delighted to see so many of our parents joining us
in the Sports Centre.
We were honoured to be joined by our guest speakers Dr
Pratibha Mehta, UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam and
Mr Pham Chi Cuong, Vice Director General, International
Cooperation Department who presented Dr Barder with a
special certificate to recognize his outstanding contribution
to education in Vietnam.
Thanks to all our student flag bearers, the UNIS Hanoi
Symphonic Orchestra, the Middle, Elementary and APAC
School Choirs, the Grade 8 Fan Dancers, Pixelated, our
student speaker, Kimberley Knaggs and our Masters of
Ceremony, Jewel Jackson and Trung Tran.
And thank you to the entire community for joining
together to create our Community Lunch to end a
wonderful day.
Photos and films will be available after the break on school
website: www.unishanoi.org/UNDay2014
Enjoy the 1st UN Day Film by Grade 5 Team
Dear ES Parents
The next significant stage in our
partnership with parents is our annual
Student Led Learning Journey on
Thursday 23 October. This day will take
the same format as our successful Student
Led Conferences in March 2014.
For those new to this concept, as the name implies,
students take the lead by sharing, discussing and reflecting
on their learning to date with their parents. This process
puts the spotlight on the child as the learner in a very
positive way.
The teachers and children will organize interactive learning
stations both in their homeroom and outside as well as the
subject specialist teachers organizing activities and stations
in their learning areas (Art, Music, Drama, PE, Languages,
Library). If your child receives learning support please feel
free to visit the Learning Support Centre during your
allocated time.
Goals include the following:
To encourage the students to accept personal
responsibility for their progress and achievement
To give students confidence through talking and
discussing their learning with their parents in English
and/ or their Mother Tongue
To develop communication and critical thinking skills
To help students reflect further on the process of self-
evaluation
To help parents appreciate the process not just the
product of student learning and teaching for
understanding
The day of the Student Led Learning Journey is a ‘normal’
school day for the children. School will remain open as
normal and children will attend for the full day. Grade
Levels have been allocated a double period (75 minutes)
during which the parents of children in those grade levels
will spend the time with their own child leading them
through their learning.
The allocated times are as follows:
Periods 1&2 08.30 – 09.45
Periods 3&4 10.15 – 11.30
Periods 5&6 12.30– 13.45
Periods 7&8 14.00 – 15.15
Discovery Grade 2
Kindergarten 1 Grade 3
Grade 1 Grade 4
Kindergarten 2 Grade 5
All students will stay in homeroom classes for the periods other than those above.
There will be no specialist lessons that day.
We look forward to seeing everyone on October 23rd.
In the meantime may I take this opportunity to wish
everyone a relaxing and enjoyable October holiday.
Warm regards,
Carole Denny, [email protected]
Dear MSHS Families,
A great big THANK YOU to everyone
who supported our UNIS UN Day
celebration. Thank you to parents who
organized food and national dress and to
those who attended the festivities. It was a
wonderful community event filled with
international good will ……… and great food! Well done
and thank you!
With UN Day in the books and Fall Break about to begin 3
-Way Parent Conferences are just around the corner.
Please set aside Nov. 3 or 4 for conferences with your child
and his/her teachers. Information regarding Conference
sign ups will be sent to all MSHS families via email on Oct.
10. Online conference sign ups will be open Oct. 21 – 30.
I look forward to meeting with many of you and hope that
your conferences provide valuable information regarding
your child’s progress and how you can reinforce curricular
and behavioral recommendations at home.
Shortly after Fall Break parents/guardians will be able to
access Haiku, the MSHS’s Learning Management System
(LMS) < http://www.haikulearning.com/ >. Haiku is a
state of the art LMS which provides a platform for teachers
to interact with students, post/receive assignments, provide
resources and distribute important course information.
Currently Haiku is up and running for students. Opening
Haiku to parents/guardians will add another layer of
support and accountability for students. In order for
parents/guardians to access Haiku they will need a UNIS
Google account. The Technology Office has prepared
UNIS Google accounts for all parents/guardians and will
distribute them in the very near future.
During the initial phase of the MSHS Haiku rollout
teachers are expected to post assignments, including due
dates, and begin to upload course resources. Please
understand that Haiku is a new technology therefore
teachers will need time to fully develop their Haiku sites.
Haiku tutorials will be available to parents/guardians
shortly but in the meantime I am sure your children will be
happy to show you how Haiku works!
Enjoy a relaxing Fall Break!
Warm regards,
Pete Kennedy, [email protected]
Last Saturday nearly 100 UNIS Hanoi
swimmers filled our pool with enthusiastic
racing and cheering for their teammates.
Our annual UNIS Fall Gala is an
intrasquad meet which means that only
our team swims. It is a low key relaxed
meet and is especially great for our new
swimmers. With our UNIS Invitational coming up in two
weeks, the Fall Gala serves as a perfect introduction to
competition. UNIS Hanoi Swim Team members and Level
6 swimmers comprised our team.
Our returning swimmers had many best times and our new
swimmers gave the coaches huge smiles with their excellent
performances. Uyen Trinh broke a team record in the
13+14 100 backstroke to start her year off with a bang.
Huge thanks to all our Parent Volunteers, Coaches,
Operations, PE and Aquatics staff and of course our
Director of Activities for all your good work!
Our next meet is on Oct 24 and 25 featuring not only our
swimmers but swimmers from the Hanoi Japanese school
team, Hanoi International School, Concordia, QSI Shekou
and EFC from Hong Kong and
ISHCMC. This year we’ll have
about 230 swimmers in our event.
Andy Myers, Aquatics
Academy Head Coach
Spirit and Sportsmanship Award -TIGERS TEAM!
Participation Award - TIGERS TEAM!
All information about the meet – results, points and photos can be found on Aquatics House events page.
TIGERS BUFFALOES EAGLES LIONS
1450 poinst - 1st place 1275 points - 2nd place 1270 points - 3rd place 1243 points - 4th place
Do you have books that you
no longer need but which
someone else would enjoy?
Are you wondering what to
do with them? Do you want
to donate them to a good
cause?
The UNIS Hanoi Book Sale, held annually at the end of
November, is a much anticipated event. It’s an opportunity
for both kids and adults to purchase some ‘pre-loved’
books, in their native tongue (or another language!), at
bargain prices.
Kids’ books, adults’ books, fact or fiction, English,
Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese, German, Swedish, French –
we’re interested in books on any subject, in any language
spoken within the UNIS Hanoi community. If it’s a book
that someone else might enjoy, donate it (so no out-dated
travel guides, class readers or undesirable books
please!).
Books will be collected in each ECC, ES and MS classroom
from November, with a central collection for HS. We’ll be
back with more details in due course. In the interim, please
start putting your pre-loved books safely aside.
Lori Fairbairn and Amanda
Stevenson, Book Sale Co-
ordinators. (Contact us at:
Applications for the UNIS Hanoi
Scholarship programme 2015-2016 intake
opened this week.
And this year, we aim to increase the
number of scholarship places that we can
offer through a new Scholarship Fund -
a powerful new community partnership
aimed at transforming futures.
The fundraising campaign will take place in January within
the UNIS Hanoi community and full details will be
available later this Autumn as we finalise the planning.
The UNIS Hanoi Scholarship Programme gives the
opportunity for Vietnamese students from low income
families, who are excelling at their local Hanoi district
school to enter UNIS Hanoi until graduation.
Students may apply to the UNIS Hanoi Scholarship
Programme for entry to Grade 8, Grade 9 or Grade 10.
In all cases, the 100% Scholarship will be valid until
graduation from UNIS Hanoi.
The programme was launched in 2011-12 and we have
welcomed six scholarship students to UNIS Hanoi in the
last three academic years.
Please help eligible students find out about this
programme by spreading the word amongst your
friends, colleagues and associates.
UNIS Hanoi is a well-connected community and we
ask you to mobilize!
In addition to the fees waiver, significant support will be
available for the Scholarship Students to access English
support, to be able to participate fully in the activities
programme in MSHS and for transport to and from school.
Applications now open!
Full eligibility criteria, the timeline for the selection
process and application documents are available on
UNIS Hanoi website in both ENGLISH and
VIETNAMESE.
Deadline for applications is 31 December.
All questions concerning the Scholarship Programme
should be sent by email to [email protected]
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
Please enjoy the second part in this series from our
School Health Centre. (For part 1, please see TinTuc 07,
September 26)
Everyone wants their child to perform well at school.
Children learn at different speeds, that’s normal, but how
can we help our children reach their maximum potential?
Research has identified 4 factors which influence a child’s
learning at school & this is where you can make a real
difference. We discussed the importance of 1. Eating
breakfast and 2. Healthy Snacking last week.
3) DRINK MORE WATER
Hanoi can be very humid during the warmer months, add
to that the amount of physical exercise & sport our children
do & they can very quickly become dehydrated. By the time
a person feels thirsty they are ALREADY dehydrated. This
can lead to headaches, lethargy & an inability to concentrate
properly. If electrolytes become depleted muscle cramps &
weakness during exercise can also occur. It is important,
therefore, to make sure your child remembers to drink
plenty of fluids. The standard recommendation for children
is 1.5-2 liters daily, taken at regular intervals throughout the
day. Always check that your child has a water bottle with
them & remind them to drink more if they are doing sports
or if the weather is very hot (on average a child weighing
30kg loses half a liter of water when exercising). Teenagers
are particularly prone to not drinking enough; they get busy
& simply forget. (www.wateriscoolinschool.org.uk)
4) ENOUGH SLEEP
Making sure your child has enough sleep is also vitally
important & research actually shows that teenagers do need
more sleep than adults!! Tired children are poor performers;
they are less alert & less able to concentrate than their peers
who are getting a good night’s sleep. The American
Academy of Sleep Medicine in the USA recommends that
preschoolers sleep 11-13 hours, children in ES sleep 10-11
hours & teens sleep 9-10 hours a night. High school
children should not be working into the early hours of the
morning & study needs to be balanced with leisure &
“downtime” to reduce stress levels & provide enough
relaxation to sleep. Try to encourage teens to plan their
weekly workload so that they don’t leave everything to the
last minute & make sure they are not taking on too much
as it’s impossible to do everything (keep an eye on all those
extra curricula’s!) For younger children try to set a regular
bedtime during the week & get into a routine of getting
school work done & then providing some relaxation time
together, perhaps by reading a book in bed. Remember a
small child who asks to go to bed is rare, so it is your
responsibility to make sure your child is getting enough
sleep & is not too tired for school.
POSITIVE PARENTING
Many studies have shown that “positive parenting “also
plays a huge part in our children’s achievement levels. It is
considered the most effective style of parenting where
parents are shown to be warm, fair & in control.
Remember that children cannot be good at everything so
try to celebrate the things they do well & encourage them
with the things they find difficult. Putting too much
pressure on children to always perform well can have an
adverse effect. Life is all about “balance” so make sure your
child has the time to do the things they enjoy such as
listening to music, playing sport, watching TV (yes we did
say that!) & socializing with their friends.
Just a few simple steps can make all the difference to your
child’s achievement levels at school. Here’s to happy,
healthy learners!
School Health Centre, [email protected]
Position overview
UNIS Hanoi Elementary School includes students with a
range of mild learning differences and difficulties. Some
students require support that extends beyond the purview
of the UNIS Hanoi staff and in these circumstances the
school requests the family of a student to employ an
assistant to support the student on a 1:1 basis.
The position duties and responsibilities are listed below but
it should be noted the successful applicant is not required
to assume any responsibility for students other than the one
specified by the school and employer family.
The 1:1 assistant is not employed by UNIS Hanoi but must
adhere to school operational guidelines and procedures and
is expected to conduct themselves in a professional fashion
at all times. The 1:1 assistant reports to homeroom teacher
and the employer (student’s family). Salary is negotiated
with, and paid by, the student’s family.
The homeroom teacher has overall responsibility for the
educational development of the child. The 1:1 assistant’s
role is to support the student in whatever ways are deemed
necessary to help them access the curriculum or follow an
individual learning plan.
Responsibilities:
operate within the School’s agreed ethos, policy and
procedures
Assist the child in class/lessons according to need and
as agreed with the family, LS department and class
teacher (e.g. concentration and staying on task;
working using previously adapted materials; revising
tasks for the child as necessary)
Ensure the student is able to transition from one area of
the school to another in a timely manner and assist him/
her in making these transitions
Alert the student to any changes to the daily routine
Be knowledgeable about the child’s specific needs and
use different, effective strategies to support them to suit
the situation as required
Engage regularly with the class/subject teachers/
learning support, as agreed with them
Liaise directly with the family on a regular, agreed basis
Contribute to the child’s Individual Learning Plan (ILP)
Assist the child on day trips, residential School camps,
School productions, after school activities, playtimes etc.
Work outside the main classroom from time to time on
specific tasks appropriate to the child’s stage of
development
Seek out training when possible to improve skills and
understanding of the child’s needs
In case of illness or absence notify the family so they
can contact the School to find a suitable replacement if
required
Position Requirements:
High School diploma or equivalent
Knowledge of special education environment, safety
issues and the needs of special education students
Strong oral and written communication skills and basic
computer skills
Experience working with, or caring for people with
special needs
Strong organisational and time management skills
Ability to develop respectful relations among children
and adults, and work as part of a professional team on a
daily basis
Ability to adapt behaviour and communication style
according to different stakeholders’ needs and
expectations
Drive & commitment
Displays a positive attitude
Manages time effectively to increase work efficiency
Is seen to be conscientious
Works hard to achieve required results
Strives to improve own performance
Accepts constructive criticism and uses it to improve
performance
Attitude
Presents a professional and positive image of UNIS
Dresses appropriately
Is punctual and manages own time effectively
Seeks guidance and feedback from others
Social skills
Communicates clearly, concisely and effectively, both
written and spoken
Actively listens to others
Working Hours:
From 8:20 to 15:20 (7 hours only), Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday, Friday
From 8:20 to 14.30 (6 hours only) Wednesday
Days when student has extra-curricular activities hours
extend to 16:30
Closing date for applications: 17th October 2014
Applications should include a current CV/Resume
and be emailed to: [email protected]