March 7th 2014
Dear ISHCMC Community, First off, thank you to all who attended our coffee morning on Thursday. It was extremely gratifying to have parents and our admin team discuss with one another about the challenges of developing responsibility and independence in our students. There are many helpful websites and podcasts on the Gradual Release of Responsibility that can support independent actions at home and support our goals at school.
Interested in seeing some of the photos from last week’s Outdoor Education trips? You can find
This week EE4 took a trip to Riverside to explore and expand their knowledge of the community. After their visit, they have been building maps of all the different items they discovered on their walk. Great job EE 4! In grade 5, students started their new unit that will culminate in the PYP exhibition this April. Thank you to all parents who attended the information evening last night and experienced a piece of what students will be exploring throughout the coming weeks.
their experience well documented on these two sites: http://2014ishcmc4trip.blogspot.com/ http://2014ishcmc5trip.blogspot.com/
Please remember to be prompt when collecting students after school. We have had a number of students who are still at school well after the end of the school day. It is important that time at home is maximized for all. Good luck to our grade 3 students who will be attending the sleep over at school tonight. I also hope to see everyone at the PTO International Festival tomorrow! Kurtis Peterson
Event
For Whom?
Date/Time
Location
Grade 3 Sleep Over
Grade 3 Students
Mar 7th
MPR
In This Issue
PTO International Festival
Everyone
Mar 8th
Whole School
Waste of paper.
Visual Arts Exhibition
EE2-Gr10 students
Mar 12-14th
MPR
Festivals in HCMC
Music Festival Update
Gala Concert Performance
Whole school students
Mar 18th, 7.00pm
Opera House
Sign up for Whole School parent/Teacher/ Student Conference
Whole school students and parents
Apr 1-3rd
Funny Bird: Nobody is Laughing
Poet’s Corner
Primary Parent Coffee Morning
Primary Parents
Apr 3rd, 8-9am
The Importance of Sleep
Upcoming Events
School
Meeting Room
Come one, come all to the International Festival this Saturday!!!!
Last year’s international festival photos
International day coming up is on 8th of March, 2014. This ISHCMC fair is where other countries show their culture. There will be a lot of different foods from different cultures and you will get a “passport” so that you can get stamps from the countries. Every country has their quiz about their own culture. “International Day is fun. You can try Dutch pancakes. They are really tasty. Dutch games are fun! Japanese games are fun too! Plus I get to play with my friends and eat ice cream” said Bopha Jones about last year’s event. Olivia Twomey stated, “You could learn about other countries. It feels like you’re in their country.” We hope you come out on Saturday to enjoy ISHCMC’s International Festival put on by the PTO.
By
Anne & Mai
This year’s theme for the Music gala concert is…
Night at the Oscars The gala concert will take place on and that shall be their tradition for Tuesday the 18th of March, 2014. years to come! When you go to the It will involve students from grade show there even once, it will make 3 to grade 12 at ISHCMC.
you want to come back there every
The gala concert will be located in
time. Many student voices are like
the Opera House. Students shall
a lullaby, a melody to your ears so
share their singing talents like
you don’t want to miss the event!
playing instruments, singing and
So buy your tickets from the
public speaking flawlessly. The
ISHCMC Admissions Office as soon
Night of the Oscars is sure to
as they are out, or someone will get
make the crowd roar in amaze-
it first, and you will spend a whole
ment as the students strut their
year of regret, asking yourself
stuff on stage.
“Why didn’t I get tickets when I
This year students from grade 3
had the chance?!”
and up can perform as well as choir and other grades above. The students that get up on stage always make the audience impressed
I hope this gave you something to think about… By: Emma Shadwell
Grade 4 in Madugui Trip Grade 4 went to Madugui for their field trip from 25-28 of February. There were many fun activities like the zip lining, rock climbing, grass sliding and rafting. The grade 4s donated some activity books for an orphanage. Some Ma villagers went to the resort we stayed in. They
taught us how to weave baskets. Then we played games with them. One day we did water activity’s because our new unit is about water. We liked going swimming; it was a nice thing to cool down. We had a nice night of sleep and good breakfast. Get prepared grade 3’s for next year.
By: Drew Moreno
These were the tents we slept in.
Flappy Bird? Flappy Bird? People were complaining that Flappy Bird has too many graphics from Mario Bros. But others who copied Flappy Bird have had no complaints about it. Then the person who made it (he was Vietnamese) had to withdraw it from videogames areas. It is probably the most aggravating game in videogame history. The highest amount of pipes to get is 1000. At the 1000th pipe fire mario comes out and starts firing fireballs at you. It also has chompy plants which will make you fall.
Theo Grist 5A ISHCMC
Clock
Poet’s Corner
Jordan Duong 1C
STAR
Circle like
By Caden Skilnick
A button
KGC Star in the sky Making sad people happy Look at the star
Andd lines like A ruler Making a sound Tik Tok tik tok
Wish
Waiting for me
For something
To go home
Come true.
Popsicle Karis Skilnick
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D E 2014 S U April
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8am-3pm (near Rhino Hut) Please drop your books off to your homeroom between
Monday 10th to Friday 21st March
COLLECTION OF USED BOOKS We need your books ! All languages & All levels welcome Books should be in good condition. No CD’s, DVD’s, games or puzzles please. The class that bring in the most books wins a PIZZA PARTY ! CHOCOLATE CAKE for the runner-up.
Parents are welcome to buy books during the sale! Books priced from 20,000 to 60,000 VND each All proceeds will go towards the PTO general fund.
Look out for BOOKMARK DESIGN CONTEST