Newsletter May 29th

29th May 2015

Primary Passion Day

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Commonsense Media Parent Workshop Parents are invited to join the upcoming Commonsense Media Workshop on Tuesday, June 2nd at 7 pm in the Meeting Room. The topic will be Distraction, Multi-Tasking, and Time Management.

We hope to see you there!

Connecting

Commonsense Media

ISHCMC Families

An evening for parent discussion and education about

"Distraction, Multi-Tasking, and Time Management.

Tuesday, June 2nd 7pm, Meeting Room

Grade 9 Visit to Mai Tam Shelter, Thu Duc At the end of May, and as part of their final unit of the year based on the novel, “The Heaven Shop� and HIV/AIDS awareness, a group of Grade 9 English students visited a local shelter for HIV-positive children.

The object of the exercise was to understand from first-hand experience that even though the children have special medical needs, they are to all intents and purposes just like other children.

As their teachers, we were immensely proud; the students conducted themselves in the most responsible and respectful way imaginable and were instantly cuddling the babies, high-fiving the toddlers and dancing with the slightly older children. The visit was a brief one but will no doubt be remembered for many years to come.

Furthermore, it is hoped that this fun, albeit poignant experience will motivate one or more of the students to develop a partnership between Mai Tam and ISHCMC and initiate a their own service project next year, and/or, as in a previous year, inspire a Grade 10 personal project.

Marisa Piccioni and Lars Tatlock Grade 9 English Language Acquisition

Annual Sports Banquet A celebration of the achievements of our secondary sports teams.

Swim Gala

U11 Girls Football SISAC Congratulations to the U11 football girls team who won the City Championship this week. Members demonstrated great team spirit, sportsmanship and energy.

A huge thank you to all the parents, grandparents and siblings who came to cheer the girls, it was wonderful to witness the support behind the team!

ISHCMC Summer Camp Summer Camp registration is now open. See below for more details. Registration forms are available from the Admissions Office.

ROBO

GEAR UP THIS SUMMER

July 27th - 31st, 9:00AM – Noon Based on the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3 robotics kits, this course introduces students to the exciting world of robotics. Students will design, build, and program robots to complete specific challenges and tasks. The students will have an opportunity to apply basic concepts in science, technology, math, and engineering to create their robot and prepare it for the final challenge.

S G6 + C I T

IB MATH

SIGN II G DE

GLISH G9 N E

-12

IB

Age Group: For students entering Grade 6 and above Tuition: 5,375,000 VND

Game Design Workshop

GAME

5 3-

SUMMER CAMP

WORKSHOPS

Monday, July 27th - Friday, August 7th, 2015 Hosted by

Robotics Workshop

-11 G9

August 3rd - 7th, 9:00AM – Noon The Game Design Workshop empowers young coders to apply their imaginations using both software and hardware in real-world projects.

Scratch was developed at MIT as a graphical programming language and this course allows students to design and build projects that connect Scratch with the real world using Makey Makey kits..

Prerequisite: Experience with computer programming in a course or ASA with Scratch or other language.

For students entering Grades 3-5 Tuition: 5,375,000 VND

IB-Ready Math

July 27th - August 7th, 2:00PM – 5:00PM This class will introduce the IBDP curriculum and prepare students thoroughly, focusing on areas that they typically find most challenging. The course is aimed at students embarking on the IB DP We will focus especially on the most important topics of Arithmetic & Number Properties, Algebra I, Geometry, Trigonometry, Algebra II, and basic Statistics & Probability. Additionally, students will learn to understand and apply the 50 most common formulas in high school Math, which serves many different tests including SAT, AP, and IB.

IB-Ready English

July 27th - August 7th, 9:00AM – Noon This class will serve as a baseline preparation for students planning to enroll in IB Literature, or as a consolidation and review for students who have completed the first year of IB Literature. The class will survey all different genres (poetry, drama, non-fiction prose, and fiction), but unified by a single theme. The class is designed to include lots of group work, creative activities, and student-led discussion. All reading materials will come from authors on the IB programme’s Prescribed List of Authors (IB-PLA).

For students entering Grades 9-12 Tuition: 5,375,000 VND

Guided Reading Book Club

July 27th - August 7th, 2:00PM – 5:00PM This class helps students hone the kind of analysis and discussion skills they will need for IB/AP literature courses. There is a 100% student-led discussion every session, as well as vocabulary games and writing practice.

For students in Grades 6-10 Tuition: 5,375,000 VND

Foundation My Level English Bootcamp

August 3rd - 7th, 9:00AM – Noon Hone your child’s reading skills before the school year starts. This class builds vocabulary, practices reading skills, and explores creative writing by having students rotate through a variety of individual and group activity centers targeted to their skills and needs, including small group attention from the teacher, vocabulary games, challenges, and more.

For students in Grades 3-5 Tuition: 3,230,000 VND

For students entering Grades 9-11 Tuition: 5,375,000 VND

Please contact: ISHCMC Admissions Office (84-8) 3898 9100

PTO Annual General Meeting Last week, the PTO hosted their Annual General Meeting, sharing an overview of the year’s activities. Parents and teachers enjoyed food and drinks and a reflection on the year’s events. Thank you to the PTO and other parent volunteers for their support throughout the year.

PTO Teacher Appreciation Tea The PTO hosted a teacher appreciation tea this week at the Faculty Lounge. Parents baked and prepared delicious dishes for the teachers to enjoy during morning tea. Thank you to everyone involved!