Volume 1 2013 - 2014
CONTENTS Message from BOT Pre Kindergarten & Kindergarten 1 Kindergarten 2 Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Music & Drama Physical Education & Swimming French Vietnamese Language & Culture ISV Grand Opening First Day of School Our Field Trips Our Assemblies Moon Festival Scitech Vietnamese New Year (Tet) Celebration Family Fun Day First Year Anniversary Easter Egg Hunt ISV Faculty ISV Team
03 04-05 06-07 08-09 10-11 12-13 14-15 16-17 18-19 20-21 22-23 24-25 26 27 28 29 30-31 32-33 34-35 36-37 38-39 40 41 42
Nurture - Empower - Connect
Letter from BOT The International School of Vietnam’s (ISV) first ever Year Book represents the culmination of many years of planning and effort prior to the commencement of the 2013-2014 school year. ISV’s inaugural year has been an eventful one and we'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for all your support throughout this time. I wish to take this opportunity to thank our Teaching Team for all their hard work in making this year such a success. Joining a new school can be a daunting task, our teachers have risen to the challenge and made this year a great one for all the students. Thank you! Through our teachers the school has made significant strides along the path of becoming an excellent school. The school improvement journey will continue into the next year and the years after that to ensure that we are always doing the best for our learners. The year has flown by and looking back over the year the school has changed so much. In terms of student numbers, the school has grown from 32 to 82 students! 21 different nationalities are now represented in the school. In January we received good news from the International Baccalaureate that we have been approved as a Primary Years Programme candidate school. This means that we are now part of global learning community of more than 1,175,000 students in 3,754 schools in over 147 countries. In May we received further good news that we have been accepted as a Cambridge International School, meaning we can offer both iGCSE and A level examinations in the future. I am sure that as you look though this Yearbook many happy memories will come flooding back. This is just a snap shot of some of the terrific work that has gone on throughout the school this year and it records some events and activities that have taken place both inside and outside of the classroom. The school has developed significantly and I expect that to continue into the next years. Have a great break and we look forward to welcoming you back in September. Best wishes
Mrs Mai Bich Thuy Board Chair Board of Trustees
Pre-Kindergarten & Kindergarten 1
Ms. Michele Johnstone
Ms. Nhung
Kim Dong Gyun
Nguyen Gia Han
Lim Ji Woo
Joanna Shalini John
Khabibabonu Azizovna Karimova
Minatsu Sanuki
Tran Phuong Binh
Nguyen Huy Trung Son
Victor Le Thibert
Kim Yoon Ah
Zoe Wing Yan Wong
Tran Thu Van
Yeo Seok Huyn
Ahn Chae Yeon
Angela Mai Robijn
What an exciting International Day Pre-K/K1 class had!! We all learnt more about our friends - the countries they come from, importantly, what the food from their countries tastes like! The children were very open-minded in tasting all the food. Pre-K/K1 parents joined us in the afternoon and what wonderful and interesting food they brought for us all to try from their countries! We were all risk-takers and tasted everything!
Kindergarten-2
Ms. Nicole Brand
Ms. Ngoc Nguyen
Momo Hamajima
Jonathan Chua Jay Gee
Uriah Avraham Attia
Doan Anh Luong
Alan Tai Daltry
Homare Ito
Mac Quang Anh
Tatem Jane Spencer
Jo Jaewan
Jung Seung Min
Kim Taein
Ha Sook Young
Lee Jemin
F ruit loop subtraction! Playing football !
Making water balloons!
Making bubbles for art!
Measuring heavy and light!
Learning about animals!
P.E and writing!
Learning about animals!
Playing in the class sandpit! Going to P.E! Singing, ‘Ten in a bed!’
Learning how to make bubbles!
Going to music!
K2 traveled back in time and looked at photos from the beginning until the end of the year! Many giggles, laughter and fun activities were remembered. Have a look at K2’s favorite memories
K2, enjoy the rest of your journey!
Grade 1
Ms. Stephanie Jarosova
Ms. Oanh Nguyen
Le Hong Minh
Le Phuoc Thien Chuong
Nam Hojeong
Song Hwa Young
Choi Seoung Jun
Christopher Limos Petersen
Nguyen Quoc An
Kim Han Ju
Shakhrizoda Azizovna Karimova
Yeo Sang Hyun
At the beginning of the school year our class had only three students! Chuong, Hwa Yeong, and They each made a shape poster and diorama about a traditional story they studied during the unit.
Grade 1 class adopted a giant tiger snail that was found in the playground. The students called the snail “Okane Kudasai”. A Japanese phrase that translates to “money please”!
Friends Forever
Working Together
Celebrating Together
Grade 2
Mr. Robert Day
Doan Anh Phuc
Nene Hamajima
Jediah James Spencer
Calvin Anh Dang
Laura Santos
Lee Jong Yun
Park Jun Hyeok
~Calvin~
works.”
to glue my name into my shirt.” ~Phuc~
them.” ~Calvin~
cabonara spaghetti.” ~Jed~
enjoyed making
Grade 3
Ms. Anna Chadwick
Alexandra Anh Dang
Tran Thanh Mai
Nguyen Thu Han
Mei Shigeyoshi
Nathan Van Jones
“One of the highlights of Grade 3 was when I.S.V had a carnival and I won 210 lollies. I shared the lollies with the whole school. Another highlight was listening to Ms. Anna read us Roald Dahl and Lemony Snicket books. My teacher, Ms. Anna, is amazing and very nice to us. My third highlight is when I wrote books in class, it was really fun to write them”. -Carolina
“We read many Roald Dahl books and a book by Lemony Snicket. One of my highlights in Grade 3 was when I wrote two stories. They are about two characters named Anna and Rosey. I’m writing a series called, The Twin’s Adventures. I like writing stories because it is fun.” -Thu Han
“We made T-shirts and we made them with our own two hands. I enjoyed learning something new, which was sewing. I was pleased with the cape I made on the back of my T-shirt. I also liked making books because I like to design things.” -Nathan
“I enjoyed making afternoon tea for the whole school because seeing students smile makes me smile. I like my school, I like my friends and I like my teacher. That makes me happy about my school.” -Mei
“I liked planning my own stories. We published our stories and made them into real books. Ms. Anna was a great teacher because she guided us in planning our stories. I also liked making our own T-shirts in our clothing unit. We also made clothes out of paper and I was the winner with my dog belt design.” -Alex
“I have had a wonderful year working with Grade 3. One of my highlights was when we wore matching card hats on Math’s Morning.” Ms. Anna
Grade 4
Ms. Kelly Blocker
Sebastian Knoller
Doan Minh Anh
Hwang Jun
Choi Seung Bin
Lee Dong Ha
Park Chae Won
Le Phuoc Thien Cam
Alexander Jessen
C e le br a t i ng a y e a r f ul l o f la ught e r , le a r ni ng a nd l o t s o f F UN!
Grade 5
Mrs. Penny Day
Joshua Tobias
Lee Chan Seo
Ha Sang Min
Caleb Tobias
Nam Hoseong
Nguyen Minh Khue
Duong Tuan
Antonio Potess
Music and Drama “Our children have sung, played, danced and acted throughout this exciting year. They have been experiencing a huge variety of quality music and literature. I am confident to say that the children of ISV have had a wonderful first year in Music and Drama.” Daniel Hewitt, ISV 2014 “Do we have Drama today Mr. Daniel? Yes. YEEEEEEEEAAAAH!” Zoe, PreK
“I want em yêu trường em. It is pretty.” Chae Yeon, K1
“I like flowers. I like the daffodils, I like the mountains…… A doo wap, a doo wap a doo wap. I like it Mr. Daniel!” Trung Son, PreK “My favourite thing in Music was the Tadpole Blues, because we could sing very, very loud!” Uriah, K2
“My favourite thing in Drama was 10 in a bed because we could wear our pyjamas in school.” Homare, K2 “I like ‘On the Ning, Nang, Nong’ because the words are so funny.” Shakrizoda, Grade 1
“I like the Jelly Beans activity because you get to play the instruments and it’s noisy, and most people call me a chatterbox so I like being noisy” Phuc, Grade 2
“My favourite thing in Drama was recording people’s television shows, because maybe I would like to be on television” Jed, Grade 2
“My favorite thing was watching and singing Mary Poppins songs. The words are nonsense…like supercalafragalisticexpialidocious!” Mei, Grade 3
“I liked the Christmas ISV News thing because we got to throw snowballs at Jun” Caleb Grade 5
“I liked ‘Fe, Fi, Fo’ because it sounds so strange” Hoseong Grade 5
“I liked doing the Pirate Play, because we got to make swords and have a pretend fight on the stage. I got to die!” Nathan, Grade 3 ‘My favourite thing was the ISV anniversary. I liked it because almost everyone got to participate in the flag ceremony and I represented my country Columbia” Antonio Grade 5
“I liked Jacob and Sons the most because it made me feel happy when singing it” Khue Grade 5
Physical Education and Swimming Greetings all, the past year and look at the achievements, as well as the have found the year has gone by quickly, and the school has had a successful start. I have enjoyed the PE and swimming departments and look forward to developing programs for the New Year. The students have participated well in PE and swimming, and I believe the progression for next year will be very positive. I have looked into a swimming program that can be monitored and assessed more closely, providing and parents. We have received new resources for the New Year and I am very excited to be able to teach the students a variety of new skills as well as new activities. This year my goal was to get the students enjoying PE and swimming. Having them work together, and as individuals during activities is very important. This creates a comfortable
that barrier is very important for students and teachers, allowing for quality PE lessons and providing the students with an opportunity to build relationships at school. ISV also to BVIS on a return trip. Congratulations to all involved, to the new year and what it will bring to ISV.
French PreK - K1 Zoe, Victor et Joanna ont commencé à apprendre le français cette année. Ils peuvent maintenant dire bonjour, se présenter, exprimer leur humeur, en ciel, compter jusqu’à 10, nommer des animaux… Ils ont aussi joué à des jeux en français sur le tableau intéractif et sur les ipads. C’était une année très amusante où ils ont aussi appris des chansons pour dire bonjour et des chansons sur les animaux. “ I like French because It is fun” (Zoe) “ I like talking about animals I like and I don’t like in French” (Victor) “ I want to go to Paris” (Joanna)
G2 - G3 « My favorite moment in french is making the menu for the french restaurant. » (Nathan) « J’aime manger les macarons. » (Alex) « J’aime jouer aux jeux en francais. » (Calvin) « I like learning the names of the animals in french. » (Laura) « I like to learn french because french is spoken in many other countries. » (Mei) « I like the activity where we had to glue the name of the food and the pictures together. » (Jed)
K2/G1 Nous voici les élèves de K2/G1. Nous apprenons le français depuis le mois de septembre. Nous apprenons le français grâce à des jeux et des chansons. Nous savons nous présenter et dire ce que nous aimons : “Bonjour je m’appelle Homare et j’ai 6 ans. J’aime le français et les chiens.», «Bonjour je m’appelle Jonathan et j’aime la chanson sur le poisson.», «Je m’appelle Uriah et ça va bien», “Bonjour, je m’appelle Tatem et j’aime les hamsters”, “Bonjour, je m’appelle Taein et j’aime Madame Arc en ciel.”, “Bonjour je m’appelle Hojeong et j’aime les chiens.”
G4 - G5 “ My favorite thing in French was eating the macaron” (Caleb) “ My favorite activity in French was creating a menu for a French restaurant” (Alex) “ I like French because it is really interesting to learn a new language and It is a very popular language” (Tuan) “ I like learning about animals in French.” (Thien Cam) “I was interested in making menus in French so i can learn more about popular dishes in France.” (Lee Chanseo) “In French, I enjoy researching about the (Joshua) “I am surprised that French is really similar to English.” (Hoseong) “My favorite subject in French was learning about sports.” (Sebastian)
Vietnamese Language and Culture This year we have explored a lot about Vietnamese in both written and oral language. We also considered the relationship between language and culture. Through songs, stories and celebrations, language can be accessed more deeply.
ISV Grand Opening 13th June 2013
First Day of School 4th September 2013
Field Trips
School Assemblies
Moon Festival September 2013
Scitech
Vietnamese New Year (TET) Celebration
Family Fun Day
1 Year Anniversary
Easter Egg Hunt
ISV Faculty
Michele Johnstone Pre-K/K1
Nicole Brand K2
Stephanie Jarosova Grade 1
Robert Day Grade 2
Anna Chadwick Grade 3
Kelly Blocker Grade 4
Penny Day Grade 5
Daniel Hewitt Music/Drama
Liam Chadwick P.E
Mai Vu Ngoc Vietnamese
Perrine Cazet French
Oanh Nguyen Grade 1 Aide
Nhung Pham Pre-K/K1 Aide
Ngoc Nguyen K2 Aide
Nghiep Pham P.E Aide
Hien Nguyen Nurse
ISV Team
Kitchen Team
Facilities Team
Support Team
Admissions
Finance/Accounting
Lifeguard
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