tintuc@unishanoi.org UNIS Hanoi’s Weekly Community Newsletter
NEXT WEEK... MONDAY, 21 OCTOBER
Board of Directors Meeting 17:30-19:30 B7
TUESDAY, 22 OCTOBER
Advancement Committee Meeting 8:15-9:30, B7 MS Girls Basketball vs. SIS 16:00-17:15, Covered Court Board Directors Generative Meeting 17:30-19:00 ISIS Family Training for Parents 18:00-19:00, Library * (DATE CHANGE, earlier than in the calendar )
WEDNESDAY, 23 OCTOBER
APAC Tennis Tournament, ISB - China 22-27 October
THURSDAY, 24 OCTOBER
APAC Boys and Girls Volleyball, 24-26 October, B4 UMA Session 2 Registration 24-27 October *(DATE CHANGE, earlier than in the calendar ) MS Girls Basketball, St. Paul School 15:30-18:00 MS MRISA Boys Basketball vs. UNIS Grade 9 Boys 16:00-17:30, Covered Court ES Mathematics - Parent Workshop 18:00-19:30 Grade 5 Field Trip - Investigating Electricity 8:20-10:45 5KW Concert 13:15-13:50, Theatre 4LL Concert 14:50-15:20, Theatre FRIDAY, 25 OCTOBER (Quarter 1 Ends)
Volume 20, Edition 9, Friday 18 October
COMING SOON...
MONDAY, 28 OCTOBER (Quarter 2 Starts)
HS Spirit Week 28 October - 1 November ASA Session 2 Registration Opens at 7:00, ISIS Family * (DATE CHANGE, earlier than in the calendar ) Grade 10 Art Trip 12:45-15:25 HS Season 2 Sports Begin - Swimming & Basketball 15:40-17:30, Sports Centre (B4)
TUESDAY, 29 OCTOBER
MS Swim Meet 13:00-15:30 MS Basketball Games
WEDNESDAY, 30 OCTOBER
ASA Session 2 Registration Closes at 23:59
THURSDAY, 31 OCTOBER
MUN Security Council Simulation 16:00-20:00
FRIDAY, 1 NOVEMBER
Endicott Climate Survey Opens HS MRISA Boys and Girls Volleyball vs. HIS 16:00-17:30, Sports Centre
SATURDAY, 2 NOVEMBER
SAT Testing Grades 11&12 MS MRISA Boys Basketball vs. HIS 12:00-13:30, B4
IN THIS WEEK’S TIN TUC - The Highlights... Notes from the Head of School and the Middle High School Principal (p.2) APAC Volleyball is Coming to UNIS Hanoi (p.3-4)
Important UMA News (p.10-11) ES Blue Dragon Walk-a-thon (p.12) KOTO Bike Ride (p.13)
Busy Saturday Sports. Join Us to Support our Teams!(p.5-7) ASA Registration. Date Change (p.5) ECC Learning Journey. Date Change (p.7)
SCO Funding Available! (p.14) UN Day Dishes - Take Me Home (p.14) UNIS Book Fair. We Need Your Books (p.15)
“Black & White” Dance (p.7) Health, Nutrition and Wellness (p.8) Insight into the World with Grade 9 (p.9) UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF HANOI
SCO Boutique News (p.15) ES Snack Sales (p.16) Community Congrats (p.16) Canteen Menu
As we go through our third year in APAC, we have the wonderful opportunity of hosting our first indoor sports event next week – Boys and Girls HS Volleyball. It is described in much more detail later in the Tin Tuc (see p.3-4), but we have three days of competition planned and will host five other APAC schools in a round-robin followed by team relegation format. We are very proud of how hard our athletes have worked to get themselves tournament ready and hope you will be able to find the time to stop by, enjoy watching some outstanding volleyball, and support our UNIS Phoenix teams. Seeing it in action will also give you a better understanding of the level of competition we face in this new conference of schools that we joined only recently. It is not too early to remind you of some upcoming dates. One of them is that our next “Breakfast with the HoS” which is scheduled for Friday, 08 November with
Dear MSHS Families, Please set aside November 4 or 5 for Student/Parent/Teacher Three-Way Conferences. If you have not received an email from me outlining Conference signup procedures you will in the very near future. Complete instructions have been provided to make the signup process as user friendly at possible. If you have any difficulties signing up for Conferences please contact Ed Gilbreath (Director of Technology) or me at your earliest convenience. Conference signups via ISIS Family will begin at 09:00 on Monday, October 21 and close at noon on Friday, November 1. Ed Gilbreath: TechDirector@unishanoi.org or 3758 – 1551 ext. 8600 Pete Kennedy: mshsprincipal@unishanoi.org or 3758 – 1551 ext. 8501 Mid Semester Progress Reports will be available via ISIS Family on November 1. An email outlining instructions to access the Progress Report will be sent out early next week.
refreshments starting at 08:00 in the Community Room. The topic for discussion is being finalized but we hope you will be able to join us for our 2nd meeting of the year. And the 1st of two Board-Community meetings is scheduled for Tuesday, 12 November. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend this meeting where among other things we will discuss the budget for the 2014-2015 school year. Enjoy the cooler weather this weekend. Respectfully, Dr. Barder, hos@unishanoi.org
We wish all the best to who left UNIS Hanoi this week
The Report is being provided before Conferences so that parents can gain information and develop talking points with classroom teachers. Please note, because teachers are meeting with parents in person there will be no narrative comments on the Progress Report. As an MYP school reporting at UNIS Hanoi in Grades 6 – 10 is based on criteria. Students receive feedback based on achievement toward specific criteria. The Mid Semester Progress Report will contain levels for each criteria and a combined overall achievement level for each course. In some courses you will notice that a criteria level is marked as “N/A” (Not Assessed). This is simply a timing issue. Please note that we are still in the early stages of the school year and in some classes not all criteria have been assessed, thus the N/A. As we go further into the year all criteria will be assessed and reported. Should you have any questions about grading please speak with subject area teachers. If you require further clarification please contact Sibylle Harth (MYP Coordinator), Emma Collins (DP Coordinator) or me. Warm regards and happy conferencing, Pete Kennedy, mshsprincipal@unishanoi.org
On October 24-26, UNIS Hanoi will be hosting the 2013 APAC Volleyball Championships. The host UNIS Phoenix teams will participate with the following APAC schools: Canadian Academy (Japan) Hong Kong International School (China) International School of Beijing (China) Shanghai American School – Puxi Campus (China) Taejon Christian International School (Korea) There should be some great volleyball action over the three days of the tournament. The UNIS Community is invited to come out and support this important school event and cheer on the home team. See next page for detailed schedule. Thank you for supporting UNIS Hanoi Activities!! GO PHOENIX!!! Dirk Kraetzer, Director of Activities da@unishanoi.org
October 24-26 United Nations International School of Hanoi Day 1: Thursday (Matches are best of 3) 8:10 OPENING CEREMONY in Sports Center 8:25 TEAM PHOTOGRAPHS (starting with SASPX & TCIS girls; UNIS & CA boys) Home Team is in BOLD LETTERS (to wear light-colored uniforms) Match #
Venue
1
Court 1
UNIS
vs.
3
Court 1
ISB
5
Court 1
7
Boys
Time
Match #
Venue
CA
9:00
2
Court 2
SAS PX
vs.
TCIS
vs.
TCIS
10:10
4
Court 2
HKIS
vs.
CA
SAS PX
vs.
HKIS
11:20
6
Court 2
UNIS
vs.
ISB
Court 1
TCIS
vs.
UNIS
12:30
8
Court 2
TCIS
vs.
HKIS
9
Court 1
HKIS
vs.
ISB
13:40
10
Court 2
CA
vs.
UNIS
11
Court 1
CA
vs.
SAS PX
14:50
12
Court 2
ISB
vs.
SAS PX
13
Court 1
UNIS
vs.
HKIS
16:00
14
Court 2
UNIS
vs.
TCIS
15
Court 1
ISB
vs.
SAS PX
17:10
16
Court 2
ISB
vs.
CA
17
Court 1
TCIS
vs.
SAS PX
vs.
HKIS
19
Court 1
SAS PX
vs.
UNIS
8:30
20
Court 2
TCIS
vs.
ISB
21
Court 1
CA
vs.
ISB
9:45
22
Court 2
CA
vs.
SAS PX
23
Court 1
HKIS
vs.
TCIS
11:00
24
Court 2
HKIS
vs.
UNIS
25
Court 1
ISB
vs.
UNIS
12:15
26
Court 2
TCIS
vs.
CA
27
Court 1
SAS PX
vs.
TCIS
13:30
28
Court 2
HKIS
vs.
ISB
29
Court 1
CA
vs.
HKIS 14:45 30 Court 2 Playoffs (All matches are best of 5)
UNIS
vs.
SASPX
31
Court 1
#4
vs.
Court 2
#4
vs.
#5
33
Court 1
#3
vs. #6 18:00 34 Court 2 Day 3: Saturday (All matches are best of 5)
#3
vs.
#6
35
Court 1
SF1
#1
vs.
W31
8:30
36
Court 2
SF1
#1
vs.
W32
37
Court 1
SF2 5th/6t
#2
vs.
W33
10:30
38
Court 2
SF2
#2
vs.
W34
39
Court 1
h
L31
vs.
L33
12:30
40
Court 2
5th/6th
L32
vs.
L34
L35 vs. L37 GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP
14:30 16:30
42
Court 2
3rd/4th
L36
vs.
L38
BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP
18:00
CA 18:20 18 Court 2 Day 2: Friday (Matches are best of 3)
#5
16:15
32
Girls
3rd/4t 41 43
Court 1 Court 1
44
Court 1
h
Banquet and Awards Coaches Meeting & Banquet (Cafeteria)
19:30
Awards Ceremony (Centre of the Arts Theatre)
20:15
Buses Depart for Homestays
21:15
Tennis Enthusiasts, We are very happy to announce that on Saturday, October 19 the UNIS Invitational Tennis Tournament will take place on the UNIS Hanoi tennis courts.
The matches will start at 08.15 am and will continue until 05.45 pm. The tournament will feature the following categories of play - Mens Singles and Doubles, Ladies Singles and Doubles and Mixed Doubles. The tournament is organized to provide the UNIS High School Tennis players, who will be competing in the APAC Tournament next weekend in Beijing, one last competitive opportunity prior to their season-ending event in China. Thank you to those members of faculty and the school community who are coming out to participate in the tournament. Please come out to the courts to support this inaugural event and specifically the members of the UNIS APAC Tennis Team. Your support and enthusiasm will definitely increase the atmosphere and quality of the tournament. See you on the courts.
Good luck to all tournament participants, and a big "THANK YOU" goes out to Coach Pho and Coach Martin for all their work in organizing the event! Son Le, Philipp Hannemann, Aloysius Kieft, Ju Youn Lee, Son Dao, Ly Ann Foster, Emily Le, Ragne Henaes, Surabhi Sundaram and Anna Lee-Hewing. Coaches - Pho Nguyen and Martin Machata.
Good luck in Beijing at the APAC Tournament! Go Phoenix!! Dirk Kraetzer, Director of Activities da@unishanoi.org
After-School Activities (ASAs) are for students in Discovery through Grade 12. All UNIS Hanoi parents and students in Grades 5-12 should be checking their emails for information regarding the second ASA session of the school year. Information will be sent out next week. Everything that you will need to know about registration and the activities that are available will be explained in that communication.
PLEASE NOTE – the registration dates for Session 2 ASAs have been changed!! Registration for Session 2 will start on Monday, October 28 at 07:00 and will close on Wednesday, October 30 at 23:59 (midnight). All registration will take place on the ISIS Family online system.
Please do not hesitate to contact the Co-Curricular Activities Office (Cocurricular@unishanoi.org) if you any questions. Dirk Kraetzer, Director of Activities da@unishanoi.org
This Saturday, the UNIS Hanoi MRISA Middle School boys and girls basketball teams will participate in the UNIS Hanoi Invitational Middle School Basketball Tournament.
The MRISA teams will be traveling to Cambodia in November to participate in the MRISA Championships. Good luck this weekend and in your season-ending tournament!
Eight teams (four boys and four girls) will each play a total of three games. The tournament will take place in the UNIS Hanoi Sports Center, with games starting at 11:00am. The presentation of awards will take place at approximately 17:45, right after the last games have concluded. Please refer to the schedule below and come out to support the Phoenix teams.
Dirk Kraetzer, Director of Activities da@unishanoi.org
GO PHOENIX!!
Saturday, October 19 United Nations International School of Hanoi
Time
Gender
Court One
Court Two
Home Team is listed first – to wear light colored uniforms Gym Opens at 10:30 for Warm-up 11:00
Girls
UNIS vs. CISH
HIS vs. Pham Van Dong
12:00
Boys
UNIS White vs. CISH
UNIS Blue vs. HIS
13:00
Girls
CISH vs. Pham Van Dong
HIS vs. UNIS
14:00
Boys
UNIS Blue vs. UNIS White
HIS vs. CISH
LUNCH BREAK (food available for purchase in the canteen) 15:45
Girls
UNIS vs. Pham Van Dong
CISH vs. HIS
16:45
Boys
HIS vs. UNIS White
CISH vs. UNIS Blue
17:45
AWARDS PRESENTATIONS
The annual UNIS Hanoi Autumn Swim Meet will take place this Saturday, October 19. The event starts at 13:00 with warm ups for all swimmers at 12:00. More than 100 UNIS Hanoi swimmers from age 7 to 18 and their coaches are looking forward to the first aquatics event of this school year led by our new Head Coach Andy Myers.
All visitors are welcome to cheer on our mighty athletes so make sure to come out and enjoy the excitement. As always, a huge thank you to those parents and students from HS Service Learning group, Swim For Life, for helping us to make this meet possible by supporting the events and volunteering to take on jobs on the day. Ella Jaranova, UNIS Aquatics Coordinator ejaranova@unishanoi.org
ECC parents are invited to join us on THURSDAY, 21 NOVEMBER for our annual Learning Journey. This is a wonderful opportunity for parents of students in Discovery, K1 and K2 to come into school and share in their child’s learning. The students will guide their family member for the morning and take them on an interactive tour around typical activities they are involved in during their learning at UNIS Hanoi. More information will be coming home with the ECC students soon!
*Please mark this date in your calendar as it is very important each child has someone attend. Also, note the DATE HAS CHANGED from Tuesday, 19 November to Thursday, 21 November. Michelle Armstrong, K1 Team Leader marmstrong@unishanoi.org
The Middle School Student Council will be hosting a dance in the Canteen on Friday, October 25 from 6:30 to 8:30. The theme of the dance is “Black and White.” Students are encouraged to dress creatively to match the theme. The dance will be chaperoned by Middle School teachers. Please ensure that students have transportation home after the dance ends. Kevin Johnston, kjohnston@unishanoi.org
Dear UNIS Community, On the 24 September the Advisory Taskforce members reconvened it efforts to find ways to develop and enhance health, nutrition and wellness at UNIS Hanoi. 13 conscientious members, consisting of students, parents, teachers and administrators met for the first time this academic year and a number of ‘Goals’ were identified. In an attempt to be more transparent to the UNIS community notes from these meetings will be published (and can be found here) along with an informative article related to our cause. This month’s publication ‘Food and Learning – are they linked?’ was written by our school nurse Kelly Havlin which illustrates how important and beneficial good nutrition is to learning. Adrian Hubbard, D-12 Physical Education and Health Coordinator ahubbard@unishanoi.org
The question of a link between food and learning is a valid one and one that benefits discussion. Due to the current research, we are becoming increasingly aware of the role that nutrition plays on the body and minds ability to grow and the performance of our potential learning capacity. In many countries, the diet of children has risen to the top of the political agenda, not only for the potential health repercussions later in life, but also for its immediate effect on the physical and mental health of children and their consequent school experience. According to the experts, what a child eats has a direct effect on energy levels, physical stamina, mood, mental clarity and emotional and mental wellbeing. Poor nutrition can lead to a decrease in the body’s immunity, increasing susceptibility to illness and causing children to have more absent days from school. Five food groups have been identified as keys to keeping the brain functioning and developing. 1. Vegetables of different colors, legumes and beans 2. Fruits 3. Grain foods, mostly wholegrain and or high fiber varieties such as breads, cereals, rice and pasta, noodles polenta, couscous, oats and quinoa and barley. 4. Lean meats and poultry, fish eggs, tofu, nuts* 5. Milk, reduced fat (Children <2 should have full cream milk), yogurt, cheese and their alternatives.
Studies suggest that a lack of proteins (found in grains, meats, cheese) to name a few, leads to poor performance, lethargy and withdrawal, all of which effect social development. A lack of carbohydrates found in grains, fruits and vegetables may cause a fluctuation in glucose (which is where the brain gets its energy) levels in the blood this effecting cognitive performance. A lack of fatty acids (Omega 3) obtained through some fish, tofu, soybeans may lead to poor memory, mood changes and low IQ. Vitamins A, C and E (found in milk, fruit vegetables and nuts*, cereals), play a role in message transmission and the thinking process. Vitamin B is aid to have a causal relationship with behavioral problems. A combination of diet and sleep has the potential to alter brain function. When it comes to overall brain health, exercise improves circulation which increases oxygen flow to the brain.
A useful equation is Good Nutrition + Exercise = Optimal learning Although not guaranteed to give your child straight A’s, there are solutions to help keep the memory sharp, keep them awake and alert and exercise safely. By encouraging your child to snack wisely, offering a winning combination of the five food groups, topping this up with plenty of water and encouraging participation in regular exercise, you will have your child staying in focus and raring to go. Engaging both children and parents in healthy eating behaviors and a concerted effort between schools and family can achieve an improvement in the nutritional intake of children thus linking food and learning. *Remember UNIS Hanoi is a nut free zone – save your nuts for home. Kelly Havlin, School Nurse khavlin@unishanoi.org
For our first unit in Humanities Nine, students were tasked with creating a unique thematic digital map that would give viewers new insight into the world. Students created their own investigative question based on a compelling world issue or a personal interest. Depending on their topic choice; they consulted databases, created ranking systems, and / or conducted surveys to gain data. Students presented their process and product on a blog post that embedded their digital map and a Google feedback form.
Marielle: What are UNIS High School students favorite cafĂŠ/restaurants in Hanoi compared to the Middle School students? Maho: Which countries have the UNIS MS/HS students visited in the past two years (2012 & 2013) from Hanoi?
Seyon: Top Ten Pages of History's Diary (Museums) Matteu: Which are the best places to retire abroad and why?
The Humanities Nine teachers were BLOWN AWAY with how innovative, interesting, and comprehensive the student work was. Below is a sample of some of the projects from the various classes. Be sure to ask your child about their project! Kelsey Giroux, Head of Department, Humanities kgiroux@unishanoi.org
Laura: Comparing Child Mortality Rates and Health Care Spending
Su Ho: Countries with best quality internet
Amara: "Globesity" and GDP: Do they relate?
Nils : Top 10 Tall Buildings in 2020 and how it relates to economic development
Ko: Top 10 Most Reputable Airports in the World
Kip: Range of North Korean Missiles
MorganBell: Where would my family want to live and why?
Truong Son: Relationship between "happiest" countries in the world and their HDI rankings
Emily: 11 Places Abandoned after Disasters (donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go here!)
Yerim (Jenny): Countries CO2 emissions compared with GDP and life expectancy
Lulu: Which cities were the best hosts of the last ten Olympic Games? Aleksi: Top 10 NHL Arenas Ricky: 25 most expensive soccer players and where they come from
YJ: What are the top medical universities to attend? AP: Top 6 Fashion Colleges in the World
Dear Families, We are very pleased to announce that for session 2 UNIS Music Academy registration you will be able to use the new UMA student sign up section under the ISIS Family module that Ms. Cham and Ms. Sayeh have been very busy developing. This is similar to the way you sign up for ASAs. This means that you will be able to immediately see teacher availability and have instant confirmation of your allotted time slot and independently make any changes to your time, teacher or instrument if other more suitable times are available. We will also be able to use this database to send out invoices more promptly. PLEASE NOTE: Families who already indicated they wanted to have lessons for the whole year, for which they have been invoiced, will have their CURRENT teacher, instrument and time slot entered by Ms. Cham and secured prior to the session 2 registration opening. For these existing students – if you want to alter your time slot once you see the availability, we HOPE that you will be able to do so independently from 7:00 on October 24th via ISIS Family. However, this is still being perfected so if you have paid for the whole year but want to have a different time, teacher or instrument please email Ms. Cham so we are aware prior to Oct 24th.
October 23 at 7:00 UMA module is available for viewing. Here you will be able to see which instruments, teachers, days and times are available to enable you to make the best decision for your child.
October 24 at 7:00
UMA session 2 signs ups will BEGIN which is a CHANGE from the dates published in the school printed calendar
October 27 at 23:59 UMA session 2 signs ups will CLOSE
Nov- 12th - 15
– UMA make up lessons by prior arrangement with Ms. Cham
Nov 18th - Feb 21
– UMA session 2
All registration will take place on the ISIS Family online system. To register for UMA lessons, you will need to install the ISIS Family Application software onto your PC or MAC in the same way as you do for ASA and conference sign ups. 1. Run ISIS Family in your browser, by going to the URL: http://isis.unishanoi.org/isis_family/isis_family.html 2. Enter your ISIS Family Username and Password at the prompt (the same password sent to you for Report Cards, Conference signups, and ASA Signups). 3. Once on the ISIS Family site, click on the SIGNUPS tab and select UMA in the dropdown menu to see which instruments, teachers, days and time slots are available. 4. We will have an instructions tab with more information. – if you are already logged into ISIS Family when registration begins (at 7:00am on October 24), you will NOT be able to register. You must log-in AFTER the registration period begins. CHECK THAT THE TIME ON YOUR COMPUTER IS ACCURATE!! The time on our system is closely linked to Standard Hanoi Time. If you have any problems running ISIS Family and downloading your report, please email techsupport@unishanoi.org or call UNIS Hanoi Tech Support on: (04) 3758 1551 ext. 8601 For Helpful Video – Click Here
KEYBOARD AND PIANO Educated at Hanoi College of Art (Bachelor of Art in Music – Piano Major, 2009) and Vietnam National Academy of Music (Bachelor of Art in Music Theory). She has been teaching at UNIS Music Academy since 2011 as keyboard/ piano teacher. She was absent due to maternity leave so we welcome her back to UMA
VOCAL AND PIANO Educated at Vietnam National Academy of Music (Bachelor of Art in Music – Piano/ Vocal Major with Excellence Certificate) but has experienced performing as a singer. She has been teaching at UNIS Music Academy since 2009 as vocal/ piano teacher. Ms. Hang is very enthusiastic, experienced and perfect for children who wish to learn vocal and piano lessons. She was absent due to maternity leave so we welcome her back to UMA.
The Community Education Programme (ComEd) is planning for the Spring Session (January – May 2014). If you would like to offer a course or suggest a course idea for ComEd, please contact Ha Thien Ha at comed@unishanoi.org by 7 November 2013.
GUITAR Educated in Montreal and Barcelona - Bachelor of Arts in Music and Masters of Music Composition for Film. He has taught contemporary theory, history, composition and band classes. He has been teaching private guitar lessons in both classical and contemporary styles for 13 years. He has just arrived in Hanoi to study for his PhD and is also subbing at UNIS. We welcome him to the UMA family.
VIOLIN AND VIOLA Educated in Denmark. He has worked with the Royal Danish Academy of Music, Malmo Symphony and Opera Orchestra, Copenhagen Philharmonic. He speaks Danish, English, Swedish, Norwegian and German. When he is not playing he enjoys cooking and fly fishing. He has recently arrived in Hanoi, so we welcome him to the UMA family.
The Blue Dragon Walk-a-thon ASA Team is working hard behind the scenes each week to prepare for the upcoming ES Walk-a-thon, which will be held on Wednesday November 6 at 12:30 pm. More info to come next week at the ES assemblies and pledge forms will be going home at the end of the week. Please help support this worthy cause!
Each year, our community raises funds, through the SCO, in course of implementing activities, the main activity being the organization and administration of the Spring Fair. Some of those funds are available each year to carry out project ideas from members of the community. The funding process is designed to be fair, transparent, and community-based (Please note, these funds are separate from those raised at the 25th Birthday Ball Fundraiser).
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!
Applications for funding may NOW BE SUBMITTED for consideration until Thursday, November 21, 2013 at 17.00pm.
Any member of the UNIS Hanoi community; including teaching staff, administration, faculty, students of all ages, student groups and parents. The kinds of projects that may be funded are: extra equipment/furniture outside the UNIS Hanoi Administration budget, fees, wages or expenses for a teaching specialist entertainer/workshop provider Publications and/or production costs. Examples of projects that have been funded in the past are compost bins for the school garden outdoor seating, decorations for the Library
We certainly hope you ENJOYED the UN Day Community Lunch and we would like to THANK YOU AGAIN for all your DELICIOUS food contributions! Now we have some lonely left-over plates, dishes and containers that are wanting to return home. Please stop by the Advancement Office (Building 7 Room 102 upstairs) to be reunited with your long lost dishes! We will keep your dishes in the Advancement Office until Friday, October 25, before they will be donated to a new home for charity .
For specific instructions about the application process, please read the Project Funding Application Information. All applications must be submitted using the Application Form and the Budget Form available under SCO Project Funding on the UNIS Hanoi website. Questions about the process or the forms should be directed to the SCO Treasurer, Petra Eichler at sco@unishanoi.org Pippa Wood, Renea Freeman, Petra Eichler SCO Funding Committee
countries, including Vietnam. For more information, see: http://www.roomtoread.org/ Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the sale of your used book not only went to a new home of a UNIS Hanoi family who would love it, but the proceeds could help buy books for children in Vietnam who do not have access to a library!
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?
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 or similarly undesirable books, please!).
Start putting books aside now to donate to the UNIS Hanoi book fair! The UNIS Hanoi book fair, 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.
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. Peppi Wilson and Lori Fairbairn, Book Sale Coordinators. (Contact us at: scobooksale@gmail.com)
This year, we will be donating all profits from the sale to the Charity “Room to Read. ” In a nutshell, “Room to Read” builds and stocks school libraries in developing
NEW BOUTIQUE SCHEDULE MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 8:00 - 9:00
8:00 - 9:00
08:00-09:00
15:00-16:00
Visit the Boutique Online for our item price range.
Mugs and new long sleeve T-shirts in 2 styles: V-neck regular shirts and base-ball 2 color shirts.
FRIDAY 08:00-09:00
*Boutique is open this Saturday,
October 19 from 11:00-12:00 for Saturday Soccer players.
Today we had healthy treats from ALL OVER THE WORLD at the first ES SNACK SALE OF THE YEAR where we raised a total of 10,051,000VND! THANK YOU to contributing parents from classes K1RT, K2CO, 1JH, 3SE, 3AL, 3NO and 3TS for all the time and love you put into creating such artistic homemade delights for ALL ES children to enjoy! Also, we need to express our sincere gratitude to ALL the cheerful volunteers who have come to help sell snacks outside despite the rain! And a SPECIAL THANKS to the extremely organized efforts of the Snack Sale Coordinators Akiko Nakano, Ikuko Mizuno and Bo young Hwang, for all the thought and behind the scenes work you did to ensure the snack sale ran smoothly! Looking forward to the December Snack Sale already!!
Friday, December 6, 2013 Contributing Classes: K1PM/HS, K2CA, 1JK, 4HK, 4LL, 4MK, 4BM
Friday, February 28, 2014
Contributing Classes: 2MT, 2BM, 2TB, 2JC, DSS, DTU, K1MA, 1TA Friday, May 30, 2014
Contributing Classes: 5DL, 5KW, 5 JH, 5MS, K2AP, K2AS, 1VdC
All of the money from the ES Snack Sale goes into the overall SCO account. This money, combined with other money, is then devolved back to the community through a Project Funding Programme (see p.14), and other SCO events, such as Vietnamese Teachers Day and/or SCO Community Socials. The ES Snack Sale is considered a fun opportunity for the small children to exercise choice and learn how to handle money. It is a tradition at UNIS Hanoi that has developed over a long time and the children love it! ES Snack Sale Committee, SCO Executives and Nathalie Grun, Community Liaison Officer
On October 6, just as the UNIS Hanoi holiday was starting some UNIS staff and their families participated in the Hanoi Moi run around Hoan Kiem Lake. This charity run is organized by the Hanoi Moi News paper, and this year was quite special as it was the 40th anniversary of when the race began. Kudos goes out to Mr. Grant Chamberlain our ES music teacher who not only plays a mean saxophone but won 3rd prize in this competition of running 2 times around the lake! Ms Deborah Vermeire who is often seen subbing around the ECC and ES narrowly missed coming in 1st place and proudly took home a silver medal in the woman's competition of one lap around the lake!. They really did us proud!
Great effort by everyone else who participated! SPECIAL THANKS to Mr. Phi for helping organize this for everyone.