tintuc@unishanoi.org UNIS Hanoi’s Weekly Community Newsletter Volume 21, Edition 13, Friday 14 November
NEXT WEEK…
COMING SOON
MONDAY, 17 NOVEMBER THIMUN Singapore, 17-22 Nov University Info Session, 13:20-14:00, Common Room JV Boys Basketball vs. HIS, 16:00-17:30, Sports Centre JV Girls Basketball vs. HIS, 16:00-17:00, Sports Centre
MONDAY, 24 NOVEMBER MSHS Art Exhibition, Centre for the Arts, 24-28 Nov Grade 1 Exhibition, Centre for the Arts, 24-27 Nov Book Week, 24-28 Nov ASA and UMA Session 2 Start Advancement Committee Meeting, 7:00-8:30, Conference Room
TUESDAY, 18 NOVEMBER Korean Community Meeting with the Head of School, 8:30 - 10:00, Community Room Scholarship Annual Campaign Community Info Meeting, 14:30-15:30, Community Room WEDNESDAY, 19 NOVEMBER Finance Committee Meet, 7:00-8:30, Conference Room Scholarship Annual Campaign Community Info Meeting, 19:00-20:00, Community Room THURSDAY, 20 NOVEMBER Teacher Appreciation Day Board SMP 2015-2020 Task Force Meeting, 7:00-8:30, Conference Room University Info Session, 13:20-14:00, Common Room MS Season 2 Sports Begins - Soccer, 15:45-17:30, Sports Centre IBDP Parent Info Night, 19:00-20:00, Community Room FRIDAY, 21 NOVEMBER Board Campus Development Task Force Meeting, 7:008:30, Conference Room SATURDAY, 22 NOVEMBER No Community Education and Saturday Soccer
TUESDAY, 25 NOVEMBER Grade 2 Trip, 8:30 - 14:00 School Community Organisation Meeting, 8:30-10:00, Community Room MS Band Concert, 18:00-19:00, Theatre WEDNESDAY, 26 NOVEMBER Grade 1 Performance for Parents, 18:00-19:30, Centre for the Arts FRIDAY, 28 NOVEMBER ISPP Invitational Swim Meet, Cambodia, 28-30 Nov SCO Used Book Sale, 28-29 Nov MSHS Parent Coffee with the Counselors (for leaving families), 8:30-10:00, Community Room Grades 3-5 Winter Party, 16:00-17:30, Centre for the Arts SATURDAY, 29 NOVEMBER Community Education Autumn Session Ends Saturday Soccer Autumn Tournament SUNDAY, 30 NOVEMBER Peter Goverde Memorial Tennis Tournament, Tennis Courts
SUNDAY, 23 NOVEMBER HIWC Bazaar, 10:00-15:30
IN THIS WEEK’S TIN TUC - The Highlights... Notes from the Head of School and the Board of Directors (p.2) Scholarship Fund Launch (p.3-4) From the Admissions Office (p.6) IB Diploma Programme Info Session for Grade 10 Parents (p.6) Grades 3-5 Athletics Morning Photo Special (p.7) Library News (p.8)
Singers United Shine! (p.9) Service Learning News (p.10-12) Youth Sports Soccer Festival (p.12) Community Education. Spring Session Recruitment (p.13) School Health Centre News (p.13) Used Books WANTED! (p.14) HIWC Bazaar. Buy your tickets NOW! (p.15)
We are hosting another APAC event this weekend – Orchestra – and there is an opportunity for the community to see not only our students in action but the 70 or so students from the other 5 APAC schools in attendance. On Saturday evening starting at 18:30 in the Theatre, there will be an APAC Orchestra Concert for one hour. I highly encourage you to come, bring the children, and enjoy this high level performance of orchestra music. It will also give you an idea of what we are trying to achieve in our Arts programme by raising the bar for our students. You must have tickets so please stop by the Co-Curricular Activities Office on the 2nd floor of the Administration Building (B7) to get them. I would also like to remind you that our campus will host the HIWC Bazaar on Sunday, 23 November. While we must give the campus over for the weekend, the benefits of partnering with such a dynamic and worthwhile organisation is well worth it. The projects funded from the
Bazaar are aligned well with our expansive service programme and we are pleased to be able to support the effort. Plus it is a lot of fun to come and enjoy the food, entertainment, and socializing. It is truly an international event which is again in line with our mission, values and beliefs. So I hope we will see you here on the 23rd. Finally, as you will see in another part of this Tin Tuc, we believe we have a path forward that will not only enable us to have the library open during Saturday Soccer and ComEd activities, but also have it open on all Saturdays during the school year when school is in session. But the outcome depends on the willingness of parents to give an hour of their time on a Saturday to be a parent volunteer in the library and ensure that things run smoothly. We hope we get enough volunteers to be able to open the library soon. Respectfully, Dr. Chip Barder, hos@unishanoi.org
Audit Report for 2013-2014 School Year The Board is pleased to advise that the School's auditor, Ernst&Young (E&Y), has reviewed and audited the School's financial statements for the school year ended 31st July 2014. The E&Y audit report states that the financial statements give a true and fair view of the School's financial position and performance, and are in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards. The audit report can be viewed here . Parents who wish to know more about the financial statements are invited to contact Len Archer, Director of Finance and Operations at dof@unishanoi.org. Best regards, Nandini Oomman, Vice Chair
Grades 3-5 Athletics Morning Photos: Tim Barnsley
"Creating opportunities to transform futures" The UNIS Hanoi Scholarship Programme was launched to celebrate the School's 25th Birthday. Our Scholars describe their experience at UNIS Hanoi as the turning point in their lives or the shattering of a shell to release their potential. We want to create more opportunities to transform more futures. Our goal is to raise $2.5 Million USD over the next five
Our Annual Campaign for The Scholarship Fund is about what we can achieve when we all work together as a community.
We hope that every family will make a contribution.
We hope that every teacher and staff member will make a gift. We hope that all our alumni families will join us and make a donation. Our goal is to have 100% of our families, faculty, staff and alumni make a gift to The Scholarship Fund.
years to create three new Scholarships in perpetuity.
Six week campaign – Between Winter Break to Tet
Break Every family in our community will receive a personal
invitation to make a gift with clear payment options All faculty and staff will be invited to participate and make a gift Every alumni family will be invited to participate and make a gift Gifts can be split into multiple payments Families can pledge their gifts for 1-5 years More than one gift can be made Families or individuals may choose to donate anonymously NO GIFT IS TOO SMALL! This campaign is about achieving our goal TOGETHER at all levels of gifts from $1 to $+10,000.
We hope to receive a range of gifts from 1 USD to +10,000 USD and every gift will help us achieve our goal together. Each family, each individual member of our community can make a difference. We can reach our first annual goal, If EVERY family made a gift of 105 USD! Imagine what we can achieve together! The Annual Campaign is about a community sharing a vision and everyone making their own contribution, at their own level, to achieve that goal. Only you can decide what is the right level gift for you. We welcome gifts from companies and we will be developing a special recognition package. We will be actively seeking investment from companies as we build our campaign over the next five years. Please contact our Director of Advancement, Emma Silva , if you would like to make a connection to The Scholarship Fund for a corporate donation.
Our primary goal is to mobilize our own direct UNIS Hanoi community. However, we also accept gifts from those outside of our School community who are inspired by the vision of our Scholarship Programme and who want to contribute as a Friend of the School.
Find out more on The Scholarship Fund website: www.unishanoi.org/scholarshipfund Or attend one of our community meetings:
Tuesday, November 18 at 14:30 Wednesday, November 19 at 19.00 (Vietnamese only)
We celebrate all gifts to The Scholarship Fund as philanthropic acts of generosity.
www.unishanoi.org/scholarshipfund
Quà tặng có thể chia thành nhiều lần Chương trình Học bổng UNIS Hanoi ra đời nhân dịp kỉ niệm 25 năm thành lập trường.
Các gia đình có thể làm cam kết đóng góp trong 1 – 5 năm
Những học sinh nhận học bổng của chương trình chia sẻ rằng trải nghiệm của các em tại UNIS Hanoi là bước ngoặt cuộc đời, hay giống như việc phá bỏ cái vỏ bọc để giải phóng những tiềm năng của mình.
Gia đình hoặc các nhân có thể chọn cách đóng góp không ghi danh
Chúng tôi muốn tạo thêm nhiều cơ hội thay đổi tương lai. Mục tiêu của chúng tôi là gây quỹ 2,5 triệu USD trong vòng 05 năm tới để tạo ra 03 suất học bổng mới vĩnh viễn.
Chiến dịch gây quỹ trong 06 tuần – sau kì nghỉ đông đến trước Tết Mỗi gia đình sẽ nhận được thư mời đích danh về việc đóng góp kèm lựa chọn phương thức thanh toán Toàn bộ giáo viên và nhân viên sẽ được mời tham gia và đóng góp Các cựu gia đình cũng sẽ được mời tham gia vào chiến dịch
Mỗi người có thể tặng nhiều hơn một lần quà
KHÔNG CÓ MÓN QUÀ NÀO LÀ QUÁ NHỎ! Điều quan trọng của chiến dịch này là nhằm CÙNG NHAU đạt được mục tiêu bất kể đóng góp là 1 USD hay +10.000 USD
Hãy tưởng tượng những gì mà chúng ta có thể cùng nhau đạt được! Chiến dịch gây quỹ thường niên nhấn mạnh về việc cả cộng đồng cùng chia sẻ một tầm nhìn chung và mỗi người đều tham gia vào hành trình đóng góp theo khả năng của mình, để đạt được mục tiêu chung. Chỉ có bạn mới tự quyết định được mức đóng góp nào là phù hợp với mình. QUÀ ĐÓNG GÓP TỪ DOANH NGHIỆP Chúng tôi hoan nghênh những món quà đóng góp từ các công ty và sẽ có gói thông tin vinh danh riêng cho nhóm này. Chúng tôi tích cực tìm kiếm các mối quan tâm đầu tư từ các công ty trong quá trình xây dựng chiến dịch gây quỹ trong 5 năm tới.
AI CÓ THỂ ĐÓNG GÓP? BẤT KÌ AI CŨNG CÓ THỂ ĐÓNG GÓP! Chiến dịch thường niên của chúng tôi cho The Scholarship Fund (Quỹ Học bổng) chú trọng việc cả cộng đồng cùng hợp sức để đạt mục tiêu.
Chúng tôi hi vọng mỗi gia đình đều tham gia đóng góp
Chúng tôi hi vọng mỗi giáo viên và nhân viên sẽ tham gia đóng góp. Chúng tôi hi vọng các cựu gia đình sẽ tham gia và đóng góp. Mục tiêu của chúng tôi là 100% các gia đình, giáo viên, nhân viên, cựu thành viên đều tham gia The Scholarship Fund KHÔNG MÓN QUÀ NÀO LÀ QUÁ NHỎ! Chúng tôi hi vọng sẽ nhận được những món quà đóng góp trong khoảng từ 1 USD đến trên 10.000 USD và mỗi món quà đóng góp sẽ giúp chúng ta cùng nhau đạt mục tiêu. Mỗi gia đình, cá nhân trong cộng đồng đều có thể tạo nên điều khác biệt. Chúng ta có thể đạt mục tiêu của năm gây quỹ thường niên đầu tiên nếu tất cả gia đình đều tham gia và MỖI gia đình đóng góp 105 USD!
Vui lòng liên hệ Giám đốc Phát triển, Emma Silva nếu bạn có thể làm cầu nối cho việc đóng góp tài trợ từ doanh nghiệp với The Scholarship Fund (Quỹ Học bổng) CÁC MÓN QUÀ ĐÓNG GÓP TỪ NHỮNG CÁ NHÂN KHÔNG PHẢI LÀ PHỤ HUYNH, HỌC SINH, CỰU THÀNH VIÊN HAY NHÂN VIÊN UNIS HANOI THÌ SAO? Mục tiêu hàng đầu của chúng tôi là khuyến khích và tạo sự quan tâm từ cộng đồng trực tiếp - UNIS Hanoi. Tuy nhiên, chúng tôi cũng sẽ hoanh nghênh những món quà đóng góp từ những tổ chức cá nhân ngoài cộng đồng trường – những người đồng cảm với tầm nhìn của Chương trình Học bổng và từ đó muốn được đóng góp với tư cách là một Người bạn của cộng đồng trường. Chúng tôi trân trọng tất cả đóng góp cho The Scholarship Fund (Quỹ Học bổng) như là nghĩa cử từ thiện hào phóng.
CÂU HỎI? Vui lòng xem ở mục The Scholarship Fund trên website: www.unishanoi.org/scholarshipfund Hoặc tham dự một trong các buổi họp cộng đồng của chúng tôi:
Thứ 3 ngày 18/11 lúc 14:30
Thứ 4 ngày 19/11 lúc 19.00 (bằng tiếng Việt)
“Tạo cơ hội để thay đổi tương lai” www.unishanoi.org/scholarshipfund
If your family intends to leave UNIS Hanoi at the end of the first semester, please submit an Admissions Withdrawal Form. 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 admissions@unishanoi.org or contact Admissions staff on 37581551 extension 8217 / 8220 / 8732.
All Grade 10 parents, please join us on 20 November at 7pm in the Community Room to attend an introduction to the Diploma Programme at UNIS Hanoi. You will be provided with a basic overview of the Diploma Programme, further insight into the courses that are being offered and a brief outline of the core requirements of the Diploma Programme. Preparation for the DP Programme and course selection is about to commence for our current Grade 10 students and this evening is intended to begin the information process for this very important decision making. The International Baccalaureate’s (IB) Diploma Programme is a challenging two year preuniversity course, which leads to a qualification that is widely recognized by the world’s leading universities.
UNIS Hanoi sports field was filled with energy, joy and beautiful sunshine when Grades 3-5 students gathered this morning for the annual Athletics Meet. Thank you and
congratulations all the teams for their wonderful effort, especially Tigers who came first today. Enjoy the photo special of the event!
Photos: Tim Barnsley
There shall be daily and week long activities and events across the ES and MSHS. Here’s a preview of what’s to come!
Monday-- Bring your Best Loved Reading Buddy to School Day Tuesday-- Poem in Your Pocket Day Wednesday-- Curl up and Read with your Favorite Book Pajama Dress up Day Thursday--Share a Book with a Friend Day Friday—Book Character Dress up Day
In response to the request from the UNIS Hanoi community, the UNIS Hanoi Librarians and Library staff are working to coordinate a solution allowing the Library to re-open on Saturdays for UNIS Community members.
In order for this to occur we need your help! If you are already often on campus on Saturdays, or if you just want to help out, please contact us about helping to provide oversight for a few Saturdays or regularly, for a one -hour shift or the entire morning. After an orientation meeting, this exciting volunteer opportunity will entail welcoming and signing in UNIS Hanoi community members, making sure that everyone in the library understands and follows library behavior and usage guidelines, and helping the assigned UNIS Hanoi library staff with keeping the library tidy and ready for Monday morning classes.
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For the ES, please check you grade level blogs for more details!
A regular meeting will be held to continue orientation to the Library (there's more here than you might think!) and to address any issues. We hope to have a trained group of helpers ready in the next couple of weeks. If you are willing to volunteer in support of the Library, please email Debby Wells-Clinton (mshslibrarian@unishanoi.org) or Julie Conroy (eslibrarian@unishanoi.org).
Last Friday Nov 7th in the Black Box, Singers United preluded ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ with their own premier performance of “ON THE RADIO”. This was a minimusical filled with songs over the last 50 decades, which became famous in America through listening to the radio! Marvelous Minh at the microphone and Jivin’ Judy along with all cast members kept us hopping along with fun facts about songs and music that made history. This was a unique experience to perform ‘theatre in the round’ in the black box where the cast had to perform to all four sides of the audience, developing skills in stage performance, delivering lines and using body and facial expressions. Singers United is a Choir mixed with elementary students in Grades 4 and 5 who rehearsed just once a week after school for eight weeks for this show. They worked tirelessly for this production in lunchtimes at school and deserve every success they achieved. A delicious Cast Party with Parents in the ES Music room after their performance was the concluding celebration at the end of their ASA 1 Mini-Musical experience. Most then
moved to the theatre to watch the HS production of ‘Little Shop of Horrors’. Thank you to all Parents, Teachers and Staff who made the effort to attend this musical performance and support Singers. Singers will gladly repeat their musical performance on stage at 11am at the Christmas Bazaar on Sunday, Nov 23rd. See you there! If you want to catch Singers United performances, check out our performance dates:
Sunday, Nov 23, HIWC Bazaar at UNIS Hanoi, 10:50 - 11:10am Friday, Dec 5, Festive Fundraiser at UNIS Hanoi, 5 - 7:30pm Saturday, Dec 6, InterConintental, 3 - 6pm
To support ES Service Learning Miss Sally and Miss Ngoc organsied a trip to Mai Dich Kindergarten where a group from Singers United and Beginner Band had the opportunity to interview teachers about the school's music programme. These students are helping to organise Festive Fundraiser: Stars and Lights this year and will be preforming at the event on Friday December 5th. Part of the proceeds raised this year at Festive Fundraiser will go towards supporting music education at this kindergarten and building partnerships between the kindergarten and the UNIS community.
The students worked in small groups asking prepared questions to inquire about what kind of music program the school currently has and what type of program they would like to develop. The group demonstrated good communication and inquiry skills by listening and recording information and asking follow up questions. The students and teachers were then invited into the kindergarten's boardroom where they compared their findings and enthusiastically posed further questions. It was an exciting trip for ES Service Learning and a good opportunity for the students to drive their own Service Learning experience. Krista Ramsay, ES Service Learning Coordinator kramsay@unishanoi.org
The Walkathon ASA group are just back from visiting the Blue Dragon Centre. We were shown around and got to play table tennis, card and board games with some of the Blue Dragon children and had a great time.
Please don't forget to give your sponsorship money to your child. Alternatively you can make a donation online at the following link. Your support is greatly appreciated. www.bluedragon.org/unis-walkathon/
UNIS Hanoi fielded a small team of 6 riders for the 13th annual Koto Bike Ride. UNIS Hanoi is the gold sponsor of this annual fundraiser to support the great work that KOTO does in Hanoi. The riders (about 250 in total) left UNIS Hanoi around 8am and cycled 54km to Đồng Mô Lake in Ba Vi. The route was a meandering, scenic one, taking the riders through lovely countryside and small villages, where we were greeted by cheering kids wanting to high five us as we rolled by. Koto did a great job in organizing the ride, having Koto flag people along the route to keep us on track and providing a tasty snack part way and a lovely lunch with musical entertainment at the finish. Donna Bracewell, MS Learning Support & Grade 7 Level Leader, dbracewell@unishanoi.org
Hanoi International Schools Activities Association
On Thursday 13th November nearly one hundred Grade 4 and 5 students from four international schools participated in a Soccer Festival hosted at UNIS Hanoi. This festival was the first of its kind and it was very pleasing and encouraging to see the sportsmanship on offer, level of ability and enthusiasm on display. Congratulations to all the UNIS Hanoi students who participated. They conducted themselves very well on the field, played some great soccer and ‘did the Phoenix proud’. Adrian Hubbard, Co-Curricular Activities Manager, ccamanager@unishanoi.org
Community Education (ComEd) Programme is planning for the Spring Session 2015. If you would like to offer ComEd a class, please send your proposal to comed@unishanoi.org by 17.00 Friday, 28 November 2014.
Monday
08.00 - 09.00
Monday
15.00 - 16.00
Tuesday
08.00 - 09.00
ComEd is a programme of activities in the areas of cooking, movement, language, arts and culture, skill building, swimming... that UNIS Hanoi offers to the wider local community. ComEd has 2 sessions in a school year: Autumn Session (September – December) and Spring Session (January – May). Our aim is to provide opportunities for people of all ages to gain new skills, expand their knowledge, have fun and to bring the community together.
Wednesday
08.00 - 09.00 14.00 - 15.00
Thursday
08.00 - 09.00 15.00 - 16.00
hidden. Up to half of all people with diabetes globally remain undiagnosed. These facts and figures reiterate the importance of urgent action. Most cases of type 2 diabetes can be prevented and the serious complications of diabetes can be avoided through healthy lifestyles and living environments that encourage and facilitate healthy behavior.
The World Diabetes Day 2014 campaign marks the first of a three-year (2014-16) focus on healthy living and diabetes. This year will specifically address the topic of healthy eating and its importance both in the prevention of type 2 diabetes and the effective management of diabetes to avoid complications. The latest estimates from the IDF Diabetes Atlas indicate that there are 382 million people living with diabetes worldwide. By 2035, 592 million people or one person in ten will have the disease. A further 316 million people are currently at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes, with the number expected to increase to almost 500 million within a generation. What makes the pandemic particularly menacing is that throughout much of the world, it remains
The key message is to raise awareness of how the healthy choice can be the easy choice and the various steps that individuals can take to make informed decisions about what they eat. Special focus is placed on the importance of starting the day with a healthy breakfast. An awareness to promote immediate action to protect the health and well-being of future generations and achieve meaningful outcomes for people with diabetes and those at risk is the key message on International Diabetes Day. Key messages of the campaign include: Make healthy food the easy choice Healthy eating: make the right choice Healthy eating begins with breakfast.
More information may be found at: http://www.idf.org/ School Health Centre, nurse@unishanoi.org
Applications for the UNIS Hanoi Scholarship programme 2015-2016 are open until 31 December Full eligibility criteria, the timeline for the selection process and application documents are available on UNIS Hanoi website in both ENGLISH and VIETNAMESE. Any further questions, email to scholarships@unishanoi.org
It's time to sift through your book collections and dig out those books that you no longer need and DONATE THEM to the SCO USED BOOK SALE! The Competition is ON ! So far...our youngest class DTU is taking the lead! GO DISCOVERY! Way to be an example to the bigger kids. Please spread the word in your classes about bringing books...the homeroom with the most books donated get a SURPRISE book from the library! Last year families donated close to 6,000 books. This year we want to beat that record. All books are wanted, all ages and all languages (no out of date travel books please). We ask that non-English books are labelled on the inside cover in pencil what language they are. You will want to make room on those book shelves, it's the SALE of the year! This year our students wanted our donations will support Girls' Education through Room to Read. Check out the website and see how your dust collecting books can actively make a difference in these girls lives. When you educate a girl everything changes. Who will be the class with the most books announced for this week? We also need volunteers to make this day a success. If you are able to give some of your time please sign up here. For every 1 1/2 hour shift you sign up for we will allow you
to pre-buy a children's book before the rest of the community, so the more you sign up, the better.
The sale will be on November 28th and 29th. Thank you for your anticipated support! If you have any questions please contact Lori Fairbairn at booksale@unishanoi.org
In just over a week the biggest fundraising event in Hanoi will take place on the grounds of UNIS. On the 23rd of November from 10 - 15.30 Ten thousand people are expected to support the HIWC Charity Bazaar. The aim of the Bazaar is to raise funds for projects that support women's and children's health, education and community aid. Exciting entertainment, 42 representing countries, 35 charities and over 40 commercial and services tents and tables will be offering something for everyone! UNIS Hanoi Service Learning groups will be there raising awareness and funds for their projects as well!
A dedicated children's carnival will have games and activities to suit all ages while parents and can browse through all the offerings of the day. The HIWC is still looking for more volunteers to help at the gates, as security personnel or sell tickets! Please contact bazaarvolunteers@hanoi-iwc.com to sign up! Purchase your tickets everyday after school this week in front of the canteen before it's too late. Last year the event was sold out and people were turned away so be sure to buy your tickets now!