tintuc@unishanoi.org
UNIS Hanoi’s Weekly Community Newsletter Volume 21, Edition 16, Friday 5 December
NEXT WEEK…
COMING SOON
MONDAY, 8 DECEMBER Vietnamese Community Meeting, 19:00-21:00, Black Box, Centre for the Arts
SATURDAY, 13 DECEMBER - 4 JANUARY Winter Break
TUESDAY, 9 DECEMBER Grade 4 Field Trip, 9:00 – 11:30 Grades 6-12 Hour of Code, 12:30-2:05 MS Boys' Soccer vs KISH @ UNIS Hanoi, 16:00-17:30 Scholarship Champions Orientation and Training, 18:00 19:0, Community Room, B7 POSTPONED
SATURDAY, 20 DECEMBER Alumni Reunion in Hanoi, 18:00-20:00, 6 Degrees - 189 Nghi Tam, Tay Ho SATURDAY, 3 JANUARY Alumni Reunion in Melbourne
WEDNESDAY, 10 DECEMBER Grade 5 Field Trip, 9:45 – 14:00 THURSDAY, 11 DECEMBER Grade 3 - 5 Hour of Code, 8:30-9:30 Grade 3 Vietnamese Class Field Trip, 9:45-12:25
IN THIS WEEK’S TIN TUC - The Highlights... Notes from the Head of School and the Board of Directors (p.2-3) Notes from the Admissions Office (p.3) Notes from the Elementary School Principal (p.4)
APAC Orchestra & Band. Photo Specials. (p.12-13) Saturday Soccer. Heat up the Sports Field! (p.14-15) ISPP Invitational Swim Meet (p.16)
The Scholarship Fund (p.5-7)
Tennis Tournament (p.17) Used Book Sale. What a success (p.18) Keep Sick Students Home! (p.19) Job Opportunities (p.19)
The Hour of Code (p.8) Elementary Book Week. Thank you! (p.7) Sleepless in Hanoi? (p.10-11)
I would like to thank those parents who have been able to attend one or more of the ES Principal candidate sessions. Your participation is much appreciated and your feedback will help inform us from the parent vantage point. The ES Principal Search Advisory Task Force meets on Monday to collate all of the data to finalize the pros and cons of each candidate. I will then make the decision later in the week and as soon as the successful candidate accepts, I will announce it to the community hopefully no later than in next Friday’s Tin Tuc. I would also like to thank those parents who were invited to meet with our visitors from CIS/WASC/IB last week. The visit is now complete and their report will be submitted to their respective agencies by the end of December. The agencies will then review the report in the January – February time frame and we should anticipate hearing the outcome shortly after TET. Their preliminary findings were presented to a small group of the faculty responsible for the self-study report. While we will receive many commendations and some recommendations, the best news is that they believe that their commendations and recommendations will mirror our
Used Book Sale. (Photo: Tim Barnsley)
self study and what we believe are the strengths and areas to work on in our school. The statement was made “This is a school that knows itself well.” This is excellent news and is a tribute to all faculty, staff, parents and students who contributed to the self-study. It was clearly done in a thorough, transparent and fair manner and it demonstrates that we are proud of our successes, but also willing to take a hard look at areas in need of attention. This is fully within the spirit of the “Good To Great” approach that we embrace as an organizational ethos. Kudos to Ms. Janet Field, our Director of Learning, and her Steering Committee Co-Chairs, Tanya Arnold (HS Counselor), Melanie Taylor (Grade 2), and Medeha Zahid (MS Mathematics) for their leadership and guidance throughout the year long process. Respectfully, Dr. Chip Barder, hos@unishanoi.org
consisted of Campus Development Task Force members and staff members, including Scott Edwards, Pippa Wood, Chris Rhoda, Linh Quach, Thango Vu, and Len Archer. We appreciated the time community members took to attend our meeting on the November 5th. The questions and comments you raised both during the meeting and on your meeting evaluation forms gave the Board and the Head of School an opportunity to understand the issues that are of particular interest to you. We hope you can appreciate that it has taken us a little while longer to respond to the broad range of questions and comments presented. Please click here to read the Board’s answers to strategic and policy questions and the Head of School’s answers to operational concerns. If you have any additional questions or comments, please send them to the Board Assistant, Jennifer Sawyer, at boardassistant@unishanoi.org.
This and last week, the Project Management Services for Phase 3A of UNIS Hanoi campus development Finalist Interviews were conducted. The selection Advisory panel
Each advisory panel member participated in the Interview process and independently rated the candidates. At the completion of the process, the team shared their ratings and discussed candidates presentations and responses to the questions asked and agreed upon the final ratings. Following deliberation, the advisory panel unanimously recommended a candidate to the Head of School and Board of Directors for the provision of Project Management Services. This past Tuesday evening, the Board of Directors approved the Terms of Reference for and cost to hire the project management firm who will begin their contract in January 2015. Further details will be announced once contract arrangements have been finalized. If you have any questions or comments regarding the selection criteria process, please contact the Director of Finance and Operations, Len Archer, at dof@unishanoi.org. Best regards, Ms Nandini Oomman, Acting Board Chair
If your family intends to leave UNIS Hanoi in December or January, 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.
ES Students have been extremely busy over the past two weeks acting as ambassadors for the Elementary School. A group of ten Student Council representatives (a boy and a girl from each of the Grades 1 through 5) formed a panel to interview the three ES Principal candidates in the main B7 conference room. They generated their own questions and devised their own evaluation criteria for use after meeting with each candidate for 30 minutes. They certainly served brilliantly as the voice of the student body in this very important selection process and were very proud to have been involved. Congratulations to Lyla and Ben (G5), Daisy and Duc (G4), Augusta and NuRi (G3), Kalin and Elsa (G2) and Avik and Noi (G1) for their very professional and mature approach.
Visitors on a tour of the Elementary School on their first day. They did a great job of orienting the team members and answering questions while keeping to a tight time frame. As educators we feel privileged to work with the children at UNIS Hanoi on a daily basis and these are just some examples of the challenges our students can rise to when asked.
As the winter break draws near, I would like to take the opportunity to thank parents for working so closely with us in order to support student learning. There have been several opportunities for parents to become engaged with what is happening at UNIS Hanoi over the last few months, including parent workshops, conferences and the learning journey as well as Arts celebrations.
A second group of Student Counsellors was convened to meet with the Accreditation Visiting Team last week. Four children from Grade 5 (Hannah, Bill, Michael and Ji Ah) were joined by Peer and Trang from Grade 4 and Alex and Elena from Grade 3 to answer questions about the school in general and the PYP in particular. The Visitors commented on their confidence levels and ability to articulate their knowledge and understanding. The children came back exhilarated by their conversation and happy to have been able to represent their peer group.
I would also just like to remind parents that we ask that children and teachers are not disturbed during learning time in the school day. You may remember I sent out a reminder that any parent or helper needing to bring something to school for a child should go to the ES offices to deliver the message or item, NOT to the classrooms, and the office staff will ensure that the child receives what they need during an appropriate break in lessons. For the sake of uninterrupted learning, we ask that everyone continue to adhere to this policy and practice.
Our final thanks and congratulations go to Ben in Grade 2 and Rebecca in Grade 5 who were chosen to lead the
Warm regards,
Used Book Sale. (Photo: Tim Barnsley)
Carole Denny, esprincipal@unishanoi.org
(Watch the film - click above)
"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 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.
Our goal is to raise $2.5 Million USD over the next five 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.
We celebrate all gifts to The Scholarship Fund as philanthropic acts of generosity. 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
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.
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
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 (Nhấp chuột ở trên để xem phim)
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.
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
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!
“Tạo cơ hội để thay đổi tương lai” www.unishanoi.org/scholarshipfund
When: 11th of Dec, 8:30-9:30 am Where: Grades 3-5 Classrooms
When: 9th of Dec, X-Block Where: Grades 6-12 Classrooms
“ Everybody in this country should learn how to program a computer... because it teaches you how to think.” - Steve Jobs The Hour of Code is a self-guided workshop that will help students try out the basics of computer science. A variety of hour-long tutorials will be available for students and teachers to learn.
Students who learn introductory computer science show
A team of students and teachers from MSHS and the ES Coding Club will act as your guides during the session. Feel free to ask them for assistance!
In many countries (including China, the United
In Elementary, students from Grade 3-5 will be joining the Coding Club and the rest of the world as they learn about the basics of computer science.
improved math scores. 90% of K-12 schools in the U.S. do not teach computer
science. Kingdom and Australia), computer science is - or soon will be - required. All students can learn the basics, starting in elementary
school, but fewer than 10% of students (and just 4% of female students, 3% of students of colour) take computer science classes Source: Computer Science Education Week site
ES Parents, you are invited! Please be in your child’s classroom at 8:30am sharp. If you have any questions, please email Miss Heidi at hkay@unishanoi.org. In MSHS, students from Grades 6-12 will participate in this exciting event during their X-Block period. Please email Miss Trebesch at strebesch@unishanoi.org for more information. Visit the website Code.org for more details.
Some Grade 7 students were able to use the Projection Room in the Library to speak this week, via Skype, with the author of a book they had enjoyed reading. Tom Rogers, a screenwriter for Disney and friend of MSHS teacher Lori Key, was pleased to talk about his book, which is about a boy who turns eleven on 9/11. Mr. Rogers answered questions about how he came to write the book, as well as about the writing process in general. The students are hoping to have another chance to ask him more questions in the new year.
Paul Swanson, MSHS Tech Coordinator, facilitated the technology part of the online meeting and taped the session, which can be viewed here.
Thanks to all those in the UNIS HANOI community for helping make Book Week successful. During Elementary School lunch time more than a dozen languages were shared by over 30 UNIS Hanoi parents and faculty guest readers. Julie Conroy, ES Librarian eslibrarian@unishanoi.org
As a UNIS Hanoi family you are offered a wonderful opportunity to see first-hand what a top tier international school has to offer in terms of co-curricular programming. There are many international schools around the world, but only the top schools are willing and able to commit to dedicating the necessary resources to run a top tier international school co-curricular program. One of the key foundation pieces of our program here at UNIS Hanoi is our affiliation with the Mekong River International Schools Association (MRISA) and the Asia Pacific Activities Conference (APAC). Our students are afforded incredible opportunities through these two organizations whether they are directly involved or not. Any student accepting membership on a co-curricular group with UNIS Hanoi must be aware of the hosting responsibilities we accept as members of MRISA and APAC, as well as our partnership with other international schools around the world. When we host events that require overnight stays, accommodation must be provided for the visiting students. By accepting membership on a UNIS Hanoi co-curricular group, our families agree to support the programme by opening their homes and accommodating our guests. In short – if you take part in the programme, you must house visiting students Considering the number of events that UNIS Hanoi hosts each year, we also have to request support from other members of our school community to help make sure all our guests have a comfortable and safe place to stay for the duration of the event. With the help of our UNIS Hanoi families we hope to establish a long-standing tradition of hospitality for our guests who will join us from our sister schools around the world. For those of you who are new to the concept of reciprocal housing or billeting, the following summary may help you understand what is involved and answer questions you may have. It is important to completely understand what the opportunity encompasses and what is expected.
Accommodation - Sleeping quarters for your guest(s). Some Meals - This will primarily be breakfast each
morning and possibly two to three dinners. Most participants will be at school or the event venue during lunch time, and have an activity planned around dinner. Laundry - The students may need to have their
uniforms washed on competition/performance days. We would appreciate you helping them with this. If the best way for you to do this is to show them how to use the washer, that is fine. Transportation - We ask that you pick up your guests at
the designated location specified in the Host Family Packet which you will receive well in advance of your guest arriving. For the duration of the event, we ask you to provide transportation for visiting students between your home and UNIS Hanoi. In some cases UNIS Hanoi can help arrange bus transportation at a fixed pick -up/drop-off location. Supervision - At least one parent or responsible adult
should be present in the home while your guests are staying with you.
How many visiting students am I expected to house? Generally we prefer to put our guests up in pairs. When two visiting students are together it makes the experience more comfortable for the guests as well as the host family. However, some of our UNIS Hanoi hosts take 4 to 6 guests at a time. Do we need to give the students their own rooms or can they share? It is appropriate to put two (or more) students in a room together. Will I have mixed gender guest (e.g. one boy and one girl)? No, your assigned guest will be all of one gender. Are cots, sleeping bags, or a mattress on the floor acceptable? A bed is preferred, but cots, sleeping bags or a mattress on the floor is acceptable. If students are on the floor, there should be some form of cushioning under them i.e. air mattress, floor mattress, etc. Please provide appropriate bedding.
If the participants use a taxi, do we provide taxi money? Transportation should be the responsibility of the host family. If for some reason you can’t provide transportation, please provide taxi fare or arrange for alternate transportation. In some cases UNIS Hanoi can help arrange bus transportation at a fixed pick-up/drop-off location. What are curfew calls and are they necessary? Calls will be made to your home phone, not to a mobile, unless your home has no land line. Please be prepared to receive these phone calls at approximately 10:00pm each night. Although this may seem inconvenient, we ask that you be patient and understand that this procedure is taken seriously by the chaperones and their schools as a way of ensuring the safety and well-being of their students. You can have your guests near the phone at curfew time so as to cause minimum disturbance to you and your family. What is meant by curfew violations? A curfew violation occurs when a participant is not in the host family’s home by the curfew time set up for that particular event. The participants will be scheduled to be back to your homes well before curfew, allowing them plenty of time to arrive by the deadline. There should be no attempt to “cover” for the students. If a chaperone calls and your guests are not in, please tell the chaperone and they can either call back or have the students call when they arrive. The curfew time is very important to follow, and for safety reasons will be strictly enforced. Also, please note that there are no exceptions to the stated curfew times; curfew will not be extended for anyone at any time.
On January 28 to February 1 UNIS Hanoi will be hosting the 2015 APAC Basketball Tournament. We will be opening our community up to 120 visiting student-athletes from around the region. All visiting students need to be accommodated for the duration of their visit in homes of our UNIS Hanoi community members. If you are willing and able to open your home to visiting students, please click on the link below to download a copy
If a student has broken the rules, whom do I call? If there is anything happening that you question, please call the Director of Activities, Mr. Tarique AL-Iesa at 0125 882-8672 immediately. Another appropriate action is to communicate with the chaperone. Either way, the Director of Activities should be informed. We do not want you to have a negative experience in any way. A shared set of rules and expectations will be included in the Host Family Information Packet. Do parents/guardians have to be at home during housing? Please make sure that if you offer to house that at least one parent/guardian is in Hanoi and available to act as chaperone and emergency contact. We understand that we are to provide breakfast, and possibly dinner for the participants, but who pays if they want to go out? If students want to go out for dinner, and it is no problem for you, they pay their meal themselves. Most visitors bring extra money for these situations. Only official group dinners are allowed and the coach/ chaperone must be present with the entire group. Official group dinners or other special trips for individual groups during an event must be approved by and coordinated with the event director, and clearly communicated to the host family. Tarique AL-Iesa, Director of Activities da@unishanoi.org
of the housing form and return to the Activities Office (B7 112) or scan and send to activitiescoordinator@unishanoi.org. Please reply by December 11, 2015 if you can help. For more specific details on what this opportunity involves, please read the article above. Download APAC Basketball Housing Information Form
This year, UNIS Hanoi had the honor of hosting the 2014 APAC Orchestra Festival from November 12th to 16th. Six APAC schools including BISM, CA, CISS, HKIS, WAB, and UNIS Hanoi participated in this three day music festival. Together with all the participants, we practiced the several music pieces for more than 24 hours in total in order to perform an amazing concert on the last day of the festival. We also had the opportunity to enjoy the famous Vietnamese Water Puppet Show as a cultural visit. During the rehearsal, we challenged ourselves and pushed ourselves to our limits. The highlight of the event was the concert held on Saturday evening, which was possible with the effort of our guest conductor, Dr. Dan Perkins. The pieces we played were very demanding, but I felt that our effort was worth it when I heard the applause from the audience. Not only did 2014 APAC Orchestra hone our skills but also strengthened our friendships. Jae Min Yoo, Grade 9 student
If you missed the APAC Orchestra concert, or you loved it so much that you would love to see it again: APAC Orchestra Concert Part 1 APAC Orchestra Concert Part 2 APAC Orchestra Concert Part 3
This year’s APAC choir group travelled to Shanghai between the 12th to the 16th of November. The 13 travellers were treated to the expertise of Dr Jerry Blackstone, a Grammy Ž award winning conductor whom is currently the Chair of the conducting department of the School of Music at the University of Michigan. Our students experienced repertoire that spanned many genres and styles, from Gospel to Beethoven and were enriched
both musically and socially from this trip. Congratulations on the success of our talented High School choir students this year. They represented UNIS Hanoi with class and determination. "APAC Choir was one of the most exhausting, time consuming, thought-provoking experiences I have ever had, and yet I would give the world to re-live that moment." Laura Lan Anh Foster
On Saturday 29th November over 300 young soccer players participated in the Autumn Seasons’ culminating Tournament. The students had a wonderful time showcasing their skills in the basking sunshine. All players, parents and coaches upheld the recreational ethos of the Saturday Soccer programme where enjoyment and sportsmanship outweighs winning. Congratulations to all participants on a very successful and enjoyable season. I would also like to thank and very much acknowledge all the great work put into the programme by our volunteer coaches, Coach Coordinator (David Durance) and
Administrative Coordinator (Mukhayyo Burkhanova). Without their time, effort and commitment this programme would simply not exist. If your child would like to become involved in the Saturday Soccer Programme, registration for the Spring Season is now taking place. Please click HERE and follow the instructions and guidance given. Adrian Hubbard, Co-Curricular Activities Manager ccamanager@unishanoi.org
Last weekend 48 members of the UNIS Hanoi Phoenix Swim Team travelled to Phnom Penh to participate in the ISPP Invitational Swim Meet. Out of 10 teams, UNIS Hanoi placed 2nd. It was a very strong showing with some excellent swims. The team spirit and sportsmanship our swimmers showed during the meet and with their home stay families was just as impressive. Team travel is an important component of any team and the bonding that occurs is an invaluable experience. The majority of swimmers attending the meet were MS swimmers. With such a strong result, the future looks bright for the UNIS Hanoi Swim Team!
In addition to hundreds of personal best times and huge numbers of ribbons and medals won, UNIS Hanoi boasted 7 high point winners who each received a banner honoring that achievement: Girls 10-11
2nd - Grace Cenere
Boys 12-13
1st - Chinh Mai, 2nd Peter Park
Girls 12-13
1st - Uyen Trinh, 2nd Adelaide Charlier
Boys 14+
1st - Duc Do, 2nd Andy Cole
The UNIS Hanoi swimmers also set 13 team records. Record breakers include Cassie Hu Andersen, Grace Cenere, Omaya Munro, Mina Mok, Uyen Trinh, Adelaide Charlier, Chiaki Goto, Carlota Montalban San Jose, Byung Hyun Park, Chinh Mai, Roope Makela, Tat Anh Trinh, Jacob Gee, Manato Tsuda and Duc Do. Next up... APAC Swimming Championship in Shanghai for our HS swimmers and the Annual Aquathlon at the end of February! Andy Myers, Aquatics Head Coach aacoach@unishanoi.org
On Sunday, November 30, 2014 UNIS Hanoi hosted the 6th Annual Peter Goverde Memorial Tennis Tournament. The event is set up to bring our tennis community together in remembering Mr. Peter Goverde. Peter brought a passion for tennis to our community and passed it on to all who were fortunate enough to know him. He loved to play the game and to share it with everyone regardless of ability level. The UNIS Hanoi tennis courts were busy from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with players of various age and skill levels enjoying the wonderful opportunity to have fun and compete. UNIS Hanoi Middle School students participated in the morning event, and High School students participated with the adults in the afternoon portion of the event. There were winners and there were losers, but all had a great time and enjoyed some healthy competition. We look forward to seeing everyone back in greater numbers for next year's event. Tarique AL-Iesa, Director of Activities da@unishanoi.org
Male Gold Medal: Krostof Karolyi Male Silver Medal: Aryan Singh Male Bronze Medal: Kiridan Munro Female Gold Medal: Giang Le Female Silver Medal: Miku Mishima
Male Gold Medal: Ole Henaes Male Silver Medal: Chatanya Reddy Male Bronze Medal: Tim Brennan Female Gold Medal: Dunia Lujan Female Silver Medal: Tracy Matic Female Bronze Medal: Yuko Kanetaka
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
The final numbers are in and thanks to the generosity of our community in donating their books, countless hours from our amazing team of volunteers, and support of the community in buying the pre-loved books, we were able to raise $5186 for Room to Read's Girls Education Drive. We hope that each and every person that donated a book, or bought a book feels some ownership over the fact that more girls will be able to go to school this year thanks to their efforts. A few classes we would like to pay special tribute to are our winning classes in ECC, ES & MS. The winning classes all received, or will receive a brand new
book of their choice donated from the library. Congratulations K1DV who collected 123 books, special mention to K2CA who was a close runner up with 117 books. As mentioned last week 2TL were our winners in ES with 439 books collected. There was another close race in MS with 6JQ collecting 248 books, closely followed by 6NC with 238 books. Thank you for once again making this a great community building event. We hope you enjoy your books!
2TL carefully selecting their new book
Ms Carole talking to K1DV about how important their involvement in the book sale was.
K1DV Happily displaying their new books!
2TL happily displaying their new books
Ensure your child stays home for 24 hours after the last
Dear Parents, The School Health Centre is seeing a very high number of students with fever, diarrhea and or vomiting. The students detail to the nurse that they were sick before coming to school, but, “my mum or dad told me just to go to the school Nurse.” Unfortunately, there is nothing we are able to do except send your children home, but not before they have passed their germs onto other students on the school bus and in the classroom. A look at the available research on this highlighted a recent survey conducted by, Kids Health in the US, who asked School Nurses, "What's the biggest health problem at your school?” The answers are below:
episode of diarrhea and/or vomiting. If your child is not feeling well in the morning, please
do not tell them to go to the school nurse for a diagnosis. When asked, “What are the most important thing parents and teachers can do to help keep students healthy during the school year?" School nurses recommended hand washing using soap
and water or hand sanitizer. Parents keeping sick children at home.
Many thanks for your ongoing support, School Health Centre nurse@unishanoi.org
parents sending sick kids and teens to school "I think the biggest health problems occur because there
are parents who send their children to school knowing they are sick." Biggest problem is "Parents who send sick kids to school
(even with a fever) because 'they have to take a test.'" What can parents do at UNIS Hanoi to help minimize the cross infection risk to our students, staff and UNIS community: Keep your child at home if they have a fever of 38
degrees C / 100 degrees F and ensure your child stays at home until at least 24 hours after a fever has broken naturally, without fever-reducing medicines.
UNIS Hanoi is inviting applications for the following job openings: School Health Centre Coordinator (school year 2015-2016): The School Health Centre Coordinator position is to provide the best possible education opportunity for each student from Discovery through to Grade 12 by minimizing absence due to illness and creating a climate of health and wellbeing. The position holder reports to the Elementary School Principal. Sharepoint and Googe Drive Curator (short term): The UNIS Sharepoint and Google Drive Curator works with Heads of Divisions on a 4-month project (January to April 2015)
Senior Manager - Information Technology (school year 2015-2016): The Senior Manager – Information Technology shall assist the Technology Director to manage the operations and infrastructure aspects of UNIS Hanoi in an efficient and effective manner, employing best educational IT practices in support of the vision and goals of the school. To view more information about these openings and other job opportunities, and to apply online, please visit our website at www.unishanoi.org/jobs