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News and events at UNIS Hanoi week 16, 2014-2015
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UNIS Hanoi’s Weekly Community Newsletter Volume 21, Edition 16, Friday 5 December
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)
The Scholarship Fund (p.5-7)
The Hour of Code (p.8)
Elementary Book Week. Thank you!
(p.7)
Sleepless in Hanoi? (p.10-11)
APAC Orchestra & Band. Photo
Specials. (p.12-13)
Saturday Soccer. Heat up the
Sports Field! (p.14-15)
ISPP Invitational Swim Meet (p.16)
Tennis Tournament (p.17)
Used Book Sale. What a success
(p.18)
Keep Sick Students Home! (p.19)
Job Opportunities (p.19)
NEXT WEEK… MONDAY, 8 DECEMBER Vietnamese Community Meeting, 19:00-21:00, Black
Box, Centre for the Arts
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
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
COMING SOON SATURDAY, 13 DECEMBER - 4 JANUARY Winter Break
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
IN THIS WEEK’S TIN TUC - The Highlights...
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
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, [email protected]
Used Book Sale. (Photo: Tim Barnsley)
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
This and last week, the Project Management Services for
Phase 3A of UNIS Hanoi campus development Finalist
Interviews were conducted. The selection Advisory panel
consisted of Campus Development Task Force members
and staff members, including Scott Edwards, Pippa Wood,
Chris Rhoda, Linh Quach, Thango Vu, and Len Archer.
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,
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
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.
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.
Our final thanks and congratulations go to Ben in Grade 2
and Rebecca in Grade 5 who were chosen to lead the
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.
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.
Warm regards,
Carole Denny, [email protected]
Used Book Sale. (Photo: 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
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.
(Watch the film - click above)
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.
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.
We celebrate all gifts to The Scholarship Fund as
philanthropic acts of generosity.
Find out more on The Scholarship Fund website:
www.unishanoi.org/scholarshipfund
Chương trình Học bổng UNIS Hanoi ra đời nhân dịp kỉ
niệm 25 năm thành lập trường.
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.
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
www.unishanoi.org/scholarshipfund
Quà tặng có thể chia thành nhiều lần
Các gia đình có thể làm cam kết đóng góp trong 1 – 5 năm
Mỗi người có thể tặng nhiều hơn một lần quà
Gia đình hoặc các nhân có thể chọn cách đóng góp không
ghi danh
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
(Nhấp chuột ở trên để xem phim)
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!
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.
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
“Tạo cơ hội để thay đổi tương lai” www.unishanoi.org/scholarshipfund
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.
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 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.
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 [email protected].
In MSHS, students from Grades 6-12 will participate in this
exciting event during their X-Block period. Please email
Miss Trebesch at [email protected] for more
information.
Visit the website Code.org for more details.
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
Students who learn introductory computer science show
improved math scores.
90% of K-12 schools in the U.S. do not teach computer
science.
In many countries (including China, the United
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
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 [email protected]
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.
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 [email protected]
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
of the housing form and return to the Activities Office (B7
112) or scan and send to
[email protected]. 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 ® 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
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
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 [email protected]
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
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!
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 [email protected]
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
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:
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.
Ensure your child stays home for 24 hours after the last
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 [email protected]
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