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1. 13.04.12 Volume 3 |Issue 1
Upcoming
Events
Dear Parents,
Children returned to school enthusiastically on Monday morning ready for the term ahead.
On Wednesday morning, the Foundation Stage paraded into the foyer to show all their beautiful
and colourful Easter bonnets to the audience of eager parents. Thank you to all parents who
helped their children to make the hats at home.
Finer Diners at TX
Children have been trying their best to be polite and make healthy choices
in the canteen at lunch today. Those children who are being particularly
well-mannered have a chance of becoming TX’s first ‘Finer Diners’. The
children were told about the ‘Gold Book’ during assembly this
morning. Those whose names are written in the ‘Gold Book’ may be
invited to join Mr. Ian and myself at the ‘Finer Diner’ table on Friday for
intellectual conversation and other treats.
Swimming Gala
An exciting event coming up next week is the annual Swimming Gala for children in Year 3 to
Year 6. All parents are welcome to attend on Friday 20th April.
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From Ms. Sue Hill - Head of Campus
20th April
Swim gala
(Yr 2 - Yr 6)
W/C 23rd
April
Term 3 clubs
start
25th April
MP2 Speaking
Competition
25th April
Young
Musician of the
Year
Contact information
43-45 Tu Xuong Street,
Ward 7, District 3,
HCMC
Tel: (84 8) 39320210
Fax: (84 8) 39320770
Email:
tuxuong@bisvietnam.com
FOBISSEA Performing Arts Carnival 2012
On 22nd March, 22 children from TX and AP1 departed for the annual FOBISSEA Primary
Performing Arts Carnival, hosted by BIS Jakarta. 15 schools and 270 children from all over
South East Asia took part in the event where each child was in either a choir, orchestra, dance or
drama group and all performed in a celebratory concert on the final day. Over the four days,
children also got to participate in various workshops, including an opportunity to make their own
traditional Angklung instruments and take part in the first FOBISSEA Angklung ensemble,
which was a real highlight.
The trip was a huge success and the children were a credit to our school. It was a wonderful
opportunity for this talented bunch of children, one which I hope will have enriched their lives
and learning at BIS for many years to come.
This morning, in assembly, the children who attended the trip demonstrated a beautiful piece
which they performed in Jakarta. Well done—the performance was excellent!

2. Parents’ corner
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Clubs
All clubs for term 3 will start from Monday 23rd of April, 2012. If your child has enrolled
in a paid club then please pay Ms. Oanh as soon as possible.
TERM 3 CLUB SPOTS AVAILABLE
*Please note that compulsory Vietnamese lessons and Choir take priority to regular clubs
on those days.
MONDAY CLUBS
Athletics on Monday afternoon for Y3-6 students
Lego Club on Monday afternoon for Y1-4 students
Ballet on Monday afternoon for F3-Y3 students
Creative Writing Club on Monday afternoon for Y3-4 students
Christina Noble Play Date Club on Monday afternoon for Y4-6 students
Knitting Club on Monday afternoon for Year 3-6 students
I.Robo Club on Monday afternoon for Y2-6 students
Football Club on Monday afternoon for Y5-6 students
TUESDAY CLUBS
T-Ball Club on Tuesday afternoon for Y3-6 students
Vietnamese Club - Beginners on Tuesday afternoon for Y1-6 students
WEDNESDAY CLUBS
Debating Club on Wednesday afternoon for Y5-6 students
I.Robo Club on Wednesday afternoon for F3-Y1 students
Helmets to Care: Community Club on Wednesday afternoon for Y4-6 students
Cooking Club on Wednesday afternoon for Y2-3 students
Hip-Hop club on Wednesday afternoon for Y3-6 students
Jewellery Club on Wednesday afternoon for Y1-3 students
Sewing Club on Wednesday afternoon Y4-6 students
Kung – Fu Beginners on Wednesday afternoon for Y1-6 students
THURSDAY CLUBS
Kung – Fu Experienced on Thursday afternoon for Y1-6 students
Global Cookery on Thursday afternoon for Y3-6 students
FRIDAY CLUBS
Vietnamese Club – Experienced on Friday afternoon for Y1-6 students
I.Robo Club on Friday afternoon for Y2-6 students
Multi-Skills Programme on Friday afternoon for Y1-6 students
SATURDAY CLUBS
Swimming on Saturday morning for F3-Y6 students
Tennis Club on Saturday morning for Y2-6 students
Basketball on Saturday morning for Y 3-6 students
SUNDAY CLUBS
Indoor Football on Sunday morning for Y1-3 students
Indoor Football on Sunday morning for Y4-6 students

3. EYFS Easter Bonnet Parade
School Event
The Spring time celebration of Easter celebrates new life usually represented by eggs, chicks, rabbits and spring
flowers.
Traditionally new clothes were bought or made for Easter time and an Easter bonnet or old hats were decorated
to make them look new again.
Over the Easter break the EYFS children created an Easter hat at home. On Wednesday morning the EYFS
children paraded along the MP1 corridor for Year 1 and 2 and then down the stairs to show their wonderful
creations to parents in the foyer. F3 children loved singing the spring chicken song and all the children joined in
together to sing the song ‘Little Peter Rabbit’.
Thank you to all the children and parents for making such a great effort to create some fabulous Easter hats.
Ms Helen
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4. Community
On Monday the kids in the Eco Team were treated to a visit by Ms
Bao Hanh from the University of Natural Resources and the
Environment.
She talked all about the 3Rs: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
REDUCE: Using less
REUSE: Using things more than once
RECYCLE: Turning waste items into something else.
We learned that waste is sometimes burned, which can lead to
pollution.
It is also dumped in rubbish dumps where it can take a very long
to rot and decompose.
Paper - 3 weeks and 2 months
Plastic - more than 500 years
Glass - about 8000 years!
In Vietnam, to recycle we give our card, plastic and aluminium to the
Ve Chai (the ladies who collect it on bicycles). They then sell it to big
collectors who finally sell it to the recycling factories who turn it into
something new. Make sure that you separate your recycling from
your rubbish at home.
On Sunday 15th April at the Labour Culture Palace, 55B Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, District 1 the annual Waste
Recycling Festival will be held. Amongst other activities you can exchange your recyclable goods for gifts, take
part in 3Rs games or decorate your own paper bags.
http://www.refu.vn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=75&Itemid=28
Did you know that this month is ‘Eco Friendly bag Month’ in HCMC? Coop, Big C and Lottemart will give you
discounts or gifts if you bring your own bags.
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5. BIS NEWS
BIS Sports
 TX Swimming Gala (Year 3- 6). Friday 20th April 12:15pm - 2:30pm. We have increased the number
of 40m races year, so we are looking forward to watching some very fast, competitive swimming, making
great PB (personal best) times. Please come and support your child and take part in the tyre relay against the
teachers. You can take part in shorts and T-shirts. I think the teachers have already started training for the
event, because you beat them in the tug of war on athletics day!
 Swim meet at ISHCMC Thursday 19th April. Pick up time 5pm at ISHCMC or 5:30pm at TX. All reply slips
should already be with Mr. Chau. All children who attend this event will learn a considerable amount about com-petitive
swimming.
 Fan dance class next Thursday 19th April. I need to cancel this class, because I am at the swimming gala
at ISHCMC. It will continue as normal the following week
 Ms. Alison’s lunchtime and early morning PE clubs start this week. Get involved in as many as you can
each week. If you would like to take part in the gym competition at the AP2 secondary school on Friday 11th
May, please come to the lunchtime and early morning club.
 Clubs still available. There are still places available. If you would like to join please speak to Ms Emma on
reception.
Ms. Alison
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A Wonderful Performance in Assembly
A Beautiful Performance in Assembly
Well done to Mimi, Year 4 for playing the
piano this morning as we entered our
assembly!
A lovely performance!
Mrs Natasha