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It's the summer holidays!
In Year 6 we have started our new International Primary Curriculum topic – ‘Fairgrounds’. This involves investigating how a fairground ride works and making our own rides using different mechanisms, utilising our STEAM skills.
During our entry point, all classes visited Dam Sen Amusement Park in Ho Chi Minh City. Here the children observed and experienced different rides – a fun, hands on start to the topic. They also had the opportunity to participate in a wood workshop organised by ‘PoKids’. They learnt about hydraulics and created a hydraulic lift or crane in small groups. They were also taught how to use different tools safely.
Back in class, we have reviewed forces in Science to support our design process. The children have begun to design their own rides using a variety of different mechanical devices, such as; gears, pulleys, hydraulics and motors with propellers. With support from Mr Chandler from the Secondary campus, we have refined our designs and we are in the process of building our creations. We are planning a year group amusement park, each class has a different zone, which will then be available for parents and other year groups to visit. Watch this space for further updates.
Ms Deborah Spencer, Year 6 Leader
Last month we were proud to have three student ambassadors attend this year’s NAE-UNICEF Student Summit, hosted for the first time ever in Houston, Texas from 12 to 19 June 2024. The event was hosted at Nord Anglia’s two schools in the city: The Village School and the British International School of Houston. Houston was chosen as the ideal location for the Summit thanks to being the first officially recognised “Child-Friendly City” in the United States of America.
At BIS HCMC we deliver in school a comprehensive wellbeing curriculum to provide our students with the tools, resources and support to balance their social, physical, emotional and mental health. As part of this, we also look at preventative measures to ensure the safety of our students beyond BIS and equip them with knowledge and skills for both today and their future success in the wider world.
This term we were extremely fortunate to welcome back into school experts from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City’s Regional Security Office (RSO) to discuss more on the topic of drugs and substance abuse with some of our students and parents.
Junior Campus: +84 (0) 28 3744 4551
Secondary Campus: +84 (0) 28 3744 2335
101 Thao Dien Street,
Thao Dien Ward, Thu Duc City,
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Junior Campus
225 Nguyen Van Huong Street,
Thao Dien Ward, Thu Duc City,
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Secondary Campus
246 Nguyen Van Huong Street,
Thao Dien Ward, Thu Duc City,
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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