WRITTEN BY

Primary Headteachers

Ms Deirdre Grimshaw and Mr Ian Battersby

28 October, 2022

Primary Weekly Update - 28th October 2022

Welcome back. This week we have a joint update for the two primary campuses as we have some exciting developments that we would like to share with you about our new BIS website.

Introducing Our New Website!

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After many months of hard work, we are very pleased to introduce our BIS community to our brand new website with a refreshed look and feel. You will still have access to all of the information you had before but in a more organised format. We want to improve your experience on our site and help you find everything you need in one place - that place is the new and improved Parent Essentials, where you can find event calendars, CCA information, lunch menus, parent handbooks, links to parent portals and important documents, PTG information and more!

We also have a dedicated news page where you can see our weekly updates from headteachers and view our latest blogs!

To help you adjust to our new layout we’ve created this guide to help you navigate through the new website: Introduction to Our New Website

A few things to keep in mind:

Any old links that you have saved will now be redirected to the most appropriate place on the new website.

To ensure that you can access the new website clearly, we recommend that you clear your browser cache (you can do this in most browsers by opening your history and clearing the browser data).

Please note that while the website is now live, we are still in the process of optimisation over the next few weeks.

If you have any questions or feedback, we’d love to hear from you.

Please contact Toshie or Chantal at bis.marketing@bisvietnam.com

Chantal Gamble, Communications Executive

Toshie Hidaka Milner, Marketing & PR Manager

Louise Bishop, Director of Admissions and Marketing

MFL Coffee Morning

This week, the MFL department hosted a coffee morning for Y5 and Y6 parents to share more information on the Y5 and Y6 curriculum, our expectations and how you can support your child in their language learning journey.

In case you missed the opportunity to attend, please find the presentation here, with all the relevant information.

Ms Sophie Tighzer , Head of Primary MFL

Sports Report

U9 V AIS

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What a fantastic first match for our U9 girls and boys! The excitement of getting a playing shirt and going away to another school did not deter them from a top performance! They showed superb courage and determination to come away with some great results.

Unfortunately, AIS did not have a full girls' team but this did not stop our BIS girls, they showed some fantastic defending skills and had many chances at goal but unfortunately, AIS hit the back of the net a few more times and came away with the win. This game has shown us that we are more than ready for the SISAC championships next week, well done girls!

The U9 boys travelled to AIS with two teams for the fixture, which is a reflection of the fantastic level of interest and participation within the age group. The boys produced two dominant displays of football, creating some beautifully worked opportunities as a team and taking their chances when they had to. Thank you to the team of travelling supporters who helped to create such an enjoyable atmosphere.

U11 V AIS

BIS Team U11 A Boys did it again, this time beating AIS with a score of 5-1. With a slow start and a 1-1 score in the 1st half, they rallied back in the 2nd and scored 4 more goals with lots of on-the-goal shots throughout the remaining minutes of the games. It was our third friendly match this term and one more coming before the most awaited City Championship in the fortnight.

Our U11 Boys B team put out a strong performance against a visiting AIS team. Well done to both teams who played with wonderful spirit in a thrilling fixture. Final score 3-1 to BIS.

The U11 C team won 5 – 0 (BIS – AIS) , goals by Pratyush, Nate, Dat, ShiO, Ethan. Well played to all, especially the defenders who made sure that AIS never got a chance to shoot!

Ms Ann Harvey/Assistant Head of Primary PE

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Y4 Entry Point

This week, Year 4 took part in the ‘Active Planet’ Entry Point for IPC. This exciting introduction to our unit, meant BIS became a designated disaster relief centre. The children were given the task to run the centre, making sure when people arrived, they would be taken care of.

The children worked together as a team to produce plans and materials to help run the centre effectively. Look at Year 4 in action.

Mr Tom Birbeck/ Year 4 Teacher

Parcels of Hope – Friends for Street Children

Earlier this year, the Year 12 ‘Parcels of Hope’ CAS Project team raised funds to purchase 236 food parcels for the families of children from the Friends for Street Children shelters. Thanks to the generosity of our school community, the amount raised exceeded the cost of the parcels and therefore the remaining amount has been held to meet any needs expressed by this community partner.

Having received an appeal from Binh Trieu Development Centre last week, we were pleased to be able to again purchase food for a further 35 vulnerable families who have been identified as in particular need of support. The parcels of basic food items (rice, oil, sugar, salt, fish sauce and soya sauce) are sufficient to feed the families for more than a month. In addition, we delivered 90 cartons of milk to the centre, which will be distributed to the children.

Thank you again to all those who supported the ‘Parcels of Hope’ campaign and to the students involved in this initiative.

Tracey Brownrigg
Co-Curricular Coordinator and Community Service Project Manager

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Health and Safety Updates

Mask Wearing

As with all procedures relating to COVID-19, we take our direction from the Department of Education and Training (DOET) and the Ministry of Health. Children are no longer required to wear masks in school; it is now at the discretion of the parents. However, there are some lessons, for example ‘phonics’ where in order to teach the children effectively, we will ask those children wearing masks, to lower them when speaking to the teacher.

We hope this is clear, and if you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

Dear BIS Parents!

Welcome back! I hope that each of you had a wonderful break and enjoyed a special time with friends and family. We are looking forward to another exciting term ahead. Please do take a few minutes to catch up on our latest news!

Please save the date for our upcoming events and let’s enjoy together our BIS community!

Dates to remember

● Teachers' appreciation gifts - Flower Making workshop:

o 2nd November BRIMS COFFEE SHOP

o 9th November WILD THYME

o 12th November CHICKITA (Children Welcome)

● Family Fun Evening: 19th November

● Teachers´ Day: 21st November 2022

TEACHERS' APPRECIATION GIFTS WORKSHOP

Don´t forget to sign up !

FAMILY FUN EVENING

Family Fun Evening is coming on 19th November!!

FFE (Family Fun Evening) is one of the biggest events organised by PTG

● What is FFE? A great evening of fun, food, and games for all the family members! During the evening there will be various activities for smaller and older kids, great food to taste and lots of surprises!

● When: 19th November 2022 from 16:00 to 19:00

● Location: BIS Junior Campus - outside area

● Volunteers: Dear BIS Parents - to make this event happen we will need lots of volunteers - there are lots of different roles to fulfill in both planning and executing the event, depending on how much time you can spare and when you are available (ticket sales, vendor coordination, event layout, set up, helping during the event, etc.). If you would like to join us, please register here or contact us by email: primaryptgbis@gmail.com

As always, for more information about the PTG, to connect with us and ask questions, or if you would like to support us as a volunteer, please email us directly on primaryptgbis@gmail.com

We look forward to meeting you all soon

Pamela, Petra and Timea, on behalf of the Primary PTG Team

PTG Social Night - Wednesday 2nd November

PTG Social Nights are an event for BIS community members from all three campuses to gather to meet new friends and catch-up with old ones. Come and join us at Baba's Kitchen, Thao Dien for an evening of food, fun and maybe a little fundraising for our community partners once again. We look forward to seeing you there.

Event Details

Date: Wednesday 2nd November
Time: 7 to 9pm
Venue: Baba’s Kitchen, 35 Le Van Mien Street, Thao Dien
Tickets: 400,000vnd

Tickets are still available at the Secondary Campus and by contacting your friendly PTG representatives.

Winter Concert

- Tuesday 8th November

We are fast approaching this year’s Secondary Winter Concert which, in the 25th anniversary year of BIS, will feature a wide mix of music based around the theme of Celebration. The event being held on Tuesday 8th November is one of the highlights of the BIS musical calendar. Tickets are available at Secondary reception. we hope to see you there.

Ian Alexander- Director of Music

PTG Christmas BISzaar

- Saturday 3rd December

We look forward to bringing alive the Christmas Spirit with plenty of decorations, activities, music, live performances, a visit from Santa and other Christmas traditions. In addition, we will aim to promote awareness of our Community Partners.

We will bring you lots of gifts from socially conscious vendors who sell creative, handmade, sustainable, unique and original items.

If you would like to take part in the Christmas BISzaar 2022 as a vendor or to donate to the Christmas Raffle, please email secondaryPTGBIS@gmail.com for more information.

Look out for more details over the next few weeks.

Headteacher's Coffee Morning

We are looking forward to seeing many of you at the Headteachers’ Coffee morning next Wednesday. We will be sharing information about the Primary Campus Priorities, and our new Curriculum and Assessment Leaders will be telling you about how we assess the children at BIS and how that information influences our curriculum. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions about anything that is happening at school. If you would like to attend, please RSVP by completing this form – Head Teacher Coffee Morning RSVP.

To see our full list of events please check our new primary events calendar here.

Wishing everyone a restful weekend.

Dee Grimshaw & Ian Battersby Headteachers

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