Weekly Updates on 06/09/2024

Dear families,

I trust you had a good holiday with your families. 

In school last Friday we had some amazing Vietnam National Day assemblies to enjoy.

Our exam results have now been verified and I am pleased to say we have achieved some of the best results ever at A Level and IGCSE – well done to students and staff for an amazing set of outcomes. 

Next week I am hosting the first in a series of information sessions about the curriculum. Please see details below and I hope many of you will be able to attend: 

11th Sept, from 8h45-10h00: Pre IGCSE Options Information Session, please register HERE

12th Septfrom14h00-15h30: Pre A-Level Options Information Session, please register

HERE

 We have already enjoyed many information sessions and coffee mornings in school and we will continue you these throughout the term. Thank you to everyone who had the time to attend.

We are aware of the coming Typhoon. We have been monitoring closely and are ensuring the school campus is well prepared for the weekend, whatever transpires. Please take good care of each other and stay safe over the coming days. I hope the storm passes quickly with minimal impact.

Cooperative play

Descriptions

Focused on phonics

It's great to hear that Year 2 students are focused on phonics this week. Teachers love to see how students are engaged in learning at home with these vocabularies. Some students have shared their writing sentences using the new vocabulary words.  

Environmental impact

Communication and enquiry

Year 4 showed excellent skills of communication and enquiry using actions and expression to internalise ‘Hiccup - The Viking who got Seasick’. 

Creative and scientific freedom

Collaborative Learning

An update from Ms Claire

I hope that all students and their families had a lovely holiday weekend.  This is a short, but busy week in BVIS Secondary.

Last Friday we were all treated to a wonderful student led assembly to mark Independance Day.  This was led by Tran Gia Bao and Trịnh Thu Trang (both Year 12) who were confident hosts.  We were treated to a beautiful dance performance and a song from the Year 8 Band.   We were also impressed with the historical knowledge of the wider student body as they eagerly took part in a quiz. This was a fantastic event and staff and students alike were proud of the students who led this. The full list of performers can be found below;

Hoang An Thai Trinh

Bui Khanh Hoa

Nguyen Lam Vy

Pham Minh Khue

Le Minh Phuong

Dang Kieu Ngan

Nguyen Vu Bang Bang

Trinh Kieu Vy

Nguyen Trang Anh

Pham Tung Anh

Nguyen Duc Manh

Le Tuan Phong

Nguyen Hoang Van

Nguyen Minh Ha

Nguyen Tran Nhat Minh

Ngo Trinh Nha Uyen

Caring Month

In September, our secondary school will celebrate the value of caring. We have planned several exciting activities, including thank you notes and an interactive caring gallery where students can share their ideas. During form time, we will reinforce the importance of caring to build strong relationships as well as the need to demonstrate care and empathy online. Students who wish to go above and beyond are encouraged to participate in the Caring Challenge. For more details, please ask students to check Teams.

What’s been happening in Maths?

8V had their first Inquiry lesson where they worked in groups to investigate a mathematical statement, write down what they knew, and ask questions about what they wanted to find out. They chose their line of inquiry as a team and developed their ideas using algebra and number practice. Great team work skills!

What’s been happening in History?

Year 9 are currently studying WW1, propaganda posters and life in the trenches. The students made some beautiful propaganda posters and wrote some incredible and wonderfully authentic looking letters home from the trenches.

What’s been happening in Drama

Year 8 have been studying Macbeth in Drama

University Visits

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Secondary

We wish you all a very relaxing weekend!

Senior Leadership Team from BVIS Hanoi