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A wonderful highlight of our families at Concordia International School Hanoi. Also a sneak peek into upcoming events like the Hanoi International Women's Club (HIWC) newcomers welcome, the Google Summit on Education on the Concordia campus, Scouts, Hanoi International Theatre Society, and much more!
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2 SIBLINGS!
Our Concordia family is growing expo-nentially and so is the number of family members at school. Take a look at the face of some of our Concordia families!
5 COMMUNITY EVENTS
Find out what is happening in Hanoi and in our community. Lots of great things to get involved in around town!
The Sibling Issue
SEPTEMBER 2014
CONCORDIA NEWS
SCHOOL SIBLINGS
As soon as any new student and their parents walk on campus, they can feel that they are immediately part of the Concordia family. We care for each other, want to see each other succeed, and work together to make Concordia the special, loving environment that it is.
This year marks record growth for Concordia with a whopping 187 students present on the first day of school coming from 126 different families and spanning Preschool age to High School. The student population
boasts around twenty different nationalities, making learning at Concordia a truly diverse experience. So in light of the wonderful Concordia Hanoi family that we are all a part of, here is a highlight of some of the individual families that are here at the school. A huge ‘thanks’ to parents and all the people who shared photos of their own families at Concordia and we look forward to welcome so many more throughout the school year.
ONE BIG HAPPY CONCORDIA FAMILY
CONCORDIA NEWS SEPTEMBER 2014 concordiahanoi.org
CONCORDIA NEWS SEPTEMBER 2014 concordiahanoi.org
POWERS OF OBSERVATION
Mrs. Winterstein’s Middle Schoolers decided that the best way to learn
about history is to recreate it and observe what happens.
Here is Grade 6 simulating the medical
check point immigrants had to go
through when first entering the USA
through Ellis Island in New York City.
Ms. Hurford’s Grade 2 class wandered around campus and outside to practice very scientific skills of observation.
Students used their senses- looking, hearing and smelling to see what the local neighborhood was like.
Observing a long-standing Concordia Upper School tradition. Birthdays are celebrated with the birthday boy or girl wearing a silly ‘birthday hat’ while their classmates ‘celebrate’ their age number with a fun physical activity of their choice. Here they are celebrating Sofia’s 12th birthday with classmates doing twelve pushups.
MR. LYNCH’S GRADE 3 LEARNS ABOUT OBSERVATION THROUGH READING
This week Grade 3 began reading The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White. It’s a beautiful story about a young boy who travels to Canada with his family. While in the woods, he sees a couple of trumpeter swans and spends many hours observing them.
CONCORDIA PARENT COFFEE SOCIAL & HANOI CITY TOUR- SEPTEMBER 5After dropping your child off at school, all parents are welcome to join us for a cup of coffee on campus and to mingle with other parents. You will also be able to meet your child’s principal and chat about what is happening on campus. No need to register for this, just come along! Coffee Social will be from 8:30am-9:45am
The Hanoi City Tour will immediately follow the Parent Coffee Morning and will take you on a bus through the Old French Quarter, past the Presidential Palace and allow you to discover many other parts of the fascinating city we call Hanoi. Cost is 100,000 VND a person that covers bus and entrance tickets (lunch is not included). Registration is required, so please make sure to sign up here and feel free to invite a friend. The Hanoi City Tour will be from 9:45-3pm
To share an event in the next newsletter, please contact Lia Garcia at [email protected]
SEPTEMBER EVENTS:
NO SCHOOL to celebrate Vietnam’s Independence Day
Girl Scouts begin at Concordia @ 5:30pm
Parent Coffee Social & Hanoi City Tour (please register)
MID AUTUMN FEST/ HS Volleyball at UNIS- GO CONCORDIA!
Session 1- After School Activities (ASAs) begin
Cub & Boy Scouts at Concordia @ 4:30pm
ASAs / MS Basketball vs St. Paul- GO CONCORDIA!
HS Volleyball Tournament at UNIS- GO CONCORDIA!
ASAs / MS Basketball vs BIS Vincom- GO CONCORDIA!
HS Volleyball vs HIS/ MS Basketball vs UNIS/ Girl Scouts
Google Bootcamps (19th) and GOOGLE SUMMIT (20-21st)
ASAs/ HS Volleyball vs BIS- GO CONCORDIA!
Teacher Prof. Dev. Day (NO SCHOOL)/ Cub & Boy Scouts
ASAs/ MS Basketball vs BVIS Royal City- GO CONCORDIA!
HS Volleyball vs Wellspring/ MS Basketball vs HIS
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