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UNIS Hanoi’s Weekly Community Newsletter Volume 20, Edition 19, Friday 17 January
NEXT WEEK... MONDAY, 20 JANUARY
Tet Bag Collection, 20-24 Jan
Semester 2 and Quarter 3 Start
MSHS Art Exhibition, Centre for the Arts, 20-29 Jan
HS Season 3 Sports Begin - Soccer 15:45-17:30, UNIS
WEDNESDAY, 22 JANUARY
Grade 1 Art Show, Centre for the Arts, 22-24 Jan
HS Basketball Boys & Girls 15:45-16:45, Sports Centre
Board Meeting (Open) 17:30-19:30, Community Room
THURSDAY, 23 JANUARY
MS Boys Soccer 16:00-17:00, UNIS Sports Fields
Grade 1 PAC, 18:00-19:30, Centre for the Arts
FRIDAY, 24 JANUARY
ECC & Grade 1 Tet Assembly 13:10-13:50, Theatre
Parents welcome
Grades 2-5 Tet Assembly 14:10-15:20, Theatre
Parents welcome
HS Basketball Boys & Girls, 16:00-17:15, Sports Centre
SATURDAY, 25 JANUARY Saturday Soccer Session 2 Begins
SAT Testing (HS)
Tet Bag Delivery
COMING SOON... MONDAY, 27 JANUARY
MSHS Art Exhibition, Centre for the Arts, 27-29 Jan
TUESDAY, 28 JANUARY
Grade 8 Millenium Development Goals, 28-29 Jan
THURSDAY, 30 JANUARY
Tet Holidays (Lunar New Year)
School, Campus and Offices Closed 30 Jan-5 Feb
School and Campus Closed/Offices Opened 6-7 Feb
MONDAY, 10 FEBRUARY
UMA Session 3 Registration 10-13 Feb
TUESDAY, 11 FEBRUARY ISIS Family Training Session for Parents 17:30-18:30,
Black Box
WEDNESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY MYP/PYP Parent Workshop 18:00-19:30
THURSDAY, 13 FEBRUARY MS GIN Conference, JIS, Jakarta, 13-16 Feb
MRISA Senior Basketball, SSIS, HCMC, 13-16 Feb
MS Boys Soccer at UNIS & BVIS 16:00-18:00
FRIDAY, 14 FEBRUARY ASA Session 3 Registration, 14-16 Feb
New Parent Workshop 8:30-10:00
SATURDAY, 15 FEBRUARY ComEd Spring Session Begins
IN THIS WEEK’S TIN TUC - The Highlights...
Notes from the Head of School and ES Deputy Principal (p.2)
Tet is around the corner (p.3)
Important Notice - Canteen Lunch Vouchers (p.4)
School Health Centre News (p.6)
Online Tools for a Healthy Lifestyle (p.7)
UMA Updates (p.8)
Bag of Love - Tet gifts (p.8)
IB Diploma News (p.4)
MSHS Art Exhbition Opens (p.5)
Teen Read Week in MSHS (p.5)
Boutique News (p.9)
Spring Fair is Calling (p.9)
Job Opportunitíe (p.10-11)
From the ES Deputy Principal
I would like to extend a warm welcome to
the 24 new students who have just entered
our school community for the 2nd
semester. It is never easy to be new so
please let us know if there is anything we
can do to help the transition go smoothly.
As we move closer to the Tết holidays, we
are proud to have as one of our Elementary School Service
Projects the annual Tết bag project. Each homeroom
prepares personal gifts for individual families in need in the
local Hanoi community and delivers them personally next
week.
And finally, thank you to all of the Elementary School
parents who came in for parent conferences this week. The
parent-school partnership is extremely important as we all
strive to support student learning.
Respectfully,
Dr. Barder, [email protected]
We wish all the best to
who are left UNIS Hanoi this week
Parent and School Partnerships have been
the common factor to many events that
have occurred this week in the Elementary
School. Wednesday and Thursday were
busy days as teachers and parents met for
their individual conferences after school
to discuss student growth and progress.
The mid-year reports that were uploaded on ISIS and
available to you in December were used to guide the
discussion as were the goals that were set at the beginning
of the year. We had almost every parent attend which is
fantastic. Thank you to all the teachers who worked long
hours enjoying discussing your child’s progress with you
and thank you to all the supportive comments about the
learning that occurs every day here at UNIS Hanoi.
This week has also been busy meeting all the new students
who will join our community of learners on Monday. They
have each had individual interviews and tours of the school
and today met altogether for our new family orientation. All
the existing students are eagerly awaiting their new
classmates arrival.
Classes have also been busily donating gifts for our Tet
Gifts Appeal- ‘Tet Bags of Love.’ Each year at this time
of year we ask for donations of warm clothing, food and
gifts that we organize and deliver to disadvantaged families
who live along the Red River in makeshift housing. This
year we have organized the donations slightly differently so
that each class has adopted a specific family. A group of
students who meet weekly as an After School Activity are
our organizers this year and began by visiting these families,
interviewing them and finding out what people really need.
They found out the names and ages of all the different
family members and returned back to school, created family
name tags and organized lists of much needed items.
Details of these items and the family your child’s class is
donating to can be found on the class blogs. Next Saturday
– 25th – the ASA and some Student Council members will
help deliver the gifts to the families. Thank you all for your
support of this service learning initiative as it really does
help our students to see that they can make a difference.
Tet celebrations will continue next week in school with
visits to flower markets, temples and the colourful Tet
assembly on Friday. Please read the separate article for
more information about Tet and the assembly and
encourage your child to wear their Ao Dai for this occasion.
Jan Humpleby, Elementary School Deputy Principal
From the Head of School
Tết, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, is the country’s
biggest festival. This year Tết falls on January 31 and is the
year of the Horse. Tết is a time when heaven and earth are
traditionally in harmony. Tết is a time of joy, family
gatherings and a feeling of general well-being.
Prior to Tết, people clean up their houses in order to get
ready for the new year. One week before Tết, every
Vietnamese family has a special ceremony to send the
Kitchen Gods to the Heaven to report on what happened
in the family during the last year. Almost every Vietnamese
family buys flowers, “Cây đào” (the peach blossoms) and
“Cây quất “(the kumquat trees) to decorate their house as
the trees symbolise happiness, prosperity and good luck.
Vietnamese people are also very busy making “Bánh
chưng” (a square rice cake filled with sticky rice, green bean
and pork), and other traditional food for Tết.
During Tết, people dress up to visit relatives, friends,
colleagues, neighbours, employees etc. to wish them “Chúc
Mừng Năm Mới”. Children are given lucky money in red
envelopes by adults. Tết is enjoyed to its fullest with food,
drinks and friends.
After Tết, life begins to return to its normal pace. People
get back to their daily work and begin to prepare for
another for another Tết. Each Tết is seen as the beginning
of a new and better time in a person’s life and everybody
looks forward to it with great excitement.
At UNIS Hanoi, celebrating Tết has been a traditional
event. This week, all the students who attend Vietnamese
classes have been very busy making “Bánh chưng”.
Everyone will take one home to share with the family.
Some classes will be going on fieldtrips to explore how
Vietnamese people prepare and celebrate Tết.
On Friday, January 24, Grade 1 and 3 students who
attend Vietnamese class will be hosting our Tết assembly in
the theatre. We will have two performances:
From 1:10 pm to 1.50 pm: Tết Assembly for all
Discovery, K1 and K2 and Grade1 students. Parents
welcome.
From 2.10 to 2.50 pm: Tết Assembly for Grade 2-5
students. Parents welcome.
The assembly is a combination of UNIS Hanoi students’
performance and a short performance by Vietnamese
puppeteers.
Students are encouraged to wear “Áo dài” on that day.
Parents are welcome to join us on this occasion.
CHÚC MỪNG NĂM MỚI! Tran Kim Dung, Elementary Vietnamese Teacher
After attending numerous sessions with the Heads of
Departments, Teachers, Counselors and the DP
Coordinator, the Grade 10 students have completed their
signups for Diploma courses 2014-2016. In addition to
these sessions, we also welcomed parents to an introductory
evening and individual counselling session with Ms Arnold,
Ms Crouch and myself. It has been a pleasure to meet with
all of you and we acknowledge what an exciting journey
your children are about to embark on. Please be advised
that the signups have now closed. If you have any concerns
please do not hesitate to contact the Ms Arnold, Ms Crouch
or myself for further information.
Students in Grade 11 have embarked on their first session
for the Extended Essay. The Extended Essay/Senior
Project (EE/SP) asks students to investigate a topic of
special interest and to craft a 4,000 word essay. The EE
asks students to conduct independent research through an
in-depth study of a question relating to one of the DP
subjects they are studying. The essay requirement acquaints
IBDP students with the kind of independent research and
writing skills expected by universities. If students are not
taking the full Diploma, UNIS Hanoi still requires them to
complete a 4000 Senior Project (SP). Grade 11’s must have
their supervisor and topic by January 24th.
All Grade 12’s have submitted their Extended Essays and
Senior Projects. These are currently being packaged up and
ready to be sent the IBO. I would like to send my
congratulations to all Grade 12 students for their hard work
and dedication. In my discussions with Grade 12 students
about their experiences with the EE, the most common
words were perseverance, frustration dedication, stress,
time management and sense of accomplishment. To all the
supervisors for the countless hours and dedication to this
process – thank you also!
Emma Collins, Diploma Coordinator
and Language and Literature
A new design for lunch vouchers with
additional security checks will be
introduced after the Tet Vacation.
All lunch vouchers currently in circulation
will be redeemable until March 1, after
which date only the new lunch vouchers
will be accepted by the canteen.
Existing vouchers may be exchanged for
food at the canteen or for new vouchers
from the canteen ticket sales desk when
they become available after the Tet
vacation.
Any tickets bought from the canteen or
given as change by the canteen are
IMPORTANT NOTICE - CANTEEN LUNCH VOUCHERS
legitimate and you will not be refused
service.
Only purchase tickets from the canteen
and do not to accept tickets from any
other source.
Security checks on the existing tickets will
be reinforced.
We apologize for any inconvenience and we will
send reminders nearer the deadline to ensure
that all families have sufficient time to exchange
or redeem their vouchers. For any questions
please contact [email protected]
Sincerely,
The Advancement Office
Semester 1
MSHS Art Exhibition
MS Art Expo
Please come and see the outstanding work produced by
UNIS Hanoi students in the first semester
The MSHS art exhibition has examples of work from
Grades 6-10 who took visual art in the first quarter. There is
Grade 6 relief print and paintings inspired by life in
Vietnam, Grade 7 clay and ink drawings inspired by
mythology, Grade 8 stop motion animation and film created
during Reel youth workshops, Grade 9 Mash ups of master
pieces and clay figures, Grade 10 portraits and conceptual
art. There are also a number of Developmental workbooks
displayed so can read about the process students
underwent to create their work.
During the week before the holidays, the Middle & High School celebrated Reading and
Literature. Classes across all subjects focused lessons on academic reading skills and
encouraged students to pick up a pleasure read for the holiday.
What’s the buzz? Over 500 books checked out to MSHS students!
The library was a hive of busy, buzzing activity…..
Along with all the classroom activities, Teen Read Week celebrated ‘The Hour of Code’
on Dec 10. Our relationships with technology are at the mercy of reading and
writing….. and coding is the composing language. For great activities in coding, check
out Khan academy’s coding activities
Get Reading
Ender’s Game
by Orson Scott Card
Divergent series
by Veronica Roth
(Allegiant arriving soon!!)
Mortal Instruments &
Infernal Devices Series
By Cassandra Clare
Legend Novels
by Marie Lu
On during January 2014
At UNIS Hanoi Centre for the Arts
Upper and Lower Foyer Space
All welcome
Dear incoming parents and
students,
The United Nations School of
Hanoi Nurse Team warmly
welcomes you. As your School
Nurses we will work in
partnership with parents,
students and teachers to ensure
the wellbeing and academic success of your children. Our
role is to facilitate positive student responses to normal
development; promote health and safety and intervene with
actual and potential health concerns. We actively
collaborate with others to build student and family capacity
for adaptation, self-management, self-advocacy and
learning.
- has the following
Nurses working in the Clinic:
Kelly Havlin – from Australia
Lan Anh Vu Nguyen – from Vietnam
Trang Phan Thi – from Vietnam
Please ensure that the forms you have been given as part of
you admissions package are completed and returned as
soon as possible so we have all relevant information for
your children in our health database.
If your child is on regular medications or is required to take
medications at some time, please inform the School Health
Centre and we can administer as required. Please ensure
that a Doctor’s letter is sent along with the medication that
includes name of medication, dose and how long the
medication is required. We also require consent for
administration by the School Nurse to be completed.
If you have any specific health information or concerns
regarding your child, please visit us in the School Health
Centre anytime to have a chat.
Every week the SHC will place an
article in the Tin Tuc regarding
health matters. The information
will be relevant to you and your
family while living in Hanoi so
please take the time to read it and
should you have any concerns,
please do not hesitate to contact
us.
Please remember that UNIS
Hanoi is a nut Free Zone.
In order to protect those children
with nut allergy it is very
important for parents to remind your children no peanut
butter sandwiches or any products containing nuts are to
be brought into the school grounds or onto the school bus.
Head Lice can happen to anyone and is not a problem
unique to Vietnam or UNIS Hanoi but a nuisance when it
happens. Parents are the most important factor in detecting
and controlling the spread of head lice. We appreciate your
regular checks of your children for head lice. Information
brochures and combs are available from the SHC.
The School Health Centre is located in the Elementary
School Area in Building 9 - G44 and is open Monday to
Friday from 8am until 6pm.
Telephone: + 84 4 3758 – 1551 ext. 8911
Email: [email protected]
Health information is also available in the Nurse Section on the portal.
With the majority of people now having some sort of smart
phone in their pocket or tablet in their handbag technology
and social media can be used to help us maintain a healthy
lifestyle. Here are some ways being connected online can
help you and your family live a healthier lifestyle.
A lot of families will soon be looking to move home or to a
new posting. Belonging to different communities online
can help with the stress that comes with a life of constant
transition. In particular, being part of Facebook can allow
you to remain in contact with your
close group of friends who can be of
great support as you deal with the
challenges of settling into a new home.
There are also expat groups on
Facebook that you can join to help
find out more about the community
you are part of.
Twitter is also a great way to find out what is happening in
real time wherever you are living. Before moving to Hanoi,
I started to follow a variety of people and groups who
share my same interests to discover what exciting things I
had to look forward to before moving
here. I also use Twitter to follow
groups such as Family Medical
Practice, SOS, the WHO, the Center
for Disease Control to keep informed
about various health issues in Hanoi
and Asia.
Pinterest is a fantastic resource to get ideas for healthy
school lunches, snacks or dinners. Simply entering a search
of ‘school lunches’ brings up 144 different boards offering
over a 1000 different menu or recipe
ideas. Likewise, if you are looking to
make some changes to your diet, say
becoming a vegetarian or eating gluten
free the boards by users in the
Pinterest community can be a
wonderful resource to help you get
started.
Runkeeper, Endomondo, Cyclemeter,
Map My Fitness are some of the more
popular applications that you can
download to your phone to keep track
of how far you have run, walked,
cycled or exercised and calories
expended during your workout.
Keeping track of each family
member’s health history is at times a
challenge especially when it comes to
updating vaccinations. The Pocket
First Aid & CPR app allows you to
create a medical profile for each family
member and saves all of their
necessary medical information. This
app also provides step by step
instructions and videos of common
first aid scenarios.
If you have any questions or
suggestions of other online tools that
can help in leading a healthier lifestyle
please do not hesitate to contact the
Health, Nutrition and Wellness
Advisory Taskforce.
You can follow Cameron on twitter
@camcooks or check out his recipes
using local ingredients in Hanoi at
www.aglobalkitchen.com.
Cameron Stauch, Taskforce member and UNIS Parent
Dear Parents,
A Happy Musical New Year to
you all. As an inspiration to all of
you take a few minutes to watch
this wonderful young musician.
Below you will find some important updates from our
UNIS Music Academy:-
Several students have been invited by their music teachers
to perform a piece of music in a celebratory UMA concert.
This was due to take place on Friday January 17 but has
been postponed to allow students more time to practice
after the vacation. It will now be held on Thursday Feb
27 from 18:00-19:30 in the Theatre. This is the week in
between session 2 and session 3 and therefore will not
interrupt normal lessons. We will hold a second concert
later in the year on May 14 when different UMA students
will be able to share their progress. All our UMA
community are invited to come and enjoy both concerts.
More details will be sent nearer the time.
Session 3 UMA lessons.
Session 2 will finish on February 21 and the session 3
sign up process will begin on Feb 10.
Parents who have registered and paid for the whole year
PRIOR to Jan 29 will have their lesson slots reserved.
Students who have had lessons in session 2 and want to
continue with the same instrument, time slot and
teacher in session 3 should email the
[email protected] by January 17 confirming
they want to continue with the lessons. Invoices for the
session 3 will then need to be paid PRIOR to Jan
29 to reserve this spot.
Once existing students who have paid invoices for the
future lessons have been allocated, additional places will
be available for sign up in session 3 from 7:00am on
Feb 10th
We are currently interviewing additional UMA teachers
and hope to offer more possibilities for piano, trumpet,
clarinet, saxophone and guitar.
For detailed information regarding the guidelines for
the items you can donate please visit your class blog
or contact Andrea Limón ([email protected]).
Track suits are here: Available in sizes 12 to
XXL. Sold in sets or top/bottom separately.
Re-stocked sweat hoodies are available in Black
in various sizes.
Visit the Boutique Online for our item price
range.
The UNIS Spring Fair is first and foremost a celebration
diversity and community and is the largest event organized
by the School Community Organization. Going strong for
over 18 years, this event has evolved from what was
previously called the ‘PTA Bazaar’ to an ‘International
Food Fair’ and now the renown ‘UNIS Spring Fair'. This
event has grown into a school-wide festival of diversity that
weaves the UNIS community together through the
showcasing and celebration of culture through food,
artisanship and attire.
The Spring Fair is completely organized by the hard work
of our committed volunteers. We are looking for ALL
countries in the UNIS Hanoi Community to be
represented. The key ingredients for a successful Spring
Fair are a positive attitude, willingness to get involved,
some time and your passion to make this day inspirational.
You will feel proud to be part of an event that bonds the
community together and creates our special blend of UNIS
Hanoi Culture.
Currently, we are looking for people to help in the
following areas:
Country Table Representatives: Get together with
families from your country/world region and organize a
booth to celebrate the cultural diversity at UNIS. This is the
soul of the event and it would be wonderful to have all
community groups represented. Please contact the Country
Tables Coordinator - Michiko Kadono at
[email protected] for more information on how
to organize a Country Table.
Garage Sale Stands: Time for a Spring Cleaning? Want to
get rid of extra furniture? Have your children outgrown
their toys? The extremely popular Garage Sale is the perfect
opportunity for you sell your old belongings and find a new
home for items you no longer need. To book a table please
contact, Pippa Wood at [email protected]
Commercial Stalls: Do you have a Family-Owned Small
Business? If so, would you be interested in having a
Commercial Stall at the Spring Fair? Commercial stalls are
available for hire to anyone in the UNIS Community
(parents, faculty, staff or students). To reserve a space email
Paulina Pineda at [email protected]
Coordinators for Kids Fun Corner, Sponsorship and
Silent Auction are also needed! If you would like to get
involved with the Spring Fair Coordinating Team or have
any more questions, please contact the Spring Fair
Coordinator, Paulina Pineda at
WE NEED YOU ALL to make this another memorable
event for our community!!!
UNIS Hanoi has experienced steady year-on-year growth in
our student population, which currently stands at over
1,000 students from 66 different countries. We are now
accepting applications for a Co-Curricular Activities
Manager (CCAM). The position reports to the Director
of Co-Curricular Activities (DCCA).
Overview of the Co-Curricular Activities Office:
As a strong complement to the curricular programme, the
co-curricular programme of UNIS Hanoi includes all
activities that take place outside of the school day. These
activities include all After School Activities (ASAs),
Performing Arts, Sports, the Community Education
Programme, UNIS Music Academy (UMA) and the
Aquatics Academy, the Saturday Soccer Programme, the
Energize Fitness Programme and management and
scheduling of recreational facilities of UNIS Hanoi. In
addition, the co-curricular team works in collaboration with
the UNIS Hanoi Service Learning programme and the
curricular programmes of the Elementary, Middle and High
schools.
The Co-Curricular programme currently offers over 250
different programme offerings each year to students in
Grades Discovery – 12. Offerings range from weekly after
school activities/clubs to participation in sports or non-
sports teams/groups that go on to participate in
tournaments and festivals at large international school
events at UNIS Hanoi or in travel to international school
tournaments and festivals.
Duties and Responsibilities
The CCAM assists DCCA in all aspects of the UNIS Hanoi
co-curricular programme listed above. The CCAM will act
as primary contact and be directly responsible for the
following areas:
Saturday Activities (Saturday is part of the 5 day work
week, Sunday and another day in the week will be days
off for the CCAM)
UNIS Music Academy: design, implement and manage a
high quality extra-curricular music education
programme in accordance with UNIS Hanoi objectives
Summer Programmes
After School Activities (ASAs)
Position Requirements:
Required
Demonstrated leadership capabilities with a strong
background in leading and implementing co-
curricular programmes
Excellent organizational ability and initiatives
Effective communication and interpersonal skills
Experience in an international school setting
Extensive experience in the development and
implementation of youth development programmes
Experience as a teacher, activities sponsor, coach,
and/or performing arts director
Preferred
Previous experience in a leadership role in
Activities/Athletics Programmes
An M.A./M.Ed./M.Sc. degree or equivalent
In return, UNIS Hanoi offers an attractive work
environment, flexible working hours and leave
arrangements, competitive remuneration, and professional
development opportunities.
Successful applicant would be expected to commence
duties in August 2014.
Interested applicants please send your expression of
interest, along with an up-to-date CV and current referees
Only short-listed candidates will be invited for
interview
Ms Tran Thi Quyen, Human Resources Manager
United Nations International School of Hanoi
UNIS Hanoi is a not-for-profit international school offering all three
International Baccalaureate
Programmes from Discovery to Grade 12.
UNIS Hanoi is also fully accredited by the Council of International
Schools and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
UNIS Hanoi has experienced steady year-on-year growth in
our student population, which currently stands at over
1,000 students from 66 different countries. We are now
accepting applications for a Advancement Assistant. The
position is located in the Advancement Office and will
report to the Community Liaison Officer.
Responsibilities
The Advancement Assistant supports the Advancement
Director and team as required in delivering the goals of the
Advancement Programme. Specifically tasks will include:
Communications and marketing support:
Maintaining an accurate school calendar
Maintaining and updating the organisation of the new
media database
Manage the logistics and organisation for School Photo
Days
Assist with maintaining the School website and social
media, including monitoring references to UNIS Hanoi
for Press Cuttings file or for response/action from the
School
Event support:
Assist with all event preparation and clerical support
including UN Day celebrations, Community events and
special visitors.
Data and fundraising support
Assist in maintaining the Advancement database
including routine data entry and basic reporting
Assisting the Scholarship Programme process
Data processing for all Advancement surveys
Gather and create data reports as required for internal
use by the department or to assist with external
publications
Department support
Assist with the storage and filing systems for the team
and department both online and on campus, including
routine office filing, the merchandise inventory and
managing event resources (decorations, plates etc)
Assist with scheduling meetings, managing the
department calendar and keeping minutes for internal
meetings
Assist with necessary documentation and paperwork as
required by the team, including petty cash and expenses
claims/travel arrangements
Perform other duties as required by the Supervisor
Position requirements:
University Degree
Excellent English and Vietnamese
Proficient with Technology (Microsoft Office, Adobe
Photoshop, In Design etc) and a keen interest/
experience in online publishing (ie. Dreamweaver,
Wordpress, blog, photo galleries, social media etc)
Excellent attention to detail both in data entry and in
presentation skills
Organised and logical in approach to tasks
Reliable with tasks and deadlines
“Can-Do” attitude with clear and open communication
style
Service orientated to team and wider community
Quick learner with excellent listening skills and ready to
ask questions
Keen to learn and apply new knowledge/skills
In return, UNIS offers an attractive work environment,
competitive remuneration, and professional development
opportunities.
Application closing date: 14 February 2014
Interested applicants please send your expression of
interest, along with an up-to-date CV and current referees
Ms Vu Ngoc Thanh, Human Resources Officer
United Nations International School of Hanoi
UNIS Hanoi is a not-for-profit international school offering all three
International Baccalaureate
Programmes from Discovery to Grade 12.
UNIS Hanoi is also fully accredited by the Council of International
Schools and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.