IN THIS WEEK`S TIN TUC - The Highlights

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UNIS Hanoi’s Weekly Community Newsletter Volume 21, Edition 6, Friday 19 September
NEXT WEEK…
COMING SOON
MONDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER
 MSHS Trip Week, 22 - 26 Sep
MONDAY, 29 SEPTEMBER
 JV Boys Volleyball vs. BIS, 16:00 - 17:30, Sport Centre
 JV Girls Volleyball vs. Concordia, 16:00 - 17:30, Sport
Centre
WEDNESDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER
 Grade 5 Camp, 24 - 26 Sep
 Strategic Management Plan 2015-2020 Task Force
Meeting, 07:00 - 08:30
 Advancement Committee Meeting, 12:00 - 14:30
 Community Hors d'Oeuvres with the Head of School,
19:00 - 20:30
THURSDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER

Board of Directors Meeting, 17:30 - 19:30
SATURDAY, 27 SEPTEMBER
 APAC Tennis Matches - Group 1, 09:00 - 11:30
 APAC Tennis Matches - Group 2, 12:00 - 14:30
TUESDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER
 MS Boys' Basketball vs. VAS, 16:00 - 17:30, Sport Centre
WEDNESDAY, 1 OCTOBER
 ISA Tests Grades 3-9, 1 - 3 Oct
 Scholarships Programme (2015-2016) Open for
Application
THURSDAY, 2 OCTOBER
 MS Girls Basketball vs. BIS, 15:30-18:00, BIS
 MS Boys Basketball vs. BIS, 16:00 - 17:30, Sports Centre
 Parents Info Session: Standardized Testing at UNIS
Hanoi, 19:00 - 20:00
FRIDAY, 3 OCTOBER
 BoDs Finance Committee Meeting, 07:00 - 09:30,
Conference Room, B7
 Board Committee/Task Force Welcome Night, 18:00 - 19:30
SATURDAY, 4 OCTOBER
 HS Invitational Tennis Tournament
 UNIS Hanoi Fall Swim Gala
IN THIS WEEK’S TIN TUC - The Highlights...
Notes from the Head of School (p.2)
UN Day Flag Parade Update (p.3)
Notes from the Elementary Principal
(p.4)
A Delicious Snack Sale (p.7)
SCO Sparkly Social TONIGHT
(p.8)
SCO Boutique News (p.8)
Grade 3 Trip (p.5)
University Visit (p.5)
Cultural Connections (p.6)
Job Opportunity at UNIS Hanoi
(p.10-11)
School Health Centre News (p.12)
I wanted to start out by providing a quick
reminder of the SCO Sparkly Social which is
happening this evening. Please check the
announcement mentioned later in this Tin
Tuc regarding details. It should prove to be
a wonderful evening of fun and relaxation.
As our Grade 5-12 students go off next
week for their annual trips, I wanted to once again express
our sincere thanks to the faculty and staff who are giving
up several days and nights of their personal time to be with
our students 24/7. They do it because they want to do it.
They understand the value that these kinds of experiences
have for our students. The curriculum learning, the cultural
orientation and appreciation of our wonderful host country
of Vietnam, the service opportunities, and the bonding and
connecting with old and new friends are many of the
reasons why we do this. The faculty willingly guides these
experiences with enthusiasm, strength and a desire to make
a difference with our students. These experiences are
extremely important in the academic lives and social
development of our students and the memories established
are often the ones the students remember most as they
look back on this time in their lives. The commitment and
dedication of the faculty and staff is exemplary and deserve
our deepest appreciation.
Hieu Phan , 11G
who left UNIS Hanoi this week.
Alexander (Xander) Neff , 1JH
Yoo Jun An, 5JH
Sorcha Hamer, 9A
Finally, a reminder that our “Hors d’Oeuvres with the
Head of School” will be next Tuesday evening at 1900
in the Community Room in B7. Please join the me and
other administrators as we make a brief presentation about
the Accreditation process we are currently going through
and then take all of your questions, concerns and
suggestions. These quarterly sessions (two evening sessions
and two morning sessions) are offered to provide parents
on a quarterly basis with direct access to the senior
leadership team including myself for questions, concerns
and suggestions. It also helps us keep the pulse of the
community in terms of what are the topics that parents are
interested in, need some clarification about, or have some
concerns with. We hope to see as many of you there as
possible.
Respectfully,
Dr. Chip Barder, [email protected]
Our students have all responded and are ready for their honour of carrying the flags for our spectacular Parade of Nations
during the UN day on October 10th.
We now have the following nations represented:
Angola
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Bolivia
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Ethiopia
France
Finland
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Guatemala
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Korea
Laos
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Lithuania
Malaysia
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Norway
Pakistan
Philippines
Poland
Russia
Seychelles
Singapore
South Africa
Spain
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Tanzania
Thailand
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
UNIS Hanoi
United Kingdom
United States
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
UN Flag
Students who are carrying their flag are asked to wear
clothing that represents these countries - this may be
traditional clothing or specific colours of the flag- we ask
that students refrain from wearing sports clothing however.
If a student has an affinity to more than one country then
they can illustrate this in their choice of clothing. We also
encourage all students, teachers, parents and community
members to wear clothing to represent their international
diversity on this special celebratory day.
Students in the flag parade are expected to participate in 3
practices in the Sports Centre as follows:
Friday, 3rd October, 13:15 -14:05
 Wednesday, 8th October, 14:45 - 16:00 (please note
that no UNIS Hanoi bus transportation will be
provided)
 Thursday, 9th October, full rehearsal on 9:45-11:05
For any questions in what can become a complex
process, please do not hesitate to contact our lead
coordinator for the Parade of Nations, ES Deputy
Principal, Jan Humpleby:
[email protected]
Today in the Elementary School, everyone
was asked to wear white. This is how
UNIS Hanoi is showing its commitment to
Peace Day which falls on 21st September.
For this day, individual schools, NGOs,
religious communities, corporations, the
UN and governments around the world are
taking action for lasting and sustainable peace and unity.
As IB Learners we expect our students to “engage with
issues and ideas that have local and global
significance” (Knowledgeable) and to “use critical and
creative thinking skills to analyse and take action on
complex problems” (Thinkers). We also ask our students to
seek and evaluate a range of points of views and to be
willing to grow from the experience.” (Open-minded.)
Ms Jan again organised special assemblies to mark the
occasion and to focus on these aspects of being an IB
Learner . This year the 40 new members of the two ES
Student Councils were asked to comment on the following:
“What is peace?”
“Where does it come from?”
“How can you find it?”
“How can you keep it?”
You can listen to their thoughts and ideas here. The video
also includes a short film made by some Grade 3 students
earlier this week: they decided to take action themselves to
promote peace by exploring peaceful friendships.
This is just one of the many ways that UNIS Hanoi fulfils
the expectations of being an IB World School, which are
expressed through the Programme Standards and Practices
(e.g. Standard A4: “The school develops and promotes
international-mindedness and all attributes of the IB
Learner Profile across the school.”
Standard B2.6 “The School ensures access to information
on global issues and diverse perspectives.”)
It also helps us fulfil our commitment to the UN Principles
expressed in our UNIS Missions Statement:
Promote peaceful solutions to problems
Wishing you a peaceful and happy weekend,
Carole Denny, ES Principal
[email protected]
Last week (Friday 12th September 2014) Grade 3 went to
the Alive Museum /Trick Art Gallery on the 72nd floor of
Landmark 72. The visit supported our current Unit of
Inquiry Talking Without Words which is under the theme
'How We Organise Express'. We had the chance to put
ourselves in the art work, and look at the devices used by
artists such as size, colour, position and gestures to
communicate with the audience. We also got to use the 5D
cinema and see some great views. This trip also allowed us
to put some of our tech skills into practice. The students
used the G3 iPads to take their own pictures, edit, delete,
retake pictures and upload them to the correct folders in
the G3 drop box. While for many using iPads was not a
problem, completing all the tasks required team work.
Tracy Smith, Grade 3 Team Leader [email protected]
Tue, Sep 30 Lewis & Clark College
13:20-14:00 Bridget Flaherty, Assistant Director Intl
Admission
Mercyhurst University
Eric G. Evans, Director of International
Admissions
Encouraging awareness and understanding of culture, one’s
own, as well as others, is at the core of the IB philosophy
and the visual art diploma programme. The Grade 11 visual
art students visited the Museum of Ethnology on Thursday
and deepen their awareness of the connections between
art and craft in Vietnam. Here are some photos from the
field trip.
Michelle Wise, MSHS Art Teacher [email protected]
The MS Community Garden Service Learning Group will
be selling produce directly from the MS garden throughout
the school year. Variety and availability will vary depending
on what we have in the garden and all sales are on a first
come/ first served, cash only basis.
This is a great opportunity to get some delicious, local,
organic vegetables, give our MS students some practical
experience in business and fundraising and help us raise
money to purchase supplies for a farm family on Long
Bien Island that we have been involved with for the past 4
years.
A HUGE THANK YOU to all the parents from classes:
K2AB, K2AS, G1JH, G2MT, G2TL, G2MA, G2RJ for
generously contributing to the first snack sale of the year!
And also THANKS to the many volunteers that came to
help organize/sell at the snack sale.
Popcorn snacks seemed to be the popular item for today,
but we saw a great range of creative snacks from Rice
Triangles to dinosaur marshmallow treats! Oh the joy on
the faces of the kiddies as they purchased their own snacks
is just priceless!
CONTRIBUTING CLASS LIST:
In case you are wondering when it’s your turn to donate
snacks, below is the list of Snack Sale dates and contributing
classes. Looking forward to seeing more delicious treats!
K2CO, K2CA, G1TA, G3TS, G3CH, G3BM, G3NO
DTU, DSS, K1DV, G1VC, G4HK, G4LL, G4BM, G4PB
A total of 9,171,00VND was raised and all the funds go to
support a variety of projects proposed by the UNIS Hanoi
Community!
K1KM, K1AP, G1SF, G5MN, G5JH, G5DL, G5TC
BRIEF HISTORY:
Akiko Nakano: [email protected]
The Elementary School Snack Sale is a long standing
tradition at UNIS Hanoi. Over 20 years ago, the “Bake
Sale” was created to raise funds for library books while
providing students with the opportunity to taste a diverse
range of snacks from all around the world! The Snack Sale
has evolved into a fun opportunity for children to exercise
choice, learn how to handle money and is raising awareness
of the value of healthy snacks.
Masumi Tsuda: [email protected]
From your Snack Sale Coordinators:
Bo young Hwang: [email protected]
Thank you to our friends for these great giveaways : Ipanima TA Salon, The Warehouse , Al Frescos,
the Press Club, and more.
All UNIS Hanoi faculty, staff, teachers, guardians, partners
and dates welcome. Can’t wait to see you there!!
For more details contact Pippa Wood
[email protected], or [email protected]
Starting at 7.30 pm at 6 Degrees Café (at 189 Nghi
Tam Road the café above the mini coopers) we will begin
with plenty of wine, beer, soft drinks and delicious finger
food as our favourite UNIS Hanoi guys band lay some hip
tunes. Amazing vocalist, Anna-Liza Walter, will then
singing our favourites as we get our sparkly tootsies
moving. We will draw our early bird lucky draw and then
feature a special guest. DJ Taylor will keep the music
pumping late into the night!!.
The SCO Boutique has just received a new shipment of UNIS Hanoi Phoenix shirts!
Swing by and try them on when you get the chance, they sell for 100,000 VND and can also be worn for PE classes.
House Shirts are not in yet but are expected to arrive the first week of October. We will notify you as soon as they are here!
Boutique Hours:
We have a GREAT team of volunteers that have agreed to open the shop at these times for the year…THANK YOU
Boutique team!
MONDAY
08:00 - 09:00
15:00 - 16:00
TUESDAY
08:00 - 09:00
WEDNESDAY
08:00 - 09:00
12:30 - 13:30
THURSDAY
08:00 - 09:00
FRIDAY
Closed
SATURDAY
Closed
UNIS Hanoi is delighted to partner with the Foundation
Real Madrid Hanoi team to bring back the Real Madrid
Football Clinic to Hanoi, this time Bigger and Better!
This is an exciting opportunity for all our budding soccer
stars - a chance to experience the current Real Madrid
Youth Development programme with the Official UEFA
Certified Youth Coaches from the world famous Real
Madrid Football Club, here at UNIS Hanoi!
During Autumn break we will be organizing Real Madrid
Football Clinics in partnership with the Foundation Real
Madrid Hanoi , which will run concurrently at UNIS Hanoi
from Monday to Friday.
There will be clinics for UNIS Hanoi students and with
open registration for all football fans (aged 8-16) and
another clinic with our Service Learning Programme
partners to offer the opportunity of a lifetime to some of
the most disadvantaged youth in Vietnam.
 The Soccer Clinic for our Service Partners will take
place from 10:30 to 12:00 (by invitation only)
 The Soccer Clinics for UNIS Students and other
training uniform)
***A discount of 10% off the clinic fee & priority placement for slots
available will be given to participants UNIS Hanoi students.
soccer fans in the Hanoi area are as follows:
The cost to participate in the five session clinic will be
9,600,000 VND (which includes an official Real Madrid
Morning Clinic
8:30-10:00 U10 & U14
(15 slots per age group)
Afternoon Clinic 1
14:30-16:00 U12 & U16
(15 slots per age group)
Afternoon Clinic 2
16:30-18:00 U10, U12, U14 & U16
(15 slots per age group)
www.frmhanoi.com
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to
contact either Tarique Al-Iesa, Director of Activities
([email protected]) or Lionel Wong from the
Foundation Real Madrid Hanoi team
([email protected]).
Employment opportunity with
United Nations International School of Hanoi
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 Database Assistant. The position is paid
intern and located in the Tech Support Office and will report to the Senior Manager – School Information Systems.
Responsibilities:
 Responsible for database queries and report generation in order to efficiently and effectively meet the administrative
information needs of the school. This position is also responsible for training for the data processing and information
systems.
 Work closely with administrators and staff to encourage the productive use of the system’s capabilities. Responsible for
ensuring that system training is provided for all users.
 Create queries based on user requirements.
 Assist customers in developing specifications for reports, create report requirements for system developer and liaise with
system developer during report development.
 Test reports prior to report runs in order to ensure reports function as expected.
 Develop reports and test reports when appropriate.
 Coordinate and/or conducts periodic software training.
 Act as software resource person for all users.
 Create in-house software solutions to handle specific requirements.
 Analyze software problems and communicates with software companies on these problems.
 Maintain all records, correspondence, etc. in a well-organized and accessible manner.
 Maintain strict confidentiality of all school and technology office records.
 Ensure compliance with all school policies and procedures as related to the job responsibilities of this position.
 Relate courteously and effectively with students, parents, school personnel, government personnel, and community
patrons as necessary.
 Perform other technology functions as assigned by Technology Director that are not inconsistent with the qualifications
and skills required for this position.
Position requirements :
 Degree in Information Technology or equivalent training and experience.
 Good English communication skills, both written and oral.
 Experience with project management and implementation.
 Proven ability to liaise between developers and customers.
 Demonstrated competence in data systems with a thorough knowledge and the ability to use MS-word, MS-Excel, and
MS-Access.
 Knowledge of SQL Server databases.
 Knowledge of data conversion using Data Transformation Services (DTS), Access and MS SQL server.
Special Skills requirement :
 Proven interpersonal relations skills
 Ability to educate and assist all users on these packages and other similar software is required.
 Ability to work independently, orderly and precisely; ability to deal with problems tactfully and with sensitivity for the end
user; keen sense of responsibility;
 Ability to handle confidential files and information in a professional manner.
 Ability to organize and analyze complex tasks in a systematic manner; ability to learn new software and develop
procedures.
 Willing to work additional hours as needed.
 Ability to work co-operatively and provide assistance as necessary to other team members.
In return, UNIS offers an attractive work environment, competitive remuneration, and professional development
opportunities.
Application closing date : 3 October, 2014
Interested applicants please send your expression of interest, along with an up-to-date CV and current referees to
[email protected]
Ms Vu Ngoc Thanh, Human Resources Officer
United Nations International School of Hanoi
GPO Box 313, Hanoi, Vietnam
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.
below, with the full policy on the school portal.
Pink eye is back in Hanoi and is making an
appearance at UNIS.
Please be advised of the school’s policy on conjunctivitis
(pink eye). If you suspect your child has conjunctivitis
please seek medical advice. Symptoms of conjunctivitis are:
 Red eyes
 Watery discharge (viral infections and will run its
course without antibiotics)
 A yellow or green discharge common in bacterial
infections (and will require antibiotics)
 Feeling of grit or sand
 Itchy eyes
 Sensitivity to light
 Swollen eyelids
 Crusts that form on the eyelid overnight (bacterial
infection)
Students must remain at home until there is NO
discharge from the eyes.
Wet combing campaigns have been very successful in
treating and preventing re- infestations of lice in schools.
Wet combing consists of:
 Wash the hair in the normal way with ordinary
shampoo.
 Rinse out the shampoo and put on lots of ordinary
conditioner.
 Comb the hair with a normal comb to get rid of tangles.
 When the hair is untangled switch to the detection
comb, if you do not have a lice comb, UNIS will
provide one for each family, please come by the nurse’s
office.
 Slot the teeth of the detection comb into the hair at the
roots so it is touching the scalp.
 Draw the detection comb through to the tips of the hair.
 Make sure that all parts of the hair are combed by
working around the head.
 Check the comb for lice after each stroke by wiping on a
towel or rinsing in a bowl of hot water.
 After you have combed the whole head, rinse out the
conditioner.
If head lice are found, wet combing should be repeated
every 3 days for 2-3 weeks or until no lice are found for 3
consecutive combings. Weekly combing sessions should be
carried out to prevent and/or detect any re-infestation.
School Health Centre, [email protected]
Head lice have been reported in the ES. This is a gentle
reminder that frequent inspections of your child's head &
the continued diligence of parents will keep lice infestations
at a minimum.
UNIS Hanoi recommends weekly inspections using the wet
combing procedure, details of this treatment can be found
You will all have heard of the Ebola virus outbreak in West
Africa. If you were wondering about the possibility of
Ebola reaching Vietnam, the risk remains minimal.
Vietnamese Government has tightened health screening
with passengers coming into the country from the Guinea,
Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone . Please CLICK HERE
for further information from the School Health Centre