DECEMBER2014

CONCORDIA NEWS

2 WALKING FOR PLAYGROUNDS

Raising money to build comunity playgrounds has never been so much fun!

3 COMMUNITY THANKS

There are so many things to be thankful for at Concordia, none so precious as our school community. We give thanks for our families, students, and teachers.

Concordia Middle School in “A Christmas Chaos”- two evening shows of a packed house made for some fantastic theater!

WALK-A-THON & SERVICE TRIPBright sunshine and a beautiful day awaited over 300 walkers, including over 70 parents, as the Concordia Walk-A-Thon was underway. This year’s goal was to raise $5,000 USD to go towards service projects that the students participate in every year, like the 300+ backpacks given to students in Phu Tho Province last year. After many laps walked and huge smiles all around, the total money raised came to over $7,400 USD, shattering the day’s goal completely!

Two weeks later, our Middle School students took that money and traveled to Nam Dinh province to help complete an LCMS International community playground project that was already underway. Students spent time with the people in the neighborhood where the playground was being built, got involved with a little painting and construction themselves, and were able to visit families in the province as part of their social studies class.

WALKING FOR PLAYGROUNDS

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WE ARE THANKFUL FOR CONCORDIA FAMILIES!

year. The students even provided some wonderful entertainment as the Middle and High School concert choir performed for the group. Over 400 were served on the two days and parents contributed to the great fun with dishes from their own countries, leaving plenty of food to go around.

We want to thank everyone who attended and say once again how thankful we are to have each and every one of you as a part of our Concordia Hanoi community.

CONCORDIA FAMILIES A BLESSING TO OUR COMMUNITY

We have never had so much to be thankful for compared to this year. Concordia traditionally celebrates as a community with one huge Thanksgiving feast every year but our family numbers have swelled so large that we had to hold TWO luncheons this

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This is the 5th year Concordia has entered a team into the KOTO Charity Bike ride, raising funds vocational training programs for disadvantaged youth.

Parent seminar on

campus to learn about

Reading & Writing

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Concordia Booth at the HIWC Charity Bazaar. The

lucky spin game was so popular that over 1,000 spins

were had over the course of the event!

Elementary field trip to the National Water Puppet Theater with families.

CONCORDIA AND OUR HANOI COMMUNITY!

As part of their Girl Scouts training, our Daisies, Brownies, Juniors had a chance to learn from the US Embassy Marines on how to respect a flag as well as challenge themselves at physical training exercises. The question is- who had more fun, the Girl Scouts or the Marines?

DECEMBER 6: GLORIA CHRISTMAS CONCERTS IN THE CONCORDIA AUDITORIUMDon’t miss this amazing musical event and a chance to celebrate Christmas as a school. Please also bring a plate of cookies or some other sweet treat to share with other families. See you there!

REMEMBER COUNTRY COSTUMES & CULTURAL SHARES FOR THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALThe parent-run Concordia International Festival on February 6 is a wonderful time to celebrate the many nationalities at the school. While you are back home on holidays for Christmas, be thinking about bringing back things that would represent your country to share at the international festival: clothing, games, food, and other similar fun things. Students will wear clothing to represent their country on the day. There is a parent meeting on December 9 at 9:30am to discuss upcoming events.

To share an event in the next newsletter, please contact Lia Garcia Halpin at communications@concordiahanoi.org

DECEMBER EVENTS:

HS Model United Nations at Concordia/ ASAs

Fifth Grade Field Trip to Bat Trang Pottery Village

Concordia Choir performs at HIWC Christmas Lunch @ Hilton

Cub Scouts at Concordia @ 4:30pm

Girls Scouts at Concordia @ 5:30pm/ ASAs

Concordia Christmas Concerts in the Concordia Auditorium

Parent Support Organization (PSO) Planning Meeting @ 9:30am

HS Model United Nations at Concordia/

All School Christmas Assembly @ 2pm

Christmas Holidays (December 15- January 2)

Christmas Day- MERRY CHRISTMAS!

January 1: New Year’s Day -HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Welcome back, students!

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charity concertsat. 6 December 7:30pm-9:30PMAo co theater8 Huynh thuc khang, thanh cong

tickets are available at:joma cafe, donkey bakery, tea talk cafe, concordia, hif office (17fl 8c ton that thuyet)all proceeds will go to support:hagar international & Quynh Hoa Centre(a “love Hanoi” initiative)

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