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UNIS Hanoi’s Weekly Community Newsletter Volume 20, Edition 26, Friday 21 March
NEXT WEEK... MONDAY-TUESDAY, 24-25 MARCH
Half-term Break. No school for students/Offices open.
WENESDAY, 26 MARCH Grade 12 Mock Exams (Continue) 26-27 March
IB DP Diploma Art Exhibition 26 March - 4 April
MRISA HS Soccer Games, 15:30 - 16:45
THURSDAY, 27 MARCH K1 Field trip, 10:00 - 12:30
MS Volleyball @ St. Paul Int’l School, 15:30 - 18:00
Head of School Community Meeting with Vietnamese
Parents, Black Box, 19:30-20:30
FRIDAY, 28 MARCH Grade 4 - 5 Swim Meet , 8:20-11:35
SATURDAY, 29 MARCH UNIS Phoenix Cup HS Soccer Tournament
29-30 March
No Saturday Soccer
SUNDAY, 30 MARCH Alumni Reunion in Tokyo, 18:00 - 20:30
COMING SOON... MONDAY, 31 MARCH
DP Art Exhibition Evening, 18:00-20:00, Centre for the
Arts
TUESDAY, 1 APRIL Tuition Deposit for 14-15 Deadline
Grade 2 Fieldtrip, 8:30-11:30
Meet the Artists, Centre for the Arts, 14:15-15:15
THURSDAY, 3 APRIL MRISA Senior Soccer Tournament @ VIS, Laos 3-6 April
5MS Parent Concert, Theatre, 13:15-13:50
4BM Parent Concert, Theatre, 14:50-15:20
MS Volleyball vs HIS @ UNIS Hanoi, 16:00-17:30
MSHS Parent forum with the Principal and Deputy
Principal, 18:00-19:30
FRIDAY, 4 APRIL Quarter 3 Ends
IN THIS WEEK’S TIN TUC - The Highlights...
Notes from the Head of School (p.2)
Notes from Admissions Office (p.2)
ES Celebrates World Happiness Day (p.3)
DP Art Exhibition. Don’t miss out! (p.6)
Summer Programme Opens next week. (p.7)
Library book bags for new ES families (p.4)
ES Swim Meet (p.4)
ES Earth Hour (p.5)
School Health Centre News (p.8)
Kaleidoscope of Culture! (p.9)
Spring Fair. THANK YOU!!! (p.10)
Congratulations goes out to the SCO for
a wonderful Spring Fair. It was great to
see so many members of our community
attend this event. And they even got the
weather to cooperate. Much appreciation
goes out to all who were involved in
making this event such a huge success.
As our students in Grades 6-11 headed out on “Trip
Week” this week, I was once again reminded of how
fortunate we are to have teachers willing to give of their
own time to be with and support our students. This is
basically a 24-7 workload for the week but they do it
because they understand the value of these kinds of
activities. On these trips, students gain a better
understanding and appreciation of our host country culture
as they encounter first hand all that Vietnam has to offer.
There are academic connections with Science, History,
Writing and Cultural Studies. There is often a service
learning component to the trips. Gaining independence and
interdependence when they have to rely on each other and
work together for a common goal is also emphasized. And
of course there is the bonding that takes place in an
atmosphere of friendship and collaboration. These are
some of the valuable goals and outcomes that faculty
understand and thus commit to the success of each trip.
And all of our teachers are involved in supporting students
outside of the school day with various co-curricular
activities and school trip after school and on weekends.
We are lucky to have such a dedicated group of
professional educators
We hope the upcoming four day weekend provides the
necessary break to help us through the long stretch from
the end of the Tet holiday in February to the Spring break
at the end of April.
Respectfully,
Dr. Barder, Head of School, [email protected]
Please register your child by submitting an enquiry form at www.unishanoi.org.
Tuition and Fees Agreements and invoices for deposit payments shall be issued directly to families
in early March.
Placements for returning students must be secured by 1 April 2014.
Families are required to pay tuition deposits for each attending student and commit to the terms
and conditions of tuition and fees for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Please notify the Admissions office of your intended date of departure.
For assistance contact [email protected] or 37581551 extension 8217 / 8220.
We wish all the best to
who left UNIS Hanoi this week.
There were colourful clothes and random
acts of happiness in the Elementary School
as students celebrated the acknowledgement by the UN
that global happiness depends on personal, community and
environmental well-being. Each student was given a ‘happy
heart’ onto which they drew smaller hearts each time they
received or gave someone else a random act of happiness.
Students gave out free hugs, tickles and smiles. They made
compliments, appreciated and thanked one another. They
made new friends, told jokes and cleaned up the
environment. Students walked through a happy arch of
balloons that was recycled from the SCO Spring Fair, and
decorated each balloon with smiley faces. The ES Geek
Squad captured the day’s events on video as they are
making a ‘Happy We Are at UNIS’ video which will be
revealed soon.
Preparations for the day began last week with the Student
Council reps introducing the day during assemblies with
Grades 1-5 and ECC. The explained that the UN describes
Happiness as when Our world; Our environment; Our
community; Our family; Our friends and Ourselves feel
cared for, safe and successful.
They asked students if they were a person who usually
frowns and sees the negative or someone who smiles and
sees the positive side of things. We learned about different
types of smiles and practiced smiling from our hearts and
eyes as well as our mouths. Students conducted a Happy
Habits Quiz where the audience were asked to rate
themselves on a 1-6 scale from a little to a lot. Why not try
it yourself
How often do you help other people?
How many times this week have you told your family
and friends that you really like them?
How often do you spend at least 30mins a day being
active?
How often do you notice all the good things around
you?
How often do you learn something new and enjoy it?
How often do you do something that really makes a
difference?
How often do you find your own solutions to
problems?
How often do you tell yourself you are fine just the way
you are?
How often do you say thank you …and mean it?
How often do you pick up litter even when no-one else
is looking?
To end the assembly we had a minute of ‘Smilence’ before
dancing to We Are Happy by Pharrell Williams.
Jan Humpleby, ES Deputy Principal
Welcome New UNIS Hanoi ES Families!
Please help us maintain our fantastic Library collection by
providing your child with an appropriate book bag.
Student MUST have a water resistant Library book bag
to carry their Library books to and from school in when
borrowing. One from home is acceptable, even preferable,
as we strive to reuse and repurpose existing materials.
If you do not already have one SCO supported Book Bags
may be purchased at the SCO Boutique located in the foyer
of the Sports Centre for 120,000 VND.
Ms. Conroy, ES Librarian [email protected]
Elementary Swim meet for all students from Grades 4 and 5 is
scheduled on Friday, March 28, from 8:20-11:35.
All families and friends are very welcome to attend and to support
House event.
The Inner Being & Outer Shell UNIS Hanoi DP Visual Art Graduating Exhibition
Centre of the Arts Foyer
Exhibition Opening: Monday 31 March 6pm Join the students as we celebrate the opening of the exhibition with snacks
Meet the Artists: Tuesday 1 April 2:15 - 3:15pm Exhibiting artists will be available to talk about their artwork and answer questions about
Themes/ Techniques and Motivations behind their artworks. All UNIS Community/parents /
classes invited
Exhibition Dates: Wednesday 26 March - Friday 4 April 2014 Feel free to come and view the exhibition any other time during the time of the exhibition
(school hours)
For more information contact DP Art Teacher Robert Natoli, MS/HS/DP Art Teacher [email protected]
Full day programme (8:30-3:00) for
current ECC, Grades 1-7
Half day programme (8:30-11:30 and
12:00-15:00) offered for Grades 8-11
Programmes above include a balance of
FUN and EDUCATIONAL Activities.
ECC students will participate in a wide range of fun
learning activities with ECC dedicated staff, space, and
resources!
Grade 1 - 7 students will participate in activities focused
on English Literacy, Math Games and Investigations,
“Hands On” Science, Performing Arts, “Create” (arts and
crafts), Digital Skills, and Sports!
Grade 8 – 11 students can select from Extended Essay
support (current Gr 11s only), Academic Writing,
Academic Reading, Sports and Fitness, and Performing
Arts, for half day sessions!
$600 USD for the two-week full day programmes
$325 USD for HS half-day programmes or one-
week of the full day programme
Programmes include lunch and snacks. Bus transportation
is available with an extra fee of $50 USD.
Enrollment will be restricted to current UNIS Hanoi
students until April 18 so make plans to attend now. Full
registration details in next week’s Tin Tuc.
Come Join Us for a Great Start to Your Summer!
Jason Caruana, Summer Programme Principal
It’s time again to pack those suitcases and head off for a 4
day weekend. I know you may think, you have heard about
DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis ) before, but, as some
members of our UNIS Hanoi community have experienced
DVT from flying recently, a reminder may prove useful in
preventing you from getting one!
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) occurs when an abnormal
blood clot forms in a large vein. These clots develop in the
lower leg, thigh, or pelvis, but can also occur in other large
veins in the body.
If you develop a DVT and its diagnosed correctly and
quickly, it can be treated. However, many people do not
know they are at risk, don’t know the symptoms, and delay
seeing a Doctor if they do have symptoms.
Anyone is at risk for DVT but the more risk factors, the
greater chance you have.
Pronged sitting when travelling
Hospitalization for a medical illness.
Recent surgery or injury.
History of clotting disorder or previous DVT.
Increasing age.
Cancer and cancer treatments.
Pregnancy and the first 6 weeks after delivery
HRT or birth control pills
Family history of DVT
Prolonged bed rest
Obesity
Smoking
most common and usually in the
affected limb
Recent swelling of the limb
Unexplained pain or tenderness
Skin that may be warm to touch
Redness of the skin
Symptoms of DVT may be similar to other conditions, like
a pulled muscle, this often leads to a delay in diagnosis.
Exercise regularly when sitting for long periods – gentle
leg/ ankle movement
Get up and walk around every 2 hours
Wear loose fitting clothes
Drink plenty of water and limit alcohol.
School Health Centre, [email protected]
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What a fabulous day we all had at the UNIS Hanoi Spring
Fair 2014! On behalf of the SCO and the Spring Fair
Organisation Team, we would like to thank every single one
of YOU who made this community event possible.
We had 20 simply amazing Country Tables with entire
families getting involved in the preparations of the delicious
food, fantastic decorations, fun games and selling.
We tremendously appreciate and value the participation of
all the generous volunteers who gave their time to help, all
the students who worked hard to raise funds for their
chosen charities, all of the support from UNIS Hanoi staff,
especially Operations, and of course a big THANKS to all
of those who entertained us! Put all your support together
and throw in the best day of weather in Hanoi in the last
month, and you have a memorable day as a result! We
sincerely hope everyone that attended had an amazing time.
We certainly had fun organising it.
We would like to award a special recognition to the
following country tables for embodying so incredibly and
creatively the spirit of this event:
1. UK
2. Australia
3. Italy
Looking forward to the 2015 version!
Sincerely,
SCO and Spring Fair Organisation Team