tu xuong newsletter 10.04.15
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14/4 MP3 Production
17/4 TX’s Got Talent
17/4 Term 2 Ends @ 11.30
4/5 Term 3 Begins
BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - HO CHI MINH CITY
10 APRIL 2015 | ISSUE 28
Dates for your diary
IN THIS ISSUE
April
TU XUONG PRIMARY
Newsletter
Contact information
43-45 Tu Xuong St, District 3, HCMC
Tel: (848) 3932 0210
Fax: (848) 3932 0770
E-mail:
Newsletter Issue 28|1
From the Head Teacher + Finer Diners + Dates of Term 2 2
MP2 Speech Contest 3
U11 Boys Football vs ISHCMC + Plastic cups at the water dispensers 4
TX Waste Week + PTG Corner + Holiday Programmes 5
TX Has Talent + Young Musician of the Year 6
CHQ 7 + 8
Summer Camp 2014 9 + 10
Newsletter Issue 28|2
Dear Parents, I had the very difficult task of joining the panel of judges for the MP2 Speech Competition on Wednesday. The annual speech competition started at the TX Campus in my first year at TX, 6 years ago. The competition was for children in Year 5 and 6 and raised the importance of competence in the skills required to speak in front of an audience. Three years ago, the competition was introduced to MP2. On Wednesday, the 10 finalists demonstrated what amazing levels Year 3 and 4 are now achieving. The confidence with which they presented; the clarity of their speech; the way they
engaged with the audience and the research done to produce such interesting, coherent presentations was creditworthy. Well done to all the finalists and particularly to Iris, Naomi and Sooa who took the first, second and third. Today, MP3 children performed their production, ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ for the TX campus. This was their first dress rehearsal however it was almost flawless! I would strongly recommend that you come and watch the performance on Tuesday 14th April at 6pm. You will be truly entertained by lively singing and dancing as well as having a laugh at the quirkiness of Willy Wonka. I would like to remind you that Term 2 will finish next Friday at the earlier time of 11:30am. Term 3 will start on Monday May 4th. Security From Monday May 4th, all parents and visitors to the TX campus will need to show their security cards. If you forget your card then you will be asked to exchange a personal ID card e.g. a driving licence for a Visitor Pass at the gate.
From the Head Teacher– Ms Sue Hill
Finer Diners
Date Year Group/s Event
14/4 MP3 Production—’Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ (evening)
17/4 All Term 2 finishes @ 11.30am
Dates of Term 2
5 Oompah Loompahs and Grandpa George joined Ms Sue and I at the Finer Diner table today. Congratulations to Hieu, Jenny and Phu Quoc (Year 5), and Minnie, Vi Tri and Hannah (Year 6) who not only put on a great show this morning, but are also this
Newsletter Issue 28|3
On Wednesday we held the MP2 Speech finals. Ten finalists were selected from across Year 3 and 4 to compete for the prestigious title. The children in the Milepost have been preparing their speeches for a few weeks in class and practising hard at home. Indeed, the quality of speeches was excellent across the board. The theme of the competition this year was healthy living. The judging panel of Ms Sue, Mr Ian and Ms Jane had some very tough decisions to make when choosing the winners. Iris from 3T was chosen as the winner this year with her outstanding speech about the negative effects of sugar in our diets. She certainly gave us a lot of food for thought! Second place was awarded to Naomi from 3X, for her interesting and interactive speech about the benefits of yoga. The judges awarded Sooa from 4X third place for her thought provoking speech about healthy lifestyle choices. The finalists were Mei, David, Dishan, Daniel, Khang, Dang Nguyen and Minh
Anh. These children all performed very well and should be very proud of
themselves talking in front of such a large audience so confidently.
The MP2 staff were very impressed with the hard work and commitment that many children had shown in preparing their speeches, so for the first time Highly Commended Certificates were awarded to the children who we felt had gone the extra mile with their work. Ms Emma Year 4 Teacher and MP2 Leader
MP2 Speech Contest
Newsletter Issue 28|4
U11 Boys Football vs ISHCMC
On Wednesday 8th April the U11 Boys Football team played against ISHCMC. The team consisted of; Chi Nhan Phan, Pana Duong, Gia Vinh Le Nguyen, Tyler Nguyen, Anh Khoi Ngo Pham, Bao Tran, Vi Tri Khuu, Anh Vu Dang. From the onset of the game the TX squad found it difficult to keep up with the intensity of the game. The ISHCMC team implemented tactics and strategies that culminated in several goals being scored through-out the first half. However, Pana made some superb saves and continued to communicate with the TX defenders. Anh Khoi made some superb tackles throughout the second half. However, the opposition had overall possession and this resulted in them winning the match. The player of the match goes to Gia Vinh for working up and down the field supporting both attacking and
defending play!
Ms Charlotte Pemble
Plastic cups at the water dispensers!
In support of Waste Week, plastic cups will not be available at the water dispensers around the school next week! Water will of course still be available, and children will be able to fill up their water bottles as usual. Children who forget their water-bottle can ask a teacher for a plastic cup …and their request will be noted! Parents and visitors to the school who don’t have their own water bottle can take a drink in the office using a glass. In this way we will all be supporting TX in its effort to reduce. So when you are looking for a drink of water, remember:
Reduce, reuse, recycle too, The Eco-Teams are watching YOU!!!
Ms Heather
Newsletter Issue 28|5
TX Waste Week
TX Waste Week
13 to 17 April 2015
The Eco-Warriors visited all year groups this week to let them know about the upcoming Waste Week and Green Day. There will be lots going on during Waste Week to remind us not to waste our precious resources. Watch this space for more information. In the meantime, remember:
Reduce, reuse, recycle too, The Eco-Teams are watching you
Ms Heather
PTG corner
Save the dates !!!!
Wednesday 6th May: We are pleased to invite you to our next meeting to prepare for the "Year End
Bazaar" which will happen in June. More details to come about that special day in next week's newsletter.
Friday 22nd May: This will be our Vietnamese evening for teachers, parents and staff. Book the date, more
details will be given after the break.
Ms Anne
Holiday Programmes
Date Sport Time
Head
Coach
Minimum
No. Of
Students Age
Prices (all in
VND) Location
20/4-24/4 Football 8 am- 11
am SSA Min 8
Year 3
upwards 2,200,000 Big field
20/4-24/4 Basketball 1pm-4pm SSA Min 8 Year 3
upwards 2,200,000
AP2 Sports
hall
20/4-24/4 Swimming 8.45am -
1.45pm Mr Vinh Min 8 F2 upwards
Various prices
(see letter)
AP1 Swim-
ming Pool
20/4-24/4 T-ball/
Softball
4pm -
5.30pm Mr Richard Min 8
Year 3
upwards 660,000 VND Big Field
20/4-24/4 Multisports 8.15am -
9.15am Mr Richard Min 8 F3 - Y2 440,000 VND
AP1 Sports
Hall
20/4-24/4 Multisports 9.45am -
10.45am Mr Richard Min 8 F1 - F2 440,000 VND
AP1 Sports
Hall
27/4-1/5 Football 8 am- 11
am SSA Min 8
Year 3
upwards 2,200,000 Big field
27/4-1/5 Basketball 1pm-4pm SSA Min 8 Year 3
upwards 2,200,000
AP2 Sports
hall
Newsletter Issue 28|6
TX Has Talent
Young Musician of the Year
Newsletter Issue 28|7
CHQ
Club sign-up
begins TODAY @ 5.00pm
and closes @ 5.00pm
next Wednesday
CHQ Drop-in If you would like help signing up
for clubs, please come to the Meeting Room
in the School Office Wednesday 15th April
Newsletter Issue 28|8
CHQ
Welcome to TX Term 3 Club Sign-up! CHQ portal goes live for selection of Term 3 activities at 5.00pm TODAY. On Monday 6th April, F2 parents should have received a CHQ email with their login details ready for Friday. If you haven’t, please contact Ms Emma immediately. Please select clubs as follows: Step 1: From the Home page please select View/Manage/Submit Activity Choices (2014-2015 Term 3) Step 2: For each activity/paid club add a different number e.g. Monday: Football club add 1, Wednesday: Board Games add 2 then 3, 4, 5 etc. to all other clubs you would like to participate in. The SAVE button will appear to the right of the activity list click SAVE Step 3 : Once you're happy with your choices you MUST press the SUBMIT button at the top of the page. You will receive an automated email confirming your club preferences. Step 4: To cancel a selection after submitting, add a ‘0’ to the desired box then save and submit. Step 5: If you click onto My Schedule after Monday 11th May you should be able to see your activities by scrolling through to Monday 18th May (start of Term 3 activities) you will also receive an email of the clubs you have been accepted into. The deadline for paid clubs is Friday 15th May. For any new or existing parents that require help, we will be having a drop in parent session on Wednesday 15th April at 8am in the TX Office. Please come along to this session if you are a new parent or have any issues with CHQ as we will be happy to help you with the sign up process. Please check your email inbox as you have been issued your CHQ username and password this week. Please bring these details along to our drop in session on Tuesday. If this is the first time logging onto CHQ you may be asked to change your password immediately to keep your page secure. Please be aware that your password is case sensitive (meaning it could be a mix of capitals and lower case letters) so please check again if you are having trouble. If you are still having trouble please email myself at [email protected] for assistance.
Newsletter Issue 28|10
Summer Camp 2015