UNIS Hanois Weekly Community Newsletter Volume 21, Edition 7, Friday 25 September

NEXT WEEK 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

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

COMING SOON TUESDAY, 7 OCTOBER MS Boys' Basketball vs. St. Paul, 15:30 - 18:00, St. Paul

School Parent Co-Curricular Info Night, 18:30-19:30, Centre for

the Arts

WEDNESDAY, 8 OCTOBER MS Swim Meet

THURSDAY, 9 OCTOBER MS Girls Basketball vs. St. Paul, 15:30-18:00, St. Paul

School

FRIDAY, 10 OCTOBER UN Day Celebration, 10:30-11:45, Sports Centre UN Day Community Lunch, 12:00-13:00 Early Dismissal, 13:00 Quarter 2 Tuition Deadline

SATURDAY, 11 - 19 OCTOBER UNIS Hanoi Autumn Break

tintuc@unishanoi.org

IN THIS WEEKS TIN TUC - The Highlights...

Notes from the Head of School (p.2)

Help us find the UNIS Hanoi 15-16 Scholars! (p.2)

Notes from the MSHS Principal (p.3)

UN Day News (p.4-6)

School Photo Orders (p.7)

Parent Curriculum Survey. We need your help! (p.8)

Early Childhood Expert Visit (p.8)

International School Assessment Test (p.9)

Co-curricular Parent Info Night (p.9)

University Visits (p.10)

Vietnam Google Summit 2014 (p.11)

SCO Knows How to Party! (p.12)

SCO Funding. Apply Now! (p.13)

Job Opportunity (p.13)

School Health Centre News (p.14)

I wanted to first thank the 20 or so parents

who made it the Hors doeuvres with the

Head of School last Wednesday evening.

After a brief presentation about our

accreditation/review process we are

currently in the middle of, there were several

good questions and follow up discussion.

The questions and responses will be posted next week in

the Tin Tuc.

The next session will be a breakfast meeting

beginning at 08:00 on Wednesday, 22 October. Please

mark your calendars and I hope you will be able to attend

this session. We plan to make a full presentation of our IB

Diploma results from the class of 2014. We are extremely

proud of this group and look forward to presenting these

results to you.

In the meantime, we have posted the new edition of our

school profile on our website here where the results are Jayden Vu , Disc PM/SS

Arjun Bade , 5JH

listed along with other important information about our

school and I encourage you to take a look. This is the

document that we send to all colleges and universities to

which our students apply.

As to my message of this past week regarding access to and

from Ciputra and UNIS Hanoi, we continue to work with

Ciputra to make sure things are as safe and convenient as

possible. One thing to mention is that until the highway

officially opens, there will continue to be a considerable

amount of traffic going in both directions on both sides of

the highway. Please be safe as you head toward Nguyen

Hoang Ton Road.

Respectfully,

Dr. Chip Barder, hos@unishanoi.org

Applications for the UNIS Hanoi Scholarship

programme 2015-2016 intake open next week on

Wednesday October 1.

And this year, we aim to increase the number of

scholarship places that we can offer through a new

Scholarship Fund - a powerful new community

partnership aimed at transforming futures.

The fundraising campaign will take place in January within

the UNIS Hanoi community and full details will be

available later this Autumn as we finalise the planning.

The UNIS Hanoi Scholarship Programme gives the

opportunity for Vietnamese students from low income

families, who are excelling at their local Hanoi district

school to enter UNIS Hanoi until graduation.

Students may apply to the UNIS Hanoi Scholarship

Programme for entry to Grade 8, Grade 9 or Grade 10.

In all cases, the 100% Scholarship will be valid until

graduation from UNIS Hanoi.

The programme was launched in 2011-12 and we have

welcomed six scholarship students to UNIS Hanoi in the

last three academic years.

Please help eligible students find out about this

programme by spreading the word amongst your

friends, colleagues and associates.

UNIS Hanoi is a well-connected community and we

ask you to mobilize!

In addition to the fees waiver, significant support will be

available for the Scholarship Students to access English

support, to be able to participate fully in the activities

programme in MSHS and for transport to and from

school.

Applications open on 1 October.

Full eligibility criteria, the timeline for the selection

process and application documents are available on

UNIS Hanoi website in both ENGLISH and

VIETNAMESE.

Deadline for applications is 31 December.

All questions concerning the Scholarship Programme

should be sent by email to scholarships@unishanoi.org

Dear MSHS Families,

Greetings from MSHS Trip Week. I am

writing this article from the Grade 12 trip

at the LavieVuLinh Sustainable

Development Project which is roughly a

five hour journey north from Hanoi.

Currently the entire MSHS is celebrating

Trip Week with each grade level traveling to various

destinations in northern Vietnam. As the trips are nearing

the midway mark all reports are that the students are having

a wonderful experience and weather is cooperating at

least so far!

UNIS Hanoi places a great deal of importance on both

school trips and its overall co-curricular programme. As

such we put a great deal of thought into the Trip Week

programme and expect all students to participate. To

support this view research indicates that when school trips

and co-curricular activities are part of a well-balanced

programme of studies academic performance

improves. You will notice that Trip Week has now been

moved to the beginning of the school year to balance

against academic pressures. Grade level trips focus on

developmentally appropriate themes including sustainable

ecosystems, cultural exchange, personal challenge and

group dynamics.

As in past years, several parents did not permit their

children attend Trip Week because of academic concerns. I

have written about this topic before but I think parents

should understand the rationale and expectations regarding

Trip Week. Obviously parents have the final decision when

determining what is best for their children, but I hope

decisions are made based on research. I do believe that

there are times when students should not participate in an

activity due to academic concerns but for the vast majority

of students who work hard and are in good academic

standing co-curricular involvement, including school

sponsored trips, will benefit them academically as well as

build memories that will last a lifetime.

As an educator it goes without saying that I believe

academics are the first priority, but I am also an advocate

for student involvement in co-curricular activities. Again,

research is quite clear, students who are involved in a

healthy balance of academic and co-curricular activities

actually perform better in all aspects of life, including

school.

Lets take a look at reasons why:

1. Students involved in co-curricular activities are more

likely to have:

higher GPAs

higher college admission test scores

less time to procrastinate

better attendance

fewer discipline referrals

affiliation with peers who are academically focused

2. Activities support the academic mission of

schools. Participation in high school activities is a

valuable part of the overall school experience.

3. Activity programmes provide opportunities for character

development and unique learning labs for valuable life

lessons and universal values teamwork,

sportsmanship, self-discipline and hard work. These are

qualities students need if they are to become responsible

adults, productive citizens and skilled professionals.

4. Activities foster success in later life. Participation in high

school activities is often a predictor of later success in

college, a career and in becoming a healthy, contributive

member of society

For more information please follow the links provided:

Exploring the Link between Physical Activity, Fitness and

Cognitive Function

Study Shows Benefits of 'Co-Curricular' Activities

Warm regards,

Pete Kennedy, MSHS Principal

mshsprincipal@unishanoi.org

Our UN Day Ceremony s only 2 weeks away and were

busy preparing for this wonderful celebration on Friday,

October 10! The band is rehearsing, the choir is fine tuning

their voices, the dancers are perfecting their moves AND a

new and improved sound system is being installed in the

Sports Centre!

Invitations to ALL parents and guardians were sent by

email this week and we hope that you have marked this

date in your calendars! Invitations to UN Agencies,

Embassies and Government VIPs have also been sent out,

including those to parents representing these organisations.

(This is UNIS Hanois internal event only.)

The Assembly will start promptly at 10:30 am in the Sports

Centre and we encourage ALL parents/guardians to attend

this wonderful event which involves scores and scores of

our children from all three divisions. Please plan to be in

your seats by 10.20am as entrance doors close for the Flag

Parade.

You and your children are welcomed and encouraged to

wear something representing your national dress or

clothes from a place where you have lived.

With such a multicultural melting pot of nationalities

represented, it is sometime difficult to identify with only

one nationality, so we encourage the children to create or

put together a costume that represents their own sense of

identity.

In the end, wear something you will feel comfortable

wearing.

Business dress is often preferred by parents and no one

should feel any pressure to dress up.

Following the ceremony ALL parents/guardians are invited

to join their children and the rest of the community for our

wonderful Potluck Lunch from 12:00 in the classroom

areas (ES and MS) or Canteen for High School families.

Every family will be asked to contribute food for the

Community Lunch to ensure that we have enough to

feed all the children and guests.

You will receive more information in the coming weeks

about how the lunch and food is organized from your

Class Parent or Grade Level Parent liaison, but please read

the detailed food preparation guidelines below and start

planning!

Any questions dont hesitate to contact our Community

Liaison Officer, Nathalie Grun: clo@unishanoi.org

The Head of the United Nations International School

of Hanoi, Dr. Charles Barder, invites all parents/guardians of our students to attend our special

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:

esdprincipal@unishanoi.org

UN Day Celebration, one of the biggest events at UNIS

Hanoi, will be held on Friday, October 10. The

culminating event for the day is the international

community lunch which is enjoyed by students, staff

and parents. It is truly international and fun! Our shared

lunch is provided by parents and is an opportunity for you

to showcase your cultural cuisine. Many parents bring in

their favorite national dish or something that is popular in

their home country. All parents, family members, faculty

and staff are welcome and encouraged to attend the

luncheon which will start at 12:00 noon.

The Community Lunch is organised into grade level

lunches and your homeroom class parents will take the lead

on communicating the essential information to you. They

will be asking for volunteers to help (especially with the

clean up) and the more people to help the better! Please

DROP OFF FOOD BEFORE 9.30am to the designated

drop off spots listed below. Example of Food Label:

Prepare one plate of food to serve 10 people (servings) for each of your childs classrooms.

Prepare food that does not require refrigeration or need to be heated.

Prepare food that can be easily served and can be eaten with fingers or forks no soupy or runny dishes.

Do not bring any food that contains nuts of any kind; no peanuts, cashews, walnuts, almonds, etc or peanut oil or nut products.

Label the food with name and country of origin; decorate the plate/food with flags or ribbons (Its nice to know where the food you are eating originates from!)

List the ingredients of your food for dietary restrictions and allergies (please see the sample below).

If you bring food on a serving plate, please collect it after the lunch is finished so it is not misplaced. It is

recommended to clearly mark it with your childs name and homeroom. Many people made a disposable serving container using a small cardboard container lined with foil which is then decorated to serve their food.

If your dish requires a serving spoon or fork, please provide.

More appetizers and main courses are required than desserts.

UNIS Hanoi will provide: plates, napkins, cups, and forks. Children are encouraged to use their water bottles and parents are welcome to bring their own non-alcoholic drinks (in addition to a cultural dish). Water will be available for everyone.

If you have any questions regarding the UN Day Community Lunch, please contact our Community Liaison Officer, Nathalie Grun: clo@unishanoi.org

Next week you will receive the order envelopes for your child(ren)'s school photos.

Please read and follow the instructions on the envelope carefully and return the orders to the drop box in the Advancement

Office (B7).

And this year we are offering a new service (which we forgot to mark on the envelopes - sorry!)

This will be a new service available this year and all you have to do is request it in the comments box.

Please note this is only possible if you order the 20cm x 30cm class photo option. No extra charge will be made for

this service.

Just write: CLASS PHOTO WITH NAMES in the COMMENTS BOX, like this...

Class Photo

with names

please

THANKS to all those parents and

guardians that have already completed our

curriculum survey. Your views are

important and we are grateful to receive

them.

ALL PARENTS/GUARDIANS of students from

Grade 3 to Grade 12 are invited to complete a

short survey about your opinion of our PYP, MYP

and DP curriculum, teaching and learning and

assessment.

A link was emailed out earlier this week. If you did not

receive it, you can reach the survey here. (https://

docs.google.com/a/unishanoi.org/forms/

d/1jLTDkXu1efZZ5mRrvx97Sfi1Y-

3jqBOW9P2YkC7L_b8/edit)

The survey will remain open until 08:00 on MONDAY

29 September.

This survey is part of our year-long self-study to evaluate

ourselves against the standards of the Council of

International Schools, theWestern Association of Schools

and Colleges and the International Baccalaureate

Organization. Representatives from these organizations

will visit the school on 1-3 December as part of our

ongoing quality assurance / accreditation and evaluation

cycle run by these agencies.

Janet Field, Director of Learning dol@unishanoi.org

Teachers apply the Reggio Emilia approach by creating an art

installation inspired by the natural environment.

A recent visitor to the school was Dr

Junko Cancemi, the Director of the

Early Learning Centre at Yokohama

International School. Dr Cancemis

specialist area is the Reggio Emilia

approach to teaching and learning

young children. This began in Italy and

is now highly regarded worldwide as a

way to construct knowledge and understanding in a

learning environment that nurtures creativity and an

appreciation of nature and beauty.

On Friday 19th and Monday 22nd, Dr Cancemi ran a

workshop for teaching assistants and then consulted with

the ECC teams, suggesting how the Reggio Emilia

approaches might enhance aspects of our existing practice.

During the weekend, 27 UNIS Hanoi teachers and teaching

assistants attended a full workshop generously sponsored

by the East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS).

We were joined by 23 guests from the international schools

around the region (Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Myanmar,

Bangkok, Shanghai, Phnom Penh) as well as from several

other schools and early childhood centres in Hanoi that are

working with Reggio Emilia approaches. The weekend

provided not only the chance to learn more about the

philosophy and teaching approach of Reggio Emilia, but also

a valuable chance to network amongst early childhood

specialists from so many different places.

The Reggio Emilia approach is widely used around the world;

you can read more about it in practice at this Education

Scotland site or see the interest in it from around the world,

(http://www.reggiochildren.it/category/news-en/?

lang=en).

Our experience of running a regional weekend workshop

was very positive and we look forward to hosting more

such events in the future.

Janet Field, Director of Learning dol@unishanoi.org

Between Wednesday 1 October and Friday 3 October,

2014 we will be administering the International Schools

Assessment (ISA) test, for students in Grades 3 to 9.

This test requires no special preparation. We simply ask

that students have a good nights sleep and an adequate

breakfast on the test days.

The ISA was developed by the Australian Council for

Educational Research (ACER). This organisation also runs

the PISA tests (Programme for International Student

Assessment) which compare the competencies of 15 year

olds across many nations. Both ISA and PISA are based on

the same frameworks for literacy and mathematical skills.

The data that ISA generates gives us very useful

comparisons about the quality of our educational

programme in relation to other similar international schools

and also to national norms.

Each of the four parts of the ISA takes between 45 and 60

minutes to complete. There are both multiple-choice and

open-ended tasks. The

test is completed in a

paper booklet which is

then sent back to

ACER to be scored

and analysed.

The ISA give us descriptive information about what

students know and can do. The results are equated from

year to year so they can be used to track changes. The

report will be used to provide data to the school, to you,

and to your child. The results of the assessment will be

available to parents in the form of a written report and we

anticipate receiving these in January 2015.

Contact the homeroom teacher if you have a concern

regarding your child's reaction to the test. If you would like

more information about the ISA test in general, Please

contact Janet Field, the Director of Learning at

dol@unishanoi.org

Please join us on Tuesday, October 7,

2014 at 6:30 p.m. in the UNIS Hanoi

Theatre for a Parent Information evening

on the topic of co-curricular programming

here at UNIS Hanoi. This particular

session will focus on the co-curricular

programming directly impacting our

students most, and not necessarily the community outreach

initiatives such as our Community Education (ComEd)

programme.

Topics for the evening will include, the new Activities

Department structure, APAC/MRISA affiliation, building a

positive culture of success, ASA sign-up process,

developing a youth sport programme and how parents can

help, a schools role in sport and activities, department

goals, department philosophy as well as a general

description of a holistic view on education in which

curricular and co-curricular programming work in a

partnership.

Light snacks and refreshments will be available on the

evening. Tarique AL-Iesa, Director of Activities, and

Adrian Hubbard, Co-Curricular Activities Manager will be

available for individual questions immediately following the

presentation. We hope to see you all there.

Tarique AL-Iesa, Director of Activities

da@unishanoi.org

Mon, Sep 29 13:20-14:00

Common Room B5 G29

Chapman University

Taren James, Associate Director of Admission and International Admission Officer

Concordia University Portland

Virginia Groves Katz, Director of International Admission

Furman University Fred Silva, Assistant Director of Admission

Tue, Sep 30 13:20-14:00

Common Room B5 G29

Lewis & Clark College Bridget Flaherty, Assistant Director International Admission

Mercyhurst University Eric G. Evans, Director of International Admissions

Thu, Oct 2 13:20-14:00

Outside of Common Room B5 G29

Saint Louis University Andrea Fan, International Program Coordinator

University of Kansas Shannon O'Hagan, International Student Recruiter

Maryville University Kristin Kahaloa, Director of International Admission

St. Catherine University - Minneapolis

Aimee Thostenson, Associate Director International Admission

Royal Holloway, University of London

Tom Windle - Senior Partnerships Manager

Wilfrid Laurier University Silviu Besenyei, International Admission Coordinator

Fri, Oct 3 13:20-14:00

Common Room B5 G29

University of British Columbia Mr. Jeff Kiyooka, Recruiter & Advising Officer

Mon, Oct 6 13:20-14:00

Outside of Common Room B5 G29

University of New Brunswick Andrew Dunphy, International Recruitment

Concordia University Montreal

John Beaton, Admissions Counselor

University of Alberta Randy Lievers, Admissions Counselor

University of Saskatchewan Amy Ta, Admissions Counselor

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

Kevin Newman, Admissions Counselor

Tue, Oct7 13:20-14:00

Common Room B5 G29

Johns Hopkins University Kylie Wright, Admissions Counselor

Temple University Japan Thomas Belfer, Admissions Counselor

Wed, Oct 8 12:40-13:20

Outside of Common Room B5 G29

Bates College Misha Garg, Admissions Counselor

Birmingham-Southern College John McGinnis, Admissions Counselor

Hendrix College Michael Licatino, Assoc. Director of Admissions

Indiana University Kokomo Todd Gambill, Vice Chancellor

College of Staten Island Monika Wojciechowski, Assist. Director Intl. Admis

University of Mount Union Dawn Adams, Director International Admission

Western New England University

Michelle Kowalsky, Admissions Counselor

Widener University Candice Chan, Admissions Counselor

Mount Holyoke College Elizabeth DuMont-McCaffrey, Admissions Counselor

Thu, Oct 9 13:20-14:00

Common Room B5 G29

Northeastern University Darryl Tynen, Assist. Director Intl Admissions

University of San Francisco Krittaya Pichitnapakul, International Relations

Seventeen UNIS Hanoi staff members

participated in the second annual Google Summit

Vietnam held at Concordia International School

last weekend. Roland Baker, Executive Director,

TICAL Project, Santa Cruz County Office of

Education, presented the Keynote Address:

Digital Footprints. Rolands premise was the

students that are now entering our schools in

Kindergarten will be entering the job market in

2030. How are we, as educators, preparing our

students to be successful in their careers when we

dont have a very clear idea of what the careers

our students will pursue? Will we still have

physical schools? Will test scores be important?

Will they need to know how to read? We will

look at these issues as well as what some companies

(Google) are doing now to help their employees, and

educators, look at problems in new and different ways.

Bach Quang Thai, IT Officer, UNIS Hanoi presented a

session on Google Calendar Resources. He provided

information about calendar resources for beginners

including creating a new calendar, adding an event, inviting

guests, creating calendar resources, managing resources,

and inviting groups.

Nguyen Dinh Khanh, IT Officer, UNIS Hanoi spoke

about Google Apps Email Security and Management. His

session included sharing of his experience managing and

securing Gmail for Google Apps during and after the

UNIS Gmail deployment. It covered basic and intermediate

troubleshooting tips used to isolate common Gmail

problems.

Paul Swanson, MSH Tech Coordinator, UNIS Hanoi

discussed Google Drive at an Institutional Level. Although

Google Drive allows for powerful collaboration and

information organisation in schools, few people understand

how it actually works or what its implications are when

implemented at an institutional level. He presented

metaphors to better understand Google Drive, as well as

some Best Practices for using it across a school.

UNIS Hanoi participant comments include:

A great event - something for everybody whatever your

tech level.

I learned lots!

Impressed to see so many of our UNIS Hanoi Tech

team there and also presenting.

Happy to also discover how much I do already know

thanks to the tech support at UNIS Hanoi.

I now understand the difference between apps,

extensions and add-ons a little more and played /looked

at some of each.

I knew some stuff already as I was able to focus on the

new or interesting to me bits rather than overwhelmed

and wanting it all.

I got to be an adult and drop in or out of sessions as

best suited me and my head space.

Got to see other people and schools not just staying in

the UNIS Hanoi bubble!

Apps, extensions and add-ons will dramatically increase

my productivity at work, I cant imagine life without

them now! Check out this presentation for

recommended Apps, Extensions and Add-ons.

The scary difference in Google Drive between Adding,

Moving and Copying files and folders in the Drive

Realm is something I am still trying to wrap my head

around.

Thank you to Concordia International School for hosting a

great learning weekend.

Last week the School Community Organisation had their

ever so popular Sparkly Social and some of us are still

recovering from an AMAZING event!

A Big Huge THANK YOU to Pippa Wood, Hien

Nguyen and the SCO Executives for arranging the venue

and all the behind the scenes logistics. For those that were

there last week, our In-House UMA Band just rocked the

night away! We went through every music genre that night!

The singer, Anna Walter, who we welcome this year as a

new UNIS Hanoi parent, has the most stunning

powerhouse vocals (aren't we lucky!). And DJ Neil Taylor

kept us dancing until the wee hours...and of course, a

special shout-out goes to our special guest, Miss Angelina,

whose lip-sync and dance performance was ON POINT!

THANK YOU TO YOU ALL FOR AN AMAZING

EVENT! Now the question everyone is asking... When is

the next party?! Stay posted for more...

Enjoy the pictures (compliments of Natascha Senftleben)

Each year, our community through the SCO - raises funds

in course of implementing activities, the main activity being

the organization and administration of the Spring Fair .

Some of those funds are available each year to carry out

project ideas from members of the community. The

funding process is designed to be fair, transparent, and

community-based.

Application for funding may now be prepared, and queries

about funding may now be submitted for consideration.

The closing date for applications will be in late November,

the date to be advised.

Who can apply ? Any member of our community,

including teaching staff, administration, faculty,

students of all ages and student groups and parents.

The kinds of projects that may be funded are : for extra

equipment/furniture outside the UNIS Hanoi

Administration budget, fees, wages or expenses for a

teaching specialist/entertainer/workshop provider,

publications, and production costs. Please note : Regarding

funds sought for charity. The charity must be connected

to/auspiced by UNIS Hanoi Service Learning. Please see

the UNIS Hanoi Service Learning department to discuss

your idea first.

Examples of projects that have been funded in the past are

compost bins for the school garden, outdoor seating,

decorations, displays, throw cushions for the Library, big

drum and gong for the Centre for the Arts, badge making

machine for the Design and Technology Dept, cameras for

the ECC, bedding/supplies for an Orphanage, production

funding for the Operation Smile Charity concert, a new

timming system for the swimming pool, funding to support

the UNIS Hanoi Kaliedoscope of Culture Carnival, and

more.

All applications must be submitted using the forms and

templates which will be available from the UNIS Portal and

Website in the near future.

Any questions about the

process or the forms

should be directed

to sco@unishanoi.org

Pippa Wood, SCO

Funding Committee

We are now accepting applications for a Contracted

Services Supervisor. This position holder is responsible

for monitoring and continuously improving the work

performance and quality of work by contracted services

workers through close supervision to limit time waste,

supervision of specific job duties to ensure that they are

executed properly, meeting contractual provisions and

international standards. The contracted services under the

supervising scope of the Contracted Services Supervisor

include cleaning services, pest control and landscape

services, security services and any other services

supervision that may be assigned.

To view more information about the job description

and requirements, and to apply online, please visit our

website at www.unishanoi.org/jobs

Everyone wants their child to perform well at school.

Children learn at different speeds, thats normal, but how

can we help our children reach their maximum potential ?

Research has identified 4 factors which influence a childs

learning at school & this is where you can make a real

difference.

Researchers at Harvard University USA found that students

who ate breakfast were significantly more attentive in the

classroom, earned higher grades in math, and had

significantly fewer behavioural & emotional problems

For some children the time gap between breakfast & lunch

can be extremely long, especially if they have to be on the

school bus by 7am. Research has shown that for non

breakfast eaters, as the morning goes on they begin to lose

concentration, because quite simply they are hungry!

Breakfast doesnt have to be a huge & complicated meal

but it is probably the most important meal of your childs

day. Try & make eating breakfast a habit & soon even

reluctant children will get the hang of it, milk or a

milkshake, fruit smoothies, fruit juices, fresh fruit, yoghurt,

cereal (but watch that sugar content) wholemeal toast, rice

or noodles, the options are endless for a healthy start to the

day . If children complain about a lack of time, it takes

merely a few minutes to eat a banana & drink some milk!!

(About.com Dont skip breakfast )

For the same reasons as above, if you are giving your child

a snack for recess make sure its a healthy one. Candy,

chocolate & potato chips will give them a sudden increase

in blood sugar , but are digested too quickly which will

result in a short lived burst of energy. Soon they will be

feeling hungry again making them irritable, & leaving them

unable to concentrate in lessons, just

ask a teacher about that lesson before lunch!! It makes good

sense to give your child something nutritious which will

sustain them until lunchtime. A piece of fruit, yoghurt or

milk drinks, raisons or other dried fruit or cereal bars

(watch for sugar content & remember no nuts allowed!) or

try combining some protein & fibre for example fruit &

cheese, all these snacks can help bridge the gap until

lunchtime.

Stay tuned for next weeks Tin Tuc where we will

provide you with 2 other important factors that

influence a childs leaning at school!

Congratulations to our very own Jessica Nopthaisong of

5JH and Grace Cenere of Grade 6, who submitted their

own vocal recordings to participate in this Virtual Youth

Choir debut performance of What If at the Glasgow 2014

Commonwealth Games, in association with UNICEF.

Well done Singers!

Heres some more information on the Conductor, Eric

Whitacre

Sally Oxenberry, ES Music Teacher

soxenberry@unishanoi.org