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On Friday, we organised the Phase 2 Exhibition where parents could come and get a good idea of the work students in Year 3&4 have been doing this term. Additionally, this was an opportunity for Phase 2 children to develop and practice their English-speaking skills.

For the Big Draw week, our school focused on the theme “Mindfulness”. In the foyer every morning and at lunch break for the whole week, there have been a multitude of ways for our students to be mindful and let their creativity flow.

Wednesday (9th October) lunch time saw the return of our termly Live Lunch concert series with students from Secondary taking to the stage in the school’s central reception area.

On Wednesday, Ms Naomi Skinner, a Primary teacher from our sister BIS school in Ho Chi Minh City, did a presentation to the Primary students about her 2,200km charity run from Hanoi all the way to Ho Chi Minh City. All the funds raised from the run will go directly to charities that support vulnerable Vietnamese children.

During our trip to the post office, the students bought stamps, placed it on the envelopes and dropped them in the post boxes themselves. Learning outside the classroom setting always creates fun and meaningful memories for children.

The Friends of BIS parents’ group enjoyed a visit to the Tam Dao Bear Sanctuary on Monday this week. The parents gained a better knowledge and understanding of the sanctuary’s facilities, the Community service programmes that are open to BIS students and, most importantly, the issues surrounding bear bile farming and what Tam Dao are doing to try and stop it.

On Friday 27th September 2019, BIS Hanoi hosted the International Schools of Hanoi University Fair 2019 at our campus. There were more than 150 universities from 20 different countries in attendance with over 30 workshops for Year 11-13 students from BIS Hanoi and UNIS as well as parents.

On Wednesday 25th September, students in Years 7-10 took part in our termly House Maths competition. This term, the competition was Sprint Maths and the atmosphere was electric with students being determined to be the quickest to the teacher and lots of friendly competition between the teams!

On Tuesday, we were delighted to welcome Mr Norval - a representative from Wilderness Foundation Africa - to BIS Hanoi. The visitor, with Duc Tuan (Year 12), delivered a presentation to Key Stage 4&5 students about the pleight of rhinos in the wild and the projects being worked on to maintain the population of these incredible animals.

The Junior round of The Global Round of World Scholar's Cup (WSC) 2019 has recently taken place in Manila. A BIS Hanoi team of Bao Linh, Quynh Anh and Kim Ngan were incredibly successful at the competition and achieved qualification for the Tournament of Champions at Yale University in November 2019!

At BIS, we are always seeking to improve our learning environment for students. Several changes have been made to our Art rooms which you will notice when visiting the campus. The changes will enable students to work collaboratively, challenge their creativity and thus, facilitate them in becoming masters in any discipline they interest in.

The Moon Festival is one of the most highly anticipated events for students and teachers at BIS Hanoi. All students from Primary to Secondary join in the fun and were excited to participate in activities such as making moon cakes, dancing and singing songs to celebrate the Moon Festival.

35 US Universities including New York University, Suffolk University, Northwestern in Qatar, Florida Institute of Tech., Universities of Iowa, Florida, Tulsa, Houston and many more participated in the fair.

On September 12, our Friends of BIS parents group went on a tour of the Hanoi Old Quarter to celebrate the Moon Festival. They had a wonderful time strolling through the streets of the Old Quarter and experiencing the Moon Festival like a local. Thanks to the tour, we were able to see many friendships beginning to form within our parents’ community!

Applying for the elusive position to be the Primary School leaders of Hanoi, Saigon, Dalat and Hue - Year 6 articulated their understanding of this leadership role with confidence.

On Friday morning, Trung Tien Tran and Valerie Lua – our Head Boy & Head Girl – made their first speech in front of Secondary students as well as teachers. The whole auditorium was inspired by their speech and we are looking forward to an exciting year ahead with new changes in the Student Leadership structure.

Year 2 had a very exciting morning on Thursday this week when they were surprised with a tea party! The tea party was to help them develop their understanding of the nouns and adjectives used in the story as well as bringing the story to life.

The results are in! After careful consideration, Valerie Lua and Trung Tien Tran (both are in Year 13) have been chosen as our first-ever Head Girl & Head Boy at BIS Hanoi! This year, the structure of the Student Council would change with its members comprising the elected leaders of each Key Stage with the final Council being chaired by a Head Girl and Head Boy.

Our instrumental lessons for the 2019/2020 calendar year with lessons resuming on Monday 9th September. Deadline extended for instrumental lesson sign-ups until Tuesday, September 3rd.

It was wonderful to see so many parents in attendance at our "Meet the Librarian & Meet the Teacher" session last Tuesday. Please don’t worry if you were unable to attend these sessions, we will share the information with you this week via email.