IN THIS WEEK`S TIN TUC - The Highlights

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UNIS Hanoi’s Weekly Community Newsletter
NEXT WEEK...
MONDAY, 17 FEBRUARY
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K1 HS Field Trip, 11:30-12:45
ISA Test - Parent Info, 18:00-19:00, Community Room
TUESDAY, 18 FEBRUARY
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Grade 10 Personal Project Due Date
MS Boys and Girls Soccer, 16:00-17:00, Sports Fields
Korean Parent Meeting with the Head of School,
18:00-20:00, Community Room
Volume 20, Edition 21, Friday 14 February
SATURDAY, 22 FEBRUARY
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COMING SOON...
MONDAY, 24 FEBRUARY
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WEDNESDAY, 19 FEBRUARY
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APAC Theatre, Shanghai American School - Puxi,
China 19-23 Feb
APAC Band, Taejon Christian International School,
Korea 19-23 Feb
SMP 2015-2020 Planning Task Force Meeting, 7:00-8:30
Conference Room
K1RT/HS/MA Field Trips 9:15-10:30/10:30-11:15/
11:15-12:30
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MRISA Junior Soccer Tournament, UNIS, 20-23 Feb
K1RT Field Trip, 11:30-12:45
Grade 5 PYP Exhibition Parent Info Session 18:0019:00, Community Room
FRIDAY, 21 FEBRUARY
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ASA and UMA Session 2 End
K1MA Field Trip 11:30-12:45
UK University Fair, 13:15-14:00
Outside the Common Room
Student Led Tech Session - Parent Info Session 8:30-9:30,
Library Projection Room
Campus Development Plan Task Force Meeting 17:3019:00, Conference Room
MONDAY, 25 FEBRUARY
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Grade 10 Personal Project Exhibition 18:00-19:30, Centre
for the Arts
WEDNESDAY, 26 FEBRUARY
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THURSDAY, 20 FEBRUARY
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No Saturday Soccer
Board Committee Appreciation 19:00-21:30
MRISA Arts Festival, Int’l School Eastern Seaboard,
Thailand 26 Feb - 2 Mar
K2 Exhibition for Parents 26-28 Feb
Grade 5 to MS Curriculum Transition Parent Info 18:0019:00, Library Central Area
THURSDAY, 27 FEBRUARY
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K2 Performing Arts Celebration 9:00-10:30, Theatre
UMA Concert 18:00-19:30, Theatre
FRIDAY, 28 FEBRUARY
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ES Snack Sale Morning 8:30-11:00, ES Playgrounds
Parent Strategies for Appropriate Technology Use
8:30-10:00, Library Projection Room
SATURDAY, 1 MARCH
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UNIS Aquathlon
UNIS HS 7’s Soccer Tournament 8:30-17:30, UNIS
IN THIS WEEK’S TIN TUC - The Highlights...
Notes from the Head of School (p.2)
Vietnam Tech Conference (p.3)
From the MSHS Principal (p.4-6)
Parent Info Sessions (p.11-12)
UK University Fair (p.13)
Library Online Resource (p.14)
100th Day Celebration (p.15)
MRISA Soccer is coming to UNIS
Hanoi (p.7-8)
Train with Real Madrid for real! (p.9)
Canteen Voucher Updates (p.10)
G10 Personal Project Exhibition (p.5)
Tet Bag Thank you!! (p.16)
Health and Well-being in the spotlight
(p.17)
Spring Fair coming soon. We need
YOU! (p.18)
Notes from the Head of School
I am pleased to mention that we are
hosting 170 professional educators mainly
from international schools in Vietnam
here at UNIS this coming weekend for a
conference centered on Technology. Our
own faculty members are leading several
sessions and we have approximately 33%
of our teaching staff giving up their weekend to participate.
This conference is more fully explained in the next page
but we are enthusiastic about thought leaders in the world
of enhanced learning through effective use of technology.
Also, in our efforts to stay connected to members of our
parent community, I am holding meetings with our largest
non-English speaking populations this year. The first
meeting will be with the Korean parents and will be held
on Tuesday, 18 February at 18:00 in the Centre For the
Arts Black Box. Translation will be provided. Meetings
with the Vietnamese and Japanese parents will be held later
in the Spring.
plan to attend to attend the games next Friday and
Saturday on our fields.
Respectfully,
Dr. Barder, hos@unishanoi.org
We wish all the best to
who left UNIS Hanoi this week
&
Welcome to UNIS Hanoi
Finally, we are hosting the MRISA Junior Soccer
Tournament here at UNIS Hanoi next weekend. We are
still in need of families to host so please contact Mr.
Kraetzer in the Activities Office at da@unishanoi.org if
you are willing and able to have a couple of Middle School
students from other MRISA schools for three nights. And
Please register your child by submitting an enquiry form at
www.unishanoi.org.
Applications will be available at the end of February.
For assistance contact admissions@unishanoi.org
or 37581551 extension 8220 / 8217.
UNIS Hanoi hosts major technology conference
After lunch, a change of pace, with an exciting afternoon
of 34 different presentations for delegates to explore; from
digital literacy in the Early Years to 3D Printing and Math,
Creating a MOOC in Hanoi, Minecraft Gamification and
Geogebra!
The conversations will continue with Cocktails at the
Intercontinental Hanoi Westlake (conference sponsors)
and on Sunday morning, delegates will have the choice of a
further 20 workshops featuring leadership workshops,
ePortfolios and even “Driven to Digital Distraction!”.
This weekend more than 170 educators from 30 different
schools and organizations, from 6 different countries, on 3
different continents will converge on UNIS Hanoi for 52
workshops in 3 days!
The popularity of VTC 2014 builds on the success of the
inaugural conference held last year at Saigon South
International School and it promises to be an inspirational
weekend for all!
UNIS Hanoi is hosting the Vietnam Tech Conference
2014, an annual educational technology conference
targeting international schools in Vietnam and
designed for teachers, administrators and support staff
to network, share effective practices and continue to
move the use of technology forward.
UNIS Hanoi (founding partners of the conference with
Saigon South International School) is hosting this
conference for the first time and we are delighted to be
leading what promises to be an exhilarating programme,
thanks to our team of passionate presenters and generous
support from sponsors; Finalsite, 21st Century Learning,
Intercontinental Hanoi Westlake and FPT.
Launching the conference theme (Learning, Responsibility,
Community) will be our keynote speaker, Patrick Green Apple Distinguished educator, Google certified teacher and
trainer, leading Google Bootcamp presenter and closing
speaker at Google Summit in Kuala Lumpur; recognized as
a You Tube ‘star teacher’ and someone with extensive
experience in supporting teachers in “flipping” the
classroom.
Following on his heels will be a giant Speedgeek in our
Sports Centre, during which our 170 delegates will be able
to ‘sample’ some of the upcoming presentations and gain a
quick (6 minute!) insight into a range of 18 different,
fascinating ways of integrating technology with learning.
Fast and furious fun!
Visit the conference website: http://vtc.unishanoi.org/
Follow us on Twitter @VietnamTechConf
Follow our Instagram feed @vntechconference
Email the VTC2014 team: vtc2014@unishanoi.org
VTC 2014 Team: Ed Gilbreath, Michelle Matias, Paul
Swanson, Janet Field, Emma Silva and Ha Dinh
Notes from the Middle and High School Principal
Dear MSHS Families,
Happy New Year from the MSHS! I hope
everyone enjoyed a relaxing Tet Break? It
has been several weeks since I have
contributed to the Tin Tuc. My absence in
print has been due to teacher recruitment
activities. Each year our Head of School
and the Division Principals spend a great deal of time and
energy recruiting faculty. To secure the very best faculty
UNIS Hanoi attends recruitment fairs where highly
qualified teaching candidates interview with school
administrators. This year the UNIS Admin Team attended
recruitment fairs in Melbourne, Bangkok, London, Cedar
Falls (Iowa), and Boston. The competition among schools
for talented educators is fierce. Fortunately UNIS Hanoi is
a highly sought after school among international educators.
Nevertheless, it is a long and exhaustive process but well
worth the effort. One of the most important elements in a
top caliber school is the ability to hire and retain highly
qualified student centered educators. As such, I am happy
to report that we have secured a cohort of fantastic
teachers who are thrilled to be joining the UNIS
community for the 2014-2015 school year.
Semester 1 Reports were made available on ISIS family
shortly before Tet Break. As such, Honor Roll (GPA: 6.0 –
6.49) and Principal’s List (GPA: 6.5 and above) were
calculated. Students earning Honor Roll or Principal’s List
status as well as those who were awarded Grade Level
Awards were recognized during separate MS and HS
assemblies. Please see the list of MSHS award recipients on
pages 5-6.
Trip Week is coming! Just a reminder that students in
Grades 6 – 11 will participate in UNIS Hanoi’s grade level
Trip Week programme. Trip Week will take place March 17
– 21. Grade Level Leaders will be sending trip overviews
home in the very near future.
Upcoming:
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Feb. 19 – 23: APAC Theatre (Shanghai) and Band
(Taejon) Festivals.
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Feb. 20 – 23: MRISA Junior Soccer (UNIS).
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Feb. 26, 18:00: Transition from Grade 5 to Grade
6 Parent Evening.
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Late February – Mid March: MSHS Course
Registration for the 2014-2015 school year.
Information regarding required subjects, academic
expectations and elective offerings will be
forthcoming.
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March 17 – 21: MSHS Trip Week
Enjoy a relaxing weekend and stay warm!
Warm regards,
Pete Kennedy mshsprincipal@unishanoi.org
APAC Theatre and Band 2013
Middle School Honour Rolls and Awards
GRADE 6
Anna Jang
GRADE 7
Uyen Trinh
Ela Kalra
KHushi Kapoor
Rohan Gowda
Jina Park
GRADE 6
My Anh Truong
Ju Yeon Kim
Ting Chih (Tiffany) Cheng
Sung Eun Kim
Liam Hollis
Lara Wertheim
Chi Phan
Min Hyung (Roy) Lee
GRADE 8
Joel Akio Tamura
Na Yeon Kim
Hosana Tagomori
GRADE 7
Predtheev Ravi
Hana Hayashi
Alicia Dziedzic
Shimli Satpathy
Gia Han Le
Phuong Le
Marcelle-Marie Villars
Hazel Kevlihan
Giang Le
Eliza Tu Thi Stelmach
Ju Yeon Park
Eui Sung (Brian) Lee
Nadya Suprobo
Khanh Linh Duong
GRADE 6
Commitment to Studies
Chi Phan
Ju Yeon Kim
GRADE 7
Commitment to Studies
Linnea Niklasson
Adelaide Charlier
Courage and Risk-Taking
Andreas Jorgensen
Leadership
Uyen Trinh
Leadership
Anna Jang
Caring and Kindness
Farhah Hisamuddin
Kushi Kapoor
Hazel Kevlihan
Caring and Kindness
Josephine Nahoum
Jonathan Lai
Positivity
Parnika Mathur
Richard Dang
Citizenship & Commitment to UN
Principles
Peter Haug
Liam Hollis
Creative Excellence
So Yeon Kim
My Anh Truong
Positivity
Jung Hwan (Jay) Lee
Commitment to UN Principles
Marcelle-Marie Villars
Rohan Gowda
GRADE 8
Joel Akio Tamura
Na Yeon Kim
Hosana Tagomori
GRADE 8
Commitment to Studies
Long Than
Leadership
Natania Hui Ting Peh
Caring and Kindness
Carolina Maffei
Citizenship & Commitment to
UN Principles
Joel Tamura
Creative Excellence
Min Joo (Alice) Choi
High School Honour Rolls and Awards
CONGRATULATIONS
GRADE 9
Seyon Park
Young Ju Lee
GRADE 10
Linh Vo
Jin Sun (Sunny) Park
GRADE 9
Yoon Zoo Gee
Giang Nguyen
Shweta Mondal
Hoi Yoon Jung,
Trine Marielle Wik
Elizabeth Phan
Ngoc Trai Nguyen
Kimberley Van Anh
Knaggs
Henryk Le Hai
GRADE 11
Nam Nguyen
Tae Jun Park
Duong Nguyen
Viet Than
YoungNan Kim
Na Young Kim
So Yeon Jeong
Jonas Fiebrantz
Thu (Rosie) Tran
Devin Cheong
So Hee Jeong
Gillian Vallely
Quynh Anh Do
Jae Young Yoo
Veronica Lai
Minh Anh Nguyen
Duong Vu
Trung Tran
Hae Ji Noh
GRADE 12
Maximilian Tang
Shefali Satpathy
Seung Hyung Sohn
Eun Bee Ko
My Tran
Son Le
Mana Muchaku
Chi Mai
Hyun Su Hwang
Hanna Tagomori
Tuan Anh Nguyen
Minh Nguyen
Yerim Kim
Maho Wakui,
Ngoc Le
Tae Young Jeong
Alan Wichink-Kruit
Nils Jaranovs
GRADE 10
Phuong Ly
Awua Buahin
Chihyun Ryu
Nina McLean
Ewa Dung Lachman
GRADE 11
Kim Lan Mallon,
Animesh Sakorikar
Van Do
Hung Nguyen
Victoria Cortes Freeman
Thanh Le
Sze Kate Tang
Min Jeong Kang
Sidney Hong
Khanh An Vu
Kenna Valles
Soo Hyun Park
GRADE 12
Kyung Hyea Hyun
Phuong Le
Hiong Lin Tam
Anna Le Hai
Lucas Prytz
Taku Aiga
Tiara Le Calvez
Partho Mondal
Emma Simson van
Dijkhuizen
Hai Anh Nguyen
Quynh Anh Do
Phong Hoa
Minh Ho
GRADE 9
Learner Laureate
Seyon Park
GRADE 10
Learner Laureate
Linh Vo
GRADE 11
Learner Laureate
Jonas Fiebrantz
GRADE 12
Learner Laureate
My Tran
Leadership Award
Kimberly Knaggs
Leadership Award
Michael Emblem
Leadership Award
Duong Nguyen
Leadership Award
Jamie Trees
Citizenship Award
Anh Phuong Nguyen
Citizenship Award
Seung Yoo Yang
Citizenship Award
Tae Jung Park
Citizenship Award
Jessica Van den Brink
Humanitarian Award
Marielle Wik
Humanitarian Award
Awua Buahin
Humanitarian Award
Kim Mallon
Humanitarian Award
Aincre Evans
On February 21-22,
UNIS Hanoi will be
hosting an
international soccer
tournament. The
2014 MRISA Middle
School Soccer
Championships will involve 16 teams from 4 countries
and 160 players. This is truly an international tournament,
with players representing more than 30 different
nationalities. UNIS Hanoi will welcome the following
MRISA schools to our campus:
 Hanoi International School (HIS)
 International School Eastern Seaboard (ISE)
 International School Ho Chi Minh City (ISHCMC)
 International School of Phnom Penh (ISPP)
 Northbridge International School (NISC)
Three UNIS Hanoi teams will be participating in the
tournament – the MRISA Boys and Girls, plus the UNIS
Blue Girls (see photo bellows from left to right) who are
replacing a team which was unable to attend. We wish all
teams and their coaches the best of luck!
There should be some great soccer action over the two
days of the tournament. The UNIS Community is invited
to come out and support this important school event and
cheer on the home teams. See the detailed schedule on
page…..
 Saigon South International School (SSIS)
Thank you for supporting UNIS Hanoi Activities!!
 Vientiane International School (VIS)
GO PHOENIX!!!
On February 20-23 teams from the seven other MRISA
schools will join our UNIS Hanoi boys and girls in
competing for the 2014 MRISA MS Soccer
Championship. The tournament itself will take place over
two days – February 21 and 22.
the following attachments to give you additional
information about hosting:
For this tournament UNIS Hanoi will be hosting 120
visiting athletes. We still really need help from the UNIS
school community in providing homestay accommodations
for our guests. If you could help support this school-wide
event, by having some visiting athletes stay at your home,
we would really appreciate your contributions. Please read
To sign-up to be a host family for MRISA Soccer, please
complete this form and return it to the UNIS Hanoi
Activities Office as soon as possible.
MRISA Jr. Soccer Hosting Letter
Host Family Expectations
Thank you for supporting UNIS Hanoi Activities!!
GO PHOENIX!!!
Boys Group A:
Boys Group B
Girls Group A:
Girls Group B
1st - UNIS
2nd - NISC
1st - UNIS A
2nd - ISPP
4th - ISPP
3rd - ISE
4th - ISHCMC
3rd - VIS
5th - SSIS
6th - HIS
5th - HIS
6th - SSIS
8th - ISHCMC
7th - VIS
8th - ISE
7th - UNIS B
Time
Field #1
Field #2
08:10
Opening Ceremony / Team Photographs
Girls Group A
UNIS A vs. ISE
Boys Group B
10:00
ISE vs. HIS
Girls Group B
11:00
VIS vs. SSIS
11:45 - 12:30 LUNCH BREAK
Boys Group A
12:30
ISPP vs. SSIS
Girls Group B
13:30
SSIS vs. ISPP
Boys Group A
14:30
SSIS vs. UNIS
Girls Group A
15:30
UNIS A vs. ISHCMC
Boys Group B
16:30
NISC vs. ISE
09:00
17:30
09:30
10:30
Girls Group A
ISHCMC vs. HIS
Boys Group B
NISC vs. VIS
Girls Group A
HIS vs. UNIS A
Girls Group B
ISPP vs. UNIS B
Boys Group A
UNIS vs. ISHCMC
Girls Group A
ISE vs. ISHCMC
Boys Group B
HIS vs. NISC
Girls Group B
UNIS B vs. VIS
Boys Group A
ISHCMC vs. ISPP
Girls Group B
ISPP vs. VIS
Boys Group A
UNIS vs. ISPP
Boys Group B
VIS vs. ISE
Girls Group A
HIS vs. ISE
Boys Group B
HIS vs. VIS
Girls Group B
SSIS vs. UNIS B
Boys Group A
SSIS vs. ISHCMC
BUSES DEPART / Homestays Picked-Up by Hosts
Boys – A3 vs. B4
vs.
Girls - A4 vs. B3
vs.
11:30
12:15 – 13:00 LUNCH BREAK
Boys - 7/8 Game
13:00
vs.
Girls – 7/8 Game
14:00
vs.
Girls - A3 vs. B4
vs.
Boys - A1 vs. B2
vs.
Girls - A1 vs. B2
vs.
Boys - A4 vs. B3
vs.
Boys - B1 vs. A2
vs.
Girls - B1 vs. A2
vs.
Boys - 3/4 Game
vs.
Girls – 3/4 Game
vs.
Boys Plate Final
vs.
Girls Plate Final
vs.
Boys Final
vs.
Girls Final
vs.
15:00
16:00
17:30
18:30
19:15
Field #3
PLAYERS & COACHES BANQUET (UNIS Canteen)
AWARDS CEREMONY (UNIS Theatre)
BUSES DEPART / Homestays Picked-Up by Hosts
UNIS Hanoi is delighted to partner with
Vietnam Football Passion Academy to
offer an exciting opportunity for all our
budding soccer stars… A chance to train
with the Official Youth Coaches from the
world famous Real Madrid Football Club,
here at UNIS Hanoi!
And as a school committed to giving back to our local
community we will be offering the same opportunity to
disadvantaged Vietnamese children through our Service
Learning Programme partners!
In April we will be organizing two, week-long Football
Clinics in partnership with Football Passion Vietnam and
their local soccer academy, which will run concurrently at
UNIS Hanoi from Monday to Friday.
 The Soccer Clinic for our Service Partners will take
place from 14:00 to 15:45 (by invitation only)
 The Soccer Clinic for UNIS Hanoi Students and other
soccer fans in the Hanoi area will take place from 16:15
to 18:00
The cost to participate in the five after school sessions
will be 350 USD (which includes an official Real Madrid
training uniform)
www.frmhanoi.com
Register online from today to take advantage of a special
early reservation for UNIS Hanoi students.
Places are limited, so take advantage of this early
registration before it opens to the public following a press
conference with the visiting Real Madrid Youth Coach on
Thursday February 20 at the Crowne Plaza West
Hanoi hotel.
For more information and to register for your place today:
www.frmhanoi.com
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact
either Emma Silva, Director of Advancement at
doa@unishanoi.org or Lionel Wong, General Director of
Vietnam Football Passion Academy at
vfpacademy@gmail.com.
UNIS Hanoi Canteen voucher update
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Starting Monday March 3rd newly designed
canteen vouchers with improved security
features will be introduced at the UNIS
Hanoi canteen.
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All old tickets will be accepted until Friday
March 21st for food purchases, and can also
be exchanged for new tickets during this 3
week period.
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From March 26th onwards ONLY new vouchers will be accepted. No
exchanges will be possible after this date.
They have worked independently for the past few months
on a project of their choice. At the exhibition, students will
share their products and show what they have learnt.
What: Presentations followed by open
exhibition
Where: Centre for the Arts - Theatre
Date: Tuesday, 25 February, 18:00-19:30
Who: Grade 10 parents, Grade 9 students
and parents, anyone else who is
interested
K1 needs you!
Have you been on an exciting holiday? Do you have photographs, videos,
maps, tickets, souvenirs or postcards to share? After the TET holiday, K1
will be tuning in to their new Unit of Inquiry and we would love for you to
come and talk with us about your adventures. Click on this link to sign up!
A little ISA background….
 In October 2013, over 33 000 students in 129 schools
worldwide took the ISA test.
 Combined with figures from the February test session,
Parents of students in Grades 3-9 should have received
an email from the school office earlier this week
informing them how to access the ISA report through
ISIS.
Please join us on Monday, 17 February in the
Community Room from 18:00-18:45 for an
information session on the ISA report and to have an
opportunity to ask any questions you may have about the
test in general.
We will run through the following topics and then have
time for questions:

What is the ISA and who takes this test?
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How do we read the parent report?
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What data does the school receive about your
child?
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How does the school use the data from ISA?
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Why has the school chosen to use ISA?
Please consider attending this session if you are new to
UNIS Hanoi or to the ISA test. If you wish to follow up
your child’s results, you may arrange a time with the
relevant teacher by contacting the Elementary or
Middle/High Schools’ offices.
this means that over 300 schools now use ISA every
year.
 The test takes into account the cultural diversity of
students who will take it, and schools are compared
against those with a similar English language learner
profile.
Each year, UNIS Hanoi administers two standardized tests:
 International Students’ Assessment (ISA)
 Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)
These are complementary and each has its own advantages.
It is very important to remember that this type of test is
independent of the school’s curriculum and its main
purpose is to triangulate our own assessment data and the
observations we make as students learn. The other purpose
is to enable us to make comparisons with other schools to
ensure we are maintaining a good quality programme of
teaching and learning.
In addition to ISA, we offer the Measures of Academic
Progress (MAP) tests in the autumn and again in the spring.
The main differences between ISA and MAP are as
follows:
 Once a year
 Twice a year
 Paper and pencil test
 Online test
 Mathematics, reading and
 Mathematics and
two writing tasks (narrative
and expository)
 Varied responses including
open-ended writing,
explaining reasoning and
generating ideas
 Test items are aligned with
the Programme of
International Student
Assessment (PISA) skills
framework in Reading and
Mathematical literacy
reading
 Multiple choice
responses
 Test items are
aligned with the
Descartes skills
continua that are, in
turn, aligned with the
US common core
curriculum
You can read more about the ISA test on its website.
Janet Field, Director of Learning dol@unishanoi.org
A joint SCO Parent/Tech session was held on Tuesday, 14
January. Our discussion centered around four main areas:
 Physical
 Social
 Educational
 Digital Citizenship
You can click on SCO Parent Session to find the
information from our joint meeting.
Come and hear from the students some of the
exciting ways that they are using technology in
their classes. Elementary students will be
showcasing their work with blogs and digital
portfolios, Middle School students will be sharing
their ideas about gamification of education
through Minecraft and the value of digital
citizenship, and High School students will show
how they have created “flipped classrooms” of
their own. Please email
techdirector@unishanoi.org if you plan to attend
the session.
All UNIS student tablets
have a program called ManicTime installed. ManicTime
tracks student use of programs on the tablet. ManicTime
was installed in order to help students make better
decisions about their use of their tablet. If you are
interested in looking at the data from your own child,
simply send an email to techdirector@unishanoi.org and
we will use the workshop to help you understand what the
results actually mean. We will also show you how to access
the data yourselves in order to have conversations with
your child regarding tablet use.
: Get to know about
tech tools and parent tips that work! This is the chance to
share practical examples of successful use of technology in
school and at home. Speedgeeking works exactly
like Speed Dating - we will introduce you to a great variety
of ideas in a short amount of time. Parent volunteers
needed! Please email mmatias@unishanoi.org if you are
interested in sharing during the session.
: Find out how UNIS Hanoi is
working to lead the region in educational technology and
innovative learning. We’ll be sharing the UNIS technology
vision, goals, and the ways that we are working to make
those goals a reality here in Hanoi.
Kind regards,
Edward L Gilbreath, Director of Technology
techdirector@unishanoi.org
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to 2nd year entry at Birkbeck University of London,
Coventry, London South Bank, UCLAN, Sunderland. Also
special International Foundation leading to Year 1 in top
London universities –UCL, LSE, Queen Mary, Goldsmiths
etc.
www.kic-org.uk
Diploma/Year One programmes at West of England,
Nottingham Trent University, Brighton. Fast-track
Foundation into Liverpool, Glasgow, Westminster,
Sheffield.
www.keele.ac.uk
Diploma/Year One programmes at Plymouth,
Portsmouth, Anglia Ruskin (Cambridge), Birmingham City,
Edinburgh Napier, Robert Gordon, Brunel (West
London), Hertfordshire. Special fast-Track 2 year Business
degree at Anglia Ruskin.
Navitas also offers pathway to universities in the USA
such as: University of Massachusetts (Boston, Dartmouth,
Lowell), New Hampshire University, Western Kentucky,
and universities in Canada as Simon Fraser University,
Manitoba University.
 Keele is a forward-thinking, innovative university well
known for its wide range of dual major degrees
 International scholarships of £2,000 for
undergraduates.
London South Bank, Coventry, Sunderland, UCLAN
Scholarships of up to 50% for Foundation, Diploma and
Pre-Masters.
UNIS Hanoi Library Portal contains essential usernames & passwords
Online Resources ES & Online Resources MSHS
Explore the updated online encyclopedia
from Encyclopaedia Britannica with hundreds of
thousands of articles, biographies, videos, images, and web
sites. Available at a variety of reading levels.
TumbleBooks are animated, talking Fiction and Nonfiction
books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format
they'll love.
Discovery – Grade 4
Grade 3 – Adult
Britannica Image Quest contains nearly 3 million rightscleared images for educational use from some of the best
collections in the world. Each image comes with citations
and complete metadata, including the source, the copyright
holder, caption, and keywords.
Grades 2 – Adult
Health Reference Center contains thousands of
hyperlinked entries organized into four major categories:
conditions and diseases, mental health, health and wellness,
and body systems. It defines and provides clear
information on the causes, cures, key research, medical
terms, symptoms, and treatments and trends in each field
of study.
Grade 8 – Adult
Reference articles, magazines articles, academic journals,
news articles, primary source documents, images, videos,
audio files and links to vetted websites
Grades 8 – Adult
Highly engaging, modern & fresh animated content for
kids, parents and teachers with 100's of short movies
explaining concepts from across the curriculum. Includes
Brain Pop Jr for younger students and Brain Pop ESL for
English learners.
Grade K - 8
Grade 1 celebrated the 100th Day of school on Tuesday
February 11 with a shared snack and then a variety of 100
related activities. Finding 100, building 100, designing 100,
ordering 100, creating with 100 and listening to a 100 story,
to name some of them. Finally, we took a photo of us all in
the shape of 100! We had such a fun day – many thanks to
all the G1 families for the snack contributions from home.
On Tuesday February 11, K2 students celebrated their
100th Day of school. They shared, counted and compared
their 100 object collections, and participated with
enthusiasm in a wide range of activities based on the
number 100. Most popular activities were: make a necklace
using 100 fruit loops, make a number line using handprints,
make 100 day glasses and play ‘race to 100’ using dice, ten
frames, tally marks and 100 chart.
Thank you for supporting local families at Tet Time!
A group investigating School Culture and Partnerships
for Learning is looking at a variety of community-related
issues including:
How do we know we are providing a good, supportive
environment in terms of students’ health and wellbeing?
UNIS faculty and staff are currently exploring this question
as part of a wider school self-study that is taking place over
the next few months. Such a self-study is a key part of
being a reflective learning community dedicated to
continuous improvement.
STANDARD F1
A school climate characterized by fairness, trust, and
mutual respect shall support student learning and well
-being.
This covers:
 “A culture of shared responsibility for the social and
emotional well-being and protection of students is
promoted by the school leadership and teachers through
programmes to address awareness, prevention and
responsiveness to issues such as child abuse, sexual
harassment, substance abuse, hazing and bullying, and
discrimination in any form.”
The self-study is part of a process set by the Council of
International Schools (http://www.cois.org/) and the
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (http://
www.acswasc.org/). These accreditation agencies provide
standards and indicators against which we measure
ourselves. In its regular accreditation cycle, UNIS Hanoi
has reached the mid-point of a 10-year accreditation period
and so we are currently reflecting on the school’s current
stage of development, prior to compiling a Five Year
report.
 “policies, procedures, and practices that promote and
What standards apply to health and well-being?
 Celebration of students’ efforts and achievements
The CIS standards address student health and well-being in
several ways. Under the umbrella of Access to Teaching
and Learning, the self-study looks at learning support,
language support, counselling and health services.
STANDARD E5
The school shall provide appropriate health care and
promote the practices of healthy living to serve student
well-being and enhance access to learning
opportunities.
This covers:
 Health care services on campus and at school events
 Programmes, services and an environment that
address the physical, emotional, and social well-being of
students and staff.”
 Appreciation of diversity and a climate of mutual respect
 Fairness in dealing with students’ concerns
 Confidentiality of personal information
Each standard is being investigated by a committee of
faculty and staff, including those with specific
responsibilities in these areas. They will make evidencebased evaluations and suggest areas for development. The
self-study is informed by data from the annual climate
survey that invites parents, students, staff and board
members to express their views - you may remember
contributing to this last November. Representatives of
other stakeholder groups will be consulted later in the
process, which will continue until our visit from the
representatives of WASC and CIS in December 2014.
Janet Field, Director of Learning dol@unishanoi.org
encourages the adoption of healthy lifestyle choices
 Building awareness of local health services and
requirements, and potential health concerns
 Building understanding and responding to potential
health hazards in the local and wider community.
To access our monthly meeting notes please click this
link.
The main purpose of the Spring Fair is to celebrate our
diverse community! It's about HAVING FUN
TOGETHER, SHARING our CULTURES and
DIVERSITY, and GETTING INVOLVED so we can
grow CLOSER and STRONGER as a community. We
ALL have so much to give! Please do not sit on the sidelines! WE NEED YOU TO MAKE THIS FAIR A
SUCCESS! It doesn’t take much…a positive attitude,
willingness to get involved, some time and your passion to
make this day inspirational.
Country Tables: WE ARE LOOKING FOR ALL
COUNTRIES TO BE REPRESENTED! (We have over
60 Nationalities represented in our school). So far countries
that have signed up to participate this year are:
UK, Italy, Japan, Canada, Vietnam, Thailand, USA,
Philippines, Chile, Korea, Australia, Germany,
Malaysia, India, Hungary, South Africa
Do contact us if:
 Your country is still not in this list (we can help you with
ideas)
 You want to help or get involved with a country that
already has a team behind it
 If you are the only family representing your country at
UNIS Hanoi, YOU CAN STILL HAVE A TABLE!
You can do something as simple as a drink stand, selling
baked goods OR something as creative as only your
imagination can invent - it doesn't have to be food
related – how you organize your table is up to you!
This FAMILY EVENT is a
chance for you and your
children to show off your
country and share your culture
with the rest of our UNIS Hanoi
community
You have nothing to lose and
everything to gain, including fun
with your children, pride in your
country and a great way to meet other people who are
sharing the UNIS journey with you! NO EXCUSES!! GET
INVOLVED!
For all Country Table enquires please contact: Michiko
Kadono at michikokadono@gmail.com
If you are interested in having a Garage Sale Stand (want
to get read of furniture, toys, and things that you don’t
know where to keep anymore?): Contact Pippa Wood at
pippa.phoenix@gmail.com
If you are interested in having a Commercial Stand (for
small business of school parents ONLY) Contact Natalia
Tasovac at natasovac@gmail.com
We need you ALL to make this another memorable event
for our community!!
Check out the website for more background information
about the Spring Fair and photos from last year!
If you want to help but still don’t know how please contact
Paulina Pineda paulinapineda@hotmail.com.