Weekly Highlights 26/01/2024

Mr. Simon Higham, Principal

Dear Parents

Thank you for engaging and connecting again with the weekly edition of The Highlights. As always, your time is appreciated, and we hope you continue to find it a useful tool to celebrate the many successes across our school and learn more about all the forthcoming events.

Each year, we send out our Parent Satisfaction Survey to listen to your feedback which allows us to better understand what you think we are doing well and most importantly, how we can be even better year on year.

Back in 2020, parents asked us to:

• Further improve our IT teaching facilities and other technology provision across the school.

• Utilise and enhance our outdoor sporting facilities across the campus.

• Enhance our outdoor spaces for swimming and general sporting activity.

Since then, we have a new state of the art astro turf pitch and opened our second swimming pool.

Your feedback made a difference!

Last year (2022 - 2023 Survey), you asked for more opportunities to improve parental awareness of and participation in our Nord Anglia Education programmes such as: Global Campus, Global Expeditions, Juilliard Performing Arts and UNICEF

 
Through parent BVIS Connect sessions, extensive participation in Global Campus completions/events and a groundbreaking residential to our NAE school in Houston and NASA at the end of this year, we trust that more parents are now aware of our unique collaborations and their positive impact on our students’ learning.

Your feedback made a difference!



This year, our target is to achieve a 50% response rate for the survey, but we can only do this with your help.

Make a difference today and complete the 2023-24 Parent Satisfaction survey that can be accessed through the link on the email body from today’s Highlights.

Remember, your feedback matters – help us make that difference today!

School Photographs

Your child (ren’s) individual and class photos are available to view and order using the information on the hard copy order form that your child(ren) brought home last week.

If you have any questions relating to accessing/purchasing these pictures, please contact Pret-a-Portrait customer services directly via Zalo using the link and QR code below.

They want to hear from you and help answer any questions you may have and support you through the ordering process.

 

TET Fair 2024

We are looking forward to seeing all BVIS parents at this Sunday’s TET Fair 2024.



Personally, this is one of my top highlights of the academic year and I can’t wait to see all the vibrant and colourful decorations, experience the uplifting performances, play traditional Vietnamese games and of course, sample the wonderful array of tasty food from across the country.

Chuc Mung Nam Moi!

Save the Date: Sunday 28th January (8.30am to 1.30pm)

Contact Us

Should you wish to contact your child’s Class Teacher(s) or Form Tutor directly, we encourage communication to be written in the language you most feel confident to use. 

Parents may also find it useful to contact their child’s class teacher(s) or form tutor directly for all individual queries about their academic work/social and emotional wellbeing in school.  Individual contact details can be found in the Parents' Handbooks or via our Primary/Secondary Receptionists.  

Have a lovely weekend ahead and see you at the TET Fair on Sunday! 

I can’t wait!

Mrs Mary McAloon, Head of Primary

Vietnamese Perspective

Throughout the year there are many ways that teachers plan to promote and encourage students’ Vietnamese Perspective.  Learning is planned with a view of Vietnam so that Vietnamese perspective is developed implicitly during lessons.  As an example, the role play area in Early Years will have signs, labels and objects that relate to Vietnam so that as students are playing, they experience how life is in Vietnam.  In primary, the poetry studied in Vietnamese literacy lessons will reference Vietnamese cultures and traditions.  
 
In addition to implicit teaching, explicit activities and events are also planned to support and develop Vietnamese Perspective.  Next week is a time of year when teachers plan practical and meaningful activities for students as we lead into our most important celebration of the year – Tet.  Some highlights of the upcoming week are experiencing cooking and tasting traditional Vietnamese dishes, exploring customary dress from the different provinces of Vietnam and practicing Vietnamese cultural music and dance.  Look out for updates of the week on Class Dojo and the school’s social media channels.

Tet Collection

We are so proud of our students for all the donations that they have brought to school over the last two weeks for our community partners.  The tradition of giving at this time of year in Vietnam is something that we instil in our students.  It is important for our students to develop empathy and understanding of how they can make a difference to others.  As students carried their contributions through the school gates and deposited them in the designated boxes, there was a heartwarming feeling all around.  All items that have been donated will be carefully sorted and delivered to our four selected community partners before the Tet holiday.  They will be gratefully received and will make a huge difference to people’s lives.  Thank you for supporting this year’s Tet box collection and a special thanks to Ms Tam Do and the Student Community Leaders for all the hard work behind the scenes in making the programme a success.

Upcoming Events

1. 30/01/24 & 01/02/24 – Parents Event Meetings for V and S classes
   
   
2. 30 & 31/1/24 – EYFS Tet Celebration (entry by ticket only)
   
   
3. 02/02/24 @15:05 – School Closes for the Tet holiday
   
   
4. 05-19/02/24 – Tet Holiday, School closed
   
   
5. 20/02/24 @08:30 – School Resumes

Mr Toby Bate, Head of Secondary   

Mock Examinations

Trips

Year 7 – Phan Thiet by Susie 7V 

I really liked this trip, it was really fun and exciting! I loved to make the sand art and it was very interesting from grinding the sand to sifting to mixing the colors and finally, make the art. The fairy stream was so cool and refreshing, and I was so happy we got to go on the cable car in Ta Cu mountain. One of my favorite parts is when it was free time, we got to roam around the hills and fields while watching the students play football. Overall, it was a pleasure to get to go on the trip! 
 

 
Year 8 – Cat Tien by Minh Chau (Melanie) 8I
 
For me it was a pleasure to be on this school trip because this is my first time that I went on a school trip. At first I thought it would be fun, but actually it was very fantastic! Me and my friend went hiking, kayaking and the activity I like the most was making soap, I made three of them. Teachers and staff were always being kind to me, and when I had hard time hiking Mr Cooper helped me a lot to stop me falling. Like I say, it is a pleasure for me to be on this trip and I appreciated it. Thank you a lot! 



Year 9 – Ho Tram by Bella 9I 

I miss the mixed emotions of wanting to run from the teachers, staff and friends splashing me with water from the kayaks. I miss gathering around the campfire on the beach in the evening, enjoying the breeze and the sounds of ocean waves. We will never be this young again, with the people we love so I will hold on tight to these memories. The trip was just what I needed to experience in my teenage years and was beyond my expectations. 
 


Year 10 – Ho Tri An by Nhat Le – 10I 

Personally, the trip was amazing because of the shenanigans coming from both the teachers and students. The trip created many core memories for me, and I am grateful for them. Dining with my friends and hanging out with them really brings out many positive emotions in me. I'm sure others feel the same, and this trip truly created a forever lasting experience for everyone. 
 

January Live Lunch

Well done to all performers for a fabulous Live Lunch. It was great to hear fantastic performances on the piano, vocals and acoustic ensembles for a relaxed start to 2024.

First News Champions 

This week's First News Champions are: 
 
Year 9 - Angelia Nguyen   
Year 8 - Kingston Tran                        
Year 7 - Hua Bach Hao

A special congratulations to Hua Bach Hao who was the champion across the whole school!

Bedrock Champions 

This week’s bedrock champions are: 
 
Year 12 - Nguyen Anh Trung                   
Year 11 - Cindy Nguyen  
Year 10 - Betty Le                                                          
Year 9 - Ivy Nguyen                     
Year 8 - Anna Huynh                                                 
Year 7 - Mraz Le  

Congratulations to all the above students who came up on top in their respective Year groups. A special well done to Mraz, who achieved the highest Bedrock points total across the whole of Secondary!

Sparx Maths Champions

Students earn XP by completing tasks in their Sparx Homework
 
Compulsory Tasks earn 60-80XP
XP Boost Tasks earn 120-150XP
Target Tasks earn 120-150XP
Independent Learning Tasks earn 100XP
 
Students reach a new Sparx Level every 10000XP

Top XP earners this week are:

Champion of the Week

This week’s champion students are...



Khanh Quan 7I, Kate 8V and Susie 7V! Well done to all three!

Champion Tutor Group

This week's Champion tutor group is...

A huge well done to everyone in 7I who worked together to achieve more housepoints than any other tutor group last week.

Upcoming Events

1. 25th – 29th Jan, 24: International Award Trip for Year 10 and 12 students
   
   
2. 25th – 27th Jan, 24: Cat Tien Year 13 Biology Field Trip
   
   
3. 26th Jan, 24: Live Lunch event – 12:25 – 13:15
   
   
4. 28th Jan, 24: Tet Fair and celebration
   
   
5. 30th Jan, 24: Year 11 Geography Field Trip
   
   
6. 31st Jan, 24: Tet assembly
   
   
7. 5th – 19th Feb, 24: Tet Holidays
   
   
8. 20th Feb, 24: First day back for all students

Safeguarding and Child Protection

The health, safety and wellbeing of our students remains the number one priority at BVIS HCMC.

Should you have a concern for the welfare of any child in our school, please refer to our Safeguarding poster below: