
It was wonderful seeing all the children arriving at school wearing their ao dais. The playground was awash with every colour imaginable; we want our children to be global citizens, and embracing Vietnam’s national dress is a part of that. However, the children’s attention was not on what each other were wearing, but on the dragon dance display that had been set up in front of the school building. You can read more about how the day’s events unfolded, and see more fabulous photos, in this post by Ms Phuong, our Vietnamese Coordinator:
Moon Festival 2018
Clean Up Thao Dien

A huge thank you to everyone who gave up their Saturday mornings to join with over two hundred others from BIS and the wider community to clean up Thao Dien. Our efforts were appreciated! A gentleman stopped his motorbike to tell me how impressive it was to see us on the streets, and what an important lesson the children involved were learning about caring for our environment. I couldn’t agree more with him:
World Clean Up Day 2018
Seesaw
Once again, it has been marvelous to see how much engagement there has been from parents who have been accessing Seesaw. Since the app was launched (only 10 days ago), there have been over 6000 comments, over 8000 parent visits, and over 17,000 ‘likes’. Thank you for your support.
For additional guidance on using Seesaw, and to view an introductory video, please see this post by Mr Chris McKelvie (Deputy Head in Juniors) who is leading our introduction of Seesaw across both campuses:
Seesaw: the window into your child’s classroom
There are a few families who have not yet downloaded the Seesaw App onto phones or devices, so please do so today.
Learning Skills Safe Challenges – Week Four

Week 3 proved to be a tough code to crack, however the safe has been opened and the prize removed. Well done Isaac! To help those who have trouble opening the pdf, Ms Sarah will print out a copy and place it on the safe during the week.
Follow the link below, to find out about this week’s challenge. Remember, there is a clue in the message which will open the ‘pdf’ document. Solve the problem on the pdf and you might be the first to open the safe and win the prize.
Learning Skills Safe Challenges – Week Four
Community Talk with Dr. Miguel

The Fundinotots are the youngest members of our school community; I was talking to one mum this week whose little one is only 10 weeks old! At that age, the stages of development can be seen, almost on a weekly basis so being in a stimulating environment, like Fundinotots, is great. I believe that Fundinotots is not just for the children; it is a community where new parents can get support from one another, and from events like Dr Miguel’s talk on Wednesday. His topic on this occasion was looking after your own physical and mental health, and was well attended by parents from not only Fundinotots but other Early Years and Infant parents:
Community Talk with Dr. Miguel