Merry Christmas everyone!

Dear Parents,

What a way to end Term 1 with lots of Christmas activities and celebrations. The children had a great time during our Christmas party especially when Father Christmas came to surpise them! They were also brilliant during our party games. One of the games we played is called Musical Statues. They danced to the songs called 'Moves Like Jagger' and 'Gangnam Style'. They did so well! Just before home time, we've set up the mats, beanbags and couch so the children can get all comfortable and cosy, ready for our Christmas movie! They all watched with excitement and really liked the story 'Noddy Saves Christmas'. 

Tomorrow is Minh Anh's last day in BIS. Please join us in wishing Minh Anh and her family all the best for their move to Australia.

We will surely miss Minh Anh and her family!

Thank you for your generosity and support during all the school and class events this term.

It's been an incredibly busy term and the children are in need of a good rest!  We hope you and your children have a safe and relaxing holiday.  We look forward to an exciting second term!

Please see below for some photos of Christmas activities this week.

Kind Regards,

Ms Precious and the F2 team

NOTICES for Term 2

Start of Term 2
Classes will resume on Wednesday 4th of January 2017

Art and Library folders
Please bring them back on Wednesday 4th of January 2017.

Toothbrush and toothpaste for full day children
Please do not forget to replace your  child's toothbrush and toothpaste for Term 2. Kindly hand them to our teaching assistants so they can label them properly.

Swimming
F2 will swim on our first week back.
Please bring in your child's swimming kit on Thursday 5th of January 2017.

Newsletter 09.12.16

Seasons Greetings from F2!

The children did very well rehearsing in the Hall each morning this week, to bring to you “Get out, it’s Winter!”  We are very proud of all the children and the effort they put into learning their songs and actions.  I’m sure you’ll agree the show was wonderful. 

F2 is well and truly embracing the spirit of the season. This week has seen the children developing fine motor skills and problem solving as they wrap presents for under our tree and trim Santa’s beard, as we continue our count down until the Christmas holidays.  As busy as Santa’s elves, the children have made decorations for the Hall and other little Christmas trinkets to sell at the Christmas Market on the 14^th. 

To balance out all the Christmas excitement the children enjoyed burning energy in the soft play room, practising their agility as they played the beanbag game and testing their listening skills with ‘Ms Claudine Says’.  They also practised different ways to move their bodies; slithering on their tummies like a snake, rolling like a sausage, jumping with two feet like a kangaroo, and crawling on their hands and knees.  With all of our rehearsing in the Hall, the children also practised a lot of walking up and down stairs, holding the hand rail with one hand and working towards using alternating feet on each step. 

Notices:

* Swimming – We apologise for the recent interruptions to our swimming sessions, the pool had to be emptied (unexpectedly), we appreciate your understanding.

F2 children will swim this Monday 12th December. 

F2 children will not swim on Thursday 15th December as we are having a class Christmas Party.

* Class Christmas Party – F2 will be celebrating with a shared morning tea and games on Thursday 15^th December.  Please sign up on the list outside F2, so we can ensure that there is a variety of snacks for the children to share.

The children are welcome to dress up in festive / party clothes if they would like.

*  Reports went home today, if you have any questions please have a chat with the teachers, we are more than happy to help.  Reports will be available for viewing on Tapestry on Monday.

* Library – Return books by Wednesday please.  The children will be choosing a book to bring home and enjoy over the Christmas holidays.

* Thank you for putting your Boxes of Hope under the Christmas Tree in the Foyer.  What a lovely way to teach your children about the spirit of giving at Christmas, I’m sure the children who get to unwrap these will be thrilled!

* Holidays reminder - the last day of school for this term is Friday 16th December.  Please note that this is a half day and all student should be collected at 11.30am.  Term 2 will start on Wednesday 4^th January.

**************************TX Christmas Musical Market*****************************

We would like to invite you to our TX Musical Christmas Market on Wednesday 14th December from 5.30-7pm.

There will be stalls with handmade Christmas crafts, refreshments, dancing Santas and musical performances from our MP3 Percussion Group, MP1 Choir, MP2 / 3 Choir, Chamber Choir, String Group and TX Orchestra.

There will also be guest performances from our TX Parent Group and some of our talented TX staff.

Do come along and get into the festive spirit.

Newsletter 02.12.16

What have we been doing this week:


         Christmas season has officially arrived in the F2 classroom! The F2 children were very busy this week preparing for our upcoming EYFS show called "Get Out It's Winter!", making Christmas decorations, learning and practising Christmas songs.

        This week, the children also did activities about shapes and sizes. The children decorated a Christmas tree using basic shapes such as square, rectangle, circle and triangle. They also learned some Maths vocabulary such as big and small. The children enjoyed sticking and decorating their Christmas tree using different shapes! They also made apple juice with Miss Precious and we had it during our snack time. Yum! A big thank you to all the parents for coming to our EYFS Family Morning last Saturday!!

        As part of our focus on Katy the Caring Dolphin, this week the children are learning how to take turns, play collaboratively, take care of our classroom resources and being kind to other children through group activities such as board games. This week, the children are supported and are learning how to play in a group through the different board games. The children enjoyed playing board games such as "Monster Muddle".


      You better watch out! You better not pout! You better not cry I'm telling you why! Santa Claus is coming to town!!! F2 had a very special visitor and even dropped a special present for F2 this week. The children watched a special message from Father Christmas this week and was very excited to open Father Christmas' present which is a Christmas Tree! How exciting! The children had loads of fun decorating the Christmas tree with tinsels and Christmas baubles. We also started our countdown to the Christmas holidays and end of term break through our Advent Calendar.

       The children have been working really hard as they sing, dance and practise for our Christmas production happening on 9th of December! The children have been singing different songs such as "Ten Tubby Snowmen", "We've a Snowman to Make", "Up on the Rooftop" and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas".

Have a good weekend!

Ms Claudine, Ms Precious, Ms Sara, Ms Y, Ms Tu, Ms Nhat

How to help your child at home:

Below are the links for the songs that we are going to sing in the EYFS Show on Friday 9th of December. You can help your child practise these songs at home. Click on the link to listen to the song!

We've a snowman to make

Up on the rooftop

Ten tubby snowmen


Notices:

-The whole EYFS team would like to thank you for coming to the EYFS Family Morning last Saturday 26th of November. We hope you enjoyed that fun filled day with your child!

- There will be SWIMMING AND LIBRARY sessions next week. Please do not forget to bring your child's swimming costume on Mondays and Thursdays. Swimming was cancelled this week due to construction happening next door. Please return your child's library book on or before Wednesday. The children are quite excited to borrow books from the library and it would be nice if the book that they borrowed are returned and they could choose a new one.

- Please check your child's Tapestry account to learn more about what they have been doing at school this week! Please feel free to post, comment or like on your child's photos.

-"Boxes of Hope" had been sent out this week. Each child were given a cardboard box and a letter explaining the details of what to put inside the box. Please refer to the letter that had been given to you.

-"Get Out It's Winter" EYFS Christmas Show will be next week 9th of December and will be held at the TX hall at 8:30 in the morning. Please refer to the letter that has been given this week about what your child is going to wear for the show. The same letter is also posted in our notice board outside our classroom for reference. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to talk to any of your child's class teachers. Costumes should be given to your child's class teacher on Monday. Thank you!

- Your child's Interim Report will be given on the 9th of December 2016. This year, the EYFS children will be receiving a new style of report which includes their current levels for the prime areas of learning. There will be a presentation on the 9th of December at 2 PM and it will be held at the Multi-Purpose Room. The purpose of this presentation is to further explain what the prime areas are and what each level means. This presentation will be very beneficial to you and your understanding of your child's first report this year.

- The annual BIS Christmas BISzaar is happening tomorrow 3rd of December at 9 am to 2 pm and will be held at the BIS An Phu Secondary Campus 246 Nguyen Van Huong Thao Dien District 2 HCMC

- The Tu Xuong Campus Christmas Market is happening on 14th of December 2016. Please stay tuned for more details!

Christmas BISzaar

Over the last 8 years, the BISzaar has attracted over 70 vendors and more than 1,500 visitors. The BISzaar is expected to be just as popular this year!

It is a wonderful family day with good food, lots of shopping, fun activities, an appearance by Santa Claus and Christmas music and carols provided by the talented school Music Department.

See you all there!

When: Saturday, 3rd December 2016 (9.00am-2.00pm)

Where: An Phu Secondary Campus

             246 Nguyen Van Huong, Thao Dien, District 2, HCMC

Newsletter 25.11.16

What have we been doing this week:

     This week, F2 children focused on learning Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme. We've started with introducing the words on Monday and the children were brilliant at repeating them! During our carpet sessions, we drew text maps to help the children learn the text better. Most of them have been asking to draw their pictures and are even singing their own version of Humpty Dumpty!

Humpty Dumpty

Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall.

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.

All the kings horses and all the kingsmen,

Couldn't put Humpty together again.

     As Christmas season is fast approaching, we have started practising the songs for our Christmas performance. The children are learning the songs Up On The Rooftop, Ten Tubby Snowmen and We've a Snowman to Make. We are very pleased to see that the children are able to quickly learn these songs. Please see the videos and song lyrics below so you can practice singing with your child/children at home. 

UP ON THE ROOF TOP

https://youtu.be/EJwUELkUhyg 

10 TUBBY SNOWMEN

https://youtu.be/PcbqGhfQ3do

WE'VE A SNOWMAN TO MAKE

https://youtu.be/zsI3ZVbfkxY

This morning, the children have made lots of yummy sugar cookies for our EYFS Family Morning tomorrow. We hope to see you all! :)

Notices:

EYFS Christmas Performance
Get out! It's Winter Time!
Coming up very soon! More details to follow next week!

Christmas Performance Costumes
We will be sending a separate email for children's costumes next week.

Have a lovely weekend!

Ms Precious, Ms Sara, Ms Claudine and the F2 team