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From 2013-2015, Lara Wilkinson was a primary PE teacher here at the British International School, Ho Chi Minh City. Since leaving Vietnam to go back to the UK, Lara has combined her passion for hockey with a charity close to her heart; Help for Heroes. We speak to her about her upcoming challenge Operation Endure where her ladies hockey squad will be completing 8 military challenges and 28 hockey matches in just 8 days.

"The Magic Finger" by Roald Dahl is a humorous, engaging story that Year 2 classes have loved sharing together. Using the 3 stages of the Talk for Writing process; imitation, innovation and invention find out how the book has been used as a stimulus for creative writing though this post by Mr Matthew Dudley.

On the morning of Thursday the 17th of May, Ms Husband, Mr Alexander and 10 of our Key Stage 3 musicians left school at 6.30am to make their way to the airport for their flight to Jakarta, Indonesia to attend the FOBISIA Music Intermediate Festival 2018. Ms Husband provides the highlights of the much-anticipated trip.

Banished by the ferocious tiger, Shere Khan, a human boy named Mowgli and his panther friend, Bagheera, are on the run in the deepest parts of the jungle.

This month saw the annual IRONMAN 70.3 Vietnam race return to the beautiful coastal city of Da Nang with more than 1,600 people from 56 countries and territories fighting for a podium position. Amongst the thousands who turned up to compete in these races were teachers, students and parents from BIS HCMC, ready to show Da Nang what they’re made of!

Join us for an appreciation of the expressive and aesthetic diversity that surrounds us, portrayed through the creative eyes of our Class of 2018 IB Visual Arts students.

Please find enclosed our newly updated Driver’s Code of Conduct intended for all those who drive to our school campuses both at drop off and pick up times. With key information in both English and Vietnamese, our aim is to further educate our drivers to make better choices when they enter the areas around our school campuses and within the Thao Dien area as a whole.

This week, our parents and teachers came together and celebrated the many successes of our PTG over the last 12 months. For me, the PTG epitomises the spirit of community within BIS HCMC. It helps to bring together our children, parents, teachers and community as a whole to celebrate what is special about our school.

On Monday, Year 6 children visited Minh Long Pottery company in Binh Duong province as a part of their Vietnamese culture lessons. Before the visit, the children have been learning all about pottery and designed the patterns to decorate their own pottery products.

On Tuesday we travelled to SSIS to take on the best teams from around Saigon in the annual SISAC City Championships. With 5 schools to take on, the boys had to be on top form.

Playing in an U11 Football City Championship is not a walk in the park, especially if the players in the team are all U10. Yes, BIS HCMC football team for SISAC Pool B were all Year 5 students! Despite the differences in their age and size, our team gave a scare to much tougher teams, with sheer determination and perseverance throughout the tournament.

This Wednesday our Year 5 FOBISIA team entered into the SISAC City Championships as preparation for their FOBISIA Games at the end of this month.

As we approach the end of the 2017/18 academic year here at BIS HCMC, we are looking ahead to what the future holds for our outgoing Year 13 IB Diploma students. In this post, we talk to student-swimmer Jeremie Luong.

BIS HCMC have had the pleasure of working with Binh Tho School for the past 5 years. Binh Tho children visit us throughout the year and take part in a number of different activities with our students, such as: F3 playdates, Project Impact (Secondary), Friendship club and Busy Hands (Junior).

BIS HCMC Junior Production Club presents to you The Jungle Book by Disney Kids!

Our week of learning has been once again punctuated by memorable events and activities to challenge, excite and inspire our students. Sporting successes, Community service, Performing and Visual Arts as well as S.T.E.A.M events have all made for a wonderful week on campus.

For this week's 'Meet the Teacher' our Year 12 students, Jamie and Ji Min speak to English Teacher Ms Mackenzie.

It was the week they had been waiting for! 4 students from BIS HCMC flew all the way to Boston to join 25 other Nord Anglia Education students for STEAM Week @ MIT - a unique, five-day long event packed with STEAM-related challenges, learning and adventure at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

On Saturday 7th April, two teams of STEAM enthusiasts representing BIS HCMC attended the 2nd annual Saigon STEAM Fair held at the International School, Ho Chi Minh City.

Fundinotots, in collaboration with Family Medical Practice, is proud to co-host a workshop on Healthy Nutrition and Good Eating Habits with paediatrician Dr. Jonathan Halevy.