The Countdown to Christmas!

Thank you to everyone that came to watch the children in their performance yesterday.  The children did so well and all looked fantastic! Take a look at some of the pictures...

Look our for more on this weeks BIS HUB updates! 

Christmas Party!!

As you know the F3 children will be enjoying their Christmas party when they are at school tomorrow.  Please can the children bring their food or drink contribution into school with them in the morning and we will store it in the kitchen/ fridge until it is needed in the classroom.  

Thank you in advance, the children are getting really excited! 

Merry Christmas 

Phonics Coffee Morning

Parents’ Phonics Workshop

On Wednesday 27^th January we will be hosting a workshop for F2, F3 and Y1 parents to further develop parents’ understanding of phonics.  The workshop will begin at 8:00am and run for approximately 30 minutes in the Multi-purpose room. 

 The aims of the workshop are;

·         Parents to learn the correct pronunciation of individual letter sounds, moving to medial vowels.

·         Parents to learn strategies of how to use phonics when reading and writing with children at home.

·         Parents to develop confidence in talking about and using phonics when working with children at home.

Please join us for what will be a worthwhile workshop in supporting children’s learning at home.

Christmas Week!

We can not believe that it is nearly the end of our first term together in F3!  To celebrate our first term full of fun we have a busy week planned.

Monday and Tuesday - Performance rehearsals and Christmas fun in the classrooms.

Wednesday - EYFS and MP1 choir performance to parents in the Gym at 8:30am.

Thursday - Christmas party! Please can your child come to school on Thursday with a small food or drink contribution for our party.  For example a packet of crisps or bottle of drink.Thank you in advance! 

Friday - School finishes at 11:30am (before lunch)

We're getting Christmassy!

This week the children have been feeling festive as they prepare for the EYFS Christmas performance.  They have been making decorations for the hall, practising their singing and they even had time for some Christmas tree maths!  

Our performance is on Wednesday 16th December at 8:30am in the school hall.  See you there. 

Countdown to Christmas

The children in Early Years have been practising very hard this week for their performance next Wednesday.  They are enjoying singing, making decorations for the hall and props for the stage.  We hope that you can all join us and help the children countdown to Christmas day!  Please make sure that your child's costume is in school by Friday 11th December.  If you have any questions please speak to Mr John or Ms Hayley.  See you there! 

No PE next week

Next week the children in Mile Post 2 will be rehearising and performing their production of Cinderella.

Due to the hall being in use all classes will have double swimming next week.  Please make sure that your children bring their swimming kits to school on Tuesday and Thursday next week.  Thank you!

Next Saturday is our Early Years Family morning where we are inviting you and your family to join us in the foyer for a morning of fun activities.  If anyone would like to help run an activity or would be able to provide coffee/cereals or something else for the morning then pleases speak to your child's class teacher.

Many Thanks for your continued support

The EYFS Team 

International week!

We had a great day today and learnt lots and lots about different countries today!

Don't forget that it's our schools flag parade this Friday morning in the hall.  Please can all the children come to school dressed in their countries traditional dress or wearing colours from their countries flag.  Thank you in advance for your efforts, we can't wait to see them all.

International Week Craft Activities!

A little reminder that tokens are on sale in the office for 10000vnd each.  You children will be able to spend them on paid craft activities tomorrow when their class visit the foyer.  All money raised will go to charity.

Opening of 'Planet Tea'

As you all know next week is international week and F3 will be focusing on the Untied Kingdom.  In preparation of this we have turned our role-play area into an English tea room. The children have had lots of fun taking orders of tea and cake, baking in the kitchen and being the customers! 

International Week Buffet

As you are aware it is our International Celebration next week at TX!  For lunch on Wednesday 18^th November we will be having an International Buffet put together by our parents and canteen staff.  We would like to ask for any parents, who are not able to attend the International Buffet and serve delicacies from their home country, to prepare and send to school a plate of food that can be enjoyed cold to add to the Buffet on Wednesday.  Please send the plate of food to school in the morning with your child and we will keep it refrigerated until lunchtime.  Thank you for supporting this fantastic experience for our International community.

  

International Craft Fair

Wednesday 18th November

Children will have the opportunity to take part in a variety of craft activities from different countries.

Some activities are free of charge and some require tokens.

Tokens can be purchased from Ms Duong in the office from

Monday 16th of November.

Each token costs 10,000 VND.

Paid activities will cost 1 token .

We suggest that children buy a maximum of 5 tokens  but they may buy more if they wish.

All money raised will be given to charity.

Phonics Coffee Morning

Thank you to everyone who came to our phonics coffee morning today.  Ms Holly and I were really happy with the attendance and pleased to answer your questions.  In response to some of the feedback you gave us I have put a link on our phonics tab to a video that will show you clearly how to pronounce all of the sounds we teach.  I hope this helps, come and ask myself or Mr John any further questions you may have.

Afternoon Snack in F3!

The children in F3 will now be having snack in the afternoons.  During our afternoon sessions the children will have access to a 'snack bar' in the classroom where they can help themselves to a healthy snack and drink, just as they did in F2.  

Happy half term!

We have had a lovely first half term with all the F3 children and we are very impressed with how all of the children have settled in.  Don't forget to update your children's blogs with the things you get up to during the half term break.  Any updated blogs can be shared in class.  

Have a super smiley week!

We love swimming!

Well done to all of the F3's this half term for becoming so confident in the water! 

Look how much fun we have! 

Phonic's Coffee Morning!

The Big Draw

This week planet T and Planet X have had so much fun taking part in the big draw here are some of the things we drew.  Don't forget to do the weekend challenges at home for days 6&7. Mr John and Ms Hayley would love to see what you draw.  

Word Ribbons

F3 children have all recently come home with a 'word ribbon' that contains the first set of high frequency words that we have taught them.  Please practice these words with your children at home as they are words that they will regularly see in the reading books that they are beginning to take home.  We will continue to add words to their ribbons throughout the term for them to learn and the teachers will only remove words once the children are consistently reading them in a range of books.  Thank you for your help, happy practising! 

We are learning sounds!

We have started learning sounds in our phonics lessons!  We are getting good and reading these sounds and listening for them at the beginning of words.  Soon parents will be invited to a coffee morning to find out more about how we teach your children phonics.  

Book character day!

Wow! The children all looked fantastic today, thank you for sending them to school in such fantastic costumes! We had a wonderful day meeting authors 'the 2 Steve's'. They read us an exciting story and even taught us a little song.  

Don't forget the children need to bring their pj's to school tomorrow ready for our snuggle up and read.  

Getting ready for brilliant book day!

The children in F3 have been hard at work drawing and decorating large aliens and pants ready for book day. They all worked brilliantly as a team to get things done. Look out for them in our F3 corridor! 

Brilliant Books!

‘BRILLIANT BOOKS’ is a two day book event coming to TX on the 28^th and 29^th of September. During this time, TX will celebrate our love of books and reading. There will be two fantastic visiting authors from the UK called Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore. They will be doing workshops with all the classes. All staff and children are dressing up as book characters on Monday 28^th September and the colourful character parade will be held for children and staff at 8.30am.

BIS is also proud to present the 2015 Book Fair at TX in partnership with Fahasa, being held in the TX library.

To all parents, staff and friends of TX, we are excited to announce that the Book Fair is coming to the TX Library on Monday 28^th and 29^th of September. The Book Fair will be open from 7.30am – 4.00pm.

The Book Fair will be located in the TX Library. Each class will be visiting the Book Fair throughout the two days. Children will be able to reserve books that they would like to buy during this time.

Parents will be able to accompany their children to the Book Fair from 7.30am – 8.00am and 2.30pm – 4.00pm on both days. Parents will be able to pay and collect their children’s books during the hours of the Book Fair.

Please do not allow children to bring money to school. Fahasa will only accept payment from adults.

Fahasa will bring a huge selection of children’s books, as well as some books for adults. There will be multiple copies of each book so do not worry about there not being enough books for everyone!

(Please note that the Book Fair is being set up on Friday 25^th September so it may not be possible to change books after school on this date.)

Moon Festival

Don't forget that EYFS are celebrating the Moon Festival on Thursday 24th September in the main foyer.  We hope that you can join us for activities between 8:15am and 9:00am.  Please can children all wear an Ao Dai.  We hope to see you all there! 

REMINDER - If your child would still like to enter the lantern competition, entries need to be in school on Monday - Good Luck! 

Some fun from the last few days

Parent's information evening

Dear parents, we have had a great start to the year and have really enjoyed the few days we have spent with your children. On Thursday there will be a parent information evening that you are all welcome to, if you would like more information about what we do in F3.

Please come along at 6 30. Have a wonderful weekend.

The F3 team

Fun times

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