Mr. Simon Higham, Principal
Welcome back to the very first Weekly Highlights of 2025 and a very Happy New Year to you all. We trust that you all had a great break and that you and your families are both energised and excited for Term 2.
As always, I would like to extend a specific warm welcome to all our new families who began their BVIS journey with us on Wednesday this week. We are extremely pleased and privileged to have the opportunity to help shape and develop your child(ren’s) successful future.
Please do not hesitate to reach out to us should you have any questions – we’re here to support you in any way we can. Details on who to contact can always be found at the end of each week’s Highlights.
Every Friday, I continue to encourage every BVIS parent to put aside at least 10 minutes to read through the Weekly Highlights. They are sent to your email Inbox at the end of each week. The Highlights aim to give our BVIS community an insight into the ongoing successes across EYFS, Primary and Secondary phases of the school, together with providing useful reminders of important future events.
Simply select your language and click on the 3 lines:
Then, select the ‘News’ option:
I hope that you enjoy engaging and connecting with us through the Highlights each week.
I am pleased to be able to share with you that next week, on Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th January, we will be conducting a series of meetings, tasks and interviews to find our new school Principal.
After an extensive worldwide search, we have shortlisted 3 candidates who will be in school from 8.15am on Monday. I am extremely grateful to parents from the Friends of BVIS, who will be joining the Parent Panel meeting on Monday morning, together with other Panels consisting of teachers and students.
Please look out for the candidates who will be on the exit gates on Monday afternoon – it would be great for you to say ‘hello’ to them!
The outcome of the final interviews are expected to be announced to the BVIS community later this term.
On Tuesday this week, all parents received an email regarding how to purchase the school photographs of your child and their class/Form, that were taken by Picture Day back in November.
By following the instructions on the email, you will be able to view and select your child’s school photos on the Picture Day website, from which you’ll be able to purchase prints and digital packages online. You will have a wide range of options including several print-sizes, background choices and delivery to an address of your choice.
Key dates to note:
- Order deadline for free delivery at school (all of the orders) + free ID print (each of the order from 450,000 vnd per student): January 7 -12, 2025
- Order deadline for free delivery at school: January 13-19, 2025.
- Free delivery of orders at school: February 26, 2025
Picture Day accepts most debit and credit cards for local and international payments, made directly on their website. Alternatively, you can also pay by bank transfer with the bank information on the confirmation email after placing an order.
If you have any difficulties accessing your account or any further questions, please directly contact them by email at: firstname.lastname@example.org or hotline 0243 717 3588 (8:30-12:30 & 13:30-16:30, Monday - Friday).
Picture Day offers support in English, Vietnamese and French for your convenience.
This Sunday, we all look forward to welcoming you and your family to this year’s Tet Festival with the theme: Embracing Vietnamese Perspective and Heritage
Time: 8.30 AM – 1.30pm
Date: Sunday, 12th January 2025.
Venue: BVIS (entrance through Gate C)
This year’s festival – the largest and most colourful event in the school calendar - celebrates Vietnamese heritage and traditional arts, offering unique experiences that capture the essence and spirit of Vietnam.
Our community will have the opportunity to explore and preserve the beauty of Vietnamese cultural traditions through the following activities:
Please note that all activities in the game areas are free. Food vouchers can be purchased at the cashier's counter.
By now, you will have received your individual family invitations - 02 parent invitations, along with one invitation for each student attending the school. These were sent home with your eldest child.
In order to ensure the security and safety of the event, please note that only guests with invitations will be able to enter the Festival.
Primary students and younger children must be accompanied by their parents.
Should you have any questions related to the event, please contact Ms. Nhien Ngo, Events Manager, via email: email@example.com or hotline 0906 880 005.
We are all looking forward to seeing you and your families this Sunday – see you there!
Sign-up is now open to register for Instrumental Music Lessons. Lessons are available to students in Years 3-13 who are interested in learning an instrument. We currently offer:
- Drum kit
- Singing (vocals)
Click here to register or to simply find out more information
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 Parent's Handbooks or via our Primary/Secondary Receptionists.
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: