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The Grade 3 class have been making wonderful Teacher Day cards to show their gratitude towards their beloved teachers. Happy Teacher’s Day!

Halloween 2024 was a blast! Firstly, it promised amazing literacy-building activities. The students wrote amazing original stories, read them, and made video clips out of it. Secondly, they learned so many technology strategies and techniques which they can use in the future. Also, they made creative trick-or-treat bags, did an exciting educational scavenger hunt, showed off Halloween costumes, and did Halloween Dance! What a blockbuster Halloween Assembly it was, not to mention that the school front garden was transformed for Halloween with a spooky and fun atmosphere courtesy of our super creative and hardworking Teacher Assisants!

"Grades 4 and 5 had an amazing time on their field trip to Parc Mall, where they discovered the excitement of bowling! 🎳 From strikes to spares, the students impressed us all with their hidden talents. It was a fun-filled day, and a great opportunity to develop hand-eye coordination and depth perception. Keep on rolling guys!

On October 11th, 2024, FOSCO International School coordinated with the District 3 Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department to organize a fire drill for all staff, teachers and students. The article was posted on the website of the District 3 Fire Prevention & Rescue Police Department and the website of District 3 People's Committee: http://www.pccc.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/web/guest/cong-an-quan-3?p_p_id=EXT_ARTICLEVIEW&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_col_id=center-left-13&p_p_col_pos=1&p_p_col_count=2&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_groupId=10217&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_articleId=1484460&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_version=1.0&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_redirect=%2Fweb%2Fguest%2Fhome https://quan3.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/tin-tuc-su-kien/quoc-phong-an-ninh/quan-3-gan-100-tre-em-truong-quoc-te-fosco-tham-gia-trai-nghiem-thuc-te-em-l-224-l-237-nh-cuu-hoa-104987.html

On Oct. 11, 2024, FOSCO collaborated with the District 3 Fire Department to organize a demonstration of procedures when there is fire. These are: how to escape, evacuate property, rescue “injured” people, and use of the fire extinguisher to extinguish fire in a makeshift fire pit on the roundabout. Then the District 3 Firetruck demonstrated how to stop the artificial smoke on top of the building. There was also a follow-up training with FIS students as Mr. Tuấn and Mr. Hiếu taught the necessary skills to escape in case of fire, use the fire extinguisher, and escape a vehicle/school bus on...

The Grade 5 Class had the opportunity of going on a sight-seeing trip that turned to be a great learning activity. This is in the expo area of the District 1 Midnight Run 2024, directed by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee and the Department of Culture & Sports. As a launching activity to Sunday’s Midnight Run, the students did many things. The goal of the run is to spread awareness of taking care of the environment. There were green booths showcasing environmentally friendly products. Here is Khai’s recount: In the fair, we did hamster run. Hamster run is a run which...

The goal is to build a structure that can carry a heavy object. The shape, strength of base, height, and resistance to deformation and cracking were all considered by the students. There are future engineers here!

FIS celebrated a meaningful Anti-bullying event today, Sept. 27th. Hosted and led by Mr. Fred, we had a parade showing off our fun and silly outfits that meant it is okay and not wrong to be different and that we can express ourselves without fear. We also played a game to differentiate what constitutes bullying, and an activity called the kindness paper chain that served as the students’ promise to stop bullying.