Phoenix School had an exciting "Back-to-School Day" where students released balloons with messages and the Principal welcomed students. The document discusses goodbye to the Head of Secondary School Mr. Chris and introduces several new teachers at the school. It also shares the President of Vietnam's welcome message to schools for the new academic year emphasizing education quality and moral education. Upcoming school events and holidays are listed.

1. Contents
“Back-to-School” Day
P 2- 4
Goodbye Mr Chris p 5
New Teachers p 6
ESL Center p7
Class Pages p 8 - 19
Coming Events
Mid-Autumn Festival,
Wed, Oct 4
Halloween Party,
Sat, Nov 4
Teachers’ Day
Mon, Nov 20
Christmas Celebration,
Sat, Dec 16
Tet Festivities
Tues, Feb 13
School Holidays
Mid Autumn Break
Mon & Tues, Oct 16-17
Christmas
Dec 18 to Jan 1
Tet Holiday
Feb 14 to Feb 23
Mid Spring Break
Apr 25 to May 2
(Including Hung King
Day, Reunification Day
& International Labor
Day.)
Newsletter of Phoenix School
A
WORK OF HEART
Hue, Vietnam
33/9 Nguyen Hoang, Phuong Kim Long, Thanh Pho Hue
Tel: (0234)3515678 Fax: (0234)3519 617
Email: phoenixschoolvn@gmail.com
Websites: www.phoenixeducation.asia
www.fundraisingforeducation.net/
Back-to-School
Day
at Phoenix
See “Back-to-School Day” photos, page 3 & 4
Phoenix School students had an exciting “Back-to-School Day” on September 5.
With many of their parents joining in the fun, students released balloons with
messages of their hopes and wishes for the year ahead attached.
Our Principal, Mr Nguyen Cao, welcomed all new and returning students to our
school and read a message from the President of Vietnam, Mr Tran Dai Quang,
to schools on the coming academic year. (See welcoming message, page 2.)
Học sinh trường Phượng Hoàng đã có một ngày tựu trường thú vị vào ngày
mùng 5 tháng Chín. Với sự tham gia của nhiều bậc phụ huynh, các học sinh đã
thả bong bóng với những thông điệp về những hy vọng và mong muốn của các
em trong năm học tới.
Thầy Nguyễn Cao - Hiệu trưởng của chúng tôi chào mừng tất cả các học sinh
trở lại trường và đọc thư của Chủ tịch nước Trần Đại Quang gởi đến các em
trong năm học tới. (Xem thư chào mừng, trang 2)

2. Hà Nội, ngày 01 tháng 9 năm
2017
THƯ CHÚC MỪNG
Các thầy giáo, cô giáo, cán bộ,
công chức, viên chức, người
lao động ngành Giáo dục, các
bậc phụ huynh và các em sinh
viên, học sinh thân mến!
Nhân dịp khai giảng năm học
mới 2017 - 2018, tôi thân ái
gửi tới các thế hệ nhà giáo, cán
bộ, công chức, viên chức,
Dear teachers, parents and students,
On the occasion of the start of the new school year
2017 - 2018, I cordially send the best wishes to the
generations of teachers, parents and students in the
whole country.
In the last academic year, the Education sector has
made great strides in implementing the policies and
guidelines of the Party and the State on education and
training. The fundamental and comprehensive reforms
of education and training are more and more in-depth
and are moving in the right direction. The quality of
education at all levels has improved. Vietnamese stu-
dent delegations attending the International Olympic
exams have achieved the highest results so far, which
has been appreciated by our international friends.
On behalf of the Party and State leaders, I commend
you on your efforts and warmly congratulate you on
the achievements that the entire Education sector has
achieved in the past school year.
In the academic year 2017 - 2018, the Education sec-
tor should continue to effectively implement the tasks
and solutions of fundamental and comprehensive re-
form of education and training. The Education sector
should also focus on building a safe, healthy and
friendly educational environment, improving the qual-
ity of education and training at all levels and training
levels and attaching importance to moral education,
lifestyle and observance of the law by students.
I wish all teachers and students could achieve more in
the new school year. I wish for our educational sector
to continue to develop more and more.
Best regards!
President Tran Dai Quang
người lao động ngành Giáo dục, các bậc phụ huynh
cùng các em sinh viên, học sinh cả nước lời chúc mừng
tốt đẹp nhất.
Năm học 2016 - 2017, ngành Giáo dục đã nỗ lực phấn
đấu thực hiện tốt các chủ trương, chính sách của Đảng,
Nhà nước về giáo dục, đào tạo và đạt được những kết
quả quan trọng. Các hoạt động đổi mới căn bản, toàn
diện giáo dục và đào tạo ngày càng đi vào chiều sâu,
đúng định hướng; chất lượng giáo dục các cấp học được
nâng cao. Kỳ thi trung học phổ thông quốc gia và tuyển
sinh đại học, cao đẳng năm 2017 được tổ chức nghiêm
túc, có hiệu quả; các đoàn học sinh Việt Nam tham dự
kỳ thi Olympic quốc tế các môn Toán học, Vật lý học,
Hóa học, Sinh học và Tin học đạt kết quả cao nhất từ
trước đến nay, được bạn bè quốc tế đánh giá cao…
Thay mặt lãnh đạo Đảng, Nhà nước, tôi biểu dương sự
cố gắng, nỗ lực và nhiệt liệt chúc mừng những kết quả,
thành tích mà toàn ngành Giáo dục đã đạt được trong
năm học vừa qua.
Năm học 2017 - 2018, ngành Giáo dục cần tiếp tục triển
khai có hiệu quả những nhiệm vụ, giải pháp đổi mới căn
bản, toàn diện giáo dục, đào tạo. Tập trung xây dựng
môi trường giáo dục an toàn, lành mạnh, thân thiện;
nâng cao chất lượng giáo dục ở các cấp học và trình độ
đào tạo; chú trọng giáo dục đạo đức, lối sống, ý thức
chấp hành pháp luật cho sinh viên, học sinh. Quan tâm
đầu tư phát triển giáo dục, đào tạo ở vùng căn cứ kháng
chiến trước đây, vùng đồng bào dân tộc thiểu số; chăm
lo hơn nữa đối tượng chính sách, bảo đảm cơ hội tiếp
cận giáo dục cho mọi người dân.
Tôi mong các em sinh viên, học sinh tiếp tục phát huy
truyền thống hiếu học của dân tộc, nuôi dưỡng hoài bão
cống hiến, phụng sự Tổ quốc, phục vụ nhân dân và khát
vọng xây dựng cuộc sống ngày càng tốt đẹp hơn cho bản
thân, gia đình và xã hội; nỗ lực phấn đấu đạt nhiều kết
quả trong học tập, rèn luyện và nghiên cứu khoa học.
Chúc các thầy giáo, cô giáo, cán bộ, công chức, viên
chức, người lao động ngành Giáo dục và toàn thể các
em sinh viên, học sinh đạt được nhiều thành tích hơn
nữa trong năm học mới. Chúc sự nghiệp giáo dục của
chúng ta ngày càng phát triển!
Thân ái!
Trần Đại Quang
Chủ tịch nước CHXHCN Việt Nam
Chủ tịch Trần Đại Quang
President’s
Welcome “Back to School”
Message
Our Principal, Mr Nguyen
Cao, welcomed all new and
returning students to our
school and read the message
from the President of Viet-
nam, Mr Tran Dai Quang.

3. “Back-to-School” Day at Phoenix

5. Our Head of Secondary School, Mr
Chris, is returning home to Portland, Ore-
gon, USA, after having taught at Phoenix
School since January 2014.
We wish him and his family all the very
best and thank him for his educational
leadership and the great contribution he
has made to our school.
Thầy Chris - Trưởng bộ phận Trung học
sắp trở về Portland, Oregon, Hoa Kỳ.
Thầy đã dạy tại Trường Phượng Hoàng
từ tháng 1 năm 2014.
Chúng tôi chúc thầy cùng gia đình những
điều tốt đẹp nhất và cảm ơn thầy về sự
hướng dẫn và đóng góp to lớn cho
trường Phượng Hoàng.
Goodbye Mr Chris

6. Our New Phoenix Teachers
Hello everyone! I’m Le Thi Hoang Chi. I’m 23 years old. I graduated at Hue University Col-
lege of Foreign Languages. Now, I am teaching in Prep Class. I have been a teacher for 3
months. At present, I’m happy and satisfied with my position at Phoenix School I really love
kids here. The teachers are very friendly and helpful. I hope that everyone can help me so that I
become a better teacher.
My name is Ed. I’m forty years old and come from England. I’ve been a teacher for four years
now and have worked in Masan in South Korea, Jakarta and Saigon before arriving at Phuong
Hoang. Now I’ve found somewhere blessed with traditional values, peaceful surroundings and
kind people, I think I’ll be here for a long time.
I am 27 years old, and was born and raised in Amsterdam, the capital city of a small country in
Europe called the Netherlands. I graduated from the University of Amsterdam last year, where I stud-
ied English Literature and Linguistics. I love poetry, teaching, learning new languages, and playing
basketball. I am looking forward to meeting all of you in person, and wish you the best of luck with
your studies during the new school year.
Hello everybody! My name is Pham Thi Minh Hieu. I am 25 years old. I graduated from Hue
University of Education where my major was in Primary Education. Traveling is my hobby. I
am very happy to be a member of Phoenix School. Hopefully everyone guides and helps me in
the process of working here.
Dear parents and students, My name is Sebnem Cebe, and I am the new English, History and
Geography teacher. I studied English linguistics and literature, as well as American/British cul-
ture, and am very proud to be teaching at this wonderful international school. I am looking for-
ward to getting to know all of you better this upcoming school year!
My name is Michael and I have been living in Hue for 3 years now. Most of my life I have been
teaching English, Computers and Biology. I am happy to teach in this fantastic school because
of all our wonderful students. I am amazed by my students’ curiosity and interest in learning,
and I almost always drive home from school because of some new funny or exciting experience.
Xin chào mọi người! Tôi tên là Phạm Thị Minh Hiếu. Năm nay tôi 25 tuổi. Tôi tốt nghiệp chuyên ngành
Giáo dục tiểu học tại trường Đại học sư phạm Huế. Sở thích của tôi là đi du lịch. Tôi rất vui khi được là
ngôi trường tốt về các giá trị truyền thống, yên bình và những đồng
nghiệp tốt bụng, tôi nghĩ rằng tôi sẽ làm việc ở đây trong thời gian dài.
Xin chào mọi người! Tôi là Lê Thị Hoàng Chi, tôi 23 năm nay tuổi. Tôi tốt nghiệp Đại học Ngoại ngữ
Huế. Bây giờ tôi đang giảng dạy trong lớp Prep được 3 tháng nay. Hiện tại, tôi rất hạnh phúc và hài lòng
với vị trí của mình tại trường Phượng Hoàng. Tôi thực sự yêu học sinh ở đây. Các giáo viên rất thân
thiện và tôi hy vọng mọi người có thể giúp tôi để tôi có thể trở thành một giáo viên giỏi hơn.
Tôi tên là Michael và tôi đã sống ở Huế được 3 năm. Hầu hết cuộc đời tôi đã dạy tiếng Anh, Tin học và
Sinh học. Tôi rất vui khi được dạy trong ngôi trường tốt cùng với các học sinh tuyệt vời này. Tôi ngạc
nhiên trước sự tò mò và hứng thú của học sinh. Tôi luôn đi dạy bằng xe máy, đó là một cách tuyệt vời
giúp tôi có thể trải nghiệm sự thú vị của cuộc sống.
một thành viên trong ngôi trường Giáo dục Phượng Hoàng. Rất mong
được mọi người giúp đỡ.
Tôi tên là Ed, tôi bốn mươi tuổi và đến từ nước Anh. Tôi đã đi dạy được bốn năm và đã làm việc tại Ma-
san ở Hàn Quốc, Jakarta và Sài Gòn trước khi đến trường Phượng Hoàng. Bây giờ tôi đã tìm thấy một
Xin chào phụ huynh và học sinh,
Tôi tên là Sebnem Cebe. Tôi là giáo viên mới dạy môn tiếng Anh, Lịch sử và Địa lý. Tôi học ngôn ngữ
Anh và văn học, cũng như văn hoá Mỹ / Anh. Tôi rất tự hào được giảng dạy tại trường quốc tế tuyệt vời
này. Tôi mong muốn được làm quen với tất cả các bạn trong năm học sắp tới!
Hello Phoenix students! My name is Jonas van de Poel, and I am a new teacher at your school.
Xin chào các học sinh trường Phượng Hoàng! Tên tôi là Jonas van de Poel, và tôi là một giáo viên mới ở
trường của các bạn. Tôi năm nay 27 tuổi, được sinh ra và lớn lên ở Amsterdam, thủ đô của một quốc gia
nhỏ ở châu Âu được gọi là Hà Lan. Tôi tốt nghiệp trường Đại học Amsterdam năm ngoái, nơi mà tôi đã
học Văn học Anh và Ngôn ngữ học. Tôi yêu thơ, dạy học, học ngôn ngữ
mới và chơi bóng rổ. Tôi mong muốn được làm quen với tất cả các bạn
và chúc các bạn may mắn với việc học của mình trong năm học mới.

7. Hello and
welcome to
Phoenix English
Center
Many of us who have
learned English know
that it is important to
practice a new language
in with a native speaker;
these types of conversa-
tions help to increase our
fluency and pronuncia-
tion. We hope to see you
soon as a part of our Eng-
lish Education Program.
BACK TO SCHOOL
Learning English with a na-
tive English teachers at the
Phoenix English Center has
made me acquainted with
the native speaker's voice,
tone and pronunciation.
Teachers not only help us
find effective learning
methods but also enthusias-
tically answer questions
throughout the learning
process. I am now much
more confident in commu-
nicating with foreigners.
Our English thinking and
reflexes are also quicker
and we have made signifi-
cant progress in all the four
skills of language, Listen-
ing, Speaking, Reading and
Writing.
THE ENGLISH
COURSE FOR
Preschoolers
Primary and Secondary
General English
Academic English
English for Communication
English in Majors
PHOENIX ENGLISH CENTER

8. SECONDARY
STORIES
Last Saturday morning, I went to the dentist to get my braces off my teeth. I was thrilled the day before
because I wondered how my teeth had changed in 2 years. When I got into the white, bright dentist
room, my Mom & Dad were taking pictures of me to show the before and after effects. The dentist
confidently took off my braces with dental pliers, I couldn’t feel a thing because she was gentle like a
surgeon. She removed all of my braces in about 5 minutes but she then spent an hour cleaning and
polishing my teeth to get off the bonding cement. I expected it would be easy for them to take off my
braces because I’d seen them do it before, but I didn’t expect them to give me candy. I was overjoyed
when she gave me pop rocks from the US. Pop rocks are multi colored candy that pops in your mouth
when they get wet. After that, she put something similar to gum into a mouth guard and then I had to
bite into it for 30 seconds to make a mould for my retainer. She then gave me a mirror and let me look
at my teeth before putting on my retainer. My teeth looked very shiny and straight, so before we left
they took pictures inside & outside my mouth to show the difference before and after, because they
wanted to post it on Facebook to show their good work. My mouth felt a lot smoother and I was glad
that my lips were not getting stuck to my braces, I am very happy with the results.
Tyler
My favorite drink is milk tea, I have been a fan of it for a long time so I know a lot of flavors , such as
sweet milky tea, salted cream tea and fruit milk tea. I think I have been drinking milk tea for about 4
years, I started drinking it when I was 9 years old. When I was 5 years old, I lived with my grand-
mother so I usually drank tea with her, and I began to love tea. My grandmother said that drinking milk
would make me taller so I started drinking more milk in grades 6 & 7, now I love milk and usually drink
it every day. When I drink milk tea I feel very happy and love life. I drink a lot of flavors in many milk
tea shops around the city, but my favorite flavor is green tea and my favorite milk tea shop is Gong
Cha in Nguyen Hue Street. It tastes good because in Gong Cha they make it very carefully so it’s very
good. My parents are worried because I might get fat from too much milk tea and have a risk of sugar
addiction so I limit my intake. Even so, I want to drink milk tea every day, I love it.
Linh Nhi
At 3pm last Thursday, Ms. Chau told me there would be no school on Friday because a storm was coming. I
felt very happy & excited, it was raining a lot at that time and I had to call my parents to pick me up. The
school emailed my Mom but she didn’t know because she hadn’t read the email. When I called her, she was
surprised because it wasn’t 4pm yet. On the way home, everywhere was closed, some cars and motorbikes
sped home before the storm. I was wet when I got home but I was still happy because I had a day off school
the next day. The electricity cut off at 5pm for about 20 minutes but then it came back on so I kept playing
with my computer until 7pm. I could hear the rain, it was really loud hitting the roof tiles like a man hitting a
drum. It made me think that it could flood the next morning, but the next day when I woke up, it had stopped.
Ngoc
My favorite place to travel in Viet-
nam is Vinpearland Nha Trang. Nha
Trang is a city in Southern Vietnam
with a lot of beautiful white beaches.
It has a small island called Hòn Tre,
which has a theme park on it called
Vinpearland. I like to go there be-
cause it has a lot of fun and exciting
things to do. My favorite activity was
swimming, because the water was
fresh, cool and clear, and the
weather was pretty hot. Also, I en-
joyed the 4D cinema, it was really
fun & exciting. It was so much fun
there that my family & I stayed from
morning until evening. I am looking
forward to going to Nha Trang again
in the future.
Bill

9. From my early days to study at Phoenix School, my
teachers and friends have treated me very well. I love
playing with Tyler, Bill, and Shawnee. I love to study at
this school because it is really a good environment for
me. I will try to achieve good results this school year.
Nguyen Tan Luc
This is my first year at Phoenix School. At first, I felt very
lonely because I had no friends. However, in a short time I
have become acquainted with many friends. My teachers
and friends treated me very well. Tyler is my best friend. I
love this school because it is like my second home.
Nguyen Tan Quyen
Grade 6 are currently reading Dogsong by
Gary Paulsen, a sequel to Hatchet that the
class read last year. They have made some
character profiles for the two main
characters, Oogruk and Russel. The story is
set in Alaska and follows the lifes of the Eskimo
characters, who still live traditional lifestyles in
Alaska.
Russel is a young boy who
lives with his Dad only, be-
cause his Mom went Outside
of his village. He talks to Oog-
ruk because he wants some
answers about the history of
his
culture.
Shawnee
Oogruk is an old man
who lives by himself, he
made the village with his
friends. He uses tradi-
tional weapons like bows
and spears to hunt. Rus-
sel wants to ask him
questions because he’s
the wisest in the village.
B.J.
GRADE 6
We welcome three new students to Grade 6 this year, Nguyen Tan Luc, Nguyen Tan Quyen and Hoàng Lê
Nam Phương. Here the two boys tell us about their thoughts and feelings on how they have settled into
their new classes, and about their new classmates.

10. After two months of summer holiday,
we came back to school. We welcome a
new school year with an exciting spirit.
We got a chance to write our wishes on
the balloons and released them into the
sky. We promise to learn hard this semes-
ter and to make our parents and teachers
proud of us.

11. Back to School
Grade 4
Minh Anh
Minh Trí
Khánh Thảo
Bảo Anh
Một mùa tựu trường nữa lại đến, trường Phượng
Hoàng lại mang những màu sắc mới, những niềm vui
mới. Tất cả học sinh đều hân hoan và phấn khởi
trong ngày tựu trường. Hy vọng năm học 2017—
2018 trường Phượng Hoàng sẽ gặt hái được nhiều
thành công.

12. GRADE
Each pupil has
brought happiness
and nice dreams for the
new school year. They set
free those wishes aloft on
balloons into the sky to
make them fly higher and
farther.
Anew school year has
begun. Every pupil
from last year got the
chance to come back to
school.
Grade
Three

13. GRADE
2
This year there are 9 students in Grade Two, 8 boys and 1 girl. And we
have two new students, Tuệ Mẫn and Hải Ninh.
We go to
school by bus
this year.
On the new school year celebration day, we were very happy to attend the
flag-raising ceremony at the beginning of the school year. We listened to
our Principal's words of welcome and wrote our wishes on balloons to re-
lease into the sky. We hope that we will have great time, health and can
learn many useful things at this school year.
BACK
TO
SCHOOL

14. This year Grade 1 has 13 students.
The New School Year this year is
a special and memorable year for
students. They were warmly
greeted by applause and friendly
smiles from all the people at our
“Back-to-School Day”. Their
wishes were drawn and the bal-
loons released into the sky so
Grade One promises to be a good
year of study

15. Happy New School Year
Prep Class
All of the students were very happy when they came back to school from summer holiday.
Phoenix School celebrated the New School Year Ceremony on 5 th
September. The students
were happy when they wrote their wishes and released the balloons up into the sky.
In Prep Class, this year, we are happy to welcome five new students to Phoenix School. All
the students are happy every day with teachers and friends during learning and play at
Phoenix School.

16. Kinder Class
Welcome a new school year
at Phoenix school. The stu-
dents are very happy and ex-
cited to go to school every-
day. They try to learn well
to get big star. We hope that
they will have a lot of fun
and success in new school
year.

17. Today, the fifth of September, 2017, the chil-
dren came back to school. They all felt happy
and excited about the first day at school. Some
younger kids were still shy and worried and
they cried on their parents’ shoulders. The oth-
ers laughed and chatted happily when they met
their friends. All made an
indescribable emotion with
us. Hope that the children
will have a nice and sig-
nificant school year.
The children drew or
wrote their wishes on
small pieces of paper
and pasted them onto
the balloons and fi-
nally let them fly up
in the sky.

18. In this new school year, Nursery Class has 15
members, 10 boys and 5 girls. Everyone named us the
“Lollipop” class because we look like candy which are
sweet and nice. We are all handsome boys and
beautiful girls.
Welcome to Nursery Class!!
BACK TO SCHOOL
We have some outdoor activities, which are very exciting.
We are
having a
birthday
together!

19. All students of Pre-Nursery
class are preparing ready for
the new school year 2017-2018.
The children
write their
dreams for new
school year.
The wishes of the children in the new school year are released into the sky.