Panaga Shining Lights Finalists
A huge well done to everyone who participated in this year’s Panaga Shining Lights auditions! We are very proud of you all and cannot believe how talented you all are! The judges had a TOUGH time cutting down the numbers but in the end, we came up with 16 names for the final show. To prep for the main show, we will be meeting with all Teraja/Melilas finalists on Thursday the 27th of February 2025 at Lunch Break time (11:40-12:30) in the Teraja Hall. The Rampayoh meeting will be on Tuesday 4th March 2025. Tech run will be on Wednesday the 5th of March. Congratulations once more!
How Human’s Work Year 3
As part of our IC unit Year 3 have been studying teeth, finding out what teeth are made of, how we can get cavities, and more importantly, how to keep our teeth clean to avoid decay. We were very fortunate to have a dentist visit Yr 3 to help the children understand further. Ms Queen also explained how and why we should floss and brush our teeth.
We also conducted an investigation to see which drinks are good or not so good for our teeth.Weputeggsincoke,ribena,waterand milk for a week, and compared them to the control egg. Ribena and coke were the worst, because of the sugar, The bacteria in our mouth eats the sugar and releases acid whichcausescavities.
Y4 Layers of the Earth
We learnt that the Earth is made of different layers. These layers include the crust, mantle, outer core and inner core. Eachlayerhasitsownuniquefeaturesand properties.Torepresentourunderstanding of the layers of the Earth we made these visual representations. Ask me about tectonicplatesandseewhatIcantellyou.
AtYogaASAweputtogetheraflow of poses to stretch and breathe. Last week we used scarves to enhance our yoga. It was tricky usingourtoestopickupthescarf!
Panaga School Chess Competition
The children in Years 3 to 8 have been demonstrating their chess prowess this term in the Panaga School chess competition. 89 children took part in this year’s competition and the year group winners were as follows:
Year 3 - Shaurya
Year 6 - Branton
Year 4 - Noel
Year
7
Year 5 - Ryan
- Gregory Year 8 - Shane
Following the year group chess competition, the six champions played against each other to determine the Panaga School champion. The final took place in the Teraja Hall in front of an audience and featured Ryan and Branton. Ryan began the game with the Ruy Lopez opening, which was well defended by Branton. The middle game involved a number of exchanges, which gave Ryan an advantage of two pawns. However, Branton’s attacking approach led to him nearly achieving a checkmate by cornering the white king. In the end, Ryan was able to promote a pawn and win an exhilarating game.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who took part in the competition. The six year group champions will receive a trophy in the near future. If your child would like to improve their understanding of chess, they are welcome to attend the Thursday after-school chessASA. The children in Teraja and Melilas are also welcome to participate in the FOBISIA Online Chess Competition on Saturday, 8th March, which you should have received an email about. Please let me know if you have any chess-related questions (matthewfagg@panagaschool.net).
Chinese New Year Trip to Chung Ching Middle School
On February 8th, our students had the wonderful opportunity to visit Chung Ching Middle School in Seria to celebrate Chinese New Year. The trip was filled with exciting activities, including lantern making, paper cutting, calligraphy writing, and a food-sharing session with the local students. It was an enriching experience where the students not only had a great time but also learned about Chinese cultural traditions and practices.
Students enjoyed learning Chinese calligraphy, creating beautiful brushstroke characters.
In paper cutting, they crafted intricate designs, exploring this unique art form.
They had fun making colorful lanterns, a traditional Chinese New Year craft.
School Council Bake Sale
On Friday 14th February, the School Council, hosted a hugely successful Bake Sale with delicious goodies that were enjoyed by all. A huge thank you to all students and parents who got into the kitchen to bake yummy treats for everyone. We are excited to announce that we raised a grand total of $1,264.00! This money will be spent on new playground equipment and wet weather games for the whole school. Thank you to everyone for your support.
U13FOBISIA
On Saturday morning (22nd) our Melilas students will be representing the community in the FOBISIA Games. After hours and hours of training and preparation, the big week of competition has finally arrived! The squad will be flying to Thailand and taking part in various sports over the next week in order to lock horns against other schools from Thailand, China, Malaysia, Vietnam and Brunei. This is an amazing opportunity for our boys to mix with fellow competitors from other countries, and will present a host of fabulous experiences that they will take with them on their life journeys.The schedule of events are as follows...
Sunday - Swimming andAthletics
Monday - Basketball
Tuesday - Football
To follow our school's amazing journey at the event, the FOBISIA Instagram webpage will have regular updates. Good luck to our team!
Thank you for the many orders for Scholastic Book Club Term 2. The books have arrived and been distributed already. With the credit generated with this order school was able to stock up on some requestedtextstoreplenishclassbookshelves.
Look out for the Scholastic Book Club in Term 3
Run around Borneo!
Each week, we will add up the total distance that was run by everyone who took part in Running Club. We will then see how long it takes us to run all the way around Borneo! If your children also take part in any running/cycling/walking events outside of school, please let Ms. Chris or Mr.Adam know, and we will add the distances to our total.
The total distance all the way around Borneo is 4,971km!
TotalDistanceoverall (fromTerm1 andTerm 2 so far) 1,595 km
