We had a fabulous production of Sultan Bolkiah (the 5th Sultan of Brunei) in our Whole Assembly this morning (following their parent performance) to end our Term 2. Congratulations to the 12 students from Year 1 and 2, along with our wonderful singers, who have worked so hard and cooperated so well, to entertain us - Bravo! Our children love to perform and so many took the opportunity to exhibit their skills and passions in the recent 'Shining Lights Extravaganza'. Congratulations to everyone that took part, including our finalists. At the very start of Term 3, our Year 3 and 4 students will be performing at their 'Fringe Festival', with Year 7 and 8 entertaining us with their Artistic Presentation Week - something we are all really looking forward to.
Lots of learning activities have been taking place right up to the end of the term including Mardi Gras, Supertatos, 'It's shocking', 'How Humans Work', volcanoes, investigations into energy and theatre make up! Thank you to parents for supporting some of these exit points with you attendance and participation. We are looking for further parent support and attendance at several events next term, including 'International Day' - please see further details for how you can contribute to this wonderful community event, at the end of this BiWeekly.
Wishing everyone a lovely, peaceful and safe term break. We wish our Muslim community Selamat Hari Raya as Ramadan comes to an end and Eid begins. We look forward welcoming the children back to school on Monday 7thApril.
Best Wishes, Brian, SLTand all of our staff.
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MARDI GRAS IN MENDARAM!
Thank you once again to our amazing Mendaram parents for organising this event. All of Early Years came together to enjoy lots of activities such as making masks and musical instruments, with a finale of a carnival parade!
Thank you to all the parents involved!
SUPERTATO
Lola’s
Mendaram got a chance to meet our own real life superhero -
The School Nurse!
We found out how important it was to clean your hands. The Nurse used a special lotion to see under UV light part of your hands than had not been washed well.
Nurse
Sheena’s Visit
Friday, 21st March, Rampayoh
Brunei Play
Production participants put on a stage play based on Brunei’s History, ‘SULTAN BOLKIAH’.The play provide new knowledge for the audiences, communication and acting skills from our young performers blew us away.
Synopsis:
Sultan Bolkiah, the 5th Sultan of Brunei, also known as the singing captain.
In the 14th century, during his reign, Brunei had the most power and territory even up to parts of the Philippines. He married a princess from Sulu called Princess Lela Menchanai.
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‘It’s Shocking’
Entry Point
Year 2
We used our enquiry skills to explore electricity in different forms.
Year 3 Exit Point for How Humans Work.
Class 3A had great fun, sharing their learning, and persuading their parents to try different investigations, including - the digestive system, healthy eating, how hard the heart works
We finished off with a Kahoot quiz, where the children were very excited to have ‘beaten’ their parents!
Year 7 planned an experiment to compare the amount of energy released in different fuels
Online FOBISIA Chess Championships
On Saturday, 8th March, 21 children from theTeraja and Melilas sections of the school took part in the Online FOBISIAChess Championships. The children played continuously for 90 minutes against 61 other teams from the FOBISIAcommunity. Every child won at least one game, with several winning more the five. All of the children did amazingly well against opponents who were up to 18 years old. The results of the competition are below:
Panaga Team 1 - 31st place
Branton, Ryan (captain), Noel,Alisher,Tycho, Shaurya.
I’d like to give a special mention to Ryan, who came 12th out of 286 participants in the individual competition. He won 13 games. The winner of the individual event won 15 games. I’d also like to thank MsAlex and Ms Katya for supporting on the day of the event. If you would like to view the results of the competition in more details, they are available at this website - https://lichess.org/tournament/n2rpmPWW
Panaga Shining Lights
We called and the amazing Panaga School students answered! This Inter-house talent competition gathered in a lot of great acts from across all three campuses. Each contestant geared to win the trophy, and the whooping 30 house points, for their houses!
Panaga Shining Lights
From piano pieces, loom band tricks, Indian classical dances. miming performances, magic tricks, singing, gymnastic displays and even ‘Fortnight’ curriculum appeals, the performances were as intriguing as they were varied.
Panaga Shining Lights
We would like to congratulate all the participants, the finalists and all the winners from across all three campuses. A big congratulations to Kaavya in Year 8 who won the trophy at the end of the day! See you all next year!
in French/ NTC class
In the last week, students have been creating Pokemon cards in French and NTC. In NTC, the students in Reception to Year 2 have created their own Pokemon and then wrote Dutch sentences about their characters.
Moos Year 2
Lenny Year 2
Izzy Year 2
In Teraja and Year 8, students made Pokemon cards about French and Belgium comic characters. This project was linked to book week, whereby the students were introduced to French and Belgium comics. The students had to choose a comic character and do some research about it before creating a Pokemon card. The students were introduced to brand new comic characters.
The students loved making their Pokemon cards. Learning a language is not all about the language itself, students are also introduced to various cultural aspects of the country. What Belgium comics? Belgium comics are one of the best in the world (Miss Steph’s opinion). Furthermore, they are bilingual as they are written in French and Dutch.
In year 7, the students had to design their own characters and describe them in French. We have just learn how to describe other people using regular adjectives. When describing their characters, the students had to also write sentences in the negative form and of course use the third person singular. They were also encouraged to use new vocabulary.
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could not think of a better lesson, combining comics with Pokemon.
Miss Steph
ADream of Shakespeare –An Invitation to Melilas MiddleYears Performance
Dear Melilas Parents,
We are delighted to invite you to A Dream of Shakespeare, a special MiddleYears performance showcasing three of William Shakespeare's most famous plays: The Tempest (performed by Class 7B), Hamlette (performed by Class 7A), and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (performed by theYear 8ASAgroup).
This performance is the culmination of a term of interdisciplinary learning across multiple subjects. Our Middle Years students have been immersed in Shakespeare’s world, bringing together their studies from:
● Drama:Year 7 and 8 students have explored Shakespeare’s plays through performance.
● English:Year 8 has studied A Midsummer Night’s Dream in depth.
● Art:Year 8 students have created dramatic choral masks, which will be featured in the show.
● History:Year 7 students have studied theTudor era, providing historical context for the plays.
● PE: Dance routines in the performance have been inspired by the PE unit on movement and expression.
● Design & Technology:Year 7 and 8 students have designed posters to promote the event.
We are also pleased to announce that Aayan from Class 7B is the winner of our poster design competition! Congratulations,Aayan!The winning design is featured on the previous page.
As part of Melilas Creative Arts Week, the evening will also include a StudentArt Gallery Exhibition, showcasing the incredible work of all of our talented Melilas students.
Important Information for Parents:
● Being a Shakespeare performance, some themes may not be suitable for younger children (Year 5 and above)
● All Melilas parents will have two reserved seats
● We kindly ask all Melilas parents to complete the form linked below to confirm attendance.
TICKET REGISTRATION FORM HERE!
This promises to be a fantastic celebration of creativity and learning. We look forward to seeing you there!
Best regards, Melilas Creative Arts Team
Dear Parents,
● Are you inspired by your children's creativity?
● Would you like to push your own creativity to new heights?
● Do you want them to see that you have the guts to get up and do it!
You are welcome to become a part of the friendly, supportive and creativeTADS (TheAmateur Dramatics Society)
BuildYour Confidence, Public Speaking Skills, and Creative Expression
