Panaga School Magazine, Issue 61, March 2018

Panaga School Magazine Issue 61, March 2018

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Panaga School Magazine

March 2018

Contents Message from the Principal

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Oz, The Musical, and the Panaga School Art Exhibition

Panaga School

Animal Day exhibition

HRF/4 Brunei Shell Petroleum Sdn Bhd Jalan Utara Seria, KB 3534 Negara Brunei Darussalam (+673) 3375728/3372138 (Teraja) (+673) 3372694 (Rampayoh & Mendaram) Principal: Tim Robinson tim.robinson@shell.com

Animal Day celebration

The Student Council promote Care and Action for Strays Chinese New Year celebrations across the school

Adult Cycle Safety Course P2 International Mindedness Hornbill Day in P2 Hornbill Day and Panaga School planting project The journey of a mural

Head Teacher, Teraja & Melilas: Andy Winder andrewwinder@panagaschool.com

The painting of the mural The next mural

Head Teacher, Rampayoh & Mendaram: Cindy Bin Tahal cindybintahal@panagaschool.com

News from the Art Department

Senior Admin: Jalinah Bte Ali jalinah.ali@shell.com

Presenting the brand new Mendaram play area

Admin Support, Rampayoh & Mendaram: Zurimah Bte Jumat z.jumat@shell.com Admin Support, Teraja: Hasmah Bte Hj Salleh: hasmah.salleh@shell.com

Artists of the month

Safari Day in Nursery P1 Sand and Water fun P1 Beach Trip P1 visit Anduki Airfield P2 Games Café Evening Plastic Free Day in P5

We are all about Art in P5 Panaga School Magazine Editor: Damian Brady damianbrady@panagaschool.com

P6 Fundraising P6 lunchbox look Likes and dislikes in French ‘Ma salle de classe’ My ideal school - in French Spanish at Panaga School News from our neighbours - St John’s School

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Message from the Principal As I approach the end of my 6 years with you all, it is normal to reflect on my time in Brunei and Panaga.

As a school leader, I feel the team around me are an essential part of being able to successfully manage and lead a school. At Panaga School, we always strive to have the technical skills required to be teachers of the 21st century. We also look for other elements that add positivity to our community. We hope that all staff who come here bring a positive attitude and cohesiveness that help children to progress and move the school forward.

This is one of the strongest features of Panaga School - the positive and supportive nature of all teaching and support staff. We have data galore indicating extremely strong academic progress; our parent and student responses are also very positive – thank you. The BSP People Survey this year also highlighted the many positive examples of collaboration in our school. Some things are of course harder to measure, however, the kindness and support offered by all of our staff are what I believe make Panaga such a special place.

About two weeks ago, I had 2 experiences on the same day that highlighted the kind and caring approach that is demonstrated on a daily basis at Panaga School.

I was talking to a student about how well he had performed on stage during a performance. I asked him if he remembered his first day at school. I remember his first day clearly - he was sat alone, upset. I went to talk to and comfort him. I highlighted how delighted I was to see him now as such a confident, happy young man. His response was articulate and precise. He spoke with such passion and energy about the time people had given him in Panaga School and how everybody had really cared for him along the way. It was extremely moving!

The second case involved two girls leaving the school at the end of the school day. I asked them if their day had been a good one. They naturally responded in a positive, polite manner. I then questioned them a little further and suggested that perhaps they were being too polite to offer a negative response. The students looked at me and replied, ‘Mr Tim, it is pretty hard to have a bad day at Panaga.’ Both of these events certainly highlight to me an abiding memory of my time at Panaga School and also highlight some of the important features of a school. Kindness and care for others should always be at the top of a list!

I would like to thank all members of the community for the last 6 years. Your support during some challenging times has been greatly appreciated.

I would also like to acknowledge all staff. The commitment and loyalty you show the school and the community at large are significant in so many ways.

With very best wishes to you all on your future journeys.

- Tim Robinson

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On Wednesday 7th March, 185 P2 to M2 students took to the stage for our home-grown production of Oz, The Musical. With such a large cast, Pusat Insani, Seria was utilised as a professional venue with sound and lighting technology that expertly showcased the dancing, singing, acting and various other talents of the students.

Oz is a story of self-discovery - a young girl who is consumed by popularity and social media is presented with life experiences in a faraway land that return her to her core values.

The establishment of Melilas as a Middle School has provided more specialist subject teachers, combined with existing teachers, who generate dance, acrobatics, singing, art, music, drama and design and technology lessons to students. These lessons have been instrumental in providing skill sets to students that contributed to the success of Oz, The Musical.

Oz, The Musical, was presented to an audience of just over 400 students from local schools in a matinee, with the main evening production viewed by close to 700 parents and friends. In addition to the musical, 536 pieces of student art were on display. These unique works of art feature high quality techniques learnt then used by children to produce outstanding finished products.

As the curtains close on Oz, The Musical, and Panaga School’s Art Exhibition, a tremendous amount of congratulations are in order to more than 40 staff and parents who supported our group of 185 students who have been offered a very professional performing arts experience.

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The Borneo Bulletin and Media Permata, along with the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Home Affairs Censorship Team, all engaged with and reported on Oz, The Musical. These various departments also extend their congratulations to all involved. In addition, many email messages and comments from parents and the local community echo messages from a very satisfied audience who appreciated the talent and skills of the students, hours invested by capable adults and the outcomes on so many levels that have been generated for students and the Panaga School Community in general.

Funds generated from Oz, The Musical, were used for the following purposes:  Hire costs of Pusat Insani, Seria.  7 hours of sound and lighting technicians’ work.  3 professional camera people recording and editing a film of Oz, The Musical, that will be provided to families free of charge in the coming weeks.  Glossy programmes.  Purchase of hundreds of metres of fabric for performing arts use.  Purchase of 8 headset microphones.  Hire or purchase of all sets and props.  $400 profit - to be invested back into the school’s future performing arts programme.

Oz, The Musical, and Panaga School's Art Exhibition were forums for our students to showcase their talents in The Arts. To every performer, volunteer, staff member and audience member from Oz, The Musical, you are offered massive amounts of thanks. Without you, there would have been no Oz and from the feedback from the students themselves, this event has generated positive lifelong memories in addition to the many acquired skills along the way. We look forward to building on the success of Oz, The Musical, next academic year.

By Cindy Bin Tahal

For more great Oz photos, please click here.

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On Friday 2nd March 2018, Panaga School was overrun with all sorts of animals and Wildlife Warriors, to celebrate World Wildlife Day. This was also a fantastic opportunity for the Wildlife Warriors of Panaga, AKA Nursery and Melilas students, to put on an assembly for the Teraja children. Nearly 100 students were involved in the show. This was definitely a first for Panaga School, as never before have we attempted an assembly with the oldest and nearly the youngest of the school.

For the Nursery children, this was their very first Teraja assembly and what stars they were. Not only were they asked to perform in front of all of the big children at the big school (as the Nursery children call it), but also in front of their parents, teachers, BSP visitors and representatives from Bruwild, Biodiversity and PNHS. The children were truly amazing and knew exactly when to perform their part. They danced and sang their hearts out. We definitely have new actors and actresses in the making.

In the assembly, which was also Nursery’s Exit Point, we showcased the learning journey through their IPC unit, ‘Animals’. We had fabulous videos of the Jungle dance, their IPC learning and the Jungle Safari, as well as a very funny but serious sketch performed by Melilas students. The sketch told the children how many animals of Borneo are slowly disappearing due to deforestation and hunting. This was followed by the fundraising journey of the Wildlife Warriors. We shared with the school how we raised all of the money through various fundraising events. We finished the assembly with our Wildlife Warrior song and managed to get everybody in the hall to dance our Wildlife Warrior dance. Suffice to say, the show was unforgettable and truly educational. The children will definitely remember what we need to do to conserve and protect the special animals of Borneo.

By Miss Steph

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On the same day as the Animal Day assembly, the Wildlife Warriors invited different Bruneian wildlife organisations to set up an exhibition. We wanted to show the children and parents where all the money we are raising is going to.

Biodiversity

Bruwild

PNHS

In the Melilas playground, Bruwild, Biodiversity and PNHS (Panaga Natural History Society) set up exhibitions to demonstrate what they do in order to protect the flora and fauna of Brunei. The children of P4—M2, as well as parents, were invited to walk around the exhibition. All three organisations were very informative and both children and parents learnt a lot. At the same time, we received very positive feedback from the organisations regarding the Panaga children. They were astonished by their knowledge as well as their inquisitive nature. We would like to thank all three organisations for being there on the day and for educating our children.

Also a very special thanks to PNHS for donating two hornbill boxes. This means we could have an actual hornbill nest in our school!

By Miss Steph

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The Student Council promotes Care and Action for Strays

On Friday 2nd March, not only did we have a Wildlife Warrior assembly and exhibition, we also had a food collection for CAS (Care and Action for Strays).

The event was organised by the Teraja Student Council. They first designed posters to advertise this event around school.

Then, they asked children not only to donate animal food to this very worthy cause, but to dress up as animals themselves. The event was a great success.

We had many children dress up and a lot of food was donated to the charity.

It is good to see so many children passionate about animals.

By Miss Steph

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On Friday 9th February, both Teraja and Rampayoh celebrated Chinese New Year with a special performance by children across the school and a spectacular Lion Dance in assembly.

The loud sounds of the drums and the acrobatic skills were a delight to hear and watch as well as the lovely decorations and displays.

Thank you to everyone involved.

By the ANT Department

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Panaga School held its second Adult Cycle Safety Course in early March. Led by teachers trained as UK-certified Bikeability Instructors, the course focused not only on cycling safely for oneself, but how to cycle safely with children.

Participants learned how to fit a helmet correctly for themselves and a child, how to ensure their bicycle is roadworthy, how to cycle safely on the road and cycle pathways and how to use the bicycle crossings safely on Jalan Utara to and from both the Teraja/Melilas and Rampayoh/Mendaram school sites.

All participants received a Level 1 Bikeability Certificate of Achievement after demonstrating each skill and an accompanying guide to cycling with children, developed by Cycling UK. More information can be found here: cyclinguk.org A thank you to the Bikeability instructors, Miss Steph, Miss Kath and Miss Rachel, accompanied by the First Aid and administrative support of Miss Christine and Miss Emma.

Bike and helmet checks ensuring bikes are roadworthy, tyres are properly inflated and helmets are properly adjusted.

By the Panaga Bikeability team Miss Steph demonstrating how to set off safely by doing a shoulder check.

Learning how to cycling safely with children.

Thank you to Seren Morgan for helping out.

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P2 International Mindedness Sharing our IPC learning with local schools

The P2 children taught their partners how to build a collage background and make a foreground using the skills they had learnt during the unit, e.g., scrunching, quilling and twisting.

The children were able to enjoy playtime together and the local children took home their collages to show their classmates. Thank you to all of the families who contributed to the collage material boxes that the Labi schools took back with them to share with their peers.

‘We are amazed at what the children can create with very few materials.’ - Labi school teacher ‘The children were so proud of their work. It was an awesome morning!’ - Labi school teacher ‘I had so much fun. I can’t wait to show my family!’ - Labi Year 2 pupil ‘I enjoyed sharing everything I learned. I love making collages!’ - Panaga School P2 pupil

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In preparation for Panaga School’s long awaited Hornbill Day, P2 children were treated to a visit from local hornbill expert, Anna Coyajee.

Anna shared her extensive knowledge with the children, as part of their ‘Our World’ IPC unit. The children prepared numerous questions and took away a huge amount of information about our local bird and school mascot.

This talk was a springboard to a wide range of learning within the year group. Children shared what they had learnt at their class assembly, wrote about hornbills as part of their Literacy learning on nonchronological reports, created posters to protect hornbills in IPC and recorded sightings of hornbills in their community for Maths.

As a pleasant surprise for Rampayoh children and teachers, the Panaga Natural History Society have donated a beautiful banner to the school for all to enjoy for years to come.

By the P2 teaching team

A hornbill-inspired collage.

Children inspired to take care of nature and hornbills’ habitat.

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HORNBILL DAY & PANAGA SCHOOL PLANTING PROJECT Hundreds of plants were planted throughout Panaga School in conjunction with Hornbill Day on Friday 26th January, 2018.

Local nursery stall holders set up stalls at Rampayoh, offering many plant varieties that hornbills and silver leaf monkeys rely on.

Throughout the school, we now have both beautiful gardens, as well as food sources for local wildlife.

Thank you to all who contributed to the project so generously.

By Miss Cindy

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The journey of a mural M1S and Mendaram have joined together to raise awareness, as well as funds, for the endangered animals of Borneo. We are always looking for fun ways to raise money for the various charities that we are supporting. Lucy Richmond, from P7D, came up with a fantastic idea of creating a jigsaw.

Two months later, voilĂ , the first 288-piece jigsaw, on a scale of 8ft by 4ft, was pieced together.

A lot of hours, volunteers, as well as some frustration, went into creating the first mural.

Below is a step-by-step journey of this amazing mural.

1. Ruud Straatman, designer of the mural, as well as the Wildlife Warrior T-shirts

2. The design of the mural

4. Drawing the picture onto the plywood.

3. Projecting the picture and tracing it.

5. Creating a colour scheme and a paint-bynumbers picture.

5. The finished drawing, which was then cut up.

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288 pieces in total: 77 for Mendaram 74 for Rampayoh 91 for Teraja 46 for Melilas ...to paint

6. Sorting out the pieces in four ways, according to difficulty

7. Sorting out the paint

8. Painting the pieces

10. Assembling the mural

9. Touching up the individual pieces

12. Gluing the last piece

11. Last touching up 13. Drying the paint

14. Last step - varnishing the mural to make it weatherproof.

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The painting of the mural

The Wildlife Warriors, AKA M1S (Year 7), and Mendaram (Pre-Nursery and Nursery) embarked on a joint initiative to raise awareness and funds for the endangered species of Borneo. Together, they planned a variety of fundraising events to include Panaga School and the wider community. This all started in January with a Jungle Dance, led

by M1S. The children were very proud to have raised 271BND towards their target of 5000BND. On Wednesday 17th January, we saw the start of their second fundraising event, with

children throughout the school having the opportunity to buy and paint a piece of our Leo (M2l) supporting Nikhil (P4)

giant Hornbill mural.

M1S

The inspiration for the mural idea came from a student in P7D, Lucy Richmond, during a Student Council meeting. This idea was then taken to and originally designed by the Dutch comic writer, Ruud Straatman, which

P5 & P6

portrayed the beauty of the endangered

Rhino Hornbill. Stephanie Straatman (M1S

P4

Form Teacher) led and drove this project at a rapid speed, with many M1S parent volunteers and teachers supporting, to ensure that the mural was completed and hung in time for Hornbill Day on Friday 26th January.

Lucy painting the last piece.

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This amazing second project helped us take the fundraising total to an astounding: 1571BND. Alongside this project, the children have Nursery

also been promoting and selling ‘Wildlife Warrior’ T-shirts, with BSP’s support. Together, we are helping to sustain a future for these precious animals (sun bear, pango-

Rampayoh

lin, clouded leopard, the hornbill, proboscis monkey and orangutan) and create thoughtful and respectful 21st Century citizens.

The children have many more ideas in the M1S

pipeline, which we are excited to see develop over the next few months.

We would like to say a special thank you to Sarah Collicutt, Elsie Philimon and Ales-

Rampayoh

sandro Loi for all of their help in getting the mural together. To Karl Clarke for cutting P6

the mural; to Simon Perry for transporting the mural and to M2L for helping support P4 and P5 with painting their tiles. Last, but not least, to all of the parents who have supported this event. Without you, this would not have been possible.

M1S

Rampayoh tiles drying

By the Wildlife Warriors

Pre-Nursery

Nursery

M1N/M2L

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At the same time as the exhibition, we also had many children, as well as some parents, painting tiles for the second mural. A special thank you to our honorary Wildlife Warriors: Sarah Collicutt, Alex Loi, Elsie Philimon, Vanessa Lubniewski, Anna Berredo and Daniela Swientek for helping on the day. The second mural will be hung up in Teraja.

Our youngest tile painter

What will the second mural be of? ...All will be revealed very soon.

Part of the Wildlife assembly was to gain new recruits for our initiative, and as you can see below, we think we were very successful in our recruitment.

UPDATE: The Wildlife Warriors would like to thank all of the parents again for their donations towards our initiatives. We have counted all of the money from the money box and our new total is now 5061 BND. By the Wildlife Warriors

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NEWS FROM THE ART DEPT...

P6 ‘Fruits & Shoots’ IPC Unit: P6 have been designing a new Eco Garden for Teraja. They have learnt about the impact of plastic on the environment and how to draw to scale.

By Miss Josie

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P7 ‘Migration’ IPC Unit

P7 have been looking at Traditional Arts and Crafts used by tribes across Borneo.

They have studied the Dayak people and looked at Body Art, Weaving and Beading. Students have also been replicating the ‘hand tapping’ tattoo technique used by the Iban tribes (pictured).

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P7 - Trying their hand at weaving like the Penan.

Beautiful examples of the work created so far by the talented P7 students.

They have used paper and fabric to weave, and have created intricate bead designs on paper.

By Miss Josie, Leader for Learning - Art & Design Technology

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NEWS FROM THE ART DEPT . . .

M1 have been painting their own EXPRESSIVE portraits.

- Miss Josie

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NEWS FROM THE ART DEPT...

M2L

have been creating their own EXPRESSIVE portraits in a media of their choice.

They have also learnt how to accurately scale-up from a photograph.

- Miss Josie

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Water Colour & Ink Created using paints, collage and ink to create a water effect, inspired by the artist, David Hockney.

In Art, we focused on the work of artist, Frida Kahlo. We painted her self-portraits in order to prepare to paint our own. We learned how to mix colours to make different shades and use those shades to paint a realistic face. We also learned about Frida’s tragic life. My favourite part was painting the details on her face.

By Lauren Miller (M1S)

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3D Constructed ‘Eagle’ Benin Mask Created using card joining techniques and decorated with poster paints to create a ‘Bronze-like’ finish.

In Art, we created self-portraits to go onto the art sketchbooks we have made. We learned about symbolism, expressionism and shading in preparation. I decided to include a lot of symbolism in my piece; the writing in the clouds, the creatures and the background are all significant.

In Design and Technology, we used textiles. This means that we got to work with sewing machines. We learned how to do appliques, reverse appliques, hems and patchwork.

I feel I’ve learnt a lot and have really developed my skills in both areas, as well as enjoyed myself.

By Isla McFarlane (M2L)

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PRESENTING…THE BRAND NEW MENDARAM PLAY AREA!

Children and staff are very excited to unveil the new play area for Mendaram children and declare it officially open!

We heard the children say: ‘This is so much!’ - Jawad ‘How did it all get here?’ - Caitlin ‘It’s a castle!’ - Jocelyn ‘Zoom, zoom, zoom, going to the moon!’ - Ivo ‘I’m a pirate, digging for my treasure.’ - Juliette ‘It’s a rocket!’ - Asha ‘It’s mooi (beautiful)’ - Josefien The children are enjoying the space to run and kick a ball as well as challenging themselves to balance on the log structures and the tyre mountain. We can already see that the children are trying new ways of moving and testing themselves physically. You can see from the photos above how much our children are capable of, given the chance.

This project has been a joint venture with all Mendaram teachers and LSAs pulling together, building and creating the sand pit and the log obstacle course. We would like to thank the PTA for the money given to build the tyre mountain and tyre bridge.

In addition, we thank parents for donating plants and the gardeners for their help and advice.

We are looking forward to continuing to expand our play area, providing more physical challenges for the Mendaram children.

By Louise Ramsden

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Panaga School Magazine As a part of their IPC ‘Animal’ unit, Nursery teachers decided that they would further capture the children’s curiosity by going in search of ‘The Big 5’!

To help them prepare for their Safari Day, Miss Jo Holder came into Nursery with her Safari Jeep and taught the children about what they would need to take on Safari and what to look out for. We were impressed at the level of interest and questions asked by the children. They are all great enquirers.

The children were certainly inspired by this visit and went on to create their own amazing Jeeps, backpacks, cameras and binoculars.

Seeing the children work as a team to make their Jeeps, demonstrating their fantastic cooperation and communication skills, was wonderful.

So, the big day arrived, and feeling very prepared, the children came into school on Tuesday 13th February dressed in their finest Safari clothes, and just like true explorers, they were brave and ready for adventure!

To help make the experience ‘real’, we welcomed the students from M1S to be our park rangers, guides and animals for the morning.

They arrived and quickly got into role, helping to bring the whole experience to life for all children.

This day was also a part of our ‘Supporting Endangered Animals’ initiative that started with the Middle Years students in September of this school year. We decided to raise further funds for this great cause by asking the children to bring in any small change to help make a big change for these animals. We were yet again amazed and very proud of the level of support that our parent body gave to this, many thanks to you all. We managed to raise 271BND in total.

We feel that these photos fully capture the fun learning that took place on Safari Day and we hope you enjoy them as much as we enjoyed looking for and finding ‘The Big 5’.

By the Wildlife Warriors

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P1 had an exciting start to Term 2; a Sand and Water Fun Day! We spent the morning exploring a range of different sand, water, ice and even slime activities!

What a great Entry Point for our IPC unit, ‘Sand and Water’.

Miss Jo (P1J)

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P1 all had a great time at Panaga Beach exploring the environment for our IPC learning unit, ‘Sand and Water’.

We all enjoyed playing in the sand. We made sandcastles with moats, wrote our names, searched for shells, watched crabs burrowing and sent the adults to collect water for us!

What a super morning.

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As part of their IPC unit, ‘Up and Away’, P1 visited Anduki Airfield.

They watched helicopters land and take off, went inside a helicopter and were even able to try out some of the equipment. What a fantastic experience! We are very grateful to the staff at Anduki Airfield who supported us.

By Miss Georgina

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P2 Games CafĂŠ Evening Parents gathered eagerly at school to enjoy a night of maths games with their children and the P2 teachers, earlier this term.

Games included: Guess the number, Build your own 3D spaghetti shape and Pasta jewellery, as well as Memory bonds to 10 card games.

A fun time was had by all with lots of super maths learning too!

By Miss Kath and Miss Christine

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Plastic Free Day in P5 P5 decided to have a Plastic Free Day in school recently.

Children were encouraged to limit the amount of single-use plastic they brought into school in their snack and lunch boxes.

It was fantastic to see the empty rubbish bins at the end of lunch time!

P5 also collected plastic from home.

In just over one week, this is what was brought in!

Watch this space for an exciting new alternative to single-use plastic, made by the P5s, to help save the planet!

By Hayley Saunders

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We are all about Art in P5!

P5 students have been working using many different media in IPC lessons this year.

Some of our art was donated to Hospital Suri Seri Begawan, Kuala Belait, where it will be placed in the Children’s Ward.

To pay for the framing of the artwork, we raised money by hosting a Smoothie Sale for the school. Children brought in reusable cups in our quest to save the environment. Also, the smoothies included ‘rainforest’-themed ingredients.

The sale raised a total of $299. Thank you to all parents and teachers involved.

By Tania Mehlhopt

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As a part of our topic: Roots, Shoots and Fruits, P6 have been raising money for a gardening project.

We will be using half of the money to plant saplings in Kota Kinabalu to help combat deforestation. The rest will be spent on developing a rose garden and vegetable patch for our school. Here are our fundraising initiatives so far:

We organised and carried out a bike wash for children across Teraja.

We opened up a ‘pop up’ cafĂŠ, serving tasty treats along with fantastic entertainment.

By the P6 team

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P6 Lunchbox Look Yasmin: Today I am having rice and salmon. My mum prepared it last night. She sometimes asks me what I want. I like this lunch.

Hope: My dad usually packs my lunch.

This is a wrap with lettuce and chicken.

Vegetables √ fruits X grains/carbs √ protein/dairy √

Vegetables X fruits X grains/ carbs √ protein/dairy √

Zuhayra; I am eating rice, salmon and different vegetables. I like it. I used to be very fussy about my vegetables.

Now I just eat some like sweet potatoes and carrots.

Vegetables √ fruits X grains/ carbs √ protein/dairy √

Evan: I like to have different things in my lunchbox. The trick is not to make the lunch too big, you will get overweight.

Vegetables √ fruits √ grains/carbs √ protein/dairy √

Juan: I have rice, chicken and eggs. I don’t have vegetables today.

Vegetables X fruits X grains/ carbs √ protein/dairy √

Charlotte: I have some rice from the club, 2 different kinds of vegetables and beef sausage. My mum makes my lunch the night before. She sometimes asks me what I want. She might ask me to choose between rice and pasta. I love Spaghetti Bolognese and carrots too.

Vegetables √ fruits X grains/carbs √ protein/dairy √

Charlotte’s tip: Always eat at least 2 veggies during lunch. When your child is fussy about veggies, blend them in the pasta sauce.

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Aishwarya (P7S)

Finlay (P7C)

Julia (P7C)

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Ellis (P7D)

In P7, we have recently learnt how to give our opinions in French when talking about our hobbies. The students were asked to write a paragraph about their likes and dislikes and then to justify this with reasoning. To make it even more complicated, they had to indicate on which days they would do these hobbies. The students have put a lot of effort into their writing and have started to think really hard about how to improve their writing. After only half a year of French, they are able to use a variety of high end connectives, intensifiers, as well as a variety of adjectives. Some students have also started to use the plural form of certain verbs. This task was especially challenging for the native French speakers as they really had to think hard on how to make their writing as complex as possible using a variety of tenses.

The next step was to present their paragraph in front of the class. They had to design a poster that would help them with their presentation. This was very challenging as they were only allowed a minimum amount of words on their poster. Unlike their previous William (P7C) presentation, they were not allowed to use Srividja (P7D) their paragraphs.

They blew me away with their presentations!

I had to pinch myself as I thought that for a moment I was transported to France and sat in front of French children. They presented with great confidence and their pronunciation was simply excellent. This task was no mean feat. It is very scary for many to stand in front of an audience and speak in a native language. However, to be asked to do this in another language is an altogether different kettle of fish. They were so good, I showed some videos to M1 and M2 for their future presentations. Well done to all P7 students! Keep up the fantastic work!

By Miss Steph

Zacky (P7S)

Krittika (P7C)

Arsha (P7S)

Oihana (P7D)

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In P7, we have been learning about classroom vocabulary and the definite/indefinite article in French.

Designed by Olanna (P7C)

The children also learnt how to look up words in the dictionary and find out if the word is masculine or feminine.

Designed by Eva (P7D)

They were given the task of creating the classroom of their dreams.

Designed by Sofia (P7C)

They were allowed to have anything they liked in their classroom as long as they used the correct article in front Designed by Akshita (P7D) of the words and were able to find the word themselves in the dictionary.

Suffice to say, the pupils thoroughly enjoyed creating their classrooms and they had all sorts of bizarre items in their classroom, only children can think of.

Designed by Chandrika (P7C)

We had unicorns, swimming pools with Designed by Joel (P7S) huge slides, petting zoos, robotic teachers, dolphins etc‌ In the majority of the classrooms, there were no teachers present. Now, I wonder why?

After creating their imaginative classrooms, they had to present them in front of the class. They were encourDesigned by Raymond (P7D) aged to use negation as well as interesting connectives. The challenge was also to speak freely instead of reading out their paragraph.

Designed by James (P7D)

The presentations were wonderful and very creative.

Designed by Uthman (P7C)

Last but not least, although it is scary to stand in front of the class and speak in French, all the children did amazingly well.

Designed by Ben (P7S)

Well done to all P7 pupils!

Designed by Sonny (P7S)

By Miss Steph

Designed by Nicole (P7S)

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Panaga School Magazine This term in French, M1 and M2 students focused on the topic, “School�.

They were taught how to give their opinions in French to describe their school day, as well as tell the time.

As they did so amazingly well in the previous term, that they were also taught conditional tense. This term, we focused especially on writing and speaking.

For their end of unit test, they were asked to write a paragraph about their current school as well as what their ideal school would look like.

Some students excelled at this and also included mention of their previous school, therefore using past tense. They have really started to think about what to include in their writing and what they need to improve their grades.

For their speaking, they were asked to present their opinions of what constitutes an ideal school. This was not an easy task as the children were asked to speak in conditional tense.

Many of the presentations were amazing and students have started to use three tenses - something you would normally expect a Year 9 student to be able to do.

Well done to all Melilas students!

By Miss Steph

March 2018

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Since the start of this school year, students of Melilas have been offered Spanish as a second foreign language. 17 students from both M1 and M2 have taken up Spanish lessons and turn up to class every Friday afternoon, from 2 to 4 pm.

Apart from two students, they are also learning French, and this is definitely helping with their Spanish. They have been introduced to the basics in Spanish and all are able to introduce themselves. In addition, they understand and are able to implement a variety of complex grammatical rules. These rules would normally be taught much later in the year. Some children have even started to use the past and future tense.

To challenge them further, they have been given the task of writing an article about endangered species of Borneo.

This term, we are learning about giving opinions about our hobbies as well as what sports you can do in different weather conditions. As a part of their speaking and writing assessment this term, the students had to write and present a weather forecast in Spanish. Suffice to say, all students have made great progress in a very short time.

Back in October, we also started a Spanish class for Panaga School staff. Currently, 7 staff are attending this class and they are following the same curriculum as the students of Melilas. They too have made great progress and are working at a similar level to the younger ones.

By Miss Steph

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March 2018

ST JOHN’S SCHOOL KINDERGARTEN CELEBRATES THE YEAR OF THE DOG St John’s School Kindergarten, Kuala Belait, marked an important occasion by celebrating “Happy Dog Year - 2018”.

It was celebrated by the children in their respective classes. The small but fascinating and joyful event was witnessed by the Deputy Principal, Kindergarten teachers, parents and children. It was such a joyful morning as everyone enjoyed the event. A variety of sumptuous food were brought in by parents to make the event wonderful and remarkable.

Children watching a show on TV at the start of the event

Children full of excitement

Children enjoying the food

A group photo with the Deputy Principal

ST JOHN’S SCHOOL’S NEW ACADEMIC YEAR 2018 ASSEMBLY A school assembly is a gathering of all or part of a school for any variety of purposes, such as special programmes or communicating information on a daily or weekly basis.

A common feature of many schools across the world is the ritual of morning assembly. The main intention of the school assembly is to develop a feeling of unity among all students and teachers. It is also to develop in students a sense of identity of their place in the school.

The Deputy Principal with students of St John’s School who participated in The Official Launching Ceremony of the Series of Wildlife Awareness Campaign, organised by D’Sunlit SDN BHD. She gave students certificates during the assembly.

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ST JOHN’S SCHOOL STARTS ITS CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Co-curricular activities give students an opportunity to develop particular skills and exhibit their non-academic abilities.

In both cases, participation can assist students in many ways. They complement the curricular activities and help groom the students in the art of living and working together.

Once students find an activity they enjoy, succeeding in the activity could ultimately build their confidence and self-esteem. Co-curricular activities allow students to make a contribution to their school or community, which is an important step in preparing them for life outside of academia.

Recently, St John’s School held its co-curricular activities in various locations of the school to mark the start of the new academic year - 2018.

All St John’s School articles by Jack Ding Jok, Head of Media, St John’s School, Kuala Belait