Panaga School Weekly, Issue 13

Panaga School Weekly

Issue Thirteen, 25th January 2019

Panaga School Weekly Issue Thirteen 25 January 2019

Panaga School IFM/4, BSP Company Sdn Bhd, Seria, KB 3534, Negara Brunei Darussalam (+673) 3375728/3372139 (Teraja), (+673) 3372694 (Mendaram/Rampayoh) Principal: Cindy Bin Tahal (+673) 3372355/8777028 email:

Updates from the Principal’s Desk Dear Panaga School Community, International Primary Curriculum (IPC) - International Recognition A main priority of our 2018-2019 School Strategic Plan is to review the IPC in line with current research and best practices in teaching and learning. PreNursery and Nursery have also introduced the International Early Years Curriculum (IEYC).

Recently, the work of Panaga School teachers and students has been recognised internationally through IPC social media channels, as well as an international conference.

P4 students, during their recent studies of Being Human, were captured using Merge Cubes. These cubes bring to life visual imagery that is both educational and engaging, by detecting a range of codes. This learning experience was shared through IPC’s social media pages, recognising Mr Steven’s teaching and learning initiative.

cindybintahal@panagaschool.com In addition, Miss Rachel (P2) and Miss Shelagh (Pre-Nursery) have been selected to present at the 2019 Festival of Learning in Singapore, later this term. They will be sharing best practice of IPC and IEYC, as chosen by the Panaga School Senior conference organisers based out of Fieldwork Education in London.

Administration Officer: Jalinah Bte Ali (+673) 3375728 email: jalinah.ali@shell.com

Congratulations and thank you to all of our teachers who make Panaga School the excellent learning community that it is. It is exciting to see international recognition for your outstanding work.

Admin Support Rampayoh/Mendaram: Zurimah Bte Jumat email: z.jumat@shell.com

School Board Updates This week, Padma Muppidi and Rachel Marsden were thanked for their contributions to the Panaga School Board over the past few years, as their terms of service came to an end.

Admin Support Teraja: Hasmah Bte Hj Salleh hasmah.salleh@shell.com

Padma has spent many years on the school board, representing parents.

During this time, Padma has seen Panaga School and BSP navigate significant changes in student numbers, school operations and company priorities.

Rachel as teacher representative, damianbrady@panagaschool.com expressed appreciation of the School Board’s continued support and commitment to Panaga School teachers.

Panaga School Weekly editor: Damian Brady

Panaga School Weekly Issue Thirteen 25 January 2019

Panaga School IFM/4, BSP Company Sdn Bhd, Seria, KB 3534, Negara Brunei Darussalam (+673) 3375728/3372139 (Teraja), (+673) 3372694 (Mendaram/Rampayoh)

Parent Teacher Consultations and School Reporting Thank you to parents for the important partnerships we share in teaching and learning.

Parent Teacher Consultations have taken place formally across Term 1, as students settled in at the beginning of the term, and at the end of the term, in line with Term 1 School Report distribution.

Feedback about the new format of Term 1 School Reports to date has been positive from teachers and the Term 1 Panaga School Weekly distributed Parent Survey.

Further parent input will be requested at our next Parent Representative Meeting, which will be scheduled as soon as Mr Mark, our new Head Teacher, is able to join us.

At the end of Term 2, parents will be issued with the same format of school reports for P1 to M2. Pre-Nursery and Nursery will not produce a Term 2 report. Reporting to parents will be conducted through Tapestry this term, and in the last term, an end of year full report.

Parent Teacher Consultations are available to parents at anytime. Given the varying learning needs of our students, some parents have already spent significant time in regular communication through meetings with teachers. For this reason, Term 2 Parent Teacher Consultations will be optional, with parents invited to make an appointment if you would like to discuss your cindybintahal@panagaschool.com child’s learning or report.

Principal: Cindy Bin Tahal (+673) 3372355/8777028 email:

Panaga School Senior Administration Officer: Jalinah Bte Ali (+673) 3375728 email: jalinah.ali@shell.com

2019-2020 School Calendar Next year’s academic calendar is now published, included in this newsletter and live on our school website.

Admin Support Rampayoh/Mendaram: Zurimah Bte Jumat email: z.jumat@shell.com

School Photos On Monday 28th January on Mendaram and Rampayoh, and Tuesday 29th January on Teraja and Melilas, the PTA are organising school photos to be taken. Photos will be 9" x 6" with pre-orders conducted via an online order form which will be issued after photos have been taken. More information is currently being circulated by Parent Reps.

Admin Support Teraja: Hasmah Bte Hj Salleh hasmah.salleh@shell.com

Parents are reminded that many of the public holidays are subject to change.

Cycle Safety Adults are thanked for wearing helmets to promote cycle safety and model this safe behaviour to children.

Panaga School Weekly editor: The Mendaram and Rampayoh shared pedestrian roadway that runs beside Damian Brady

damianbrady@panagaschool.com Pre-Nursery can become rather congested. Adults are asked to walk bicycles in this area and remind children to do the same.

Please park bicycles away from the front foyer, as this poses a real danger of bicycles falling on children.

Your assistance in promoting safe arrivals and departure to school through cycling safely is appreciated.

Regards, Cindy

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Next year’s Academic Year Calendar - endorsed by the School Board

Please click here to download a PDF of the 2019-2020 Academic Year Calendar.

Please click here to view both this and next year’s calendars on the school website.

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Important IFM contact details Below are contact details offered to assist our community to access relevant BSP facilities.

IFM-Customer-Care@shell.com

G’day from Globetrotters ASA At Globetrotters ASA this week, we ‘visited’ Australia, to help them celebrate Australia Day (Sunday 26th January). We listened to traditional Australian music, greatly enjoying the sounds of the didgeridoo! We also heard some Australian folk tales, and found out about some Australian animals, including the wombat.

By Gina Creaton

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International Schools Assessment (ISA) Meeting ISA is an external assessment programme, used in all Shell Schools, which compares us to other schools around the world. ISA is taken by students from P5 upwards, so all students from P5-M2 will be sitting the tests.

ISAs will take place the week beginning 11th February. To help parents that are new to ISAs to understand the process, we will be hosting a 'New to ISA' Parent Meeting on Wednesday 30th January, at 5pm in the Teraja Hall. (This information has already been added to the School Calendar.) Parents of children that have not been part of the ISA process in previous years are invited to attend.

Please complete this form if you are attending the meeting.

- Perminder Sanghera, Deputy Head Teacher, Teraja and Melilas

Sad mathematical times for last week’s puzzle. There were some excellent efforts made to count the number of numbers between 100 and 999 that contained 1, 2 or 3 of the digit 7. Unfortunately, no one managed to get the correct answer to our most challenging puzzle yet. Is there anyone out there who can achieve the glory?

- Mr Simon

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Nursery’s Camping Adventure!

What an amazing jungle adventure we had yesterday in Nursery!

The children inspired us to have a camping morning and it evolved from there with lots of ideas from the children themselves.

We had great fun putting up tents, collecting sticks for the ‘campfire’, which we sang around, told stories and ‘toasted’ marshmallows. The children created art from natural materials including clay animals and stick people. We played games and had many conversations with our friends about the jungle.

The learning fun continues with our jungle dance with Pre-Nursery and Middle Years.

Many thanks to all parents for your continued support with our learning initiatives.

By Claire Richmond & Louise Ramsden, Mendaram Leaders for Learning

To see more photos of the great learning and fun please click here.

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P1’s Beach Trip

What a fantastic morning we had on the beach! The children had fun digging, building sandcastles, writing their names, playing and sharing time with their parents and friends.

The parents were kept busy by running backwards and forwards with buckets of water. A huge “thank you” to everyone who helped.

This trip has really inspired the children’s imaginative play and artwork since returning to school.

By the P1 team

Please click here to view more great photos of P1’s Beach Trip

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Boots for Brunei - a success!

Last Saturday, a number of teachers from P5 visited Pengiran Setia Jaya Pengiran Mohd Yusof Primary School (SR PSJ PMY) in Seria. This visit was to deliver the football boots and shin pads donated as part of the Boots for Brunei campaign.

The children and staff in the school were very excited to receive them and it is hoped that we will see a team from the school being represented at the Panaga Football Tournament, taking place in February.

Thank you to all of you who contributed to this campaign.

P5 are hoping to consolidate the links with SR PSJ PMY even further by doing a book drive to supply the school with reading books.

If you have any old books that you would like to donate to this, there is a basket in the Teraja main building entrance.

By the P5 team

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Design & Technology P6 Eco Garden - IPC unit: Fruits, Shoots & Roots P6 are learning how to rethink and reuse scrap materials around them to solve real life problems. They are re-designing the fencing for the Eco-Garden in front of Teraja library.

Panaga School Weekly, Issue Thirteen, 25th January 2019 Their solution involves rethinking about how to reuse old DVDs and plastic bags, with an innovative weaving idea being trialed in the photos shown.

Students worked with great care to create a weaving loom from donated DVDs. They then cut thin strips of plastic bag, and used these to build-up their unique multicoloured weaving designs.

When finished, these will be joined together to form a sturdy fence to protect the Eco-Garden.

Why not try this at home?

By Josie Kidd, Art & DT Leader for Learning, and Mr Zaim, Learning Support Assistant

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Community Craft Market A Community Craft Market will take place on Tuesday 29th January 2019, between 2pm - 3pm, at Teraja under the tent.

The items that will be sold will be locally made handicraft, plants and eco bags made by Panaga students.

Locally made Handicraft

Plants

By Rachel P6MM

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Teraja has a new prospective feathered student We are very excited to have a regular visitor to the hornbill box. This is a male hornbill checking out a prospective nest. Even though he is visiting the box, it does not mean he will nest there. We are crossing our fingers that he will nest there with his mate as it would be great to observe the birds during the nesting period. Oriental pied hornbills normally commence breeding in the wet season. The wet season provides a lot of fruit for the birds.

They select the nest based on availability and type of fruit trees nearby.

If the female selects this nest, she will enter the nest and together with her mate they will seal their nest. They seal the nest with a mixture of saliva, mud, fruit, droppings and tree bark, leaving only a small opening through which the male passes the food. The male is responsible for foraging for food. He will pass the food to the female through the tiny opening and the female will feed the chicks. The chicks remain inside the nest with the female for several months until they are ready to fledge. It is quite possible they will return the year after to the same nest.

Interesting facts about hornbills: * The male hornbill has a larger casque with a few black marks, while the female has a smaller casque with more black marks. Also, the male is slightly bigger. * Oriental pied hornbills are monogamous birds, meaning they mate for life. * They are frugivores, meaning their diet mainly consists of fruit such as figs, rambutans, palm fruit, papaya, etc. * However, they will also eat large insects, small birds, small reptiles and amphibians. Their diet differs slightly between the breeding and non-breeding season. * There are eight different species of hornbills in Brunei.

Photo by Alex Loi

Written by the Wildlife Warriors

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Panaga School and the Panaga Club will be running our annual Panaga Football Tournament on Sunday 17th February 2019. This is a great sporting event, with an opportunity for our students to compete and have fun with students from other schools.

Please complete THIS FORM to register your child if they are interested in participating in the tournament. If you do not wish for your child to participate, it is not necessary for you to submit the form.

This event relies upon the support of volunteers from within our community. Volunteers play an integral part on the day by taking on roles which help make the event happen. Please support this event by filling in the last section on this form if you are able to referee. Unfortunately, without enough referees we will not be able to go ahead with the tournament. Alternatively, you may like to be a coach.

If you wish for your child to participate in the tournament, and if you can assist too, please complete and submit this form by Monday 28th January.

Scratch 3.0 Launch Teraja/Melilas Coding Competition To celebrate the recent launch of Scratch 3.0, Panaga School will run a Coding Competition for students from P4 up, including Middle Years.

For more information click here or visit: tiny.cc/panaga

Deadline: 1st March

Sports Training Schedule - Nathan Edwards Monday 28th January

BOYS FOOTBALL

P4-M2

Padang

2.30pm-3.30pm

Tuesday 29th January

GIRLS FOOTBALL

P4-M2

Padang

2.30pm-3.30pm

Wednesday 30th January

CONTACT RUGBY (MOUTHGUARDS COMPULSORY)

P7-M2

Padang

2.30pm-3.30pm

Friday 1st February

RUNNING CLUB

P4-M2 (P4 & P5 must be accompanied by a parent)

Meet outside Teraja entranceway

6.25am-7.00am