Panaga School Weekly, Issue 20

Panaga School Weekly

Issue Twenty, 15th March 2019

Panaga School Weekly Issue Twenty 15 March 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, Performance Week Miss Sam (pictured centre), Miss Sarah (pictured right) and Miss Melissa (pictured left) have just concluded an entire week of evening theatre performances across Teraja and Melilas. These performances ranged from fun and energetic themed plays, through to sophisticated and mature theatre pieces.

I felt that I had been swept away to a theatre company, with all of the acting, singing and dance elements coming together to provide audiences with pure entertainment, while our students had the opportunity to showcase their learning through Performing Arts.

Acknowledgement and thanks to our dynamic Performing Arts trio!

Brownies’ Bake Sale Sticking to a calories target was a difficult job this week with the Brownies’ Bake Sale in the Panaga foyers.

Panaga School operates as a hub within the community.

After hours Rainbows, Brownies and Scouts sessions are conducted on site, with many of our students benefiting. The Brownies were delighted with their fundraising efforts, just as passersby were delighted with their purchases. Funds raised will go towards purchasing resources for some of their projects.

cindybintahal@panagaschool.com

Panaga School Senior Administration Officer: Jalinah Bte Ali (+673) 3375728 email: jalinah.ali@shell.com Admin Support Rampayoh/Mendaram: Zurimah Bte Jumat email: z.jumat@shell.com Admin Support Teraja: Hasmah Bte Hj Salleh hasmah.salleh@shell.com

Panaga School Weekly editor: Damian Brady

70th Anniversary events Tuesday 19th March: Gardening Project Local vendors will be on site to sell plants for children to contribute to gardening projects right across the school. Please send your child with some money (average plant will cost $2-$5) to enable them to contribute to group gardening projects.

Thursday 21st March: Aerial photographs during break time. Be bright, be noticed.

Student visa processes Parents who are either IBAS or TC contract status are informed that there have been recent changes to gaining student visas. All applications are to be made through either school office. At the return of students’ visas, parents are to submit their child’s passport to BSP’s Immigration Department, who will manage the process of endorsing student visas in passports.

damianbrady@panagaschool.com In May, the process for 2019/2020 visa applications will begin. Please consult with Miss Zu or Miss Hasmah in Panaga School or any member of the BSP Immigration Team to discuss the student visa processes further. Variations in visa timelines and other variables may result in changes to the above process.

Wishing everybody a lovely weekend. Next week will be incredibly full with calendar events including, but not limited to, education consultant visits, poetry week and Panaga School’s 70th Anniversary celebration events.

Regards, Cindy

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Monday 18th March - Friday 22nd March Poetry Week Tuesday 19th March 70th Anniversary Commemorative Garden projects 13:30 P3 Exit Point Wednesday 20th March P1-M2 Reports to parents Thursday 21st March School bird’s eye view photo shoot 8:00 Friends of Mendaram 13:30 P2 Exit Point Friday 22nd March (last day of Term 2) Challenge Day 08:00 Mendaram & Middle Years Exit Point 09:00 Greg Bottrill’s Parent Presentation Monday 8th April Term 3 commences Wednesday 10th April 08:00 Parents Coffee Morning Thursday 11th April P5 Survival Night

Event information above is correct at the time of printing. To keep up-to-date with all school events, please go to: www.panagaschool.com/calendar

Panaga School 70th Anniversary Events

Gardening Projects all students to bring money (average plant $2—$5) to purchase a plant to contribute to gardening projects.

During first break at both school sites, aerial photographs will be taken.

Dress bright to be noticed.

To assist with preparations for International Day, please offer the name of a person from your country to Miss Hannah hannahzakaria@panagaschool.net .

International Day will follow the same format as last year, with each country offering a booth around the perimeter of Rampayoh courtyard.

This year’s theme...My country now, my country 70 years ago.

We look forward to another fantastic International Day!

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Panaga School Pre-Nursery and Nursery 2019-2020 School Enrolments For Pre-Nursery children born after

1st September 2016 For Nursery children born after

1st September 2015

Requirements IBAS and TC BSP staff contract holders Please visit Rampayoh School Office, phone, email or see website for further information: www.panagaschool.com

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PARENT PRESENTATION WITH

GREG BOTTRILL Friday 22nd March 2019 9am - 10am Rampayoh Meeting Room

Click here to sign up.

Greg Bottrill is an education expert and author of the bestselling Early Years book, 'Can I Go and Play Now?' Previously, Greg has been an Early Years Lead and Assistant Head of a large primary school in Devon, UK. Greg wrote the book, ‘Can I Go and Play Now?’, in response to educators asking about his pedagogy and approaches to learning. Greg now travels around supporting other schools and settings with creating their practice and provision in the Early Years.

Panaga School Early Years teachers will receive training in a shared programme across JIS, ISB and Panaga School on Saturday 16th March.

Greg will then be at Panaga School all day on Wednesday 20th March and Friday 22nd March.

- Donna Bonham, Deputy Head Teacher, Rampayoh and Mendaram

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Sports Training Schedule - Nathan Edwards Monday 18th March

T-Ball Training

P4-M2

Meet at Teraja Hall

2.30pm 3.30pm

Friday 22nd March

Running

P4-M2

Club

(P4 & P5 must be accompanied by a parent)

Meet outside Teraja entranceway

6.25am 7.00am

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Measuring

How tall?

How full?

How many?

How long?

Nursery and Pre-Nursery children were super Mathematicians and explored many different concepts.

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How far?

What time? Which number?

What shape?

Is it symmetrical?

By Miss Aly

Who won?

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Reef Check are a Bruneian NGO (non-governmental organisation) who are concerned with the conservation of coral reefs.

This week, Baz and Emily came to visit the Nursery children, who have already been learning about looking after the oceans and keeping the beaches clean.

They explained to them what a coral reef is, which animals are friends of the coral and how to protect the reefs. The children also made their own piece of coral using junk.

This was a great way for the children to make connections in their learning and also to add new knowledge.

By Miss Louise and Miss Rachel

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P1

On Friday 8th March, P1 were lucky enough to visit Anduki Airfield. The children were very excited to be going on their first School Bus trip. The children had a wonderful time looking at the helicopters, trying the equipment and even going inside the big rescue helicopter. They learnt about the different parts of the helicopter and the different roles and jobs of the people on board. We were even lucky enough to see a helicopter land. A huge “thank you� to the all the staff at Anduki and to all the parent helpers who joined us. What a great time!

By the P1 team

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P3’s visit to Teraja

On Tuesday 12th March, P3 took a walk over to Teraja to watch the P5 and P6 performance.

Afterwards, we stayed to eat our snack on the P4 benches, and then to join the Teraja children for playtime.

It was a great opportunity to start becoming familiar with the children, the teachers and the site at Teraja, ready for September when many of our P3s will be moving into P4.

The P3 children really enjoyed this experience, and behaved with such maturity and good sense that they fit in perfectly with the older children.

By the P3 team

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IPC - Rampayoh: Research and record We went on a communication walk around the local area to research how/what signs are communicating.

P3

P2

We researched a few different types of axles to see which would be most effective for our moving cars and tested them out.

We built pom-pom catapults to investigate forces and recorded some short video clips giving tips on how to get our catapult to shoot the furthest.

By Miss Maura and Miss Miriam, IPC Leaders for Learning

We then recorded this information back in the classroom by making 3D model maps.

Look at all the different ways we can record our learning.

P1

We attached airplanes to balloons to research how escaping air can push something forward.

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Daddy’s car

Pencil Holder

House Sun Flower

By Miss Sur

Postbox

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On Monday 11th March, students from P6 and P7 were visited by 19 adult learners from Pusat Bahagia, KB. Panaga students have been learning the skill of card making as part of their ASA this term and shared their new knowledge with our visitors.

The afternoon was a valuable learning experience for both the adults from Pusat Bahagia and our students, as well as a fantastic opportunity to show our Personal Goals in action. All of the adults involved were so impressed with the kind and caring attitude of all the students involved; they were model examples of students at Panaga.

By Mr Matt, Miss Danni, Mr Donovan, Miss Mia and Mr Shaha

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Middle Years Assessment Week - An opportunity for M2 students to work in the D&T workshop all day!

Students applied their prior research and wood working skills to create an intricate and highly embellished promotional product, to raise awareness of the many Endangered Species of Borneo.

By Miss Josie & Mr Zaim Art & DT Department, Teraja and Melilas

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PROCESS SAW SAND PRIME DECORATE Do you recognise any of these endangered creatures? See the finished pieces in next week’s issue :)

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Students used their extended exam time to demonstrate their painting skills.

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Students have worked hard this term, experiencing many new types of drawing and painting media. The Art exam provided the time they needed to really show what they could do. They applied a coloured ground, and then layered the paint carefully to achieve accurate skin tones and colour matches, with very pleasing results.

See the finished paintings in next week’s issue :)

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Lovely to see correct answers from our usual puzzlers and a few new attempts this week. Plenty of room in the box for more!

Well done Spandita, Richard and Julius. 29 and 28 days clear. - Mr Simon

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Panaga School, Brunei Shell Petroleum, Bilingual Emergency Phone Numbers Graphic Design Magnet Competition Schools across the nation are invited to take part in the country’s first-ever Bilingual Emergency Phone Numbers Graphic Design Magnet Competition, organised by Panaga School’s Digital Education Specialist Teachers, Damian Brady and Neil Lynch; funded by Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Sdn Bhd (BSP).

Details below:

The winner will have the unique opportunity of being awarded as the sole designer of what will be a thousand bilingual magnets produced and distributed to Bruneian schools, government departments and businesses, thanks again to BSP funding.

It is scary how few people know all four of Brunei’s Emergency Services’ phone numbers. What an opportunity for children and their parents and teachers to not only learn all four emergency phone numbers, but to know them in both languages from designing a poster.

The competition encourages the following important message to students: “By entering…you could help save a life.”

We implore all Panaga School students to enter. Entries close Friday 12th April. The winner will be announced and magnets will be ready for distribution in July.

School students of all ages are invited to send their entries to: emergencymagnetcompetition@panagaschool.net.

By Damian Brady and Neil Lynch, DE Specialist Teachers