Panaga School Weekly, Issue 29

Issue Twenty-Nine, 14th June 2019

Panaga School Weekly Issue Twenty-Nine 14th June 2019

Updates from the Principal’s Desk Dear Panaga School Community,

Panaga School

Student Visas 2019/2020 Student Visa applications are now able to be submitted in readiness for next academic year. Miss Hasmah sent an email today with relevant forms attached and instructions on the application process. For further information, please visit either school office.

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

Communication Parent Representative phone messaging and this publication, Panaga School Weekly (PSW), have been reported as preferred communication forums.

Parent feedback is so appreciated to assist with school improvements. It is acknowledged that communication needs to be streamlined, timely and avoid late changes where possible. At the beginning of each half term, in addition to the Upcoming Events pages in each week’s PSW and the School Calendar on the school website, a live overview of events page is also available for parents.

Satu Impian updates - Saturday 22nd June @ KB Sentral In line with Ministry requirements, the Satu Impian programme has undergone some recent changes. Student performances (dance, choir, Malay poetry and ukulele) will now take place in a private function hall at KB Sentral, cindybintahal@panagaschool.com with parents and friends the only audience. Teachers of performance groups will communicate relevant details directly with parents soon. The outstanding work of students and community groups in relation to the United Nation’s Panaga School Senior Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) will still be presented through a Administration Officer: business market. The event has a new time of 10.00am until 12.30pm.

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

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

School transitions Teachers are currently considering relevant year group/school site transition plans for students in the lead up to next academic year. Early Years and P3 students engage in student transition programmes to prepare them for their new learning environments. A range of transition and information meetings for parents are also scheduled for Early Years and Middle Years students.

These dates are available on the School Calendar. If you have any questions about school transitions, please contact your child’s class teacher, the Year Group Leader of the year group your child will transition to, or a member of the Senior Leadership Team. Every child’s journey is different and we are here to support your child and family.

Scottish Highland Games - Saturday 15th June

Panaga School Weekly editor: Best wishes to all involved in this weekend’s Scottish Highland Games, where Damian Brady our very own PTA Secretary, Lesley Mennie, will lead the community as damianbrady@panagaschool.com Chieftain. For those new to the community, this is a sensational event - that is free for all spectators - with sporting events, entertainment and market vendors. The day will begin at 9.30am with a welcome and tri-fit warm up session. Children’s games will run from 9.45am, with tug-o-war, an obstacle course and sprints. All children who participate will be awarded a medal.

The event will run right throughout the day.

Regards, Cindy

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Updates from the Head Teacher’s Desk Dear Parents, On returning from the recent Hari Raya celebrations, many of our children were met with an unusual sight in their classrooms and play areas. The dinosaurs had come back from extinction and were busy leaving footprints and eggs all over the school. The distant sound of thunder and occasional roars of a dinosaur created a wonderful buzz amongst the children.

Having spent time talking to a number of children across the week, it is apparent that dinosaurs are very much alive in school. Please do take the time to share with your children their enjoyment and learning over the coming weeks.

Thank you to all parents who were able to attend our International Day Meeting this week. There are a lot of plans in place to make this a really exciting event for all of the children. With this in mind, please do note that it is not too late for more countries to be represented on the day. We currently have 23 countries preparing for International Day (Friday 28th June). If you are interested in sharing the wonders of your country with the children, please contact me.

As you are all aware, as part of the ASA programme this term, pupils are also involved in the Adopt-a-Beach initiative and each week children are spending time on the sands of Panaga helping clean up the environment for all.

This week, the Automata and Construction clubs were able to partake in the process and it was interesting to hear the children’s views and concerns over the rubbish that they were able to find. It is difficult to explain to children why someone would choose to leave behind their empty cans or plastic bags. The more we can develop an understanding of the need to protect our surroundings and develop this mindset within the children, the more we will continue to impact the future.

Kind regards, Mark

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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 or click here to access a live calendar brochure.

Sports Training Schedule

Friday 21st June: Running Club P4-M2 (P4 & P5 must be accompanied by a parent) Meet outside Teraja entranceway 6.25am-7.00am

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PLEASE JOIN US

10:00am - 12:30pm

SATURDAY JUNE 22, 2019

KB SENTRAL SHOPPING CENTRE

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Sustainability Festival Saturday June 22nd 2019 Students across Panaga School will be participating in the Satu Impian Sustainability Festival. This is a public event celebrating and promoting sustainable practice within the community. The festival will be run by Panaga and local school students. We invite all members of our community to come along and be part of this exciting event. Get ready to learn about the small things we can do to make big changes in our world.

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How to make no waste soap

Melilas Sustainability Stalls

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Composting

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Simply Soaps

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Designing a recycled shopping bag

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Borneo Bags

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No waste cooking

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Eduration

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Reusing plastics

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Greenhouse Effect

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Zero Waste Weaving

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ECO

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Trash2Treasure

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Go Green Media

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Beach Butt Bins

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Green Bags

P7 Gift Card Making Stall P2/3 3Rs and Recycling Stall

NTC Water Awareness Stall

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The Last Straw

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Future Energy Lions Brunei

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Kommunihub Eco Tourism

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Raffie, and Simpor Adventure Comic with Jungle Dave

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M1 Final Expressive Portraits Students continued to develop their individual portraits in their own choice of medium.

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

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

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What a marvellous start to Early Years’ new IEYC unit:

The children from Pre-Nursery to Primary One were excited by the Jurassic Worlds they encountered and the strange sounds coming out of the jungle on Tuesday morning.

Finding a mystery letter with a map, footprints and clues helped the children find and rescue dinosaur eggs.

In P1, the children found ice eggs, met a giant inflatable dinosaur, a cuddly dinosaur and had to cooperate and communicate to help solve dinosaur puzzles.

During visits to Pre-Nursery, the Land of Giant Footprints, the children had to use their skills of number and estimating to try and find out how many human footprints would fit inside a dinosaur footprint.

In Nursery’s Jurassic World, the children became paleontologists, finding the skeletons of a T-Rex, Brachiosaurus and a Triceratops.

They had lots of fun learning how to clean the bones with brushes and water.

What an exciting morning and that was only just the beginning of our dinosaur journey!

By the Early Years Team

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Can you guess what our dinosaurs are?

What did we use?

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Mums and dads helped us.

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This week, Automata and Construction Club all joined Miss Rosie and Miss Gina to take to the beach for the first ASA Beach Clean this half term.

They were able to collect 2 large bags full of rubbish and a number of interesting seeds.

Next week, Miss Laura and Miss Amy will be joined by Small World and Roleplay ASA from Rampayoh and Scottish Dancing ASA from Teraja.

Remember   

Make sure you have completed the permission slip On the day, bring hats, sun-cream, bug-spray and water bottles Children are to be collected from their normal ASA locations.

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Kim is a local Bruneian student teacher who will be working across our Early Years Department from PreNursery to Primary 1. Kim is currently teaching in a local school (Chung Lian School in Sungai Liang) as a kindergarten teacher. She is completing her CACHE training through ISB. She is undertaking one of her required placements in Panaga School and will be with us, mainly on a Friday, until the end of the school year.