Panaga School Weekly, Issue 43

Issue Forty-Three, 15th November 2019

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

Issue Forty-Three 15th November 2019

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

Thank you to those who have contributed to building our Panaga School Vision, Definition of Learning, Definition of International Mindedness and Definition of Play, throughout various engagements this year. The finalisation of these topics provide us with aligned focus. I am pleased to report that TOGETHER, reflective of our close community, we are here for the purpose of IMPROVING LEARNING. Significant consultation has taken place throughout the past 2 months to arrive at this Vision, both with school staff and an independent consultant.

Teachers, parents, students, administration officers, education consultants and cleaners were all represented throughout this process.

Our Definition of Play is represented by a word cloud, demonstrating input at consultation sessions, requesting various stakeholders to state what ‘play’ means.

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

International Mindedness Definition: “Together: You and me, our community” Learning Definition: “Together: getting better”

cindybintahal@panagaschool.com

Head Teacher: Mark Walters markwalters@panagaschool.net

(+673) 3373972/8988224 Panaga School Senior Administration Officer: Jalinah Bte Ali (+673) 3375728 jalinah.ali@shell.com

In addition to the statements, visuals have been developed to bring this information to life. The whale has been selected to represent ‘International mindedness’. This is both a Personal Quality, as well as a learning lens to assist us in the ways in which we see the world. Animals of Borneo have been identified to reflect the Personal Qualities and character strengths that our curriculum develops. Panaga School’s logo is a consistent feature of the school. The whale (pictured below) represents the school community’s temporary-fixed position, reflective of our school’s recent visioning outcomes.

Admin Support, Rampayoh/Mendaram: Zurimah Bte Jumat z.jumat@shell.com Admin Support, Teraja: Hasmah Bte Hj Salleh hasmah.salleh@shell.com Panaga School Weekly editor: Major thanks and acknowledgement to Allison Jones, who has provided her Damian Brady

damianbrady@panagaschool.com graphic design skills to transform Miss Miriam’s fantastic illustration into a digital logo.

Regards, Cindy

Panaga School Weekly, Issue Forty-Three, 15th November 2019

Updates from the Head Teacher’s Desk

Dear Parents, As we approach the end of Term One, we are delighted to invite you to our first Parent Teacher Conferences (PTCs) of the year.

For parents with children in Pre-Nursery to P1, PTCs will take place from next week (sign-up sheets were sent in last week’s Panaga School Weekly).

For parents with children in P2-M2, PTCs will take place during the week beginning 9th December.

Please note that for parent in P2-M2, PTCs will occur after the release of End of Term 1 Reports.

This will allow you time to read the reports and identify any specific areas you wish to discuss.

PTCs are a vital part of your child’s education and through these meetings we are able to develop further home-school links to support your child’s progress. During these meetings, you will have the opportunity to discuss your child's learning and progress so far during Term 1.

For parents of P2-P7 students, each meeting will last twenty minutes. However, if there is the need to extend these meetings, class teachers will arrange an additional time with you to meet again.

For children in Melilas, parents are asked to select a 1 hour timeslot from the options provided on the sign-up sheet. All Melilas teachers will be available to speak with you during this time to discuss your child’s individual progress. Engagements with Melilas teachers will enable a 5 minute check in. Melilas students are to attend these meetings with parents, to support their own reflection of their learning.

We look forward to welcoming you all to the PTCs. - Mr Mark

Please click here to sign up to P2-M2 PTCs

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18-Nov

19-Nov

Whole School

World Nursery Rhyme Week

Mendaram (PN-N)

Pre-Nursery and Nursery PTCs P1 PTCs

Rampayoh (P1-P3)

Teraja (P4-P7)

P1 Nativity ASA P1 trip to Anduki Pangolin Class

P5 Trip to the Solar plant

20-Nov

21-Nov

22-Nov

8.00am: Bomba Visiting PN & Nursery

Pre-Nursery and Nursery PTCs P1 PTCs P1 trip to Anduki -Turtle Class P5 - M2 Parent & Child Residential Information Session

8.00am: P1 trip to Panaga Club Library

World Nursery Rhyme Week Assembly: Nursery and P1

BJSL Swimming @ ISB

Assembly: Snake Safety

28-Nov

29-Nov

P4 Shaping Up Entry Point P5 - M2 Parent & Child Residential Information Session

Melilas (M1-M2) 25-Nov

26-Nov

27-Nov

Term 1 ASAs finish

Whole School Mendaram (PN-N) Rampayoh (P1-P3)

Teraja (P4-P7)

P1 Nativity ASA

11.45 - 12.35pm: French Spelling Bee: P5

11.45 - 12.35pm: French Spelling Bee: P6

11.45 - 12.35pm: French Spelling Bee: P7 P6 Trip to Historical Centre & archaeological dig, Bandar

P4H Assembly BJSL X-Country @ Panaga

M1/M2 Geography Melilas (M1-M2) Fieldtrip to 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.

KBBC & M2 visit to ISB/JIS

Panaga Student Pupil Portal: Pre-Nursery to P5 Please click here to access Weekly Lear ning Objectives and Home Learning for your child.

Please click here for next week ’s Sports Training Schedule

Panaga School Weekly, Issue Forty-Three, 15th November 2019

This year, we revamped our school vision and definitions of learning and international mindedness.

Through collaboration with teachers, LSAs, parents and children, we gathered quotes and ideas about what learning means to us, what international mindedness looks like and what type of children we are trying to develop in our school.

We used our creativity coming up with statements that are memorable and everyone can buy in to.

They have meaning throughout all of the school, the youngest and the eldest students, classroom teachers and specialists, cleaners and management. These statements are leading for all of us on a daily base; whether teaching, learning or working in Panaga School.

Our Vision: Together, improving learning International Mindedness: Together, You and Me, Our community Definition of Learning: Together, getting better

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IFM come together in a Lawn Bowls friendly On Tuesday 12th November, around thirty members from across BSP’s Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) teams shared a wonderfully breezy afternoon of friendly sporting action, fine foods and banter at the newly-renovated Panaga Lawn Bowls Green.

We sincerely thank our IFM colleagues and contractors for their recent safety repair work. This work came about from vandalism and years of wear and tear the section experienced. Again, well done to all for their hard work for making our facilities look revitalised again! Panaga proudly has the only grass lawn bowls green in the country.

Congratulations of course to the winners of Tuesday’s inaugural IFM Lawn Bowls Cup, IFM 1, who played some outstanding bowls, including a few magnificent ‘touchers’. Competition across all 5 participating teams was incredibly close, right up to the last bowl.

Thanks to many members across IFM for their help with organising the afternoon, particularly Cyla Ahmad and Donovan Dolamit, both from Panaga School. Special thanks as well to Azure Café for their delicious spread of food.

- Damian Brady and Neil Lynch

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Diwali Assembly

Diwali is a time of year this is celebrated by Indian communities across the world. Thanks to the Indian community in Panaga, we also have the pleasure of experiencing various aspects of the festival every year, through an assembly. Each year, the community manage to bring new ideas and creativity to their performances. It was a pleasure to watch children from across the school sharing their cultural traditions confidently on stage through the mediums of dance, drama and vocal presentations.

A huge thanks to all parents that worked with the various groups to bring the performances together. Also, an extra special thank you to Aanchal for taking the lead in coordinating the event.

By Miss Perminder

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Panaga School Weekly, Issue Forty-Three, 15th November 2019

Panaga School Weekly, Issue Forty-Three, 15th November 2019

Panaga School Weekly, Issue Forty-Three, 15th November 2019

Panaga School Weekly, Issue Forty-Three, 15th November 2019

During P3’s trip to the Panaga Club, we met office workers, restaurant staff, golf professionals, tennis coaches, librarians and gym instructors. The children enjoyed seeing all of the different jobs that happen at the Panaga Club and learning about the different ways that land and buildings are used.

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By the P3 Team

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In Technology, the children were asked to design and make a treasure hunting vehicle that could float and move.

Technology in P4

Propellers

Cameras

Powerful Lights

Large Viewports

Robotic Arms

The children built upon their knowledge of electrical circuits (acquired in P3).

We discussed how they could use an electrical circuit to propel a vehicle.

They researched a selection of treasure hunting vehicles and identified some of the special features that they would like to include.

Thank you to Mr Paul who helped create some incredible models for the children to investigate.

They used their reclaimed materials to visualise their designs and experiment with different permutations.

By Mr Steven

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Cooperation

Communication

Reflection

The children thought about what they had learnt and how they could improve their vehicles even more.

My model looks really good and works well.

To improve it even more I would add moving robotic arms.

My vehicle was really good but I would like to change how I finished my product.

I was able to fix problems as I went along. My model moves forward but not for very long. I would improve this by using two propellers.

Technology

I am pleased that I was able to make my vehicle move using an electrical circuit. I would like it to be able to move in a straight line.

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P7 Art: Go with the flow We have been exploring how different artists use different techniques to create water images. In the style of Monet, P7 students created their sea scenes using a dabbing technique with acrylic paint and different sized paintbrushes. They refined their final pieces by adding crayon and pastel. The results were beautiful and took us all straight to the beach.

By Miss Sue

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Melilas DE: HOW A COMPUTER WORKS It was probably the worst prediction in history. Back in the 1940s, Thomas Watson, boss of the giant IBM Corporation, reputedly forecast that the world would need no more than "about five computers�. He couldn’t have been more wrong.

We all use them, but how do they work? In M2 DE, we have been investigating.

Once you understand that computers are about input, memory, processing, and output, it begins to make a lot more sense.

Input: Your keyboard and mouse, for example, are just input units - ways of getting information into your computer that it can process. If you use a microphone and voice recognition software, that's another form of input.

Memory/storage: Your computer probably stores all your documents and files on a hard drive: a huge magnetic memory. But smaller, computer-based devices like digital cameras and smart phones use other kinds of storage such as flash memory cards.

Processing: Your computer's processor (sometimes known as the central processing unit) is a microchip buried deep inside. It works amazingly hard and gets incredibly hot in the process.

That's why your computer has a little fan blowing away - to stop its brain from overheating!

Output: Your computer probably has a screen capable of displaying high -resolution (very detailed) graphics, and probably also stereo loudspeakers. You may have a printer on your desk too, to make a more permanent form of output.

Question: Can you think of any other devices that both input and output information?

Next term, we will go on to find out why this joke is funny.

By Mr Neil

Panaga School Weekly, Issue Forty-Three, 15th November 2019

Panaga School Weekly, Issue Forty-Three, 15th November 2019

Panaga School Weekly, Issue Forty-Three, 15th November 2019

This week, Building Club and P4 & P5 Netball all joined Miss Gina to take to the Beach for the Beach Clean ASA. They were able to collect 3 bags of rubbish.

Next week, Miss Laura will be joined by P6 & P7 Netball from Teraja.