Panaga School Weekly, Issue Twelve

Panaga School Weekly Issue Twelve, 18th January 2019

Panaga School Weekly Issue Twelve 18 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, Staffing Update This term, we have welcomed back from maternity leave Miss Emma and Miss Hayley, who teach P2E and P5H accordingly.

We have been fortunate to enable a handover of class teachers throughout last week between Miss Nicci and Miss Emma, as well as Miss Nina and Miss Hayley.

Now that Miss Emma and Miss Hayley are back in class, our Additional Needs Team (ANT) is again fully staffed (that is until we extend our well wishes to Miss Nicci, who is very soon due to take maternity leave herself).

cindybintahal@panagaschool.com Miss Nicci and Miss Nina remain instrumental members of the P2 and

P5 teaching teams as ANT teachers.

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

All four teachers are thanked for their commitment and professionalism, as transitions between teachers, teaching roles and periods of leave have been managed so smoothly in support of student learning.

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

PTA Meeting Thursday 24th January at 7.30pm Venue: Teraja Staffroom All welcome!

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

Remember, 2019 PTA Calendars are still for sale in school offices.

Your support is appreciated, with all funds raised adding value to student learning.

Panaga School Weekly editor: Enjoy taking a look through and reading this week’s Panaga School Weekly.

Damian Brady damianbrady@panagaschool.com

I must say that the images on the front cover of this issue are incredibly dramatic, presenting young learners engaged in their International Early Years Curriculum (IEYC) learning content.

Be sure to point your child/ren in the direction of advertised Digital Education, Art and Mathematics challenge opportunities inside.

Regards, Cindy

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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 21st 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 Date

Sport

Year Group

Where

Time

Monday 21st January

Boys Football

P4-M2

Padang

2.30pm - 3.30pm

Tuesday 22nd January

Girls Football

P4-M2

Padang

2.30pm - 3.30pm

Friday 25th January

Running Club

P4-M2

Meet outside Teraja entranceway

6.25am - 7.00am

(P4 & P5 must be accompanied by a parent.)

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Mendaram Animal Rescuers: Entry Point Mendaram children got off to a very exciting start to the term and our new IEYC Learning

Unit:

Animal

Rescuers.

The

children had to be real animal rescuers and help save many trapped, lost, stuck and sick animals. The phone calls came in to the rescue centre and the children were all very

quick to respond.

They learned some vital first aid skills from our very own rescue paramedic ‘Mr Fraser’ and the children were soon seen reassuring their patients and taking good care of them.

These real scenarios helped to capture the children’s curiosity and we have seen the children already taking this learning further by initiating their own situations, retelling the scenarios through different mediums and acting out the role of the vet in the animal rescue centre.

The week ended with a great Animal Dress Up Day where all of the children (and staff) came into school dressed as their favourite animals. A super start to our animal learning journey which really raised awareness of animals and their needs.

We look forward to seeing the unit develop, and if you feel you can help support the children’s learning in any way, please let us know.

By Mendaram staff

Please click here to access more photos from our Animal Dress Up Day.

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We want you to create a piece of art from litter or recycling – and tell us what you used and why!

The learning outcome: Children will use reclaimed materials such as bottles, cans and fabric to create works of art.

Through this “upcycling” adventure, the children will learn about conservation and protecting our environment while also expanding their creativity.

You might want to carry out some research and look at artists like: - David Kemp - Robert Bradford - Augusto Esquivel You need to: Create artwork using clean litter – it can be flat or a sculpture in 3D. Make sure it is self-contained and safe to be left standing up- we will be displaying all entries on 22nd March and all winning pieces will be displayed at various locations throughout the Panaga Community.

Please include the following on all artwork: name; age/class; explain what you used and why (e.g. a sculpture built using 20 yogurt pots – A Week of Yogurt – the number of plastic pots one family get through in a week) Closing Date: 15th March Winners Announced: 22nd March Prizes: For 1st, 2nd and 3rd places on Teraja and Rampayoh If you have any questions, please speak to Marie McCready (Parent) or Miss Louise and Miss Claire (Mendaram Leaders for Learning).

Good Luck!

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M1’s STUNNING COLLAGE PORTRAITS Inspired by the work of artist David Hockney

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

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The children loved exploring the ice, the slippery slide, the muddy puddles, the carwash and spent a lot of time throwing cold water at the teachers.

By the P1 team

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A great solution from Saksham in 6MM to last term’s final puzzle about the number of squares on a chessboard. By totaling the first 8 square numbers, he correctly found that the number of squares on a chessboard is 204!

A lovely counting problem this week. It seems to be straightforward, but how can you make sure that you have counted them all?!

As usual, write your solution on a piece of paper and post it into the little box on the way into Teraja before next Thursday.

Mr Simon