Panaga School Weekly, Issue Nine

Panaga School Weekly Issue Nine, 7th December 2018

Panaga School Weekly Issue Nine 7 December 2018

Updates from the Principal’s Desk Dear Panaga School Community, PTA 2019 Calendars - only $20!

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:

Have you secured one of our PTA 2019 Calendars yet? These beautiful calendars create wonderful gifts, as well as provide fantastic quality keepsake images from the local Panaga area.

Money raised from every PTA 2019 Calendar goes directly towards our cindybintahal@panagaschool.com students. PTA funding over the past years has provided much needed playground enhancements, as well as providing numerous other resources that support student learning.

Panaga School Senior

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

PTA Movie Night

Admin Support Rampayoh/Mendaram: Zurimah Bte Jumat email: z.jumat@shell.com Admin Support Teraja: Hasmah Bte Hj Salleh hasmah.salleh@shell.com

Thank you to all of the volunteers who made this week’s Movie Night possible. More than 200 students turned up to watch Incredibles 2 and Paddington, while generating funds that will go back towards various Panaga School enhancements.

Panaga School Weekly editor: Damian Brady

Have Your Say… For the purpose of the Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) Scorecard, at damianbrady@panagaschool.com the end of Terms 1 and 2, the Panaga School Community is invited to respond to the statement: “Panaga School is a good school.”

In addition, for Panaga School Leadership Team consideration, further comment is available to assist with reflection on school operations in general.

To provide your feedback, please visit: www.tinyurl.com/panagaschoolsurvey Regards, Cindy

Panaga School Weekly, Issue Nine, 7th December 2018

After School Activities (ASAs) - sign up forms and information ASAs for Term 2 will commence on Thursday 17th January and will conclude on Thursday 14th March.

Teraja/Melilas: Activities at Teraja/Melilas run from 2.30pm – 3.15pm.

Please click here to view the list of activities available for all students at Teraja/Melilas.

Please click here to sign up to a Teraja/Melilas ASA.

Rampayoh: Activities at Rampayoh run from 2.15pm - 3.00pm.

Please click here to view the list of activities available for all students at Rampayoh.

Please note that Mini-Chefs is for P3 students only and children that are granted a spot in this ASA will have a charge of $50 to cover the ingredients used during the activity, due at the first ASA of the term.

Please click here to sign up to a Rampayoh ASA. Students will be assigned to their chosen activity on a first come, first served basis. It is important that you select 3 activities that your child would like to participate in as first choices cannot be guaranteed.

Forms should be completed online no later than Friday 11th January for your child to participate in the first ASA of Term 1 on Thursday 17th January.

- Nathan Edwards and Melissa Sims After School Activity Coordinators

Sports training has ended for Term 1 Thank you to all children and adults for taking part in sports training this term. There will be no sports training for the week commencing 10th December. Sports training will resume in Term 2.

Keep up the fitness over the holidays!

- Mr Nathan

Community News - Panaga Library Winter is coming to Panaga Library! Please join us for Story Time and our Colouring/Writing Competition.

Christmas Story Time: Tomorrow (Saturday 8th December), 10 am Join us to listen to some of our favourite Christmas stories.

Colouring and Writing Competition Colour a template, make your own drawing or write a letter to Santa Claus for the Panaga Club Library Competition. Deadline: Today! Colouring templates are available in the library or click on the link below to download one. Please do not forget to put your name, age and membership number on your entry!

CLICK HERE to download a Santa Claus template - Margot Stroeken

Panaga School Weekly, Issue Nine, 7th December 2018

Chess ASA: Sign up for Term 2!

In Chess ASA this term, we ended with Mr Simon taking on all comers in 5 simultaneous games.

Each time a game ended, a new challenger appeared keeping the pressure on. Three victories in, Mr Simon was confident of a clean sweep, uttering the immortal and soon to be regretted: “Looks like the writing’s on the wall for you, Axel.” 3 moves later, having blundered both his rooks, he ate those words with a slice of humble pie.

Handshakes were exchanged. Good game!

Chess ASA caters for all abilities. We have people who turn up having never played, to those who are looking to improve their game in a friendly and fun environment.

Play games, get advice, get better! Sign up today!

By Mr Simon and Miss Shelagh

Panaga School Weekly, Issue Nine, 7th December 2018

A very busy week in P1!

We visited P2 as part of their Exit Point and the children learnt about different puppets.

Their friends in P2 taught them how to make a puppet of their own.

Making puppets with P2

Buying vegetables

As a part of the IPC topic, Friends and Family, the children were visited by some vegetable sellers from Kuala Belait. They were very polite as they asked for their vegetables and paid their one dollar.

The children all brought a reusable bag to carry their vegetables.

By the P1 Team

Panaga School Weekly, Issue Nine, 7th December 2018

IP

HAT - Personal Goals

Over the past few weeks we’ve discussed 6 of the 8 Personal Goals. Our last goal to discuss this term is ‘reflection’. This means to think about your learning and see a way forward.

The children will be able to... 

identify and consider issues raised in their learning.

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use a range of thinking skills in solving problems.

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consider and respect alternative points of view.

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draw conclusions and develop their own reasoned point of view.

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reflect on what they’ve learned and its implications for their own lives and the lives of others.

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identify their own strengths and weaknesses.

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act on ways of developing their strengths and overcoming their weaknesses.

This week, look back on Term 1 with your child.

Discuss what they’ve learned.

Reflect on it, celebrate their successes and make a plan to overcome any challenges.

Maura Murphy IPC Leader for Learning mauramurphy@panagaschool.net

Miriam Kerkhof IPC Leader for Learning miriamkerkhof@panagaschool.net

Panaga School Weekly, Issue Nine, 7th December 2018

P5 visit the solar energy plant, Tenaga Suria This week, P5 visited the solar energy plant, Tenaga Suria. During the visit, the children examined how photovoltaic plates operate.

As a part of the excursion, the students learned about different materials used to make the plates and how much energy they can produce.

Did you know that on a sunny day the plant can produce enough electricity to power 200 houses?

By the P5 Team

Panaga School Weekly, Issue Nine, 7th December 2018

P6MM CE 900 Exit Point “We had an exciting morning sharing learning during our IPC Exit Point. We used all of our Personal Goals to make the museum and we were a little nervous. However, it felt good to teach our parents!�

By Tom and Tolu

Click here to watch our amazing video

Panaga School Weekly, Issue Nine, 7th December 2018

P6 trip to the Brunei Historical Centre and the Brunei Archeological Park To round off our IPC unit, CE900, P6 visited two fantastic museums.

The children had an opportunity to see first-hand how archeologists discover secrets from the past and visited an active archeological dig in Kota Batu. The day finished with a visit to the Historical Centre to find out about the history of Brunei’s first golden age.

By the P6 Team

Panaga School Weekly, Issue Nine, 7th December 2018

Congratulations to our superb M2 photographers We are so proud to announce that two of our M2 students had their photographs selected for print in the 2019 Panaga School PTA ‘Beautiful Brunei’ Calendar.

With over 100 photographic submission from both adults and children, competition was tough, but these budding young photographers rightly earned their place on the pages of next year’s calendar.

Calendars are for sale at the school offices for only $20.

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

Stanley M2SB

Mae M2SB

Panaga School Weekly, Issue Nine, 7th December 2018

Great solutions again this week!

Some excellent listing and elimination strategies were used to identify where in the sequence of 2 digit odd numbers a group of 5 with only the fourth prime.

Well done to Richard (second week running!) and Evan in P5, Leshvanth in P6, Julius in P7 and Ayan in M1!

Can we get more than 5 correct solutions next week, Panaga!?

- Mr Simon