Panaga School Biweekly, Issue 135

Panaga School Biweekly

Panaga School Biweekly

Panaga School

IFM/4, BSPCompany Sdn Bhd, Seria, KB, 3534, Negara Brunei Darussalam

Phone: Teraja Office +673 3372139

Rampayoh Office +673 3372694

Principal: Cindy Bin Tahal Cindy-Rose.BinTahal@ bsp-shell.bn

Mendaram Deputy Principal Donna Bonham donnabonham@ panagaschool.net

Rampayoh Deputy Principal Claire Richmond clairerichmond@ panagaschool.net

Teraja Deputy Principal: Mandy Russell amandarussell@ panagaschool.net

Melilas Deputy Principal: Robert Unsworth robertunsworth@ panagaschool.net

Business Service Lead: CylaAhmad cylaahmad@ panagaschool.net

Panaga School Biweekly

Editors: Hannah Zakaria & Donovan Dolamit publications@ panagaschool.net

DearPanagaSchoolCommunity,

This week, two important emails have been sent to parents: 2023/2024 School Senior Leadership & Staffing Update and 2023 Parent Opinion Survey.

2023/2024 School Senior Leadership & Staffing Update

Panaga School student population constantly changes, particularly across theendofyearschoolbreak.Forthisreason,classlistsfor2023/2024will be provided to parents the week prior to school's return. If you are aware that you will be on final departure in the near future and you haven’t already, we appreciate your support with this matter by speaking with a member of the senior leadership team.

Current forecast for 2023/2024 student numbers is 370, a reduction from 395 students at the beginning of 2022/2023. This forecast is reflected in theteachingandseniorleadershipstaffingstructure.Wehave6departing full time expatriate staff, with 3 new joiners in process. Parents will be advised of the date and time for a parent information session due at the end of this school year, where the most up to date information will be provided. Parents will also be provided with staffing announcements once relevantapprovalshavebeencompleted.

2023 Parent Opinion Survey

This week, parents have been emailed this year’s parent opinion survey, which includes 3 statements for response. The survey asks for short responses about parents’ opinions of strengths and opportunities for Panaga School. This information will inform strategic planning and offer incoming senior leaders detailed parent opinions to assist their inductions to Panaga School. This survey is managed by independent school consultant Robin Belles at Improve Education, based in The Netherlands. The survey will close on Friday 19th May, Parents are thanked for taking thetimetocompletethissurvey,asyouropinionisvalued.

Many events are coming up on our school calendar. Be sure to take a look at the upcoming events and associated advertisements, as you take in the learning celebrations found on the following pages.

Term 3 - 2023

Whatanspecialvisitfromthe Bomba!Welookedatallof theequipment,triedonsome oftheuniformandevengot tositinthecab.Itwasalso veryexcitingtohearthesiren asifitwasareallife emergency. ThankyoutotheBombafor givinguslotsofnew knowledge.

Visit from a Paramedic

Mendaram’s International Early Years Curriculum Unit

“To the Rescue” involves hearing all about real heroes. Nicola Hart, came to talk to the children about her job working as a Paramedic for the Scottish Ambulance Service. She shared photos of her ambulance, talked about the different jobs the ambulance team has and that they take it in turn to drive the ambulance. We found out Nicola needs to wear special protective clothing when working and carry a medical kit bag when responding to an emergency. We all got to try some of the medical equipment that is used when there is an emergency and we leant how to treat a (pretend) patient and put on a bandage.

Ask your child if they know the number and how to call an ambulance if it is needed in an emergency?

Learning Beyond the Classroom

Anyone who has spent time at the Rampayoh sandpit recently can’t have helped but notice there has been a major project underway. For a number of weeks now, a group of children have been displaying a wealth of personal qualities as they transform the sandpit into a ‘Luxury Pool’, complete with steps, slides, sculptures, water features and even a bridge the children can crawl under. Well done everyone for your continued resilience, cooperation, reflection and creativity!

Parent Workshop

Monday 15th May @ 8am

Dance and drama studio - melilas

This workshop aims to help parents develop their understanding of how to be supportive and knowledgeable to support your child in a digital world. This is an increasingly complex and important role for parents. With the ever changing digital landscape at your child’s fingertips it is hard to keep track of their online world. Join our Digital Education Teacher, Mr Simon along with parent and guest speaker Mr Alexander as they share useful tips and facts to help inform interactions around the digital world at home.

Program

8am: Welcome and introductions

8:05am: Parent & Guest Speaker - Mr.Alexander will share his insights into ‘digital hygiene’and share some useful digital parenting tips

8:25am: Mr Simon will provide an overview of the school Digital Literacy program

8:40am: Refreshments (coffee and tea) and an opportunity to ask any questions and discuss the content covered in the workshop

All parents are welcome to attend. We hope you to see you there.

M2 students have been learning to program the Edison robot to complete everyday tasks. They have learned to program the robot using barcodes, Scratch and are now using Python to control the robot. Presently, they are applying their learning in a self-guidedassessmentchallenge to code Edison using Python to solveproblems.

To support the Fairgrounds inquiry the P6 students have been learning to use the Algaodoo physics simulator. They have simulated real world scenarios, such as a ferris wheel and balancing a car on an incline by manipulating materials, gravity and variables to observe the results.

Melilas Tree Project

This week we planted more seeds and carried out some maintenance to the tree nursery. The grass was cut and the seeds were arranged so they were in the best positions to grow. We also soaked some seeds to start the germination process.

M1 Book Study

The children in M1 have been reading the book “Holes’ by Louis Sachar this half-term. For a homework assignment, the children were asked to create the setting for the book, which is a juveniledetention centre in the desert. We were truly amazed by the effort the children put into their work. We hope you enjoy looking at their spectacular scenes as much as they enjoyed making them!

M1 have been learning about light coloured light using Newton discs and filters.

They have explored refraction and dispersion using glass prisms.

YOU’REA STARMISS SHELAGH

Books purchased withcredit

Tremendous thanks and acknowledgement to Miss Shelagh who has single handedly initiated and led Scholastic Book Club for Panaga School, resulting in quality book purchases for families and free books for Panaga School.