Panaga School Weekly
Issue Nineteen, 8th March 2019
Panaga School Weekly Issue Nineteen 8 March 2019
Panaga School IFM/4, BSP Company Sdn Bhd, Seria, KB 3534, Negara Brunei Darussalam (+673) 3375728/3372139 (Teraja), (+673) 3372694 (Mendaram/Rampayoh)
Updates from the Principal’s Desk Dear Panaga School Community, PSW Upcoming Events page You will find in this and future Panaga School Weekly (PSW) editions, an Upcoming Events page, with a direct link to the school calendar. Consultation with Parent Representatives last week provided feedback that has triggered this improvement. PSW serves as a forum to celebrate and link our community to great learning activities, provide timely updates and commemorate all of the fantastic initiatives that are generated throughout Panaga School as a hub within the community. I acknowledge Mr Damian for the time he continues to invest into making PSW such a high quality publication.
Panaga School teachers gain international recognition Fieldwork Education’s International Curriculum Conference will take place in Singapore from Thursday 14th March. We are proud to announce workshop/ presentation proposals from two of our Panaga School teachers have been accepted. Rachel Marsden will present a session titled, “International Principal: Mindedness through shared learning in a local context (IPC)”. Rachel was Cindy Bin Tahal Panaga School’s Community Leader for Learning prior to moving into the role (+673) 3372355/8777028 of P2 Year Group Leader. Rachel demonstrates how reciprocal teaching and email: cindybintahal@panagaschool.com learning with local colleagues and students adds value for all, with learning central to the process. Shelagh Green from Pre-Nursery will provide an information booth on behalf of Mendaram teachers and LSAs to promote Panaga School Senior learning in an International Early Years Curriculum (IEYC) context, of which Administration Officer: this team initiated this year.
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
I congratulate Rachel and Shelagh for having their and their team’s teaching practice recognised at an international level and wish them well for their respective events. P6 Walkathon The Panaga Community are reminded of the wonderful initiative of our P6 students who are soon to attend their residential in Kota Kinabalu. As detailed in PSW, Issue 17, our P6 students will participate in a walkathon along the back road of Teraja, next Friday 15th March. Students are gaining sponsorship with the intention of raising money that they will use to plant purchased trees and purchase stingless bees for Kampung Tombung, to regenerate vegetation in this location.
Panaga School Weekly editor: Damian Brady
70th Anniversary Commemorative Garden projects damianbrady@panagaschool.com On Tuesday 19th March, local plant stall holders will be selling plants to students to contribute to gardens right across Panaga School. More information will be on offer in next week’s PSW about this project and others taking place in the last week of Term 2, as we participate in a range of initiatives in acknowledgement of Panaga School’s 70th year of providing outstanding education to children of BSP’s expatriate staff. Enjoy the pages of this week’s PSW, which again captures the high volume of learning and events in a variety of manners that take place every week. Regards, Cindy
Panaga School Weekly, Issue Nineteen, 8th March 2019
Monday 11th March - Friday 22nd March Poetry Week(s) Monday 11th March 16:00 P4 Dinosaur Musical Tuesday 12th March 16:00 P5 and P6 Musical: Hagbane's Doom Wednesday 13th March 13:00 P4 Shaping Up Exit Point 16:00 P7 Medea Performance Thursday 14th March ASAs Finish Mendaram Splash Day 08:00 P1 Exit Point - Kite flying day 10:30 P7 Exit Point 15:00 Reusable wraps sale - Teraja tent area From 17:00 Melilas Performance Evening 17:00 - M1: The Programmer of Venice 19:00 - M2: War Horse
Friday 15th March Recycled Art Project deadline P6 Walkathon 07:50
Mathematics Parent Workshop for P2 & P3 parents 10:50 Panaga's Got Talent Assembly Tuesday 19th March 70th Anniversary Commemorative Garden projects 13:30 P3 Exit Point Wednesday 20th March P1-M2 Reports to parents Thursday 21st March School bird’s eye view photo shoot 8:00 Friends of Mendaram 13:30 P2 Exit Point Friday 22nd March (last day of Term 2) Middle Years End of Term Summary Report 08:00 Mendaram & Middle Years Exit Point
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
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Term 2 Performances It’s that exciting time of year again where students at Teraja and Melilas get to showcase their learning from the Performing Arts classrooms. Students have been creating productions involving Music, Drama and Dance. As part of this production, students can wear a costume to enhance their character. These costumes can be constructed from items already in their wardrobe. If they do not wish to wear a costume students can wear black clothes.
Monday 11th March
Tuesday 12th March
Wednesday 13th March
Thursday 14th March
4pm P4 The Dinosaur Musical
4pm P5 and P6
4pm P7 Medea Grecian Theatre Performance
Melilas Performance Evening
Hagbaine’s Doom Rainforest Musical
5pm M1
The Programmer of Venice
7pm M2
War Horse
By Sarah Hutson, Melissa Sim and Sam Abernethy
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P4 The Dinosaur Musical Are you ready to go back in time with the P4 students for their prehistoric performance, The Dinosaur Musical? The P4s have brought to life characters that teach us all a few things about the world of dinosaurs.
P7 Medea Grecian Theatre The P7s have developed a modern retelling of the Grecian story, Medea. Set in a campsite of unknown origin, Medea begins her life as a refugee from Greece. The play explores the feelings and emotions of change and migration.
P5 & P6 Hagbane’s Doom The P5s and P6s are on a mission to save the rainforest in their musical Hagbane’s Doom. This story takes place with magical forest that is slowly dying. Can 4 children work with the forest creatures to save it. Come along and find out.
Students have explored character perspective and layer characterisation across the term to develop this piece.
M2 War Horse The M2 students have created an adaption of the traditional war horse story. This production looks at the cost of war on family life and the connection we share with the animals we keep. Students have developed songs and adapted the script for the Panaga stage.
M1 Shakespeare The Programmer of Venice M1 students have brought Shakespeare into the 21st century with a modern retelling of the Merchant of Venice. In a world with both YouTube and Twitch streaming services, the competition is high, who will be crowned the most successful streamer? An event not to be missed.
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Who better to fly above the school than a BSP Pilot?
BSP Pilot, Steve Ricketts, has given hours of his generous time already helping us to capture images to celebrate Panaga School’s 70th year. On Thursday 21st March, during normal playtimes, all children across the school will be invited to dance and wave to the eye in the sky, Steve’s drone, as he captures pictures of our beautiful school that we all enjoy learning, teaching and playing in. Speaking of play, we anticipate the new, fantastic Teraja playground attractions to be open and in full use by then. To help make eye-catching images, which will be used in this year’s Panaga School Yearbook, children are invited to wear colourful clothing on the day. Steve says he is only one of five Department of Civil Aviation (DCA), Ministry of Communications, ‘unmanned aircraft’ licence holders in Brunei. The DCA states, (the unlicenced) “launching of an unmanned aircraft is a prohibited activity… Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of the Order is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000.00 and imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or both.” Thank goodness we have a licenced expert to help us! Who better to fly above the school than a BSP Pilot? Thanks very much again, Steve. We all look forward to the big shoot on Thursday 21st March. By Damian Brady
Panaga School Weekly, Issue Nineteen, 8th March 2019
IPC - Teraja: Research and record We made a video about pollination.
Endless Paper is a great way to record your learning in four different ways. We recorded our learning as a POP UPBOOK.
We recorded our learning of the digestive system using Comic Life.
P4
We researched the heart using Merge Cubes.
P6
Look at all of the different ways we can record our learning. P5
We recorded our research on a poster with 3D models.
Using our ICT platforms to enhance learning
P7
Kahoot – Making Exit Point quiz creation learning fun!
Sorting TRUE/FALSE for our Knowledge Harvest.
Edmodo – Creating and sharing questions and research.
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P5 Exit Point: Inventions that changed the world
Last Thursday, P5 celebrated all of their learning from the IPC unit: Inventions that changed the world.
The children were excited to show their parents all that they had learnt. Some of the main highlights were the artistic sketchbooks and gliders, based on the works of Leonardo di Vinci. As well this, the children showed mechanisms that they had built which used gears and pulleys.
By the P5 team
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Creating sustainable gardens with the Middle Years children, Pre-Nursery children, and parents, working collaboratively. This approach embeds IEYC Learning Principle 5: ‘Independent and interdependent learning experiences create a context for personal development and are the foundation of international mindedness.’
And the IEYC Personal Goals of:
We are looking forward to seeing these positive relationships and learning experiences continue to evolve. By the Melilas and Mendaram teams
Panaga School Weekly, Issue Nineteen, 8th March 2019
Great solutions to last week’s puzzle from two puzzle regulars, Ayan, M1, and Richard, P5, and a lovely new winner, Vidushi, P6MP. All 3 spotted that the snail will reach the top of the wall before the evening and so will not slide down again on the 13th night. Several ‘14th day’ answers got caught on that! A problem around exponential growth this week. Another tricky one…
- Mr Simon
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M1 studying Mexican female artist
Frida Kahlo
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M1 students have been exploring how Frida Kahlo uses symbolism in her self portraits.
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Stunning portraits created by M1 students. They have been developing the skill of layering water soluble pencil colours.
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By Miss Josie & Mr Zaim Art & DT Department, Teraja and Melilas
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Sports Training Schedule
- Nathan Edwards
Monday 11th March
T-Ball Training
P4-M2
Meet at Teraja Hall
2.30pm - 3.30pm
Tuesday 12th March
No
T-Ball
Training
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Wednesday 13th March
No
Contact Rugby
Training
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Friday 15th March
Running Club
P4-M2 (P4 & P5 must be
Meet outside Teraja entranceway
6.25am - 7.00am
accompanied by a parent)
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Fantastic success for our BJSL footballers at ISB On Thursday 7th March, our Brunei Junior Sports League (BJSL) footballers competed wonderfully well at ISB, securing podium finishes.
Results P5 Girls - Winners P7 Boys - Winners P5 Boys - 2nd Place P6 Girls - 2nd Place P7 Girls - 3rd Place P6 Boys - 3rd Place The children’s efforts at training paid off and they should be very proud of these tremendous results. Thanks to all of the coaches for helping the teams and to the parents who came along to support our fantastic footballers.
By Mr Nathan
Panaga School Weekly, Issue Nineteen, 8th March 2019
Panaga School, Brunei Shell Petroleum, Bilingual Emergency Phone Numbers Graphic Design Magnet Competition Schools across the nation are invited to take part in the country’s first-ever Bilingual Emergency Phone Numbers Graphic Design Magnet Competition, organised by Panaga School’s Digital Education Specialist Teachers, Damian Brady and Neil Lynch; funded by Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Sdn Bhd (BSP). Details below:
The winner will have the unique opportunity of being awarded as the sole designer of what will be a thousand bilingual magnets produced and distributed to Bruneian schools, government departments and businesses, thanks again to BSP funding. It is scary how few people know all four of Brunei’s Emergency Services’ phone numbers. What an opportunity for children and their parents and teachers to not only learn all four emergency phone numbers, but to know them in both languages from designing a poster. The competition encourages the following important message to students: “By entering…you could help save a life.” We implore all Panaga School students to enter. Entries close Friday 12th April. The winner will be announced and magnets will be ready for distribution in July. School students of all ages are invited to send their entries to: emergencymagnetcompetition@panagaschool.net. By Damian Brady and Neil Lynch, DE Specialist Teachers
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Last chance to enter!
We want you to create a piece of art from waste You need to: create artwork using clean litter – it can be flat or a sculpture in 3D. Make sure it is selfcontained and safe to be left standing up.
All winning pieces will be displayed at various locations throughout the Panaga Community. Please include the following on all artwork: 1. Name; 2. Age/class; 3. Explain what you used and why (e.g. a sculpture built using 20 yoghurt pots – A Week of Yoghurt – the number of plastic pots one family gets through in a week).
Closing Date: Friday 15th March (All entries to be handed to your class teacher.)
Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Places.
If you have any questions please speak to either Miss Claire or Miss Louise in Mendaram. Good luck!