Panaga School Weekly, Issue Eighty-Five, 15th January 2021
Messages from Panaga School’s Senior Leadership Team Dear Panaga School Community, Throughout the school year, teachers and school leaders monitor and respond accordingly to learning progress for individual students, school sectors and our whole school. This is done through teacher judgement, specific curriculum and age-related assessment, as well as The International Schools' Assessment for children from P5 to M2. Panaga School
IFM/4, BSP Company Sdn Bhd, Seria, KB 3534, Negara Brunei Darussalam Phone: +673 3372139 Teraja Office +673 3372694 Rampayoh Office
Principal: Cindy Bin Tahal
+673 8777028 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: Perminder Sanghera
The International Schools' Assessment (ISA) In the week beginning 1st February, students from P5-M2 will participate ISA. ISA is Shell Education Services’ choice of assessment for all Shell Schools, as it provides an independent reference to compare internal school assessment data, while providing an objective and external academic measure. As always, all assessment relates to a point in time. Parent and teacher conversations are the most valuable resources we have to understand our children’s learning journeys. Following ISA participation, reports will be issued by the assessment authority that will offer parents information about student progress in comparison to the academic achievements of children of the same age globally. Last year, students from more than 300 schools, totaling more than 77,000 students, took part in ISA. For more information about ISA, please reach out to Miss Perminder, who leads this assessment process for Panaga School, or alternatively, please come along to the following parent information meeting: Parent Information Session International Schools' Assessment (ISA) Wednesday 20th January, 8.00am Teraja Meeting Room Teraja Meeting Room is beside P5C. See Security for directions.
permindersanghera@ panagaschool.net
Melilas Deputy Principal: Robert Unsworth robertunsworth@ panagaschool.net
Business Service Lead: Cyla Ahmad cylaahmad@ panagaschool.net
Panaga School Weekly Editor: Damian Brady damianbrady@ panagaschool.net
International Day - Date Claimer - Thursday 8th April
If you are yet to experience an International Day at Panaga School, then you are in for a treat. More information will be provided in the near future about this exciting day on our school calendar. International Day provides our whole community with a celebration of culture, community and country. Parents are welcome to set up a stall and we all dress to promote our countries in whatever way is preferred. In the past, we have had tea ceremonies, art, dance, food, fashions, explanations and discussions that help us all develop our international mindedness through pride in our own culture, with recognition and celebration of the sameness and difference in other cultures.
Panaga School Weekly, Issue Eighty-Five, 15th January 2021
18th Jan
19th Jan 20th Jan 21st Jan
22nd Jan
Whole School Mendaram (PN-N) P3 Exit Point with Parents invited to Rampayoh Hall, 12.45pm
Rampayoh (P1-P3)
Teraja (P4-P7)
Melilas (M1-M2)
Sports Training Schedule (click here)
New to ISA Parent Meeting, Teraja Meeting Room, 8.00am (P5 up) New to ISA Parent Meeting, Teraja Meeting Room, 8.00am
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.
Panaga School Weekly, Issue Eighty-Five, 15th January 2021
Recycle and redeem
“Pocket money can help your child to develop a sense of responsibility and understand the basics of money management - important skills for life.” You can read more about the benefits of pocket money here: https://www.learningpotential.gov.au/articles/learning-through-pocket-money. A great way to encourage your child to earn pocket money, while helping the planet, is to recycle. A simple example of this could be selling their clothing or toys. You can also make money from recycling and one way that your family could do this is through Green Depot. In order to send the recyclable materials to Green Depot, please register the recover account for your family: recover.green-brunei.com. Here you can monitor your recyclables weight and how much you have earnt. The payment will be in cash and the amount can be collected at Green Depot during their office hours: Wednesday - Thursday: 2.00 pm until 5.00 pm Friday: 10.00 am until 12.00 pm and 2:00 pm until 5.00 pm Saturday - Sunday: 10.00 am until 5.00 pm
Panaga School will be working with Green Depot to recycle metal and ewaste. Our other recyclable items: plastic, paper, cardboard and aluminium, will continue to be collected each week through IFM’s recycling team as we continue to monitor consumption.
Panaga School Weekly, Issue Eighty-Five, 15th January 2021
We are Animal Rescuers! Nursery’s new IEYC unit was kicked off with the children becoming animal rescuers. Over three days, the children were called up on the phone and given a rescue mission. First, Miss Alex’s budgies, Bingo and Bluey, escaped and had to be found. The children made posters to help find them.
Next, some poor animals were trapped and tangled in rubbish over on Rampayoh so to stop people littering, the children put posters around the Rampayoh site.
Finally, some poor animals were stuck in the muck and needed special care and attention to get them clean and then they were looked after in the animal rescue
What super heroes the children are in Nursery! We know what a vet is. We can talk about animals that are special to us. We understand it is important to care for animals.
- Miss Louise & Miss Alex
Panaga School Weekly, Issue Eighty-Five, 15th January 2021
Dough Disco
Disco fever swept through the Early Years this week as PreNursery, Nursery and P1 came together to celebrate Dough Disco. Children and adults alike pulled out their best moves to develop their coordination and motor skills.
By the Early Years Team
Panaga School Weekly, Issue Eighty-Five, 15th January 2021
Rampayoh Playtime The school playground can at times be a tricky place for children to navigate, both physically and socially. At Panaga School, we want all children to feel safe and secure all day, including at playtime. We have a wealth of facilities to keep the children active and happy but are in the process of developing this further. The following initiatives are being introduced this term:
Rampayoh Buddy System (with the following aims) •To prevent children feeling unhappy or lonely at playtime •To help children who find it difficult to make friends •To support children in resolving their own conflicts together •To assist teachers and LSAs on duty in the playground We are reaching out to P3 students to enlist those interested in becoming a buddy. Once
appointed, they will be trained in teaching different playground games, and how and when to intervene in any playground disputes. Friendship and Playground Buddies will have a rota of duty times. They will: help children find people to play with and games to play if they are by themselves, help to solve playground disputes and provide fun activities for all children to join in with.
Our Friendship Buddies will: Look at resources available and help with ordering new resources to make playtimes more fun. Be excellent role models at all times, displaying and encouraging our Personal Qualities. We will highlight buddies by getting them to wear high-vis vests. This will make finding a buddy really easy. They will have regular meetings with Miss Claire, Miss Mia and Miss Donna to discuss how well the project is going, and what needs to happen to make it even more successful. The buddies will learn important social skills such as assertiveness, respect for others, listening carefully, interpreting body language and much more. We anticipate it being a great opportunity.
Panaga School Weekly, Issue Eighty-Five, 15th January 2021
Friendship Benches We have ‘Friendship Benches’ which were kindly donated by the PTA to support children who may be feeling lonely at playtime. There is a bench positioned on each school site. If other children see someone on the bench then they can try to help by inviting the child to come and play, talking to them, etc. It is an effective way to make sure we have an inclusive playground.
Rampayoh Sports Field Another exciting playtime initiative is our Rampayoh
‘football
field’
has
been
renamed as our ‘sports field’. During assembly last week, the P2 and P3 students helped us to consider the games that they would like to play. They had some great ideas and Miss Melissa, Mr Menno, Miss Claire and Miss Donna will all be helping
to
support
these
games
on
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays (with football still available on Mondays and Wednesdays).
Links to the games being taught will be added to Seesaw accounts by Miss Melissa for children to share at home.
Panaga School Weekly, Issue Eighty-Five, 15th January 2021
Play Club We also recognise that for some of our students, the playground can be an overwhelming space. Communicating with others socially involves having the confidence and verbal skills to ask to play, understand rules, follow instructions from others, take turns and conflict resolution (often in a language that is not their first language). With this in mind, we will be running “Play Club”. This will involve indoor, adult-supported,
games. The adult will engage with the children in such a way as to develop social communication skills. Children will be invited to join the club for two 30 minute lunch sessions per week for half a term. As we will be able to run 2 groups per week, we are hoping that many of our children will benefit from this over the course of a year.
It is our aim that with these playtime strategies, ALL of our students will look forward to playtime and the opportunity to see and engage with new friends outside the classroom. Successful playtimes help children learn how to: •
Navigate a complex social network
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Listen
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Collaborate
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Play with others
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Gain
independence
and
interdependence
While developing the following: •
Enhanced critical thinking skills
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Increased attention spans
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Improved motor skills
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No labels or preconceived ideas
•
Leadership skills
develop
Panaga School Weekly, Issue Eighty-Five, 15th January 2021
On 25th November, we visited the Panaga Club to interview different people about their jobs.
We met different people with different roles in Panaga Club such as: Piano teacher, gym instructor, shopkeeper, librarian, pastry chef and office staff.
It was a busy day for us in P3 as we carried out various tasks and duties. A huge thanks to Panaga Club and our parent volunteers in the library.
Panaga School Weekly, Issue Eighty-Five, 15th January 2021
We looked at their uniforms and the special equipment that they need to be able to carry out any search and rescue work.
We were pleased to have Mr Szymon and Mr Neil to come into P3 to tell us more about their jobs as a Winchmen Paramedics.
We also learnt how different tools and equipment are designed in order to function well. We also learnt about the importance of putting on their uniforms.
We even had some demonstrations to show us how to use each piece of equipment correctly! By P3 Team
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Primary 4 IPC Entry Point Shaping Up – Health and Fitness The children in Primary 4 designed a ‘Sports Day’ filled with lots of fun activities for their parents to get involved in for the Entry Point of our new IPC unit of learning. Parents had to use their communication skills to listen to the instructions and learn how to play the games.
The children organised and set up all of the games. They had to think about the equipment they needed. They also had to set up and run the activities themselves.
There was lots of fun, laughter and thankfully no tears as parents used resilience, cooperation and their integrity to work their way around a range of activities.
- Primary 4 Team As well as completing the activities, parents had to collect stickers to see who could complete the most activities on the day.
Panaga School Weekly, Issue Eighty-Five, 15th January 2021
P5 have had a great start to their IPC learning this term. For the Entry Point of our new unit, ‘Inventions that Changed the World’, the children worked in groups to design and build their own eco–friendly vehicles. During the Knowledge Harvest, the children were challenged to identify photographs of everyday objects from an unusual/close up perspective. They then scanned codes to find out whether they were correct, who the inventor was and when the object was invented. They then focused on communication and looked at techniques used in the past. The children wrote messages for each other using different materials such as sand, chalk and clay. Next, they went on to look at different number systems before reflecting on how effective each was and why communication methods have changed over time. - P5 Team
Panaga School Weekly, Issue Eighty-Five, 15th January 2021
History Learning Target 3.19: To be able to communicate my knowledge and understanding of history in a variety of ways. It was very challenging and tricky and we were able to use our engineering skills. We had to make lots of changes as well so we had to be adaptable. – Zak & Armaan
I used HTML to code a website and made a 3D model (on the computer). - Fergus
Panaga School Weekly, Issue Eighty-Five, 15th January 2021
In CE 900, Benin City was the capital of the growing Edo Empire. The Edo were a people who were renowned in Africa as warriors, traders and metalworkers. They spoke a language known as ‘Edo’, which is still spoken by millions of people in Nigeria today. We read some visitors’ descriptions of Benin and used these accounts to make a map of the city and a 3D model. We decided what material we wanted to use and we had very creative ideas.
Learning Target 3.19: To be able to communicate my knowledge and understanding of history in a variety of ways.