Panaga School Weekly, Issue Ninety-Five, 16th April 2021
Messages from Panaga School Senior Leadership Team Dear Panaga School Community,
Panaga School
IFM/4, BSP Company Sdn Bhd, Seria, KB 3534, Negara Brunei Darussalam (+673) 3375728/3372139 (Teraja/ Melilas) (+673) 3372694 (Mendaram/ Rampayoh) Principal: Cindy Bin Tahal (+673) 3372355/ 8777028 cindybintahal@ panagaschool.com Panaga School Senior Administration Officer: Jalinah Bte Ali (+673) 3375728 jalinah.ali@bsp-shell.bn Admin Support, Rampayoh/Mendaram: Zurimah Bte Jumat z.jumat@bsp-shell.bn Admin Support, Teraja: Hasmah Bte Hj Salleh hasmah.salleh@bspshell.bn Panaga School Weekly Editor: Damian Brady damianbrady@ panagaschool.net
We would like to offer some updates about our Book Week celebrations taking place next week across the whole school. Throughout the week, children will be further developing a love of books as we promote reading in various ways. Here is how you can help to support your children. Mendaram & Rampayoh Vocabulary Costume Parade on Friday 23rd April We would love to see children dressed as their favourite character (book related or not) if they wish. All we ask is that you choose a word to describe that character, or a word related to them, and display it somewhere on the costume. The children will take part in a Vocabulary Costume Parade. ‘Starbooks’
Our Reading Café will open on 19th April. To help us resource the café, we would like children to donate preloved books. If every child could bring in one book for our café, this would be a great start. Please drop these in our donation box in the Rampayoh foyer.
Teraja & Melilas Dress Up Day on Monday 19th April Children are encouraged to dress up as a favourite character from a book of their choice or to wear something that reflects a book related idea or theme. We would also like to share the following Padlet links. The purpose of this platform is to inspire and provide a wider range of literary materials for our children. The Student Padlet has been designed so that all children can upload a story: https://padlet.com/dannielecairns/Worldbookweek We would also like to ask parents to do the same on the Parent Padlet: https://padlet.com/dannielecairns/Parentsbookdaypadlet Thank you in advance for helping us to inspire a love of reading across Panaga School.
Panaga School Weekly, Issue Ninety-Five, 16th April 2021
19 Apr Whole School
20 Apr
21 Apr
22 Apr
23 Apr
28 Apr
29 Apr
30 Apr
Book Week
Mendaram (PN-N) Rampayoh (P1-P3)
12.30pm: P3 Exit Point
Teraja (P4-P7)
Melilas (M1-M2)
26 Apr
School Closed, Public Holiday: Nuzul Al-Quran
Whole School
Mendaram (PN-N)
27 Apr
PN Dutch event: Kings Birthday
Rampayoh (P1-P3)
Teraja (P4-P7)
Melilas (M1-M2)
Sports Training Schedule
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 Ninety-Five, 16th April 2021
Happy Holi!
Nursery loved learning about Holi. It is a Hindu festival celebrating, spring, colour and joy. We had great fun throwing coloured corn flour at each other.
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P1 Warning Signs Hunt As a part of the IEYC unit, ‘Brilliant Bug Ball’, the children have been learning about why some bugs have such bright colours. We know colours act as a warning to us and other creatures.
On Monday, we explored the local area to see where else these colours are used. We discovered many warning signs around camp. The children showed an understanding of what the signs mean and why the colours are used.
The children also developed their photography skills as they photographed the signs and learned how to share them on Seesaw. By Miss Amy and Miss Rachel
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P3 had a very exciting trip to Megamas. This trip linked back to our previous learning all about what people do for their jobs and how they keep safe. We gained knowledge about the different type of lifeboats and got to try out the captain’s seat. We observed defensive driving and learnt about reducing speed to be able to stop quicker. At the swimming pool, we could see people learning how to escape from a helicopter and learning to paddle a life raft. A huge thank you to Mr Mike and his fantastic team for making this experience possible!
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The children learnt new skills of how to use their hands, arms and feet to be able to escape from a dark space in the smokehouse. We made a human chain and cooperated together as a team. There were mathematical links too! In the materials handling area, we watched a team using chains to lift a 200kg piece of equipment and connect it to a pipeline. They needed excellent communication skills, all the right equipment and knowledge of lengths, angles and speed to make the connection successful. By the P3 Team
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FOOTPRINTS FROM THE PAST Primary 4 had their Entry Point to their new IPC unit this week. Children engaged in different activities linked to dinosaurs. There were dinosaur masks to make, dinosaur fossils, Lego dinosaurs and a dinosaur dig!
We shared our knowledge about dinosaurs.
We thought about the skills Paleontologists need.
We will develop our understanding of dinosaurs through History, Geography and Art.
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Understanding International Mindedness through literature and cooking Last week, P5T were lucky to have two visitors share their experiences and expertise in different ways. Mr Allan shared his insights into the works of Anna Sewell and helped the children to understand why it is important to care for animals. Additionally, we were treated to a fantastic New Zealand-based scientific cooking demonstration from ‘Chef Liz’. A huge thank you to you both for inspiring curiosity in young minds!
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Dear Melilas Parents, Last week was our wonderful International Day, and what a day it was! As a veteran of International Days in various schools that I’ve worked in or visited over the past 20 years, I can honestly say that last Friday was one of the best that I have experienced. I think this was characterised by the buzzing atmosphere and community ethos that you felt walking from stall to stall; something difficult to plan for and certainly not something you can create without the tremendous sense of community that was tangible last Thursday. In Melilas, we used International Day as a springboard for thinking more deeply about international mindedness and what it means to be a Global Citizen. We asked our Melilas students to delve beyond food, flags and costumes and start considering deeper understanding of culture. They asked questions of our stallholders to celebrate difference and find similarities based on the International Mindedness Iceberg (RIGHT). This was followed by a great opportunity for our Middle Years students to speak with the Canadian High Commissioner, Jeanette Stovell, accompanied by her husband, and the Australian Deputy High Commissioner, Chintana Vongpaseuth, about diplomacy, career opportunities within foreign services and the role of diplomacy in geopolitics. The feedback from our guests was that they were blown away by the quality of questions from our students after the talk. Please see our Melilas student write up below:
High Commissioner of Canada and Deputy High Commissioner of Australia visit Middle Years On International Day, the High Commissioner of Canada and the Deputy Commissioner of Australia visited our Middle Years students. They mentioned their responsibilities as a diplomat for their country and included their past experiences, personal lives, and the skills needed to work with other people. They also shared what it is like to represent their home country in different nations and make crucial decisions that may impact the lives of their citizens in both countries. We learned that communication skills are needed when sharing ideas and presenting them; international mindedness is important when respecting other cultures and beliefs; adaptability is most important when traveling to different nations. They told the students that the balance between professional and personal lives is required. The diplomats also showed us how happy they felt representing their country. Their visit also gave us an insight into different jobs which we would be interested in later in life. We appreciate their time and effort to come to our school to speak with us. We learnt about many different topics during their visit, and the Q&A undoubtedly provided us with more information about them. By Bryce and Sai
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PSHE: What is a Global Citizen?
Linked to our International Day, Mr Paul planned and led a great PSHE session on what it means to be a Global Citizen. We worked together in year groups to discuss and define Global Citizenship. One of the key discussion points focused on whether you are really a Global Citizen until you take affirmative action. Please look at some of our Melilas students’ definitions below:
Ramadan Mubarak to our Muslim colleagues and families and have a great weekend. Rob Unsworth, Deputy Principal, Melilas
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RAMPAYOH Learners of the Week 16th April 2021 Noor always has a positive attitude towards everything she does in the classroom and often shows adaptability. Well done Noor!
Noor, P3S Zahyaan is P2G’s Learner of the Week for his amazing writing. This week, Zahyaan has written some fantastic sentences independently. He has also learnt new vocabulary, including words like ‘gnashed’, and used this to make his sentences.
Zahyaan, P2G Jessica demonstrated wonderful resilience as she wrote her own version of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. She tried really hard to form her letters and was very proud of her writing. Well done Jessica!
Jessica, P1R Robyn was able to write several sentences for her own version of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. She tried hard to remember finger spaces, capital letters and full stops. She showed brilliant resilience when segmenting more difficult words. Well done Robyn!
Robyn, P1R Blake wrote his own version of The Very Hungry Caterpillar with no help. He worked independently and respectfully, without disturbing his friends. Well done Blake!
Blake, P1R
Muhammad has made excellent progress in his reading. His blending is becoming much more fluent and he enjoys reading. Well done Muhammad!
Muhammad, P1R
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Congratulations to everyone for being recognised by your teachers for your learning. Keep it up!
Panaga School Weekly, Issue Ninety-Five, 16th April 2021
Cycopaths to Ride 1,000 Kilometres by Michael Scheck, Alastair Comley, Marco Bonato, Vivek Jangra, Mark Russell, Szymon Grzegorzek Team Mega Cycopaths, a spin-off from Panaga Lantern Rouge Cycling Club (PLR), is a group of six riders who got together and came up with a challenge that would be a once-in-alifetime experience. Since we can’t cross the border to reach some absurdly far-off destination, we decided something truly ridiculous: We will try to cycle one megameter, which is 1,000 kilometers, in one go, over the course of two days, on April 17 and 18. By riding 1,000 kilometers in one go, we hope to inspire you to consider a gift to support us on our mission to raise €1,000 for World Bicycle Relief (https://give.worldbicyclerelief.org/ fundraiser/3121954). A lot of children can’t reach their potential simply because they have to walk a long way to school and back, which inhibits their learning. World Bicycle Relief is an international, nonprofit organisation that distributes bikes to aid poverty relief in developing countries around the world. They especially provide bikes to schoolchildren who live far from their schools and would otherwise have to walk. Team Mega Cycopaths is currently training hard and lining up all kinds of support everything from places we can stop for food and drink to having a safety vehicle draft us at night. To make it to 1,000 kilometres, we will be riding a lot of loops around the KB, Seria and Lumut area. This is to stay close to home and to have our food and drink supplies within reach. None of us is a professional rider or has done this before, but we will support each other and are confident that together we can do this. We will be posting about our experiences once we have undertaken the challenge, no matter how it goes. Please keep your fingers crossed for us - we need all the support we can get! Thank you for considering joining us in the movement to provide children with a bike to get
(Left to right:) Marco Bonato, Alastair Comley, Vivek Jangra, Mark Russell, Michael Scheck. From Outpost, April 2021
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