Updates from the Principal’s Desk Dear Panaga School Community, Issue Fifty-Four 28th February 2020
Welcome back I hope that everybody enjoyed last week's school break and the long weekend that followed, in recognition of Brunei National Day. With only 3 weeks left of Term 2, our school calendar is absolutely Panaga School loaded with all kinds of learning focuses that include: In-House Football Tournaments, Exit Points, IFM/4, Poetry Week, International Day and Parent-Teacher Consultations (PTCs). Please be sure to stay upBSP Company Sdn Bhd, to-date with our live school calendar. Please also refer to this issue’s Upcoming Events page (page 4). 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
Head Teacher: Mark Walters markwalters@ panagaschool.net
Brunei National Day School Assemblies This week’s assembly on both school sites has been led by our local Bruneian staff, who have demonstrated their national pride while providing new knowledge about Brunei to students. Please take the time to discuss your child(ren)'s Brunei National Day learning with them, asking questions such as, "Did you learn anything new about Brunei that you didn't know before this week's assembly?" Your child(ren)'s answer to this question could offer you some new knowledge about our wonderful host country, while also helping your child(ren) to become a reflective learner through learning-focused questioning. Panaga School's Brunei National Day Assemblies have developed a tradition of being engaging, educational and entertaining. This week’s has been no different in celebrating Brunei’s 36th year of independence. I would like to acknowledge and thank our local teaching staff for their efforts. Happy 36th National Day, Brunei! School and company bulletins - parent WhatsApp communication There has been a recent surge in important, timely communications on offer to our school community in relation to Health, Safety, Security and the Environment (HSSE). This correspondence has been provided in both company and school bulletins. I would like to thank and acknowledge our Parent Representatives who play a crucial role in disseminating such information through WhatsApp communication groups. In January this year, Parent Representative WhatsApp contacts were provided in an email to all parents. In addition, reminders were offered to new joiners to ensure such connections were made. If you are not part of your child(ren)'s parent WhatsApp communication group and would like to be, please contact their class teacher for assistance.
Parent-Teacher Consultations and Term 2 reporting We look forward to the Parent-Teacher Consultations (PTCs) at the end of this term to discuss student learning. Parents will be provided with an end of term report that supports the PTCs, highlighting how your child(ren) is progressing in their learning. Term 2 reports are due to parents on Monday 9th Panaga School Senior March for Melilas students and Thursday 12th March for P2 to P7 students. PTCs will take place on Administration Officer: Tuesday 10th March and Wednesday 11th March for Melilas students, with P2 to P7 PTCs taking Jalinah Bte Ali place on Monday 16th March and Tuesday 17th March. For more information and to sign up to a PTC, (+673) 3375728 please see Mr Mark’s piece and link on the next page. (+673) 3373972/ 8988224
jalinah.ali@shell.com
International Day 13th March
Admin Support, A reminder that International Day is drawing closer. Please refer to Miss Donna’s piece on the Rampayoh/Mendaram: Upcoming Events page, reaching out to registered representatives from each country to attend a final Zurimah Bte Jumat preparation meeting on Friday 6th March in the Teraja staffroom at 11am. z.jumat@shell.com
If your country hasn't yet registered and would like to, please contact Miss Admin Support, Teraja: Hannah (hannahzakaria@panagaschool.net) or visit her in the Rampayoh office. Next week's Panaga Hasmah Bte Hj Salleh School Weekly (PSW) will provide further details about the event. Miss Sarah is also doing a wonderful job of working with our school community to create an International Day Assembly. This hasmah.salleh@ assembly will take place under the Teraja Tent between 8.30am and 9.15am. We have had many shell.com community groups provide some wonderful cultural performances at assemblies; it would be a great Panaga School Weekly opportunity to bring these performances to the Teraja Tent for the whole community to see. If you would like to participate in the International Day Assembly and haven't yet registered, please contact editor: Damian Brady Miss Sarah (sarahhutson@panagaschool.net). All parents are welcome to join International Day. Look damianbrady@ out for the programme in next week's PSW. panagaschool.com
Wishing everybody a good weekend. Kind regards, Cindy
Panaga School Weekly, Issue Fifty-Four, 28th February 2020
Updates from the Head Teacher’s Desk Dear Parents, Welcome back to school. I hope you all had a wonderful break and whether you travelled or enjoyed a staycation within Panaga, I hope you enjoyed time together as a family. This academic year is flying by and it is hard to believe that we are already in Term 2.2. This week has once again been an exciting week for the children and we have already seen some amazing activities take place with Exit Points, Fairy Day and the P3 In-House Football Tournament, among some of the events, along with some very exciting lessons. Life as a child in Panaga is never dull. I would like to join Miss Cindy in asking you to be vigilant around camp. Please look out for each other, promote stranger safety with your children and report anything or anyone suspicious you see. - Mr Mark
Upcoming PTCs As you are aware, we have our Term 2 Parent-Teacher Consultations (PTCs) in the coming weeks. This is a opportunity for you to discuss your child(ren)’s progress with their teachers. PTCs will take place on the following dates: Melilas PTCs: Tuesday 10th March - 4.30pm-6.30pm Wednesday 11th March - 2.30pm-5.30pm P1-P7 PTCs: Monday 16th March - 2.30pm-5.30pm Tuesday 17th March - 2.30pm-5.30pm
Please click here to sign up to a PTC. We look forward to seeing you in school on these days.
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02-Mar
03-Mar
04-Mar
05-Mar
06-Mar P4-M2 House Football Tournament
Whole School 8.00am: Nursery Ocean Treasures Exit Point
Mendaram (PN-N)
8.00am: Mendaram Splash Day
Rampayoh (P1-P3)
World Book Day 8.00am: P1 Carnival BJSL Football @ ISB
Teraja (P4-P7) Melilas (M1-M2) 09-Mar
10-Mar
11-Mar
Whole School
12-Mar
13-Mar
Last ASA of Term 2
International Day
12.30pm: P3 Exit Point (in classes)
P2-P3 reports issued to parents
Mendaram (PN-N) 1.50pm-2.45pm: Literacy in P1 Drop in clinic
Rampayoh (P1-P3)
P4-P7 reports issued to parents
Teraja (P4-P7)
Melilas (M1-M2)
MY reports sent home, open classroom event
M1 and M2 PTCs
M1 and M2 PTCs
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.
We would like to invite all parents who have volunteered to set up a country stall to join this meeting. Panaga Student Pupil Portal: Pre-Nursery to P5
Please click here to access Weekly Learning Objectives and Home Learning for your child.
Please click here for the next Sports Training Schedule
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Panaga School Weekly, Issue Fifty-Four, 28th February 2020
P3 footballers bedazzle ‘in-house’, indoors! On Thursday 27th February, P3 footballers finally got their chance to showcase their football skills and exhibit many Personal Qualities at the P3 In-House Football Competition. In some exciting matches, all teams competed fiercely and fairly, using wonderful ‘Cooperation’, ‘Resilience’ and ‘Communication’ skills. They were also very ‘Adaptable’ in not only preparing for this deferred event, due to the Football Tournament’s cancellation, but in playing on an indoor surface. The podium finished as: Thunderbolts in first, Storm Chasers - second, and Lightnings - third. Special mention and thanks to Miss Donna for her hard work in helping to organise and run this memorable afternoon.
By Miss Melissa
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Innovations and inventions within BLNG On Thursday 13th February, P5 had a visitor who shared his knowledge of inventions. Menno Gierman, a class parent, explained some of the innovations and inventions within BLNG. The children learnt new knowledge of the kind of inventions that were used in the processing and transportation of natural gas. By the P5 team
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Middle Years Music - film music compositions Our Middle Years students have turned themselves into film music composers this term. They have been looking at how music can evoke emotion in film, by setting a particular mood and helping tell a story. The students were given the task to create a ‘silent scene’ and then compose music to accompany their scene.
During the composing process, the students had to think about the different musical elements needed to create an effective piece of music. By Sarah Hutson
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Melilas Art
M2s have been exploring ‘Protest and Street Art’ this term. Various artists that incorporated political, social or environmental issues in their artwork were researched. For their own Art project, M2 were set the task to develop and create their own piece of Street Art to protest an issue they felt passionately about. Following this, some fun was had with stencil graffiti templates and spray paint before working on designing their own stencils. Congratulations to Hannah (M2P) for her piece called, “Our Last Meal”.
By Miss Sue