Panaga School Weekly, Issue Seventy-Six, 23rd October 2020
Updates from the principal’s desk... Dear Panaga School Community, Staffing Updates I am pleased to report that significant progress continues to take place in relation to our new teacher arrivals. See the table below for details:
Panaga School
IFM/4, BSP Company Sdn Bhd, Seria, KB 3534, Negara Brunei Darussalam (+673) 3375728/3372139 (Teraja/ Melilas), (+673) 3372694 (Mendaram/ Rampayoh)
Teaching Location
Arrival Date
Notes
Nursery
DELAYED
Airline issues have caused delays. Rebooking in process.
P2
30.10.20
Approval finalised and flight confirmed.
P4
23.10.20
In flight at time of publication
P5
23.10.20
In flight at time of publication
P6
In country
Due into school Monday 26.10.2020
MY English
23.10.20
In flight at time of publication
NTC
Early/Mid Nov
Visa approval still in process.
Each year group will communicate with relevant parents about planned student transitions and opportunities to meet incoming teachers, as and when relevant. Thank you to all of our school community and BSP HR team for the understanding, effort and patience offered, as everybody has needed to manage varying impact of delayed arrivals for our new teachers.
Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Updates and Events Our PTA provides fantastic opportunities that grow our school vision of Together Improving Learning. Please see our PTA’s latest meeting minutes for more information by clicking here. Today’s Pink “Cancer Awareness” Principal: Cindy Bin Tahal Day, along with upcoming events of School Disco, Crazy Hair Day, and (+673) 3372355/ Outdoor Classroom are examples of PTA led events. These activities grow 8777028 our sense of community, while contributing funds that enhance play and cindybintahal@ learning for all children. PTA meeting minutes offer notes about festive panagaschool.com events under consideration for December. The community will be updated about how such plans evolve inline with relevant Ministry guidelines and Panaga School Senior approvals. Thank you to all of our PTA members for the excellent Administration Officer: contributions you offer our school and wider community. Jalinah Bte Ali
(+673) 3375728 jalinah.ali@bsp-shell.bn
Updates for School Operations - COVID We continue to monitor and respond to Ministry guidance in relation to school operations. We will begin to offer more parent engagements and Admin Support, have also started to participate in local field trips for students, to support Rampayoh/Mendaram: learning where available. Large interschool events such as Brunei Junior Zurimah Bte Jumat Sports League (BJSL) will not take place currently. While enjoying the z.jumat@bsp-shell.bn realities of a COVID-free Brunei, we also continue to be diligent in our understanding of the global pandemic taking place. Please continue to Admin Support, Teraja: practise social distancing, scanning your QR code before entering the Hasmah Bte Hj Salleh premises, taking temperatures at main foyers, maintaining good hygiene hasmah.salleh@ with regular hand washing and staying away from school if unwell. Thank bsp-shell.bn you for your support. Kind regards, Cindy
Panaga School Weekly, Issue Seventy-Six, 23rd October 2020
26th Oct
27th Oct
28th Oct
Whole School
29th Oct
30th Oct
Public Holiday
Mendaram (PN-N) Rampayoh (P1-P3)
Friends of Mendaram
Maths Day Prophet Muhd’s
Teraja (P4-P7)
P4 Camp Walk
Melilas (M1-M2)
(SAW) Birthday
2nd Nov
3rd Nov
4th Nov
5th Nov
6th Nov
Whole School Mendaram (PN-N) Rampayoh (P1-P3)
Outdoor Classroom Outdoor Classroom
Teraja (P4-P7)
Outdoor Classroom Outdoor Classroom
P5 Exit Point
Melilas (M1-M2) 9th Nov
10th Nov
11th Nov
Whole School
12th Nov
13th Nov
School Disco
Mendaram (PN-N) Rampayoh (P1-P3) Teraja (P4-P7) Melilas (M1-M2) 16th Nov
17th Nov
18th Nov
19th Nov
20th Nov
World Nursery Rhyme Week
World Nursery Rhyme Week
World Nursery Rhyme Week
World Nursery Rhyme Week
World Nursery Rhyme Week
Whole School Mendaram (PN-N) Rampayoh (P1-P3)
Teraja (P4-P7) Melilas (M1-M2)
Sports Training Schedule (click here)
Event information above is correct at the time of printing. To keep up-todate with all school events, please go to: www.panagaschool.com/calendar.
Panaga School Weekly, Issue Seventy-Six, 23rd October 2020
In Nursery, as part of our Imagine That Entry Point, we are learning what an artist is. The children know that an artist can paint, draw and build and over the coming weeks, we are going to learn that an artist is so much more. The children enjoyed showing off their artistic skills and it was great to see some collaborative art happening too. We are very much looking forward to seeing what artists will be revealed in the ‘Mystery Gallery.’ Miss Louise and Miss Sur
Panaga School Weekly, Issue Seventy-Six, 23rd October 2020
P1 got dotty on International Dot Day! We had lots of fun on Friday, 9th October...International Dot Day! We painted dotty pictures using cotton wool buds and our fingertips, we decorated cookies with a dotty pattern, and we all wore our dottiest clothes!
Here are some of our happy dotty faces and creations!
Panaga School Weekly, Issue Seventy-Six, 23rd October 2020
P1 Entry Point– Blast Off! This week started off with a “bang”, with the discovery of a crashed rocket ship at school. There were lots of enquiry and cooperation as the children quickly got to work repairing the rocket in our new space workshop and exploring our new space themed play areas.
P1 Team
Panaga School Weekly, Issue Seventy-Six, 23rd October 2020
LT: To be able to read, write, order and compare numbers with up to 3 decimal places. What new facts do you think I learned?
What skills did we practice?
Miss Maura
Panaga School Weekly, Issue Seventy-Six, 23rd October 2020
LT: To be able to read, write, order and compare numbers with up to 3 decimal places. How is this helping to develop my mathematical understanding?
Miss Maura
Panaga School Weekly, Issue Seventy-Six, 23rd October 2020
M1 - Term 1
Pupils in M1 learned how to use a microscope and began a journey into the fabulously complex inner space of the cell. Here, they have prepared and observed their own cheek and onion slides. This year’s results were exceptional, with several views looking like they were from a textbook. Some cracking views of bacteria (the little black spots) on this pair of cheek cells below, a reminder for regular oral hygiene!
Mr Simon
Panaga School Weekly, Issue Seventy-Six, 23rd October 2020
To demonstrate their learning about the many specialised cells found in multicellular organisms, the pupils researched and built models of neurons, root hair cells, sperm cells, ciliated epithelial cells, leaf palisade cells and many others. The posters showed the detailed structures inside each cell and commented on the unique adaptations each of them had for its specialised role.
Panaga School Weekly, Issue Seventy-Five, 9th October 2020