November December 2010 - Panaga School

Panaga School Newsletter
From Page One
Hey, Hey! Here are some letters from the P7s in K.K. 2
Dear mums and dads,
We are all fine. It's brilliant here. It's really relaxing
and fun. We are about to start our first
activities of the morning. The food has been delicious
- we are even washing our own dishes.
The plane journey was short getting here - only 45 minutes -
and even though there was a bit of traffic, it did not take too
long to get the bus from the airport - only around 30 minutes.
The beds in the cabins are bunk beds - not too comfortable,
but they are ok. The showers are freezing, making it easy to
wake up in the morning - even though it's not great waking up
at 5.15.
Please don't worry about us - all is fine. Look forward to seeing
you on Friday.
From Chris Pine (IP7AB) and Faiq Faizal (IP7AB) and all of P7.
Dear mums and dads,
We're still having lots of fun here. This is despite the power going
out last night just before we were due to go to bed. However,
this made us sleep even faster as if we moved a lot or were restless,
we would have got hotter. Moments later though, the power came
back on.. Not many noticed because they were already asleep. Plus,
there are less mosquitoes here than in Brunei.
Our activities began yesterday with tree climbing. We had to climb up around ten
metres to get to the bell and ring it. After that was the giant ladder and we had to
help each other up to reach the top of the ladder. We also kayaked, rock climbed,
flying foxed and abseiled - all in an action-packed day. Finally, we completed a
night-time orientation course with torches around the camp.
The food is basic, but nice. We also have to wash our own dishes and clean the
tables up after ourselves. We are learning many valuable lessons here like teamwork,
resilience, responsibility and respect.
Some people are homesick, but the enjoyment we're having with our friends makes up
for that a lot.
We miss you extremely and hope you are having a good time back in Brunei.. Two
more sleeps until we see you.
Lots of love from Nurul (IP7AB), Mariam (IP7AR) and Najma (IP7AR) and the
rest of P7.
Dear all parents,
We are still having lots of fun. Last night we camped out in the jungle. It was
cool. We had a bonfire and had marshmallows. We cooked our own dinner
earlier and it was delicious because we cooked it ourselves and we knew there
were no gross ingredients in it.
We camped in mosquito net huts in a tree house. Each hut had 4 or five people
in it. It was squishy. We sang songs and danced around the bonfire and then it
fell apart. Even though we were squashed, we all fell asleep quite quickly
because we were very tired. The sounds of the rainforest also sang us to sleep.
Some of the activities we did yesterday consisted of bridge building, where we had restricted
items we could use. These were just newspaper and tape. Nearly all groups succeeded!
Yesterday on the flying fox, there was a competition to see who could scream the loudest. The
winners were Josie and Fien. Intan was second. We first had to climb up three ladders tied together
to get to the top. The third one wobbled. Then we flew through the air down to the end of a
hundred metre clearing.
On the other side of the tree, we climbed it, strapped in only by a harness. When we got to the
top, we had to ring a bell to tell the instructor to slowly lower us down. We also went rock climbing
and had to abseil down when we got to the top. We really impressed ourselves by how brave we
were. Nurul was the bravest as even though she was scared to do most things she tried, she did
them all anyway.
In the afternoon, we all put on life jackets and went for a swim in the river. Mr Andy and Mr
Damian threw us into the water. Some of us went kayaking. We were in pairs in each kayak and
basically we could just only paddle around in circles.
Today we are off to the wildlife park. We are all very excited. We are all looking forward to seeing
you soon. Love from all the kids in P7, especially Intan, Emma and Fern who wrote this. See you
Hello to all P7 parents from OBS,
Yesterday we came back from camping in the jungle and we
completed the second last of our activities - e.g. flying fox, tree
climb, giant ladder, rock climbing and kayaking. All of these
activities taught us the importance of teamwork, respect for
each other and communication.
Last night we took part in a treasure hunt we called the Amazing
Race Sabah. It was fantastic fun because it involved a lot of activities
and challenges.
By the time it was 'lights out' everyone was so tired. David (DP7M) fell
asleep before his head even touched the pillow. Fien (DP7M) snored all night
long.
This morning we went back to the boathouse to do raft building. The current
was very strong so we did not paddle for too long. Building the rafts was
easy - everyone worked well together. Even the teachers built a raft but it
sank (a bit).
Today we are coming home! We can't wait to see you! We miss our
mums and dads a lot! But we have had so much fun that we have not felt to
homesick or cried.
See you tonight between 9 and 10pm.
Lots of love from Fien (DP7M), David (DP7M), Josie (IP7AB) and all of P7.