Many thanks to all Permata Bangsa students who assisted with the collection and packaging, loading, and unloading of all the donated goods for the flood victims.

Also, to our wonderful parents, students, staff and community members who also donated these much-needed goods. We can be sure that these items will be much appreciated.

Grade 10’s delivery mission to the North Semarang government offices was a success and some hard work was involved creating that human chain.

Great work team!!!

I’ve enjoyed following the PBS photo journalists as they investigate the impact of Covid-19 on communities and tourism in Central Java.

Today the team journeyed to the Dieng Plateau. Dieng (Dihyang) is a mountainous area. Ancient Javanese believed that ancestors and gods resided in these high places. The name "Dihyang" comes from Old Javanese: di means "place" and hyang means "ancestor" or "gods", literally Dihyang means "place of the ancestors".

The Dihyang area was used by the ancient Javanese as a center for worship. Local people generally call this area by the popular name "land above the clouds", because the area is surrounded by clouds or mist from the mountains.

Dieng's misty location almost 2,093 m above sea level, its poisonous effusions and sulphur-coloured lakes make it a particularly auspicious place for religious tribute. 

It was a delight to accompany the PBS senior photography students on the first school outing since the onset of Covid-19. It's been almost 3 years.

Kreo Cave is a tourist attraction located in the city of Semarang . It's located in the middle of what locals refer to as Monkey Island. The Island is located in the middle of the Jatibarang Reservoir, a result of a dam that dams Kreo River.

Folklore has it that this cave was once used by Sunan Kalijaga for asceticism. Home to many long-tailed monkeys, legend has it that there are also three magical monkeys of the men of Sunan Kalijaga guarding the forest. The word "Kreo" comes from the word Mangreho meaning take care or preserve.

Whilst the students crossed the bridge to the island to photograph the cave and try to suss out the three magical monkeys, I stayed on the main land to study the more civilized lot that hung about the parking lot waiting for handouts....

A new photoalbum Chinese New Year 2022 was added to gallery

Rekan guru dan orang tua siswa yang kami hormati,

WORLD MATHEMATICS INVITATIONAL tahun ini akan diselenggaran secara daring dan kami, Permata
Bangsa School kembali menjadi partner Edukultur Indonesia untuk menyelenggarakan kompetisi
bergengsi ini untuk wilayah Semarang.

Detil pelaksanaan lomba adalah sebagai berikut:
• Hari dan tanggal: Sabtu, 26 Maret 2022
• Waktu: 9.00 – 10.30 AM (online)
• Biaya pendaftaran: Rp 275.000

Kami bermaksud mengundang siswa-siswa pencinta matematika untuk berpartisipasi dalam kompetisi
ini. Kompetisi daring memungkinkan peserta untuk mengikuti lomba dari rumah atau di manapun mereka
berada.

Untuk mengikuti perlombaan:
1. Isi formular pendaftaran di https://forms.gle/U5Vqt589JSLcCrGh8
2. Transfer biaya pendaftaran ke rekening BCA Yayasan Permata Bangsa (8165511332)
Mohon untuk melakukan konfirmasi jika sudah melakukan pembayaran.

Silakahn mengunduh, petunjuk teknis Pelaksaaan.

Untuk informasi lebih lanjut, hubungi
Koordinator: Putri Nilasari (email: wmi.pbs@gmail.com; ph: 0247464482 or 08562630626 

Looking forward to your students’ participation in this event.

Yours truly,
Putri Nilasari - Coordinator
PERMATA BANGSA SCHOOL
Jl. Gombel Lama Semarang
Phone/Fax: 024.746.4482
Email: admin@permatabangsa.com

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Dear teachers and parents,

WORLD MATHEMATICS INVITATIONAL this year will be held online and Permata Bangsa School is
once again the partner of Edukultur Indonesia to hold this prestigious event for Semarang area.

The details of the event are as follows:
• Day and date: Saturday, 26 March 2022
• Time: 9.00 – 10.30 AM (online)
• Registration fee: IDR275,000

We would like to invite your students to participate in this competition. Online competition means that
they can participate at home or on the go.

To sign up for the competition:
1. Complete the registration form. Visit https://forms.gle/U5Vqt589JSLcCrGh8 to fill the form.
2. Transfer the registration fee to Yayasan Permata Bangsa 8165511332 (BCA).
Kindly update us once payment has been made.

You can download the Prelim Technical Guidance.

For further information please contact
The coordinator: Putri Nilasari (email: wmi.pbs@gmail.com; ph: 0247464482 or 08562630626)

Senin - Monday January 31  Home time = 12:30

Kami mengundang siswa untuk mengenakan pakaian berwarna Merah atau “Chinese style” pada hari Senin 31 Januari.

Kami menyediakan foto booth untuk siswa yang ingin berfoto dan semua kelas akan dibubarkan pada pukul 12:30

Gong Xi Fa Cai!

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We invite students to wear Red or "Chinese style" clothing on Monday 31st January.

We shall have a photo booth for students wishing to have their photo taken.

All classes will be dismissed at 12:30

Gong Xi Fa Cai !

Diberitahukan bahws PBS tidak akan mengadakan pelajaran minggu ini hari Jumat tanggal 28 Januari 2022 dikarenakan semua karyawan PBS akan menerima suntikan vaksin booster covid 19 di waktu yang bersamaan dengan murid kita yang berumur 6-11 tahun yang akan menerima suntikan vaksin covid 19 yang ke dua.

Silakan untuk selalu mengikuti Protokol Kesehatan dan Keselamatan seperti yang di terbitkan di laman kami permatabangsa.com

Kami mendorong semua komunitas PBS untuk memeriksa tautan ini https://bit.ly/3nCnnS2 untuk setiap informasi kesehatan yang diperbarui.

Jika siapa saja di rumah anda kembali dari luar negeri atau provinsi - silakan mengisi formulir yang terdapat di tautan diatas.

Ingat-jika putra/putri anda merasa tidak enak badan, silakan belajar dirumah.

Tetap jaga kesehatan dan keselamatan.

Tim PBS

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Please note that PBS will not be holding lessons this week on Friday the 28th of January as all PBS staff will be receiving their Covid19 booster shots at the same time as our 5–11-year-old students receive their second Covid19 Vaccination.

Please remember to keep up with PBS Health and Safety protocols as published on our website permatabangsa.com.

We urge all of our PBS community to please check this link  https://bit.ly/3nCnnS2  for any updated PBS health information.

If anyone in your household is returning from out of state/country - please fill out the required forms as per the above link. 

Remember - if your student is feeling unwell, please school from home.

Stay Safe

PBS Team

Thanks to our very brave under 11-year-old students who had their first Covid19 vaccine shot at Permata Bangsa School during the school holidays.

All of our PBS students kept up their smiles and followed instructions of the team from Puskusmas Ngesrep. All PBS students kept up their strong school spirit and showed no fear.

Well done to you all - Stay Safe !

It's Spooky Haloween time again, ready for some fun ?

Talk to your homeroom teacher about Friday's Haloween Online Party 8-9am

(Normal classes resume after the party)

Ms Kerry will be making a suprise visit to each class during the party.

Enrollment season is upon us again and we would like to remind our parents that Permata Bangsa School shall continue to support you as you have supported us by continuing our special offers such as Member Get Member and Early Bird Discounts.

Please be sure to share our infographic (as above) for the opportunity to bring new members into our community and for you both to enjoy big savings. Contact admin if you have any questions. via WA 08562639626, Ph 024 7464482 email admin@permatabangsa.com , via EduPage or your students homeroom teacher.

Enjoy the holiday and Stay Safe !

Our gratitude to Juanita Permatasari (Grade 2) for donating these books to PBS library. 

His sincere and earnest efforts have been paid off extremely well by winning the Gold Medal at WMI 2021 Preliminary Round. 

Many thanks to Brian Lauter (Class of 2019) for donating this electric guitar and amplifier pictured here, being played by PBS music student Nirsah Asmaranti grade 7.
Permata Bangsa hopes we can get the school band going again in the new normal, so keep up the practicing guys.

Yang terhormat orang tua siwa,    

Dengan senang hati saya ingin menyampaikan bahwa pada hari Jumat, Permata Bangsa telah lulus inspeksi fisik baik untuk SD/Primary maupun untuk SMP/Secondary. Semua laporan administratif, sistem dan protokol keselamatan kami telah disetujui dan tim inspeksi sangat terkesan dengan kesiapan infrastruktur Permata Bangsa.  

Saat ini untuk SD kita boleh melaksanakan tatap muka untuk kelas 5 dan 6. Dijelaskan bahwa pembukaan kembali sekolah ini “seperti keran”. Jadi kita bisa berharap untuk segera memperoleh izin untuk melaksanakan tatap muka untuk kelas-kelas yang lain. 
 

Untuk SMP di Semarang, Permata Bangsa dan sekolah lain yang disetujui telah diizinkan untuk dibuka kembali hanya untuk kelas 9.

Karena infrastruktur dan sistem yang diterapkan oleh Sekolah Permata Bangsa dinilai sangat baik, Permata Bangsa telah diberikan izin khusus untuk membuka SEMUA kelas di SMP (kelas 7, 8, dan 9). Saat ini di Semarang, hanya Sekolah Permata Bangsa yang memiliki izin ini! 

Kami mengharapkan awal minggu depan tim inspeksi untuk SMA/Senior akan berkunjung.   

Saya akan menghubungi dan berdiskusi dengan orang tua mulai hari Senin mengenai strategi pembukaan kembali Permata Bangsa dan berharap untuk menerima masukan dari semua untuk menciptakan pembukaan kembali yang nyaman, aman, dan efektif bagi siswa kami.    

Salam hangat,
Ms Kerry

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Dear Parents,

I am delighted to tell you that on Friday, Permata Bangsa passed our physical inspections for both SD/Primary and SMP/Secondary. All of our administrative reporting, systems and safety protocols had already been approved and the inspection teams were very impressed with Permata Bangsa’s readiness infrastructure.

At this time for SD we are allowed to open immediately for grades 5 and 6. It was explained that the reopening of schools is “like a tap”. So we can expect tow more SD grades hopefully to receive permission to return during the next two weeks.

For SMP in Semarang, Permata Bangsa and approved schools have been allowed to reopen for grade 9 only.

As Permata Bangsa School’s infrastructure and systems are so well implemented, Permata Bangsa has been given Special Permission to open up ALL grades in SMP (grades 7, 8 and 9).  Currently in Semarang, only Permata Bangsa School has this permission!

We are expecting early next week that the inspection team for SMA/Senior Secondary will visit.

I shall be contacting and discussing with parents starting on Monday, Permata Bangsa’s reopening strategy and look forward to receiving everyone’s input to create a comfortable, safe and effective reopening for our students.

Warm regards
Ms Kerry

Many thanks to the parent that send this article in.

The English translation as follows:

Literacy in Lockdown – It’s not only reading.

Permata Bangsa School in Semarang has taken the initiative and challenge to improve on learners’ literacy throughout the pandemic home schooling. "Many parents would assume that literacy means “reading and writing”, however; literacy is much more than that" explains Dr Hariyanto Subiyantoro, who holds a Phd in Language and Literacy. "Literacy is the ability to interpret and use language confidently by listening, reading, creating texts orally, written, digitally as well as graphically, and the ability to explain and argue them confidently".

During Covid19, Permata Bangsa School is running literacy programs such as, Debate Club, Storytelling for younger learners and Computer Programming for grades three to eleven. Dr Hariyanto explains that the programs are successful due to the ratio of a maximum of twelve students per teacher, the use of multimode delivery methods and real time running record assessment using the international reference, Fountas & Pinnell leveling system. Parents are also encouraged and assisted by teachers on supporting their children’s learning.

Like many other schools in Indonesia, Permata Bangsa School has passed all its requirements for reopening, has modern small classroom catering for a maximum of 12 students per classroom and is now awaiting the official go ahead from the government.

Enrolments are open all year round (www.permatabangsa.com) depending on the limited availability of seats and complying with updated heath and safety policies.