Hippo English Competition 2021 updates:

Last day of registration: 12 March 2021

Preliminary round : 3 April 2021 (online)

Download the sample papers here: https://www.hippo-competition.org/eng/practice.html

This unique Olympiad is organised by GLOBAL HIPPO ASSOCIATION.

GLOBAL HIPPO ASSOCIATION is a non-profit organisation founded in 2012 with the purpose of promoting the importance of English language knowledge and bringing together children from different countries.

Hippo “English Without Borders“ Olympiad is an international Olympiad which promotes English language, challenges students around the globe to compete in English language knowledge, and improves the co-operation between teachers.

The Olympiad encourages the development of a shared sense of identity and integration, serves as a role model for young people living together as one community. The main goal is to create and nourish friendly relations, international understanding and a spirit of sporting competitiveness between young people interested in English language from all around the world.

Siswa dari PlayGroup ke Kelas 6 sekarang ada di "RAZ" 

Students from PlayGroup to Grade 6 are now on "RAZ" 

Video Pengantar: (Introduction Video:)

PBS Guru akan menggunakan program ini untuk melacak, menilai, dan mengarahkan program literasi kami. Siswa akan menggunakan program ini untuk "bersenang-senang"!

PBS Teachers will use the programme to track, assess and direct our literacy programme.  Students will use the programme to "just have fun"!

TK akan menggunakan Headsprouts:

TK will be using Headsprouts:

Hari ini Protokol Kesehatan dan Keselamatan COVID 19 telah terbukti berhasil!​​​​​​​

• Guru telah melaluli pelatihan ekstensif di bulan Juni untuk memahami bagaimana memotong penularan virus dan bagaimana menerapkan kebersihan yang baik.
• Prosedur dan protokol keselamatan sudah diterapkan di seluruh sekolah.
• Para staf membuat kelompok kerja mereka sendiri.

Dengan memisahkan staf kami dalam kelompok, dan mengikuti protokol yang ketat kami mampu untuk mencegah komplikasi yang lebih besar.

Salah satu staf kami, ketika sedang mempersiapkan untuk bedah ringan, terkonfirmasi positif COVID 19 ketika menjalankan tes rutin. Kami senang memberitahukan para staf  bahwa staf tersebut hanya menunjukkan gejala biasa dan merasakan sedikit tidak enak badan. Staf kami yang positif covid 19 tersebut tidak berada  di kampus untuk  menjalankan karantina selama 14 hari. Diduga staf kami tersebut terinfeksi ketika berada di Klinik Kesehatan seminggu sebelum menjalani prosedur bedah ringan.

Sesuai dengan Prosedur dan Kebijakan Covid-19 kita:

• Gedung sekolah segera dibersihkan dan didisinfeksi
• Staf yang menggunakan area yang sama ditelusuri, diisolasi dan dibawa ke klinik terdekat untuk menjalani tes rapid antigen.
• Semua tes menunjukkan hasil negatif (Prosedur dan Kebijakan akan berjalan baik jika diikuti dengan benar)
• Walaupun hasil tes negatif, staf yang melakukan kontak dengan anggota tim tersebut akan menjalani karantina mandiri di rumah minggu depan dan akan kembali ke fasilitas kami jika sudah menerima dua hasil tes negatif.
• Tim ahli akan berada di sekolah hari Senin untuk penyemprotan disinfekatan di seluruh area sekolah
• Semua pelajaran akan berjalan seperti biasa.

Kami berharap keluarga besar Permata Bangsa selalu dalam keadaan sehat selama pandemi global ini. Guru terus mengingatkan siswa kami untuk mempraktikkan kebersihan dan common sense yang baik di saat-saat seperti ini.

Mari kita jaga komunitas kita "berpikir positif dan berdoa" agar situasi ini akan membaik di seluruh dunia dan kita dapat kembali ke kehidupan yang aman, normal, dan bahagia.

Berhati-hatilah dan tetap aman!

Today our school health and safety protocol has proven itself a success! 

• Teachers went through extensive training in June to understand how to break the transmission of the virus and how to practice good hygiene.
• Safety procedures and protocols were put in place throughout the school.
• Staff then created their own working “bubble”.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

By keeping our staff separated in “bubbles”, and following strict protocol, we were able to avert a larger complication.

One of our staff, when being prepared for minor surgery, tested positive for covid-19 virus during the routine test. We are happy to report the staff member is only showing moderate symptoms and is feeling slightly unwell. They will remain off campus to complete their 14 day quarantine. It is believed that the staff member was infected while visiting their medical clinic the week before in preparation for the minor surgical procedure.

As per our Covid-19 Protocol & Procedure Policy:

• The building was immediately quarantined for cleaning and disinfecting;
• Staff sharing that area, were identified, isolated and safely transported to the nearest clinic for rapid antigen testing. 
• All test results were negative (Procedure & Policy when followed works very well). 
• Even though testing negative – staff members having been in contact with our team member, will self-quarantine in their own homes next week and will receive 2 negative test before returning to our facility.
• Specialists will be on site Monday morning to fog and disinfect the entire school.
• All lessons will continue as per usual.

We hope all Permata Bangsa families remain safe during this Global Pandemic. Teachers continue to  remind our students to practice good hygiene and common sense during these times. 

Let’s keep our community “thinking positive and praying” that this situation will improve around the world and we can once again return to safe, normal, and happy lives.

Take exquisite care and stay safe!

Please read the Government Notice: Surat Edaran Menteri Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan No. 1 Tahun 2021 Tentang Peniadaan Ujian Sekolah Dalam Masa Darurat Penyebaran Virus Corona 19

Minister of Education and Culture Circular No.1 of 2021 regarding cancellation of School Examinations in an Emergency response to stop the Spread of the Corona Virus 19

Permata Bangsa is hosting the World Mathematics Invitational 2020. Please contact our admin for detail.

Effects of Exercise on Body Systems

Grades 4 through 6 will begin their PBL Pack next week and work together to design a series of exercises to improve their fitness level. Ms. Putri met with them yesterday to share some of the details of activity. Parents will be recieiving their own info pack with timetable details tomorrow.

The Problem

Your school is having a field day a month from now! Students will compete in different outdoor games and activities. Each class will earn points depending on how well the students from that class perform in each event. The class that earns the most points will win a big prize. Your class is determined to win! To prepare, you will need to design a series of exercises to improve your fitness level. The exercises must be ones that can safely be completed every day for at least a week within 20 minutes. You must also design a way to measure how effective the exercises are at improving your muscular, respiratory, and circulatory systems.

Project Objectives

When we finish our project, we will be able to:

- Understand how the respiratory, circulatory, and muscular systems each work

- Plan and design a series of exercises

- Design a way to measure the fitness of the muscular, respiratory,and circulatory systemsn Collect and analyze data

- Create a presentation and demonstrate your exercises

How Animals Spread Seeds:

Grades 1 through 3 will begin their PBL Pack next week and work together on the Driving Question: How can you design a model to show how animals move seeds? Ms. Astri met with them yesterday to share some of the details of activity. Parents will be recieiving their own info pack with timetable details tomorrow.

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The Problem

Did you ever wonder how animals help move seeds? They might not even know they are doing it! Imagine a place with no plants. The area is too far away to plant seeds yourself. You need some help from nature to move seeds. The seeds must travel to a safe, new place to grow into plants. How can you design a seed so that an animal can bring it to this new place? You may not move the seeds with your hands.

Project Objectives

When we finish our project, we will be able to:

- Understand the different ways that seeds move to new places

- Describe how animals help seeds move

- Build a model to show how animals help seeds move

- Create a presentation

Look for your January Issue in your Edpage Mail Account.

January 2021 Edition Includes:

• The Science of Wildfires
• A Dog's Nose Knows
• A New Kind of Plane

Multilevel Science News Articles for PBS Students

Science in the News engages our students in the ever-changing world of science. Each issue features compelling news articles for students written at three reading levels to allow for differentiated opportunities (SD, SMP, SMA. The Science News will be sent to students edupage account addresses monthly.

Articles address current events in multiple areas of science, as well as technology and engineering.

Past editions from the Science in the News archive will be provided throughout Semesters 3 and 4.

PBS menyambut kembalinya siswa ke sekolah dan meningkatkan model pembelajaran kami agar aman dan tetap menarik.

At PBS Parents and Students will have choice of either face-to-face learning or learing in the Zoom Classroom.

Permata Bangsa menyambut pembukaan kembali sekolah kami dan memberikan kesempatan bagi siswa untuk belajar dalam lingkungan sekolah maupun secara virtual segera setelah dirasa aman untuk melaksanakannya. Kami percaya bahwa ini semua adalah demi kepentingan terbaik semua siswa kami, terutama anak-anak Usia Dini. Saat kami berencana untuk membuka kembali kampus kami, asas-asas berikut akan memandu kami dalam membuat keputusan terbaik.

Download entire plan:

 https://permatabangsa.com/files/PBSGlobal_Covid_AYPLan20-21-1translated.pdf

PBS looks forward to welcoming everyone back to school and improving our learning models in a way that is safe and engaging. 

At PBS Parents and Students will have a choice of either face-to-face learning or learning in the Zoom Classroom.

Permata Bangsa is looking forward to reopening our campuses and providing students with opportunities to learn within the on-site environment as well as the our virtual classrooms as soon as it is deemed safe to do so. We believe doing so is in the best interest of all our students but especially our Early Childhood Years children. As we plan to reopen our campuses, the following principles will guide us in making the best decision possible. 

Download entire plan:

https://permatabangsa.com/files/PBSGlobal_Covid_AYPLan20-21-1.pdf 

Dari meja Kepala Sekolah:

Sehubungan dengan pemahaman saat ini bahwa banyak siswa kami mengalami tekanan sebagai akibat dari Pandemik Global Covid 19 dan gangguan ini telah mempengaruhi belajar mereka.

Ms Kerry menganggap "tidak adil" untuk menguji pembelajaran siswa untuk waktu ini.

Banyak siswa Permata Bangsa yang kesulitan untuk sepenuhnya terlibat di pembelajaran melalui ruang kelas Zoom. Banyak siswa yang malu dan mengalami "kegelisahan yang tinggi" ketika melihat dan mendengar mereka di ruang kelas zoom. Kegelisahan mempengaruhi konsentrasi dan sehingga pembelajaran menjadi terganggu untuk para siswa ini.

Kepala sekolah, bekerjasama dengan panitia ujian, telah memutuskan bahwa tidak adil untuk menguji atau membuat rapor sumatif untuk tujuan pemberian nilai pembelajaran siswa pada saat ini; namun demikian, panitia ujian sangat percaya bahwa sangatlah penting untuk mengidentifikasi pencapaian pembelajaran setiap siswa dan celah demikian juga kemajuan pengajaran  PBI untuk semester 1. Hal ini akan memungkinkan kami mengevaluasi dan mengatur rencana pembelajaran ke depan dengan tujuan untuk menutupi celah di pembelajaran siswa yang disebabkan oleh Pandemi Global Covid 19.

Wali kelas telah diminta untuk menghubungi orang tua siswa untuk menjelaskan situasi tersebut secara lebih rinci.

Instruksi kepala sekolah kepada staff pengajar PBS:

1. Berikan kesempatan/kegiatan yang bebas stres bagi siswa untuk menantang diri mereka sendiri selama minggu ujian biasa. Sekolah Dasar & Sekolah Menengah Pertama harus dengan persetujuan Orang Tua.
2. Tidak ada siswa yang memperoleh nilai Semester 1 di bawah nilai tahun akademik 2018-19 (pra-covid). Hasil akhir akan dimusyawarahkan dengan orang tua /siswa saat pertemuan guru dan orang tua.
3. Perencanaan masa depan:
   1. Bandingkan Progres Laporan pengajaran /pembelajaran untuk S1 2020/21 dengan S1 2018/19.
   2. Identifikasi area yang tidak tercakup tahun ini sebagai akibat dari pengurangan waktu mengajar.
   3. Siapkan perencanaan “menutup celah” untuk S2-2020 / 21 hingga S1-2021 / 21.
   4. Bertemu dengan kelompok guru di sektor masing-masing selama masa pertemuan kolaborasi S2 untuk merencanakan ILP bagi siswa.

From the Principal's Desk:

Due to the current understanding that many of our students are experiencing stress as a result of the Covid-19 global pandemic and the disruption this has caused to their studies, Ms Kerry deems it “Unfair” to examine student learning during this time.

Many of the PBI students are finding it extremely difficult to fully engage in learning via a Zoom classroom environment. Many are quite shy and experience “high anxiety” at seeing or hearing themselves in the zoom classroom. Anxiety impacts concentration and thus learning is impaired for these students. 

The Principal, in collaboration with the examination committee, have decided that it is “unfair” to  examine/summative report on for the purpose of grading student learning at this time; however, the committee does believes it vital to identify student’s individual learning accomplishments and gaps as well as PBI teaching progressions for Semester 1.  This will allow us to evaluate and organise future learning plans for the purpose of bridging gaps in student learning due the Covid-19 Global Pandemic.

Class teachers have been instructed to contact the parents of their students to explain the situation in more detail.

Principal’s instruction to PBS teaching team:

1. Provide stress free opportunities/activities for students to challenge themselves during the usual examination week. Primary & Lower Secondary must be with Parent consent.
2. No student is to have their Sem 1 result fall below their 2018-19 grade report (pre-covid).  Final results are to be negotiated with parent/student during your end of semester Parent/Teacher consultations.
3. Future planning:
   1. Compare your teaching/learning Report Progressions for S1 2020/21 with S1 2018/19. 
   2. Identify areas that were not covered this year as a result of a reduction in delivery. 
   3. Prepare “gap” planning for S2-2020/21 through S1-2021/21.
   4. Meet in your sector’s planning group during S2 collaboration meetings to plan ILP for your students.

A special Health Team from our local health centre arrived in PPE to administer the annual immunisation programme. Parents wishing their children to receive their Grade 1 immunisation brought the students into our specially prepared setting to meet up with the Health Team. Well Done Kids!

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Bob Clark would be very happy to know that his hall (Bob Clark Hall) was the perfect location for Early Years and Grade 1 & 2 students to "Join Together", practice Covid safety tips and just have a whole lot of fun!