Today marks a new year in the school calendar; children have started their school year and teachers are about to embark on yet another year of teaching.

In Sekolah Rendah Piasau-Piasau this is no different. The day started as usual, with the pupils assembled at the assembly area as soon as the first bell rang. They and the teachers and staff stood and sang the National Anthem. The Headmistress gave her annual start-of-the-year speech and advised the pupils to up the ante in their studies for the new year.

This year, Sekolah Rendah Piasau-Piasau has undergone some changes. Most notably, in terms of teaching manpower (or womanpower also, in this case), as the school bid farewell to two teachers, Cikgu Michael Tanggiling, who had taught here for around 6 years and has moved on to Sekolah Rendah Batu Apoi; and Cikgu Narul Iswady, who has moved to Sekolah Rendah Beribi-Telanai in the Brunei-Muara District and Cikgu Elmo Ramano, who has moved on to Sekolah Rendah Bukit Udal in the Tutong district. The school wishes these teachers all the best in their future endeavours. The school, however, wishes to welcome 2 new teachers. First, Cikgu Layun binti Ulat, who moved here from Sekolah Rendah Negalang, and Cikgu Fazri bin Puteh, from Sekolah Rendah Sultan Hassan Bangar. It is hoped that these new faces will give their best to our school.

There are also some changes in the number of pupils, as 3 have moved to Sekolah Persediaan Arab. 2 pupils, however have moved into the school, 2 brothers, Joel and Ezra Chin, who happens to be sons of new teacher, Cikgu Layun. They are in Years 3 and 5 respectively. Below are some pictures from the first day of the new school year.

Text & Photos by: Cikgu Firdaus

text and photos by Cikgu Firdaus Aus

It was a festive affair, where the pra pupils wore beautiful robes and received their graduation certificates. The pupils also performed songs and dances to entertain the crowd.

There was also an exhibition in the hall where those attended could see first hand examples on how Pra classes look like, with all the displays of things teachers use in their teaching, such as dolls, puppets, etc.

The guest of honor was Cikgu Hj Zulkipli bin Hj Ladis, the Pemangku Pegawai Tugas-Tugas Khas in the Ministry of Education.

More photos will follow.
Text and photos by: Cikgu Firdaus

on Thursday, the 11th of August, the teachers, staff and pupils of Sekolah Rendah Piasau-Piasau went to Bukit Raja and Meriung cemetary in Mukim Labu for a yearly Ramadhan cleaning campaign. After the cleaning campaign, Surah Yassin was read together, headed by Cikgu Hadi Sufiyan.Click to view slideshow.

On the 7th of March, 2011, the upper primary pupils of Sekolah Rendah Piasau-Piasau were given a talk on motivation by Guidance Teacher Cikgu Mohamad Firdaus bin Haji Mohamad Aus, held at the ICT room.

The talk was to educate the pupils on the importance of motivation in their studies and their everyday life. In the talk, Cikgu Mohamad Firdaus showed pupils various motivational videos and talked about the different types of motivation; intrinsic (from within) and extrinsic (from others). The pupils were told that these types of motivation are what drives them and everybody else to do what they do on a day-to-day basis. Motivation is also an important factor in ensuring them gaining success in their lives.

It is hoped that from the talk, the pupils would be able to be self-motivated and not depend on external factors to motivate them, as motivation from within is far stronger than any other kind of motivation.

Text by: Cikgu Mohamad Firdaus bin Haji Mohamad Aus

Photos by: Cikgu Michael Tanggiling

On the 12th of February 2011, Sekolah Rendah Piasau-Piasau held a farewell ceremony for three former teachers of the school: Cikgu Haji Junaidi bin Haji Abas, Cikgu Ali bin Kasim and Cikgu Kairul bin Haji Md Kincho.

The farewell ceremony was held at the village hall and attended by teachers, staff and pupils of Sekolah Rendah Piasau-Piasau, along with the members of the Parent-Teacher Association (PIBG). The guests of honour were the Headmistress of Sekolah Rendah Piasau-Piasau, Dyg Norleha bte OKM Hj Md Jair and Chairman of PIBG.

The three teachers gave their farewell speeches and were handed gifts as a sign of appreciation for all their contributions to the school.

Cikgu Hj Junaidi bin Haji Abas is an Education Officer for Ministry of Education, and taught at Sekolah Rendah Piasau-Piasau for 6 years, teaching English and Science, among other subjects. He was also the Academic Officer and ICT teacher for the school. He moved to Sekolah Rendah Negalang earlier this year.

Cikgu Ali bin Kasim taught at Sekolah Rendah Piasau-Piasau for more than 5 years, teaching mainly Bahasa Melayu. He was also the Administration Officer and Discipline Master for the school. He moved to Sekolah Rendah Sultan Hasan, Bangar earlier this year.

Cikgu Kairul bin Hj Md Kincho is a Diploma holder in Primary Education and taught at Sekolah Rendah Piasau-Piasau for a few months before he was transferred to Brunei-Muara district, after getting married late last year. He taught Science, and was one of the photographers for the school. He is now teaching at Sekolah Rendah Saba Darat, Brunei 1.

I, on behalf of Sekolah Rendah Piasau-Piasau would like to thank the three teachers for all that they have given to the school, and wish them all the best in their future endeavours.

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Text and Photos by: Cikgu Mohd Firdaus bin Haji Mohd Aus

On the 15th of February 2011, corresponding to the 12th of Rabiulawal 1432 Hijrah, the Maulud, or Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) birthday was celebrated. All of Brunei had a public holiday all Muslims had a procession in the morning, with dikr recited along the way.

In Temburong there was no exception, as a procession was also held, with officers and staff from various government and non-government bodies joining in. The procession started at the field in Bangar, going along the roads in Bangar and finishing back at the field. Teachers and staff from Sekolah Rendah Piasau-Piasau joined in the procession along with teachers from other schools and officers from Jabatan Sekolah-Sekolah.

As the appointed writer for this blog, I apologise for not having been updating. There has been a lot of activities in school and it was hard to keep track of everything as it was all packed. But that should not be an excuse. So for this school holidays, Insya Allah I will try my best to post all the activities that is related to SR Piasau-Piasau or otherwise that have not been posted.

On another note, happy holidays to all teachers, staff and pupils! Be safe and have a great holidays. To the pupils, don’t forget to do your homework. To the teachers, don’t forget to do your lesson plans for the next term

Until the next post, Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.

-Firdaus Aus