Y1 Newsletter: Week 11 - 03.11.23

We are curious and inquisitive

A note from Mrs McCormack (Primary Principal):

3 November 2023

Dear Parents,

I hope this finds everyone well. A couple of highlights to share with you this week. On Tuesday, Peter Taylder and I presented to almost 200 parents on our vision for Assessment and Reporting. It was a great session, where we looked at the new CAT 4 data and the upcoming changes to the report templates. The powerpoint can be found on the Parent Gateway and here. There will be another workshop exploring this theme on Tuesday, 28 November.

In our assemblies we have been considering ‘what makes us special’. We had a sneak peek at some of some of our 243 student FlipGrid videos (so far!) and considered how we can all contribute to our community of kindness. We love when parents join our assemblies as it helps us to reinforce our values and gives parents an opportunity to see what we are learning. This is a wonderful story on belonging and we would love everyone to re-watch it at home.

This busy Principal is off to Kuala Lumpur today for the Fobisia leadership conference!

Sarah McCormack

Learning

Class Blogs

Please visit our class blogs every Friday to find out about our learning in each of the classes!

Curriculum

To find out about our Year 1 curriculum please visit our Curriculum page.

Junk Modelling Resources Required

Our Junk modelling boxes need restocking. If you have any recycling at home please send it to school with your children so we can continue to re-use it in new and imaginative ways!

Primary 3 Way Conferences

Friendship Friday

On Friday 10th November we will be celebrating Friendship Friday. This is a non-uniform day with a suggested 100 baht donation for our school charities.

General Information

PTG Rep

The PTG are looking for someone to be the Communication Representative. If this is something you are interested in doing, please contact the PGT chair using the email address in the poster below.

Swimming Costume Donations

If you have any old children's swimming costumes, we would really appreciate them being donated so that we can give them to the communities of Khlong Toey when they come to use the facilities at school. 

Snacks before ECAs

Sometimes the students are hungry after a long day at school and before their ECA begins.

Teachers allow the students time at the end of the day to eat their snack if they need it.

Please make sure this snack is in their bag for them to eat independently without support.

If you wish to see your child before their ECA please email the class teacher in advance so they can hand them over to you whilst ensuring all other children are safely taken to their ECA providers.

Birthday celebrations

The following students are celebrating their birthdays next week...

Ajooni (1K), Ryan (1N), Jeehoo (1V) and Ishaan (1P). A very big happy birthday to you all!

Reminder: We cannot give out party bags or gifts - please keep these for any sort of celebration that you do out of school.

If you would like to send in some birthday treats for your child to share with their class, please arrange a day with your child's class teacher. We will only be able to manage individual items like brownies, doughnuts, or cupcakes. 

Please remember we are a nut-free Primary School and also check with the class teacher for any other dietary requirements of the class.