We Celebrate Success!
Principal's Note
This week, I have been in classrooms across Foundation Stage and Year 6, spending time on learning walks. It is always a highlight to see our youngest children building their early skills and confidence, alongside our Year 6 students showing real independence as they move towards the end of Primary.
We are very much looking forward to our performances of Matilda JnR next week. Final rehearsals are well underway, and there is a real sense of excitement building across Year 6. A big “break a leg” to all of our performers:
Show 1: Wednesday 6th May: 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Classes: 6J, 6F, 6B, 6N
Show 2: Friday 8th May: 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Classes: 6C, 6M, 6S, 6D
Have a lovely long weekend. See you on Tuesday!
Sarah McCormack
KS1 Swim Gala
Dear Parents,
We are very much looking forward to welcoming you to our upcoming Year 1 and Year 2 swimming galas.
Over the last few days, we have been monitoring and tracking the heat index and have noticed that after 10am, the temperature has risen above our school’s heat policy. Therefore, for the safety of our students and to avoid a cancellation of the event, we would like to postpone the 9.45am gala start times to next week so that they can go ahead safely and in more suitable conditions.
Please see below the updated timings of our swimming gala:
Wednesday 6th May (New Date) 7.45am – 9.15am - 1W, 1J,1K,1S
We apologise for any inconvenience caused, but as always, the safety of our students is our number one priority. Thank you in advance for your support, and we look forward to seeing you as we celebrate all the hard work our students have undertaken in preparation for these galas. Kind regards, Jayne Jauncey
Leader of Primary Physical Education
Jayne Jauncey
Talking with your child about Relationships and Sex
We are currently teaching an RSE unit in Y1. You may find this article helpful as an overview for Primary age children. It contains a link to relevant books in our libraries:
Talking With Your Child About Sex and Relationships - Bangkok Patana School
Checking and labelling your child’s belongings
- Parents often come into the Primary Office looking for their child’s belongings.
- When personal items are clearly labelled, they can easily be returned to the owner.
- Things are harder to return when they arrive in lost property without a label.
- Please help by checking all items that are worn, or brought into, school by your child.
- If you find any belongings that do not belong to your child, please send them back into school via the class teacher.
- Children will sometimes take home the wrong hat, water bottle, PE kit and even school shoes.
We need your empty toilet / kitchen rolls!
As part of our learning this term we will be using toilet / kitchen rolls for an exciting project.
Please can you bring in any from home and donate to your teachers.
The more the merrier!
Upcoming events!
| Date | Event | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr | Whole School Y1 - 13 Regular ECAs commence (Block D) | ||
| 28 Apr | Whole School CSTD Dance Competition | ||
| 29 Apr | Primary Y1 Swim Gala | 25m pool | See poster for times |
| 1 May | School closed | ||
| 5 May | Primary Parents Workshop : Building Strong Foundations: Strength & Stability in Primary PE for Injury Prevention | Primary Hall | 8-9am |
| 8 May | Sir David Attenborough celebration | KS1 garden | 7-7:30 |
| 12 May | Primary Parents Workshop : Staying Safe to Thriving Online : understanding Digital Hygiene and Digital Wellbeing | Primary Hall | 8-9am |
| 15 May | Primary KS1 Assembly - Parents are invited | Primary Hall | 8.45-9.15am |
| 19 May | Primary Parents Workshop : Managing Screen Time : Healthy Device Wellbeing | Primary Hall | 8-9am |
Sir David Attenborough turns 100!
PTG Big Night Out
The PTG Big Night Out:
16 May 2026 at Escape (EMQuartier)
PTG AGM
Parent Workshops
Please click on the link below to view School Workshops and Presentations for this academic year:
Parent Workshops & Presentations
Class Blogs
Year 1 Curriculum
Temporary Guardianship Form
Temporary Guardianship Form - let us know if both parents are going away and leaving a student with a friend, nanny or a maid.
Playground use before and after school
Students are not permitted to use any of the climbing or play equipment before 7:30 a.m.
There is no staff supervision in any play area after 2:30.
The accompanying adult is therefore responsible for the safe supervision of the child.
We encourage parents and family employees to take children straight home at the end of the school day.
Class birthday celebrations
We enjoy mini birthday celebrations in class but ask that you pre-arrange a time with the teacher.
Please note, this is a small celebration within the class. It is not a ‘birthday party’ and siblings and friends from other classes are not allowed to attend.
Birthday treats should be small, with minimal plastic wrapping. Please only send enough for your child’s class.
Individual portions such as small brownies, small cupcakes, and half-donuts are easy to give out.
All food sent into school must be nut free.
As school policy, we do not give out party bags, drinks or gifts sent in by families.
Please do not give out any of these items at school as this can cause unintended problems.
School Shoes
As part of their Patana school uniform, students wear plain black school shoes or sturdy trainers.
- Shoes should be durable and support the whole foot.
- All shoes require at least a strap to keep the shoe firmly in place.
- Children can wear lace-up shoes if they can tie up their laces independently.
- Plain black shoes can be sourced in many shops and department stores in Bangkok.
- If your child has to wear other shoes for a specific reason, please let us know.
- Shoes may need replacing mid-year.
Taking photos and videos of students on Campus
At Bangkok Patana School we welcome parents on to our campus.
As part of this agreement, all parents must agree to our Parents’ Safeguarding Code of Conduct.
This includes:
Never taking images in toilets, changing rooms or areas where privacy is expected.
Using judgement before taking and before sharing images of students.
During a regular school day, parents may only take images of their own child – unless they have sought and received permission from another family to include their child in a group photo.
Family employees with access to the campus must also abide by this rule.
Smart Watches
Whilst we encourage our students to learn how to tell the time, smart watches offer additional online functions like that of a mobile phone.
Features such as gaming, internet browsing, and the ability to make and receive calls are potentially distracting in class and can pose a risk for safety and privacy.
Within the Primary School, students are required to keep their smart watch safely stored in their bag during the school day.
Smart watches can be taken out of bags once a child exits the school gates at 2:30pm or once their ECA has ended at 3:30pm or 4:30pm.
Students are not allowed to take or send images while using the school bus.
Smart watches are expensive items. Please be aware that the school takes no responsibility for loss or damage of smart watches.
Thank you for your cooperation and support in maintaining a safe and positive learning environment for all our students.
Useful contacts
| Department | Contact Number | Email |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Office | 02 785 2258 | primary@patana.ac.th |
| Transport | 02 785 2470 | transport@patana.ac.th |
| Primary Nurse | 02 785 2478 02 785 5460 | nurse@patana.ac.th |
| ECAs | 02 785 2231 | eca@patana.ac.th |
| PTG | Year 1 Rep: ptgy1@patana.ac.th | |
| Year Group Leaders | Curriculum - Meagan Wilson - mewi@patana.ac.th Pastoral - Michael Dolan - mido@patana.ac.th Assistant Leader - Vicky Paxman - vipx@patana.ac.th |
Happy Birthday!
A huge Happy Birthday to:
Josephine (1J)
Evelyn (1R)
Vivien (1W)
Huxley (1K)
Emma (1W)
Mekh (1V)
Sean (1S)
Have a great weekend!