Year One Newsletter 19.2.21

Living our Values

We are passionate, resourceful and resilient.

Well-being 

Safety on the Y1 playground

Please be aware that the playground equipment is CLOSED before school starts. Please remind anyone who drops your child off, that they should not be accessing the playground equipment prior to school starting. This includes no ball games too. Thank you.

Sports Day 

On Wednessay 10th March, Year 1 will have a Sports Day to celebrate some of the learning that they have been doing in PE this term.  It will be lots of athletic events (running, jumping and throwing).  Unfortunately, as with all Sports Days this year, parents will not be able to attend.  We will take lots of photos to share with you.  

No ECAs 

Due to our Residential Visits (lots of staff away), there will be no ECAs during the first week of Term 2B. A letter has been sent home with more details. Please help your child to understand that their ECAs will start again the second week of Term 2B.

Learning 

In Term 2B when we return, our first week will include us looking at pollution and what small steps we can take to address this problem. (We postponed this when we did not return to school in January).

If you travel anywhere over the holidays and you see pollution, can you take the opportunity to talk to your child about it? Those of you going to the beach are (sadly) likely to see pollution washing up each day- this is great chance to have a conversation with your child about the possible causes of this pollution and possible solutions.

SeeSaw 

Please note that any Seesaw tasks that appear on your child's SeeSaw pages are for use in school.  There is no need for your child to complete them at home- they are set for sessions in guided groups in school.  

Global Citizenship

Red Nose Day 

On Friday 12th March, students can come into school dressed in colourful, bright or sparkly clothing.  This is a charity event where we will be fund-raising for our charities.  More information on this will follow.  

Musician of the month 

Our Musician of the Month for February is Yo-Yo Ma. An incredible cellist, Yo-Yo’s parents are from China and he has lived in the US for most of his life.

Yo-Yo is particularly interested in how music and culture can bring the world together. (See this article in Time magazine). He has participated in a number of projects aimed at highlighting how culture and music forge connections between people, for example The Bach Project(36 CONCERTS. 36 DAYS OF ACTION. 6 CONTINENTS.1 EXPERIMENT: HOW CULTURE CONNECTS US), Pop-up Performances for Essential Workers, Committee of 100 and numerous online and in-person educational appearances (including Sesame Street!).

Although Yo-Yo is classically trained, you can see him making music with a wide range of musicians and styles, most recently in an American Bluegrass group.

Feel free to use our special Youtube playlist or to find your own music. Happy listening!

Patana Yo-Yo Ma Playlist

General Information

From the PTG

If you would like to get in touch with the PTG, we have a Primary representative and a Year 1 representative. Their contact details are as follows:

• Primary Rep- Amélie: ptgprimary@patana.ac.th
• Year 1 Rep- May: ptgy1@patana.ac.th

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