Drop Everything and Read - World Book Day!
Upcoming Events
| Event | Date | Location |
| World Book Day - In class activities | 07/03/24 | Primary School |
| KS1 Singing Assembly (Parents invited to attend) | 08/03/24 | Primary Hall |
| Science Week in the Primary School | 11/03/24 - 15/03/24 | Primary School |
| Primary Parents Workshop: Atomic Science with Ruben Meerman and Ian Stuart | 12/03/24 | Primary Hall |
| Smile Day - Non Uniform (Sun Safe and Comfortable) | 14/03/24 | Whole School |
| ECA Block D sign up opens | 18/03/24 | Whole School |
| Primary Parents Workshop: A curriculum deepened by Engagement, Motivation and Critical Thinking | 19/03/24 | Primary Hall |
| KS1 Assembly (Parents invited) | 22/03/24 | Primary Hall |
| Primary Parent Teacher Meetings (Sign-up released closer to event date) | 25/03/24 - 28/03/24 | Primary School |
| Primary Parent Workshop: RSE presentation for Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 | 28/03/24 | Conference Centre 420 |
| Primary Parent Workshop: Assessment and Reporting #4 | 04/04/24 | Primary Hall |
| Primary Songkran Assembly (8:50 - 9:30) - Parents invited | 05/04/24 | Sports Hall |
| Last Day of Term 2 | 05/04/24 | Whole School |
| Songkran Holidays | 08/04/24 - 22/04/24 | Whole School |
| Term 3 Begins | 22/04/24 | Whole School |
A note from Mrs McCormack (Primary Principal):
This week, we thoroughly enjoyed our World Book Day celebrations, with a range of activities across the whole school. I was lucky enough to be the ‘Mystery Reader’ for Year 4 and we got to enjoy one of my favourite story books ‘The Wonky Donkey.’ Yeee haaa!
On Tuesday, I spent a wonderful 90 minutes with our parents for a parent partnership workshop looking at homework. If you could like to view the slides, they are here. Please do continue to attend our workshops, they are full of diverse and lively topics and we love to see you involved.
Good luck to 3F, 3G, 3D and 3M who are off on Residential next week!
Sarah McCormack
Adventures on the High Seas
Our theme of learning this term is inspired by Pirates! To find out more visit our
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Science Week
Smile Day - Thursday 14th of March
Save the date – RSE (relationship and sex) presentations for Primary Parents
During Term 2B, we introduce age appropriate RSE units as part of our Personal, Social and Health Education curriculum in Years 1 to 6.
If you would like to hear more about our taught programme, please save the date for our parent presentations.
All presentations start at 8:00.
We will share the presentation slides via the year group newsletter for those of you who cannot attend.
Tuesday 26th March (Primary Hall)
Year 4 and Year 5 parents and carers
Thursday 28th March (Conference Centre)
Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3 parents and carers
Tuesday 2nd April (Primary Hall)
Year 6 parents and carers
Primary School Class Mixing
We are now starting the process of re-mixing some year groups for the 2024-25 academic year.
Foundation Stage classes are remixed at the end of every year, as the number of classes increases every year from Nursery through to Year 1.
Once in Key Stage 1, classes will be re-mixed every time they move into a new building.
Cohorts being remixed ready for August 2024 are therefore as follows.
Nursery - > FS1 | Re-mixing |
FS1 -> FS2 | Re-mixing |
FS2 -> Y1 | Re-mixing |
Y1 -> Y2 | Stays the same |
Y2 -> Y3 | Re-mixing |
Y3 -> Y4 | Stays the same |
Y4 -> Y5 | Re-mixing |
Y5 -> Y6 | Stays the same |
Y6 -> Y7 | Re-mixing with Student input |
Why we re-mix the classes?
We have a large number of arriving and departing students each year. This means that classes need to be re-mixed regularly so that we have a balance of boys and girls, nationalities, specific needs and languages across the year group.
We need to consider many factors, but we always try to ensure that every child starts the year with one secure and positive friendship. Our teachers decide on class placements based on their detailed knowledge of individual children and friendship groups.
Your child may feel disappointed if they find themselves in a different class from a particular friend. Parents may even find themselves under pressure to ‘fix the problem’ for them. If this becomes the case for your child, we ask that you support the school’s decision-making process. Most worries quickly disappear once the children are back in school, and the class teachers and Year Leaders will always be ready to offer support.
KS2 Language Choices - REMINDER
Students start to learn a new Modern Foreign Language when they begin Y3.
They will then study this language until at least Y9. French, Mandarin and Spanish are all taught at beginner level only. Therefore, students must choose a language that is still unfamiliar to them.
Students registered as Thai National or with Thai Dual Nationality (e.g. Thai and British) are required by law to study Thai and therefore cannot make another selection.
Please fill in the online request form by Monday, March 11th, 2024.
We try to meet all MFL requests, but first choices cannot be guaranteed.
Here is the most recent presentation about our MFL programme.
Year 6 Production - Save the Date
PTG Big Quiz
PTG Tiger Shop
PTG Tech Talks
Birthday celebrations
The following students are celebrating this week or over the half term break...
Areeya [Grace] (2M)
Pavin (2F)
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.
| Department | Contact Number | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2 Rep: ptgy2@patana.ac.th | |
| Year Group Leaders | David Walton dawa@patana.ac.th Meagan Wilson mewi@patana.ac.th Claire Brazier clba@patana.ac.th |