Y2 Newsletter 20.01.23

Living our school values: 

A note from Mrs McCormack (Primary Principal):

Dear parents,

This week, it has been wonderful to celebrate the Lunar New Year with our community. When I lived in Hong Kong, this was always a time of the year when the temperatures dropped and we would go out to special celebrations in our winter coats! One time, there was even frost and icicles where I lived in South Lantau.

Our Lunar New Year assembly today was a little warmer but just as special. It was quite the sight to see everyone in costume and the colours red and gold. From the Library, I picked up a book on all the Lunar New Year celebrations have enjoyed talking with the students about the Spring Festival Chun Jie, Tet, Seollal, Diwali, and Songkran.

A very happy Lunar New Year to all our community.

Learning

Term 2 - Adventures on the High Seas

After the holidays Year 2 will explore a new theme of learning - 'Adventures on the high seas'.

Please visit our curriculum pages to find out more about this exciting learning!

As part of this exciting theme of learning the children will take part in a dress-up day (03/03/23). On this day they should come to school dressed in costumes inspired by pirate stories.  They could be a pirate, a mermaid, treasure, a captain, a parrot, or any other creative idea.

Well-being

ECA Information

Monday 23^rd January 2023 ECA Confirmations available online. Phase II opens 17:00

Thursday 26^th January 2023 Phase II closes 23:59

Monday 13^th February 2023 ECA programme commences

Friday 31^st March 2023 ECA programme finishes

General Information

Primary School Photographs

The following classes will complete their school photographs next week:

Monday 23rd - 2P 

Tuesday 24th - 2F

If your child normally wears their PE kit to school on that day, please make sure that they wear their school uniform and pack their PE kit in their bag. We will provide time for them to change after the photos have been taken. Black school shoes should also be worn.

Dance Academy 

The Dance Academy presents – Tiger-Cats Challenge and Adjudicated Showcase 2023, the school’s first dance competition-style event! While many of our dancers have already signed up, we are still inviting sign-ups for the solo and duet categories. 

This event will take place on Thursday the 16th of February

To sign up for the solo category click this link. 

To sign up for the duet category please click this. 

Please make sure to sign up by Monday 23^rd January.

If you wish to sign up, please request additional information about competition rules by emailing us at dance@patana.ac.th before starting your preparation.

Dance Extravaganza 2023

The Dance Academy is now inviting sign-ups for their annual Dance Showcase – The Dance Extravaganza 2023. 

The event will be held on Monday, June 12^th in the Rosemund Suetzel theatre. 

Previous dance experience isn’t required, and all primary and secondary students are welcome to join. To sign up, please use the parent gateway and sign up for the Dance extravaganza ECAs. 

The preparations begin in Block C and continue until the end of Block D. Please use this link to watch the videos from Dance Extravaganza 2022. Dance Extravaganza videos 2022. 

This year, we will be exploring the concept of ‘Freedom’ through dance, movement, music, and emotional expression.

Birthday celebrations

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.

The following students are celebrating this week or over the holidays.

Have a wonderful day!