Y2 Newsletter Week 2 - 30.08.24

A note from Mrs McCormack (Primary Principal):

30 August 2024

A very warm welcome back to the new term and a new academic year! It has been such a pleasure to reconnect with our students and families this past week, and we are excited about the fantastic year ahead.

This year, we are placing even greater emphasis on our guiding statements to foster positive learning behaviours and attitudes centred around the principles of SAFE – CURIOUS – KIND. We introduced this concept in our first Parent Partnership workshop on Tuesday (video and slides available on Firefly) and we will be learning more as we go!

Looking forward to seeing you at our ‘Meet the Teacher’ sessions next week and to a wonderful year together.

Sarah McCormack

Learning

Introduction to the Learning: Tuesday 3rd September

These meetings provide an opportunity for parents to hear more about the learning within each year group, to visit the classroom, and to meet the class teacher.

No parent sign-up is required please just come along to your child's classroom at either 2:45 or 3:30 where the teachers will be sharing a presentation.

The presentations will be shared via our blogs for those who cannot attend.

We encourage parents to send their Child/ren home as normal as there will be limited supervision in school, or they can join the presentation. 

*Limited supervision will be available in the library and it will stay open until 4:15 p.m. so that parents can come to the library to collect their child/ren afterward.

**Both sessions will be the same presentation.

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 2 curriculum please visit our Curriculum page.

Junk Modelling Resources

We are currently looking for recycling to add to our Junk modeling boxes as part of our Play-based learning. If you have clean recycling we would love to take it off your hands. Please send it in with the children to pass on to the teachers.

PTG Tech Tips

Primary parent workshop

FOBISIA Short Story Competition

General Information

Preventing the spread of colds and flu

Please help us to prevent outbreaks of cold or flu as we head into the rainy season.

Children with cold or flu (influenza) symptoms should be kept at home until they are completely recovered. Even when the main symptoms have gone, your child may still need time to return to full strength.

Please do not send your child back to school too soon, even if they are no longer in the contagious phase. If your child is still coughing or sneezing, please keep them at home and limit their contact with other children.

A child who has a fever should be kept at home until ‘fever-free’ for a minimum of 24 hours.

Influenza is a serious and contagious infection that affects the nose, throat, and respiratory system. The virus is commonly spread through droplets in the air, allowing infection to spread quickly. When unsure, always seek medical advice, especially if a child has a chronic condition e.g., asthma.

If Influenza is confirmed, please send a copy of the medical certificate to Nurse@patana.ac.th

Plain black shoes for school

Primary students wear plain black school shoes as part of their uniform.

All shoes require at least a wide strap to keep the shoe firmly in place.

Your child will need a different pair of shoes (trainers) for their PE lessons.

Parent Teacher Group