Y2 Newsletter Week 4 - 13.09.24

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A note from Mrs McCormack (Primary Principal):

13 Sept 2024

This week, we have had a fantastic time exploring numbers! Long-time Patana collaborators Andrew Jeffrey and Liz Gibbs have helped make our Maths Week truly inspiring. Students have enjoyed problem-solving activities, hands-on explorations, timetable competitions, and even a Maths magic show!

We are also delighted to invite you to a Parent Workshop on Tuesday at 8am, where you can learn more about how to support your child's maths development.

Do not forget next week is a short week for us, with school closed on Friday.

Sarah McCormack

Learning

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.

Primary Technology

Find out more about our Primary Technology Curriculum by following this link.

International Day

Please see the below information about parent support for International Day.

Tiger Spirit Day

PTG Coffee Morning

PTG Tech Talk

Parent Partnership Workshop – Creative Arts in Primary School

Here is the link to the Parent Partnership Workshop – Creative Arts in Primary School.

Click here for the link

ECAs

In preparation for the ECAs starting please can you ensure your child is aware of the ECA they have each day, until this becomes routine for them. The class teachers will go through the ECAs with the children each day but the children who already know what they are doing feel more confident about it!

In Year 2, staff take the students to their ECA provider. If you need to take your child home instead of them attending their ECA, please let your child's teacher know as soon as possible so we can make sure they go to the right place.

If you have any queries or any changes to ECAs please contact your child's class teacher.

On Tuesday 27th August, we were pleased to welcome many parents to the first Parent Partnership Workshop of this academic year, and to share our new Positive Behaviours – Positive Attitudes poster.

Our students may be familiar with our whole school values of Well-Being, Learning and Global Citizenship. This poster makes these three strands more accessible and age appropriate.

We also introduced the matrix of positive behaviours and attitudes, organised under the three strands of Safe, Curious and Kind. Clearly shared expectations help us to promote and model the behaviours that we want our students to absorb as they progress through school. Please join with us in sharing and modelling these positive behaviours and attitudes.

World Peace Day

On Wednesday 18th September, we will be celebrating World Peace Day. It will be a non-uniform day and we are encouraging the children to wear BLUE coloured clothes. We will be attending an assembly and taking part in a variety of activities and lessons on World Peace Day. No donations are needed for this event.

Reading

The children will be changing their reading books every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. This week the children have been given a reading book based on their phonics understanding, their reading level from Year 1, and from reading with their new teacher.

Please can you support your child by encouraging reading at home, either reading to you or a sibling and helping to remind them to bring their books in (if finished) on book change days.

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 Parent Workshop

PTG Tech Tips

FOBISIA Short Story Competition

Please see the below story competition information.

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