Y2 Newsletter Week 6 - 27.09.24

A note from Mrs McCormack (Primary Principal):

27 Sept 2024

This week, we met with our Y4 – Y6 parents to explain all about our upcoming Residentials. You will note that our Residentials have undergone a calendar change from February to November, so that we can enjoy better air quality. This means that ‘Resi excitement’ has begun even earlier and I have loved catching up with the students on what they are most looking forward to!

We look forward to seeing you at the Solo Festival on Saturday and the Fun Run on Sunday!

Sarah McCormack

Positive Behaviours

Parents may have seen these new posters around the Primary school.

These attitudes and behaviours are grouped under our three key values: Safe, Curious and Kind.

We want these positive words, thoughts and actions to support and strengthen your child’s holistic development as they move through Primary and into young adulthood. Please help us champion these three key values by referencing our matrix of positive behaviours and attitudes in conversations with your child. The matrix is also available in Thai.

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 Parent Teacher Meetings

Next week parents have the opportunity to meet with their child’s class teacher. The booking system is now closed, however if you would still like to arrange an appointment please contact your child’s class teacher via email.

Meetings are 15 minutes in length. Please ensure you arrive on time to your meeting so that other meetings are not impacted across the school.

If you can no longer attend your meeting, please do let your class teacher know as they may be able to arrange an alternative meeting time.

ECA’s and school transport will run as normal next week. Please contact transport@patana.ac.th to make any changes to your child’s travel arrangements.

A reminder that these are parent teacher meetings and there is limited supervision at school for your children during these times. So please make adult supervision arrangements for any children not attending ECAs that will remain on the school grounds.

Parent Volunteers - Safeguarding Training

In case you are not aware, there is a ‘Safeguarding Training for Parent Volunteers’ workshop next week (Tuesday 1^st October) from 8 – 9am in the conference room at the front of school (room CON 420). If you would be interested in coming to support the students on our school trips, or supporting the learning in class this year, you need to attend this training.

This training is run annually, so those who attended it last year do not need to attend again.

We are still finalising parent helpers for our upcoming Aquarium Trips. If you would like the chance to join us, please attend this training and contact Ms Katie Hill (kahi@patana.ac.th) to let her know you are interested.

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

Taylor's Tech Tips!

Parent Partnership Workshops

Here is the link to our Parent Partnership Workshops from this year:

Click here for the link

PTG Night 

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.

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.

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

Tiger Shop

Sharing Snacks

Please can we emphasise the importance of not sharing snacks with other children in school. There seems to be some adults kindly bringing in treats for other children, however we must not share food. There are many children with dietary requirements and allergies who must not eat specific foods. Also, some parents do not want their children eating  certain foods for religious or health reasons. 

Please can you ensure that all adults who collect your children understand this message as well.

Thank you for your understanding and support with this.

Allergies and Dietary Requirements

Please ensure your child/ren's medical information is fully up to date on our systems.

Should your child suffer from critical conditions related to their diet they are no longer able to eat any birthday treats brought into school from outside. 

We encourage parents now to provide a small box of dry snacks/treats that their child can eat, which the class teacher can keep, and use during any celebrations in class.

Playground use before and after school

Students are not permitted to use any of the climbing or play equipment before 7:30 a.m.

There is no staff supervision in any play area after 2:30.

The accompanying adult is therefore responsible for the safe supervision of the child.

We encourage parents and family employees to take children straight home at the end of the school day.

Birthday celebrations

The following students are/were celebrating this week...

Megan (2C)

Ryan (2J) 

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.