Year 2 Newsletter 13-09-2019

"Concert for Kids" by Pro Musica featuring Puna Anantaprakorn, a Y8 student at Bangkok Patana School.Tickets: https://www.ticketmelon.com/promusicabkk/concert-for-kids

Come along to the PTG BIG NIGHT OUT!

Date: Friday 4th of October from 7 p.m. to midnight.

Location: The House on Sathorn, W Hotel.

Tickets went on sale 4th of September at the Tiger shop.

Well-Being

Sharing of snacks after school - Please can we remind parents that the sharing of snacks is not allowed in the primary school, including after school. This is to ensure all our student's are kept safe, as we have a number of students with potentially critical allergies. Many thanks for your support.

We are safe and secure - nut free Primary School - For some children, any exposure to nuts is potentially very dangerous and can be life threatening. We do not allow any nuts to be brought into Primary. This includes snacks on school transport, birthday treats and food items brought in for any other special days. Some treats, such as macarons, contain hidden nuts. Please check the ingredients before sending into school. If snacks or birthday treats are found to contain nuts, we will contact you and either dispose of the food safely or ask you to collect and take back home. 

PE and Jewellery -  A polite reminder that during PE and swimming lessons, all jewellery including watches are removed. The PE staff will keep the items safe and return them to the students at the end of the lesson. Earrings should be removed or covered with tape.

Learning

This week the children have finished their habitats and they are looking amazing. Please ask you child about the habitat they have made and the words they have used to describe it. 

Reading Books - Book change days are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. On these days your child will come home with a reading book that is selected based on their reading level,plus one 'free reader'. Please spend time listening to your child reading these books at home. These should be returned to school in time for the next book change day, if your child is ready. Please encourage the children to pack their books in their school bag each evening.

Junk modelling - Thank you for all the junk that has been coming into school. The children have had a great week researching habitats and each class has now started to turn this junk into different habitats. Please keep it coming - more junk is always welcome!

Please visit our curriculum page to find out more about what we are learning. Our new unit is ‘Me and My World’.

Global Citizenship

The Prostheses Foundation of Thailand We would like to ask for families to collect 'ring pulls' and bring these into school. You can either deliver them to the drop-off point in the primary office or send them in to your child's teacher. The organisation uses ring pull donations to purchase a higher grade, more flexible material made from aluminium and steel to make artificial limbs. This process meets the international standard ISO 10328 for artificial limbs and ensures that the durability of the prosthetic is increased and patient safety is improved.

Birthdays

We enjoy mini-celebrations in class but ask that you pre-arrange a time with the teacher. Individual portions such as brownies and cupcakes are easier to share out. All food sent in to school must be nut free. As school policy, teachers are not able to give out party bags or other gifts as part of a birthday celebration.

Happy Birthday to the students celebrating their birthdays this coming week:

We wish you all a super day!

General Information

School Shoes 

As part of their Patana school uniform, students wear plain black school shoes (not trainers). All shoes require at least a wide strap to keep the shoe firmly in place. Children can wear lace-up shoes if they can tie up their laces independently.

Plain black school shoes can be sourced in many shops and department stores in Bangkok.

If you are having difficulty finding shoes for your child, or if they are wearing other shoes for a specific reason, please let us know. These photographs below are all examples of suitable school wear.