Year 2 Newsletter 17-09-2020

Upcoming Events and important information

Well-Being

A few reminders

• Please ensure your child has a spare mask in their bags just in case theirs breaks or gets lost.
• Hats - your child needs a hat to access all the play areas and for PE lessons.
• Water bottles
• Naming property - Please put your child's name and class code on all their uniform, shoes, hats and water bottles to ensure a safe return if they get left behind!

Optional afternoon snack before the bus

As students currently cannot eat on the bus, you are welcome to send in a snack that they can eat in class in the afternoon before they get on the bus. We will provide a window of time each day where they can eat this snack before their bus journey. Please remember that we are a nut free school and remind your child that they cannot share their snack with anyone.

Birthday celebrations are back!

We are now able to celebrate the children’s birthdays with them, as long as we follow these requirements:

• Individualised treats (cupcakes, donuts, etc) can be brought in either at the start of the day or the end of the day
• No Nuts! Please ensure that any food items sent in do not contain nuts, or any traces of nuts. Please check the ingredients.

· No candles

· The birthday treats must be individual portions – teachers will not be able to cut pieces of cake to be given out.

Please liaise directly with your child’s class teacher to inform them if you will be bringing in treats for your child’s birthday.

Learning

Parent-Teacher Meetings - back on campus

• All Primary parents will now be able to meet with their child’s teacher face-to-face
• The meeting time/s you have already booked will stay the same
• You still have the option to meet via Microsoft Teams, and if you would like to do this please contact your child’s teacher directly

Junk modelling

Unfortunately, at this time, we cannot accept and recycling from home for junk modelling. Thanks very much to those who have tried to send things in.

The Term One Curriculum

We are continuing with our focus on Habitats through the story of 'The Snail and the Whale'. Please see you individual class blogs for more specific information about your classes learning.

ORT Home reading books - a reminder

The children will be changing their reading books every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Please make sure they return their books once they have read them. If you are unsure of your child's library day, then please contact your child's class teacher.

Global Citizenship

Musician of the Month!

Every month Primary Music features a Musician of the Month during lessons. We include a diverse range of performers, arrangers and composers.

This month we are celebrating the music of Celia Cruz.

Celia was born in Cuba in 1925 and moved to the US during the Cuban revolution. She became associated with ‘Salsa’ a Cuban dance music that became popular in the 1960s with her rhythmic singing and rich voice.

This month we are celebrating the music of Celia Cruz and our video of the week is one of Celia’s most famous salsa songs:

La Vida Es Un Carnaval - Life is a party!

General Information

PTG Reps and Get Togethers

If you would like to get in touch with the PTG, we have a Primary representative and a Year 2 representative. Their contact details are as follows:

• Primary Rep - Amélie: ptgprimary@patana.ac.th
• Year 2 Rep - Apollo: ptgy2@patana.ac.th

Mobile Phone Reminder

No students in Primary are permitted to have a mobile phone in school. If you need to get in touch with your child, please call the Primary Office- 02 7852258. If you are wanting to use the GPS function of the phone to track your child, please use a tracker in their bag instead. 

Saturday Football ECA (Years 1-9)

Sessions run from 8am - 10am for Years 3 upwards and 8am - 9.30am for Years 1 & 2. Please click at the following link for more information. 

Fun Run

Register your family now for the Virtual Fun Run! Everything you need to know about the event is here. All funds raised go to our School Community Action Teams.

ECA

Please find pick up arrangements on this document - 

School shoes

Students wear black shoes that support the whole foot and allow them to be active. School shoes require at least a thick strap to keep the shoe firmly in place. Children can wear lace-ups if they can tie up their laces independently.

Patana Tigers Labels and Stickers