Y3 Newsletter 06.09.24

The children have enjoyed being scientists and finding out about Light and Shadows.

A note from the Principal

Upcoming events and dates for your diary

Wellbeing

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 Y3 the children walk to their ECAs independently. As Patana is such a big school each class will be shown where their ECAs are taking place each day so they know where to go and how to get there. We will also as far as possible buddy up with other children doing the same ECA so they feel comfortable knowing where to go.

All Y3 staff will be on hand after school to help out any children who are unsure or have forgotten where they need to go.

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

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

Snack cards

Next week, the children can start to use their snackcard at first break to purchase their own snacks. We keep the Y3 cards in our classrooms for safekeeping. This year, the children are being given a school lanyard so you do not need to provide one. 

Please can you either give your child some money to top up their card on Monday or you can now top up online. 

Information on how to top-up the card and other detailed information can be found here: Patana Card Information. 

To check the balances on Patana Cards or to top-up, use the QR code provided in the linked manual above, or use this link: https://schooney.patana.ac.th/

Maths Week

Next week, we will be welcoming UK Maths gurus Andrew Jeffrey and Liz Gibbs to Patana. Maths will be celebrated throughout the week through some number tricks, puzzles and investigations. To celebrate the 50 Year Anniversary of the toy, Rubik’s Cube, your child is invited to bring in their Rubik’s Cube (or similar toy, perhaps in a different shape) anytime next week. Students may then challenge each other to solve it quickly at break or lunchtime.

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.

Egyptian Day

We are very excited in Y3 to be introducing a new learning theme of the Egyptians, which will be starting next week. On Wednesday 16th October we will have an Egyptian Day at school. You do not need to prepare anything for this day as we will be creating our costumes in our Art lessons leading up to Egyptian day.

Nut Free Primary School

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.

A few reminders

Shoes

• Primary students are expected to wear white socks and plain black shoes to school. Please see examples below

Hair

• Hair should be neat and conservative in appearance.
• Hair longer than shoulder-length should be tied back.

School Jumpers

• Only the blue Patana school cardigan should be worn at school. These can be purchased at the school shop.

Watches

• We encourage the children to wear a digital or analogue watch to help them learn the time.
• Smart watches are not to be worn during the school day. They are kept in bags during the day.

Bags for PE day

• On PE days the children come to school in PE, with their uniform and school shoes in their bags to change into. Please ensure your child has their uniform and shoes in a separate bag which to be big enough to fit in the uniform and their school shoes. This helps to avoid things getting lost.

Learning

Y3 Curriculum Term 1a

Our main focus for the first few weeks will be settling the children in as they transition to a new Key Stage by helping them move around the school from the classroom to specialist lessons as well as slowly introduce them to the Primary Snack Bar. We will learn all about how to use it in our Maths lessons next week. If you would like more information about our curriculum please visit our Curriculum page here.

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 stage from Year 2, 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.

Music

 Please remind your child to bring in their recorder into school for their Music lessons, if they brought them home to practice.

PE

Class Blogs

Please visit our class blogs to find out about our learning in each of the classes!

Click on the image below and it will take you to the blog pages.

Mathemagic Show

Fobisia Writing Competition

Birthdays

Happy Birthday this week to: 

General Information

Primary Parent Workshop - Looking forward to the year ahead

PTG Messages - INTERNATIONAL DAY

Tech Tips