The children have been very engaged in their Maths learning about Place value. They have been able to show their understanding in different ways, concrete, pictorially or abstract.
A note from the Principal
11 September 2026
Dear Parents
This week, it was lovely to welcome almost 100 parents to our first Parent
Partnership session on Tuesday morning. Later in the day, we also hosted our
information session on our Thai curriculum. All these sessions are recorded and
available on Firefly for you to refer to should you not have been able to
attend.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Sarah McCormack
Upcoming events and dates for your diary
| Event | Date | Location | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| School Closed | 18th September | ||
| World Peace Day | 21st September | ||
| Patana Fun Run | 27th September | BPS Community | |
| Parent Teacher Meetings | 28th September - 1st October | Year 3 Classrooms | Parents |
| Parent Workshop - Safeguarding Training for Parent Volunteers | 29th September | CON 420 | 8-9 |
| Egyptian Day | 8th October | ||
| Tiger Spirit Day | 9th October | BPS | Students |
| Half Term | 12th - 16th October | ||
| Term 1B commences | 19th October |
Wellbeing
Positive Behaviour
As you walk around the school, you are almost certain to spot our Safe – Curious – Kind posters.
Many, if not all, of the behaviours and attitudes we want for our students can be explicitly taught.
Positive Behaviours – Positive Attitudes
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.
Preventing the spread of cold 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
World Peace Day
On Monday 21st 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 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 starting our learning based around the Egyptians. On Thursday 8th 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. They just need to wear their PE kit on the day!
Getting to ECAs
Thank you for your help in reminding your child about their ECAs each day. Please continue to do so next week as this really helps for them to have a positive experience both during the day and at ECA.
Getting to class on time
Students in Years 1-6 enter their buildings at 7:30.
This gives everyone time to organise their belongings and settle themselves in, ready to learn and in a calm state of mind.
The register is taken at 7:30, and children who arrive after 7:40 are marked as late.
If there is a pattern of lateness during the term, the class teacher will share this information with you so that changes to timings can be made.
Sometimes, a family will need to adjust their arrival time so that a child can be walked in (Years 1 and 2) or dropped off without feeling rushed or stressed.
The start of the day is a very important part of our daily classroom routine.
Teachers use this time to re-set expectations as students switch from home to school mode. This is a time when school staff can check in with individual students and make sure that everyone feels welcomed into class.
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.
Snack cards
Please ensure you child has either some money to top up their card on Monday or you have topped it up online for them.
To help you see what is on offer at the Primary snack bar please see below:
A few reminders
- Hats - your child needs a hat to access all the play areas and for PE lessons. It is best to be left in school all week.
- 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! You can buy name stickers from the Tiger shop.
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 kit and stay in this all day.
Swimming
- On swimming days your child should wear their uniform to school. They need to bring their swimming kit in a bag (swimsuit, goggles, towel, swimming hat). Thank you.
Learning
Y3 Curriculum Term 1a
Our learning of moving on to Egyptians. 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
The children will be learning the recorder this term. You will have received an email about where you can buy these. Please ensure the recorder is named.
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.
Birthdays
Happy Birthday this week to:
Patrick 3L
General Information
Art Competition
Y3 Coffee Morning
Fun Run
PTG
Link to Patana News
https://www.patana.ac.th/patana-news/
Temporary Guardianship Form
Temporary Guardianship Form - let us know if both parents are going away and leaving a student with a friend, nanny or a maid.
| Department | Contact Number | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Office | 02 785 2258 | primary@patana.ac.th |
| Transport | 02 785 2470 | transport@patana.ac.th |
| Primary Nurse | 02 785 2478 02 785 5460 | nurse@patana.ac.th |
| ECAs | 02 785 2231 | eca@patana.ac.th |
| PTG | Year 3 Rep - ptgy3@patana.ac.th
| |
| Year Group Leaders | Mrs Diana Jones dijo@patana.ac.th Mr Charlie McLean chmc@patana.ac.th |