Welcome back and welcome to our 3 new families joining Y3 this term.
Upcoming events
Event
Date
Notes
Primary School Photographs
16/1/23 onwards
Newcomers Get Togther
18/01/23
See Poster below
Lunar New Year Dress Up
20/01/23
Lunar New Year Assembly
20/01/23
Sports Hall 10am
Block B ECAs finish
27/01.23
A note from the Principal
A note from the Principal
Dear parents,
Welcome back after the holidays!
We hope you and your families had a wonderful break and are ready for the term ahead. This week, we have welcomed 40 new students to our school and we're excited for them to be a part of our community.
We have many exciting opportunities and challenges ahead of us this half term, including the upcoming Y4-Y6 student residential trips at the end of January. These trips will provide valuable experiences and learning opportunities for our students and we encourage you to discuss the details with your child and support them in preparing for this exciting experience.
As we move forward in this term, please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. We are here to support you and your children in making this a successful and enjoyable term. We look forward to the many exciting opportunities that this term will bring, and we appreciate your support and cooperation in making this a successful one for all the students in the school!
Proud of you Patana!
Sarah McCormack
Wellbeing
Please ensure that your child is here at 7:30, ready to come in with the rest of their class. It can be very upsetting for some children when there are late arrivals, not just for those who are late. It is important that the class have the opportunity to start the day together and that all students know what the day has in store for them. We use the mornings for hearing reading, responding to feedback and, in some classes, there are specialist sessions that happen first thing. Your support with ensuring all children have these opportunities is much appreciated.
Learning
This Term the childen will be learning about Explorers. This is a very exciting unit of learning revolving around the adventures of Ernest Shackleton and his crew. If you would like to find out more about our learning please take a look at the curriculum pages here patana.fireflycloud.asia/year-3/year-3-curriculum/term-2-discovering-our-world
PE
Please note that the start of term will be Try a New Sport for the first 2 weeks, before moving to new activities on the dates below.
For Try a new Sport, all students will require Patana PE kit, a sunhat and water bottle. They will have the option to choose some new sports to try during their PE lessons.
TGNFU (Net Games), Gymnastics and Dance = Patana PE kit and water bottle.
Striking and Fielding = Patana PE kit, sunhat and water bottle
ECA Information
ECA Information
Monday 9th January 2023 Online Term 1 ECA registration opens 12:00
Thursday 18th January 2023 ECA Sign up closes 23.59
Monday 23rd January 2023 ECA Confirmations available online. Phase II opens 17:00
On Friday 20th January, the Primary School will be celebrating Lunar New Year. Your child is invited to wear traditional clothes if they have them or to join in by wearing yellow/gold and/or red.
General Information
School photographs
These will begin next week. Your child will have an individual photo taken as well as a class photo. The schedule for the Y3 classes is as follows:
Monday 16th - 3K, 3J and 3C Tuesday 17th- 3P and 3T Wednesday 18th- 3D, 3M and 3A
New families
Dance
The Dance academy presents – Tiger Cats Challenge and Adjudicated Showcase 2023, school’s first dance competition style event! While many of our dancers have already signed up, we are still inviting in sign-ups for the solo and duet categories. This event will take place on the Thursday 16
To sign up for solo category click this link. To sign up for duet category please click this. Please make sure to sign up by Monday 23rd January.
If you wish to sign up, please request additional information about competition rules by emailing us at dance@patana.ac.th before starting preparation.
Dance Extravaganza 2023
The Dance Academy is now inviting sign-ups for their annual Dance Showcase – The Dance Extravaganza 2023. The event will be held on Monday June 12th in the theatre. Previous dance experience isn’t required, and all primary and secondary students are welcome to join. To sign up, please use the parent gateway and sign up for the Dance extravaganza ECAs. The preparations begin in Block C and continue until the end of Block D. Please use this link to watch the videos from Dance Extravaganza 2022. Dance Extravaganza videos 2022. This year, we will be exploring the concept of ‘Freedom’ through dance, movement, music, and emotional expression.
Birthdays
Happy Birthday next week goes to....
Aiden 3K
Haru 3D
Please ensure any snack or Birthday cakes/doughnuts that come into school are nut free. This is to ensure we are keeping all our students safe as we have some students in the Y3/4 Building who have severe nut allergies. Thank you for your help with this.