This week, it has been wonderful to celebrate the Lunar New Year with our community. When I lived in Hong Kong, this was always a time of the year when the temperatures dropped and we would go out to the special celebrations in our winter coats! One time, there was even frost and icicles where I lived in South Lantau.
Our Lunar New Year assembly today was a little warmer but just as special. It was quite the sight to see everyone in costume and the colours red and gold. From the Library, I picked up a book on all the Lunar New Year celebrations and have enjoyed talking with the students about the Spring Festival Chun Jie, Tet, Seollal, Diwali and Songkran.
A very happy Lunar New Year to all our community.
Proud of you Patana!
Sarah McCormack
Wellbeing
Next week is the final week of Block B ECAs. There will then be a two week break before Block C begins. Please ensure that you have noted this and your child knows that this is the final week of Block B ECAs.
Key ECA dates:
Monday 23rd January 2023 ECA Confirmations available online. Phase II opens 17:00
Thursday 26th January 2023 Phase II closes 23:59
Monday 13th February 2023 ECA programme commences
Friday 31st March 2023 ECA programme finishes.
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
Here are the new lessons for PE this term:
TGNFU (Net Games), Gymnastics and Dance = Patana PE kit and water bottle.
Striking and Fielding = Patana PE kit, sunhat and water bottle
TGNFU (Net Games), Gymnastics and Dance = Patana PE kit and water bottle.
Striking and Fielding = Patana PE kit, sunhat and water bottle
Global Citizenship
Please can your child bring in any plastic bottles with a lid you may have at home. We would like to use them in a recycling project.
General Information
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....
Matteo 3K
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.