Y3 Newsletter 21.08.20

Living our Values

We are balanced and fulfilled

The children have loved reconnecting with their friends and getting used to the new play areas.

Upcoming Events

Well-being

It's been an incredible start to the new school year. The children have come in so enthusiastically into their new year group and classes. We have had a very busy first week as teachers and students got to know one another. We would like to extend a warm welcome to the new families who joined us and we look forward to helping you all settle in very quickly. Year 3 have been exploring the wonderful outdoor playground and we have enjoyed showing the children around all their new learning spaces.

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 childs name and class code on all their uniform, shoes, hats and waterbottles to ensure a safe return if they get left behind!

Morning Snacks in Key Stage 2

From the week beginning the 7th September Year 3 may bring in a healthy snack from home or buy one from the Snack Bar. Prior to this date snacks will be provided in the year group as they were in Key Stage 1. Please do not send sweets, chocolate or gum into school. We provide plain or soymilk for every student each break time. Students may bring their own water bottle to school.

Learning

Y3 Curriculum Term 1a

We will be getting to know the children over the next two weeks through the PSHE theme of ‘Being Me in My World’. Our main focus 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 before the students are given their snack cards. Your child will begin using the snack bar in the week beginning the 7th September.

ORT Home reading books

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, or if they are new they have a free choice reader. The teachers will be assessing reading over the next week to ensure your child has the appropriate level. 

PE

This week the children have met their new PE teachers to familiarise them with changing rooms and facilities etc. For next week please follow the timetable for your class.

PE KIT

Football lessons require Patana PE kit; water bottle and sunhat; PE shoes. Shinpads/football socks optional.

OAA lessons require Patana PE kit; water bottle and sunhat, PE shoes.

Global Citizenship

The Prostheses Foundation of Thailand

This year Y3 will continue with collecting ring pulls.

This organisation uses the donations to purchase a higher grade, more flexible material made from aluminium and steel to make artificial limbs. This process meets the international standard ISO 10328 for artificial limbs and ensures that the durability of the prosthetic is increased and patient safety is improved.

We will continue to collect the ring pulls throughout term 1. Any that you collect may be given to your class teacher.

Birthdays

Logan 3L and Jeongho 3K

General Information

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 Japanese Group

【ジャパニーズグループに参加しませんか】

バンコクパタナスクールのジャパニーズグループは、日本人の父親あるいは母親を持つ生徒の保護者により運営されているグループです。現在69家族が加入しており、毎年行われるインターナショナルデーなどの学校活動に協力しています。また、情報交換の場として親睦会を年に数回行っています。参加ご希望の方は、日野までご連絡ください。

ptgjapan@patana.ac.th

We are the Japanese group of Bangkok Patana School with our current members made up of 69 families. We actively take part in an International Day and other fun school activities, and occasionally hold get-togethers to get to know each other better! If you are a Japanese or your spouse is, or if you would like to inquire more information about us, please email to Mrs. Maya Hino at ptgjapan@patana.ac.th

Japanese Language ECA

【ＥＣＡ日本語のご案内】

日本人または日本語を母国語とする親を持つ生徒のためのＥＣＡ日本語が、新学期も引き続き開講されます。外部からの国語教師が授業を担当します。これを機会に子供たちの日本語力を高めませんか。詳細はＥＣＡ登録画面で確認願います。ご質問等ございましたらptgjapan@patana.ac.thまでご連絡下さい。

A Japanese language ECA will be offered to all students who are Japanese natives or those whose parents are Japanese speakers. A Japanese teacher (from outside Patana) will lead the ECA classes and help your child improve their Japanese skills. Please refer to the current ECA sign-up site for more details. Or email us for any further inquires. ptgjapan@patana.ac.th