Y3 Newsletter 9.12.22

Living our Values

We are balanced and fulfilled

It was lovely to have the Y10 students come to Y3 today to spread some Christmas cheer and create some crafts with the younger students.

A note from the Principal

This week, we have enjoyed two special events. On Wednesday, we joined 32 members of our choir at the British Club for an evening of carols. It was the most magical night under the stars and made us reflect on how fortunate we are to be part of such a diverse community and in such a special place, Thailand! On Thursday, Y5 did themselves and teachers extremely proud with their bring, buy and bake sale. A huge amount of creativity and hard work went into this – well done to all.

Next week, is the end of our busy term. We are all looking forward to a week of festivities, including the Primary staff party, the Christmas concert and the Christmas assembly. Our paperless reports will be published on Friday and this document provides a snapshot of your child’s progress and attainment thus far. We are currently undertaking a review of our assessment and reporting practices, as we look to make them more relevant and meaningful.

This will be my last note of the year and so I would like to take this heartfelt opportunity to wish you all a Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year. Thank you, parents, for all your ongoing support, open dialogue and commitment.

Book return!!

Please can you help your child to return any outstanding reading books to Y3. We have a significant amount of books missing from the stage 7-9 book boxes. You help with this is much appreciated! 

Wellbeing

Gift Giving

Giving gifts to friends and family is a lovely thing.

However, we do not expect or encourage gifts from a family to the whole class.

Edible gifts can cause problems for some families, and we do not allow sweets/candy in school.

Many of our students are giving gifts to families and children in need -and this we completely support. You could support our Y3 Charity drive if you so wish!

Christmas Spirit day

On Friday 16th, the last day of term your child is welcome to come to school dressed in festive clothes or festive coloured clothes. It should be a fun day! We have our first whole school Christmas assembly in year! Followed by lots of fun activites in class.

Residential

Thank you for attending the meeting about Residentials last week. If you missed it you can watch a screencast and find more information on the Residential blog page here: patana.fireflycloud.asia/year-3/y3-residential-blog---2023

Global Citizenship

Y3's charity that we will be supporting is the Thomas House Foundation. Please see the information below:

Upcoming Events

PE Messages for T2

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

A Message from the Music Team

Music Blog

Visit the recently update Primary Music Blog for lots of information connected to your child’s learning including musician of the month, resources connected to areas of the curriculum, ECA materials and information about upcoming events.

Birthdays

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 ewe have some students in the Y3/4 Building who have severe nut allergies. Thank you for your help with this.

PTG Messages

General Information