Year 3 Newsletter 2.4.21

Living our Values

Happy Songkran Everyone!

Well being

Student Welfare

When your child is upset at home it can sometimes be quiet unnerving. Often our students will come home and share worries, that can sometimes relate to school.

We encourage all parents in the first instance to reach out to our Class Teachers via email, who will be able to listen and offer strategies to support our students.

Gastro-intestinal Information

Preventing the spread of Gastro-intestinal Infections

When several children are absent due to vomiting and/or diarrhoea, it is highly likely due to the spread of a gastro-intestinal (GI) infection.

Clusters of children from the same class or friendship group may become ill and display the same symptoms.

Symptoms may include:

• Diarrhea
• Vomiting
• Abdominal (stomach) pain
• Tiredness
• Flu-like symptoms

Most common stomach and intestinal infections are infectious, especially between younger children.

GI infections may be caused by a virus, bacteria or parasite.

Preventing the spread of GI infections

Hand washing

We teach the importance of hand washing at school to reduce the spread of infection.

Please model thorough hand washing at home and school, especially after visits to the toilet and before eating any food. This will help to stop the infection from spreading.

Don’t allow children to share snacks

Although we encourage sharing of toys and resources, the sharing of snacks makes it easy for infections to pass from one child to another.

Keep children at home if unwell

Children should only return to school once they are well.

Whilst at home, they need lots of rest and fluids, mainly water, to prevent dehydration.

If symptoms become more severe, the family should seek medical attention.

Returning to school

Children should only start back at school when they are completely free of symptoms.

If a child returns to school still unwell, the parents will be asked to take their child home.

FS children (Nursery/FS1/FS2)

Should be kept at home for at least 48 hours from the last bout of vomiting and/or diarrhea.

Y1 – Y6 children

Should be kept at home for at least 24 hours from the last bout of vomiting and/or diarrhea.

Learning

Three way conferences

Conferences will take place on Tuesday 20th , Wednesday 21st , Thursday 22nd of April between 14:40 and 17:30.

Please ensure that your child knows the following information:

- Which day their conference takes place on.

- How they are going home each day (on the bus, with you, a relative or nanny)

There is no child supervision for your child/ren after 2:30pm. Please remember to make arrangements for your child to be collected from school at 2:30pm each day, unless they are going home on the bus or going to a selective ECA (see list below)

ECAs and Transport

There are no regular Primary School ECAs on the above dates.

The following selective ECA’s will run:

Tigersharks Swim Academy - Years 3 to 6;

Gymnastics Academy - Years 3 to 6;

Tennis Academy - Tigers Select group Wednesday and Friday;

Soccer - Year 3 and 4 - Wednesday;

Dutch -Tuesday and Wednesday, Year 3-5;

Mandarin - Mandarin Level 2 (Tue), Mandarin Level 4 (Thu), Mandarin L2/SMP P2 (Mon, Thu), Mandarin L2/SMP P3/4 (Tue);

Dance Academy - Monday Junior Dance Company, Friday Mini Dance Company and Mini Development Dance Company.

Primary Music at the Three Way Conferences

The Music team would love to see you during the 3-Way Conferences.

Ms Rachel, Ms Lisa and Mr Charlie will be available to discuss any aspect of music in the Primary School. If you would like to find out more about the Music curriculum, Music ECAs, instrumental lessons or upcoming performances please come along to the Blue Area (next to the 25m pool) at any time during the conference days, no appointment is necessary.

There will even be a piano/guitar on hand for some live performances.

Mighty Metals

Please use this link to find out about our learning in Term 3: https://patana.fireflycloud.asia/year-3/year-3-curriculum/term-3-mighty-metals

Timestableathon

This Year, Y3's main fundraising event will be a sponsored timestableathon! On Friday your child will bring home a booklet and a sponsorship form for this. The children will need to choose 3 seperate times tables to learn. Then on the 28th April the children will get to have a try and see how many tables they have learnt. The money raised will go to our year 3 charity, Thomas House.

Birthdays

Happy Birthday to the students celebrating their birthdaysover the holiday: 

                     Belle 3A, Jun 3D, Peach 3H, Ziqi 3L, 

          Alma, Tee and Vaneesa 3P, Leo and Daniel 3W

We wish you a super day!

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