Welcome back to Term 3! It's great to see all our students return to school after the holidays, refreshed and ready to learn.
This week, we are happy to have to hosted Parent-Teacher Meetings across all year groups. This is an opportunity for us to celebrate the successes of our fantastic students and for you to discuss their progress with their teachers. Many of these meetings have happened in person, but we are also delighted to continue offering meetings via MS Teams.
Term 3 is always a busy one for us, with a great many activities and events taking place. It is also a time when we start to plan for our new academic year, including resource orders, class allocations, and teacher placements. Next week, I will be sharing information on the, small number of, valued staff members who are leaving us this year. This will give you a chance to say a fond farewell!
On that note, do you know someone who might wish to join the Patana teaching team? We are always looking for qualified and experienced cover teachers, able to join us for short- and medium-term placements. If you know of someone who might be a good fit, please pass on my email contacts of samc@patana.ac.th.
We are all looking forward to an exciting and productive Term 3, filled with new learning opportunities, engaging activities, and meaningful experiences for all our students. Thank you for your ongoing support.
Sarah McCormack
Upcoming events and dates for your diary
Date
Event
Notes
25th April
RSE (Relationship and Sex Education) presentation for Y4 & Y5 parents
8am, Primary Hall
21st April
Eid-al-Fitr
24th April
Block D ECAs commence
1st May
Staff CPL day
School closed
4th May
Coronation day
School closed
5th May
Wear red, white and blue for King Charles' Coronation Day
13th May
Patana SOLO festival
18th May
Year 3 & Year 4 Readers' Theatre Final
22nd May- 2nd June
Matt Dickinson, author visit
5th June
Visakha Bukha Day
5th June
Public Holiday
School closed
8th June
Busking Day
General Information & Wellbeing
Block D ECAs begin!
Please make sure that your child knows what ECA they have each day and what their home time arrangements are.
Save the date – RSE (relationship and sex) presentations for Primary Parents
During Term 3, we introduce age appropriate RSE units as part of our Personal, Social and Health Education curriculum in Years 1 to 6.
If you would like to hear more about our taught programme, please join us at our parent presentation on Tuesday 25th April.
The presentation will begin at 8 a.m. in the Primary Hall.
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.
Smart watches for Term 3 April 23
A simple watch can help children to develop an understanding of time and support their independence.