Year 4 Newsletter 22.9.23

International Day of Peace 2023

A note from the Principal

Upcoming events and dates for your diary

Performance Week

Performance Week will be happening twice this year, once in Term 1 and once in Term 3.

In Term 1, the performances will take place in regular class music lessons during 2nd - 6th October.

Performance Week is an opportunity for any child who is learning a musical instrument to perform in front of a small audience during their regular timetabled music lesson. Children can sign up to perform during their music lessons and it is an internal event with no spectators. We encourage all students who learn a musical instrument to participate.

Please support your child to perform if they take lessons on an instrument and please help them to bring their music/instrument on the right day:

Any questions can be directed to the music teachers:

Ms Rachel rast@patana.ac.th

Miss Lisa lima@patana.ac.th

Mr Charlie chmc@patana.ac.th

Tiger Spirit Day

Patana Fun Run

Join our first community event – all ages welcome! Register here: https://www.gotorace.com/bangkok-patana-fun-run-2023/

Well-being

Preventing the spread of colds and flu

Please help us to prevent outbreaks of cold or flu as we head into the rainy season.

Children with cold or flu (influenza) symptoms should be kept at home until they are completely recovered. Even when the main symptoms have gone, your child may still need time to return to full strength.

Please do not send your child back to school too soon, even if they are no longer in the contagious phase. If your child is still coughing or sneezing, please keep them at home and limit their contact with other children.

A child who has a fever should be kept at home until ‘fever free’ for a minimum of 24 hours.

Influenza is a serious and contagious infection that affects the nose, throat, and respiratory system. The virus is commonly spread through droplets in the air, allowing infection to spread quickly.

When unsure, always seek medical advice, especially if a child has a chronic condition e.g., asthma.

If Influenza is confirmed, please send a copy of the medical certificate to Nurse@patana.ac.th

ECAs

The children are loving their ECAs! Thank you for helping them to know each day, which ECA they have, this helps to ally any worries they may have. The Y4 team will continue to assist the students to find their ECAs and to remember their new bus numbers. 

If you have any queries or any changes to ECAs please contact your child's class teacher.

Interclass Events

For various Interclass events during the year, each class is assigned a colour for their class team. We will let you know closer to the time when our first interclass event is!

Learning In Year 4

Term 1A

This week and next, we will be taking part in lots of activities in order to get to know each other and our new environment. The children have settled well into  their new classes and we are encouraging them to explore and develop new friendships. This will continue throughout the term and year through our PSHE curriculum.

Next week, we will begin our new  learning theme of 'Chocolate'.

For more information please visit our Year 4 Curriculum Page.

PE

As Year 4 PE lessons are before break time, the children can arrive at school in their PE kits (or swimming kits underneath their PE kits). They will then need to change into their uniforms at the end of the PE lesson.

PE KIT:

Basketball lessons require Patana PE kit; water bottle and PE shoes.

Swimming lessons require black or Patana swim kit, swimhat, goggles and towel. Long sleeved rash vest / suit optional.

General information