A note from the Principal
4 October 2024
A note from the Principal
It’s been a fantastic week in Primary, highlighted by one of our favourite days—Tiger Spirit! We celebrated with exciting assemblies and activities, and it was wonderful to see students, staff, and parents dressed up in their best tiger costumes.
Next week, we are all eagerly anticipating International Day, another whole-school celebration that truly captures the spirit of our community. Huge thanks to the PTG for all their hard work in supporting this! Don’t forget to join us for the Parade, Cultural Show, and Assembly on Friday.
We are also thrilled to be welcoming back the Kliptown Youth Program, a community-based educational organisation providing opportunities to people from disadvantaged areas of Soweto, South Africa. As a special treat, they will be offering a parent workshop on Monday at 8am in the Primary Hall, featuring gumboot dancing, singing, and drumming. You can sign up and find more information here.. We hope to see you there!
Sarah McCormackWe are curious and engaged
Upcoming events and dates for your diary
| Event | Date | Location | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 4 Swim Gala | 10th October 7:45 - 9:45 | 25m pool | Parents and students |
| International Day | 11th October | BPS | Parents and students |
| National Holiday (in lieu) | 14th October | BPS | School closed |
| Parent Workshop - Championship Well Being | 15th October | Primary Hall 8:00am | Parents |
| Last Day of Term 1a | 16th October | BPS | |
| Staff CPL day | 17th October | BPS | School closed |
| Staff CPL day | 18th October | BPS | School closed |
Well Being
Parent Workshop
Kliptown Youth Programme Parental Workshop
Bangkok Patana is proud to host the Kliptown Youth Program next week. This wonderful educational project provides opportunities to children from disadvantaged backgrounds in Soweto, South Africa. They will be in school presenting some of their Arts program and talking about their wider work. Please join us for a parent workshop on Monday morning.
Sign up here https://forms.gle/3J1dyW852oZyjmux8
Dance Fest
International Day Art Competition
Learning
Swimming Gala – Year 4
The PE Department is excited to announce the first interclass sports event of the year!
The Year 4 Swimming Gala will be held on Thursday, 10th October, from 7.40 am to 9.45 am. Further details will be shared in the coming weeks.
The event will take place at the 25m pool, and we warmly encourage parents to come and support their children.
Primary Technology
Find out more about our Primary Technology Curriculum by following this link.
Class blogs
Each week, we publish class blogs. The purpose of these is to give you an insight into your child's learning and what is happening in Year 4. Please visit the class blog and discuss your child's learning with them.
Click on the icon below.
Learning In Year 4
For more information about the Learning in Year 4, please visit our Year 4 Curriculum Page.
PE
Children should come to school in their PE kits on the days that they have PE lessons.
When your child has swimming lessons, they should come to school with the swim kit on and their uniform on - NOT their PE kit.
All students are expected to get changed into their school uniform after a PE lesson.
PE KIT:
Swimming lessons require black or Patana swim kit, swim hat, goggles and towel. Long sleeved rash vest / suit optional.
Handling: Normal PE kit, hat and water bottle.
Remember that students are expected to wear a different pair of shoes for school and for PE lessons.
As a reminder, if your child is unable to participate in a swimming lesson due to illness or other reasons, please contact the PE teacher directly, rather than the class teacher or Year Group Leaders.
Mr Chris: chme@patana.ac.th
Mrs Jayne: jaju@patana.ac.th
Mr Tatam: antt@patana.ac.th
Mr Tristan: trmc@patana.acth
Miss Zoe: zoed@patana.ac.th
Miss Bundell: rebl@patana.ac.th
FOBISIA Writing
General information
Tech Tips
Birthdays
Parents should not bring in class gifts, balloons, bubbles, whistles, games, drinks etc. Your child's class teacher will politely ask you to take these home with you. We enjoy celebrating birthdays by sharing a birthday treat such as donuts or cakes.
We are a NUT FREE school. Please when ordering birthday treats double check before bringing treats on the campus.
Many toppings offered by some donut shops have flaked almonds in their toppings and peanut butter fillings. If you bring these in, unfortunately, we will have to send them home.
- Individual treats can be brought into school with your child in the morning.
- Please agree a time with the teacher in advance.
- Children will be expected to eat any birthday treats outside of classrooms.
- Parents can join in the celebrations.
The following Year 4 children have celebrated their birthdays this week:
- Shareena
- Yoyo
- Jade
We wish you a very happy birthday!
Temporary Guardianship Form
Please complete this form if your child is going to be staying with anyone other than their immediate family. This helps us to contact the appropriate adult should there be an emergency.
Contacts
| Department | Contact Number | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Office | 02 785 2258 | primary@patana.ac.th |
| Transport | 02 785 2470 | transport@patana.ac.th |
| Primary Nurse | 02 785 2478 02 785 5460 | nurse@patana.ac.th |
| ECAs | 02 785 2231 | eca@patana.ac.th |
| PTG | Year 4 Rep - Jadekanya (Knitting) Triyanond- ptgy4@patana.ac.th Primary Rep - Apollo Chansrichawla - ptgprimary@patana.ac.th | |
| Year Group Leaders | Ms Miranda Cawley Year Group Leader - Pastoral mica@patana.ac.th
doch@patana.ac.th
lare@patana.ac.th |