Year 4 Newsletter 6th December

A note from the Principal

We are curious.

Upcoming events and dates for your diary

Well Being

Please - no Christmas Gifts for classmates!

Our children are already very excited about Christmas and the holiday season.

There will be a number of exciting events over the next two weeks.

Please note, we do not allow party bags or other gifts to be given out at school, either for birthdays, or other celebrations.

This includes giving out Christmas gifts to the class, such as small toys and candy-canes.

Our students benefit from a calm start to the day, and giving out presents can be disruptive.

Many Primary Students bring in a gift box for other children in Thailand.

This is part of their year group charity work and has our full support.

Christmas Concert - Save the Date!

Charity Christmas shoe box gifts

A BIG thank you to everyone for supporting our two charities - The Mercy Center and The Good Shepherds - by bringing in a shoe-box. Everything makes a big difference to young peoples lives. Here our some lovely images of what we have collected.

Access previous Parent Workshops

Parent Workshops & Presentations - Bangkok Patana School

Learning

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. 

PE KIT:

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

Athletics 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

General information

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

Birthday Treats

• Children may bring in a special treat to share with the class.
• Please contact the class teacher to arrange a suitable time. In Year 4, you can do this on Monday or Wednesday as we have Spelling lessons on other days. 
• Brownies, cupcakes, small donuts, and cake slices are easier for your child to give out.
• We do not give out drinks (e.g., bubble tea, sodas)
• Please reduce plastic packaging.
• We do not allow party bags or other gifts to be given out at school, either for birthdays, or other celebrations.