Year 4 Newsletter 6th June

Well Being

3 Way Conferences Friday 13th June

Dear Parents,

We are really looking forward to celebrating your child’s learning journey on Friday 13th June. Please find below some final reminders:

Years 4, 5 and 6 (15 minutes):

Conferences are scheduled for individual students, parents/carers, and the class teacher for 15 minutes.

Please view this video to see what our 3-Way Conferences look like for our older children.

NB: If your child is in Year 3-6 and receives EAL (English as an Additional Language) support, you should also have booked an appointment to visit your child’s EAL classroom to meet with their teacher and share some of their learning with you. If your child receives SfL (Support for Learning) or Enrichment provision, teachers will also have been in touch to invite you to visit directly.

Specialist Subjects:

Although there are no appointments with specialist teachers, your child is encouraged to collect stickers in their Conference Passport by visiting our specialist areas and participating in some of the learning on offer.

You can:

● Pop into the Languages Building to view your child’s Thai and/or MFL learning

● Go to the Sports Hall or the Physical Development Room and take part in some PE games and challenges

● Visit the library and enjoy sharing a book with your child and take part in some fun library challenges.

● Buy a book from the book fair vendor outside the library.

● Visit the Technology Rooms .

● Play in our adventure playgrounds - but remember to follow our safety rules!

● We are also excited to be hosting a pop-up World Ocean’s Day art exhibition. This is open to all families, is included on your child’s passport, and will be held in the FS covered area.

IMPORTANT: Our specialist areas will close at 4pm. If you have a later appointment for your child’s conference, please arrange to visit the specialist areas beforehand.

Please also note that:

· The canteen will not be serving student lunches on this day.

· Children should wear their school uniform to their conference.

· The school is closed for regular lessons.

· ECAs will run as usual, and parents must directly drop their child off at their regular ECA location.

· All morning and 2:30pm buses have been cancelled: 3:30 and 4:30 ECA buses will go ahead as usual.

· Parents are responsible for their children throughout the school day, but school staff will be available across the primary site to support you throughout the day.

If you have any questions, please contact the Primary Office, your child’s class teacher or myself (raps@patana.ac.th)

Warm Regards,

Ms Rachel Preston (raps@patana.ac.th)

Instructional Coach – Lead Practitioner

Black School Shoes for next year please

As part of their Patana school uniform, students wear plain black school shoes or sturdy trainers.

Shoes should be durable and support the whole foot.

All shoes require at least a strap to keep the shoe firmly in place.

Children can wear lace-up shoes if they can tie up their laces independently.

Plain black shoes can be sourced in many shops and department stores in Bangkok.

If your child has to wear other shoes for a specific reason, please let us know.

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

Curriculum Question? Check our our curriculum pages

For more information about the Learning in Year 4, please visit our Year 4 Curriculum Page.

PE

Net based striking and OAA (Outdoor Adventure Activities) both require normal PE kit including water bottle and hat. Remember to bring a change of footwear as feet will get sweaty!

Please contact PE staff directly if your child can not take part in a PE lesson. 

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

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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.