Year 5 Newsletter 04-10-19

Living our Values

We are: Motivated & Engaged

"Climb ev’ry mountain, Ford ev’ry stream, Follow ev’ry rainbow, ‘Til you find your dream."
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Year 5 collaborating during National Poetry Day on the 4th of October

Upcoming Events

Learning

Readers Cup

It was wonderful to see the children so enthusiastic about Reading as they all tried their best to become this years class representatives!

Our Class Champions were:

5B - Team Insane

5C - Rocket Readers

5J - Tiger Squad 

5K- NOAP Squad

5M - Reader Leaders

5P- The Storm Cheetahs

5S - Dream Readers

5W - Read It To Win It

Parent-Teacher Conferences (Year 1) and 3-Way Conferences (Years 2-6)

Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th October

The upcoming Parent-Teacher Conferences for Year 1 and 3-Way Conferences for Years 2-6 will be taking place on Wednesday 16^th and Thursday 17^th October.

To enable families with two or more children the opportunity to schedule multiple appointments on the same day, it is important that they have first access to the booking system. The booking system will therefore open in two phases:

Phase 1 - Friday 4th October - families with two or more children in Years 1-6.

Phase 2 - Monday 7th October - families with one child in Years 1-6.

Japanese ECA

ECA日本語のご案内

日本人または日本語を母国語とする親を持つ生徒の為のECA日本語が、新学期も引き続き開講されます。外部からの国語教師が授業を担当します。これを機会に子供達の日本語力を高めませんか。詳細はECA登録画面で確認願います。

A Japanese language ECA will be offered for students who are fluent Japanese speakers or those whose parents are Japanese speakers.Japanese teachers(not Patana staff)will lead the ECA and help your child to improve their Japanese.Please refer to the ECA application site for details.

Parent Home Language Helpers

We are looking for parents who would like to be Home Language Helpers (PHLH). 

 The PHLH will help to create opportunities for learners to experience their Home Language within their learning. This means that you could volunteer to use your Home Language to read a book with learners who speak the same language, or to spend time in the learning environment exploring and discovering in your native tongue. 

 If you are interested in joining, please add your name to our Parent Home Language Helper database here or contact Ondine at onul@patana.ac.th if you have any questions.

Well Being

PSHE

This term we have been celebrating people who include others whilst learning and playing. By including everyone a huge difference can be made to our every day lives, and have a positive impact on our Well-Being.

Well done to all of those students who have been nominated by their peers so far this term.

Air Quality at Patana

https://www.patana.ac.th/air-quality-on-campus/

Global Citizenship

International Day - Country Spotlight

International Day will take place on Friday 1^st November.

In the weeks leading up to International Day, our PTG has organised a wide range of Country Spotlights to help students learn more about a specific country or culture.

Unless otherwise stated, all activities will take place next to the Primary Snack Bar during the lunch period.

Week of Oct 7^th – Oct 11^th

Singapore Oct 8^th Come play Singaporean traditional games Kuti Kuti, Fives Stones and Capteh.

Make a pop-up of the Singapore skyline at the Singapore Spotlight stand.

Argentina Oct 9^th Learn about Argentina’s national symbols, play cultural games and paint.

Thailand Oct 9^th Take part in a Thai traditional toy festival at the Thai Spotlight stand.

Taiwan Oct 10^th Try some Chinese Calligraphy Writing and learn about Taiwanese geography whilst throwing bean sacks and play a matching game to find out facts about Taiwan.

Mongolia Oct 11^th Come to the Mongolia Spotlight stand to learn more about their country and culture.

South Africa Oct 11^th Learn about South African culture and traditions at the South Africa Spotlight stand today.

Week of Oct 14^th – Oct 18^th

Germany Oct 15^th Celebrate the 30 year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall at the Germany Spotlight stand.

India Oct 15^th Visit the India Spotlight stand to make your own diya, an oil lamp, made of clay, used across India to mark festivals, religious rituals and special occasions. The light of the diya symbolizes knowledge, goodness and purity in Indian culture.

China Oct 16th Learn about ‘Kindness, Luck and Fun’ by making fan shape bookmarks, good luck knot charms and by playing a Chinese shuttle kicking game.

Birthdays

We are a Nut free Primary School!

Happy Birthday this week to...

Leeya (5S)

Bradley (5K)

Kieran (5W)

Teya (5W)

Riko (5P)

Londo (5C)

General Information

International Day (Thailand)

This year, our theme for the Thai parade contingent will be Muay Thai (Thai children are still able to wear any Thai traditional costume). 

To support this endeavor, the Thai Parents Group has prepared Muay Thai costumes (shirts and pants), which may be pre-ordered in the link below (acceptance of orders will close on Friday, Oct.11, 2019). Samples will be available for preview at the PTG room on Wed-Fri, Oct.9-11, from 3pm onwards.

SILC Bazaar

Lost Property

Parents and children are encouraged to search lost property before purchasing replacement items.

Please visit https://patana.fireflycloud.asia/community-events/lost-property or scan the code and log in.

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