Year 5 Newsletter 12th January

Living our values: We are motivated and engaged

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Important dates for your diary

Well-Being

School Photographs

Formal School photos start next week with the Primary School from 15th – 24th January.

If parents wish to take advantage of a family photo session, please use the links below to book a slot. Booking system will close on 16th January at noon:

15-19 Jan, Primary Hall: https://buytickets.at/pretaportrait/1085160

23 Jan, Foundation Stage: https://buytickets.at/pretaportrait/1085201

25-26 Jan, 29 Jan- 1 Feb: Conference Centre: https://buytickets.at/pretaportrait/1085203

FUN DAY

Water Bottles

Please ensure that all water bottles that are sent into school are either plastic or metal - no glass bottles are allowed. Children should take their water bottles home to wash them. 

Thank you for your support. 

IMPORTANT:  Preventing the spread of influenza

We currently have a number of children absent with influenza. 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.

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.

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

Learning

FOBISIA Short Story Competition

If you have been working on your story for the FOBISIA competition it is time to edit, refine and submit it.

Please remember:

The story should be 500 words or less and a narrative response to the prompt below.

Please send all entries to Ms Tanya tape@patana.ac.th by Friday 26^th January.

Only one entry can be chosen for the competition, but we will compile all entries into a Year 5 anthology.

PE lessons

In the first two weeks of this Term, students will be given an opportunity to participate in ‘Try A New Sport Fortnight’. 

Trying a different sport will allow the students to discover activities that they enjoy that they are not normally given the opportunity to participate in within their normal PE curriculum. Some of the activities involve climbing, table tennis and Taekwondo or water polo. 

Students will be required to be in their normal PE kit, and if they would like to try water polo, they should bring their swim kit. 

All students MUST bring their school uniform to change into after the lesson.

After residentials students will being Unit 2B activities.

Class Blogs and home learning

Here is the link to the Year 5 blogs. You will find an overview of your child's learning along with their home learning tasks and any important messages from your child's class teacher. 
Please check your child's class blog weekly to stay informed about their learning. 
Please encourage your child to complete their home learning.

Global Citizenship

Events In The World 

You can keep up to date with current events around the world by watching Newsround, an age appropriate news show.  Being aware of current events will help your child to make connections with a range of themes when reading in class, and it is an ideal opportunity for you to model discussing your opinions and using experiences to draw connections between events and people. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround

Birthdays 

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.

• 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.

General Information

<日本グループに参加しませんか>

パタナの日本グループは日本人生徒や日本語を母国語とする保護者により運営されているグループです。現在およそ70家族が加入しており、毎年行われるインターナショナルデーの学校活動や日本語ECAの運営を行っております。

また情報交換の場として親睦会を開催しております。

参加ご希望の方はpatanajapaneseg@gmail.comまでご連絡ください。

Hello!

Welcome to Patana!

We are the Patana Japan Group consisting of approximately 70 families, mainly supporting International Day and other school activities,(ECA Japanese)

If you are Japanese parent and are interested in joining this group, please don’t hesitate to contact US by sending email to patanajapaneseg@gmail.com.

PTG Tiger Shop

Iron Labels (clothes/bags/trainers/swimming suits..):

36 pcs per set 350 bht

Sticker Label (cups/snack boxes/shoes/musical instruments/goggles..):

36 pcs per set 

Waterproof

350 bht

Pick up: 7 working days after placing the order.

Temporary Guardianship Form - let us know if both parents are going away and leaving a student with a friend, nanny or a maid.

Important Contacts