12 May 2023
A note from the Principal
Performance week has been fantastic in the Primary school over the course of the
week. A huge well done to all the students who got involved and many thanks to
our Music team for organising such a super event. We are looking forward to the
Solo Festival on Saturday morning and I hope to see you there!
The Primary Leadership Team and I are pleased to invite you to our upcoming
parent session called "Learning at Patana" on Tuesday, May 30th
in the Primary Hall between 8:00-9:00am. This is a chance for us to reconnect,
review the successes of the year, and exchange ideas for next year's parent
workshops. Please join us for a delightful and laid-back event where we will
serve tea, coffee and cake. We look forward to seeing as many of you as
possible!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Sarah McCormack
Living our values: we are creative learners
Important dates for your diary
| Event | Date | Location | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patana Solo Festival | 13th May | TBC | Students and families |
| Music Performance Week - during music lesson | 8th - 12th May | Music lesson | Students and staff |
| PTG ATM | 16th May 8:00am | Primary Hall | Parents |
| Author Visit Dress up day | 2nd June | Whole School | Students and staff |
| Busking Day | Thursday 8th June | Primary | BPS community |
| Dance Extravaganza | 12th June | Theatre | BPS community |
| End of year assembly | 23rd June | Sports Hall | BPS community |
Well-Being
Healthy Eating and snack sharing
We are seeing a number of students coming into school with gum, sweets (candies) and huge bags of snacks. Please check your child is bringing appropriate snacks into school.
Gum and sweets are not permitted in school or on the school bus. Students are aware that these will be kept by the class teacher for collection by parents or guardians, if seen in school.
Students are not permitted to share snacks so should not bring in grab bags, or multi-packs of cookies and snacks.
Please monitor the snacks that your child is bringing into school and reiterate these important messages to them.
Answering questions about sex and gender
Although sex and gender does not form a major part of our Primary RSE curriculum, students may have questions.
Our view is that genuine questions deserve a response - but the response may need thinking through first.
If a student asks a question in school, we may provide a brief response depending on age and context - or we may suggest that the question is better answered at home.
Definitions of sex and gender can be confusing, so you may find these agreed definitions and responses helpful.
Child friendly explanation of a person’s sex and genderBusking Day excitement
Author Visit - Dress up Day
Learning
RSE - learning in Year 5
This week, Year 5 students completed lesson 2 in our RSE series of lessons. Girls learnt about the physical and biological changes that they will go through during puberty. They learnt about menstruation (periods) and they explored some period products. We explained that they should discuss the variety of products at home with their parents. Boys learnt about the physical and biological changes that they will go including nocturnal emissions (wet dreams).
Next week, girls will learn about boys and boys will learn about girls. These lessons will be taught in single-sex groups.
We have encouraged Year 5 students to speak about their learning at home, and to continue to post questions in our question boxes.
Below are the videos that we shared during the lessons.
Videos:
Here are some suggestions for how to talk with your child .
Online Maths Competition
IMC are conducting an online version of International Math Challenge to boost the motivation of students. This event is hoped to motivate students to see math in a different light, have their interest stimulated in the subject and think how they can apply math in their future studies and daily life.
Click here to navigate to their website to find out more.
Anyone can enter. This is an individual competition in which students can receive prizes for their personal achievement. The competition will be conducted in five languages, namely English, Thai, Chinese, Russian and Spanish, where students are expected to solve 40 multiple choice questions in 90 minutes. For the kids' category (grade 1 and 2) 25 questions and 60 minutes.
How to Join?
- Register via register.mathchallenge.in.th
- Pay the registration fee of 25 USD for international participants, 600 THB for participants from Thailand, per participant
- Deadline for submission of completed forms is October 31th , 2023.
Devices for Year 6
Click this link: Information for Y5 Parents - Bangkok Patana School (fireflycloud.asia)
Overview: All students from Year 6 to Year 13 are required to bring their own personal device (iPad or Laptop) to school on a daily basis. The device must meet our minimum specifications and be registered with our IS/IT department. Any questions or queries please contact helpdesk@patana.ac.th.
PE - Year 5 curriculum
Gymnastics: Patana PE kit required. Patana leotards are allowed / optional but not compulsory.
TGFU (Teaching games for understanding): Patana PE kit, sunhat and water bottle required.
Climbing and OAA: Patana PE kit, sunhat and water bottle required.
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
From the PTG
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
| 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 5 PTG Rep is Sonia Sachdev ptgy5@patana.ac.th Primary Representative - Apollo Chansrichawlat ptgprimary@patana.ac.th | |
| Year Group Leaders | Leader of Learning and Welfare: Ms Miranda Cawley mica@patana.ac.th Leader of Learning and Curriculum: Ms Claire Myers clmy@patana.ac.th Assistant Leader of Learning: Ms Anna Caswell anca@patana.ac.th |