Year 5 Newsletter 13th June 2025

                                                                      A note from the principal

It has been a marvellous week in Primary with so many amazing events and activities showcasing our students’ incredible talents. From the Bangkok Games to home-made games in Year 4, poetry performances in Year 3, and a final celebration of learning through our 3-Way Conferences and Parent-Teacher Meetings. Wow, what a community!

Thank you to all our students, staff and families for your energy, enthusiasm and support. As we head into the final stretch of term, we are so proud of everything our children have achieved and the spirit of curiosity, kindness and celebration that shines through.


Sarah McCormack

Upcoming events and diary dates

Date                     EventWhoNotes
18th JuneYear 5 Bring, Buy & Bake sale
See poster below
20th JuneBusking Day
See poster below
27th JuneWhole School final assembly
8.00-9.15 Sports Hall
27th JuneEnd of Term 3

20th AugustTerm 1 (2025-2026) starts


Parent workshops

Follow this link to find streams and presentations from all of our past Parent Workshops. 

Devices for Year 6

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.  

Well-being

Taking photos and videos of students on Campus

At Bangkok Patana School we welcome parents on to our campus.

As part of this agreement, all parents must agree to our Parents’ Safeguarding Code of Conduct.

This includes:

  • Never taking images in toilets, changing rooms or areas where privacy is expected.
  • Using judgement before taking and before sharing images of students.

During a regular school day, parents may only take images of their own child – unless they have sought and received permission from another family to include their child in a group photo.

Family employees with access to the campus must also abide by this rule.

Where and when can parents take photos and videos when on campus?

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.

Physical development and PE kit

A number of our students will enter puberty whilst in Primary school.

Every child will pass through puberty at a different time, and at a different rate.

Some children may feel more comfortable wearing a lightweight sports bra or crop top under their PE kit.

Birthday Treats

Children may bring in a special treat to share with the class.

Please contact the class teacher to arrange a suitable time.

- 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.

- Please agree a time with the teacher in advance.

- Parents can join in the celebrations.

We are a NUT FREE school. When ordering birthday treats, please ensure that there are no nuts or nut products (such as Nutella or peanut butter) used.

The Year 5 Curriculum

Please click the image below to find out more about this term's learning in Year 5

Water, Water, Everywhere

PE

Students should come to school in their PE kit on PE days. 

Please ensure that your child brings their uniform with them to get changed into after their PE lessons. 

Patana News Survey

Some of our community prefers to receive Patana News on a different day from Friday. We would like to hear your opinion. Survey link

Blogs

Click on the image to visit the Year 5 blogs. 

This is where 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.

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!

The following Year 5 student will be celebrating their birthday this week:

We wish you a fabulous birthday!

Ahil, 5B

Siva, 5C

Sahib, 5B

Verity, 5C

Rebekah, 5B

Tristan, 5F

General Information

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

Important Contacts

DepartmentContact Number Email
Primary Office 02 785 2258primary@patana.ac.th
Transport02 785 2470transport@patana.ac.th
Primary Nurse02 785 2478

02 785 5460

nurse@patana.ac.th
ECAs02 785 2231eca@patana.ac.th
PTG
Year 5 PTG Rep- Inna Matijasevich ptgy5@patana.ac.th

Primary RepresentativeApollo Chansrichawla ptgprimary@patana.ac.th

Year Group Leaders
Year Group Leader (Pastoral): Miss Sarah Weaver     sawv@patana.ac.th

Year Group Leader (Curriculum): Ms Claire Myers       clmy@patana.ac.th

Assistant Year Group Leader: Ms Alice Leslie               alle@patana.ac.th



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