A note from the principal
Happy New Year and welcome to 2026. It has been a pleasure to see our students return this week after the three-week break, settling back into school life with energy and positivity.
As we move into the cooler season, we are also mindful that this can coincide with periods of poorer air quality. The safety and well-being of our students remain our priority. I encourage all parents to familiarise themselves with our AQI guidance, which is available on FireFly. This guidance outlines the actions we take in school to ensure students remain safe and well during periods of reduced air quality.
Thank you, as always, for your continued support as we begin the new year together.
Sarah McCormack
Parent Volunteers
We are ready and happy to welcome parent volunteers into Year 5.
If you would like to join us, please fill out this form stating your availability and the activities you would be interested in supporting.
We are particularly keen to have some help with hearing independent readers.
Please note, it is possible that you will not be working with your child’s class.
As part of our Student Safeguarding, we require any parent who may be in direct and regular contact with students to have completed the three-step process below before offering their time.
- Attended a short presentation about in-school Safeguarding
- Signed the Parent Code of Conduct (updated annually)
- Signed a Self-Disclosure form confirming that you have never been subject to any allegation or investigation with reference to children or young people.
Upcoming events and diary dates
| Date | Event | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12th January | Term 2 commences | ||
| 13th January | ECA Block C Sign up Phase 1 opens | ||
| 19th- 28th January | School Photos | Please see below for class dates | |
| 20th January | Primary Parents Workshop : Music, Art and Drama in the Primary School: A Hands-on Approach | 8.00-9.00am Primary Arts Shared Area | |
| 21st January | Whole School ECA Block C Phase 1 Sign-up CLOSES | ||
| 26th-30th January | Whole School ECA Block C Confirmations & Phase 2 Sign-up OPEN | ||
| 3rd February | Primary Parents Workshop : Primary Library- Curiosity, Creativity and Critical Thinking | 8.00-9.00am Y2 Collaborative Space | |
| 10th February | Primary Parents Workshop : Calm and Connected - Supporting Students at Home to Enhance Engagement at School | 8.00-9.00amPrimary Hall | |
| 13th February | Primary Lunar New Year Assembly | 10.00-11.00am Sports Hall | |
| 16th-20th February | Half term break | School closed | |
| 23rd-27th February | Primary Science Week | ||
| 24th February | Primary Parents Workshop : Rebuilding Coral Reefs in Thailand by Piers Baille | 8.00-9.00am Primary Hall | |
| 25th February | Primary Parents Workshop : Safeguarding Training for Parent Volunteers | 8.00-9.00am Con405 |
| Class | Date of Photographs |
|---|---|
| 5C | Wednesday 21st January 2026 |
| 5D | Tuesday 20th January 2026 |
| 5F | Tuesday 20th January 2026 |
| 5J | Thursday 22nd January 2026 |
| 5L | Tuesday 20th January 2026 |
| 5N | Thursday 22nd January 2026 |
| 5S | Tuesday 20th January 2026 |
| 5W | Tuesday 20th January 2026 |
A message from Ms Tanya
Dear Parents,
The YMSA Competition has just launched, and entries are due in March. Please see the files below for more information.
Please send entries to me at tape@patana.ac.th, and I will submit them to the organisers. They can be hand drawn or digital but should be illustrated.
Kind regards,
Ms Tanya
Well-being
A message from Ms Battram
External Competitions that fall on a school day
At Patana, we have many students who excel in their external hobbies and interests.
When they practice hard, and demonstrate resilience and perseverance, they may be selected for competition.
If you have a child who is invited to compete, whether locally and internationally, we will support your child’s endeavours.
However, we do ask that parents give the class teacher/tutor sufficient notice of their absence from school.
Many of our lessons require group collaboration, and this will help teachers to plan accordingly.
Smart Watches
Whilst we encourage our students to learn how to tell the time, smart watches offer additional online functions like that of a mobile phone.
Features such as gaming, internet browsing, and the ability to make and receive calls are potentially distracting in class and can pose a risk for safety and privacy.
Within the Primary School, students are required to keep their smart watch safely stored in their bag during the school day.
Smart watches can be taken out of bags once a child exits the school gates at 2:30pm or once their ECA has ended at 3:30pm or 4:30pm.
Students are not allowed to take or send images while using the school bus.
Smart watches are expensive items. Please be aware that the school takes no responsibility for loss or damage of smart watches.
Thank you for your cooperation and support in maintaining a safe and positive learning environment for all our students.
Black School Shoes
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.
Shoes may need replacing mid-year.
Playground use before and after school
Students are not permitted to use any of the climbing or play equipment before 7:30 a.m.
There is no staff supervision in any play area after 2:30.
The accompanying adult is therefore responsible for the safe supervision of the child.
We encourage parents and family employees to take children straight home at the end of the school day.
Getting to class on time
Students in Years 1-6 enter their buildings at 7:30.
This gives everyone time to organise their belongings and settle themselves in, ready to learn and in a calm state of mind.
The register is taken at 7:40, and children who arrive after 7:40 are marked as late.
If there is a pattern of lateness during the term, the class teacher will share this information with you so that changes to timings can be made.
Sometimes, a family will need to adjust their arrival time so that a child can be walked in (Years 1 and 2) or dropped off without feeling rushed or stressed.
The start of the day is a very important part of our daily classroom routine.
Teachers use this time to re-set expectations as students switch from home to school mode. This is a time when school staff can check in with individual students and make sure that everyone feels welcomed into class.
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?
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.
Parent Workshops
Follow this link to find streams and presentations from all of our past Parent Workshops.
The Year 5 Curriculum
Please click the image below to find out more about this term's learning in Year 5
The Rainforest
PE
Library
Technology
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 students will be celebrating their birthdays this week:
Jayda, 5C
Maria, 5F
We wish you a fabulous birthday!
General Information
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- Korakot (Yui) Masakee ptgy5@patana.ac.th Primary Representative - Bharati Lachmandas 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 |