Year 5 Newsletter 1st November 2024 

Aquathon Sessions for Year 5 & 6 Students

During the upcoming residential weeks, whilst in school Year 5 & 6 students will participate in an Aquathon session instead of their usual swimming lessons. An Aquathon event involves swimming a set distance, immediately followed by a run. This exciting session aims to introduce our students to a new aquatic discipline in a fun and engaging way.

Each session will include transition games to help students practice quickly putting on a t-shirt, shorts, and shoes over their swimsuits. For this, students will need to bring an extra t-shirt, shorts, a pair of shoes (different from their regular school shoes), and a bag to store their clothes after the session.

Students can choose to participate individually or in small groups and select their preferred swim and run distances. This experience will also prepare them for our inaugural Year 5 & 6 Aquathon event scheduled for February, with more details to follow after the winter break.

Please refer to the table below for your child’s scheduled Aquathon session. For any further questions, feel free to reach out to Jayne Jauncey, Head of Primary PE, at jaju@patana.ac.th

Christmas Shoe Boxes

Parent workshops

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

FOBISIA Short Story Competition

Travel Kit

As part of our new sustainable kit drive, we will not be purchasing any travel kit specifically for individual residentials or other trips. However, we would like students to be smartly dressed and wear any of the travel kit options available for purchase in the school shop; a long sleeve t-shirt, hoodie or ¼ zip jumper all with 'PATANA TIGERS' printed on these items. This remains optional, however if you were to purchase this item, it can be used for the upcoming residentials, plus any future travel trips your child may attend over the next few years. This includes all sporting trips, day events or competitions and they can be worn during ECA time for any activities. The items are available to ALL students across the school.

Residential News and updates

Thank you to those of you who attended Ms Battram and Ms Alice's presentation about the upcoming Year 5 residential, we hope it was informative. 

If you were unable to make it, or if you would like to take another look,  you can find the slides from both presentations below:

Safe, curious, kind

Parents may have seen these new posters around the Primary school. We recently shared the attitudes and behaviours that we want to help every student to learn and develop as they move through our school.

These attitudes and behaviours are grouped under our three key values; Safe, Curious and Kind.

We want these positive words, thoughts and actions to support and strengthen your child’s holistic development as they move through Primary and into young adulthood. Please help us champion these three key values by referencing our matrix of positive behaviours and attitudes in conversations with your child. The matrix is also available in Thai.

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

The Rainforest

PE

Students should come to school in their PE kit on PE days. If they have swimming for the first lesson, they can wear their swim kit under their uniform. If they have swimming later in the day, we ask that they DO NOT wear their swim kit to school. 

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

Blogs

As part of our student welfare provision, our Y4-6 students will take part in a survey about their attitudes to school and learning.

You will also receive a letter giving more information about the PASS survey (Pupil Attitudes to Self and School) and how it helps us to support student learning and wellbeing.

Despite the acronym PASS, this is not a test! No preparation is required, and we want our students to enjoy the process.