Year 5 Newsletter 20-09-19

Living our Values

We are: Kind & Compassionate

"No act of kindness however small, is ever wasted." - Aesop

Upcoming Events

Well-Being

This year, we are focusing on developing student Well-being in order to improve learning outcomes.

One aspect of Well-being that would support their learning is a positive bedtime routine. Please support us in continuing to emphasis that 'a good night's sleep equates to a good day's learning'.

Here are some of the areas of Well-being that we will be looking at over the year.

Learning

Visiting Drummer

On Tuesday the 24th of September the Year 5 students will have the opportunity to spend time with Andy Gledhill a professional musician and percussionist.  

Andy has been performing around the world for most of his life and has played on world renowned stages as part of orchestras and bands. He now focuses on teaching traditional world music techniques, with particular emphasis on cultural contexts and authentic playing styles.

PE

A reminder that students require sports shoes / trainers for PE lessons, which are different to their school shoes. This applies even if their School shoes are black trainers.

Year 5 Intercolour Basketball will take place on Monday 30^th September 2019, during normal PE lesson times:

Yellow, Green, Blue and Pink teams start at 7.40am – 8.40am

Red, Black, White and Grey teams start at 8.45am – 9.45am

The tournament will take place on the Primary Hardcourt. Please make sure your son/daughter has their PE kit on this day, including a Tee-shirt that is their team colour. 

 We look forward to seeing students and supporters at the first Year 5 tournament of the year!

Parent Helpers

Thank you to all those parets who have volunteered to help in our Year group. We are currently collating the names and will be in touch soon to invite you in to support the learning.

If you would like to support in the year group, please contact:

Mr David Walton - dawa@patana.ac.th or Mrs Julie Kelly - juke@patana.ac.th

We appreciate any time that you are able to offer.

Planetarium Visit

On Tuesday, 15^th October, Year 5 will visit the Planetarium. This supports our current learning about space.

The total cost of the visit will be 430 Baht. This includes entry to the Science Centre for Education, the Planetarium, insurance and coach transport. Please return the reply slip along with the money (in a sealed envelope) to the class teacher by Friday 27th of September 2019.

Students should have brought a paper copy of the consent form home in their bags.

Global Citizenship

International Day - Country Spotlight

International Day will take place on Friday 1^st November.

In the weeks leading up to International Day, our PTG has organised a wide range of Country Spotlights to help students learn more about a specific country or culture.

Unless otherwise stated, all activities will take place next to the Primary Snack Bar during the lunch period.

Week of Sept 23^rd – 27^th

South Korea Sept 23^rd Dress up in South Korean style with a Polaroid keepsake.

Week of Sept 30^th – Oct 4^th

Italy Oct 2^nd Come visit the Italy Spotlight stand and take home your own decorated pizza.

UK Oct 3^rd Take home a picture in a London/UK themed photo booth at the UK Spotlight stand.

Malaysia Oct 3^rd Make traditional desserts and a bookmark to take home.

USA Oct 4^th Join Team USA on the basketball courts to practice shooting skills/learn fun facts about the US.

Week of Oct 7^th – Oct 11^th

China Oct 8^th Learn about ‘Kindness, Luck and Fun’ by making fan shape bookmarks, good luck knot charms and by playing a Chinese shuttle kicking game.

Singapore Oct 8^th Come play Singaporean traditional games Kuti Kuti, Fives Stones and Capteh.

Make a pop-up of the Singapore skyline at the Singapore Spotlight stand.

Argentina Oct 9^th Learn about Argentina’s national symbols, play cultural games and paint.

Thailand Oct 9^th Take part in a Thai traditional toy festival at the Thai Spotlight stand.

Taiwan Oct 10^th Try some Chinese Calligraphy Writing and learn about Taiwanese geography whilst throwing

bean sacks and play a matching game to find out facts about Taiwan.

Mongolia Oct 11^th Come to the Mongolia Spotlight stand to learn more about their country and culture.

South Africa Oct 11^th Learn about South African culture and traditions at the South Africa Spotlight stand today.

Week of Oct 14^th – Oct 18^th

Germany Oct 15^th Celebrate the 30 year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall at the Germany Spotlight stand.

India Oct 15^th Visit the India Spotlight stand to make your own diya, an oil lamp, made of clay, used across India to mark festivals, religious rituals and special occasions. The light of the diya symbolizes knowledge, goodness and purity in Indian culture.

Birthdays

We are a Nut free Primary School!

Happy Birthday this week to...

Manni (5P) 

Naoki (5J)  

Arnob (5M)