22 March 2024
A note from the Principal
This week, I have been touched by how much
warmth and love there is in our school community.
Standing watching our Year 3 students depart for their Residential, and the
fond exchanges between parent and child never fails to touch my heart and makes
me appreciate how lucky we are to be a part of these journeys.
On Thursday, I was dashing off to Secondary and I bumped into our Year 1
students, hand in hand with their new friends from our Charity school who had
come to join us for a morning of learning. All children full of smiles and joy at
the new friendships and connection.
It is moments like these that truly highlight the greatness of our school – it is the people who make it special. And there is nowhere else I would rather be!
Sarah McCormack
Living our values: We are active stewards of our communities
Important dates for your diary
| Event | Date | Location | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent Teacher meetings | Mon 25th - 28th March | Classrooms | Year 5 parents |
| RSE Parent Presentation | Tues 26th March 8:00am | Primary Hall | Year 4 and 5 parents and carers |
| Year 5 Poetry Competition | Wednesday 3rd April | Theatre | Year 5 |
| Year 5 Temple Trip | WB 22nd April | Wat Bangna Nok | Year 5 |
| PTG Quiz Night | Tues 30th April 4-8pm | Primary Hall | Parents and Staff |
Well-Being
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease – Preventative Measures
HFMD is a viral infection which spreads via direct contact, particularly of body fluids caused by coughing and sneezing.
Symptoms of HFMD may include fever for 2/3 days, sore throat, runny nose, rash (palms of hands, soles of feet, buttocks, mouth), poor appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy.
Because of the prevalence of HFMD in Thailand, we are required to report all cases to the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority.
The school response (children kept at home for seven days + rigorous cleaning of buildings and equipment) helps avert closures.
Rigorous and frequent handwashing is also an important preventative measure.
If you notice such symptoms, please contact Nurse Joe and a member of her team will check all children in the class.
If your child with symptoms, and there are other siblings in school, please share this information with Nurse Joe.
Khun Joe can be contacted at kiau@patana.ac.th
FOBISIA Poetry Competition
School Photo
Remember the deadline!
- The deadline for 25% off has been extended to 2nd April.
- The photos shown online are not yet fully cleaned up. This will be done when the photos are ordered.
Note:
There is also a customer service email address on each card. If students lose their card and need to find their code, please direct them to email customerservice@pre-a-portrait.net.
Year 5 Sponsored Basketball Charity Event
Thank you for your support. The children did very well, and they certainly enjoyed the challenge. Please help your child to collect their sponsorship money. The deadline to get this in is the last day of term.
Save the date – RSE (relationship and sex) presentations for Primary Parents
During Term 2B, we introduce age appropriate RSE units as part of our Personal, Social and Health Education curriculum in Years 1 to 6.
If you would like to hear more about our taught programme, please save the date for our parent presentations.
All presentations start at 8:00.
We will share the presentation slides via the year group newsletter for those of you who cannot attend.
Tuesday 26th March (Primary Hall) for Year 4 and Year 5 parents and carers.
Learning
PSHE learning - Becoming more assertive
This week in PSHE, we have been learning about different communication styles: passive, aggressive and assertive. Our focus was on recognising these styles using familiar contexts that your child comes across in school. Please discuss the importance of being assertive and expressing your needs. You can model this at home using 'I" statements. "I don't want to play tag right now. I would prefer to play basketball.' Encouraging your child to express their needs will reduce conflict and improve their self-esteem.
Year 5 Poetry Competition
We are preparing for our poetry competition. Your child should start to think about what they will wear for the big performance on Wednesday 3rd April. They can start to bring their clothes in. They will bring these home before the holiday.
Thank you again for your support
PE lessons
All students MUST bring their school uniform to change into after the lesson.
Any questions please do not hesitate to contact the PE Team - jaju@patana.ac.th.
Dance = Patana PE kit and water bottle required.
Climbing and OAA = Patana PE kit, sunhat and water bottle required.
Gymnastics = Patana PE kit or BPS leotard (not compulsory) and water bottle required.
Mini Tennis = Patana PE kit 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,
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
PTG
Patana Tech Talks
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 Soreda (So) Ratchadaporn Parinyanusorn 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 Alice Leslie alle@patana.ac.th |