A note from the principal
This week, let us celebrate the power of curiosity and kindness, two of the guiding principles in the Primary school. Every question asked and every small act of care creates a ripple, shaping the community we love. On Thursday, I saw great curiosity and kindness at our newcomers coffee morning, organised so wonderfully by our dedicated PTG! Thank you to all those who attended.
Next Friday, we look forward to honouring the Lunar New Year with our families with our annual assembly and dress-up day!
Sarah McCormack
Upcoming events and diary dates
| Date | Event | Who | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27th-31st January | Y2-Y6 Music Performance Week | ||
| 27th- 31st January | Primary Science Week | ||
| 31st January | Lunar New Year assembly | Staff and Students | Students are invited to wear Lunar New Year Clothes or red and gold |
| 1st February | Quantum Magic Show with Ruben | See poster below for more details | |
| 5th February | School Photo Catch Up Day | ||
| 7th February | Block B ECAs Finish | ||
| 10th-15th February | Half term break |
Parent workshops
Follow this link to find streams and presentations from all of our past Parent Workshops.
Well-being
Start of day timings
For families who arrive by car, getting departure and arrival times right can be difficult.
You don’t want to arrive to early, but you also don’t want to be stuck in the LaSalle traffic.
The occasional late arrival is well understood - and sometimes unavoidable.
However, the class teacher will be in contact if there is a persistent pattern of lateness.
Primary school timings – start of day
- Staff on duty from 7 a.m.
- Students enter classrooms at 7:30.
- Timetabled learning begins at 7:40.
If a child arrives rushed, and perhaps stressed about missing a lesson, this is not the best start to their day.
Those first ten minutes, from 7:30 – 7:40, are an important part of the school day.
Established start-of-day routines give children time to settle and switch into learner mode.
We want all of our children to know about the importance of punctuality, and not only in their school setting.
ECA for Primary Leavers
Throughout Block C of our ECA Programme, the Primary Counselling team will be offering the following ECA to those students who will be transitioning to a new school this year:
This group is designed for students preparing to move on to new schools or environments. It provides a safe and supportive space to learn how to say a ‘proper goodbye’, provide opportunities for closure and to discuss changes ahead. We’ll explore topics such as managing new responsibilities, making new friends, dealing with any worries and/or excitement about the future. Through activities, discussions, and peer support, students will gain tools to handle the challenges and embrace the opportunities that come with this next chapter. This group aims to help each student leave feeling more prepared for a smooth transition.
The ECA can be joined through the Block C sign up portal.
If you would like more information, you can contact our counsellors at the following email addresses:
Mr. Laiyoung Cheng: lace@patana.ac.th
Ms. Aarti Madarasmi: aama@patana.ac.th
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?
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.
Device Donation Drive
The Year 5 Curriculum
Please click the image below to find out more about this term's learning in Year 5
Space Explorers
The BITEC arena is currently hosting an exciting space exhibition that fits well with our current unit of learning about space. It seems like a great opportunity for our students to develop their knowledge about space buggies, shuttles, space clothing and more. As we will be going to the planetarium (Science Centre) on our Term 2 educational visit as a year group, we won’t be attending this event together, so we’d like to encourage families to go along and enjoy the exhibits at the weekend. It’s a wonderful chance to spark curiosity, share in your child's learning journey, and perhaps even pick up some space knowledge from your budding astronaut!
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.
Performance Week
Performance Week this year is in the week 27th - 31st January.
This is an opportunity for any child who is learning a musical instrument to perform in front of a small audience during their regular timetabled music lesson. Children can sign up to perform during their music lessons in the coming weeks. Unfortunately, parents cannot attend the event.
We encourage all students who learn a musical instrument to participate as performing is a great opportunity to build confidence, share their learning and motivate further practice.
Please support your child to perform if they take lessons on an instrument and please help them to bring their music/instrument.
Any questions can be directed to the music teachers:
Mr Charlie chmc@patana.ac.th
Ms Rachel rast@patana.ac.th
Miss Lisa lima@patana.ac.th
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
PTG
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.
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:
Ayden, 5F
Nisa, 5S
Billy 5B
Sofia, 5S
Hug, 5S
Nealson, 5S
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- Inna Matijasevich ptgy5@patana.ac.th Primary Representative - Apollo 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 |