Year 5 Newsletter 26th May  

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Learning

A Curriculum Enhanced by Engagement, Motivation and Critical Thinking

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Engagement, motivation and critical thinking – how do these contribute to effective learning?

On Tuesday morning, during our Parent Workshop, many parents gathered to learn more about how the significance of these skills impact our learning. When asked about what key skills parents believed their children needed to be successful, there was a clear pattern: empathy, resilience, problem solving. As we dived deeper into the Characteristics of Effective Learning, we found that they encompass and incorporate lots of these skills – and more!

Through different activities, discussions and feedback, we learnt that engagement goes beyond participation; it’s active involvement and a curation of curiosity in the process of learning. Motivation encompasses the ownership and child-led direction of the learning and critical thinking allows children to analyse, evaluate and problem solve independently. All of these skills were on display as our parents took on some activities themselves: creating fractions using Lego, then building a bridge using newspaper and other resources. High levels of engagement, motivation and critical thinking were on display as we saw a huge range of bridges that were strong enough to hold wooden bricks!

RSE - learning in Year 5

This week, Year 5 students learnt about personal hygiene. Some of your children had questions about how to clean their genitals. Please speak to your child about this.  

Online Maths Competition

Click here to navigate to their website to find out more. 

How to Join?

• Register via register.mathchallenge.in.th
• Pay the registration fee of 25 USD for international participants, 600 THB for participants from Thailand, per participant
• Deadline for submission of completed forms is October 31th , 2023.

Devices for Year 6

Click this link: Information for Y5 Parents - Bangkok Patana School (fireflycloud.asia)

Overview: All students from Year 6 to Year 13 are required to bring their own personal device (iPad or Laptop) to school on a daily basis. The device must meet our minimum specifications and be registered with our IS/IT department. Any questions or queries please contact helpdesk@patana.ac.th.

Here is the link to book an appointment to register:

https://bpsnet.patana.ac.th/Go/laptops_For_Learning/Register_Your_Laptop.asp

PE  - Year 5 curriculum

Gymnastics: Patana PE kit required. Patana leotards are allowed / optional but not compulsory.

TGFU (Teaching games for understanding): Patana PE kit, sunhat and water bottle required.

Climbing and OAA: Patana PE kit, sunhat 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, 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 

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

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