05 May 2023
A note from the Principal
Dear Parents,
I hope this update finds you and your families well. This week has marked three special events. We celebrated Labour Day, Coronation Day to honour King Maha Vajiralongkorn and, today, King Charles III’s Coronation Day.
Despite the shorter school week, we have been busy and productive. On Monday, we held our twice annual CPL day, which provided an opportunity for our teachers to engage in professional learning across a range of disciplines. We were extremely fortunate to have Tom Sherrington as our keynote speaker, who continues supporting us with evidenced based classroom practices. I was pleased to see so many parents in attendance at Tom's workshop on Tuesday, which was an excellent opportunity to gain further insight into our ethos and pedagogy.
With the especially warm temperatures set to continue, please be assured we are actively monitoring the Heat Index and our Heat Management Guidelines at all times. We want to ensure that our students and staff are safe and comfortable during hot weather, and we take all necessary measures to prevent heat-related illnesses. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
Sarah McCormack
Living our values: we are collaborative learners
Important dates for your diary
| Event | Date | Location | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coronation Day of HM King Rama X - Public Holiday | Thursday 4th May - Academic Day | BPS | Students |
| Red, white and blue dress up day to celebrate King Charles's Coronation Day | Friday 5th May | BPS | Staff and students |
| PTG Tech Talk | Tuesday 9th May 8am | Primary Hall | All parents |
| Patana Solo Festival | 13th May | TBC | Students and families |
| Music Performance Week - during music lesson | 8th - 12th May | Music lesson | Students and staff |
| Busking Day | Thursday 8th June | Primary | BPS community |
Learning
RSE - learning in Year 5
This week, we introduced students to the Question Box. They learnt how to define puberty and why we learn about puberty at school.
I have left the parent presentation below for your reference.
Next week, girls will learn about physical and biological changes that they will go through during puberty, including menstruation (periods).
Boys will learn about the physical and biological changes that they will go through during puberty, including nocturnal emissions (wet dreams).
If you have any questions, please direct these to your child's class teacher.
Videos:
Here are some suggestions for how to talk with your child .
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.
PE - Year 5 curriculum
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
From the PTG
PTG TECH TALK #6 with Brian Taylor on Tuesday, 9th May from 8 am onwards.
**SCAN THE QR CODE AND SIGN UP**
Topic continued from last Tech Talk- Building AI competence Part 2:
• Parenting Bonus
•AI Temperature Check
•Practising Prompt Engineering
•Our Future?
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 Sonia Sachdev 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 Anna Caswell anca@patana.ac.th |