Year 5 Newsletter 8th December 

Water Bottles

Please ensure that all water bottles that are sent into school are either plastic or metal - no glass bottles are allowed. 

Gift giving

Giving gifts to friends and family is a lovely thing.

However, we do not expect or encourage gifts from a family to the whole class.

Please do not bring in gifts, sweets, candy canes or toys for the class.

Edible gifts can cause problems for some families, and we do not allow sweets/candy in school.

Many of our students give gifts to families and children in need through our year group charities, and this we completely support.

IMPORTANT:  Preventing the spread of influenza

We currently have a number of children absent with influenza. Influenza is a serious and contagious infection that affects the nose, throat, and respiratory system. The virus is commonly spread through droplets in the air, allowing infection to spread quickly.

Children with cold or flu (influenza) symptoms should be kept at home until they are completely recovered. Even when the main symptoms have gone, your child may still need time to return to full strength.

Please do not send your child back to school too soon, even if they are no longer in the contagious phase. If your child is still coughing or sneezing, please keep them at home and limit their contact with other children.

A child who has a fever should be kept at home until ‘fever free’ for a minimum of 24 hours.

When unsure, always seek medical advice, especially if a child has a chronic condition e.g., asthma.

If Influenza is confirmed, please send a copy of the medical certificate to Nurse@patana.ac.th

Learning

PE lessons

For all lessons students will need their full PE kit, trainers, a hat and water bottle. Students will also need their school uniform to change into after the lesson.

In the first two weeks after the Christmas break, students will be given an opportunity to participate in ‘Try A New Sport Fortnight’. 

 Trying a different sport will allow the students to discover activities that they enjoy that they are not normally given the opportunity to participate in within their normal PE curriculum. Some of the activities involve, climbing, table tennis and Taekwondo. Students will be required to be in their normal PE kit.

After residentials students will being Unit 2B activities.

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

PTG Tiger Shop

Iron Labels (clothes/bags/trainers/swimming suits..):

36 pcs per set 350 bht

Sticker Label (cups/snack boxes/shoes/musical instruments/goggles..):

36 pcs per set 

Waterproof

350 bht

Pick up: 7 working days after placing the order.

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