Year 5 Newsletter 8th September 

Living our values: we are engaged

Important dates for your diary

Well-Being

IMPORTANT REMINDER: Preventing the spread of colds and flu

Please help us to prevent outbreaks of cold or flu as we head into the rainy season.

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.

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.

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

Safeguarding presentation for parent volunteers

Dear Primary Parents,

We are ready and happy to welcome parent volunteers back into the Primary School after the half term holiday.

As part of our Student Safeguarding, we require any parent who may be in direct and regular contact with students to complete a three-step process before offering their time.

• Attend a short presentation about in-school Safeguarding
• Sign the Parent Code of Conduct (updated annually)
• Sign a Self-Disclosure form confirming that you have never been subject to any allegation or investigation with reference to children or young people.

PTG committee members and group representatives are very welcome to attend annually as part of their role.

The presentation will be held on Wednesday 4^th October at 8 a.m. in CON 420.

Please sign up via this link.

Empowering parents in a changing world

Snacks - please double check snacks coming into school

Students are welcome to bring in a healthy and filling snack to eat at morning breaktimes. Please note NO sweets (candies), energy drinks or large bags of snacks are permitted. Students are not allowed to share snacks.

A reminder - NO NUTS in the primary school  

Visual arts challenge - an exciting opportunity

If you would like to take part, please share your entry with Miss Miranda mica@patana.ac.th. We will be selecting the four entries on the 1st November. If you have any questions, please contact me. 

Art Competition - deadline is approaching

Learning

CAT4 assessments

Please refer to the information below where you will find the date that your child's class will be taking the CAT4 assessments. If your child is absent, we will arrange for them to take the test another time. 

Monday 5W/5M

Tuesday 5C/5D

Wednesday 5L/5T

Thursday 5A/5B

Year 5 PE

Getting changed after PE:

If your child has cross country during break time, they can stay in their PE kit and get changed into their uniform afterwards. 

If your child has an ECA after school, they CANNOT stay in their PE kit after their PE lesson. They must get changed into their uniform. 

Students should come to school in their PE on Monday and Friday. If they have swimming for the first lesson, they can wear their swim kit under their uniform. If they have swimming later in the day, we ask that they DO NOT wear their swim kit to school. 

Please ensure that your child brings their uniform with them to get changed into after their PE lessons. 

Some parents have asked about class colours. Please see below. 

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