A Note from the Principal
4-12-25
It’s been a super week in Primary with a visit from author Mark Grist plus the opportunity to speak with a real-life adventurer from Antarctica! Next week, we look forward to our Swim Galas.
Wishing you a wonderful long weekend!
Upcoming events and diary dates
| Date | Event | Location | Who | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-10th December | Primary Author Visit (Mark Grist) | |||||
| 5th December | Thailand National Fathers Day | |||||
| 9th December | Primary Parents Workshop: School Reports for New Families | 8-9am in Primary Hall | ||||
| 17th December | Whole School Christmas Celebration | 6-9pm Theatre/Front of School | ||||
| 19th December | Whole School Christmas Assembly | 8-9.15 in Sports Hall |
Year 6 Art Opportunity - Artist Trading Cards
Christmas Backpack Appeal 2025
Please - No Christmas Gifts for Classmates!
Our children are already very excited about Christmas and the holiday season. There will be a number of exciting events over the next two weeks. Please note, we do not allow party bags or other gifts to be given out at school, either for birthdays, or other celebrations.
This includes giving out Christmas gifts to the class, such as small toys and candy-canes. Our students benefit from a calm start to the day, and giving out presents can be disruptive.
Many Primary Students bring in a gift box for other children in Thailand. This is part of their year group charity work and has our full support.
Upcoming Events - A message from Ms. Tanya
PTG - Updates
PTG Big Night Out New date
31st January at CoCo - Chill EMsphere.
Wellbeing
Positive Behaviours – Positive Attitudes
As you walk around the school, you are almost certain to spot our Safe – Curious – Kind posters.
Many, if not all, of the behaviours and attitudes we want for our students can be explicitly taught.
Positive Behaviours – Positive Attitudes
Classes and year groups choose a small number of relevant targets roughly every half term.
The Year 6 Target for Term 1B is Being Safe: Following School Rules in the Canteen
Black school shoes
As part of their Patana school uniform, students wear plain black school shoes or sturdy trainers.
Shoes should be durable and support the whole foot.
All shoes require at least a strap to keep the shoe firmly in place.
Children can wear lace-up shoes if they can tie up their laces independently.
Plain black shoes can be sourced in many shops and department stores in Bangkok.
If your child has to wear other shoes for a specific reason, please let us know.
Shoes may need replacing mid-year.
Playground use before and after school
Students are not permitted to use any of the climbing or play equipment before 7:30 a.m.
There is no staff supervision in any play area after 2:30.
The accompanying adult is therefore responsible for the safe supervision of the child.
We encourage parents and family employees to take children straight home at the end of the school day.
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?
Smart Watches and Phones
Whilst we encourage our students to learn how to tell the time, smart watches offer additional online functions like that of a mobile phone.
Features such as gaming, internet browsing, and the ability to make and receive calls are potentially distracting in class and can pose a risk for safety and privacy. Within the Primary School, students are required to keep their smart watch safely stored in their bag during the school day. Smart watches can be taken out of bags once a child exits the school gates at 2:30pm or once their ECA has ended at 3:30pm or 4:30pm. Students are not allowed to take or send images while using the school bus.
Smart watches are expensive items. Please be aware that the school takes no responsibility for loss or damage of smart watches.
Thank you for your cooperation and support in maintaining a safe and positive learning environment for all our students.
Happy Birthday
Nani, 6M
Ami, 6S
Ging, 6N
Birthday Treats
Class birthday celebrations
We enjoy mini birthday celebrations in class but ask that you pre-arrange a time with the teacher.
Please note, this is a small celebration within the class. It is not a ‘birthday party’ and siblings and friends from other classes are not allowed to attend.
Birthday treats should be small, with minimal plastic wrapping. Please only send enough for your child’s class.
Individual portions such as small brownies, small cupcakes, and half-donuts are easy to give out.
All food sent into school must be nut free.
As school policy, we do not give out party bags, drinks or gifts sent in by families.
Please do not give out any of these items at school as this can cause unintended problems.
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.
Parent Workshops
Follow this link to find streams and presentations from all of our past Parent Workshops.
The Year 6 Curriculum
Please click the image below to find out more about this term's learning in Year 6
Our Planet
ICT
PE
Students should come to school in their PE kit on PE days. 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.
Blogs
Click on the image to visit the Year 6 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 6 students will be celebrating their birthdays this week:
Musa, 6D
Minni, 6M
Mimi, 6D
Poppy, 6D
Pink, 6J
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 6 PTG Rep- Inna Matijasevich- ptgy6@patana.ac.th Primary Representative - Bharati Lachmandas ptgprimary@patana.ac.th | |
| Year Group Leaders | Year Group Leader (Pastoral): Mr. Breandan Casey brca@patana.ac.th Year Group Leader (Curriculum): Ms Sarah Dibley sidi@patana.ac.th |