Year 6 Newsletter 19th January 2024

We are motivated and engaged.

Note from the Principal

Key Dates

Wellbeing

Residential Week 1

We are excited to be leaving on the first residential week on Monday. Please visit the residential blog for more information: patana.fireflycloud.asia/year-6/residential-week-1

Bag drop will be at the front of school, in front of the Arts Centre. Students know to look for their class sign and leave their cases / big bags here with their name tag attached to their luggage. Children should bring handluggage to the classroom.

No electronic devices or ‘tech wearables’ on Primary Residentials

No electronic devices should be brought on Primary Residentials.

This includes GPS trackers, mobile phones, and smart watches of any brand.

Any electronic devices or tech wearables will be removed for safekeeping by the accompanying staff and returned to you on our return.

Please give yourselves permission to take a short break from parenting duties during this time.

School Photographs

Formal School photos continue next week:

Fun Day

Learning

ADHD Presentation – 16^th January 2024

Thank you to all who attended our ADHD presentation. The SFL department examined the definitions of ADHD, the current science, diagnosis procedures, and types of treatments. We also explained different techniques and strategies used in KS1 and KS2, as well as some tips and strategies useful for home. If you have any questions, please reach out to the SFL teacher in the year group. Presentation Link

FOBISIA Short Story Competition

FOBISIA Short Story Competition

If you have been working on your story for the FOBISIA competition it is time to edit, refine and submit it.

Please remember:

The story should be 500 words or less and a narrative response to the prompt below.

Please send all entries to Mr Max madn@patana.ac.th by Friday 26^th January.

Only one entry can be chosen for the competition, but we will compile all entries into a Year 6 anthology.

PE Provision

Unit 2B will begin after residential.

For all PE sessions, students should wear a full PE kit and bring in a their school uniform and black school shoes to change into. Please help us reinforce this message, as we are seeing an increasing number of students without a full uniform after their PE lessons.

 For TeeBall, students will need to bring in football boots.

ISAs

ISAs will be held on Wednesday 7th February and Thursday 8th February at 7:40am.

Please ensure your child comes to school with a fully charged device on this day.

If your child will miss any of the test days because of a planned holiday for the Lunar New Year, please add their details here. 

Catch up days will be on Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th February.

Global Citizenship

Events around 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

General Information

<日本グループに参加しませんか>

パタナの日本グループは日本人生徒や日本語を母国語とする保護者により運営されているグループです。現在およそ70家族が加入しており、毎年行われるインターナショナルデーの学校活動や日本語ECAの運営を行っております。

また情報交換の場として親睦会を開催しております。

参加ご希望の方はpatanajapaneseg@gmail.comまでご連絡ください。

Hello!

Welcome to Patana!

We are the Patana Japan Group consisting of approximately 70 families, mainly supporting International Day and other school activities,(ECA Japanese)

If you are Japanese parent and are interested in joining this group, please don’t hesitate to contact US by sending email to patanajapaneseg@gmail.com.

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.

Birthdays 

There are no students celebrating their birthday next week.

Birthday Treats

We are a NUT FREE school.  Children may bring in a special treat to share with the class.

Please contact the class teacher to arrange a suitable time.

• Brownies, cupcakes and individual cake slices are easier for your child to give out.
• Please reduce plastic packaging as much as possible - please no bubble teas, fizzy drinks or caffeine drinks.
• We do not allow party bags or other gifts to be given out at school, either for birthdays, or other celebrations.

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