1 November 2024
Welcome back to Term 1 B.
Can we help? In a big and busy school such as ours, it is often harder to know who to reach out to with a question or query. Here are the contacts for the Primary Leadership Team, please do not hesitate to be in touch!
Sarah McCormack
Key Dates
| Event | Date | Location | Who | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Day - Year 6 | 4th November 7:45-9:45 | BPS | Staff, Students and Parents | |
| Residential Week 1 | 18th November | Chantaburi | Staff and Students | |
| Residential Week 2 | 25th November | Chantaburi | Staff and Students |
Wellbeing
Birthdays
Some families prefer that their child doesn't have large amounts of extra (treaty) food through the day. We all love celebrating your child's birthday. Please can all families keep things simple when bringing in birthday treats. Something small for the students to enjoy together is greatly appreciated.
- Children may bring in a special treat to share.
- Please contact the class teacher in advance to arrange a suitable time.
- Brownies, cupcakes, small donuts, and cake slices are easier for your child to give out.
- We do not give out drinks (e.g., bubble tea, sodas)
- Please reduce plastic packaging. Avoid spoons, forks, straws etc.
- We do not allow party bags or other gifts to be given out at school, either for birthdays, or other celebrations.
Sports Day
Please note that Sports Day will replace Monday's PE lessons. There will be no swimming on Monday.
Learning
Kayaking Practice
All Y6 students will have the opportunity to practice kayaking ahead of our residential. This will be held in the 50 metre pool on Friday afternoons over the coming weeks.
Please ensure your child comes to school with a swim kit and sun protection top on these days:
Friday 8th November - 6S & 6M
Friday 15th November - 6J & 6F
Friday 22nd November - 6T and 6N
6B & 6P have already enjoyed a session of kayaking in the 50m pool this afternoon.
PE curriculum
Aquathon Sessions for Year 5 & 6 Students
During the upcoming residential weeks, whilst in school Year 5 & 6 students will participate in an Aquathon session instead of their usual swimming lessons. An Aquathon event involves swimming a set distance, immediately followed by a run. This exciting session aims to introduce our students to a new aquatic discipline in a fun and engaging way.
Each session will include transition games to help students practice quickly putting on a t-shirt, shorts, and shoes over their swimsuits. For this, students will need to bring an extra t-shirt, shorts, a pair of shoes (different from their regular school shoes), and a bag to store their clothes after the session.
Students can choose to participate individually or in small groups and select their preferred swim and run distances. This experience will also prepare them for our inaugural Year 5 & 6 Aquathon event scheduled for February, with more details to follow after the winter break.
Please refer to the table below for your child’s scheduled Aquathon session. For any further questions, feel free to reach out to Jayne Jauncey, Head of Primary PE, at jaju@patana.ac.th
Aquathon | |
Monday November 18th | 6P, 6N |
Friday November 22nd | 6J, 6T |
Monday November 25th | 6S,6B, 6M |
Friday November 29th | 6F |
FOBISIA Short Story
Parent workshops
Click this link to find further information about our other upcoming parent workshops.
Curriculum
Please click the link below to find out more about this term's learning in Year 6:
Click on the link 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.
Global Citizenship
PTG
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
Birthdays
Happy Birthday to all of the students celebrating birthdays next week:
Wan (6B) & Quinn (6N)
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 no fast food and 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
| 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 - Soreda Ratchadaporn Parinyanusorn: ptgy6@patana.ac.th Primary Representative - Apollo Chansrichawla ptgprimary@patana.ac.th | |
| Year Group Leaders | Year Group Leader (Pastoral): Ms Sarah Dibley sadi@patana.ac.th Year Group Leader (Curriculum): Mr Todd Thornback toth@patana.ac.th Assistant Year Group Leader: Mr Duncan Ferguson dufe@patana.ac.th |