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A Note from the Principal
A Note from the Principal
21 March 2025
Well
done to our Year 3 students and teachers on a fantastic Residential in Pattaya!
We are always delighted to see them set off and just as happy to welcome them
back safely.
We have had a few cases of Hand, Foot, and Mouth (HFM) in Primary—this is a
common childhood illness that is easily passed to others. Please watch for symptoms like a fever,
sore throat, and blisters. If your child is diagnosed, please send the medical
certificate promptly to the class teacher or our Nursing team. This helps us
coordinate with Health Authorities to take appropriate steps. If a class is
instructed to close, learning will continue online via our CSL program. Unwell
students should not attend ECAs or events.
Sarah McCormack
Key Dates and upcoming events
| Event | Date | Location | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent Teacher Meetings | 24th-27th March | Classrooms | Parents & Teachers | |
| Parent Workshop RSE for Y6 parents | 25th March | Primary Hall | Parents and Staff | |
| Tiger Cats Dance Showcase | 31st March | Theatre | Students, Parents and Staff | |
| Parent Workshop - Problem Solving in Maths | 1st April | Primary Hall | Parents and Staff |
Well-being
If you would like to enter please complete this online form: Registration Form
Please note, you do not need to complete the supervising teacher section for this, as the event is hosted here at BPS.
Access Previous Parent Workshops
Click this link to find further information about previous parent workshops
Save the date - RSE Information Mornings
Save the date RSE (relationship and sex education)
Information mornings for Primary Parents March 2025
Dear Parents,
During Term 2B, we introduce age-appropriate RSE units as part of our Personal, Social and Health Education curriculum in Years 1 to 6. These units help children to develop an understanding of their own physical, social and emotional development, and encompass key values such as respect, kindness and consent.
If you would like to hear more about how and what we teach your child, please join us at a parent presentation. Please sign up via the links below.
You may also find these suggestions for talking with your child helpful.
All presentations start at 8 a.m. in the Primary Hall.
All presentations will be recorded and made available to Patana parents.
Tuesday 25th March – led by Sarah Dibley Y6
Audience: Year 6 parents and carers
Regards
Carol Battram
Vice Principal, Pastoral
Learning
Primary Technology
Hardware and Software for Term 3
In term 3 students will be starting a new graphic design topic in technology lessons. Students will need to install Affinity Photo and Designer on their devices before Songkran in readiness for term 3.
Affinity is free for all Canva users. All students have a Canva account with their school email address.
All students must bring to lessons in term 3:
- Headphones.
- Mouse (iPad 12.9" Pro optional. iPad 9.7"+ not necessary)
- Stylus or Apple Pencil for touch screen devices. Non-touch devices will have limited support.
- Affinity Photo and Designer Installed (click to go to the download page)
Full letter going out to parents is available here.
Any questions, I am more than happy to help you, please email me at Mr. Glenn : GLMA@patana.ac.th
PE curriculum
All sessions need PE kits, hat and water bottles.
Please contact PE staff directly if your child can not take part in a PE lesson:
Mr Chris: chme@patana.ac.th Mrs Jayne: jaju@patana.ac.th
Mr Tatam: antt@patana.ac.th Mr Tristan: trmc@patana.acth
Miss Zoe: zoed@patana.ac.th Miss Bundell: rebl@patana.ac.th
Curriculum
Our unit of learning this term is 'Great Migrations.;
For further information, please visit our curriculum page: patana.fireflycloud.asia/year-6/year-6-curriculum/term-2---migrations-2425
Blogs
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
Year 6 Sponsored Run / Walk fundraiser
Thank you to all our families and students that supported us with the Year 6 fundraising event to raise valuable funds for our chosen charity, A21. The students did an amazing job of running / walking over lunchtime. The atmosphere was wonderful and the children felt incredibly proud of 'putting themselves out' in order to help others.
If you would like to find out more about our chosen charity, please click on the link: A21 | A21
We will share the grand total raised as soon as all sponsorship money has been brought into school.
Please could you remind your child to bring in any funds raised before the deadline of Monday 31st March? Many thanks.
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 students that are celebrating next week:
Ada (6F) and Hugo (6J)
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.
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 - 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 |