Welcome back - Term 3.
Living our values
We are motivated and engaged
Key Dates
| Event | When | Location | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relationship and Sex Education Video | 22nd April | YouTube Video link in newsletter | Year 5/6 Parents |
| RSE - introduction to the question box | 25th April | Year 6 - BPS | Year 6 staff and students |
| Block 4 ECAs start | 25th April | BPS | Students and staff |
| School Closed to Students - Staff training day | 2nd May | BPS | Patana Community |
| Understanding ADHD (Parents’ Workshop) | 3rd May | Microsoft Teams | Parents and Staff |
| Coronation Day - School Closed | 4th May | BPS | Patana Community |
| Performance Music Week | 9th-14th May | BPS | Students and staff |
| Solo Music Festival | 14th May | BPS | Students and staff |
Well-being
Puberty
During puberty your child’s emotions may become stronger and more intense. Their mood might change more frequently, quickly and randomly. Your child may have strong emotions that they've never experienced before. It’s common for them to feel confused, angry or irritated and not know why. They also might be more sensitive and become more easily upset than usual.
Hormones not only change your child’s body on the outside…they’re creating changes on the inside too!
While your child’s body is adjusting to all the new hormones, so is their brain. During puberty the brain starts strengthening parts that allow them to feel intense and complex emotions. However, the part of the brain that is responsible for regulating emotions, deep thinking, reasoning and decision making is often the last to develop. This can leave your child feeling like their emotions are out of control as they may not have the mental capacity to cope with them just yet, causing even more irritability and frustration.
Supporting your child through the up and downs
Here are some things you can do to help them process and cope with these new emotions:
Get in touch with us if you are concerned with the duration or the severity of mood swings.
Here are some resources to support your conversations about puberty and periods with your child:
Learning
PSHE - Relationships and Sex Education Programme (RSE)
This term, we will be delivering our RSE programme to the Year 6 students. Please see the below video presention for more information. If you have any questions about the presentation, please contact your child's teacher. The videos that we will share with the students can be found in the comments section in YouTube.
As mentioned in the presentation, students will be able to post questions about this theme in their classroom 'question box.' Students can post questions anonymously or with their names on. The purpose of the question box is to empower students to share worries or ask questions they might be too embarrassed to ask face to face. It also helps them develop their understanding of the themes being taught as we progress throughout the unit.
Each week, in the newsletter we will outline the upcoming learning and share any reflections from the lessons already taught.
Next week in PSHE
Next week, we will introduce the question box (see teaching slides below).
We will also learn about self and body image, and discuss ways in which the media portrays image, and appearance.
Below is the sequence of lessons in Year 6:
1. Question Box
2. Unique Me
3. Puberty 3rd May - Single Sex Lesson
4. Puberty 9th May - Single Sex Lesson
5. Puberty
6.Human reproduction
PE Learning
Current PE Blocks
Home Learning and Class Blogs
Home learning is set every Friday on the class blogs - students are expected to complete their home learning by Wednesday of the following week.
Here is the link directly to the Year 6 blogs.
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
COVID restrictions
Please remember that even though parents are allowed on campus, parents are asked not to enter buildings.
Thank you for your support.
Birthdays
Happy Birthday to: Laura in 6F
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.
- We are unable to have parents in Year Group buildings at this time, so ask that Individual treats can be brought into school with your child in the morning
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 is ptgy6@patana.ac.th Primary Representative - Apollo Chansrichawlat ptgprimary@patana.ac.th | |
| Year Group Leaders | Leader of Learning and Welfare: Ms Sarah Dibley sadi@patana.ac.th Leader of Learning and Curriculum: Ms Hannah McLaughlin hamc@patana.ac.th Assistant Leader of Learning: Ms Olivia Clutterbuck olcl@patana.ac.th |