A Great Start to Year 6!
We have really enjoyed our first full week back with Year 6 students, as they settle into their new environment and become familiar with the expectations and routines. We look forward to meeting you on the 1st of September for our Meet the Teacher Presentations.
A Note from the Principal
28 August 2026
Dear Parents,
It has been lovely to see everyone settling back into familiar routines during our first full week of the new school year. Traffic around school has been particularly busy, as it often is at this time of year, but we expect this to settle over the coming weeks. A reminder that Y1 – Y6 children should be in class by 7.30am, and 7.40am at the latest, for morning registration and to ensure a calm and positive start to their day.
We look forward to seeing our Year 1 to Year 6 parents at the ‘Meet the Teacher’ sessions next Tuesday. Our first Primary Partnership Workshop will then take place on Tuesday 8 September, when I warmly invite parents to join me and the rest of the Primary Leadership Team for a Back to School session, looking ahead to the year and sharing some of our key priorities and developments.
Sarah McCormack
Upcoming events and diary dates
| Event | Date | Location | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meet the Teachers | 1st September 2.45pm | Your child's classroom | Parents |
| ECAs Start | 7th September | BPS | Students |
| School Closed | 18th September | ||
| World Peace Day | 21st September | ||
| Patana Fun Run | 27th September | BPS Community | |
| Parent Teacher Meetings | 28th September-1st October | Year 6 Classrooms | Parents |
| Parent Workshop - Safeguarding Training for Parent Volenteers | 29th September | CON 420 | |
| Tiger Spirit Day | 9th October | BPS | Students |
| Half Term | 12th - 16th October | ||
| Term 1B commences | 19th October |
Art Competition
PTG
General Information
Birthday Treats
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.
Allergies and Dietary Requirements
Please ensure your child/ren's medical information is fully up to date on our systems.
Should your child suffer from critical conditions related to their diet they are no longer able to eat any birthday treats brought into school from outside.
We encourage parents now to provide a small box of dry snacks/treats that their child can eat, which the class teacher can keep, and use during any celebrations in class.
Before/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.
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
Democracy (Ancient Greece)
PE
Students should come to school in their PE kit on PE days.
Please ensure that your child brings their uniform with them to get changed into after their PE lessons. If students have PE last lesson on Friday, they do not need to bring a change of clothes.
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 help your child stay informed about what’s happening in the world by watching Newsround, a child-friendly news programme. Keeping up to date with current events not only supports your child in making links to themes explored in class reading, but also provides a great opportunity for you to model sharing opinions and connecting experiences to events and people.
Birthdays!
The following Year 6 students will be celebrating their birthdays this week:
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- Korakot Masakee (Yui) - 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): Mr. Michael Williams miwl@patana.ac.th Assistant Year Group Leader: Mr Duncan Ferguson dufe@patana.ac.th |