A Note from the Principal
A Note from the Principal
28 February 2025
It is hard to believe we have already reached the end of February—the term is
certainly flying by! This week in Primary has been a little quieter, providing
a welcome opportunity to focus and recharge amidst the usual busyness of school
life.
Next week, we are looking forward to Smile Day on Wednesday,
where we will be raising funds for Operation Smile. Students are invited to
wear yellow (or bright colours) and bring in a 100-baht donation. Fun Day is
also just around the corner, and it is always a much-anticipated highlight of
the year.
Thank you for your support!
Sarah McCormack
We are motivated and engaged
Key Dates and upcoming events
| Event | Date | Location | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smile Day | 5th March | Students | Dress up - smiley, bright, happy clothes | |
| Fun Day | 8th March | BPS | Community Event | |
| Block D ECA sign up opens | 17th March | |||
| 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 | TBC | Students, Parents and Staff | |
| Parent Workshop - Problem Solving in Maths | 1st April | Primary Hall | Parents and Staff |
Well-being
Parent Workshop
Parent Workshop: Raising Strong, Confident and Emotionally Healthy Children
Date & Time: Friday 14th March, 8-9am, Con 420
Presenter: Lisa Low from Beyond Bridges Education
Sign-up link: https://forms.office.com/r/0L2YhZLm3x
Smile Day
Fun Day
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 11th March – led by Diana Jones Y3, Patrick O’Connor Y2 and Michael Dolan-Hodgson Y1
Audience: Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3 parents and carers
Tuesday 18th March – led by Miranda Cawley Y4 and Sarah Weaver Y5
Audience: Year 4 and Year 5 parents and carers
Tuesday 25th March – led by Sarah Dibley Y6
Audience: Year 6 parents and carers
Regards
Carol Battram
Vice Principal, Pastoral
Primary school timings – start of day
Start of day timings
For families who arrive by car, getting departure and arrival times right can be difficult. You don’t want to arrive to early, but you also don’t want to be stuck in the LaSalle traffic. The occasional late arrival is well understood - and sometimes unavoidable. However, the class teacher will be in contact if there is a persistent pattern of lateness.
Primary school timings – start of day
- Staff on duty from 7 a.m.
- Students enter classrooms at 7:30.
- Timetabled learning begins at 7:40.
If a child arrives rushed, and perhaps stressed about missing a lesson, this is not the best start to their day. Those first ten minutes, from 7:30 – 7:40, are an important part of the school day. Established start-of-day routines give children time to settle and switch into learner mode. We want all of our children to know about the importance of punctuality, and not only in their school setting.
Learning
Maths writing Competition
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
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:
Daniel (6F) and Katherine (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 |