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A Note from the Principal
A Note from the Principal
28 March 2025
A
big thank you to our wonderful teachers and parents for helping this week’s
Parent-Teacher meetings run so smoothly! Your next chance to meet with your
child’s teacher will be during our 3-way conferencing event in June.
Looking ahead to next week, we are excited about our special Songkran assembly. It is hard to believe the end of term is just around the corner!
Sarah McCormack
Key Dates and upcoming events
| Event | Date | Location | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Cats Dance Showcase | 31st March | Theatre | Students, Parents and Staff | |
| Parent Workshop - Problem Solving in Maths | 1st April | Primary Hall | Parents and Staff | |
| Songkran Assembly | 4th April | Sports Hall |
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 Morning
If you were unable to attend this week's RSE parent presentation, please come back to the newsletter next week, when we will upload the slides.
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
So far we have raised around 170,000 Baht!
Thank you so much for all your support! If your child hasn't brought their sponsorship money in yet, it's not too late to do so next week.
A big shout out to all the students in Y6 for getting involved and to Morris in 6S for organising the event.
All money raised valuable funds for our chosen charity, A21.
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
PTG
Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Sam in 6P!
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 |