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Note from the Principal
29 March 2024
A note from the Principal
Thank you to all the parents who participated in our Parent-Teacher meetings this week. These meetings are held twice a year, and we are always thrilled to discuss our students' achievements and progress. Our teachers put in a lot of effort to get ready for these meetings, so I want to express my gratitude to them for their dedication.
I would like to bring to your attention
that we have some ongoing illness cases in certain year groups. As a reminder,
please keep your child home from school if they display clear signs of being
unwell. Let’s work together to keep our school a healthy environment.
Sarah McCormack
Key Dates
| Event | Date | Location | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSE Parent Presentation | Tues 2nd April | Primary Hall | Parents & LOLW |
| PTG Quiz Night | Tues 30th April 4pm-8pm | Primary Hall | Parents and Staff |
| Y6 Madagascar Performance | Weds 8th & Fri 10th May 3:30pm | Theatre | Parents, staff and students |
Global Citizenship
Get ready for a splash of fun!
The school’s Songkran Festival is on April 5th. Have
your costumes ready for a day of joyous celebration, starting bright and early.
Costume sales are open from April 3rd-5th, 7:30-9:00 am at Foundation Stage,
and April 3rd-4th, 12:00-1:00 pm at the Secondary Lounge. See you in your best
festive wear!
Wellbeing
Sponsored run
Many of the students have done a great job of getting their laps in to raise money for their charity A21.
Please could students start bringing their sponsorship money into school from Monday 1st April. Many thanks
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease – Preventative Measures
HFMD is a viral infection which spreads via direct contact, particularly of body fluids caused by coughing and sneezing.
Symptoms of HFMD may include fever for 2/3 days, sore throat, runny nose, rash (palms of hands, soles of feet, buttocks, mouth), poor appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy.
Because of the prevalence of HFMD in Thailand, we are required to report all cases to the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority.
The school response (children kept at home for seven days + rigorous cleaning of buildings and equipment) helps avert closures.
Rigorous and frequent handwashing is also an important preventative measure.
If you notice such symptoms, please contact Nurse Joe and a member of her team will check all children in the class.
If your child with symptoms, and there are other siblings in school, please share this information with Nurse Joe.
Khun Joe can be contacted at kiau@patana.ac.th
Save the date – RSE (relationship and sex) presentations for Primary 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. If you would like to hear more about our taught programme, please save the date for our parent presentations.
Our Y6 presentation is on Tuesday 2nd April, in the Primary Hall, starting at 8:00am
We will share the presentation slides and a video presentation via the year group newsletter for those of you who cannot attend
Save the date
Wellbeing
Learning
Mental Maths World Cup
FOBISIA Poetry Competition
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
Patana Tech Talks
PTG
Birthdays
Happy birthday to Levy (6S) who will be celebrating his birthday next week.
And not to forget the students below that will celebrate in the holidays:
|
6J |
Rachapol [Danny] |
|
6P |
Jun [Jun Jun] |
|
6F |
Leo |
|
6B |
Shun Lett [Isis] |
|
6S |
Ploypitcha [Peach] |
|
6F |
Belle |
|
6J |
Thuwaybah |
|
6J |
Elizabeta |
|
6M |
Ioan [Johnny] |
|
6L |
Vaneesa |
|
6S |
Alicia |
|
6J |
Chubo [Brian] |
|
6J |
Teetath [Tee] |
|
6M |
Ziqi |
|
6P |
Henry [CJ] |
|
6J |
Yashvi |
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.
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: Mr Todd Thornback toth@patana.ac.th Assistant Leader of Learning: Mr Alex Lowe allw@patana.ac.th |