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Note from the Principal
8 March 2024
A note from the Principal
This week, we thoroughly enjoyed our World Book Day celebrations, with a range of activities across the whole school. I was lucky enough to be the ‘Mystery Reader’ for Year 4 and we got to enjoy one of my favourite story books ‘The Wonky Donkey.’ Yeee haaa!
On Tuesday, I spent a wonderful 90 minutes
with our parents for a parent partnership workshop looking at homework. If you
could like to view the slides, they are here.
Please do continue to attend our workshops, they are full of diverse and lively
topics and we love to see you involved.
Good luck to 3F, 3G, 3D and 3M who are off on Residential next week!
Sarah McCormack
Key Dates
| Event | Date | Location | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interclass Teeball | Monday 11th March | BPS | Students, staff & parents |
| Science Week | WB 11th March | ||
| Smile Day - Dress up in bright colours | Thurs 14th March | BPS | BPS |
| Parent Teacher Meetings | Mon 25th - 28th March | Classroms | Parents & Teachers |
| 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 |
Wellbeing
Year 6 Interclass Teeball Event
Save the date! Interclass Teeball will take place on Monday 11th March during class PE lessons, timings as follows:
6M 6P 6T and 6F: 7.40am - 8.40am
6B 6J 6S and 6L: 11.10am – 12.10pm
Parents are welcome to attend. Please can all players wear a T-shirt of their class colour (below)
Smile Day
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.
All presentations start at 8:00.
We will share the presentation slides via the year group newsletter for those of you who cannot attend:
Tuesday 2nd April (Primary Hall) : Year 6 parents and carers
Save the date
Learning
Shoe boxes needed!
We have started our art projects and will be making shoe box theatres - please send in any empty shoe boxes to support our students with their learning. Thank you.
Supporting your Child with Reading at Home
Thank you to all the parents who attended the recent parent workshop on Tuesday 6th February. Please follow this link to access the presentation slides:
Supporting Your Child with Reading at Home
The Young Mathematical Story Writers Competition (YMSA)
Click on this link to find out more about a Maths writing story writing competition
Global Citizenship
Art Auction
Book donations
It was lovely to see our Year 6 students reading to our younger students on World Book Day, and enjoying time in class for some extra quiet reading time.
It is not too late for families to donate a brand-new children’s book (Thai Language Please) which will passed to one of our A21 charity.
If you wish to donate a book, your child should hand it to their class teacher during the month of March.
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 Jayden (6T); Dandan (6L) and Tate (6M)
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 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 |