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Friday 8th February 2019
Volume 21 Issue 20
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CHALLENGES AND CHALLENGE
Mick Smith, Secondary Principal
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ince returning from a hugely successful recruitment trip to London where all Secondary and Primary vacancies were filled, it’s been right back into the swing of things at school. First, I was delighted to see that we had broken ground on the extension to Senior Studies. If you’ve been on campus in the past couple of weeks you may have seen and almost certainly will have heard the regular thud that signifies piling is underway. The construction noise is the first challenge that I’ll mention this week and falls into the ‘challenge that we’d rather do without category.’ However, I have to say that I don’t really have a problem with it at all. Firstly, because I have been closely involved with the planning of the redesign and extension to Senior Studies. It is going to be UNBELIEVABLY good and will revolutionise the school experience of our Senior students. Secondly, I know that if we suffer the noise now then we won’t have any issues during the final examinations period. Finally, the students themselves hardly seem to even notice! In Seniors they still sit, quite happily chatting, right next to the window that backs onto the construction! Maybe they really can function perfectly well in a world full of distractions... Plans for the extension to Seniors are currently on display in the Secondary Lounge so please stop by and take a look. We’ll move them to the front of school too in the near future. In the meantime, there are a couple of teasers below. The second challenge that we’d definitely rather have been without has, of course, been the extended period of poor air quality shrouding the city. This culminated in the enforced two-day closure last week. Like you, I hope that the improvement in air quality this week is here to stay.
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While not wishing to downplay the air quality situation at all, I also have to speak up for the Big Mango and say that this is the first pollution related school closure I’ve experienced in nearly seventeen years here. I also hope that you feel reassured by the messages sent by Matt Mills regarding steps taken already and plans for the weeks and months ahead to do all that we can to keep Patana the wonderful, healthy learning environment that we are all so proud of.
“(THE REDESIGN AND EXTENSION TO SENIOR STUDIES) IS GOING TO BE UNBELIEVABLY GOOD AND WILL REVOLUTIONISE THE SCHOOL EXPERIENCE OF OUR SENIOR STUDENTS.” Usually, at Bangkok Patana the word challenge is seen in a much more positive light and refers to how we can ensure that our students are working to their full potential. In Secondary we have had a focus on challenge, particularly in Key Stage 3, for around a year now. Last week at a whole staff meeting we reflected collectively on where we are with this, what our successes have been, how consistent we are across all areas, and what we can focus on to improve still further over the remainder of the year. Our Learning and Teaching Advisor, Lindsay Tyrrell led much of the session. Lindsay shared her experiences of spending time in sixty-six different learning spaces during Term 1b, working alongside individual teachers, subject and faculty teams, focusing on the level and consistency of challenge provided to students. Lindsay was able to categorise her findings into key areas and gave examples
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of where she had observed them from Thai to English, PE to Computing.
Picture credit: Ross Corker, Bangkok Patana School
Graphic credit: Lindsay Tyrrell, Bangkok Patana School
Lindsay has also co-ordinated a number of Teacher Learning Communities (TLCs), groups of teachers who voluntarily collaborate to trial specific aspects of pedagogy to support student learning. There are around forty Secondary teachers working in TLCs this year. Two of them, Nick Fieldhouse and Ross Corker gave brilliant examples of how one such challenge related strategy – the Graphic credit: Ross Corker, Bangkok Patana School, containing book cover Learning Pit - had produced highly successful, engaging courtesy of http://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/ and immersive activities for students in IGCSE Economics Mr Corker to test them along the way. and Year 9 Art respectively. Mr Fieldhouse also spoke about the appropriateness of challenge and the ‘sweet spot’ being in the struggle zone. This served as a great reminder of what we want to achieve when challenging our students and that the last thing we want is to push them into panic mode.
Image credit: West Moors Middle School
The principle of the Learning Pit is that students learn best when encouraged to solve a problem based on initial, credit: ‘Making Every lesson Count: Six Principles to Support Great Teaching limited information, then have to reassess when provided Image and Learning’ by Shaun Allison and Andy Tharby. with additional data or challenges sucha as an element of This week, I’ve spent time in a number of classrooms, conflict. Reflecting and collaborating to find new solutions formally observing learning and teaching as part of our promotes deep learning, enabling students to construct teacher Performance Management process. I can attest meaningful understanding. to the fact that our students are clearly being encouraged The stimulus of a large snake appearing one day in to ‘struggle’ as they move from lesson to lesson each the canteen ceiling (not at lunchtime!) led to this great day. Their high levels of engagement tell me that Patana Learning Pit activity in Art. The students loved it and had to students love a challenge! work collaboratively through the challenges thrown up by 08/02/2019
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SENIOR STUDENTS WORKING TOGETHER TO BETTER LIVES! The PNP Team 2018/19 – Sophie, Kenji, Chris, Sam, Remi, Blanche and Lucy
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he 2018 Senior Studies “Bilympics” was an exhilarating charity event where Secondary students took turns to row, cycle and run for 24 hours straight to raise money for Atsushi Suemasa, a 14-year old boy with cerebral palsy who was in need of a new wheelchair.
own 20-minute exercise session. Every volunteer had to complete their entire 20-minutes non-stop. This cycle carried on throughout the night with the Seniors and some teachers staying over to carry on the tiring exercise.
The overnight group arrived at school at 7:00pm and the Senior Studies building was turned into a pillow fort, with some students even bringing their teddies. After a pizza dinner, the 20-minute exercise sessions kicked off - there was music, videos and cheering to motivate whoever was completing their slots. Our favourite moment of the night was watching Mr Jones following the Just Dance music videos with the rest of us, and surprisingly nailing every move. Whilst Atsushi is 14-years old and has cerebral palsy. He has had we didn’t get much sleep that night, we all had a great time. the same wheelchair for many years and as he is growing Overall, the PNP Bilympics was an incredibly lively event, and developing, thanks to his therapy, it will soon be too and somehow all those involved managed to sustain the small for him. After speaking to his teachers at The Village, vibrant energy for the whole 24-hours. Whether it was a full they told us the next step in his therapy would be to buy him group ‘Just Dance’ session at 1am or Key Stage 3 students a new wheelchair that allowed him to both sit and stand. pedalling and running during lunchtimes, everyone had We felt that this would be a much more practical use of the fun. With the 30,000 baht we raised through the event, we money we planned to raise, as although sports equipment were able to contribute to Atsushi’s new wheelchair which is helpful, a wheelchair like the one Atsushi needs is far more will help him to sit and stand. This has definitely been an exexpensive, and has a more direct impact. When we met tremely rewarding moment for each of us on the PNP Team. Atsushi and two of his teachers, we were convinced that it We are all ecstatic that we completed the event and are was the best decision as he was so friendly, and his teachers able to help speed up the process of Atsushi’s rehabilitation. were so thankful for our help that it truly made the event all We all wish him the best and hope to visit the school and the more rewarding. see him again. A big thank you to everyone who participatThe PNP Bilympics began at the end of school on a ed in, and helped to organise the PNP Bilympics! It was a Tuesday at 2:30pm, with each volunteer having their dream come true. The PNP (Physical, Nutritional and Psychological) CAS Project Team got together to help. The reason we decided to help Atsushi from The Village Education Centre is partly because our original plan was to provide sporting equipment to this school. As our event revolved around sports, we felt this would be appropriate; however, once they told us about Atsushi, we changed our plans.
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ATOMIC THEORY IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Katherine Hume, Cross Campus Assistant Principal, Continuous Professional Learning
“Our Primary School students are much brighter than we think.” This quote opened Ian Stuart’s keynote speech to an audience of educators at the University of Melbourne recently. Ian, a former Australian High School Science Teacher and Principal, and founder of ‘Atomic School’ will be visiting Bangkok Patana next week to work alongside teachers and students in the Primary School to develop a unit of learning based around Atomic Theory and Molecular Science.
has spent several years developing pedagogies to teach advanced Atomic Theory (normally taught only to upper Secondary school students), to Primary aged children. Working closely with Ruben Meerman, the Surfing Scientist and the Australian Education Authority, and with the aim of developing Primary children’s science learning based around atomic theory, Bangkok Patana will be the first school in the world to trial lessons across Years1- 6 with the aim of introducing a unit of learning into the curriculum in 2019/20.
Ian believes that we have dramatically underestimated young peoples’ potential, and that they have the capacity To find out more about Ian and his work watch his presto absorb and understand big scientific concepts. He entation to the University of Melbourne here. BIO - MR IAN STUART M.APP.SC., DIP.ED. Ian taught physics and chemistry at Year 11 and 12 level in various states and countries for 25 years. While conversing with his primary aged son, Tom, he noticed his ability to grasp scientific concepts of much a greater complexity than would be expected from a child of his age. Ian investigated Tom’s classmates and discovered that they too shared this ability. He believes that such an enhanced science education would build the intellectual capital amongst our young people and generate the increase in innovation and productivity that is needed for Australia’s future.
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LEARNING 2 LEARN STEPS OUT OF SECONDARY AND VISITS YEAR 1
Tracey Barton, Head of Year 7
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s part of the curriculum at Bangkok Patana, Year 7 students study ‘Learning To Learn’. As part of the programme, the students have worked on developing their research skills within the Patana Value “empowered by our interculturalism” by investigating different cultures, traditions and beliefs as well as becoming “collaborative and confident communicators” by presenting their findings to the Year 1 students.
Mexico, where they were taught about The Day of the Dead Festival. The group then coloured in masks together before wearing them to perform a parade to the rest of the class.
Other groups learnt about and tried origami from Japan, dancing and making volcanoes explode from Hawaii, learning about football culture from England. The Year 7s did a really great job of engaging the Year 1 learners and Last Tuesday, 7M visited Miss Becky’s class where the it was lovely to see lots of smiling faces from both Year Year 1children were engaged in a wide range of activities groups, messy hands, colourful masks and great football prepared by their older visitors. Each group presented designs. a country to the Year 1s. There were presentations from Well done Learning to Learn students in Year 7.
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CATS CORNER
Tania Leyland, Youth Club and Community Services Coordinator
SDG 12: SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION Sustainable Development Goal 12: Sustainable Consumption and Production was the focus of this weeks campaign days. Students created a ‘recycling centre’ in the student lounge. There were plastic tubs for books, organised by age group. These will be re-distributed to children in Thailand or added to the ‘library project’ storage. Some of them will be translated into Thai by the Right To Read team and taken to a primary school in Chonburi during the half term break. One of the biggest contributors to waste is clothing, because we buy new things before the old ones have worn out. We made a small step towards addressing this with the ‘bring and buy’ clothes rail. Students and staff were able to drop of clothing they no longer want and then take something that they liked. The ‘take what you want and pay what you want’ system raised almost 3,000 baht. Every day we can make small steps towards achieving this Sustainable Development Goal, whether it is saying no to plastic packaging or following the ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ principles. Good quality reusable items will be sent to ‘Second Chance, Bangkok’ and re-sold or upcycled into other items. For more information on Second chance, cllick here.
KEY STAGE 3 AND COMMUNITY ACTION: WORKING TOWARDS THE PATANA VALUES Following a recent research study, the CAT Student Leaders have been reflecting on their leadership and collaborating with each other to develop strategies to increase the level of Key Stage 3 participation and involvement in Community Action. It was great to see such an enthusiastic group of young people taking such a strategic overview of their activities and consider how their leadership contributes to the team success. We will be sharing strategies and outcomes with you next week.
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP We are: COMMITTED TO INTEGRITY ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE ETHICAL AND INFORMED EMPOWERED BY OUR INTERCULTURALISM INSPIRED TO IMPROVE GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY RESPECTFUL CONTRIBUTORS TO DIGITAL AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES
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STUDENTS SPEAK
The Mystery of Why People Become Sudden Geniuses By Karnsiree (Ling Ling) Chen, Year 12
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As intelligence is a highly valued commodity, the question of where creative insights come from – and how to generate them – has remained a highly sought-after question for thousands of years. They can be driven by anything from fatigue to boredom and the prodigies themselves have other convincing ideas. Plato said that they were the result of divine madness while Tchaikovsky maintained that eureka moments are born out of cool headwork and technical knowledge. As is evident from the largely different ideas, we are still unsure of their origin, but evidence suggests that creative insight can be generated by brain trauma.
radical change was his personality. Pre-accident Muybridge had been a genial and open man. Afterwards he was risk-taking, eccentric and moody; he later murdered his wife’s lover. Evidence also suggests he was a genius. He became a photographer, eventually making a name as one of the most famous in the world. He was also an inventor and applied for at least 10 patents.
One invention that is particularly noteworthy is that of videography. In 1877 Muybridge set up 12 cameras along a horse track and installed a tripwire that would set them off automatically An example of this is the case of Eadweard as the horse ran past to prove that the horse’s Muybridge, a bookseller who was in a coach legs do not all leave the ground at the same accident which resulted in him cracking his head time. To complement this, he invented the on a boulder. The accident did not leave him “zoopraxiscope”, a device which allowed him to unscathed, with a number of medical problems, project several images in quick succession and including double vision, bouts of seizures and give the impression of motion. Muybridge had no sense of smell, hearing or taste. But the most inadvertently filmed the first movie – and with it proven that yes, horses can fly. 8
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The abrupt turnaround of Muybridge’s life to creative genius, has been scrutinised by experts and considered to be a case of “sudden savant syndrome”, in which exceptional abilities emerge after a brain injury or disease. Another case is Jon Sarkin, who experienced this change after a stroke. The urge to draw landed almost immediately. His works have since been published in The New York Times, featured on album covers and been covered in a book by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. They regularly sell for $10,000 (£7,400). There are two leading ideas. The first is that when you’re bashed on the head, the effects are similar to a dose of LSD. Psychedelic drugs are thought to enhance creativity by increasing the levels of serotonin, in the brain, leading to “synaesthesia”, in which more than one region is simultaneously activated and senses become linked. The formation of these connections appears to be the fundamental cause of ‘sudden genius’ for when the brain is injured, dead and dying cells leak serotonin into the surrounding tissue. This encourages new brain connections and allows the person to link the seemingly unconnected.
was having trouble speaking. Soon he became irritable and eccentric, developing a compulsion to search for money on the street. As his illness progressed, so did his drawing, advancing from simple still-life paintings to haunting, impressionist depictions of buildings from his childhood. After performing scans, scientists discovered lesions on the left hemisphere of the brain. The right side is home to creativity and the left tends to be more dominant and is the centre of logic and language. The theory goes that as the patients’ left hemispheres became progressively more damaged, their right hemispheres were free to flourish.
Furthermore, people on the spectrum have savant syndrome and there’s mounting evidence the disorder is associated with enhanced creativity. One theory suggests that autism arises from abnormally low levels of serotonin in the left hemisphere in childhood, which prevents the region from developing normally. Just like with sudden savant syndrome, this allows the right hemisphere to become more active. This link is further corroborated as many people with sudden savant syndrome also develop symptoms of autism, obsessive compulsive The alternative idea is related to dementia disorder (OCD) and become fixated on new patients and the link to artistic ability. A group interests. of five frontotemporal dementia patients who Genius is difficult to define, and as an abstract exhibited good artistic skill, were observed. One concept, there are many theories that seek to of these was “Patient 5”. At the age of 53 he had unravel the ongoing question of what genius is enrolled in a short course in drawing at a local and how to obtain it. As research continues, it park, though he previously had no interest in may be wise to just put in those extra hours of such things. It just so happened to coincide with work instead of hoping for a bash on the head the onset of his dementia; a few months later, he to trigger new talents!
Did you see the new Ready Steady Patana film? The film released this week, posed the question ‘What Are You Looking Forward To This Year?’ Click on the image to visit our You Tube channel and don’t forget to subscribe! To find out how you can get involved email Mark raln@patana.ac.th
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UNI COUNSELLORS’ CORNER IN THE SPOTLIGHT...
Newcastle University, UK
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ewcastle University is a red brick university and is a member of the Russell Group, an association of prestigious researchintensive UK universities. Newcastle University, is a thriving international community of some 27,750 students from over 130 countries worldwide. Teaching and research are delivered in 24 academic schools and 40 research institutes and research centers, spread across three faculties. Their academics are sharply focused on responding to the major challenges facing society today. And their research and teaching are world-leading in areas as diverse as health, culture, technology and the environment. In 2008, in partnership with the Singapore Institute for Technology, they opened a campus in Singapore and now offer six degree programmes supporting more than 700 students. With the opening of Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (NUMed) in 2011, they became the only UK university to establish a fully-owned medical campus overseas. NUMed delivers degrees in medicine and biomedical sciences to more than 500 students.
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Sanaa Khan, Year 13
Congratulations on offers from University of Edinburgh, University of Sussex and University of Kent “I was interested in everything the programmes offered and the university’s experienced professors and research projects for Psychology fascinated me. I also really liked the campus and I preferred to go to a university where I could live on campus which I believe would enhance my college experience. ”
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Year 12 students - as a follow up from Thursday’s tutorial, please remember to complete all relevant questions on Cialfo!
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#113: Password Checkup Chrome Extension
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am a real fan of technology that does all of the work behind the scenes for you. This is the case with a new Google chrome extension called Password Checkup. Wherever you sign-in, if you enter a username and password that is no longer safe due to appearing in a data breach known to Google, you’ll receive an alert. You can read more about how it all works in this article from Zdnet.
Have a safe weekend. Brian Taylor Assistant Principal, Cross Campus Curriculum Technology Integration Direct Links in this article: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/password-checkup/pncabnpcffmalkkjpajodfhijclecjno https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-releases-chrome-extension-to-check-for-leaked-usernames-and-passwords/
PLEASE NOTE THAT MONDAY 6TH MAY IS NOW A SCHOOL HOLIDAY FOR THE ROYAL CORONATION OF KING RAMA X - THE SCHOOL CALENDER HAS BEEN AMENDED 08/02/2019
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HOME LANGUAGE COMMUNITY BOOK DRIVE W
e are expanding our selection of Home Language reading material for our learning community and we would love your support as we set out on this process. Do you have books at home in your Home Languages that your children have outgrown or perhaps you no longer need? We would be very grateful if you would consider donating them to the Community Book Drive. If you’re able to support our initiative, please drop off any books that you have at the Primary EAL Office, which is located above the Primary Office and opposite the main entrance to Year 2. If you have any questions or need any further information, please contact Ms Ondine at onul@patana.ac.th
THAI BASIC CONVERSATIONAL COURSES FOR ADULTS (PARENTS) IN BLOCK 3 Basic Thai Conversation for Complete Beginners
Thai Conversation for Intermediates
This course is designed for non-Thai speakers who have absolutely no previous experience of the Thai language. Students will get the opportunity to learn how to greet and introduce themselves, basic vocabulary for social contexts including food, drinks, shopping, asking for directions, saying the date and time and engagement with Thai culture.
This course is designed for students who already have a basic grasp of the Thai language. Topics will cover grammar, everyday life conversational vocabulary and Thai culture to help learners communicate in Thai social contexts.
Block 3 2018-19 Day: Monday Time: 8:00am - 10:00am Dates: 11/02/19 – 01/04/19 (7 sessions) Cost: 4,200 baht (600 baht/session) Places: 6 -14 Teacher: Khun Nittaya Venue: FHC 201 (Second floor of Front Hard Court building)
Block 3 2018-19 Day: Monday Time: 10:10am – 12:10pm Dates: 11/02/19 – 01/04/19 (7 sessions) Cost: 4,200 baht (600 baht/session) Places: 6 -14 Teacher: Khun Nittaya Venue: FHC 201 (Second floor of Front Hard Court building)
If you would like to join a conversational course, please email thai@patana.ac.th by Friday 8th February to register. The invoice will be given to you in class.
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TRANSPORT CORNER
ECA Block 3 commences on Monday 11th February. departure because the bus will not wait for them if they are late. Parents can check their child’s new bus numbers on Sunday evening after 6pm. Please help your child and Trans- • If your child has a home sporting fixture during any ECA port by informing them of their bus numbers in advance – it block, you need to arrange your own transport for your may be a different bus number each day. Please kindly child to get home. check your child’s ECA schedule is correct. • When traffic is heavy, please note that the school bus Bus numbers relate to the finish time of the ECA. will occasionally use the drop off location at the Sports HK/HT: 2:30pm bus Complex. A: 3:30 pm bus • Please TURN OFF YOUR ENGINE while you are on D: 4:30pm bus campus and be polite to each other while using the Cancelled: Bus Cancelled roads in the school.
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
• Please be reminded that you can use the designated area at the Sport Complex to drop off your children who • Please be informed that the 6:45am shuttle bus from can the use the bridge to access campus. Bangna BTS will be cancelled from 11th February onwards due to the low number of users. The shuttle bus • Please do not park in front of True Coffee during peak service is still available departing Bangna BTS at 7:00 traffic times. am and 7:15am. • Do not put your hand brake on if you double park. • Please remember to make any changes to your child’s • FS/N car parking sticker needs to be visible and match transport before 11:00am daily. More notice is preferred with the car registration plate number registered with if possible. school. For other Year group parents, you can apply for • Transport will not call parents or ring doorbells in the family parking stickers for your cars at Reception. morning if a student does not come to the bus. Please • Parents with a Foundation Stage sticker can park their ensure your child is ready when the bus arrives. cars from 6:00am – noon (12 midday). After noon, all • Secondary students are expected to get to their buses cars parked in the Foundation Stage parking area should on time in the afternoon. Please do not delay the buses be removed.
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LOST Property
Please remember that if your child has lost anything (including water bottles) you can check on Firefly to see if it has been found or handed in. Scan the QR code to view or visit https://community. patana.ac.th/community-events/lost-property
THAI SMART CARD: KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER Dear Parents, Thai Smart Card, the vendor who provides our Patana Card, has informed us that we need to complete the information required for the KYC (Know Your Customer) regulations that come from the government. The KYC programme ensures that all customers can be effectively and accurately identified and verified, as well as being considered an essential programme for combatting money laundering and the financing of terrorism. You should have received, through your youngest child enrolled at school, forms for each of the people in your family who hold a Patana Card. Please check that the information on the form is correct, make any additions/corrections, sign the form and return it to school. For nannies and drivers, please fill in their details, include a copy of their Thai ID or passport and get them to sign the form. You can either drop the completed and signed forms off at our Reception desk, the Primary and Secondary offices or send it to school with your child. In order to continue using your Patana Card without interruption, please submit the document to school no later than 5th April 2019. Please contact me if you have any questions. Thank you for your kind cooperation. Best regards, Bangkok Patana School Sunantinee Hamilton (Toon) Head of Services
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Friday 15th Febraury School Photograph Catch Up Day Monday 18th February Half Term Monday 25th February School re-opens Thursday 14th March Patana Jazz and Blues Concert Friday 15th March Red Nose Day Monday 18th March IB Art Exhibition Opening
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