Si Ri Panya News Highlights (issue 27)
- Nicola Bunchuay
- Nov 8
- 5 min read
Nov 7, 2025 - Festive Season Starts.
This week there has been a real buzz across campus as several special events, curriculum days and excursions took place.
As the festive season approaches — a time of giving, receiving and coming together as family, friends, and our school community — we are delighted to be preparing for our first ever whole-school traditional Christmas dinner.
Students can look forward to a festive feast with all the trimmings. Tables will be beautifully set, and in the spirit of celebration, teachers will serve the food — complete with seasonal drinks and fancy condiments.
For our Christmas display, we warmly invite families to contribute an item of decoration that reflects something meaningful to them. If your family celebrates a religious or cultural tradition during December, we would love to include it. Simply hand your item to our office team, and in the spirit of unity we will add it to Si Ri Panya’s own merry exhibition.
Although celebrations around the world may look different, they have much in common: they bring people together, encourage kindness, and invite us to show appreciation and care for others.
This week we also observed the beautiful Thai festival of Loy Krathong, which fell on the full moon of the twelfth month in the Thai lunar calendar. The festival is a moment of reflection and gratitude — a symbolic release of the past and a welcoming of new beginnings.
Please enjoy the photo gallery of our Primary and Secondary students working side by side as they created their own krathongs, with wonderful support and guidance from our talented Thai team.
🎄 End of Term Christmas Learning Event
As the festive season approaches, we’re delighted to invite all Si Ri Panya families to our End of Term Christmas Learning Event on Wednesday, 10th December 2025.
This special event will bring our school community together to celebrate the children’s learning through music, creativity, and shared experiences with parents. Across the day, families will enjoy musical performances and hands-on festive activities — including making a Christmas card together with your child to take home as a keepsake.
What’s Happening
In the Drama Studio– Welcome from our Head of Primary– Primary class musical performance– Short performance by secondary students
In the Sports Hall– Welcome and activity instructions from class teachers– Art and craft activity with parents and pupils– Creative stations led and supported by teachers
Tickets & Donations 🎟️
Tickets are available from the school office in exchange for a voluntary donation. All proceeds will go towards our community partnership project — helping fund a new slide for Bantai School.
Timings
• Year 1 & 2: 9:10–10:45 a.m.
• Year 3 & 4: 10:55 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
• Year 5 & 6: 12:55–2:30 p.m.
Please ensure you arrive on time so that each performance can begin promptly.
We can’t wait to welcome families back into school for this joyful end-of-term tradition — a chance to share in the children’s creativity and celebrate all they’ve achieved this term.
Secondary Fitness
Fitness testing doesn’t have to be scary — it’s not about passing or failing, but about staying active and healthy!
Our secondary students recently completed fitness tests, showing great effort and determination throughout. The purpose of these tests is to help students understand their own fitness levels and learn how to stay active and healthy for life.
Together, they ran an impressive total of 69,495 metres - almost 70KM! Demonstrating fantastic perseverance and resilience. We’re so proud of their positive attitude toward fitness and healthy living!
Special mentions to:
Barry & Yalley Year 9,
Suniya & Amit Year 8,
Amelia & Boyd Year 7
for recording the highest scores!
Updated School Calendar – Now Showing Weekly Lunch Menu Rotation
To make things easier for families, the school calendar has now been updated to show which menu week (Week 1–4) corresponds to each week of the term. This will help you quickly check what lunch options are being served.
You can view the calendar here:👉 https://www.siripanya.com/term-dates We hope this small improvement makes planning lunches even simpler for parents.
Halloween Art
As well as dressing up last week, Secondary students were involved in a fun Monster Mash-up art project! See for yourselves how skilfully our students were able to show us their darker sides ...
☔ Rainy Season Reminder
Please ensure your primary-aged child brings a light raincoat with a hood each day.
As the rainy season continues, we kindly ask families not to send umbrellas with primary-aged children. With over 120 primary students arriving each morning, umbrellas can be tricky and unsafe in busy spaces. Older secondary students may use either a raincoat or an umbrella, as they prefer.
Key Dates at a Glance
Looking Ahead: Key events and special days for the school year are published on our homepage.
Parent Discussion Circle - every Friday
See Newsletter Issue 21 for full details
Links to our end of term event songs to practice at home
See Newsletter Issue 21 for full details
Get Caught Reading competition
See Newsletter Issue 22 for full details
Year 1 September 2026 admissions
See Newsletter Issue 26 for full details
End of Term Christmas Learning Event
See Newsletter Issue 27 for full details
Our Next Parent Discussion Circle Topic
Friday 14th November: Where’s the balance between independence and boundaries at home? How do we manage sibling rivalry?
📅 When: Every Friday, 9:00am – 10:00am
📍 Where: Boardroom, upstairs at the main office
👩🏫 Hosted by: Pastoral Lead - Faye Reading
✨ Come as you are—whether to share your thoughts, ask questions, or simply listen in. Every parent is welcome.
Our new Scholastic Book Club is up and running! Go to https://world-schools.scholastic.co.uk/si-ri-panya/digital-book-club to browse the latest books and order online. For every £1 you spend on this month’s Book Club, our school will earn 20p in Scholastic Rewards.
Please place your order online by November 20th, 2025.
Ongoing Weekly Reminders
Library Reminder: Please check at home for any lost books and return them to the Primary or Secondary library so everyone can enjoy them!
Bottle Cap Collection: We're collecting bottle caps for our Precious Plastic Project! Please bring your bottle caps to the collection point located inside the Primary school gate on the left. Secondary students can bring theirs to the Design and Technology Lab. Find out more about this exciting long-term project here: Precious Plastic Phangan Facebook.
Drop Off and Pick Up: Drop-off is at 8:30 am (not earlier). Pick-up times are 2:50 pm for Primary (or 4:00 pm if attending an ASA) and 4:00 pm for Secondary. Please be punctual, as some Primary children have been waiting up to 30 minutes after 2:50 pm, which can be distressing for them.
No Idling Zone: Help make the area outside our school a NO IDLING ZONE which means switching car engines off while you wait for your child. We appreciate your action for the environment and health of all.
Absence and Illness: Notify your child's class teacher (Primary) or form teacher (Secondary) directly to inform them of absence and sickness.
Head Lice Check: Continue to check your child's hair for head lice regularly and treat accordingly. Boys and girls with long hair need to tie it up.
Uniform Orders: Ensure your child wears the correct uniform each day. Uniform orders can be placed online: 🔗 Secondary Order Form 🔗 Primary Order Form
Healthy snacks: Healthy snacks only. No sweets, crisps/chips or cakes at break times. Birthdays are the exception and dealt with per class policy.
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