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Diary Dates
Diary Dates
Dates for 2025/2026 Academic Year
AUTUMN TERM 1
Wednesday 17th September Phonics Parents' Workshop 8.55 in the hall (Parents all welcome)
Monday 22nd September Open Day #1 9am - 10am
Wednesday 24th September Doodle Maths & Timestable Rockstars Maths demonstration 8.55am (R-Yr 4 parents)
Wednesday 24th September Year 4 Trip Early Opera Company Performance of Handel’s Acis and Galatea in London
Friday 26th September BPS School Run # 1
Monday 29th September SEND & Inclusion Parent Coffee Morning 8.55am (all parents welcome)
Monday 6th October Nursery Activity Days 1:15pm to 2:30pm Physifun
Tuesday 7th October Year 5 & 6 Thorpe Park STEM Science Day
Friday 10th October Year 6 vs Staff Netball Match (3:30-4:30pm)
Monday 13th-17th October Cycle to School Week for YR-Y6
Monday 20th October Parents’ Evening 2.30 - 5.30pm
Monday 20th-24th October Year 6 Bikeability
Tuesday 21st October Open Day #2 1.15 - 2.15
Wednesday 22nd October Parents’ Evening 3.00 - 6.00pm
Thursday 23rd October Harvest Festival
AUTUMN TERM 2
Monday 10th November Maths Parents Workshop 8.55 in the hall
Monday 10th November Start of Anti-bullying Week: Odd Socks Day dress up
Wednesday 12th November Open Day #3 9am - 10 am
Wednesday 19th November Year 6 Class Assembly
Thursday 20th November (TBC) Byfleet Village Light Turn On Singing Event (school uniform required)
Monday 1st December Tray Day 3.15 - 4.15: Come visit your child’s class
Tuesday 2nd December Nursery Activity Days 1:15pm to 2:30pm Christmas Crafts
Tuesday 9th December Reception/KS 1 Nativity Dress rehearsal
Wednesday 10th December Reception/KS 1 Nativity to parents 1.45 - 2.45pm
Thursday 11th December Open Day #4 1.15 - 2.15
Friday 12th December Reception/KS1 Nativity to parents 9.05 - 10.05am & Friends of BPS Coffee & Pastries sale
Thursday 18th December Xmas Dinner and Xmas Jumper Day
Friday 19th December House Point Mufti Day Winners & End of term 1pm
SPRING TERM 1
Wednesday 21st January Year 5 Class Assembly
Mon 26th/Tues 27th January Coram Scarf (PSHE) Lifebus visit
Monday 2nd February Tray Day 3.15 - 4.15: Come visit your child's class
Monday 9th - 15th February Children’s Mental Health Week
Tuesday 10th February Safer Internet Day
SPRING TERM 2
Wednesday 11th February Year 2 Class Assembly
Monday 23rd February Spelling Bee Competition Starts
Thursday 5th March World Book Day
Friday 6th March Science Investigation Day - parents welcome
Monday 9th March BPS Choir Club singing at GLive 5.30pm
Wednesday 18th March Year 1 Class Assembly
Wednesday 18th March Year 2 Hampton Court trip
Friday 20th March Spelling Bee Final
Friday 21st March Red Nose Day (BPS’s chosen charity)
Monday 23rd March Parents’ Evening 2.30 - 5.30pm
Wednesday 25th March Parent’ Evening 3.00 - 6.00pm
Friday 27th March INSET 2
Thursday 26th March Spring House Point Mufti Day Winners & End of term1pm
SUMMER TERM 1
Monday 13th April - 17th April (TBC) National Schools’ Football Week
Wednesday 6th May Year 3 Class Assembly
Wednesday 20th May National Numeracy Day - parents welcome 9.00 - 10.15
Thursday 21st May Annual Family Picnic
Friday 22nd May INSET 3
SUMMER TERM 2
Monday 8th June Year R - Yr 4 Swimming starts
Friday 12th June Sports Day: AM for Reception/KS1 & PM for KS2 (Contingency 19th June)
Wednesday 17th June Year 4 Class Assembly
Monday 18th May BPS Run #2
Friday 26th June BPS Water Party
Wednesday 1st July (TBC) Year 6 Transition day to Secondary schools
Wednesday 1st July (TBC) Meet the new teacher/TA day
Thursday 2nd July Year 6 Production (9.30am & 5.30pm)
Friday 3rd July Farms2Ewe Farmyard visit to BPS
Friday 3rd July Art Exhibition from 2pm
Monday 6th - 10th July Year 6 Residential (TBC)
Wednesday 8th July Reception Class Assembly
Friday 10th July Reports out to parents
Friday 10th July Year 5 Fiver Challenge fundraiser 3.15 - 3.45pm (all welcome)
Monday 13th July Tray Day 3.15 - 4.15: Come visit your child's class
Wednesday 15th July Year 6 Pizza & Pool Party (1-3pm)
Thursday 16th July Year R - 5 End of Year Celebration Assembly
Thursday 16th July Summer House Point Mufti Day Winners
Friday 17th July Year 6 Leavers' Assembly & End of term 1pm
Monday 20th/Tues 21st July INSET 4 & 5
Welcome back to BPS for the 2025 - 2026 academic year. It has been lovely to welcome back the children after the summer break. All of the children have settled in to their new classes exceptionally well. Upon visiting the classrooms this week, it has been amazing to see the incredible behaviour and fantastic learning the children have started the year with.
Curriculum Newsletter from our Curriculum Information evenings can be found her: Year R Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6.
Our IT provider has advised that Google classroom will be up and running by the end of the day.
For Year 6 parents whose children will be starting secondary school in September 2026, the closing date for the on-time applications is 31st October 2025. A link to admissions can be found here : Year 6 Surrey Admissions.
During the whole school assembly on Thursday, we welcomed London TKD taekwondo who will be providing a morning club on Mondays from 8am. Sign up details can be found below.
All parents are welcome to attend the Phonics workshop that will be taking place in the school hall on Wednesday, 17th September at 8:55am.
If you are interested in hiring our school hall, a classroom, our outdoor hive or swimming pool (summer term only for the pool) for an event you may have in mind, don't hesitate to speak to Mrs Scott in the office who will be able to share our pricing details.
Stars of the Week
Stars of the Week
Well done to those pupils for the past two weeks who have been awarded with Star of the Week:
Reception The whole of rainbows
Year 1 Red Whole of year 1 Isla
Year 2 Orange Olivia George G
Year 3 Yellow Frazer Chester
Year 4 Green Connor Luna
Year 5 Indigo Chloe Lola
Year 6 Violet Lauren Kuda
DOODLE MATHS WINNERS
Well done to these children for scoring the highest Doodle Stars in their class for the past two weeks!
Year 2 Orange - Ezrel 103 Neo 206
Year 3 Yellow - Evie 136 Aamirah 181
Neo in Year 2 has the most Doodle stars, with 206Doodle stars!!
RECEPTION RAINBOWS
This week, the children have completed their first full week in Reception, and they have settled in brilliantly. They have been busy learning the rules and routines that help keep our classroom a happy and safe place. Phrases like “Stop, I don’t like it” and “Choose it, use it, put it away” are becoming familiar, and the children are beginning to use them confidently. They have enjoyed exploring the different areas of the classroom, from the creative corner to the construction zone, learning how to use the resources properly and share with others. It has been lovely to see new friendships starting to form as they get to know one another. We are especially proud of how well they have managed their lunches — showing great independence and trying new foods. It’s been a fantastic start, and we are excited to watch them continue to grow and thrive in the weeks ahead.
RECEPTION PARENTS WELCOMED BY MRS MEYRICK & THE GOVERNORS
It was lovely welcoming our new Rainbow Class parents to a meet and great event with Mrs Meyrick and the Governors this week. It was a pleasure to meet you all and be able to introduce ourselves.
It was a good opportunity to share some of our plans and Miss Taylor enjoyed sharing information about what to expect for the year ahead in the Curriculum Information evening. The presentation can be found above.
YEAR 5 MATHS
Year 5 have kicked off their Autumn term in Maths by exploring Roman Numerals! They've been learning how to read, write, and understand numbers in this ancient number system, building a strong foundation for place value work. Here is Ezra showcasing her fantastic learning. A brilliant example of careful thinking and presentation in her maths book. Well done, Ezra!
PLEA FOR MISSING BOOKS
Sadly, we are missing many of the phonically decodable books. These books are organised in sets, so that groups of children can read the same book across the week. Some of our sets only have 1 or 2 books remaining. These missing books, make it very difficult to manage the three reading sessions Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 have each week. Please do take some time this weekend to search at home for them. They will have one of these logos on the cover:
CLASS ASSEMBLIES
Here are the provisional dates for the 25/26 class assemblies:
Year 6 - Wednesday, 19th November
Year 5 - Wednesday, 21st January
Year 2 - Wednesday, 11th February
Year 1 - Wednesday, 18th March
Year 3 - Wednesday, 6th May
Year 4 - Wednesday, 17th June
Reception - Wednesday, 8th July
OPEN DAYS
NURSERY ACTIVITY DAYS
ATTENDANCE
Attendance per class for the first two weeks of the Autumn 1 term are as follows:
Year 1 - 92.49%
Year 2 - 94.22%
Year 3 - 93.49%
Year 4 - 94.2%
Year 5 - 96.17 %
Year 6 - 96.07%
Well done to Year 5 for the highest attendance so far this term!!
Just to remind parents/carers that if they take their children out of school without authority for 5 or more days (which do not have to be consecutive), they will be liable to receive a penalty notice. The issue of a Penalty Notice will also be actioned where a pupil has incurred 10 or more unauthorised sessions during the preceding 10 school weeks. These also included 'lates' after the register has closed.
**Changes to the National framework for Penalty Notices came into force for Penalty Notice Fines on 19th August 2024**
First offence within a 3 year rolling period will incur a charge of £80 per parent, per child if paid within 21 days, Increasing to £160 per parent, per child if paid within 28 days.
Second offence within a 3 year rolling period will incur a flat rate of £160 per parent, per child if paid within 28 days.
The third time an offence is committed within a 3 year rolling period for term time leave or irregular attendance the case will be presented straight to the Magistrates Court.
Please view the letter from Surrey Inclusion Services and our Attendance Policy for further information.
ADHD Today WEBINAR FOR PARENTS
SUMMER READING CHALLENGE
This Saturday is the last day of the Surrey Library Reading Challenge. If your child completed the challenge, do pop along to your local library to collect their certificate and bring it into school by Friday 19th September, when we will be celebrating the children's achievements in assembly.
CLUBS AVAILABLE AT BYFLEET
If you are looking for a club for your child, please see available clubs via this link:
Teacher-Led Club Arrangements and External Clubs
Teacher Led Clubs that are available during Autumn 1 term are:
Mixed football - Mondays, 3:15 to 4:15pm
Cross country club - Tuesdays, 3:15 to 4:15pm
Chess club - Tuesdays, 3:15 to 4:15pm
Homework club - Thursdays, 3:15 to 4:15pm
External Supplier Clubs that are available to book are as follows:
London TKD Taekwondo - Mondays, 8:00am to 8:35am
Mia's School of Dance - Mondays, 3:15 to 4:15pm
Girls Football - Tuesdays, 3:15 to 4:15pm
Multisport - Wednesdays, 3:15 to 4:15pm
Football - Thursdays, 3:15 to 4:15pm
TAEKWONDO - LONDON TKD MORNING CLUB
** New club starting Monday, 15th September at 8:00am in the school hall **
MIA'S SCHOOL OF DANCE
Mia's School of Dance has spaces available for your child to join them this year; all abilities welcome for a fun creative dance class every Monday after school.
Are you looking for something creative for your child to start this year to build their creativity, confidence, keep fit, have fun and dance...
Join Mia’s School of Dance for fun dance club at Byfleet Primary School - All abilities welcome
View their website for more information/ to book your child's space now:
Monday's - 3:15pm - 4:15pm (all years)
ULTIMATE COACHING AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS FOR AUTUMN 2025
ROCKSTEADY
SECONDARY SCHOOL OPEN EVENINGS
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