Byfleet Primary Newsletter

• Welcome back to our second newsletter for this academic year. We've had a wonderful start to the year and pleased to see the children looking smart in their school uniform on non-PE days.

• Year 3, 4 and 5 started having their weekly ukulele music lessons with Mr Asif this week and it's been great hearing the progress the children made over the course of last year. Mr Asif offers guitar, ukulele and keyboard lessons so please be in touch with the office for further information if you wish for your child to access these peripatetic music lessons during the school day.

• Some Year 5s had a wonderful time at Greenfields School last week, where they took part in The Diana Anti-bullying Ambassador training and we've had a flurry of trip paper work recently with Year 5 and 6 Steam Thorpe Park trip and Year 2s Wisley Gardens trip shortly taking place.

• Thank you to the parents who have kindly donated tissues and we've continued to receive some exciting class books from our Amazon Wish List this week - every little helps so thank you for your kindness.

• With Harvest festival just around the corner, please see the section in the newsletter about donations.

• A quick reminder that full school uniform (including black shoes) should be work on non-PE days. Children should wear their PE kits to school on their allocated PE days. Plain black tracksuits only please as we've noticed a range of slogans on sweatshirts, which is not permitted. On days where there are sports clubs after school, children should wear full school uniform to school and change into their kits at the end of the day.

• We are excited to be able to announce that our Chartwells lunch order APP is almost ready to be launched in a few weeks time. You will be able to discuss the menu with your children and order their lunches at home, for your convenience.

• The roof works continue to be underway and we are on track to have this work completed by November. We can't wait for our school to finally be water-tight!

• Children in KS 2 are welcome to bring in a piece of fruit for their morning snack.

• Reception and Year 1 parents, please feel free to attend Mrs Sherlock's Little Wandle early reading Workshop next week Thursday 29th September at 8.50 in the school hall.

• Next week Wednesday 28th September our children will have their school individual photographs taken.

• Please look out for information from our Friends of BPS 'Disco' in the newsletter below.

We are incredibly proud of our Year 6s who bravely put themselves forward and prepared a speech, which they delivered to their house teams, outlining their pledges for their teams.

The children took a democratic vote and the winners were announced in our assembly. A big well done to all of the children who took part and congratulations to our winners. We've already seen these leaders carry out some jobs around school, modelling excellent behaviour and strong organisation. Well done everyone!

Most of our children are looking very smart in their new uniform on non-PE days.

Just a reminder that KS 2 children (Year 3 - 6) should wear a white shirt and tie in the winter months. In Reception and KS 1, the children wear yellow polo shirts. Please see details below.

Our Byfleet Friends have ample 'pre-loved' uniform so please contact the office if you wish to pick up a bargain.

On Tuesday 13th September we were lucky enough to take a group of Year 5 students to Greenfield Primary School to take part in The Princess Diana Trust's Anti Bullying Ambassador training.

Throughout the day the children learnt strategies on how to support someone who might be experiencing bullying behaviour, including what language to use and what steps to take.

They completed a series of workshop exercises which helped them recognise when someone might be feeling upset due to experiencing bullying behaviour and how best to support them. They received a badge and certificate when they completed the training and will be furthering their role throughout this year.

• Did you know, the age-rating for Whatsapp is 16? Many of our children now have smart phones and utilising social media has become an everyday occurrence for them. Please remember to monitor what apps your child is accessing to ensure we can keep them safe online.

• In the Autumn term, the children focus on 'Online Safety' in the computing curriculum. We have been learning about 'What a Digital Footprint is'. We have discussed the importance of being kind online and only share appropriate information and photos. The children have been reminded that even if they delete a message, it can always be retrieved, so it's important to always do the right thing when they are online!

Please find details of the Friends of Byfleet AGM on Thursday, 29th September 2022 at 8pm in the school hall. For full details please find a link to further information - AGM details

Please do not stop your car in front of the school gates to drop your child off. This is very dangerous for the families walking in to school.