BPS Newsletter

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This Week

The past couple of weeks at Byfleet Primary have been full of energy, learning, and community spirit.  Thank you to everyone for your chocolate donations which will be sold at the Byfleet Light Switch On taking place next Thursday evening.  

This week we marked Anti‑Bullying Week, beginning with the fun and colourful Odd Socks Day, where every pupil proudly wore their mismatched socks to celebrate individuality. The week concluded on Friday with inspiring presentations from our Year 5 Anti‑Bullying Ambassadors, who visited each class to share important messages. The theme this year, ‘Power for Good’, reminded us all how kindness and respect can make a real difference. 

On Wednesday, we were delighted to welcome prospective parents for our upcoming Reception intake at Byfleet Primary’s third Open Morning. The event was a great success, with visitors enjoying guided tours and gaining a real sense of the warm, welcoming environment we are so proud of. 

We kindly remind families to complete the required Data Collection Form. Keeping accurate and up‑to‑date records of pupil information and parental permissions is vital for the smooth running of our school. As a number of forms are still outstanding, we would be grateful if you could submit yours at your earliest convenience. 

As the week comes to a close we are excited for the upcoming Year 6 Class Assembly next Wednesday, followed by the school disco on Friday. Tickets for the disco are available now through the Friends of Byfleet PTA website — don’t miss out on a fun evening for the children! 

Mr Bowman

This week, Year 3 and Year 5 paired up with their 'book buddy'. 

Year 2 were lucky enough to have a visit from a member of The Surrey Fire and Rescue Service this week.  They learnt how to stay safe in the event of a fire and even practised making a 999 call!  The fire fighter who came said "It was a pleasure to visit your Year 2 class today to deliver our fire safety session. Your students really engaged with the session, and I hope that they will be more fire safe as a result!"  

On Monday 10th November, all classes took part in a Breakdancing & Beatboxing Workshop. The children all participated in a whole-class assembly, which saw an amazing performance of where the skills they learn could progress to. 

Each class took part in a workshop, which developed their breakdancing and beatboxing skills - it was great to see how engaged and excited the children were. The two coaches running the workshops were incredibly complimentary of how well behaved and eager to learn every child was, which we were very proud to hear. 

What a busy and exciting couple of weeks we’ve had in Reception! We began by learning all about Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot. The children enjoyed hearing the story and talking about why we celebrate Bonfire Night today. Our classroom has been filled with sparkle as we created beautiful firework-themed artwork, used glitter and paint to make explosions of colour, and even wrote our own firework sound words.

In maths, we have been exploring 2D shapes, learning their names and describing their properties. We’ve also been practising our positional language, using words like under, next to, and between to describe where things are. In phonics, we have learned the new sounds j, w, and v, and have been practising reading and writing words that include them.

We’ve also started our exciting new topic all about the Arctic. The children have loved discovering that the Arctic is made up of eight countries and exploring what life is like there. We’ve enjoyed small world play and dressing someone for an Arctic adventure. We have also compared the Arctic to the UK, noticing the differences in landscapes . What fantastic learning!

On Monday, the children and staff at Byfleet Primary took part in celebrating Odd Sock Day—a fun, light-hearted event where everyone wears mismatched socks to embrace individuality and raise awareness about anti-bullying. Every child also had the opportunity to design their own odd sock, creating a colourful display that celebrated what makes each of them unique. 

This year, the theme for Anti-Bullying week is "Power For Good", It was explained that each childs individuality can be used as a power. One of the activities was for each child to creat a pledge explaining how they could use their power.

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.