Byfleet Primary Newsletter

Dear Parents/Carers,

• This week our Year 6s took their End of Key Stage tests (SATs) and ended it with a wonderful pizza party to celebrate all their hard work. We are incredibly proud of how the children conducted themselves. A big thanks to our staff who supported the smooth running of SATs this week.

• Please see the letter here that we sent out this week regarding Byfleet's Queen's Jubilee arrangements. All the children will eat at the same time so everyone can enjoy the picnic together - younger siblings are welcome. Unfortunately no dogs are allowed. We hope you can make our celebration picnic in school.

• Thank you to our Friends of Byfleet PTA for organising a Krispy Kreme donut sale today - thanks for supporting their fundraisers!

• Thank you to the parents who applied to become a Parent Governor to serve on our Local Advisory Committee (LAC). Our clerk will inform us of the outcome shortly and we'll keep you updated shortly about who our new Parent Governor will be.

• Swimming Year 1 - 6: lesson will start next week on Monday 16th May. Please find the letter we sent out here.

• We are looking for a volunteer to help us out with supervising our children during transitions between swimming lessons. This will likely be between 9am - 12pm Monday - Thursday for the summer term. This is a great opportunity to catch a tan or read a book between the swap over of groups of children during their swimming lessons and will really help us out. If you are able to help us, please log your interest here.

• There are still many children wearing trainers on non-PE days. Please remember that black school shoes (not black trainers) are what we expect children to wear with their school uniform.

• This week is Mental Health Awareness week. To find out more information about this, click here for some great resources from the charity called 'Mind'.

• If you drop off any items for children via the school office, please ensure these are labelled.

• Just a reminder that we run a cashless office at Byfleet Primary and therefore unable to accept any cash for after school care, clubs and trips from parents. All payments are to be made via SCOPAY, unless payments are received in a timely manner these extra curricular activities cannot take place.

Last week, Years 3 and 4 went on their second school trip of the year to Chessington World of Adventures. Both classes experienced a workshop run by the staff at Chessington related to the topic they are studying, as well as having a chance to look around the zoo area (though sadly we were unable to go on any of the rides this time!).

Year 3 are studying Predators, so took part in a workshop called Bones Alive. This looked at the different types of bone structures in animals, how to identify animals from skeletons and how bones can provide us with information regarding hunting habits.

Year 4 are studying Blue Abyss and experienced a workshop looking at Marine Conservation. This involved the study of the aquarium on site at Chesssington and also looked at different aspects of how humans can alter their lifestyles to reduce the impact on the world's oceans.

Both year groups stopped for lunch and then had some time to experience the zoo, paying particular attention to any relevant animals which are useful to the topics which are being studied.

We all had a great time and the children really enjoyed the 'hands-on' learning and experience from the workshops attended.

We are delighted to be taking part in Byfleet Village Parish Day on Saturday 16th July at Byfleet Recreation Grounds and our Byfleet Primary children have already started making some art work that will be displayed on the day.

Over the Easter break, some of our children took part in an Easter Eggstravaganza colouring competition at Byfleet Library and the winners have been chosen to be the Royal Family on Parish day. They will parade through the village in a horse drawn carriage with the Mayor to officially open and have won gift vouchers and free fair ground rides.

We are proud to announce the winners:

The Royal family are (left to right):

Prince Ben B, aged 6 (St Mary's) Queen Holly Cozens, aged 11 (St Mary's) King William Seymour, aged 8 (Byfleet Primary) Princess Chloe Withers, aged 7 (Byfleet Primary).

If you have any questions or would like to speak to me (Mrs Sharkey-Yun, Inclusion lead) or your child's class teacher about anything discussed, please contact the school office.

Please click on the link, this was a letter sent out to all parents about Inclusion support and accessing external specialist provision: Inclusion Letter

It's been a while since we've been able to invite you into school. We can't wait to invite you back into school to see your child's class assembly. We will continue to reduce the number of children we have together in the hall so will only move to 'whole school' assemblies once it is safe to do so. In the meanwhile, each class will host their class assembly to their parents and one or two other classes in the school hall. These will start at 8.55 - 9.20ish so please join us in the school hall on the day that your child's class assembly has been scheduled.

Reception - Wednesday 29th June Year 4 - Wednesday 22nd June

Year 5 Blue - Wednesday 25th May - Greeks