Byfleet Primary Newsletter

• Another busy fortnight at BPS with lots of exciting learning that has taken place. A big well done to our Year 6 Sports Crew who enjoyed helping Active Surrey put on a Physifun day for some Year 3 and 4s. We hosted this event at BPS with several local schools joining in. 

• Last week we welcomed our CEO, Mr Harris, and two other Headteachers from EEEA to BPS, who carried out a Learning Review to quality assure our school. We are delighted that the children and the team's hard work and dedication is paying off as we received some positive praise. Our visitors were highly impressed with our children's positive attitudes, their impeccable conduct around school and their strong behaviour for learning demonstrated over the two days. It was wonderful hearing our children talk so positively and enthusiastically about their experiences of being part of our wonderful school. Mr Harris described them as 'proud, happy and respected'.

• We enjoyed welcoming Key Stage 2 parents in to taste food from our new Summer menu. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive and we're glad they enjoyed the delicious food our chef, Nadine, and her team prepared for them and our children. 

• It was very exciting to see the Fire Brigade arrive with their fire engine last week, where they spoke to Rainbows class about keeping safe. See pictures below of their fun visit. 

• Year 2 showcased some wonderful learning this morning in their assembly.  See information below.

• It's been great to see so many children logging on to Doodle Maths and Reading Plus at home. Many children have received certificates for making some terrific progress using these online resources at home. We have several children who are on a 100-day-streak. A terrific well done also to 4 pupils who are on a 250-day, 280-day and over 400-day streak! Well done for logging on everyday for a few minutes of maths learning at home!

• Thank you to the Year 6 families who attended the Year 6 SATs meeting recently. We hope you found this useful. 

• Next week our Year 6 children undertake their end of key stage SATs. We are very impressed with the children's level of dedication whilst the staff have been working hard behind the scenes to prepare them for next week. The staff have organised a fun afternoon of treats for them on Friday 12th May to say a big well done to them for all their hard work and positive mindsets! A big thanks to the families who have also been doing extra revision at home to help the children with their preparations. 

• Please don't forget to sign up your child for this year's swimming lessons here so Mrs Scott can finalise this year's swimming lists. 

Well done to the following children for being recognised for doing something brilliant this fortnight......

As part of our 'People who help us' topic for Summer term 1, Rainbows class were lucky to have a visit from Surrey Fire and Rescue Services. The crew explained to us what we would do in case of an emergency at home or in school, showed us their special fire protective uniform and told us the importance of our smoke/fire alarms. They told us that if you do not have a smoke alarm, the fire service will fit them in your house for free! The children knew lots of important information about fire, keeping safe, and they even knew to dial '999' if they needed help. The crew also told us that they also do lots of other jobs too, such as rescuing animals, managing large group events, and educating children in schools across Surrey.

After our classroom talk, we were very lucky to be able to sit in the fire engine and squirt the hose (even the teachers too!). This was amazing! Inside the fire engine we saw lots of special equipment including a heat camera, protective clothing, and special tools. We could hear Captain Neil's radio making noises, which is where incoming emergencies would alert the crew. Firefighter Marley showed us the inside of the fire engine and all the different controls they needed, especially the one which turned on the hose. The water blasted out super strong... luckily they had a special lever that you could push/pull to increase or decrease the pressure. The cars and car-park had a good wash! What an amazing visit and how special. We are very grateful to Firefighters Kyle, Jacob, Neil and Marley for coming and visiting Byfleet Primary School. I wonder who our next visitors will be?! 

Year 3 and 4 have been working hard in their art lessons adn have created som amazing art. Year 3 created felt paintings inspired by Andrea Hunter and Year 4 created sea pictures inspired by artist Anna Baboza.

A gentle reminder that any holidays taken during term time will be unauthorised, unless exceptional circumstances. Unauthorised holidays may result in a fixed penalty notice being issued to families by Surrey of £120 per parent, per child. 

Please view our Attendance Policy here for further information.

As the Breakfast and After School Clubs are becoming increasingly popular, advanced booking is essential.  

The Extended Day Team will not be able to accept anyone that has not been booked in, as we need to comply with staff ratios to ensure that all pupils are kept safe.  Please do not get upset with the staff if the club is fully and we cannot accommodate your needs.

Chartwells are hosting a Tasting Lunch for two parents from each class in Key Stage 1  (so Reception, year 1 and 2) to come and enjoy some lunch next Wednesday, 17th May 2023 at 11:45am.

If you wish to volunteer, please email Bev Scott at info@byfleet.surrey.sch.uk.  

We will let the lucky parents know by no later than Monday afternoon of the 15th May 2023, if they have been selected to attend.

There is a new drop-in clinic being held by the School nurse team along with the health visiting service.

The clinic provides advice to any parent with children in the 0-19 age group, the chance to come and ask any questions or seek advice on areas they may be finding challenging i.e. toileting, behaviour, sleep or eating habits etc. 

The clinic has been running from the 3rd of May,  every Wednesday morning at Eastwood Leisure Centre (Albert Dr, Sheerwater, Woking GU21 5RF) from 09:30-11:30.