I wanted to share some wonderful highlights from our recent Year 4 activities that I am sure you will be delighted to hear about!

Firstly, I am thrilled to inform you about the success of the Year 4 sleepover. Despite the challenging weather conditions, the children demonstrated exceptional teamwork skills, which were truly heartwarming to witness. They enthusiastically embarked on the experience of making their own breakfast, fostering independence and confidence among them.

In our upcoming art lessons, we will be exploring the exciting world of clay coil pots. Having researched and practised manipulating clay, the children are eager to showcase their creativity and artistic flair. This project promises to be an engaging and enriching experience for our budding artists.

In Geography, we have been delving into the topic of mountain ranges using digimaps. The children have shown great curiosity and enthusiasm in learning about these geographical features, expanding their knowledge of the world around them.

Our focus in Maths has been on statistics, beginning with the study of Venn diagrams. The children have displayed a keen interest in this area, actively participating in activities that enhance their understanding of statistical concepts. I am impressed by their engagement and progress in this challenging subject.

As we get closer to the multiplication timetable check please remind your child to continue to practise their times tables regularly at home.

Thank you!

This term, our geography topic has focused on France. The children have been learning about both the physical and human geography of this beautiful country. As part of our studies, we will be hosting our very own French café later this term.

In literacy, we have been exploring the story of Katie and the Waterlily Pond. The children have thoroughly enjoyed acting out different scenes from the story and have been working on transforming their speech bubbles into written speech. This activity has been a fantastic way to enhance their writing and comprehension skills.

Our computing lessons have revolved around databases. The children have had the opportunity to create their own paper databases and have discovered firsthand the difference in speed when searching for information compared to online databases. This hands-on experience has been valuable in helping them understand the importance and efficiency of digital databases.

During our P.E lessons, we have been focusing on swimming and water safety. I would like to emphasise the importance of swimming lessons for your child if they are not already attending. The progress we have seen in their water confidence and swimming ability has been remarkable. Learning to swim is not only a valuable life skill but also a potentially life-saving one.

This half term our Geography focus is the Americas. We have been using our map reading skills to find North and South America and identify countries in them. We have also looked at why time zones are different across the world and compared them to ours

In PE, we have been reading maps to create faces as part of our orienteering skill development. We had communicators who could give directions and builders who had to listen to the instructions and create the faces correctly. It was tricky to start with but we learnt some great strategies to organize our groups and speed up our building.

In computing, we have been using Micro:bits. It is the first time the children have used them. The nit follows on from our scratch programming unit earlier in the year. The children have programmed the bits using their Chromebooks and then created messages and pictures that are downloaded onto the Micro:bits. It has been fun so far and we will be moving onto making our own step counters.

In RE, we have been learning about a new religion, Buddhism. The children have been learning about the  key beliefs and principles of the religion and so far they have sequenced the story of Buddha, a very important man in this religion. The children were interested to find out he is not considered a God in Buddhism.

We are getting ready for SATs this month so please make sure you support the children at home and make sure they attend school every day! We will still be learning new things and revising in Maths and literacy everyday.

Please can we remind parents that school dinners should be paid for in advance. Please ensure that payment for the week ahead is made by the Monday morning, the cost for one week is £14.50 (£2.90 per day). Please also note that it is also possible to pay for more than one week at a time.

Please click here to view the menus via our school website - School Meals

In addition to the above no extreme hairstyles are permitted including overly spiked, sculptured, shaved areas and razor lines/pictures. If in doubt, please ask before a visit to the hairdresser/barbers.  

All hair bands/ clips/ bows must be plain and in school colours only which are black, white, navy or sky blue, grey, or matching the school summer dresses.

As a reminder if children wish to wear a headscarf to school please ensure it is a short pullover plain navy blue or plain black scarf.

A gentle reminder earrings are not permitted.  

Lastly, a reminder that all children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 should only have bookbags not rucksacks in school.

If your child has recently borrowed spare clothing from school, in particular children in Reception class, year 1 and year 2 please can we ask that these are returned.  We have a washing machine onsite so you can be assured that any items returned are washed as needed.  

We are also looking for donations of spare clothing such as underwear, leggings, jogging bottoms in small sizes such as ages 4 - 8.  Please either hand into the office or to the class teacher.  Thank you for your support. 

We are aware that the pandemic has had an effect on families, but the expectation is still that every child should now be attending school full time. If you consider that there are exceptional circumstances relating to your request, please let the school have full details. Each application for a leave of absence will be considered on a case by case basis.

Penalty Notices to Address Poor Attendance at School

A Penalty Notice may be issued as an alternative to the prosecution of a parent/carer for their child’s unauthorised absence from school (absence without the agreement of the school or not covered by a medical note) and will be used by Surrey County Council in the following circumstances :-

1. Pupils identified by police and Inclusion Officers (formerly Education Welfare Officers) engaged on Truancy Patrols and who have incurred unauthorised absences.

2. Leave of absence in term time (5 days or 10 sessions or more).

• Please be aware that The Education (Pupil Registration)(England)(Amendment)  Regulations 2013, which became law on 1st September 2013 state that Headteachers may  not grant any leave of absence during term time unless there are exceptional circumstances.

• The Headteacher is also required to determine the number of school days a child can be away from school if leave is granted.

• In such cases the Headteacher/Governing Body must decide whether there are exceptional circumstances.  They may request that the Local Authority issue Penalty Notices when the absence is not authorised.

Warnings will not be given where it can be shown that parents have been notified that such absences will not be authorised.

3. Finally, the issuing of a Penalty Notice will also be considered where it is judged that a parent is failing to ensure their child's regular school attendance.

This will be considered when a pupil has incurred 7 or more unauthorised sessions in the previous 6 school weeks, which may include a pupil arriving late after close of registration.

If you believe at any stage that your child’s absence from school may leave you liable to receive a Penalty Notice, it is extremely important that you act without delay to secure their regular attendance. 

If you have any questions or require further support to achieve an improvement in your child’s attendance, please contact your child’s school or the Inclusion Officer.

Penalty Notice relating to Exclusions

If a child is excluded from school, Section 103 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 places a duty on parents/carers to ensure that their child is not in a public place without justifiable cause during school hours. 

This duty applies to the first five days of each exclusion.  Failure to do so will render the parent/carer liable to a Penalty Notice. (Alternative education provision will be made available from the sixth day of any exclusion.)

Amount Payable for a Penalty Notice

The amount payable for a Penalty Notice issued in any of the above circumstances is currently £60 if paid within 21 days of receipt of the Notice, rising to £120 if paid after 21 days but within 28 days.

If the Penalty Notice is not paid, the local Authority must consider a prosecution in the Magistrates Court for the offence for which the Notice was originally issued.

Please be aware that each parent is liable to receive a Penalty Notice for each child who incurs unauthorised absences, for example, if there are two parents and one child, each parent will receive one Penalty Notice.

If there are two parents, and two children incur unauthorised absences, each parent will receive two Penalty Notices, which in this case would amount to £120 each if paid within 21 days.

Advice and support is available from an Inclusion Officer by contacting your local Education Office as follows :-

North West    - Tel: 01483 518130 South West      -   Tel: 01483 517179

North East    - Tel: 01372 833588  South East   -       Tel: 01737 737777

Please see below for PE days for the Summer Term

The children will need to wear their correct PE kit on their PE day. Correct PE kit consists of:

·        Sky blue Maybury t-shirt

·        Navy blue or black hooded jacket

·        Navy blue or black jogging bottoms

Trainers (only lace up if your child can tie their own laces please) 

On Thursday 27th June, the EEEA Academy will be hosting a 'for the love of food' day offering great food to help you Engage, Enrich and Excel.  This special menu will be on offer for all children at a cost of £2.90.  Please look out for a letter with further which will be sent home later in the month.

Please bear in mind that all of these dates are subject to change