It has been a busy start to the Autumn term in Sea Turtles class- I can’t believe we are already 4 weeks in to the new school year! The children have settled into their new routines in and out of the classroom incredibly well; they have demonstrated plenty of resilience and a fantastic growth mindset towards their learning. In our first week back at school, the children enjoyed researching and creating fact files on sea turtles along with some amazing pieces of art for our year 5 display.

In Literacy, the class have been very much enjoying their first unit on ‘Twisted Fairy Tales’. So far, they have re-told the fantastic story of ‘The Three Little Wolves and the Big, Bad Pig’, as well as written their own adapted version. All of the children in class have been working really hard on their writing and we hope to put up more examples of their published work on the windows for you to enjoy!

Our History lessons have also sparked the interest of their ever-curious minds; we have been learning all about the Anglo Saxons and Vikings – who they were, the lasting impact they have had on Britain as well as what we can learn about them through artefacts.

We have also already been lucky enough to go on an informative and fun class trip to the North West Synagogue in Weybridge. It was a wonderful learning experience for the children to have been able to see the inside of a Synagogue first hand, and to have had the opportunity to ask plenty of questions to our lovely guide, Mickie.

In PE, the children have been developing their passing, attacking and defending skills in netball, and have certainly been getting a good run around whilst thoroughly enjoying their 3v3 games! In addition to netball, they have also been partaking in team building activities which have been equally as fun!

Reading at Maybury!

At Maybury, there is a large plethora of books to read. We also award you for reading every day because whoever reads the most, gets a token to use the vending machine which is filled with fantastic books for all ages! We use our reading tokens to get new exclusive books.

Every Tuesday from 3:15 pm to 3:45 pm we have star books where anyone is welcome to come to the library and read with a parent Children will be given a biscuit while they enjoy reading one of our fantastic books.

Recently, we have moved our library to the old wellbeing room near the assembly hall. Mrs Everitt said: “We are now open for business and hope all the children have had a chance to visit with their teachers.” What do you think of the new layout?                                                                                               

There are many different books for all age groups and reading levels. In class, we have websites called Read theory and Bug Club where you can read online and at home.

We also have a reading shed, in the playground quiet area, which is like a mini library with different categorised boxes of books and reading suitcases. The suitcases are themed and contain artefacts along with fiction and nonfiction books on the subject. We also have a variety of teddys to snuggle with whilst reading our favourite books during break times and lunchtimes.

We would like to take this opportunity to remind you that lunches are currently free for Reception, Year 1, and Year 2 students under the government's Universal Infant Free School Meals scheme. For children in Years 3 to 6, the cost of a school lunch is £2.95 per day / £14.75 per week. We would appreciate it if you could ensure that your child has sufficient funds in their lunch account. 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.

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.

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. 

It is Harvest time at Maybury and we have been thinking of ways we can celebrate and help our local community. As part of our Harvest celebration we are going to be collecting food for our local food bank which supports families in Woking. This food bank is part of the Trussell Trust food bank project. These food banks are helping thousands of families across the country and in our community during these difficult times.

How it works:

It’s easy to help all you have to do is bring in a donation. It can be any of these items:

·         Any tinned foods

·         Tinned puddings (rice pudding)

·         Jars of cooking sauce

·         Dry pastas

·         Rice

·         Cereals

·         Fruit juice

·         UHT milk

·         Jam

·         Tea bags

·         Instant coffee

·         Biscuits

We are asking each child to bring in one item on Monday 30th September to add to our school collection during our whole school assembly and then we will take all of the donations to the Woking Food Bank.

To find out more about how your donation will help our community take a look at the Woking Food Bank website at www.woking.foodbank.org.uk.

I hope you can help us with our collection, your support will be greatly appreciated!

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 willbe used by Surrey County Council in the following circumstances :-

1. Pupils identified by police and Attendance Advice 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 01 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 Surrey County Council 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 10 or more unauthorised sessions in the previous 10 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 Attendance Advice 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 and Consequences for repeat uauthorised absences

1. If you have not incurred a penalty notice relating to this child/children in a rolling 3 year period since 19 August 2024, then the penalty notice will be charged at the rate of £160.00, per parent/carer per child, if paid within 28 days. This will be reduced to £80.00 if paid within 21 days of receipt of the notice. Failure to pay the Penalty Notice will result in Surrey County Council considering legal proceedings against you in the Magistrates Court.

2. If you have incurred a penalty notice relating to this child/children since 19 August 2024, the rolling 3 year period will be activated from the date of the first penalty notice and the second penalty notice will be charged at the flat rate of £160.00, per parent/carer per child, if paid within 28 days. There will be no reduction for payment within 21 days. Failure to pay the Penalty Notice will result in Surrey County Council considering legal proceedings against you in the Magistrates Court.

3. If you have incurred 2 penalty notices relating to this child/children in the rolling 3 year period since the first penalty notice was issued, then you will NOT receive a third penalty notice – Surrey County Council will have no option but to consider a prosecution, per parent/carer per child, in the Magistrates Court under s 444 Education Act 1996.

Surrey County Council is not responsible for authorising pupil absence and therefore cannot withdraw any Penalty Notice requests without the written permission of the Headteacher.

Advice and support is available from an Attendance Advice Officer by contacting Surrey Attendance Service 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 Autumn 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) 

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