We are delighted to have raised over £2000 at our family fun day in May as a result of this we were able to have new playground markings in our playground which the children returned to after the half term break. They have thoroughly enjoyed playing on these every playtime and lunchtime as well as during Maths lessons!

Staffing update

As you are aware Miss Nabbi left this month to start her maternity leave, which we will be covering with existing staff in school until the end of term. Mrs Chaudhry will also be leaving at the end of the term to start her maternity leave. In September Mrs Ware, an experienced Teaching Assistant in Early Years will be joining the Nursery team working full time in the Nursery, along with Miss Sheikh who will be working in the afternoons.

Mrs James is also leaving to have a baby at the end of this term, and we are delighted that Mrs Horne, a very expe-rienced Key Stage 1 teacher will be joining our team.

Sadly, Mrs Weedon will also be leaving at the end of the term to go and work in another school; we have two new teachers joining our Nursery team, Mrs Holloway and Miss MacLean. Mrs Holloway will be teaching Monday and Tuesday and Miss MacLean will be teaching Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. We wish Mrs Weedon all the best in her future teaching career. On Wednesday 5th July the children will be moving up to their new class to meet their new teachers and support staff.

Many Thanks

Mrs Merritt

A Message from Mrs Merritt

June 2017 Issue 9

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Maybury News Everyone is a learner and every experience is a learning opportunity.

Nursery

Nursery have been learning about mini beasts and have been searching for them in their garden. They have found lots of different types such as spiders, flies, bees, wasps and ants. The children have used magnifying glasses to look carefully at them to find out more. They have counted their legs and looked at similarities, sorting them into groups.

Dragonflies

Dragonflies had a fun time on their trip to Alice Holt. We began by leaving school at 9am on a Yellow School Bus; this was exciting and we sang songs and talked all the way there. When we got to Alice Holt our first task was to find The Gruffalo in the deep dark woods. We carefully read the clues and followed the signs. On our way, we found all the charac-ters from the book and made dens out of long sticks. After we found the Gruffalo (and Stickman) it was time for lunch which of course was the highlight of the day! Finally, we had a quick play in the park before heading back to school.

The children were so well behaved, we were all very proud of them especially as it was such a hot day and we had to do lots of walking. Well done Dragonflies.

Mrs Eldred

EYFS Phase Leader

Early Years Foundation Stage Update

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Diary Dates

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Ladybirds

The children in Ladybirds Class had a wonderful time on their trip to Windsor Castle at the start of this half term. They explored the castle grounds, learnt about the roles of royals and enjoyed dressing up as kings, queens, knights and princesses. All the children behaved very well, so well done children!

During Science Week, the children learnt about pond habitats. They found out what animals live in ponds and how important they are in providing a home for all sorts of wildlife. They really enjoyed seeing lots of different animals that ZooLab brought in for the children to hold and learn about.

Butterflies

During Feeling Good Week, the children learnt the importance of looking after their wellbeing and taking time out in their busy days to spend time doing things they enjoy. The children chose some activities they love to do at school.

The children had great fun learning how to skip and learning new games to play with their friends during playtimes. The children had great fun and did some exercise at the same time!

Mrs Roberts

Key Stage One Phase Leader

Key Stage 1 Update

Key stage 2 have had a busy and exciting month! At the beginning of the month, the key stage enjoyed a fun-filled Science week including a trip from Zoolab and many fascinating Science investigations—thanks to Miss Slade for organising such a wonderful week. It’s also been a particularly sporty month, with trips to BDB to practise our athletics skills and Year 5 and 6 had their intensive swimming week. The children also learnt more about the importance of recycling during our workshops from Woking Council.

Beetles Class

Year 3 enjoyed their school trip to the discovery centre this month. The children spent the morning exploring the different zones and applying all of the learning they have done in science this year. In the afternoon, the children went out into the forest to complete lots of activities such as: identifying names of trees, playing hide and seek and measuring tree stumps.

Ants Class

Ants class have made Roman shields out of large sheets of cardboard. They used traditional colours and patterns to decorate them after studying what they would have been like. The class then took their Roman shields outside and worked in groups to create different formations to keep themselves protected from an attack.

Spiders Class

Miss Briggs was pleased with the effort and achievement from Years 5 and 6 during their swimming week . The children who swam every day made such good progress during the week, despite the very hot weather. Thank you to all the staff who came along and made the week such a huge success—especially Miss Briggs who organised the week.

Glow Worms Class

Year 6 had a Money Matters workshop run by Natwest where the children had to work within a budget to plan a birthday party. They worked well in a group to apply their calculation skills to ensure that they did not over spend. These skills will be usual when we have our enterprise week next month.

Mrs Butler

Deputy Headteacher

Key Stage 2 Update

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In other news…...

Swimming Lessons

Following the success of the recent intensive swimming lessons week please see contact details below should you wish to continue with lessons.

A message from Stagecoach Woking…..

"Stagecoach Woking has 2 great Summer fun workshops planned this Summer and will run from the 24th July to the 28th July. We have a workshop designed for children aged be-tween 4-6 years and another workshop for older students aged between 6-18 years. To register, please go to www.stagecoach.co.uk/woking or email woking@stagecoach.co.uk or call 01483 235216 / 07957 825641. No Stagecoach experience necessary."

Summer Holiday Activities

July

Wed 5th July Induction meetings for Reception and Nursery (morning) Sept 2017 at 9am

Induction meeting for Nursery (afternoon session) Sept 2017 at 1pm

Thurs 6th July Sports Day—Please see details on page 8

Fri 7th July School reports home to parents

Mon 10th to Fri 21st July Enterprise weeks—Details to follow

Wed 12th July Glow worms class trip to Chessington

Wed 12th July Mr Allen’s Musical Medley concert at 2pm—Details to follow

Fri 14th July Dragonflies class assembly at 9am

Tues 18th July Parent drop in session—3.15pm—3.30pm

Thurs 20th July Glow worms Graduation assembly at 2.30pm

Fri 21st July End of term—School finishes at 1.30pm

Summer Holidays 24th July to 1st September 2017

Sept

Mon 4th Sept INSET Day—SCHOOL CLOSED—Staff training

Tues 5th Sept Start of Autumn term, children return to school

Autumn 2017

4th September 2017 to Thurs 21st December 2017

Half Term from 23rd October 2017 to 27th October 2017

Spring Term 2018

4th January 2018 to 29th March 2018

Half Term from 12th February 2018 to 16 February 2018

Summer Term 2018

16th April 2018 to 23rd July 2018

Half Term from 28th May 2018—1st June 2018

INSET Days 2017/18

Monday 4th September 2017

Thursday 21st December 2017

Thursday 4th January 2018

Monday 16th April 2018

Monday 23rd July 2018

Useful Dates

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Academic Dates 2017/18

April: Responsibility

May: Perseverance

June: Honesty

July: Courage

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Our Values – Summer Term

Responsibility

April’s value is Responsibility, some suggestions to encourage this important value at home are:

Discuss the importance of looking after property, taking care of things and looking after environ-ment

Encourage your children to be responsible for bringing the correct equipment to school (book bags, library books, P.E kits etc.)

Read ‘Dear Greenpeace’ by Simon James and ‘Dogger’ by Shirley Hughes

Perseverance

June’s value is Perseverance, some suggestions to encourage this important value at home are:

Talk about the importance of never giving up

Regularly encourage children to try new things

Share some instances when you’ve needed perseverance and grit to accomplish a difficult task

Honesty:

June’s value is Honesty , some suggestions to encourage this important value at home are:

To ensure children play fairly, no cheating in games!

To praise and value your child when they tell the truth.

To read stories such as “The boy who cried wolf”.

Courage:

July's value is Respect , some suggestions to encourage this important value at home are:

Talk about standing up for what is right and being brave.

· Talking about when you have been scared

· Encouraging children to have a go at new things: swimming, sports activities etc.

· Read ‘The Owl who was afraid of the dark’ by Jill Tomlinson and ‘ The Gruffalo’ by Julia Donaldson

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Program for Sports Day—Thursday 6th July 2017 at BDB

9:15-10:00: Field events

1) Hurdles

2) Javelin

3) Bean bag throw

4) Tennis

5) Ladders

6) Caterpillar catch

10:15– 11:10 track events

Class races:

Dragonflies– Teddy bear race

Ladybirds– Through a hoop race

Butterflies- Sack race

Beetles- Leap frog race

Ants– Bean bag race

Spiders– Water cup race

Glow worms—Obstacle race

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