Dear Parents,
As you may have heard our sister school Broadford were awarded Primary School of the Year and then Overall School of the year last Friday at the TES award ceremony in London. This is a fantastic achievement for the Federation and for the Harold Hill community and we are proud to be associated with these prestigious awards Well done to everyone for their hard work!
Road Safety competition
Thank you to all the children that entered the safer parking competition-there were 286 entries in total so choosing the winners was a really difficult task:
Year group winners are-
Reception-Olivia Broad
Year 1- Julia Newark
Year2- Grace Rowley
Year 3- Pritika Maheshwan
Year 4- Grace Allen
Year 5 Deborah Dimoriaku
Year 6 Lia Summer
The overall winner is Deborah Dimoriaku-she wins a street scooter. Watch out for her poster which will be displayed at the school gates. Congratulations to all the winners and well done to everyone who entered.
Diary Dates
Saturday 1st July-Federation Fete at Mead 11:00-16:00-See details below
Monday 3rd July -Some of our KS2 pupils will be going to Harry Potter World-this is a reward for KS2 exceptional readers, please ensure they are in school by 7:45a.m. There is a show for KS1 and 2 pupils in the afternoon in school. Some of our KS2 children will be representing Mead at a hockey competition to be held at Draper’s Pyrgo and the last swimming session for Greece and Germany is today.
Tuesday 4th July- Some year 6 pupils will be attending Draper’s Academy for an induction day in preparation for September. Some year 5 children will be going to the Royal Academy Summer exhibition with Mrs Jolly. Two school council members will represent Mead at The School Council Alliance meeting to be held at Draper’s Brookside and for those feeling energetic the yearly country dancing festival is to be held at Draper’s Pyrgo 18:00-19:30.
Wednesday 5th July -Today is the last swimming session for Italy.
Friday 7th July-Our reception children are visiting Tropical Wings for the day-Let’s hope the sun shines for them! Some of our older children will be representing Mead at a cricket competition to be held at Draper’s Pyrgo.
Havering Catering Services
Week beginning 3rd July is week 2 on the Havering Catering Services menu.
Key dates for the rest of the summer term
Monday 10th July-13:30-14:45-YR 1 Sports Day
Tuesday 11th July-9:30-12:00-LKS2 Sports Day
Wednesday 12th July-9:30-12:00- UKS2 Sports Day
Wednesday 12th July-13:30-14:45-YR2 Sports Day
Friday 14th July 9:30-10:30-YR R Sports Day
Friday 14th July-Picnic in the Playground
Monday 17th July 15:30-19:30 Parents Evening
Tuesday 18th July 16:30-18:00-Oscars
LFPA
Thank you and well done to the volunteers of the LFPA and to everyone who supported the recent Father’s day sale. The sale raised £382 at Mead and over £700 across the Learning Federation. This will go towards the fundraising total for both of our schools.
The Learning Federation Parents Association will be holding a Summer Fete on Saturday 1st July at Mead Primary School between 11 am - 4 pm. This will be a great day for the whole family. Bring your friends, families and neighbours. This event is for all pupils, parents and carers from Mead and Broadford Primary School's. All monies raised will benefit pupils across the Learning Federation. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow, to join in all the fun at the fete!
Attendance
Well done to Mexico class who had the highest attendance in Y5&6 at 96.7%. Italy had the highest attendance in LKS2 at 96.4% and Australia the highest attendance in KS1 and overall at 97.6%-Well done to them!. The overall attendance dipped last week to a disappointing 94.5% Let’s have a real effort to get nearer to our target of 96% these last few weeks of term!
Hope to see some of you at the fete tomorrow- let’s hope the sun shines and it stays dry! Have a fabulous weekend.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs L Smith
Headteacher
