Weekly Newsletter
6th October 2017
Dear Parents,
It’s been another very busy week at Mead with pupils attending a number of events both in and outside of school.
I am pleased to report our Reception pupils have settled well and are enjoying the wonderful outside resources we have here at Mead.
We are holding our parents meetings on Monday 16th/Tuesday 17th October when you will have the opportunity to discuss how your child/children have settled in their new classes and teachers will be able to give you an insight into learning so far and future expectations.
Diary Dates
On Monday 9th October our year 2 pupils will be attending a drama workshop about The Great Fire of London in school.
Tuesday 10th Year 1 Spinebreakers will be visiting Harold Hill Library. We will also be holding our Harvest Festival assemblies in the morning.
Wednesday 11th-Pupils from years 4 and 5 will be attending STEAM- powered workshops in school.
Thursday 12th October Mead football team take on Broadford in their first match of the season.
Friday 13th October-Freshwater Theatre company are in school for our reception classes.
Harvest Festival
Hopefully you have all received letters about our Harvest Festival assemblies which are taking place on Tuesday 10th September. This year once again we are going to give your donations to the Harold Hill Foodbank who do such a wonderful job helping local residents in times of need.
We would therefore be grateful if children could start bringing in donations from next week. The Foodbank have specifically asked for non-perishable items as they cannot pre determine when the food will be distributed. They have indicated there is a shortage of long life milk/juice, tinned meat and sugar for distribution but they have plenty of pasta and baked beans.
LFPA - Firework Night Extravaganza
The Learning Federation Parents’ Association will be hosting the Harold Hill Firework Extravaganza on Monday 6th November 2017, 5.30pm-7.30pm at Broadford Primary School. Tickets must be purchased in advance and will be sold on a first come first serve basis. Tickets will not be available on the night of the event. Tickets are priced at £3 for children under 14 and £5 for adults.
If you haven’t already done so please complete the form available, place into a clearly labelled envelope along with payment and return to either school by next Friday 13th October. After this date the tickets will go on general sale at £6 per adult and £4 per child.
We look forward to seeing many of you there on the night.
Havering Catering Services
Week beginning 9th October is week 1 on the Havering Catering Services menu. The price of a meal at lunchtime is £2.20.
Attendance Update
A massive well done to Canada class who had the highest attendance in Y5&6 and overall at 100%-They have had a cupcake party to celebrate. Germany and N.Ireland tied for first place in LKS2 with attendance of 98.6% and New Zealand had the highest attendance in KS1 at 97.9%. Well done to them!. The overall attendance was 95.7%-it’s creeping up -Let’s aim for 96.5% next week!
Have a fabulous weekend.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs L Smith
Headteacher
We are holding our parents meetings on Monday 16th/Tuesday 17th October when you will have the opportunity to discuss how your child/children have settled in their new classes and teachers will be able to give you an insight into learning so far and future expectations.
Diary Dates
On Monday 9th October our year 2 pupils will be attending a drama workshop about The Great Fire of London in school.
Tuesday 10th Year 1 Spinebreakers will be visiting Harold Hill Library. We will also be holding our Harvest Festival assemblies in the morning.
Wednesday 11th-Pupils from years 4 and 5 will be attending STEAM- powered workshops in school.
Thursday 12th October Mead football team take on Broadford in their first match of the season.
Friday 13th October-Freshwater Theatre company are in school for our reception classes.
Important dates for this term
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Parents’ Evenings
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16th/17th October
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Half term-school closed
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Monday 23rd-Friday 28th October
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Christmas Holidays-school closed
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Thursday 21st December -Monday 1st January
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INSET Dates & Polling Day for 2017-18
Please note the school closure dates for this academic year.
INSET day 1
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INSET day 2
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INSET day 3
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4th Sep
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18th Sep
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9th Feb
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Polling Day
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INSET day 4
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INSET day 5
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3rd May
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25th May
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29th June
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Harvest Festival
Hopefully you have all received letters about our Harvest Festival assemblies which are taking place on Tuesday 10th September. This year once again we are going to give your donations to the Harold Hill Foodbank who do such a wonderful job helping local residents in times of need.
We would therefore be grateful if children could start bringing in donations from next week. The Foodbank have specifically asked for non-perishable items as they cannot pre determine when the food will be distributed. They have indicated there is a shortage of long life milk/juice, tinned meat and sugar for distribution but they have plenty of pasta and baked beans.
LFPA - Firework Night Extravaganza
The Learning Federation Parents’ Association will be hosting the Harold Hill Firework Extravaganza on Monday 6th November 2017, 5.30pm-7.30pm at Broadford Primary School. Tickets must be purchased in advance and will be sold on a first come first serve basis. Tickets will not be available on the night of the event. Tickets are priced at £3 for children under 14 and £5 for adults.
If you haven’t already done so please complete the form available, place into a clearly labelled envelope along with payment and return to either school by next Friday 13th October. After this date the tickets will go on general sale at £6 per adult and £4 per child.
We look forward to seeing many of you there on the night.
Havering Catering Services
Week beginning 9th October is week 1 on the Havering Catering Services menu. The price of a meal at lunchtime is £2.20.
Attendance Update
A massive well done to Canada class who had the highest attendance in Y5&6 and overall at 100%-They have had a cupcake party to celebrate. Germany and N.Ireland tied for first place in LKS2 with attendance of 98.6% and New Zealand had the highest attendance in KS1 at 97.9%. Well done to them!. The overall attendance was 95.7%-it’s creeping up -Let’s aim for 96.5% next week!
Have a fabulous weekend.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs L Smith
Headteacher
