Weekly Newsletter
23rd February 2018
Dear Parents,
I hope you had a restful week last week. I can’t believe how quickly the time is going -already we are halfway through the school year!
World Book Day
As part of our drive to maintain, promote and engage pupil interest in reading, the school is taking part in WORLD BOOK day on Thursday 1st March. Children are asked to come into school dressed as their favourite book character. A £1 donation is required on the day and the money raised will be used to buy new books for the school.
To help get them started on their reading journey, every child will receive a £1 World Book Day Book Token that can either be exchanged for one of TEN special £1 World Book Day books or used to get £1 off any book/audio book costing £2.99 or more. You can find out more about the books at worldbookday.com/books. Your child’s token can be redeemed at most UK bookshops. Please help your child to use it on or after World Book Day by visiting your local bookshop (if you need help finding one, visit booksellers.org.uk/bookshopsearch).
Bike Safe
During this half term, Mead Primary School will be running a Bike Safe Competition to increase the awareness of travelling to school in a safe and sustainable way. If you wear your helmet when travelling to school on a
scooter or bike you will get a Helmet Point. The children with the most Helmet Points at the end of the 6 weeks will win a prize.
When you cycle or scoot to school wearing your helmet, take your helmet into class where your teacher can help you record it on the Bike Safe Tracker.
Parents Consultations
At the end of the term we will be holding parent consultations when you are invited to come and meet your child’s class teacher to find out how they are progressing this year. There will be a chance for you to look at your child’s work and complete a parental survey to let us know how else we can provide you with information and support.
These events will be held on Tuesday 28th and Wednesday 29th March.
KS2 Car Park
Please be reminded that, for safety reasons, parents are not permitted to use the KS2 car park to drop/pick up pupils (unless this has been authorised by the head teacher). Parents using the car park this week caused congestion which resulted in someone backing into a lamp post in the school drive. The gate has remained open recently due to mechanical failure which has now been addressed and we will revert to the correct safety procedure which does not allow parent vehicle access.
Mothers Day
The Learning Federation Parents' Association (LFPA) will be providing pupils with a chance to order a Belgian chocolate Mothers' Day Gift.
The gift costs £1. You are able to order multiple gifts - but they will all be the same. The exact description has been deliberately omitted so that there is a 'surprise' element! However it is a Belgian chocolate based gift.
To order your gifts, please complete the Google Form which can be accessed on the school Facebook page.
Orders should be submitted by Friday 23rd February and deliveries to class will take place w/c 5th March
If you have more than one child attending the school, please send all monies in with one of them so that it is easier for the LFPA volunteers to manage the collection of money and the deliveries.
Diary Dates
Monday 26th February -We have the author Cliff McNish visiting our year 5 pupils.
Tuesday 27th February -Our year 1 pupils will be attending a circus workshop, in school, during the afternoon. After school our Netball team will be taking on a team from Broadford.
Wednesday 28th February -Our year 6 pupils will be visiting the IMAX cinema in London and during the afternoon some of our year 3 pupils will be attending a Forest Schools session.
Thursday 1st March is World Book Day-See additional information above. During the afternoon some of our year 5/6 pupils will be representing the school at a Tag Rugby competition to be held at Brookside Primary School
Friday 2nd March- Some members of our travel team will be attending the TFL travel conference with Mrs Harding and Miss Doherty, other pupils will be attending a Zoella event at Westfield.
Havering Catering Services
Week beginning Monday 26th February is week 1 on the havering catering Services menu. All meals are served with unlimited salad and vegetables and cost £2.20.
Attendance News
Well done to Chile class who had the highest attendance in Y5&6 and overall at 99.2% . Scotland had the highest attendance in LKS2 at 98.4% and Kenya had the highest attendance in KS1 at 97.9%. Well done to them!. The overall attendance has slightly improved and stands at 94.7% still slightly below our target!.
Have a good weekend
Yours sincerely,
Mrs L Smith
Headteacher
