Weekly Newsletter
20th April 2018
Dear Parents,
At last the sun has come out-Unfortunately too late for the children to enjoy during the Easter break!
Not quite sure how long the warmer weather is going to last but please remember to send your children into school with water and sun hats when/if it gets really warm.
Great News-Miss Calitz had a beautiful baby girl yesterday. She weighed 8lb 8 ozs and is called Amelie Harriet. Both mother and baby are well.
Veggie Run
Veggie Run, the newly developed healthy app only for Havering Primary and Junior school children is was launched on the 19th April.
What is the aim?
The app aims to create healthy competition amongst primary and Junior school children, where they learn to dodge unhealthy foods and get rewarded by collecting fruit and vegetables.
Why get the App?
The main advantage for pupils downloading and playing this app, is that pupils can win your school sports prizes!! These prizes are worth up to £200! Each school will receive a unique reference code that they share with pupils, who use this when they login to the game.
Where do I get the App?
Download and share the link from the 19 April -https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/veggierun/id1339059186?mt=8
Before your children start playing the games you need to go to the home page and enter the school code 7709 so we can monitor the uptake at Mead.
Why do we need to promote Healthy Lunches?
Recent evidence suggests that only 1% of packed lunches are healthy!
We hope from children playing the game they are able to identify the difference between healthy and unhealthy foods.
Veggie Run, the newly developed healthy app only for Havering Primary and Junior school children is was launched on the 19th April.
What is the aim?
The app aims to create healthy competition amongst primary and Junior school children, where they learn to dodge unhealthy foods and get rewarded by collecting fruit and vegetables.
Why get the App?
The main advantage for pupils downloading and playing this app, is that pupils can win your school sports prizes!! These prizes are worth up to £200! Each school will receive a unique reference code that they share with pupils, who use this when they login to the game.
Where do I get the App?
Download and share the link from the 19 April -https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/veggierun/id1339059186?mt=8
Before your children start playing the games you need to go to the home page and enter the school code 7709 so we can monitor the uptake at Mead.
Why do we need to promote Healthy Lunches?
Recent evidence suggests that only 1% of packed lunches are healthy!
We hope from children playing the game they are able to identify the difference between healthy and unhealthy foods.
What can they win?
Each term Havering Council will reward the top performing primary, junior, Infant schools and pupils with the following prizes.
Schools
Top performing schools will receive the following prizes based on the results at the end of the Summer term 2018.
1st Prize - Everyone Active Hertfordshire Mavericks Netball Coaching session
2nd Prize – Danson Hockey Coaching session
3rd Prize –3 hours at Noak Hill Sports Complex - Tennis Courts
4th Prize - Starter pack – From the Sports Collective
5th Prize - 5 A-Day Character Resource Pack
Schools
Top performing schools will receive the following prizes based on the results at the end of the Summer term 2018.
1st Prize - Everyone Active Hertfordshire Mavericks Netball Coaching session
2nd Prize – Danson Hockey Coaching session
3rd Prize –3 hours at Noak Hill Sports Complex - Tennis Courts
4th Prize - Starter pack – From the Sports Collective
5th Prize - 5 A-Day Character Resource Pack
Pupils
SQuid - Each term the top performing twelve students on Veggie Run will receive one week’s worth of meals (5 x £2.20) applied to their sQuid catering purse.
2 bikes per term for the top performing girl and boy aged up to 11 years old plus cycle helmet.
Buy one get one free swimming at Hornchurch & Central Park Leisure Centres (250 children will receive vouchers directly via the game until September 2018) One parent can swim for free if child is aged under at eight years.
Free piece of fruit with every kids meal purchased over £3, (250 vouches to be won until September 2018, redeem at Hornchurch Café, Harrow Leisure Centre)
If any pupils/parents wish to support the app online please use #VeggieRun, as we would love to capture feedback. If any children have any budding ideas about how we can promote Veggie Run we would like to hear from them, as they could become the face of Havering’s Veggie Run.
Diary Dates
Monday 23rd April - The Big Pedal competition starts today. This is a national competition where all pupils are encouraged to travel to school in a sustainable way. So get on your bikes and scooters, as the JTA’s will be counting how many of our pupils have been cycling or scooting to school and reporting these numbers for the competition. After school some of our year 6 pupils will be attending the Drapers G&T science club.
SQuid - Each term the top performing twelve students on Veggie Run will receive one week’s worth of meals (5 x £2.20) applied to their sQuid catering purse.
2 bikes per term for the top performing girl and boy aged up to 11 years old plus cycle helmet.
Buy one get one free swimming at Hornchurch & Central Park Leisure Centres (250 children will receive vouchers directly via the game until September 2018) One parent can swim for free if child is aged under at eight years.
Free piece of fruit with every kids meal purchased over £3, (250 vouches to be won until September 2018, redeem at Hornchurch Café, Harrow Leisure Centre)
If any pupils/parents wish to support the app online please use #VeggieRun, as we would love to capture feedback. If any children have any budding ideas about how we can promote Veggie Run we would like to hear from them, as they could become the face of Havering’s Veggie Run.
Diary Dates
Monday 23rd April - The Big Pedal competition starts today. This is a national competition where all pupils are encouraged to travel to school in a sustainable way. So get on your bikes and scooters, as the JTA’s will be counting how many of our pupils have been cycling or scooting to school and reporting these numbers for the competition. After school some of our year 6 pupils will be attending the Drapers G&T science club.
Tuesday 24th April -Some of our pupils will be taking their LAMDA examination and we have school councils from other local schools meeting at Mead
Wednesday 25th April- First session of Forest Schools for a new group of our year 3 pupils
Thursday 26th April-10:30-11:30 and 14:00-15:00 Nursery phonics meetings. In the afternoon some of our year 2 pupils will be going to waterstones in Romford to select a class reading book.
Important days for this term
Thursday 3rd May-Polling Day/Staff training -School closed
Monday 7th May-May Day holiday-School closed
Monday 14th May-Thursday 17th May Year 6 SATS tests
Monday 21st May-Thursday 24th May KS1 SATs tests
Friday 25th May-Inset day/Staff training-School closed
Monday 28th May-Friday 1st June-Half term holiday-School closed
Wednesday 13th-Friday 15th June-Year 5 Residential trip to Mersea
Friday 29th June-Inset day/Staff training-School closed
Friday 20th July last day of school before summer holiday
Year group showcases for summer term
Parents/carers are invited into school for their children’s showcases. It is an opportunity for pupils to share with you some of the exciting things they have learnt in school this term.
Year 1-3rd July
Year 2-13th July
Year 3-12th July
Year 4-4th July
Year 5-6th July
Year 6-21st June
Wednesday 25th April- First session of Forest Schools for a new group of our year 3 pupils
Thursday 26th April-10:30-11:30 and 14:00-15:00 Nursery phonics meetings. In the afternoon some of our year 2 pupils will be going to waterstones in Romford to select a class reading book.
Important days for this term
Thursday 3rd May-Polling Day/Staff training -School closed
Monday 7th May-May Day holiday-School closed
Monday 14th May-Thursday 17th May Year 6 SATS tests
Monday 21st May-Thursday 24th May KS1 SATs tests
Friday 25th May-Inset day/Staff training-School closed
Monday 28th May-Friday 1st June-Half term holiday-School closed
Wednesday 13th-Friday 15th June-Year 5 Residential trip to Mersea
Friday 29th June-Inset day/Staff training-School closed
Friday 20th July last day of school before summer holiday
Year group showcases for summer term
Parents/carers are invited into school for their children’s showcases. It is an opportunity for pupils to share with you some of the exciting things they have learnt in school this term.
Year 1-3rd July
Year 2-13th July
Year 3-12th July
Year 4-4th July
Year 5-6th July
Year 6-21st June
Havering Catering Services
Week beginning 23rd April is Week 2 on the Havering Catering Services menu. All meals are served with unlimited salad and vegetables and cost £2.20.
We have a special ‘Barnyard Bash’ menu on Wednesday 23rd April
Week beginning 23rd April is Week 2 on the Havering Catering Services menu. All meals are served with unlimited salad and vegetables and cost £2.20.
We have a special ‘Barnyard Bash’ menu on Wednesday 23rd April
Red Tractors hot dog with straw fries
Farmer Jo’s BBQ chicken with straw fries
Old MacDonald’s macaroni cheese with garlic bread
Coleslaw
Corn on the cob
Little Bo Peeps’ iced muffin
Farmer Jo’s BBQ chicken with straw fries
Old MacDonald’s macaroni cheese with garlic bread
Coleslaw
Corn on the cob
Little Bo Peeps’ iced muffin
Also available: fresh fruit, yoghurt, cheese and crackers
Attendance
Well done to Canada class who had the highest attendance in Y5&6 and overall at an impressive 100% . Wales had the highest attendance in LKS2 and at 97.8% and New Zealand had the highest attendance in KS1 at 98.3%. Well done to them! I am really pleased to report that the overall attendance was above target this week at 96.3%-A fabulous achievement-lets hope we can keep it up!
I hope that you have a fantastic weekend and that the sun continues to shine.
Mrs L. Smith
Attendance
Well done to Canada class who had the highest attendance in Y5&6 and overall at an impressive 100% . Wales had the highest attendance in LKS2 and at 97.8% and New Zealand had the highest attendance in KS1 at 98.3%. Well done to them! I am really pleased to report that the overall attendance was above target this week at 96.3%-A fabulous achievement-lets hope we can keep it up!
I hope that you have a fantastic weekend and that the sun continues to shine.
Mrs L. Smith
