All of our reception and nursery children are now in school and have settled brilliantly. We are thrilled that they are part of our school community and we hope that pupils and their families feel at home here at Mead already.
A massive thank you to parents of our Reception pupils for attending the Macmillan coffee morning and for your contribution of cakes and donations for such a worthy cause. We raised £70 and are grateful to all who contributed.
Our recent Jeans for Genes Day raised a total of £350 and on behalf of this worthy charity I want to thank you for your support.
Harvest Festival
We are holding our Harvest Festival assembly on Tuesday 29th October. 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 Monday 14th October. The Foodbank have specifically asked for non-perishable items as they cannot pre determine when the food will be distributed.
Year 6 Parents - 31st October 2019
The deadline for applying for secondary school places is fast approaching. Please ensure that you have registered for an online account and applied for a secondary place before this date. If you require any assistance please come into the office and see Mrs Kinchella.
County Lines Talk - Tuesday 15th October @ Broadford School-Time to be confirmed
The Learning Federation is hosting a presentation evening from Peter Wilson from the Metropolitan Police (Trident), regarding Child Criminal Exploitations and County Lines within Havering. This important information will assist with equipping members of the public and parents to be vigilant in supporting all children / young people regardless as to where they live. These talks have been very well received and are highly recommended for parents.
Diary Dates
Monday 7th October- LAMDA session in the afternoon for some of our more able pupils
Tuesday 8th October- Mead netball team playing Broadford after school
Wednesday 9th October -Madagascar class are visiting the local Fire Station in the afternoon and we have a visitor coming into school to talk to year 5 about Junior Travel Ambassadors. We look forward to welcoming some pupils from Brookside infants who are coming to visit our farm animals in the afternoon. Some of our year 3 pupils will be attending a Forest School session in the afternoon.
Thursday 10th October- KS1 parents are invited into school for a reading workshop between 8:30 and 9:30
Friday 11th October -Kenya class are visiting the local Fire Station this afternoon
Autumn Term Parent Consultation Evening - Monday 14th & Tuesday 15th October
We are looking forward to welcoming all parents on Monday 14th & Tuesday 15th October for parent consultation meetings. You will have the opportunity to meet your child’s new class teacher and find out how they have settled so far this year. The teachers will also explain the expectations for the end of the year for your child.
Our Year 6 prefects will also be on hand to show you to the hall and asking parents to complete our annual parent survey.
Hopefully you have all completed the meeting request form-Appointments will be sent out next week.
https://forms.gle/zF3LJExkUpxhj7Kh6
Monday 14th October- Parents Evening 1
Tuesday 15th October- Parents Evening 2
Friday 18th October- Last day of half term
Monday 28th October- Pupils back to school
KS2 Hall
We have now had confirmation that the underpinning of our KS2 hall will be completed by the beginning of December. Based on this, we are now able to organise our Christmas performances for week beginning 9th December. I will notify you of the exact dates in my newsletter next week, once I have consulted with my teachers.
INSET Dates for 2019-20
Please note the school closure dates for this academic year.
INSET day 1- 4th September
INSET day 2- 3rd April
INSET day 3- 20th July
INSET day 4-21st July
INSET day 5- 22nd July
Please note that the final day of the summer term for pupils will be on Friday 17th July, 2020.
Term Dates 2019-20
https://www.havering.gov.uk/downloads/file/2023/term_dates_2019-2020
Havering Catering Services
Week beginning Monday 7th September is week 3 on the Havering catering services menu. All meals are served with unlimited salad and vegetables and cost £2.25.
Please be reminded to top up your child’s catering account as we cannot provide dinners for pupils whose accounts exceed a debt of £10.
Havering catering Service now provide a breakfast club for Mead pupils. For £1.50 your child can have a bacon or sausage sandwich or beans on toast with cereal or toast or fresh fruit or yoghurt plus a drink.
We will also have speciality days when other items such as pancakes and muffins will be available.
In order for you to book a place you will need to deposit the money in advance in your Squid account.
Please do not send your child to school to attend breakfast club if there are no funds in your account as they will not be admitted.
Attendance Update
Well done to Mexico class who had the highest attendance in Y5&6 at 98.3% . Scotland had the highest attendance in LKS2 at 98.3% and Palau had the highest attendance in KS1 and overall at 98.4%. Well done to them!
Have a wonderful weekend
Mrs L. Smith
Headteacher
