Reception
Well done to our Reception children who started their first full time week at school. Given the very disrupted nursery year most of our children had, it has been amazing to see how quickly they have settled. Huge thanks to the Reception staff for their hard work in preparing for this week and to our parents who have been so supportive.
Head of School Appointment
Following a rigorous interview process, I am pleased to announce that Ms Holmes has been appointed as the Head of School at Mead for the academic year. Ms Holmes is an experienced leader who held a similar position at a previous school and will oversee the day to day running Mead. Adding Ms Holmes to the school leadership team will mean we have greater capacity to further develop our school.
With Ms Holmes becoming the Head of School at Mead from 4th October, Miss Cunningham will assume the role of Acting Year Group Leader in Year 4; she is very much looking forward to starting this role and is already working closely with Ms Holmes as part of her handover process. We are currently speaking with a number of interested candidates regarding the class teaching role in Italy and hope to have news very soon.
School Photographs
Carmel Jane Photography will be visiting our school on the 21st October, to take individual photographs. Parents are requested to pre-register before the photography date above to enable access to your child’s photographs. Pre-registration is required for every photo shoot.
Registration only takes a minute. Please visit www.carmeljaneshop.co.uk and enter the following code: JRG8A92
You will then be asked to pre-register with your child's full school register name. Once registered, as soon as the photos are available you will receive an automatic email notification to inform you that your child's photos are now ready to be viewed and can be purchased.
Flu Vaccine replies
Please return your reply slip by Thursday 30th September. We need these even if you do not wish for your child to have the vaccine. Thank you!
Lateness
It is really important that the children are in school for the start of the day. We open the school doors at 8-30 and expect all children to be in at 8-40. We would really appreciate your support with this. Thank you.
Havering Catering
Havering Catering does not serve halal meat. We have been asked this by several parents and thought it easier to include in a newsletter.
Used Uniform
A Facebook page has just been launched by one of our parents which is dedicated to selling or donating Mead school uniform. This could be really useful to many parents, especially if you have a child who grows so very quickly and you are constantly having to update their uniform!
Governor vacancy
Due to the resignation of an experienced governor who has moved out of the area, we have a vacancy on the Governing Body of The Learning Federation. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute towards the strategic direction of Broadford and Mead Primary Schools. If you would like to know more about the role or have any questions, please email our Chair of Governors, Alan Kemp.
Key Information and dates
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Havering Catering Lunch Menu
Monday 27th September Nursery part-time children start.
Thursday 21st October Individual School Photographs (see information above)
Friday 22nd October Last day of school.
Monday 1st November School Closed to children - Staff INSET day.
Tuesday 2nd November Back to school.
Friday 17th December Last day of school.
Have a lovely weekend and we look forward to seeing you on Monday.
Yours sincerely,
Mr D Denchfield
Executive Headteacher, The Learning Federation
