Summer Fete CANCELLED

Unfortunately due to lack of support the LFPA have had to cancel the summer fete scheduled for this Friday 5th July. This means all pupils will be dismissed as usual at 15:00/15:10

Weekly Newsletter-21st June 2019

Dear Parents,

A huge congratulations to Mr Robinson and Mr Stanbridge and all of the pupils who took part in the Primary sports day at Drapers’ Academy on Monday. We are thrilled and extremely proud to announce that Mead Primary came second overall. It was a wonderful day enjoyed by all.

Please be reminded smoking is prohibited on the school site-this includes vaping

Due to circumstances beyond our control the LFPA have had to change the date of the summer fete. It will now be on Friday 5th July from 14:00-17:00 at Broadford School. Parents wishing to attend the fete will be able to collect their children from Mead at 14:00. I will be sending out a letter nearer the time to ascertain which children will need to be dismissed earlier but please be advised pupils leaving early MUST be collected by their parent/carer.
If you would like to run a stall at the fete please contact Jenny or Lisa-contact details below.

jporter.lfpa@learningfederation.org.uk

Loflynn.lfpa@learningfederation.org.uk


Diary Dates
Monday 24th June-The Paddington Bear Book Club are going to Broadford to watch the film this morning while the Christopher Robin Book club will be enjoying the film at Mead this afternoon

Tuesday 25th June-The ‘Bug man is in school for our Reception children and during the morning we are hosting the Infant Music Festival.

Wednesday 26th June- Year 2 are spending the day at The Tower of London while some of our Year 6 and year 4 children are going to Dunton to represent Mead at the Ford Engineering challenge.
In the afternoon year 6 are attending a Junior Citizens event and some of our year 3 children will be attending a Forest School session. After school (at 18:00) our new Reception parents are invited into school for an information meeting. 

Thursday 27th June - Some of our pupils will be representing Mead at a Cricket Tournament at Draper’s Pyrgo and Year 6 are going to the Metro bank in Romford. Our Harry Potter club are looking forward to a very exciting trip- visiting the Harry Potter Studios Trip. Mead parents are invited to join Broadford parents between 9 and 11 for a SEND coffee morning at  Broadford.


IMPORTANT DATES THIS YEAR

Monday 1st July 9:15-12:00 Year 5/6 Sports Day 13:30-15:00 Year 2 Sports Day (Weather permitting)

Tuesday 2nd July 9:15-12:00 Year 3/4 Sports Day 13:30-15;00 Year 1 Sports Day (Weather permitting)

Thursday 4th July 13:30-15:00 Reception Sports Day

Friday 5th July -Nursery Sports Day and picnic Federation fete 14:00-17:00

Tuesday 9th July-Year 6 Oscars 17:00-18:30

Wednesday 17th July-Go Bonkers Day

Friday 19th July Last Day of summer term

INSET DATES for ACADEMIC YEAR 2019/2020
Wednesday 4th September
Friday 3rd April
Monday 20th July
Tuesday 21st July
Wednesday 22nd July

Havering Catering Services
Week beginning Monday 24th June is week 2 on the Havering catering services menu. All meals are served with unlimited salad and vegetables and cost £2.20.

Attendance Update
Well done to Chile class who had the highest attendance in Y5&6 at 97.8% . Italy had the highest attendance in LKS2 at 97.4% and Palau had the highest attendance in KS1 and overall at 98.6%. Well done to them!. The overall attendance was once again better at 95.4% -only slightly below our target of 96%-maybe we’ll get there next week?

Have a wonderful weekend

Yours Sincerely

Mrs L. Smith
Headteacher

Weekly Newsletter- 14th June 2019

Dear Parents,

Due to circumstances beyond our control the LFPA have had to change the date of the summer fete. It will now be on Friday 5th July from 14:00-17:00 at Broadford School. Parents wishing to attend the fete will be able to collect their children from Mead at 14:00. I will be sending out a letter nearer the time to ascertain which children will need to be dismissed earlier but please be advised pupils leaving early MUST be collected by their parent/carer.

If you would like to run a stall at the fete please contact Jenny or Lisa-contact details below.

Porter.lfpa@learningfederation.org.uk

Loflynn.lfpa@learningfederation.org.uk


Diary Dates

Monday 17th June -Draper’s Academy sports day-Pupils from year 2 to year 6 will be representing Mead at this event-Good luck to them all!

Tuesday 18th June-Class group photo day.

Wednesday 19th June-There will be an ‘Alison in Wonderland’ performance for KS2 pupils. In the afternoon some Year 3 pupils will be attending a Forest School session and after school at 18:00 we have our nursery new intake meeting.

Thursday 20th June- The Metro bank are running workshops for our year 6 pupils

Friday 21st June- Pupils in Early Years be meeting some animals in our ‘Animal Experience’ workshop.


IMPORTANT DATES THIS YEAR

Monday 1st July 9:15-12:00 Year 5/6 Sports Day 13:30-15:00 Year 2 Sports Day (Weather permitting)

Tuesday 2nd July 9:15-12:00 Year 3/4 Sports Day 13:30-15;00 Year 1 Sports Day (Weather permitting)

Thursday 4th July 13:30-15:00 Reception Sports Day

Friday 5th July -Federation fete 14:00-17:00

Wednesday 17th July-Go Bonkers Day

Friday 19th July Last Day of summer term


INSET DATES for ACADEMIC YEAR 2019/2020
Wednesday 4th September
Friday 3rd April
Monday 20th July
Tuesday 21st July
Wednesday 22nd July

Havering Catering Services
Week beginning Monday 17th June is week 1 on the Havering catering services menu. All meals are served with unlimited salad and vegetables and cost £2.20.


Attendance Update

Well done to Canada class who had the highest attendance in Y5&6 at 96.7% . N.Irelandland had the highest attendance in LKS2 also at 96.7%. A massive well done Egypt class had the highest attendance in KS1 and overall at 100% -They have earned themselves a cupcake party - Well done to them!. The overall attendance improved at 95.4% which is much nearer our target of 96%. 

Have a fantastic weekend

Mrs L.Smith

Headteacher

Weekly Newsletter - 7th June 2019

Dear Parents,

Welcome back. We hope you have all had a fantastic half term with your families. Luckily, we were blessed with wonderful weather over the break. We are now into the last half term of the year -Enjoy all of the upcoming events this summer!

Year 5 Residential - Mersea Island
We are looking forward to welcoming our year 5 children on their return from their residential trip to Mersea this afternoon. I have been in contact with the staff while they’ve been away and am pleased to report that they have all had a wonderful time. A huge thank you to our amazing staff who encouraged and supported the pupils and kept them safe while they were away from their families.

Next week is poetry week at Mead and we welcome back some old friends, Gill and Bill, who will be working with children in years 3 and 4-Hopefully some of you will be able to join us on Friday to see the children performing the poems they have learnt- details to follow.

Diary Dates
Monday 10th June-During this week our year 1 pupils will be taking their Phonic screening test- Good luck to them! Swimming starts today for our year 4 pupils

Tuesday 11th June -Poetry workshop for our year- pupils

Wednesday 12th June - School nurse drop-in 8;30-9:00. Our year 4 pupils will be attending poetry workshops in school, while year 3 will be welcoming a photographer from the Tate Britain project. During the afternoon our year 6 pupils will be attending Miles the Mole workshops which will focus on road safety and our reception classes will be meeting the author, Eileen Brown.

Thursday 13th June-The Metro Bank will be back in school for year 6 and U.S.A. class will be going to Kidzania. Phil will be in school for cycle club.

Friday 14th June -Our reception classes will be welcoming their fathers into school for a stay and play day

IMPORTANT DATES THIS YEAR

Wednesday 5th June-Friday 7th June-Y5 Mersea Residential

Monday 10th-Friday 15th -LFPA -Father’s Day presents can be ordered

Tuesday 18th June- Havering Music Festival

Monday 1st July 9:15-12:00 Year 5/6 Sports Day 13:30-15:00 Year 2 Sports Day (Weather permitting)

Tuesday 2nd July 9:15-12:00 Year 3/4 Sports Day 13:30-15;00 Year 1 Sports Day (Weather permitting)

Thursday 4th July 13:30-15:00 Reception Sports Day

Saturday 6th July LFPA Summer Fete

Wednesday 17th July-Go Bonkers Day

Friday 19th July Last Day of summer term

INSET DATES for ACADEMIC YEAR 2019/2020

Wednesday 4th September

Friday 3rd April

Monday 20th July

Tuesday 21st July

Wednesday 22nd July

Havering Catering Services
Week beginning Monday 10th June is week 3 on the Havering catering services menu. All meals are served with unlimited salad and vegetables and cost £2.20.

Attendance Update
Well done to Argentina and Canada classes who had the highest attendance in Y5&6 and overall at 95.3% . Germany had the highest attendance in LKS2 and at 95.2% and Palau had the highest attendance in KS1 at 94.4%. Well done to them!. The overall attendance was disappointing at only 94.2% which is below our target!

Have a good weekend

Mrs L. Smith

Headteacher

Weekly Newsletter -10th May 2019

Dear Parents,
Next week between Monday 13th May-Thursday 16th May our year 6 pupils will be taking their SATs tests. They are invited into school for a free breakfast and an opportunity to relax with their peers from 7:45am onwards on these days as we want to make the test as stress free as possible.

The year 2 team are planning to start the year 2 SATs tests next week as well-so everyone is going to be very busy Teachers across both year groups assure me the children are well prepared-so good luck to everyone-I know they will all try their very best.


GDPR-Have you returned the form?
The new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) comes into force on 25th May this year.
As you are no doubt aware, schools handle a large amount of personal data. This includes information on pupils, such as grades, medical information, images and much more. Data handling is already governed by existing DPA regulations, which ensure personal data is handled lawfully. However, the new GDPR has gone further and requires organisations to document how and why they process all personal data, and gives enhanced rights to the individual. For this reason it is essential GDPR forms are completed for every pupil attending Mead.

Diary Dates
Monday 13th May-Our school nurse is in school -Health checks for St. Lucia class

Wednesday 15th May-8:30-9:00 School nurse drop in session. In the afternoon some of our year 3 pupils will be attending a Forest School session.

Thursday 16th May-CENSUS DAY- We are requesting that all EYFS/KS1 pupils request a school dinner today as our future funding is dependent on the uptake of school dinners-We are happy for parents to send in a packed lunch if they are concerned their child may not eat the school dinner -but this is a good opportunity for them to try.


IMPORTANT DATES THIS YEAR

Thursday 23rd May-SCHOOL CLOSED (as it is being used as a Polling Station)

Monday 27th May-Friday 31st May Half term-School Closed

Monday 3rd June-INSET DAY -School closed

Tuesday 4th June-Pupils come back to school

Wednesday 5th June-Friday 7th June-Mersea Residential

Monday 1st July 9:15-12:00 Year 5/6 Sports Day 13:30-15:00 Year 2 Sports Day (Weather permitting)

Tuesday 2nd July 9:15-12:00 Year 3/4 Sports Day 13:30-15;00 Year 1 Sports Day (Weather permitting)

Thursday 4th July 13:30-15:00 Reception Sports Day

Saturday 6th July LFPA Summer Fete

Friday 19th July Last Day of summer term


Havering Catering Services
Week beginning Monday 13th May is week 3 on the Havering catering services menu. All meals are served with unlimited salad and vegetables and cost £2.20.

Veggie Run Competition




Attendance Update
Well done to Argentina class who had the highest attendance in Y5&6 and overall with a perfect 100%, for which they’ve earned themselves a cupcake party. Italy and Germany in LKS2 and Australia and Palau in KS1 all tied for 2nd place with attendance of 96.7%. Well done to them! The overall attendance was disappointing at 94.2% still below our target!

Have a good weekend

Mrs L.Smith

NEWSLETTER 3.05.19

Dear Parents,

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter and were able to enjoy the sunshine-although I don’t know what’s happened to it since! It is wonderful to be back at school for the summer term as we have so much to look forward to! Lots of exciting trips are planned including the year 5 residential to Mersea. Mr Robinson and Mr Stanbridge have been busy planning the school sports days and other summer events such as Go Bonkers Day and 3sixty bicycle stunt team sessions have been planned.

Thank you to everyone who visited Mead Farm last term-your support is much appreciated and we raised over £600 to help towards the cost of keeping our animals.

Please be aware that school will be closed on Thursday 23rd May as we are being used as a Polling Station.

Diary Dates
Monday 6th May School is closed-Bank Holiday

Tuesday 7th May -Dental checks for some of our younger children.

Wednesday 8th May- Year 1 pupils visiting Southend-Let’s hope the sun shines for them! The School nurse is in school for St Lucia class health checks and this afternoon some of our year 3 pupils will be attending a Forest school session.

Thursday 9th May- Some of our year 3 and 4 pupils will be representing Mead at a Football Tournament at St. Ursula’s. Our nursery team are meeting with some of our parents today.

Friday 10th May - Between 8:30 and 9:00 Reception parents are invited into school for a Reading morning. Nursery parent meetings continue. We are holding a coffee morning for parents of SEN pupils across the Federation between 9:30 and 10:30.


IMPORTANT DATES THIS YEAR

Monday 13th May- Thursday 16th May -Year 6 SATs week

Monday 20th May- Friday 25th May -Year 2 SATs week

Thursday 23rd May-SCHOOL CLOSED (as it is being used as a Polling Station)

Monday 27th May-Friday 31st May Half term-School Closed

Monday 3rd June-INSET DAY -School closed

Tuesday 4th June-Pupils come back to school

Wednesday 5th June-Friday 7th June-Mersea Residential

Monday 1st july 9:15-12:00 year 5/6 Sports Day 13:30-15:00 Year 2 Sports Day (Weather permitting)

Tuesday 2nd July 9:15-12:00 Year 3/4 Sports Day 13:30-15;00 Year 1 Sports Day (Weather permitting)

Thursday 4th July 13:30-15:00 Reception Sports Day

Saturday 6th July LFPA Summer Fete

Friday 19th July Last Day of summer term

Havering Catering Services
Week beginning Monday 29th April is week 2 on the Havering catering services menu. All meals are served with unlimited salad and vegetables and cost £2.20.


Attendance Update
Well done to Canada class who had the highest attendance in Y5&6 at 99.1%. Greece had the highest attendance in LKS2 and overall at 99.2% and Palau had the highest attendance in KS1 at 97.9%. Well done to them!. The overall attendance was disappointing at only 94.2% which is below our target-hopefully we can improve on this next week!

Have a wonderful weekend
Mrs L. Smith

Weekly Newsletter-29.03.19

Dear Parents,

Thank you to all nursery parents who attended the grand opening of our new nursery this morning. The positive comments and support you showed are much appreciated and confirm, like us, you are really excited about the new opportunities it provides for our youngest children.

Reminder-Parent evenings-Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th April
There is a link on the blog/facebook for parents to make appointments for the forthcoming Parents evenings. Please ensure you have put in your request by Wednesday 3rd April and staff will get back to you by Friday 5th with confirmation of appointment times.

Diary Dates
Monday 1st April- This is the last week of swimming for our year 4 pupils this term. Germany class are visiting the Sealife centre in Southend and Miss Pountney will be leading Laos assemblies to inform pupils of the amazing charity venture she is undertaking this coming summer, which, as a school, we are supporting.

Tuesday 2nd April-Autism awareness day-Mrs Jolly will be holding assemblies on this theme for pupils across both Key Stages -This is especially important as our new ARP is due to open very soon. some of our older pupils will be attending a Basketball competition at Emerson Park and Greece class will be visiting the Sealife centre in Southend. Madagascar class will be spending the day at Raphael’s Park. Year 3 parents/carers are invited into school between 14:30 and 15:00 for a reading afternoon. After school our netball team will be playing a match against Pyrgo.

Wednesday 3rd April-Egypt class will be visiting Raphael’s Park whilst Italy class are going to the Sealife centre in Southend. Nursery parents are invited to come and visit Mead farm between 11:00 and 11:30 and 14:00 and 14:30. Reception parents are invited to come and see our farm between 13:45 and 14:45.

Thursday 4th April- Brazil class will be spending the morning at MOD Pizza in Romford. Kenya class will be visiting Raphael’s Park. Parents of year 1 and 2 pupils are invited to visit Mead farm between 13:45 and 14:45.

Friday 5th April-Laos Day-Non-uniform day in support of Miss Pountney who is raising funds for volunteering trip to support teachers/schools in a third world country-Pupils are invited to wear red, white and blue, the colours of the Laos flag (a donation of £1 would be appreciated).Parents of our year 1 children are invited into school between 14;00 and 15:00 for their showcase.

IMPORTANT DATES THIS TERM

Monday 8th April and Tuesday 9th April -15:30-18:00 -Parents Evenings

Friday 12th April -last day of Spring Term

Monday 15th April- Friday 26th April -Easter Holidays

Monday 29th April-Inset Day-School closed

Tuesday 30th April- Pupils come back to school

Havering Catering Services
Week beginning 1st April is week 2 on the Havering Catering Services menu. All meals are served with unlimited salad and vegetables and cost £2.20.
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.

Attendance Update
Well done to Chile class who had the highest attendance in Y5&6 and overall at 100%-They have now earned themselves a cupcake party. Germany had the highest attendance in LKS2 at 98.3% and Egypt had the highest attendance in KS1 at 97.8%. Well done to them! The overall attendance was better at 94.3% but is still short of out 96% target! 

Have a wonderful weekend

Mrs L. Smith

Weekly Newsletter- 9th November 2018

Dear Parents,

Firstly on behalf of everyone I would like to thank the LFPA for the fantastic firework display they organised at Broadford last Friday. I am reliably informed that around 1800 people from the local community attended, myself included, and we were treated to a very special evening. Events such as this take a lot of time and effort and all this is given for free, so once again thank you to everyone involved.

Thank you also to all parents and carers who attended our remembrance service this morning.Every child in school contributed to the display you saw at the entrance to the school site and if you’ve already seen the video posted on our facebook page you’ll be very aware of the fantastic team spirit there is amongst Mead staff (who all got up extra early this morning to create the wonderful display).

I have been asked by a few parents to remind everyone that it is not acceptable to swear around our children in the playground and please be mindful of others when walking into and out of school -the paths are quite narrow and we really don’t want any accidents.

Please ensure you let us know of any change of contact details. On a couple of occasions this week we have tried to contact parents only to find out that they have changed their mobile numbers but not advised us.


Diary Dates
Monday 12th November-Wear blue day in recognition of Anti-bullying week. Pupils are to wear something blue to school today please. Some of our year 4 pupils will be attending a Mary Poppins history session in the afternoon at Draper’s Brookside Primary School.

Tuesday 13th November -Some of our Yr 5/ 6 pupils are attending a Tag Rugby competition with Mr Robinson- They won the Harold Hill tournament this week so fingers crossed they continue their winning streak. During the afternoon year 3&4 pupils are attending a road safety performance in school.

Wednesday 14th November-Some of our year 3 pupils will be attending a Forest Schools session in the afternoon

Thursday 15th November -Year 2 parents are invited into school for their showcase from 14:15 and year 5 parents are invited in between 14:30 and 15:00 for a reading workshop.


Key Dates for the Autumn Term 2018
Monday 10th December -      KS1 Nativity@ 14:00

Tuesday 11th December -      KS1 Nativity@ 9:30
                                               YR 3/4 Carol concert @14:00

Wednesday 12th December -YR 3/4 Carol concert@ 9:30
                                               Reception Xmas concert @ 14:15

Thursday 13th December -    Reception Xmas concert @ 9:15
                                               YR 5/6 Carol Concert @14:00

Friday 15th December -        CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY
                                              YR 5/6 Carol Concert @9:30
                                              Nursery Nativity @ 10:30 & 14:00

Tuesday 18th December -     Carol service@ St Paul’s 18:00-19:00
                                              Christmas dinner day

Wednesday 19th December- Last day of the Autumn Term.

Tuesday 8th January -Pupils return to school after the Xmas break

Havering Catering Services
Week beginning Monday 12th November is week 3 on the Havering catering services menu. All meals are served with unlimited salad and vegetables and cost £2.20. Meals are free to our KS1/EYFS pupils.

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.


Attendance Update
Well done to Canada class who had the highest attendance in Y5&6 and overall at 98.3% . Germany had the highest attendance in LKS2 at 97.5% and New Zealand had the highest attendance in KS1 at 96.1%. Well done to them!. The overall attendance was disappointing at only 94.5% which is well below our target!

Have a fabulous Weekend

Mrs L. Smith

Weekly Newsletter-19th October 2018

Dear Parents,
Thank you to all of the parents who attended parents evening, we hope that you found the pupil passports informative. The feedback from the surveys was overwhelmingly positive, thank you for letting us know what we are doing well and what we can do better. If you haven’t had the chance to complete a survey yet you can login in at home and complete the questions online at the Parent View website.

I have been asked by the Food Bank to extend their thanks for your generous donations to our Harvest Festival.

It is really important we have up to date information in our records in case we need to contact you in an emergency. Please complete the data collection sheets (which your children will be bringing home this evening) and return them to school after half term so we can check/update our records accordingly.-Thank you

Veggie Run competition
We are one of 30 schools across the borough to win 6 weeks of  ‘Healthy Hammers Provision’-which is a healthy living programme delivered to schools by West Ham Football club. Year 4 will be benefiting from this experience starting in November.
Also we are really thrilled to hear that Victoria in New Zealand class is one of 10 lucky primary school pupils across the borough to win a trip to the West Ham stadium on the 7th November. She receives a free West Ham home football kit printed with a Veggie Run character, shin pads, and a full stadium tour. I think a lot of our children will be very envious of you Victoria!

Diary Dates
Monday 29th October-Back at school after what I hope has been an enjoyable week.
Year 4 swimming starts today so don’t forget your costumes/shorts
Tuesday 30th October -Individual School photos-If you would like a group photo with siblings who are not yet at school please come to the KS2 hall between 8:00 and 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday 31st October-First Forest School session this half term for some of our year 3 pupils. During the afternoon our year 2 Spinebreakers will be going to Hilldene Library
Thursday 1st November -Mead Harry Potter club will be watching film 3 in the series. Our football team will be playing an away fixture against Hilldene
Friday 2nd November- Our LFPA Firework event at Broadford Primary school -Gates open at 5:30pm-Tickets still available.

Key Dates for the Autumn Term 2018
Monday 10th December-       KS1 Nativity@ 14:00
Tuesday 11th December -      KS1 Nativity@ 9:30
                                               YR 3/4 Carol concert @14:00
Wednesday 12th December-  YR 3/4 Carol concert@ 9:30
                                               Reception Xmas concert @ 14:15
Thursday 13th December-     Reception Xmas concert @ 9:15
                                              YR 5/6 Carol Concert @14:00
Friday 15th December-         CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY
                                              YR 5/6 Carol Concert @9:30
                                              Nursery Nativity @ 10:30 & 14:00
Tuesday 18th  December-     Carol service@ St Paul’s 18:00-19:00
                                           
Last day of the Autumn Term- Wednesday 19th December
Pupils return to school after the Xmas break-Tuesday 8th January


Havering Catering Services -Please note you should receive a new menu for the forthcoming half term today.
Week beginning Monday 29th October is week 1 on the Havering catering services menu. All meals are served with unlimited salad and vegetables and cost £2.20. Meals are free to our KS1/EYFS pupils.
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.

Attendance Update
Well done to Canada class who had the highest attendance in Y5&6 and overall at 99.1% . Wales and Germany shared the highest attendance in LKS2 at 98.3%  and Australia had the highest attendance in KS1  at 96.4%. Well done to them!. The overall attendance was disappointing at only 94.0% which is well below our  target!.
 
Have a fabulous weekend and I hope you have a fantastic weeks holiday. I look forward to welcoming pupils back on Monday 29th October ready for what promises to be a very busy run up to Christmas.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs L Smith
Headteacher

Weekly Newsletter- 5th October 2018

Dear Parents,
Please be reminded that for security reasons if you are running late or if anyone else is going to collect your child you must personally telephone the school office.

Medical Appointments
Non-urgent medical appointments should not be made during the school day. If the appointment needs to be during school hours,please provide the school with an appointment card or hospital/GP letter. A copy will be taken and kept on your child’s school record.

Harvest Festival
Hopefully you have all received letters about our Harvest Festival assemblies which are taking place on Tuesday 9th 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. The Foodbank have specifically asked for non-perishable items as they cannot pre determine when the food will be distributed.

Parents Evening
We are looking forward to welcoming all parents on Monday 15th & Tuesday 16th 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 your child. Your child’s class teacher will be sending home a confirmation of your appointment time today or early next week. We will also be asking parents to complete our annual survey-Year 6 prefects will be on hand to assist.

LFPA Firework Extravaganza
The Learning Federation Parents’ Association are once again busy planning this year’s firework display which will take place on Friday 2nd November 2018 at Broadford Primary School, 5.30pm-8.30pm. Last year we welcomed over 1200 guests and were overwhelmed at the positive feedback from parents and visitors - we sold out of tickets in advance.

There will be live music featuring Charlie Dillon from ITV’s The Voice Kids, trapeze artists, a DJ, the Slime Tub Zone, BBQ, firework crafting zone, UV face painting and much, much more.

It’s important for us to ensure members of the school community are given first preference and a discount on tickets. Early Bird discount tickets​ are available until end of school today-Friday 5th October 2018​ by completing the letter/ticket application form which was sent home to all parents last week. If you need another copy of the letter/form please contact the school office or email romfordfireworks@mail.com.

Family tickets cost £14 each (2 adults, 2 children)

Child tickets cost £4 each (under the age of 14 - under 3’s are free)

Adult tickets cost £5 each

For more information see the event website www.romfordfireworks.weebly.com.

Havering Catering Services
Week beginning Monday 8th October is week 1 on the Havering catering services menu. All meals are served with unlimited salad and vegetables and cost £2.20. Meals are free to our KS1/EYFS pupils.
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.

Diary Dates
Monday 8th October-This is the last swimming session for this half term. In the afternoon some of our year 4 pupils will be going to Brookside Junior school for a Mary Poppins creative session.

Tuesday 9th October-Our reception children will be attending a Rainbow Fish workshop in school. Our local Minister Russell will be in school leading our Harvest Festival assemblies and at 11:00 we will be welcoming some potential new parents for a Reception walkabout.

Wednesday 10th October-Some of our choir will be attending the Primary Proms at the Albert Hall. Viv from the Library service will be in school to present certificates to children who took part in the Summer Reading Challenge. At 11:00 once again we will be welcoming potential new parents for a reception walkabout.

Thursday 11th October -Year 5 pupils will take part in circus inspired workshops during the day. At 14:00 we have some potential new parents Year 5 parents are invited to come into school at the end of the day (15:30-16:00)for a meeting about the forthcoming residential trip to Mersea

Friday 12th October-Some of our year 6 pupils will be cycling with Phil. At 14;30 year 2 parents are invited into school for a reading stay and learn session.


Attendance Update
Well done to Canada class who had the highest attendance in Y5&6 at 98.3% . Scotland had the highest attendance in LKS2 and at 98.6% and Palau had the highest attendance in KS1 and overall at 100%, which means they have now earned themselves a cupcake party Well done to them!. The overall attendance was impressive at 96.5%- above our target so well done everyone, let’s hope we can keep it up!

Have a fabulous weekend.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs L Smith
Headteacher

Weekly Newsletter -28th September 2018

Dear Parents,

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.

Please be reminded that for security reasons parents/carers are not allowed in the school building without first reporting to reception. I am concerned that a few parents have tried to come through the pupil doors in the morning to speak to staff (when they are in class working with children). We are happy to pass messages on and Teachers do come out with the children at the end of the day and are happy to talk to you then. Alternatively you can phone and make an appointment for a meeting.

Diary Dates
Tuesday 2nd October- In the morning Scotland class will attend a pizza workshop at MOD pizza in Romford.

Wednesday 3rd October -Reception parents are invited into school for a stay and read session from 8:30-9;00. This is followed by a reception phonics meeting for parents in our KS1 hall from 9:00-9:30. N.Ireland class’ turn to attend a pizza workshop at MOD pizza in Romford. Between 10:00 and 10:30 Mrs Pidgeon will be showing potential parents around our reception area and during the afternoon our Year 1 Spinebreakers and some of our Year 2 Spinebreakers will be visiting Hilldene Library.

Thursday 4th October-CENSUS DAY. It is helpful if all pupils opt for a school dinner today as our funding for next year is determined by the uptake of school dinners. Finally Wales class’ turn to attend a pizza workshop at MOD pizza in Romford. Some of our year 6 pupils will be cycling with Phil, while our year 2 Spinebreakers will be going to Waterstones in Romford. The Freshwater Theatre company are in school leading a drama workshop for our year 2 pupils and our football team will be playing Brookside at Mead after school.

Friday 5th October -Potential new reception parents will be shown around the school during the afternoon

Key Dates for the Autumn Term 2018
Tuesday 9th October -Harvest Festival assemblies

Monday 10th December -KS1 Nativity@ 14:00

Monday 15th October -Parents Evening 1 

Tuesday 16th October -Parents Evening 2

Friday 19th October -Last day of half term

Monday 29th October -Pupils back to school 

Tuesday 11th December -     KS1 Nativity@ 9:30
                                              YR 3/4 Carol concert @14:00

Wednesday 12th December -YR 3/4 Carol concert@ 9:30
                                               Reception Xmas concert @ 14:15

Thursday 13th December -   Reception Xmas concert @ 9:15

                                              YR 5/6 Carol Concert @14:00

Friday 15th December -      CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY
                                            YR 5/6 Carol Concert @ 9:30
                                            Nursery Nativity @ 10:30 & 14:00
Tuesday 18th December-  Carol service@ St Paul’s 18:00-19:00

Wednesday 19th December -Last day of the Autumn Term.


INSET Dates for 2018-19
Please note the school closure dates for this academic year.



INSET day 1 -3rd September

INSET day 2 -4th September

INSET day 3 -7th January

INSET day 4 -29th April

INSET day 5 -5th June
Please note that the final day of the summer term will be on Friday 19th July, 2019.

Term Dates 2018-19
https://www.havering.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/355/term_dates_2018-2019.pdf


LFPA Firework Extravaganza

The Learning Federation Parents’ Association are once again busy planning this year’s firework display which will take place on Friday 2nd November 2018 at Broadford Primary School, 5.30pm-8.30pm. Last year we welcomed over 1200 guests and were overwhelmed at the positive feedback from parents and visitors - we sold out of tickets in advance.

There will be live music featuring Charlie Dillon from ITV’s The Voice Kids, trapeze artists, a DJ, the Slime Tub Zone, BBQ, firework crafting zone, UV face painting and much, much more.

It’s important for us to ensure members of the school community are given first preference and a discount on tickets. Early Bird discount tickets​ are available until Friday 5th October 2018​ by completing the letter/ticket application form which was sent home to all parents last week. If you need another copy of the letter/form please contact the school office or email romfordfireworks@mail.com.

Family tickets cost £14 each (2 adults, 2 children)

Child tickets cost £4 each (under the age of 14 - under 3’s are free)

Adult tickets cost £5 each

For more information see the event website www.romfordfireworks.weebly.com.

Havering Catering Services
Week beginning Monday 1st October is week 3 on the Havering catering services menu. All meals are served with unlimited salad and vegetables and cost £2.20. Meals are free to our KS1/EYFS pupils.
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.

Attendance Update

Well done to Mexico class who had the highest attendance in Y5&6 at 96.3% . Congratulations to N.Ireland who had the highest attendance in LKS2 and overall at 100%. They have earned themselves a cupcake party for their effort. New Zealand had the highest attendance in KS1 at 97.4%. Well done to them!. The overall attendance was disappointing at 94.6% below that of previous weeks and below our target!

Have a wonderful weekend.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs L Smith
Headteacher

Weekly Newsletter- 21st September 2018

Dear Parents,
All of our reception children have now completed their induction weeks and we look forward to welcoming them in school full time next week. Our 30 hour nursery children are now settled and our part time 3 year olds children will be joining them on Monday and our 2 year olds on Wednesday.

Start of the day
It is really pleasing to see so many children taking advantage of the earlier opening time. Teachers have reported a significant difference in behaviour, in that the environment is much calmer and pupils settle quickly to their work.

Pupils who come in early have the opportunity to socialise with their peers and with their teacher. Teachers have the chance to catch up with small group work -so it is beneficial all round.

However I am concerned at the number of children arriving late, this not only disrupts their learning but also the learning for the rest of the class. Pupils are expected to be in school by 8:45a.m

I have to advise you that there is a new protocol when pupils are absent from school. It is imperative you make contact with school if your child is absent for any reason. If we haven’t heard from you and are unable to make contact through any of the listed contacts provided by you we have a duty to advise outside agencies.
This is effective from the first day of absence.
Diary Dates

Monday 24th September-All our reception pupils will be in school full time and our part time nursery pupils start. At 10:00 we have a tour for parents considering sending their children to our reception classes next year.

Tuesday 25th September- Our netball team have a match at Harold Court Primary school at 3:00pm

Wednesday 26th September- Our 2 year olds start in Mead nursery. At 10:00 we have a tour for parents considering sending their children to our reception classes next year. Some of our Year 3 pupils will attend a Forest School session in the afternoon.

Thursday 27th September- At 14:00 we have a tour for parents considering sending their children to our reception classes next year.

Friday 28th September -Our year 4 pupils have an interesting morning learning about the Romans in workshops in school.


LFPA Firework Extravaganza
The Learning Federation Parents’ Association are once again busy planning this year’s firework display which will take place on Friday 2nd November 2018 at Broadford Primary School, 5.30pm-8.30pm. Last year we welcomed over 1200 guests and were overwhelmed at the positive feedback from parents and visitors - we sold out of tickets in advance.

There will be live music featuring Charlie Dillon from ITV’s The Voice Kids, trapeze artists, DJ, Slime Tub Zone, BBQ, firework crafting zone, UV face painting and much, much more.

It’s important for us to ensure members of the school community are given first preference and a discount on tickets. Early Bird discount tickets​ are available until Friday 5th October 2018​ by completing the letter/ticket application form which was sent home to all parents last week. If you need another copy of the letter/form please contact the school office or email romfordfireworks@mail.com.

Family tickets cost £14 each (2 adults, 2 children)

Child tickets cost £4 each (under the age of 14 - under 3’s are free)

Adult tickets cost £5 each
For more information see the event website www.romfordfireworks.weebly.com.Key Dates for the Autumn Term 2018

Autumn 1
Tuesday 9th October -Harvest Festival assemblies
Monday 15th October - Parents Evening 1
Tuesday 16th October -Parents Evening 2 

Friday 19th October -Last day of half term 

Autumn 2

Monday 29th October -Pupils back to school 

Monday 10th December
KS1 Nativity@ 14:00
Tuesday 11th December -     KS1 Nativity@ 9:30
                                              YR 3/4 Carol concert @14:00

Wednesday 12th December -YR 3/4 Carol concert@ 9:30
                                               Reception Xmas concert @ 14:15

Thursday 13th December    -Reception Xmas concert @ 9:15
                                             YR 5/6 Carol Concert @14:00

Friday 15th December -      CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY
                                            YR 5/6 Carol Concert @ 9:30
                                            Nursery Nativity @ 10:30 & 14:00

Tuesday 18th December-   Carol service@ St Paul’s 18:00-19:00

Wednesday 19th December -Last day of the Autumn Term.

INSET Dates for 2018-19
Please note the school closure dates for this academic year.
INSET day 1 -3rd September
INSET day 2 -4th September
INSET day 3 -7th January
INSET day 4 -29th April
INSET day 5 -5th June

Please note that the final day of the summer term will be on Friday 19th July, 2019.

Term Dates 2018-19
https://www.havering.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/355/term_dates_2018-2019.pdf

Havering Catering Services
Week beginning Monday 24th September is week 2 on the Havering catering services menu. All meals are served with unlimited salad and vegetables and cost £2.20. Meals are free to our KS1/EYFS pupils.

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.

Attendance Update
Well done to Mexico class who had the highest attendance in Y5&6 and overall at 97.2% . Greece had the highest attendance in LKS2 and at 97.1% and Egypt had the highest attendance in KS1 at 95.6%. Well done to them!. The overall attendance at 95% was disappointing as it was down from last week and below our target!

Have a fabulous weekend.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs L Smith
Headteacher

Fireworks 2018-LAST WEEK OF REDUCED PRICES

 The Learning Federation Parents’ Association are once again busy planning this year’s firework display which will take place on Friday 2nd November 2018 at Broadford Primary School, 5.30pm-8.30pm.  Last year we welcomed over 1200 guests and were overwhelmed at the positive feedback from parents and visitors - we sold out of tickets in advance.

There will be live music featuring Charlie Dillon from ITV’s The Voice Kids, trapeze artists, DJ, Slime Tub Zone, BBQ, firework crafting zone, UV face painting and much, much more. 

It’s important for us to ensure members of the school community are given first preference and a discount on tickets. Early Bird discount tickets​ are available until Friday 5th October 2018​ by completing the letter/ticket application form which was sent home to all parents last week.  If you need another copy of the letter/form please contact the school office or email romfordfireworks@mail.com.

Family tickets cost £14 each (2 adults, 2 children)

Child tickets cost £4 each (under the age of 14 - under 3’s are free)

Adult tickets cost £5 each

For more information see the event website www.romfordfireworks.weebly.com.

 We look forward to seeing you on the night!

School Fete

The school fete last Saturday was well attended and I would like to extend my thanks to the LFPA who worked really hard to organise it and raised in excess of £800 to support the schools.

Weekly Newsletter-6th July 2018

Dear Parents,

It was wonderful to see so many of you at the special events we held this week.

The weather stayed fine for our sports events which were really well attended and it seemed that a good time was had by all. It was lovely to welcome parents/carers to the Mead Farm and I have been inundated with positive comments about the provision. Also many of you have been able to celebrate the hard work our children have put in this term through the year group showcases-What a busy week we’ve had!

The school fete last Saturday was well attended and I would like to extend my thanks to the LFPA who worked really hard to organise it and raised in excess of £800 to support the schools.

Pupils will be bringing their reports home next Friday 13th July, and not on Monday as originally planned. This is so that you can be fully informed of your child’s attainment, as some test results will not be available until after Monday. If, after reading your child’s report, you want to discuss the content with the teacher we have allocated Monday 16th July 15:30-18:00 for parents meetings.


Diary Dates for next week

Monday 9th July- Year 6 Pupils are visiting The Barbican. KS1 School Councillors are visiting Wellgate farm and at 13:00 St. Lucia class will be having their class picnic.

Tuesday 10th July -Representatives from the library service are leading assemblies to introduce the Summer Reading challenge, which I hope our pupils will participate in. Year 1 will be visiting Southend to see the Sea Life centre and weather permitting spend some time on the beach. 17:30-19:00 Parents/carers of our year 6 pupils are invited into school for their Oscar ceremony.

Wednesday 11th July-Go Bonkers Day at Mead

Thursday 12th July 13:00-14:00 Jamaica class will be having their picnic and there will be a Harry Potter quiz between pupils from Broadford and Mead. Parents of pupils in year 3 are invited into school between 14:00 and 15:00 for their Showcase when they will be able to see some of the fantastic work they have done this year. After school Mead will take on Broadford to determine which school is going to finish first in the netball league.

Friday 13th July- Year 6 are going to the park in the morning. Barbados class are having their class picnic in the afternoon 13:00-14:30 and parents of year 2 pupils are invited into school between 14:00 and 15:00 for their Showcase when they will be able to see some of the fantastic work they have done this year.

Important dates the rest of this term
Monday 16th July -Parents’ meetings
Tuesday 17th July class changeover afternoon-Your children will be brought out to the playground by their new teacher for next year.
Friday 20th July -Last day of school before summer holiday

Havering Catering Services
Week beginning 9th July is Week 3 on the Havering Catering Services menu. All meals are served with unlimited salad and vegetables and cost £2.20.

Attendance Update
Well done to Mexico class who had the highest attendance in Y5&6 at 96.9%. A massive well done to N.Ireland who had the highest attendance in LKS2 at an impressive 99.3%.Kenya had the highest attendance in KS1 at 95.7%. We don’t usually include our reception classes in this tally but I must mention Barbados class this week who had 100% attendance and so earn themselves a cupcake party. Well done to them!. The overall attendance was disappointing at 93.7% which is significantly short of our 96% target! 

Have a fabuous weekend

Mrs L.Smith

Headteacher

Important dates the rest of this term

Friday 29th June-Inset day/Staff training-School closed

Saturday 30th June -LFPA Summer Fete

Tuesday 10th July-Year 6 Oscars (16:30-18:30)

Monday 16th July -Parents’ meetings

Friday 20th July -Last day of school before summer holiday

Diary Dates

S0 much going on next week!!

Saturday 30th June 11:00-16:00-Learning Federation Fete at Mead

Monday 2nd July -Year 3 Parents are invited to visit our wonderful farm 14:00-15:00
9:30-12:00 -YRS 5&6 Sports Day
1:30-2:45 -YR 1 Sports Day

Tuesday 3rd July -The Shooting Stars circus skills team are in school for year 5. Year 6 pupils who are attending Drapers Academy will not be in school as it is their transition day. Parents of our year 1 children are invited into school between 14:00 and 15:00 for their showcase and parents of our reception children can come into school to visit the School Farm
9:30-12:00 - YRS 3&4 Sports Day
1:30-2:45 -YR 2 Sports Day

Wednesday 4th July- Key Stage 2 School Councillors are visiting Westminster. Some of our older pupils will be representing Mead in a cricket competition at Draper’s Pyrgo Primary School. Nursery parents are invited in to school between 10:30 and 11:30 (morning children) or 14:00 and 15:00 (afternoon children) to visit our wonderful farm. Parents of our year 4 children are invited into school between 14;00 and 15;00 for their showcase

Thursday 5th July -Our Harry Potter club children are visiting Harry Potter Studios. Parents of our year 1 children are invited in to school to see our wonderful farm between 14:00 and 15:00
1:30-2:45 -Reception Sports Day

Friday 6th July- Year 3 children are visiting The Orbit. Some of our children have been invited to visit Havering Sixth Form college for an Aspirational Day, others will be accompanying Mr Robinson to Eton Manor RFC where they will be taking part in a Tag Rugby competition. Our year 6 maths team will be taking part in the Havering Maths Quiz. Year 5 pupils will be welcoming their parents in to school for their showcase between 14:00 and 15:00. Year 6 parents are invited into school to see our wonderful farm between 14:00 and 15:00
9:30-11:00 -Nursery Sports Day

School Fete

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at the Learning Federation Fete on Saturday. Our LFPA have been working hard to ensure it will be and fun day and to top it off the sun is going to shine!

Newsletter 29.06.18

Dear Parents,
We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at the Learning Federation Fete on Saturday. Our LFPA have been working hard to ensure it will be and fun day and to top it off the sun is going to shine!

Diary Dates

SO much going on next week!!
Saturday 30th June 11:00-16:00-Learning Federation Fete at Mead

Monday 2nd July -Year 3 Parents are invited to visit our wonderful farm 14:00-15:00
9:30-12:00 -YRS 5&6 Sports Day
1:30-2:45 -YR 1 Sports Day

Tuesday 3rd July -The Shooting Stars circus skills team are in school for year 5. Year 6 pupils who are attending Drapers Academy will not be in school as it is their transition day. Parents of our year 1 children are invited into school between 14:00 and 15:00 for their showcase and parents of our reception children can come into school to visit the School Farm
9:30-12:00 - YRS 3&4 Sports Day
1:30-2:45 -YR 2 Sports Day

Wednesday 4th July- Key Stage 2 School Councillors are visiting Westminster. Some of our older pupils will be representing Mead in a cricket competition at Draper’s Pyrgo Primary School. Nursery parents are invited in to school between 10:30 and 11:30 (morning children) or 14:00 and 15:00 (afternoon children) to visit our wonderful farm. Parents of our year 4 children are invited into school between 14;00 and 15;00 for their showcase

Thursday 5th July -Our Harry Potter club children are visiting Harry Potter Studios. Parents of our year 1 children are invited in to school to see our wonderful farm between 14:00 and 15:00
1:30-2:45 -Reception Sports Day

Friday 6th July- Year 3 children are visiting The Orbit. Some of our children have been invited to visit Havering Sixth Form college for an Aspirational Day, others will be accompanying Mr Robinson to Eton Manor RFC where they will be taking part in a Tag Rugby competition. Our year 6 maths team will be taking part in the Havering Maths Quiz. Year 5 pupils will be welcoming their parents in to school for their showcase between 14:00 and 15:00. Year 6 parents are invited into school to see our wonderful farm between 14:00 and 15:00
9:30-11:00 -Nursery Sports Day


Important dates the rest of this term
Friday 29th June-Inset day/Staff training-School closed
Saturday 30th June -LFPA Summer Fete
Tuesday 10th July-Year 6 Oscars (16:30-18:30)
Monday 16th July -Parents’ meetings
Friday 20th July -Last day of school before summer holiday

Havering Catering Services
Week beginning 2nd July is Week 2 on the Havering Catering Services menu. All meals are served with unlimited salad and vegetables and cost £2.20.

Attendance

Well done to Canada class who had the highest attendance in Y5&6 at 96.7%. A massive well done to N.Ireland who had the highest attendance in LKS2 and overall at 100% and have now earned themselves a cupcake party. Palau had the highest attendance in KS1 at 96.3%. Well done to them!. The overall attendance was better at 94.9% but still short of our 96% target!


Have a good weekend

Mrs L. Smith
Headteacher

Important dates the rest of this term

Friday 29th June-Inset day/Staff training-School closed

Saturday 30th June -LFPA Summer Fete

Tuesday 10th July-Year 6 Oscars (16:30-18:30)

Monday 16th July -Parents’ meetings

Friday 20th July -Last day of school before summer holiday

Sports days

Monday 2nd July 9:30-12:00 -YRS 5/6

1:30-2:45 -YR 1

Tuesday 3rd July 9:30-12:00 - YRS 3/4

1:30-2:45 -YR 2

Thursday 5th July 1:30-2:45 -Reception