Malta Class Went Bonkers

Yesterday Malta Class had their first adventure outside the new ARP building together. They went onto the back field to visit the Go Bonkers inflatable attraction. The excitement had been building since the children arrived in the morning, as they could see the colourful inflatables from the classroom window. Once outside there was no stopping them (or the staff!!). Fears were overcome and the children threw themselves into the obstacles - literally. After a well deserved ice cream everyone went back to class for a rest and a dip in the paddling pool.

Weekly Newsletter-Friday 12th July 2019

Dear Parents,

Pupils will be bringing their End of Year report home today and there will be an opportunity for you to discuss any issues arising after school on Monday.

I have been made aware that there are still underlying problems in the playground between some parents and want to reiterate that:

I will NOT tolerate inappropriate behaviour on the school site. It is totally unacceptable for our children to witness adults intimidating each other, swearing, arguing or fighting and in order to ensure our children are safe I will not hesitate to ban adults or call the police to attend, as I see necessary.

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


SQUID PAYMENTS
Despite reminders being sent out and telephone calls being made there continues to be outstanding amounts owed on SQUID accounts for school dinners (Some of these are year 6 pupils who will be leaving next week). If parents don’t pay, their debt will have to be paid to Havering Catering service from the school’s budget. As I’m sure you can appreciate this will inevitably impact on the resources we are able to buy for the children. It is with regret that I have to inform you that:

WE WILL NOT BE PROVIDING SCHOOL DINNERS FOR PUPILS WHO HAVE A DEBT OF £10 OR MORE.


Time flies, we are nearly at the end of this academic year and we come to that time when we sadly have to say goodbye to some staff members:
Miss Woodgate is leaving us as she is moving abroad.
Miss James, Miss Evans and Miss Thomas are relocating to other areas.
Needless to say they will all be missed and they leave Mead with our very best wishes for the future.
On a positive note we are looking forward to welcoming Mr Cash, Mrs Boxall and Miss Bloom who will be joining the teaching staff next year and we are delighted that, on completion of their training, Miss Hinchliffe, Miss Smith, Miss Cunningham and Miss Reid are staying with us.
Miss Highton will not be classroom based next term as she has taken on the interim Assistant Headteacher role responsible for curriculum and KS2.

Thank you for your support on Thursday-to date we have raised £1200 which will be shared equally to support Miss Pountney's voluntary trip to help train teachers in Laos and to help with the upkeep of Mead Farm

Diary Dates
Staff are arranging end of year parties this week-your children will be bringing home letters giving you the necessary information.

Monday 15th July -We say goodbye to our goats, sheep and pony as they are going on their holiday to Wellgate Farm for the next 6 weeks. Parents/carers are invited to come into school between 15:00 and 16:30 if they wish to discuss their child’s school report.

Tuesday 16th July-LAMDA pupils will be taking their final exams today. Class changeover afternoon-your children will be meeting their new teacher they will be dismissed by their new teacher (so you can put a face to the name) in their normal playgrounds.

Wednesday 17th July-Go Bonkers Day-All pupils will have a session on the inflatables today.

Thursday 18th July - Mr Robinson and Mr Stanbridge have organised a staff v. pupils football match at lunchtime today. Parents/carers of year 1 pupils are invited into school at 14:30 for a short concert this afternoon. Year 6 slip and slide afternoon-Look out for the photos on the blog.

Friday 19th July End of year assemblies. Last day of term-school finishes normal time.


IMPORTANT DATES THIS YEAR
Monday 15th July-15:00-16:40 Parents drop in (An opportunity to discuss any issues arising from your child’s report)
Tuesday 16th July -Meet the teacher afternoon
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

Term dates for the academic year 2019/2020 can be accessed here

Havering Catering Services
Week beginning Monday 15th July 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 96.8% . Wales had the highest attendance in LKS2 and at 96.3% and Palau had the highest attendance in KS1 and overall at 99.1%. Well done to them!. The overall attendance was disappointing at only 93.6% which is well below our target!

Have a wonderful weekend

Mrs L. Smith

Headteacher

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

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

Reception go bonkers!!!

It was a fun packed morning in Reception today. The corridors were filled with excited screams as the children eagerly awaited their turn on the inflatables. “I am having so much fun” said Katherine as she was deciding what to go on next.  

Excited faces were seen all around as the children eagerly awaited their turn. They demonstrated
great resilience and perseverance as they tackled each station, "I jumped so high" said Michael.

It's safe to say the children all had a great morning and to top it off they all tucked into some delicious ice cream.