Mead Memories - 2000 Tea Towel!

One of our pupils managed to find this classic tea towel at home. Now 17 years on there are still some staff on the design who are working at Mead... can you find them, and do they look like their portrait?

If you have any other classic Mead items we'd love to see them: photos of old classes, shots of the building throughout the years... perhaps some other tea towel designs. It isn't quite the Antiques Roadshow and we doubt that any of the items will have a cash value, but it is great to see!

Goat Pen Installation

Goats need fences. If the chickens escape into the school then not much damage is done... the only wounds are to the teachers pride as they look rather silly trying to shepherd them back into the courtyard.

However goats are known for their mischievous and slightly destructive nature... so fencing is essential. There are going to be two large pens, one for the goats (three of them) and one for the pony.

In September the children will be able to come out and pet the animals and take the pony for a walk in the back field!

Chicken Coop Base Installed

Each week brings us another step closer to the completion of the farm. The base for the chicken coop and rabbit hutches has now been installed. This replaced the old pond and pagoda feature which had become very tired and worn.

When we get to September it will be an area transformed and in use every day!

Year 6 Olympic Cycling Trip

During their activity week the Year 6 pupils had the chance to take on the Olympic BMX and mountain bike tracks. Having taking part in a range of cycling challenges over the last two years (cycle club, Bikeability and the Redbridge cycle track) the children were very keen to test their skills on a high quality track.

The jumps and slopes on the BMX track were huge! At first I was extremely nervous, but I listened carefully to the BMX coach - keep my pedals level - and I was able to complete it.
Tyler

We believe that it is important to give the More Able pupils a chance to show their skills and test themselves in a variety of contexts. Our curriculum is designed to be much more than the core subjects so that all pupils feel excited about coming to school and all have the chance to showcase what they are good at. The Olympic park is an incredible arena for that.

It was a real challenge for the children. Even the most confident cyclists were challenged by the courses and had to take care as they navigated the different bumps and turns. However the adrenaline rush they got having completed the course more than made up for any nerves they may have felt.
Miss Silk

New Chicken House

We have taken delivery of the new chicken coops. Once the concrete base is complete the chickens will be able to move into their new accommodation. This will then free up space for the goats to arrive!

Thank you to the Thames Chase volunteers who have helped us by putting the furniture together and clearing the area around the goat house!

Classroom Refurbishment

One of the benefits of the Nursery expansion has been the money provided by the Borough to help us refurbish some of the KS1 classrooms. When we come back in September you will find new windows, freshly painted classrooms, newly installed interactive screens and a much better quality of learning environment.

Once the floors are completed and the furniture in we will post some more pictures, so keep checking in.

Duck Pond Installation

We are very much looking forward to sharing the new outdoor area with parents in September. There has been a huge amount of progress already. The pond has been dug and completed, the fences are in for the animals, we have the bases being done this week for the shelters and a storage container is delivered next week.

Wellgate Farm have the goats and pony ready for delivery in early September. The children are extremely excited to see the farm finished and we know that the parents will love the Mead Farm as well.