Meadow High School Parent Portal - Weekly Bulletin - Issue 1

Dear Families

Welcome to the first bulletin of the 2022/2023 academic year!

Thank you for your patience whilst we have all become used to the new arrangements at the front of the school. As you may have seen, we are currently without car park gates (these will be fitted very soon) but pupils are safe behind the secure line and our lovely new fencing.

So, what took place here over the summer break?

The complete refurbishment of our Design Technology space with upgraded lighting, extraction, flooring, cupboards and equipment,
The Sports hall, MUGA, library, cycle-walking path, field and car park were finished,
Re-decorating worn areas and 'snagging' (sorting out small issues left behind from the building project),
Planting and the development of areas around the school.

With regard to the car park and the drop off / pick up of pupils, please may I remind you of the following:

You can drop off your child in the drop off zone by driving on site up to 8.25am, but you must not park or exit the vehicle. Your child will then wait at the front of school for the gates to be opened at 8.30am. They will be unsupervised during this time.
All other pupils should be dropped off by walking your child to the gate / on site.
At the end of the day no parent vehicles are allowed on site until every transport vehicle has departed, this can be up to 3.20pm or even later occasionally.
Only families who have been issued a parent car pass are allowed to come on site outside the arrangements above.
Thank you in anticipation of your compliance and in keeping all our pupils safe.

Breakfast club

Breakfast club is open to all at 8.30am either for a free half bagel or bowl of cereal or to purchase other items. We will be re-surveying families regarding an earlier opening of the breakfast club.

PE kit and uniform

It was wonderful to see the vast majority of pupils looking smart in their school uniform or 6th form clothes this week. Please ensure your child has all the uniform they need and, if you are struggling financially to buy anything, please make contact with Kathleen Bentley to discuss this, as we are able to offer some support.

Lunch

We are delighted to announce that we are trialling adding a pasta bar to our daily lunch options. Pasta King will be available for tasters to those who want to try the food (and have no allergies / preferences that preclude this). After the tasters, pupils will be able to opt for pasta as their meal option.