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Weekly Bulletin - Issue 19 - Friday 3 February 2023

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Issue 19 - Friday 3 February 2023

Dear Families

Thank you for your support on Wednesday.  We sincerely hope that the teachers unions and the Government are able to come to an agreement prior to any further industrial action.  However, if this does not appear to be the case we will be reviewing our strike day arrangements and sending out another form after half-term to find out which pupils require a space in school.

I hope you have been able to access the new stories on our YouTube channel, meadow high school hello. Our wonderful librarian, Miss Gaarfar, and our brilliant Faculty Leader for English, Mrs Sugden, have recorded some lovely book readings. 'Breakfast Club Adventures' and 'The Very Cranky Bear' are two new additions to the stories already available for your child to enjoy. Please look out for new stories which we will let you know about via our Twitter @MeadowHighSch 

The last piece of equipment was installed around the school field this week!  We now have a trim trail, an accessible adventure mound and slide, a shelter with seating, outdoor gym equipment, a street workout set (like you see in local parks), a log stack, a sit up bench and an aerial runway.  We are delighted to see pupils being able to enjoy this equipment at unstructured times, as part of their PE lessons and to help them self regulate.  We are assessing the remaining space and liaising with pupils to identify some more potential installations that will encourage activity and social communication for every pupil.  If your child will eventually be moving to Northwood Road, we have allocated money to ensure we can supplement the outdoor provision being provided by the Local Authority, making the facilities just as good, if not better than at Royal Lane!

Very best wishes to you all.

Mrs J Rigby
Headteacher

Library Update
We’re open again!

Thanks to the hard work of our librarian, Miss Gaafar, and our amazing team of staff, students and parents, we are ready to reopen the library, as planned, on Monday 6th February. 

A huge thank you is due to one of our governors, Mr. Goodbody, and his team of parents for giving up their time last Friday to help.  We are all very grateful and hope that you enjoyed having a look at some of the lovely new books we have purchased. We would also like to give a special mention to our Work Experience students - we couldn’t have done it without you!

Your child will now have a regular weekly time slot to visit the library with their form group.  They will have the opportunity to borrow two books which they read during individual reading time in registration each morning, and can take home to continue to practise their skills. We recommend they take one book within their reading ability to reinforce key skills developed during their Reading Intervention lessons and one book in their interest range to share with someone else to support engagement, build comprehension skills and develop language.  The library will also be open during break and lunchtimes, and they are welcome to visit at any time.  Many of our students have started to do this already as it provides an enriching and calm space in a busy school day.      

We are still adding new books, however, if you would like to see the books we have available so far and talk to your child about books they might like to borrow, please click on this link https://meadowhighschool.oliverasp.co.uk/library/junior.do.   Please note, we will be using a simple ‘film rating’ based system to ensure your child is only able to borrow books that are suitable for them. Miss Gaafar will be working closely with the Form Tutors, please address any concerns to them in the usual way. 

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Meadow High School Hello Youtube Channel

New Stories to enjoy!

As planned, we posted two new stories on the 1st February; we will continue to do this each month. These stories are designed to support engagement in reading, highlight exciting texts from our library and develop reading comprehension skills. It is also an opportunity for our students to do extra signing practise!  The stories this month are

'The Very Cranky Bear'
by Nick Bland

Read and signed by
Mrs Sugden

Click here to view

'The Breakfast Club
Adventures'
by Marcus Rashford

The first chapter
read by
Miss Gaafar

Click here to view

Home Reading Supporting Meetings:

Just a quick reminder of the dates/times for our next sessions:

Wednesday 22nd February online meeting 5:00pm – 6:00pm

Friday 24th February in person meeting 1.15pm – 2.15pm

If you would like to attend, please email me at asugden@meadowhighschool.org and let me know which session you would like to join.  We will be focusing on strategies to build confident roots for reading

  • phonic skills refresher (letter sounds and blending)
  • hearing syllables (and using phonic skills)
  • comprehension (words, sentence and picture cues)
  • exploring our school library

                    

Anne Sugden                                               Claire Sojka
English & Communication                       Reading Intervention Manager
Faculty Leader

This Week on
Meadow Twitter

 https://twitter.com/MeadowHighSch

Our Meadow High School Twitter account is updated regularly with news, photos and information.

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Calendar, Lunches and Letters Home

Monday 6 February 2023

Grand Re-opening of the Library               

More information will follow

Monday 13 February 2023 - Friday 17 February 2023

HALF TERM HOLIDAY

 

Monday 20 February 2023

 

ANNUAL REVIEW DAY
* SCHOOL IS CLOSED TO PUPILS *

Tuesday 21 February 2023

Shrove Tuesday

Wednesday 22 February 2023

 

Home Reading Support Meeting
(online meeting)

5pm - 6pm

Friday 24 February 2023

 

New School Tour

Parents, Families and ex pupils are welcome to join us for a look round the new buildings.

Meet at 12.00 for 12.15 start

Friday 24 February 2023

 

Home Reading Support Meeting

(in person at Meadow High School)

1.15pm -2.15pm

Monday 27 February 2023 - Friday 3 March 2023

Word Book Day Week

 

Thursday 2 March 2023

World Book Day

Monday 13 March 2023 -
Friday 17 March 2023
Residential Trip to Devon 

Friday 17 March 2023 

Comic Relief Day (Charity Event)

Tuesday 21 March 2023

Odd Sock Day - Downs Syndrome Awareness

Friday 24 March 2023

 

New School Tour

Parents, Families and ex pupils are welcome to join us for a look round the new buildings.

Meet at 12.00 for 12.15 start

Week Commencing
27 March 2023

Easter Egg Hunt

Friday 31 March 2023

Last Day of Term - School finishes at 2pm 

1 April 2023 - 16 April 2023

Easter School Holiday 

To view the school calendar visit the website
NEWS/CALENDAR

Here is the latest full list of 
Term Dates for School Year - 2022/2023  - Issue 2

Here is an updated copy of the
School Calendar document (updated November 2022)

SCHOOL LUNCHES

Monday 6 February 2023 - Friday 10 February 2023

Week 3

AUTUMN / WINTER LUNCH MENU

The Menu is below and can also be found on the School Website.    
Visit  PARENTS/SCHOOL MEALS AND LUNCH MENU/LUNCH MENU

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Here is a printable version of the menu:      PDF:  Autumn / Winter 2023

LETTERS HOME THIS WEEK:

Letter to Whole School Home Reading Support Meeting

Letter to Year 7 pupils - Junior Citizens 

Letter to Class VL - Bowling Trip

Letter to School Council Representatives - Mama Mia Theatre Trip

Visit to Runneymede and Ankerwycke Grounds - Year 7s

Keeping Pupils Safe Online

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News & Events in the Community

Are You a Fostering Hero in the Making??

Why not start off?the new year by committing to making?a positive change in your?and?a child's?life?? 
? 
Hillingdon Council Fostering is actively recruiting foster carers.?If you've ever thought about fostering, or know someone who has, please contact us by phoning 0800 783 1298, emailing fosteringrecruitment@hillingdon.gov.uk or via our online form, available by accessing this link:?Register your interest - Hillingdon Council? 

We are also running virtual information sessions on Tuesday 14th February & 14th March (2pm to 3pm).? Full details can be found here: 
Fostering information events - Discover Hillingdon 

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PDF - Asthma Newsletter

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Job Vacancies

IT NETWORK MANAGER

 JOB REFERENCE: CJ3070
 Advert Posted On: 02/02/2023
 Post Start Date: ASAP
 Closing date: 01/03/2023
 Closing time: 11:59 AM
 We have a vacancy for an IT Network Manager
 
 Work pattern: 36 hours per week, All Year Round - 52 weeks per year (on-site)
 Salary information: SO2 £35,217 - £37,038 per annum (Dependent upon experience)
 Start Date: ASAP
 
 Meadow High School is an exciting environment for professionals looking to develop   and/or apply their skills, knowledge and experience. We are a multicultural school t   that embraces diversity in all its forms. We are committed to sourcing and providing   excellent CPD and to looking after staff's wellbeing. Please look at our website to find   out more about us.
 
 We are looking for an experienced IT Network Manager to proactively manage on a   day-to-day basis and be responsible for an ICT infrastructure that is secure, reliable,    robust and resilient and that supports all aspects of teaching and learning, along   with operational and administrative support, across the school.
 
 For more information and to apply on the Crinklerecruitment.com site
 please click here

School Website:   www.meadowhighschool.org

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/MeadowHighSch

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Email:  meadow@meadowhighschool.org

Reporting Pupil Absence:  attendance@meadowhighschool.org

Telephone:  01895 443310