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Weekly Bulletin - Issue 28 - Friday 28 April 2023

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Issue 28- Friday 28 April 2023

Dear Families

I hope this finds you all well during what is proving to be quite a disrupted half-term. With bank holidays and teachers strikes our pupils are having to cope with lots of change. 

One of our aims as a school is to support pupils to learn to cope with the changes we all face in life. We start with routines and structures, use supports for planned changes and additional support for unexpected changes. 

Being a person with additional needs was once described to me as 'feeling like being a square peg in a round hole'. Our job as educators is to support our pupils to become a little 'rounder' and able to cope with the 'square' moments in life!

 

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Please don't forget that Monday 1st May is a bank holiday and that we will probably have another strike day on Tuesday 2nd May, when we will be open to pupils whose families cannot make safe alternative arrangements for them.

Very best wishes to you.

Mrs Rigby
Headteacher

Monday 1st May 2023 - Bank Holiday 

Tuesday 2nd May 2023 - Strike Day 

Monday 8th May 2023 - Additional Bank Holiday 

Class Photos were taken in school today.  You will have the opportunity to purchase photos via an online link, which will be sent to parents/carers in approximately two weeks. 

                Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award at                    Pacaar Scout Camp

A group of KS5 Pathway 1 pupils completed their Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award last week with 2 nights camping and 3 days of walking and activities.  The pupils had a great time and should be very proud of themselves.

Miss Bonnar, PW1 Faculty Lead 

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Trip to Prestolite Electric, Greenford 

Some of the Year 11 students visited a manufacturing company called Prestolite Electric, which make products for heavy-duty vehicles such as buses, tanks, agricultural vehicles and supply them to distributors in UK and many other countries. Students were welcomed by Mick Cooper (Operations Manager) and he explained the background of the company, its operations and different types of roles within company. Students had a great opportunity to tour the factory and saw various types of old and new machinery use in making different mechanical parts, how parts testing is carried out and how orders are dispatched to the customers.

After the tour, students participated in a practical activity to assemble the part of an alternator. A Prestolite apprentice demonstrated to students how to assemble the part and afterwards, they all followed the instructions provided to assemble that part. Throughout the visit, students were asking Mick relevant questions. Overall, students had a positive learning and work experience. Massive thanks to the team at Prestolite Electric and school staff who supported this trip.

Mrs Kabhoo, Lead Job Coach / Careers Coordinator 

Vaisakhi Day 

We celebrated the Sikh Festival of Vaisakhi on Wednesday 19th April.

Staff and students dressed up in the auspicious colours of yellow and orange and we all enjoyed some yummy food!! 

Mrs Mistry - Assistant Head

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This week we are saying Goodbye to Miss Hamilton, after supporting in KS5 for five years. Her hard work and sweet treats will be missed by our students and staff. 

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Meadow High School Hello YouTube Channel - New Stories to Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQVlu1D0XnL-bwjaXIzbZxQ?app=desktop

Remember: We will be posting two new stories on Monday 1st May. The stories this month are:
 
Bilal's Brilliant Bee - read by Miss Gaafar
Yummy Yummy! Food for my Tummy! - read by Mrs Whittle 
 
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SCHOOL UNIFORM                                                          IMPORTANT SUMMER ORDERING INFORMATION 

To receive your order before the start of Autumn term, please place orders by 31st July 2023.

https://www.mapac.com/education/parents

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NEW SCHOOL TOURS (ROYAL LANE SITE)

Past pupils, families and staff are invited to book onto one of our school tours on the following dates:

Friday 26th May 2023
Friday 30th June 2023
Friday 14th July 2023

Gather from 12.00pm, tour starts promptly at 12.15pm. 

If you would like to come to one of the tours you must book your place(s) prior to attending, as there is a limit on numbers.  Please call School Reception to check availability and book (01895 443310).

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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 / Letters Home / Lunches 

Monday 1 May 2023

BANK HOLIDAY

Tuesday 2 May 2023 

STRIKE Day 

Thursday 4 May 2023

Non-Uniform Day - Star Wars

Friday 5 May

Kings Coronation Celebration Day

Monday 8 May 2023

BANK HOLIDAY (Additional to celebrate the King's Coronation)

Monday 29 May -
Friday 2 June 2023

HALF TERM

Monday 5 June 2023

ANNUAL REVIEW DAY / TRAINING DAY

School is CLOSED to pupils

Tuesday 6 - Friday 9 June 2023

Sports Week 

To view the school calendar visit the website
NEWS/CALENDAR

Here is the latest full list of Term Dates
Term Dates for CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR - 2022/2023  - Issue 2

Term Dates for NEXT SCHOOL YEAR - 2023/2024 - Issue 2

Letters Home

10CL - Creams Uxbridge

Food Tech - PW1 - Term 3 Summer - selected students

Food Tech - Year 7 - Term 3 Summer

Food Tech - Year 8 - Term 3 Summer

Food Tech - Year 9 - Term 3 Summer

Food Tech - Year 10 - Term 3 Summer - selected students

Food Tech - Year 11- Term 3 Summer - selected students

Food Tech - 6th Form - Term 3 Summer - selected students

Residential Trip 2024 - Pupil Premium

Residential Trip 2024 - Non-Pupil Premium 

Star Wars Day - 4 May 

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Here is a printable version of the menu: PDF:  Spring Summer 2023 Menu

Keeping Pupils Safe Online

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News & Events in the Community

Please see below information of activities during May from the Royal Society for Blind Children.
Hillingdon PCF
On behalf of the Steering Committee
 
Hi everyone,

I am happy to share our May Activities Calendar which includes our May Half-Term Calendar. It will be a fun month with a few special events.

I have highlighted a few activities below, but please take a look at our Activities Calendar on our website here: https://www.rsbc.org.uk/calendar-of-activities/

As always, young people and their families can sign up to any session (or you can refer them) by either filling in the attached enrolment form and returning to connections@rsbc.org.uk, calling us on 020 3198 0225.

May Highlights

Sisterhood : Looking After My Mental Health

Tuesday 9th of May, 5pm

Ages 11-25, Zoom

As we approach Mental Health Awareness Week which runs from May 15th -21st May we will be spending sometime talking about how we can nurture and look after our mental health . We will be sharing self-care tips as well as talking about different mental health organisations that we can plug into that can support us with our mental well-being. Sign-up here: https://www.rsbc.org.uk/events/sisterhood-looking-after-my-mental-health/

Sisterhood : Girl Talk Tuesday!

Tuesday 23rd of May, 5pm

Ages 11-25, Zoom

Girl Talk Tuesday is all about you ! It’s a relaxed session where you can bring any topic ,  thought , experience , joke ( basically absolutely anything) to the session and share it with the girls . It’s a time specifically made for  relaxing, chilling and laughing aside from our regular pre-planned Sisterhood topic based sessions. Sign-up here: https://www.rsbc.org.uk/events/sisterhood-girl-talk-tuesday/

Performance Palooza

Saturday 13th of May, 11.30 – 2.30pm

Ages 8-25, Life Without Limits Centre and Zoom

Calling all Performers! on Saturday 13th our Life without Limits Centre will be hosting the RSBC’s very first Open Mic Club event! if you would like to listen to some beautiful live music performances, or be wowed with some amazing written poetry and pros, then be sure to come down to our centre (or join via zoom!) for a free afternoon of amazing open mic brilliance!

Sign-up here: https://www.rsbc.org.uk/events/performance-palooza-at-the-lwlc/

Supper Squad

Thursday 18th of May, 5 – 7pm

Ages 18 – 25, Location TBC

Come along to meet friends  and get involved with the community at the same time with our much loved supper squad. This is a chance to make new friendships and re-kindle with old ones over a delicious meal. Sign-up here: https://www.rsbc.org.uk/events/supper-squad-3/

Tower Hamlets: Visit to Tower Bridge

Saturday 20th of May, 10.30 – 1.30pm

Ages 7 – 25, Meet at Tower Bridge ticket booth

RSBC are going to visit our neighbour, Tower Bridge. It is a great opportunity to see what is in the area! At the bridge they have 3D tactile images and sensory tool kits to help us explore the iconic London sight. Sign-up here: https://www.rsbc.org.uk/events/tower-hamlets-visit-to-tower-bridge/

May Half-Term

Crystal Palace

Saturday 27th of May, 11 – 2pm

Ages 11 – 25, Crystal Palace Sports Centre

Join us at Crystal Palace Sports Centre for our monthly adapted sports session with our Palce4Life coaches for 11-25 year olds of all abilities. You will work on your general fitness while developing specific skills in the games, there is always an element of football involved too. Sign-up here: https://www.rsbc.org.uk/events/crystal-palace-south-london-sports-club-3/

Cook-a-Long Special

Wednesday 31st of May, 11 – 2pm

Ages 11- 25, Life Without Limits Centre

Join us at the LWLC kitchen for the ever popular Cook-a-long special. In this session you will be learning to make something from scratch that we guarantee you will be able to show off to your friends and family about. Is there a dish you have been dying to learn to cook? then get in touch and let us know your suggestion. Sign-up here: https://www.rsbc.org.uk/events/cook-a-long-special-2/

Tower Hamlets: Aquila Taekwondo

Friday 2nd of June, 11.30 – 2pm

Ages 7 – 25, Location TBC in Tower Hamlets

Aquila Taekwondo are going to give us some very special training. Join us on Friday the 2nd of June for a workshop in the basics of Taekwondo. In this workshop we will learn how to block, kick, try out different stances and movements. Sign-up here: https://www.rsbc.org.uk/events/tower-hamlets-aquila-taekwondo/

Creative: Sculpting through Touch

Saturday 3rd of June, 11 – 2pm

Ages 8-25, Life Without Limits Centre

We will be getting in touch with our Artistic side, by using clay as a medium to sculpt through only touch! we will be feeling various objects and textures and concentrating our minds to sculpt out what we can feel through our sense of touch! Sign-up here: https://www.rsbc.org.uk/events/creative-sculpting-through-touch/

Universal Youth Service                                        What's on for Young People in Hillingdon

Come along and find out what happening in the Universal Youth Service with your local youth offer in Hillingdon, from Duke of Edinburgh Awards, Young Enterprise, Youth Clubs, holiday programmes plus much more.

Duke of Edinburgh’s Award sessions:

  • Tuesday’s 15:30 – 18:00 Harlington Young People’s Centre
  • Tuesday’s 20:00 – 21:30 Uxbridge Family Hub
  • Wednesday’s 19:00 -21:30 Ruislip Young Peoples Centre

Open to anyone in the borough 14 – 19 doing their Award or wanting to enrol (this includes young people taking part in school). We can offer activities & advice to support the Award at all levels including the expedition section, just drop into a session.

 Young Enterprise Company Program:

Currently running at Uxbridge Family Hub Tuesday’s 17:30pm – 19:00pm, places still available.

Hillingdon Youth Council: 

Nominations invited from schools and organisations not yet represented on HYC, expressions of interest are welcome from young people year 7+. Further information is available at What is the Youth Council? - Hillingdon Council  

For more information for the above programmes, please contact Maggie Ditchburn mditchburn@hillingdon.gov.uk

Why not come along to one of our Youth Clubs sessions at Harlington or Ruislip Young Peoples Centre’s and the Uxbridge Family Hub. Make friends, meet your friends, learn new skills, take part in activities, have fun in a safe and friendly space. Just turn up and pay 50p per session per week. 

 Project Nite- Cooking @ Uxbridge Family Hub (school year 7-13)

       Monday’s 6:30pm-9:00pm - just drop into a session for further info, contact            Fauiza on Frehman@hillingdon.gov.uk

Harlington Young Peoples Centre – Just drop into one of the youth clubs, sign up and pay 50p per week per session. 

  • Wednesday’s 19:00pm-21:30pm- Sparks (SEND) - just drop into a session.
  • Thursday’s Inters Youth Club for school year 7-9 from 15:00pm-17:15pm just drop into a session.
  • Thursday’s Seniors Youth Club for school year 9-13 from 17:30pm- 20:15pm - just drop into a session.  
  • Friday’s Juniors Club for school year 3-6 from 15:15pm-17:30pm , - just drop into a session, for further info. 
  • Friday’s Seniors Youth Club for school year 9-13 from 18:00pm-21:00pm - just drop into a session.

For further information on the above session, please contact Sara stesfamicael@hillingdon.gov.uk

Ruislip Young Peoples Centre – Just drop into one of the youth clubs, sign up and pay 50p per week per session. 

  • Friday’s Juniors Club for school year 3-6 from 16:00pm-18:30pm - just drop into a session. 
  • Friday’s Seniors Youth Club for school year 9-13 from 19:00pm-21:30pm - just drop into a session.

For further information on the above sessions, please contact Fauiza on Frehman@hillingdon.gov.uk

If you would like any further information about the Universal Youth Service Offer, please contact Dettie Quirke on youthops@hillingdon.gov.uk, 

Please see below details of a survey on helping to improve access to mental healthcare provision for Parent Carers of children with SEND.
Hillingdon PCF
on behalf of the Steering Committee
 
Would you be interested in helping us learn how to improve access to mental healthcare provision for parent carers of children with special educational needs or disabilities(SEND)? We would particularly like to hear more from parent carers in London. If you could help us by forwarding the link below to your mailing lists that would be greatly appreciated.

Click here to start the survey: https://bit.ly/spaceparentcarer

This short survey is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and led by the University of Exeter.

To learn more about the study please visit the study website here: https://sites.exeter.ac.uk/space/

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Please see below details of an upcoming webinar regarding supported internships for 16-24 year olds with an EHCP.
Hillingdon PCF
On behalf of the Steering Committee
 
Hello Everyone, here’s a Supported Internships event that may be of interest to Forum folk and your wider parent carer communities – please feel free to share.

Supported internships are study programmes for young people, aged 16 to 24, who have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) and want to move into employment, but need some extra support.

The National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) are hosting a webinar for Parent Carer Forums and individual parents and who would like to learn more about Supported Internship on Thursday 18 May, 10.30am-12noon.  A flyer for the event is attached and you can book here: Spotlight on Supported Internships Tickets, Thu 18 May 2023 at 10:30 | Eventbrite

NDTi are leading the Internships Work project, funded by the Department for Education and every London Borough has now made a successful application for £50k+ funding to improve their supported internships offer.  We’ve been asked by Linda Jordan from NDTi to obtain feedback from London Forums about their local area’s progress in engaging with their Parent Carer Forum as a core requirement of this funding.  We’ve created a very short survey – even you haven’t heard anything about supported internships in your area it’s really important that we hear from you.  If you could please take a few minutes to complete the survey we’d really appreciate it: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/NDTiSIforForums  There is also an availability matrix so that we schedule our next catch up meeting with Linda when most Forums are able to attend.

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Job Vacancies

Job vacancies are advertised on the Crinklerecruitment.com website.

Applications must be made via the Crinklerecruitment.com website.

Teacher - Food Technology
JOB REFERENCE: CJ3315
Advert Posted On: 24/04/2023

   Post Start Date: ASAP
   Closing date: 09/05/2023
   Closing time: 11:59 AM

   Click for more information and to apply.

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