1. Where individuals have isolated as soon as any member of their household has any symptoms we have not had to isolate any others within the school as there has been no risk of exposure.
    
2. Our internal measures are proving effective as stopping the spread of the virus within the school.
    
3. Out cautious approach to sending groups and individuals home to isolate is effective.

As you know, the pupils' last day of term is now Thursday 17th December at 3.05pm.  

We will continue to support Track and Trace and would ask that you email jrigby@meadowhighschool.org or text 07851 254 246 if your child tests positive for COVID-19 up until Wednesday 23rd December.  

Please include:

• your child’s name

• the date when symptoms first appeared

• the date of the confirmed COVID-19 test result

• their last day in school.  

We will inform other parents by email if their child has been a ‘close contact’ and is required to self-isolate.  

For clarity, if your child tests positive for COVID-19, having developed symptoms more than 48 hours since being in school, the school should not be contacted in this case.  Please follow contact tracing instructions provided by NHS Test and Trace.

Build

If you haven't already, please take a moment to log onto our Eye in the Sky portal to see the progress of the new building.

Go to: www.siteeyeportal.co.uk

Username:  galliford_meadow

Password: 1Maag9yA

We can see the frame of the building taking shape and there is a set of stairs in place.  Now you can definitely get a feel for how big the building will be. Although we aren't getting any additional classrooms the corridors are wider, most classrooms have a small breakout room attached, there are additional therapy and office spaces and our admin team will no longer be based in a garden shed! 

I would like to thank the build team for being so considerate and understanding of the needs of our pupils and I would also like to praise our pupils who have been tremendous in adapting to the sights and sounds of the building work and the disruption this has caused to the school site.

Cycle safety

Sadly, one of our pupils was knocked from their bike last week, resulting in head injuries which, thankfully, did not prove too major.  I would like to point out that our pupil was not at fault in this incident.

As you know, the highways of Hillingdon are very busy places and, as a cyclist myself, I am aware that we are riding very flimsy vehicles which are no match for motor vehicles.  There are, however, some measures you can take to make cycling or scooting to school safer:

1. Make sure your bike / scooter is in good repair

2. Make sure your brakes are working

3. Always wear a helmet

4. Always wear high visibility clothing

5. Always have lights with you 

6. Always follow the law and Highway Code

7. Do not take risks

8. Even if you are 'in the right' do not put yourself in danger to prove a point

Please be safe!

Governors

We are still looking to recruit two parent / carer Governors and we will be seeking nominations in the new year.  All are welcome.  Please be assured we would train and support you and would seek to utilise your skills and knowledge in the most effective way to support the school.  We are particularly keen to recruit parents with some of the following experience, but as I have said, we can use whatever skills you have.

• Health or Care professionals

• Health and Safety industries or experience

• Construction industries

I hope you are all enjoying the stories being recorded by staff and uploaded to our Youtube channel.  You should have received a letter about the stories this week and I would urge you to check out the content with your child.  Not only are their new stories being uploaded there is a lot of earlier content that your child can watch and enjoy.  This week's stories are read by Miss Lennon and Miss Barrett.