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Weekly Bulletin - Issue 4 - Friday 24 September 2021

Issue 4 - Friday 24 September 2021

Dear Families

Vaccinations

Tutor group teams may be calling you to check you received the consent form regarding 12 to 15 year old first dose vaccinations and older pupils second dose. They will be able to direct you to information should you need it.

Covid

There have been two positive cases of Covid in our community this week with no pupils or staff required to isolate.

If your child is unwell please do not send them to school and arrange for them to have a PCR test. Many of the confirmed cases in our community have come from pupils who have no symptoms or ones not typically associated with Covid.

Early Bird Club

We have currently had an extremely small number of expressions of interest for an Early Bird Club from 8am every school day. If you missed the form but would be interested in this provision for your child, please call the school office and request a form.

Assembly

This week we tackled the challenging topic of pupils' behaviour towards one another. You may be aware of the recent investigation that Ofsted undertook in Peer on Peer abuse  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-sexual-abuse-in-schools-and-colleges/review-of-sexual-abuse-in-schools-and-colleges . This identified the very real problem of young people acting inappropriately and sometimes, sadly, criminally.

We work hard at Meadow to educate our young people so that they do not make poor choices when they interact with others, both face to face and online. 

Should you have any concerns or need any support please contact your child's Form Tutor who may be able to help you or signpost you to services or other staff who can.

Change In The Weather

As the colder, wetter weather approaches, we would like to remind families to ensure that pupils have suitable outdoor clothing and that everything is clearly labelled with the child's name.  Every winter we find a lot of lost items that we cannot return as they are not labelled. Also, sometimes pupils accidently take home another pupils coat etc. The best way to solve this is to label.

Very best wishes to you all. Have a great weekend.

Mrs J Rigby
Headteacher

Covid-19

IMPORTANT MESSAGE:

Do not send your child to school with ANY or ALL of these symptoms or if they are generally unwell:

  • Headache
  • Temperature
  • Sore throat
  • Runny nose
  • Cough

Lateral flow tests are NOT TO BE USED if any symptoms are present. You should arrange for a PCR test immediately.

Thank you

Covid-19 Vaccine (12-15 years)
Consent Form Translation

If you would like a translation of  the Covid-19 Vaccine Consent Form sent home this week, please use the link below to visit the Meadow High School website.  By using the Translate button at the top of the website, you can select your preferred language.

https://www.meadowhighschool.org/news/?pid=3&nid=1&storyid=401  

However, please complete the form using the printed English version sent home.

SIMS Parent App

An email with log in details to sign up for the SIMS Parent App was sent home this week.    Please sign up so that you can easily change your child's details and your contact information.

Thank you to all those parents who have already signed up.

School Office

Meet The Tutor Evening
Thursday, 7 October 2021 
4pm-7pm.   

The meetings will be held virtually (School Cloud).   You will be able to book a timeslot to meet your child's form tutor. 

More information to follow.

Non Uniform Day
Friday 8 October 2021

Wear yellow to school
for World Mental Health Awareness Day

More information will follow.

Our Online Parent Community - Classlist

 
Right now it can be difficult to get to know other Meadow parents and carers.  However, we may have a way to help! 
 
Friends of Meadow, our PTA, runs an online community allowing Meadow parents and carers to chat, share ideas, ask questions and just generally keep in touch.  It's private, secure and restricted to Meadow only, there's no "public" access.  It's not a way to contact the school and teachers, just a friendly and informal group for parents and carers.
 
We've had parents and carers of our former pupils move on as their children have started college or work, so for the year 7 and 8 parents who haven't heard of Classlist before we'd love you to sign up, and say "hello" if you're feeling brave.  
 
Of course, if you're the parent or carer of an older child you're still very welcome, if having a look at Classlist is something you never quite got round to before!
 
Sign up here  www.classlist.com using the Join Now button 
 
John Goodbody
Secretary, Friends of Meadow
 

Work Experience and Employability Sessions
11th May to 17th June 2021
(Meadow High School & Young People's Academy).

Twelve students from Meadow High School and four students from Young People's Academy successfully completed a 5-week bespoke employability programme obtaining a certificate of completion.  
 
A key aim of the sessions was to increase students’ knowledge of a vocational career within the construction industry, raise aspirations of the students by hearing from the employer in person and learn about the employability skills required for the world of work. 
 
Both the pupils and the employer really enjoyed the sessions and we are hoping for more such initiatives in the future!
 
Student Feedback: 

“Now I know roughly what I want to do.”  

“I liked learning about life after school.”
 
Employer feedback: 

"I have very much enjoyed working with these students. As a business we want to positively promote our  industry, but we also want whatever we do to be impactful and supporting these students to these  activities we hope has helped them to start to realise their potential."
 
The whole case study article can be found on the school website here:
https://www.meadowhighschool.org/news/?pid=3&nid=1&storyid=402
 
Mrs A Fabisch
Faculty Leader - Vocational Studies
 

Pathway 1 News

Some Pathway 1 KS5 pupils started work experience at Nathan's Farm in Chalfont St Giles.  So far, the pupils have become familiar with the farm and learnt about what they will be doing in future weeks. 
 
Nathan's Farm is a lovely place for a family visit. They have a wide range of animals, a farm shop and a cafe.
 
https://www.nathansfarm.co.uk/
 
Miss Bonnar - Faculty Leader - Pathway 1

News from The Horticulture Team

The Horticulture team is starting to revamp the school Sensory Garden.  Due to Covid and a number of  things , it's in a sorry state.  The Team is excited to get working and make it beautiful again. Keep an eye out for progress updates !

Miss Lennon, Mrs Cryan, Mrs Virdee & the Horticulture Team. 

FREE GARDEN EQUIPMENT
FOR SCHOOLS FROM MORRISONS

If you shop at Morrisons, please would you consider helping the school to get some free gardening equipment.   Thank you !   The Horticulture Team

Calendar, Letters and School Lunches

UPCOMING EVENTS

AUTUMN TERM:

Thursday 7 October 2021

MEET THE TUTOR EVENING 
(virtual)  4pm-7pm

Friday 8 October 2021

 

NON-UNIFORM DAY
WEAR YELLOW FOR WORLD MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY
Friday 22 October 2021 TRAINING DAY
SCHOOL IS CLOSED TO PUPILS
Monday 25 October 2021 -
Friday 29 October 2021

HALF TERM

Monday 1 November 2021 - 
Wednesday 3 November 2021

MOVE TO NEW BUILDING
SCHOOL IS CLOSED TO PUPILS
Wednesday 10 November 2021 ANNUAL REVIEW DAY
SCHOOL IS CLOSED TO PUPILS
Friday 17 December 2021 Last day of term.
School finishes at 2pm

To view the school calendar visit the website NEWS/CALENDAR

Here is the UPDATED full list of 
Term Dates for this School Year - 2021/2022
(Issue 3 - Revised 9.9.21)

LETTERS HOME

Letter to Whole School - Jeans for Genes - Non Uniform Day

Letter to Year 13 & 14 - Invitation to meet SEND Officer

Letter to Year 13 & 14 - Work Experience Going Home Privilege

Letter to Pathway 1 (KS4 and KS5) - Out In The Community Contribution

SCHOOL LUNCHES

Week - Monday 27 September -
Friday 1 October 2021

Week 2 - Autumn/Winter Menu 2021/22
(New menu is below)

Here is a printable PDF of the Autumn/Winter Menu 2021/22

E-Safety

Staff Vacancies

From time to time we add Meadow High School staff vacancies to the Weekly Bulletin. 

Please feel free to pass on these vacancies to any family or friends who may be interested. 

All vacancies at Meadow High School are advertised on the Crinklerecruitment.com website.  Applications should be made via the links on the Crinklerecruitment.com website.

TEACHING ASSISTANT (FOOD TECH)

JOB REFERENCE: CJ1494
Advert Posted On: 22/09/2021

Post Start Date: ASAP
Closing date: 04/10/2021
Closing time: 11:59 AM

Teaching Assistant (Based in Food Technology)

Required as soon as possible, 1 day a week (Wednesdays) 6.5 hrs a day 8.30am to 3.30pm. This is a job share role and will be a fixed term contract ending in July 2022.

For more information and to apply please click here

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