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Weekly Bulletin - Issue 18 - Friday 21 January 2022

Issue 18 - Friday 21 January 2022

Dear Families

Happy New Year! Unfortunately, I was one of the recent Covid statistics, but I am so glad to be back at school again now.

Covid

We are seeing far more cases at the moment, most of which are contracted outside school. Please can we remind families to continue with twice weekly lateral flow tests of their child as this is proving effective in identifying cases. If you do have a positive case within your home we are happy to carry out the daily lateral flow tests here at school as your child arrives, so we can monitor and prevent further transmission.

Harry Potter 

On the 3rd of February pupils and staff are invited to celebrate their love of Harry Potter with us. This date commemorates the 25th anniversary of the first publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Pupils can choose to wear a costume, come as their favourite character or simply join in the fun!

Attendance

I know that many of you will know Berni Gamble who has been our Attendance Officer for many years.  After 27 years of service at Meadow High School Berni will be leaving us after accepting voluntary redundancy following a restructuring of her role.  I'm sure you will join me in thanking Berni for her commitment and service to the school, its pupils and parents over this time and wish her the very best for her future endeavours.

Best wishes for a peaceful weekend.

Mrs J Rigby
Headteacher

It's nearly that time of year again...
MATHS WEEK 2022!!?? 

31st January - 4th February ??

Pupils will be working as a class in their maths lessons to create a maths themed patchwork, this will then be sewed into a quilt and displayed in the school. 

There will be one class winner per Key Stage and there will be a very exciting prize which will be announced the following week in assembly.

 ??

Mrs Mistry
Faculty Leader - Mathematics

Dear Parents/Carers

As we all know, the rules on Covid19 are constantly changing and it can all be very confusing!

I thought it would be helpful to include a ‘guide’ to help you through the maze of information. Please be aware that this can change at any moment - only last week, guidance changed on the length of self-isolation for double vaccinated people!

The important points are:

  • If you have any symptoms of Covid19 (sore throat/new continuous cough/new runny nose/ear-ache/tiredness/temperature) you must have a PCR and self-isolate until you receive the result. Do not use a Lateral Flow Test if you have any symptoms!
  • You no longer need to confirm a positive lateral flow result with a follow up PCR. If you test positive on a LFT, you need to self-isolate immediately.
  • If you are double vaccinated, you can leave self-isolation after 5 full days if you complete 2 lateral flow tests - one on day five, and 24 hours later on day 6. Only if BOTH are negative can you leave isolation on day 6.
  • If you are not fully vaccinated you still need to isolate for 10 full days, leaving isolation on day 11.

I hope the above information and the flowchart proves useful in these strange times. As things change at short notice you can keep up to date with current guidance via

www.gov.uk/coronavirus

Ms Jane Richards
Assistant Headteacher Year 9 - 11

Non-Uniform Day
Tuesday 25 January 2022

Steel Bones Walking Challenge

Dear Parents/Carers,

Throughout January, Meadow High School will be raising money for Steel Bones, a charity who support amputees. We would like to raise money for Steel Bones to commemorate a staff member’s amputation one year ago. On 25th January, students are asked to wear non-uniform clothes. The theme is heroes and people we look up to. We are asking for a voluntary donation of £1, which will be donated to Steel Bones.

Additionally, the whole school will be walking 365 miles across January as part of their class activities.

Students are invited to walk in their free time also. Tutors can be contacted to add any walking to our school record; let us know how many minutes of walking your child achieves, and we will add it to our total.  

If you would like to donate, please make payment via ParentPay.

PLEASE MAKE ALL PAYMENTS VIA PARENTPAY.  IF YOU REQUIRE ACCOUNT DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT THE SCHOOL OFFICE AND ASK FOR PETER.

If you are unable to use ParentPay, and would still like to make a cash donation then we will make sure all donations are passed to the Steel Bones charity.  Thank you.

Many thanks,

Mrs K Mayall
6th Form Tutor
Life & Living Lead

 

Sixth Form - Non Uniform Day Arrangements
Tuesday 25 January 

Tuesday 25th January, will be a non-uniform day in aid of Steels Bones. The theme for the day is heroes or people who inspire us. 

6th Form students will be completing a walk in the local area to raise funds for Steel Bones. Please send voluntary donations through ParentPay. If you cannot access this, cash can be brought in and given to form tutors. 

Mrs Mayall - Sixth Form Tutor

Sixth Form College Link at BCA

Class MS have started their link sessions with BCA , they will be visiting on a weekly basis until Easter. 

Today we planted BCA's first tree to commemorate Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee.  BCA will be planting 7 trees, 1 for each 10 years of our Queen's reign, class MS had the privilege of planting the first one ! 

Well Done Class MS! 

Ms Carter - Team Leader, Sixth Form

Calendar, Letters Home and
School Lunches

UPCOMING EVENTS

SPRING TERM:

Tuesday 25 January 2022

 

Non-Uniform Day
Steel Bones Walking Challenge

Theme: Heroes.  Wear your own clothes to school for a voluntary donation of £1.00 to be donated to Steel Bones, a charity who support amputees.

Tuesday 25 January 2022

 

Project Search Open Evening
at the Marriott Hotel (see flyer for further details)

Wednesday 9 February 2022

Project Search Open Evening
at the Marriott Hotel
(see flyer for further details)
Monday 31 January - Friday 4 February 2022 Maths Week

Monday 14 February -
Friday 18 February 2022

HALF TERM HOLIDAY

 

Wednesday 23 February 2022

 

Training Day / Annual Review Day

SCHOOL IS CLOSED TO PUPILS

Thursday 3 March 2022

 

Project Search Open Evening
at the Marriott Hotel (see flyer for further details)

Friday 1 April 2022

 

Term Ends

School finishes at 2pm

To view the school calendar visit the website NEWS/CALENDAR

Here is the latest full list of Term Dates for this School Year - 2021/2022
(Issue 5 - Updated 5.10.21)

LETTERS HOME

Letter to Class VL - Sixth Form Bowling Trip

Letter to Class IM - RSE

Letter to Class 7CH - Trip to Rohald Dhal

Letter to selected pupils - Girls Only Football Tournament

Letter to selected pupils - Under 16 Football Tournament

SCHOOL LUNCHES

Week - Monday 24 January 2022 - Friday 28 January 2022

Week 1

NEW MENU - Spring & Summer 2022

Here is a printable PDF of the New Menu

E-Safety

News & Events in the Community

Neurodiversity documentary:
 call for pupils, parents / carers and professionals 

We are a part of a partnership group with ACS International Schools. Our local school is based on Vine Lane Hillingdon https://www.acs-schools.com/hillingdon

As part of their ongoing commitment to both the local and wider community they have partnered with an organisation called 'In Rehearsal' to produce high quality, professional DVD boxsets which will contain support and guidance material for pupils, families and professionals.

For more information click here

We are excited to be working with KDR and Yordas to offer paid work experience opportunities for autistic job seekers. We are also glad to be extending the deadline of our current paid internship with CFC Underwriting.

See more of our current internship opportunities!

Please share this with anyone who you think may be interested.

Database Administrator internship

We are pleased to be working with KDR Recruitment to offer a three-month internship as a Database Administrator.

The successful candidate will ensure client and candidate data is kept up to date using the company's database.  
Deadline: Sunday 30 January 2022, 11.59pm
Location: Hybrid working from home and office (Booths Park, Knutsford)
Salary: £16,216 per year (pro rata for internship duration) 
Placement begins: February 2022 onwards (exact date to be agreed with the successful applicant) 
 
Apply now

Data Management internship
 

This is a fantastic opportunity for a four-month internship with Yordas as part of our Employ Autism programme.

The Data Management internship is in the Product Stewardship team, where you will be creating and maintaining datasets of information on chemical substances and regulations.
Deadline: Sunday 30 January 2022, 11.59pm
Location: Yordas office, Lancaster – and/or remote working
Salary: £17,000 per year (pro rata for internship duration) 
Placement begins: February 2022 onwards (exact date to be agreed with the successful applicant) 
 
Apply now

Learning & Development internship

We are excited to be working with CFC Underwriting to offer a Learning and Development (L&D) internship.

The L&D intern will be part of the summer internship scheme 2022, with adjustments as appropriate.

Deadline extended: Monday 31 January 2022, 10.00am
Location: 85 Gracechurch St, London EC3V 0AA
Salary: Circa London Living Wage
Placement begins: 4 July - 9 September 2022 (ten weeks)
Apply now

Job Vacancies

TEACHING ASSISTANT
(FOOD TECHNOLOGY)

JOB REFERENCE: CJ1858
Advert Posted On: 21/01/2022

Post Start Date: As soon as possible
Closing date: 17/02/2022
Closing time: 11:59 AM

Teaching Assistant (Based in Food Technology)

Work Hours: 32.5 hours per week (8.45am – 3.15pm Mon, Wed, Fri and 8.45am to 4.30pm Tues and Thurs); Term time only + 5 training days;

Salary: Scale 3 - £17,204 per annum plus £1,026 Special Schools Allowance       

Meadow High School is a special needs school, which provides education for secondary aged students aged 11-19 years with moderate and complex needs including autism.  The school had received a ‘Good’ grade by OFSTED.

The successful candidate for this varied post will support the food technology teacher and pupils in the smooth running of the Food Technology department. The main responsibilities include supporting students in the classroom, preparing materials to help their learning and using ICT to create resources and orders. This is a rewarding role and would be suited to an enthusiastic team player, with a knowledge of working with food. The successful candidate needs to have the ability to work flexibly and meet deadlines. If you are interested in the role and would like more details regarding the post please send emails for the attention of P Shukla, Technology Faculty Leader to tcummings@meadowhighschool.org   

For more information and to apply please click here

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