The Mead School Spring 2015 Newsletter

1. Newsletter
Spring Term 2015
‘…..individual success for every child…..’
Taken from The Mead School
Mission Statement
The Mead School

3. Dear Parents
WOW!! What a term – The Mead community has welcomed 2015 in style! Your
children’s enthusiasm, passion and energy has been a daily joy and given the
brevity of the term after last term’s marathon we are in awe and delighted with all
that has been achieved both inside and outside the classroom. I know the staff
have greatly enjoyed and appreciated the recent parent consultations and the
opportunity to share your children’s personal progress and achievements.
Please remember we are all on the end of an email should you have any
concerns or have something to share and celebrate.
YEAR 6 DESTINATIONS
These are now public and although there will be some ‘shuffling’ before
September we are delighted to announce the following so far:
Shaan Bains – grammar school to be confirmed
Henry Birch – Uplands
Edward Chantler – Uplands
Theo Cockayne-Francis – Bethany
Rebecca Colbran - Tunbridge Wells Girls Grammar School
James Conway – The Judd
Jonathan Cox – St Gregory’s
Eliot Dixon – Uplands
Emma Donovan – Tunbridge Wells Girls Grammar School
Talia Hardie – Tonbridge Girls Grammar School
Scarlett Kilcoyne - Tunbridge Wells Girls Grammar School
Edward Lahner – Skinners
Xavier Lake – Skinners
Edward Lynch – Skinners
Alexander Maltby – Skinners
Sophie Ovenden – Bethany (Dance Scholarship)
Jo Price - Skinners
Tom Price – Skinners
Sofia Roy – Tonbridge Girls Grammar School & St Leonards-Mayfield (Academic
Scholarship)
Ella Stanford - Tunbridge Wells Girls Grammar School
Emma Stewart - Tunbridge Wells Girls Grammar School
Isobel Warren - Tunbridge Wells Girls Grammar School
Leia Watts - Tunbridge Wells Girls Grammar School
STAFF CHANGES
We wish Mrs Morgan every happiness and success as she leaves The Mead at
the end of this term for new adventures. We are delighted that Myriam
Rodriguez, herself a fully qualified teacher, who knows the year group well and
has done so much excellent work with the children will be taking over the class.
She, Mrs Moral and Mrs Morgan have worked extremely closely for the last two
years so, whilst Mrs Morgan will be missed, we look forward to a seamless
transition for you and the children.
Mrs Amanda Ledger will be the new Teaching Assistant. Mrs Ledger is a
personal friend and former colleague of Mrs Archer and is greatly looking forward
to joining the Year 2 team.

4. MEAD BABIES
We are thrilled to announce the safe arrival of two Mead babies this term and
one due any moment.
Huge congratulations to Miss Seymour on the birth of Dorothy Iris Wilson a
healthy 7lbs 2oz, born 15 January at home and to Miss Victoria on the birth
of Kit Alexander – a rather whopping 9lb 4oz, born on 25 January. It is
wonderful to see them both at Mini Meadites on Friday mornings.
We eagerly await the safe arrival of Mr Agnew’s
baby – due at any moment.
Above Left: Kit Above Right: Dorothy
‘SUPPORTING GIRLS’
We were delighted to welcome Jules Wareham, Head of Girls at Bethany School,
to The Mead in February to present and lead a seminar on ‘supporting girls’.
Over 70 mothers, fathers and staff squeezed into the Dining Room and upheld by
glasses of wine and lovely canapés (courtesy of Anita) listed to a wonderfully
down to earth, practical and professional presentation which led us all to
hopefully understand and appreciate the emotional wiring of our girls and how we
can best support them during their formative ‘growing up’ years.
Full of helpful information and common sense advice this proved to be a greatly
enjoyed and appreciated evening by all who attended.

5. COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW WEBSITE
Please ensure that Elizabeth has your correct up-to-date contact details.
I would remind you that forthcoming events are displayed on the noticeboard by
the front door as well as uploaded to the news and events (calendar) section on
our website, www.meadschool.info. We always welcome initiatives to improve
communication. Please do share any ideas you may have with either Elizabeth,
Mr Lockyer or myself.
TUESDAY JUNIOR AFTER SCHOOL CLUB
During the Summer Term all Juniors will need to stay on after 3.30 pm on
Tuesdays for the Summer Show drama rehearsals. Therefore Choir will be on
Wednesday afternoons.
SUMMER SHOW
The Annual Summer Show is our drama highlight and every child from Reception
Infants to Year 6 is in the cast. This theatrical extravaganza which provides a
wealth of rich opportunities and experiences for the children does inevitably
come at a cost. In line with many years of past practice the Summer Show fee
placed on this term’s invoice will contribute to the organisation and provision of
costumes, backdrops and scenery.
UNIFORM
We do have samples here at the school if you are unsure on sizes. Please
contact Elizabeth if you would like to see the sizes prior to ordering online.
THE OFFICE MANAGER’S BIT
A full and vibrant Spring Term has passed. I, as ever, enjoy watching the
children meet their daily challenges, generally with laughter and a well-developed
‘have-a-go’ attitude. I continue to encourage the finances towards a varied and
exciting curriculum to motivate the ‘spirit of enquiry’ that the inspectors found so
embedded in the children. Mandarin and the use of IT across the curriculum
have been the most marked recently and have had a great response from the
children. I will continue my efforts wherever needed to support and widen your
children’s education.
On a more day to day issue, I continue with my battle to keep uniform and kit
united with rightful owner. On this note please can I urge you all to take all kit
home every week to be washed, sorted and if needs be, renamed so that we can
try to keep lost property to a minimum. Also please can you name sports kit on
the outside of the garment so that it is very clear for us to monitor when kit is
walking.
We have yet to hear the final decisions on our various planning applications from
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council and will let you all know the outcomes when
we know. The objectives of these plans are to allow for further dedicated
specialist rooms and more suitable entrance arrangements to the school. These
plans have all been incorporated into the long term development plan for the
school. Also embedded in this plan is the fundamental doctrine to remain as one
of the most competitively priced schools in the area offering an outstanding
standard and breadth of education in a family-orientated environment. In our
planning and forecasting we have married these two ambitions.
The support staff continue to do just that. Anita and her team are enjoying a new
cooking system which allows us to use steam cooking and so again improve the
quality of the food provision. They continue to enjoy their much deserved grade 5

6. rating from the Food Standards Agency. Thank you to Anita and her team from
all who benefit from their labours – delicious!
Nigel Wheeler continues to cast his quite magic around the school in the early
mornings fixing things we didn’t even know were in need. Nigel is a huge asset to
the school and we thank him for all his hard work this term.
David and Margaret remain in the heart of the school keeping all safe and sound.
Dauda continues with us coming into the school every evening to sweep away
the debris of the day.
Please accept the termly reminder, that invoices are due on or before the first
day of next term i.e. 16th
April 2015. Do use electronic transfer where possible
and remember that the transfer may take three working days and to reference
your payment with your child’s name.
Fees for the year 2015 / 2016
The Directors have carefully considered the school’s expected costs for the
forthcoming year. Whilst every effort is being made to maintain or reduce costs
where possible, we cannot reduce them all and have again seen price rises in a
number of areas. The Directors have therefore decided to make a modest
increase in the tuition fees for the coming year. Kindergarten fees will increase
by £40 per term to £1,665.00, Reception Infants, Year 1 & 2 fees by £75 per term
to £3,065.00 and Years 3 to 6 fees by £80 per term to £3,395.00.
Other activities are being charged at the following rates:
Kindergarten afternoons £12.50 per day
Munch Bunch £9.50 per 2 hour day (£2.40 extra 0.5 hour to 6pm)
Breakfast club - with breakfast £3.00 per day
Breakfast club - without breakfast £2.00 per day
Ballet £55.00 per term - Ten 30 minute lessons - KG
Ballet £60.00 per term - Ten 45 minute lessons
Ballet £65.00 per term - Ten 1 hour lessons
Modern & Tap £60.00 per term - Ten 45 minute lessons
Modern & Tap £65.00 per term - Ten 1 hour lessons
Jazz (Year 5 & 6) £60.00 per term - Ten 45 minute lessons
LAMDA £70.00 per term - Ten 45 minute lessons - max 6 in a group
Yoga £4.00 per session
Judo £52.50 per term
Tennis £30.00 Summer Term only
Cookery club £20.00 per term
Recorder groups £40.00 per term
Individual music tutoring £180.00 per term
We continue to offer over 20 after school clubs and supervised prep sessions
available to all children in Year 3 and above free of charge, a feature unique to
the Mead. These are:
Art, Choir, Cricket, Computer, Construction, Debating, Drama, Eco, Filmmakers,
Football, Geography, Hockey, Masks & Crafts, Netball, Papier mache,
Photographic society, Public speaking, Reading group, Rollerblading, Rugby,
Science, Sewing, Sport, Textiles and Video.

7. We have also extended our wrap around care provision to 6pm within the Munch
Bunch session, this is charged pro rata, we also have Early Years staff at every
breakfast session to allow for an early drop off for even our youngest children.
Parking
Please remain vigilant in regards to the parking around the school as we have
constant reminders from the council in this regard. Please also respect the rule
of not entering the car parking area in your vehicle at any time. This is for the
safety of our staff and children.
Policies and Procedures
Please may I take this opportunity to remind you that any policies and
procedures you may require to view are shown on our website. If for any reason
you do not find what you are looking for there, do not hesitate to ask either
Elizabeth or myself and we will guide you.
www.meadschool.info/policies/
So all that remains is to wish you all a very Happy Easter.
Rebecca Hall - Office Manager
The School Council have had another busy term. They regularly appear at my
door with school issues and have been very informative at our regular meetings.
We have been keeping an eye on the playground equipment and gradually
replacing items as they get lost, broken or accidentally knocked over the fence!
We have had a lot of upset stomachs and illness during this term so the school
council took it upon them to remind the school of the importance of washing their
hands. We presented an assembly to the school to remind them that they must
do this and why. Our facts included what microbes are and where they may be
hiding. We also pointed out the scale of microbes, as we cannot see them. We
explained that most microbes are harmless but some can make us ill. The fact
that generated the biggest shock was that there are more microbes on your
hands than there are people in the world!
As a result of this the school council have been very diligent checking hands on
the way into the dining room at lunchtime.
The school council will now be launching a competition for pupils to design a
poster reminding us of the importance washing our hands (including using soap).
The best designs will then be placed in the toilets as a constant reminder.
I am looking forward to a busy summer term and the new missions we will begin!
Thank you, The School Council

8. Why just celebrate one World Book Day – when you can
have an entire fortnight
celebrating books?
Our Mead Book Fortnight kicked off on Monday 2nd
March, in celebratory fashion
with members of staff sharing their favourite
children’s stories with the school during our
assemblies on Monday and Tuesday. Later on,
during Tuesday all the children took part in a book
cover hunt; they had to find the laminated book
covers that had been hidden around school and
guess from the clues which book was chosen by
which member of staff.
Book swap was a fantastic event, supported by so
many of the children. It was super to see children
from every year group taking part and engaging
with their chosen new reads at the end of the day.
There simply aren’t enough superlatives in the
English language to describe how utterly
marvellous all our children looked on World Book
Day; the inventiveness, creativity, originality,
colour and imagination of the children’s costumes
positively lit up the school.
The day passed in a flurry of productivity, action and enjoyment; the children
were captivated and fully engaged in the tasks and activities created by their
teachers especially for this very special day.
The whole school delighted in sharing what they had created and achieved on
World Book Day during the Sharing assembly that
took place on Friday; from cookery to French and
Music, artwork to riddles, kinetic typography to
Drama and PE, the breadth of what our Mead
children had enjoyed on World Book Day was
enormous.

9. Our Scholastic Book Fair provided dawn and dusk opportunities to explore and
buy a huge range of books, stationary and not to mention some very popular
finger ‘pointers’ before we finally said good bye to this annual treat on Friday 13th
March.
Thank you enormously
to all members of Mead
staff who worked hard
on creating such
excellent activities for
the children to
participate in on World
Book Day and a huge
thank you to every
single one of you
parents, who have
supported your children
so brilliantly through all
of the different
activities that have
taken place over this
fortnight.
Isobel Feaver - Literacy
Coordinator
PATRICK RYAN, AUTHOR, TEACHER AND PROFESSIONAL STORYTELLER
VISITS THE MEAD SCHOOL
On Tuesday 27th
and Wednesday 28th
January KS1 and KS2 children
respectively were fortunate to have the opportunity to participate in writing
workshops; led by the renowned storyteller, teacher and writer, Patrick Ryan.
Patrick Ryan has worked as a teacher and professional storyteller for over thirty
years. He regularly tours Britain, Europe and the US performing, lecturing and
conducting a variety of workshops; Patrick has written for the BBC and has also
actively participated in several major storytelling projects.
KS2 pupils began their day with Patrick with an extended assembly; this was a
fantastic warm up to their individual year group workshop activities which took
place over the course of the school day. Pupils listened enthralled to stories,
fables and riddles told by Patrick; they learnt from him, how and why some of our
most treasured and familiar stories have been written and moulded in the familiar
forms that we know today.
KS1 pupils had the opportunity
to take part in their writing
workshops on Wednesday,
enjoying their own extended
assembly from Patrick before
embarking on a plethora of
writing and storytelling activities
in their respective year groups.
Pupil’s imaginations and
creativity were truly set alight by
Patrick and I am tremendously
looking forward to seeing the

10. fruits of these workshops in the
form of the children’s creative
writing as the weeks of this term
pass.
ART
Hamptons’ ‘Home’ Drawing
Competition
Well done to all the children
who took part in the Hamptons’
‘Home’ drawing competition.
The display in their window
looks fantastic as always and
definitely caused a welcome
distraction when walking back
to school from the Globe trip
with Years 5 and 6 last week!
Very well done to Bethany
Cooper in Year 4F, who won
the prize with her drawing of a
‘Horse House’, which, I’m sure
you will agree, is very
imaginative.
Debbie Latty
Art Dept
MATHEMATICS
This has been an incredibly
busy term and we have had to pack huge amounts into a relatively short space of
time. Many children have produced some excellent mathematics and have tried
really hard to consolidate and extend their understanding. The standard of
presentation is also improving and it is good to see so many children taking such
pride in their work.
It has become customary in the second half of this term to award certificates to
those children who have made a particular effort in maths and, at the time of
going to press, the following children have been presented in assembly with
certificates for excellent work:
Maya Talbot
Max Crompton
Oliver Hill
Bert Dicker
Charlie West
Sienna Hardie
George Dowling
Jake Alcock
Ella Barton
Alfie Phillipson
Lily Austin
Alex Maltby
Jo Price
Tom Price
We have also held a ‘Maths Week’ where the children have focused on one
particular topic and this year’s theme has been Money. From learning to
recognise the coins in our currency system, through adding up shopping bills and
on to discovering how a Bank Account works, the children have been learning
how to deal with money in everyday situations. This has, rather happily,

11. coincided with the arrival of the Book Fair in the gym, where the children have
been able to spend money and vouchers, and receive change. In a world where
‘plastic’ is almost the norm, children do not get so many opportunities to handle
and become familiar with real money. They have also completed a ‘Piggy Bank
Hunt’. Around the school there have been ten ‘Piggy Banks’ containing varying
amounts of money. The children have had to find the Piggy Banks, record the
totals in each one and then, for extra house points and Good Work sweets, have
had to arrive at a grand total for all 10 Piggy Banks. This was great fun and well
done to all those children who correctly totalled the money to exactly £50.
Heather Waight - Maths Co-ordinator
Happy Easter Maths Whizzing!
I hope that everyone enjoys a super break and that batteries are allowed to
recharge!
To ensure that your children don’t loose their mathematical momentum over this
long Easter holiday, please encourage them to continue using their Maths Whizz
accounts; this Maths Whizz usage will help avoid any numerical ‘rustiness’ when
the new term commences!
Below are some of the fabulous reasons why Maths Whizz is a winning activity to
engage in over the break…
Isobel Feaver
•
• It provides a personalised online tutoring system
geared to your child's ability, as opposed to their
age, allowing your child to progress in Maths at
their own pace
• Interactive Maths animations build your child’s
confidence and enjoyment in Maths.
• Having been developed by leading educationalists and aligned to
the UK National Curriculum for Maths, Maths-Whizz Tutoring Plus
prepares your child for success in school
• Unlimited online tutoring means you can create your child’s learning
routine around the family's diary and from the comfort of your home
or holiday destination
• Live parent reporting through your Parental Accounts allows you to
be fully involved in your child's Maths development
• Incentives to replay exercises and to compete with other Maths-
Whizzers encourage reinforcement of concepts and understanding
alongside fun Maths adventures and activities for the holiday
season are designed to encourage motivation and usage of Maths-
Whizz

12. DRAMA
The Drama Department have leapt into the Spring Term with terrific focus and
imagination! We have discovered Narnia, Where the wild Things are, peered into
the world of Tom Thumb....created new mythical stories, touched on Harry
Potter, Shakespeare and continued to learn about and work on the importance of
teamwork ...Phew!
The LAMDA examinations took place March 16th
and 17th
and all the children
involved worked incredibly hard all term in preparation. There will be recitals of
this fantastic work on May 11th
, Years 3 & 4, and 18th
, Years 5 & 6, for parents
and pupils so I look forward to seeing you all there.
However, this term has seen the big reveal of the Summer Show (drum roll) The
Tempest. Year 6 were positively bursting at the seams by the time we revealed
the show to them and I am happy to say it did not disappoint! (Thank you Miss
Victoria). We have already begun our rehearsal journey and Year 6 had an
exciting two days in March when we began workshopping it. On day two we
went on a fantastic trip to the Globe Theatre in London where the children were
given a tour of this magnificent theatre, “bringing the space to life with colourful
stories of the 1599 Globe, of the reconstruction process in the 1990s, and of how
the ‘wooden O’ works today as an imaginative and experimental theatrical
space”. The children were then treated (and were very impressive) to a drama
workshop relating specifically to our play with a professional Globe actor. It was a
wonderful packed session and the children rose to the challenge, creating
scenes and characters from the play with incredible focus and commitment. A
real treat that Year 5 also experienced too!
So a busy and exciting term! I look forward to the next when rehearsals begin in
earnest and I would also like to thank everybody at The Mead for making me feel
so welcome during Miss Victoria’s maternity leave. I am having a wonderful time!
CONGRATULATIONS Miss Victoria on the birth of Kit!
Miss Rajere

13. MUSIC
We came back after Christmas to some great exam results: Distinctions for Lara
Donnelly Piano Grade 1, Emma Sabbatini Violin Grade 1,Ben Fasham Grade 2
singing, Sissy Ellse Grade 2 singing,. Merit for Alice Davies Grade 2 Flute; Pass
for Ollie Ellse Grade 1 cello and Ashleigh Clarke Grade 1 Flute.Congratulations
to children, parents and of course teachers.
In January we welcomed Mrs. Longhurst who is teaching piano and hopefully
harp.
It has been a short term
but we seem to have
packed in a lot of music
The Choir had a hugely
exciting and ‘once in a
lifetime’ experience
singing at the O2 at the
end of January. They
learnt 28 songs from
memory! There were
other items in the
concert, of which the
children loved the street
performers. We all met
up afterwards with no
problem except for the
road works diversion on
the way home!
KG have enjoyed Penguin songs in particular and improvised on prepared
xylophones for Chinese New Year. Since half-term the Infants have worked at
‘Musical Stories’ as well as enjoying stories in music on World Book day. Year 3
have had a ‘Clocks and bells’ theme, singing and playing songs and learning
about writing down music on the stave. Year 4 have learnt about modes; Dorian
mode for ‘Scarborough fair’, Mixolydian mode for ‘A cat called Alexander’ and
Aeolian mode for ‘Dona dona’. They are great singers in this year group but they
have also used their own instruments or xylophones to play the tune. We had a
real jam one day on the jazzy Mixolydian mode.Year 5 have listened to the
Planets Suite by Holst and have analysed the mood, and the musical elements
including ‘form’,the celeste and ‘col legno’. Then they created their own Planets
which are now being recorded. Year 6 have learnt about Beethoven and have
listened to and played extracts from various movements from the Symphonies.
Year 6 are keeping files on composers to which I hope will add many more. At
the end of term we started learning songs for next term’s show. In a couple of
hours they had learnt the first verses of four songs from memory. It is wonderful
how motivation makes us really work hard!!
The Theory group consisting of six keen musicians have been meeting every
Thursday and amid much hilarity and bonhomie have learnt Italian terms as well
as intervals and scales and worked in their own Theory books.
As we prepare for the Spring Junior Concert I am delighted that there are so
many children who want to perform.

14. The Easter Service is always a moving occasion and follows a similar format to
last year but we always have something new. The early years are singing ‘Spring
Chicken’ and Year 6 are singing some lovely solos.
Have a Happy Easter holiday!
Sarah Stuart-Pennink Director of Music
FRENCH
We have here Year 2 working on the days of the week. As you will notice, some
children are working sitting on a gym ball. This is to give the possibility to some
children, who like moving a lot, to work and stay on task without having to stand
up or walking around during class time. They are allowed to bounce, within limits
of course. I have noticed already a lot of improvement in keeping the children
focused. There is less disturbance for the others, so everybody is gaining from
the use of those balls.
Here, Year 6 are working on the first part of their grammar assessment, related
to how to form the present tense with the verbs finishing in -er. They have
matured so much since September 2014 and they are taking very seriously
French activities
In Year 3 we finished the first half term playing a game asking our partner how
old he is (in French of course). Year 3 did amazingly well and were able to
answer all the questions accurately and fast.

15. Year 1 are learning the farm animals. As you can see we were acting as
"cochons" (pigs). They had to do the piggy face, making the oink French noise
and then repeat after me the word in French COCHON.
Lately I realised it is really hard to spell words in French lesson using the French
alphabet as children never learnt it properly. I decided to introduce the French
alphabet from reception up to year 2, as a trial to see how children are reacting to
it.
Up to now, the feed back is really good. We are working on pronunciation of the
letters through a rap song. The children love it.
Thanks to a fantastic parent, Mr Stephane is ready for kindergarten children to
cheer up for France on our indoor football
match!
MANDARIN
To welcome in the Chinese New Year of Sheep 2015, Year 3 - Year 6 children
helped create a colourful celebration in the Mandarin classroom. The display
made extensive use of the colour red, the traditional colour of the New Year and
showed examples of the children's calligraphy work using the Chinese character
for good fortune.
In the Mandarin lessons we learnt traditional New Year greetings to say xīn nián
kuàilè meaning Happy New Year and gōng xǐ fā cái meaning May you have a
prosperous New Year!

16. Many of the children dressed up in Chinese costumes and also brought in some
special Chinese objects to show everyone in the class. They also all had a go at
using chopstick with their lunch. As with many holidays, children receive gifts
and we gave children special red packets hóng bāo to take home. Typically, the
gift given is a red envelope filled with coins from their parents and relatives.
All the children had fun and enjoyed the day.
KINDERGARTEN & PRE-RECEPTION
This term has gone in a flash but has been fun packed and full of exploration and
experiences. We have welcomed many new children who have settled happily
and have had a positive input into our groups, and have all felt very proud of our
original children for helping to make newcomers feel welcome.
We have enjoyed exploring the changing seasons. A few snowflakes caused
great excitement and helped bring a touch of magic to our Winter topic and
Animals from cold lands. Pre-Reception was pleased to have made bird feeders
so the birds wouldn’t go hungry! We have just moved into Spring and are looking
forward to everything that brings. It has been lovely for the children to observe
the changes to the woods on our Forest school trips which continue to be very
fulfilling.
The Kindergarten children have thoroughly enjoyed all their role play games this
term. As friendships have grown so have their ideas and confidence for bringing
new elements to their games. Plans have been made, resources found and
dressing up clothes donned to enhance their play in the igloo, the shoe shop and
acting out the Chinese New Year story.
Pre-Reception thought long and hard about what we each are individually good
at – and created a ‘Can Do’ wall display with our thoughts and triumphs. We also

17. produced some truly beautiful self-portraits, made popcorn, porridge and
sandwiches (all of which disappeared as quickly as they were made!), and
created a baby hospital – which we are happy to report has made better many of
our dollies from home.
French has continued to bring a wonderful element to our school week. The first
half term culminated in a French football match which the children loved. We
painted French flags and learnt new phrases to support the players. The
children’s enthusiasm for learning new French songs is great, I hope you are
hearing some of them at home! The children also continue to enjoy P.E and
music - we are lucky to have such wonderful specialist teachers – thank you all.
Chinese New Year is a lovely, colourful festival to explore. The children dressed
up in Chinese clothes, ate with chop sticks and made stir fry with Jenny. We also
danced with a giant dragon’s head, turned our hand to Chinese writing and got
very involved with the story behind how Chinese people name each year after an
animal. It is wonderful to learn about different cultures through festivals as it
gives the children a wealth of information through many forms.
We all wish you a happy and safe Easter holiday.
Jane Ovenden & Aveline Archer
RECEPTION INFANTS
The New Year saw the Reception Infants theme of learning head in the direction
of Castles and Castle Life based on Elliot’s passion for building trebuchet’s in
Child Initiated Time. The Topic initiated questions to be answered by the young
sleuths! Why were castles built? Who lived in them? Why were the doors so big
and windows so small? Working together using books and internet searches we
found the answers we were looking for.
The children experienced their first taste of ‘Horrid History’ learning that children
were stitched into their under garments from one Easter to the next. No toilets
meant sitting on a cold opening with the result ending up in the moat.
Undergarments were left inside the opening as the smell would deter insects and
flies in day to day life!

18. The Mead School Reception Infants were the first school to visit Bodiam Castle
in early February 2015. We had a beautiful and bright day to enjoy investigating
the castle and our workshop about being a ‘squire’ – a Knight in Training.
On site we made a ‘Castle Documentary’ – with the children talking into the
camera sharing short facts we had learnt. Back at School we had made shields,
trebuchet’s, castles, a jousting and castle life scene for our display boards. These
also featured in the documentary. We were so proud to share this creation with
the School and our Parents, Grand-Parents and Nannies before half-term.
We continue to enjoy and look forward to our half-termly morning visits to
Hargate Woods where the children take advantage of the resources available
and the freedom to discover and explore using their own general knowledge and
trial and error methods. ‘Spending time in nature is part of a ‘balanced diet’ of
childhood experiences that promote children’s healthy development, well-being
and positive environmental attitudes and values’ source: Gill: Children & Nature
We have learnt that this year is the Year of the Sheep in the Chinese New Year
calendar and Spring Festival. We were invited by Fen, the Mandarin Teacher,
into the language room to be taught how to say ‘Happy New Year’ in Mandarin
and were given Chinese Zodiac Calendars and Symbols to be coloured and
painted, wishing us happy and positives thoughts in Mandarin. We were shown
footage of a Chinese New Year Story – The Nian Monster (New Year Monster).
Reception Peace are going boldly where no man has gone before – Space! They
have enjoyed the book – ‘Whatever Next’ by Jill Murphy and have worked
together to sequence this story to bright pictures. The children have placed
themselves in character and answered questions about the journey from their
characters point of view. All planets and further investigation to be continued in
RIC!
Books are a huge part of Reception Life and as I write this we have just had
another amazing World Book Day. How we love to see the children become their
favourite characters and share these ‘EYFS’ literacy masterpieces. This Year
2015 saw the elements as our theme, Earth, Wind, Water and Fire. Five little
Fiends by Sarah Dyer was our Early Years Foundation Stage focus with us
creating sun, moon and star biscuits in a cooking session, exquisite water colour

19. planet earths in a creative session and
acting out and living in the land of the
fiends in a drama session. The highlight
of the day was Dave, the Story Teller.
It has to be noted that Miss Peace was
the most amazing Book Fairy the Mead
has ever seen and we were thrilled to
have her in costume all day to our EYFS
Selves!
The Reception Children are now making
the most amazing attempts to write
phonetically plausible sentences. Miss
Peace and I cannot wait to see what we
will be reading ourselves in the Summer
Term.
With Blessings to you all this Easter – The
Reception Team,
Mrs Hunt, Miss Peace, Megs, Jo and
Ellen
YEAR 1
Well this term has certainly seen a big change for Year 1 with new children, a
new classroom and of course two new teachers! The children have all coped with
the changes very well and are enjoying the social benefits of one big class, whilst
benefiting from additional adult support with the teaching. We have had an
extremely busy term of learning and the children have all risen to the challenge
and produced some lovely pieces of work. World Book Day was great fun and
the classroom was transformed into a jungle, complete with King Louis and vines
hanging from the ceiling!
We also presented our Year 1 assembly to the rest
of the school this term and the children spoke with
confidence and were able to show off the fantastic
poems that they had written in groups in literacy.
Finally, we had a trip to the museum during the last
week of term to end our history topic on 'Toys from
the past' and the children enjoyed looking at all the
old toys and were very well behaved during the walk
through the town. We have really enjoyed getting to
know the children this term and look forward to
seeing them after Easter for their final term of
Year1!
We hope you all have a lovely Easter break.
Mrs Colbran, Mrs Biggs and Sandy

20. YEAR 2
It has been a very busy term for Year 2.
In literacy the children have read a variety of poems and written their own based
on the theme of the five senses. The children have created their own dragon
stories with the focus being on the use of adjectives and similes. The children
participated with great enthusiasm in our World Book Day and we had many
different characters in class including Robin Hood and Anne from The Famous
Five.
In Numeracy the children have been learning to tell the time on digital and
analogue clocks, weighing with grams and kilograms and enjoyed taking part in
our Maths Week activities on ‘money’.
The children have worked extremely hard on learning their times tables, well
done.
In Science we spent the first half of the term learning about forces and our car
pushing experiments were great fun, giving the children the opportunity to gather
data and interpret the results. Our topic in the second half of the term was
‘Electricity’. The children completed a variety of activities and created posters
showing the importance of staying safe around electricity.
In RE we listened to different Parables from the Bible and explored their
messages and meanings whilst our History topic this term was ‘The Great Fire of
London’. Due to such a short and busy term we have arranged a trip to the
Tower of London next term where the children will be taking part in several
activities relating to the topic.
In DT the children have been busy designing and sewing their own hand
puppets.
Have a super Easter break and we look forward to seeing you again in the
Summer Term!
Mrs Moral, Mrs Morgan and Miss Rodriguez
Year 2 and Year 3 Step in Time…
Our Year 2 and Year 3 pupils were lucky enough to once again enjoy the acting
talents of Ollie Naylor, the brains behind the company Steps in Time. On
Wednesday 11th
February, the children took on their own role as the enthralled

21. audience for their respective performances; performances designed to reflect
and compliment their history curriculum and learning this term.
The Year 2 pupils travelled back in time to 1666 London and explored how the
Great Fire of London started and spread; they investigated the fire fighting
methods that then existed and discovered how the residents managed to escape
from the blaze. The performance also introduced the children to the mayor of
London and the character Samuel Pepys together with his diaries; in addition to
all of that, the children met Christopher Wren; analysed some of the problems of
living in London at this time and learnt how the city was rebuilt.
During their performance, the Year 3 pupils investigated the beginning of the
Tudor reign; aspects of the life of Henry VIII – his wives and need for a son and
the role of the Church. The children also explored the characters of Queen
Elizabeth and Sir Francis Drake.
Some quotes from the children illustrate their own thoughts on the shows:
"It was really funny!" Amber
"Fantastic and amazing!" Rupert
We look forward to welcoming Ollie back into school next year for more of his
historical based performances!
Isobel Feaver
YEAR 3
'Hard work brings Happiness'. This was the moral of the fable that Year 3
children wrote and dramatised in their class assembly and it has certainly held
true for the majority this term. I have been thrilled with the way in which the

22. children have got to grips with the many and varied challenges. They have all
grown in confidence and had much fun.
One of the highlights of the term was the visit from Steps in Time. The children
all participated in the drama of Henry VIII and his wives, and had a wonderful
day. The children have worked very hard on their maths and are becoming stars
in both column addition and subtraction. Many have worked hard on tables
which naturally gives them the advantage in more complex problem solving. We
have had some interesting and messy investigations in Science where our topic
has been Rocks and Soils.
After a short but busy term I wish you all a happy, fun-filled Easter break.
Rachel Crouch
I am Henry VIII by Olivia Maltby
I am handsome, I’m clever
I wish I could be king forever
I love hunting, I use eight or ten horses
When I get old I’ll love my main courses!
I speak Latin, Spanish, French
Oh yes it’s quite clear I’m the best
I go to church three or five times a day
Ha, ha, what can I say.
I play music and I write it
When people see me they’re very
excited
I’m great at jousting, I don’t mean
to brag
But I’m no dull rag
I have a very pretty golden beard
But my slaves always tell me it’s
weird
I have a good figure
I hope I never get bigger.

23. YEAR 4
Once again we have had a busy term filled with work and fun. As established
members of Year 4, your children are coping well with the added demands
placed on them, and are maturing and developing into self-assured and confident
Juniors. It has been a real joy to witness their growing independence and
increased capabilities in all areas of the curriculum, and to celebrate their
successes with them. We have particularly enjoyed our literacy this term, where
we focused first on Greek myths and legends, and then on a range of books
which we have used as springboards for the children’s own writing. The children
relished the opportunity to create shields celebrating a Greek god in history, and
competition was fierce to produce the most impressive artefact. In Geography
the children have been very enthusiastic about
studying Europe, and have in many cases been
able to draw on personal experience to discuss
countries, climates and terrain. Their fact files on
individual countries of their choice made
interesting reading, and were beautifully
illustrated. The highlight of the term was clearly
World Book Day, where we saw an amazing array
of costumes and props, testifying to the ingenuity
of the whole family in producing stunning outfits!
Although short, this term has been extremely
busy, and we now wish you all a very happy and
peaceful Easter break.
Jill Faure and Stephen Lockyer
YEAR 5
What this term has lacked in terms of duration, it
has certainly made up for in content; our Year 5 pupils have displayed such
enthusiasm when tackling the activities that have taken place both inside and out
of the classroom.
Although the term has flashed past in the blink of an eye and we find ourselves
on the brink of another Easter break; the children of 5F and 5A have completed
the term in style and have some super memories and experiences to reflect
upon; Patrick Ryan’s inspirational writing and storytelling workshops; an
incredibly interesting local history walking tour and Museum visit; a frenetic and
exciting World Book Day; an energetic skipping workshop; Red Nose Day
sponsored running during PE, all topped off by an awe inspiring trip to The Globe
Theatre and participation in a dramatic workshop
Within science lessons, the children have investigated sound, which included
some demonstrations from the musicians among us. We have also ‘looked’ at the
Sun, Moon and Earth; exploring aspects such as how they were formed; the
effects of gravity and their respective dimensions
Creative writing and streamed SPaG have allowed much time for the children to
practice, develop and hone key Literacy skills and a full Maths curriculum has
seen the children cover a plethora of concepts. Local History studies, Drama with
Miss Rajere, Music with Mrs Pennink, Art with Mrs Latty, ICT, Geography,

24. French, Mandarin, RE, Games, PE and swimming, not to mention LAMDA,
Dance and peripatetic music lessons have provided every child with a rich
breadth of opportunity and experience this term.
Mr Agnew and I wish our very special Year 5 children a super break and look
forward to seeing everyone back at the start of the Summer Term.
Isobel Feaver & John Agnew
Year 5 History
Year 5’s Local History visits this term have undeniably brought the topic alive for
the children. Our first visit was to Tunbridge Wells Museum, where Jeremy
Kimmel captured his audience with a detailed description of how Tunbridge Wells
has developed over the past 400 years. Children were able to examine and
explore a range of artefacts and to sketch their own examples of the intricate and
celebrated Tunbridge Ware on display at the museum. We also saw some of the
original pan tiles used to pave
the walks in the 1700s and
admired a Crimean Quilt made
from pieces of felt from the
soldiers’ uniforms. Many of the
girls also found time to explore
the beautiful dolls’ house and to
eagerly try on the period hats
they discovered.
More recently, on a beautiful,
sunny day in early March, we
took part in a guided tour of ‘Old
Tunbridge Wells’, led by Miss
Catherine Pitt. Starting in
Sussex Mews, we explored the
Corn Exchange, the Pantiles, Chalybeate Spring, Mount Sion and Grove Park.
Catherine is so knowledgeable that we were hard-pressed to fit in everything in
the time allotted, particularly as the children were full of questions and
enthusiasm. The children returned to school filled with knowledge and having
thoroughly enjoyed every minute of their outing.
Jill Faure and Isobel Feaver
HELP SYRIAN CHILDREN!
We have raised £53.80, after some discussion we decided that
we would give half to Greenpeace and half to the people that are
suffering and dying from bombing and fighting.The constant
fighting is damaging minds.Imagine having a hail of bullets just
outside your door.
Mrs Culley has approved of our idea.
We know that 5.2billion children are under threat.
Loads of countries have sent troops to the battle ground!

25. WE HAVE
TO HELP
THEM!
by Eddy , Sissy , Ella , Sam
and Edward – Year 5
YEAR 6
As always, Year 6 have been fitting as much into this term as is humanly
possible. They have made the most of every moment and are becoming reliable,
responsible members of our community. They have worked extremely hard this
term; they have completed their Isle of Wight projects and shared their truly
wonderful books with the rest of the group, started and finished their Mother
Teresa projects and have recently started on yet another project involving
reading ‘Goodnight Mr Tom’ and linking this to all the work they have been doing
in history about Britain
Since 1930. They have
tried to imagine what it
might have been like to
be an evacuee and have
written letters ‘home’
from their ‘billets’.
Year 6 have also acted
as ‘Meeters and
Greeters’ on Open Day
and skilfully and
charmingly guided our
visitors round the school.
Several of them were
involved in the winning
tag rugby team at the
ISA tournament held at
The Mead; they had a
wonderful visit to the Globe Theatre for a tour and workshop and they have
ended a very busy term by taking the lead in the Easter Service. This involves a
great deal of hard work and word learning, but they have all cheerfully and
willingly risen to the challenge and it is wonderful to see all the children so
committed to all aspects of school life. They all deserve a very restful Easter
holiday! Well done Year 6. We are very proud of you!
Heather Waight and Debbie Latty Year 6
Conclusion to Mother Teresa mini topic for RE by Tom Callaway:
It has never ceased to amaze me that such a small woman from a very humble
background can become such a wonderful saint. Where others in this world
might have shrivelled up because of the terrible conditions people are in, some

26. might get carried away with the fame that came from her deeds, not Mother
Teresa. Her loyalty and determination is an inspiration to all. No matter who.
And it is because of these wonderful things it has been an absolute pleasure to
do this project on her. It has really opened my eyes and helped me realise that
when people say do good to others and they will do good to you or treat others
as you would want to be treated; it is just what Mother Teresa did. This project
also made me realise that you don’t have to be super brainy or a premiership
footballer to be remembered as one of the greatest. Just treat people well and
be who you are, not the person you wish you were.
GOOGLE AT BETT
We were once again invited to speak at the International BETT conference in
London's ExCeL centre this year. Google host a very large venue for Educators
from around the world, and I took five digital leaders to speak about what we get
up to in our Computing Curriculum.
On Friday Sissy, Dean, Alfie, Edward and Samuel came up to London with their
parents and experienced the BETT show in full flight. We luckily had contacts
everywhere, so they soon had bags full of goodies, including apples from the
TESCO Eat Happy Project.
We gathered together ten minutes before our show time; five confident faces and
one nervous teacher. The legendary Sir Ken Robinson was speaking on the main
stage, and our audience totalled eleven!
We needn't have worried - after fifteen minutes, we had a packed audience. The
Digital Leaders were superb - informative, confident and entertaining. They
answered audience questions and were incredible ambassadors for the school.
If you want to watch our presentation, it is viewable here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCvxF9Oxczk
Stephen Lockyer

27. ECO
Eco club are very proud to display the green flag outside where it is visible
to all. This term we have been thinking of ideas for a charity event to be
held in the Summer. We have decided to hold a Green Day which will
include various activities for the children to enjoy. The Eco members have
chosen to raise money for a local charity, The Tree of Hope.
This term the WOW badges have been related to careers and we would
continue to urge you all to walk to school at least once per week. If you
live a fair distance from the school you can still join in by parking a few
streets away and walking from there. So, especially with the hope of fine
weather to come, keep on walking!
We hope that you have an excellent Easter holidays.
Mrs Biggs &The Eco Team!
PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB
I can't believe how quickly this term has flown by. Our photographers have been
very busy each week either creating photos or videos around a theme. This
term's themes have been free style, movement (including an obstacle course),
nature, superheroes and what it is to be a Meadite. The club members have
shown me photos at interesting angles and videos utilising different backgrounds,
titles, music and acting. I have been impressed by the quality of the work and
have looked forward to my email collections for our club file. Please keep using
your cameras and ipads over the holidays. Unfortunately, due to costume
production, I will not be running this club in the Summer but look forward to
welcoming new members in the Autumn Term.
Bye for now!
Mrs Biggs & the Photography Club

28. COOKERY
We have been very busy this term making chicken & pasta salad, flower sweets,
banana muffins, sausage rolls, trifle and we carefully iced some cakes with very
fancy patterns.
We have also learnt to use a sharp knife safely, to peel and chop fruit and
vegetables, to make breadcrumbs and to roll pastry.
At the end of every cookery session the children wash and wipe up, clean their
workstations and sweep up any mess. They are getting very good at clearing up
and I hope that they will all help you at home this Easter with both the cooking
and the tidying up afterwards.

29. SCRIPT WRITING
We have had a lot of fun this term writing, acting out, filming and cutting our short
pieces of drama.
We have thought about writing clear instructions for our actors and practised
projecting our voices. We had many retakes but our final pieces were brilliant.
We wrote an advertisement for a drink called ‘Fat’ and we produced a short
cookery show demonstrating how to prepare a chicken pasta salad too.
Have a great Easter holiday!
Mrs Morgan
HOUSE NEWS
Thackeray
This has been a very short term, and one which thankfully heralds the beginning
of Spring. In tune with the improving weather and temperatures, Thackeray
swimmers performed very well in the recent Fun Races, achieving first place for
the House and having a great deal of fun in the process. Especial thanks go to
our Sports Captains, Jonathan Cox and Shaan Bains, who organised the teams
expertly, and gamely consented to being pushed across the pool, precariously
balanced on floats, by their team members. Well done to everyone who took
part! As always, our thanks also go to our House Captains, Leia Watts and
Edward Chantler, for the sterling job they have done in maintaining the House
Book. Finally, regarding lost property, can we again appeal to parents and
carers to make sure that items are clearly named? Name labels stuck in shoes
tend to work themselves loose quite quickly, so a regular check will ensure that
shoes can be returned to their rightful owners.
We wish you a very happy and relaxed Easter break and look forward to
welcoming your children back in the Summer.
Thackeray House Staff
Chalybeate
Chalybeate has had another busy and rewarding term. Although we are the
smallest house in numbers, everyone has worked hard to collect as many house
points as possible and we are very proud to have had NO minuses!
Nick Shroeder from Water Aid came to receive a cheque for £2230 and gave a
presentation to the whole school during assembly, explaining how vital this
money was and the type of projects on which it would be used.
It is sometimes very hard for our children to appreciate the luxury of safe, fresh
running water and the sanitary conditions we take for granted in the UK. The
money the Mead children raised will go a long way towards making life safer for
many children of their own age. Some of the children are continuing to save
some of their pocket money to give to Water Aid which is wonderful!

30. Chalybeate competed well in the Fun Swim Gala and, although we came third,
everyone enjoyed themselves. Our House and Sports Captains this term have
been Theo Cockayne-Francis, Scarlett Kilcoyne, and Emma Stewart. Well done
to them for their hard work.
We wish everyone a very happy Easter holiday.
Mrs Waight, Mrs Crouch, Mrs Morgan, Miss Peace, Sandy and Lisa.
Wellington
We have been busy this term with our House Assembly and Red Nose Day.
To raise money for Red Nose Day the whole school took part in a sponsored run
in their PE lesson and wore something red – the children were running in red
noses, hats, socks etc. On 13th
March we organised a cake sale which proved
very popular. Thank you to all those children that baked or bought cakes for the
sale and thank you to those that bought the cakes. As yet we do not know ho w
much we raised but will let you know as soon as we can.
Have a wonderful Easter break and we look
forward to seeing you all again in the Summer
term!
Mrs Feaver, Mrs Moral and Mrs Pennink

31. FRIENDS OF THE MEAD
Firstly I would like to begin by thanking you all for your on-going support of the
FOM events. We couldn't do it without you!
We have had some fantastic fundraising events so far this year. The Cake Sale
held in January to welcome in the New Year was as popular as always. The
inter-house Pancake Race, which will now be a time honoured tradition at The
Mead, was a huge success again this year and enjoyed by pupils and teachers
alike. The Valentines Disco and non-uniform day was very welcomed by the
children, who always enjoy these events immensely.
Looking towards the Summer Term, the next date will be The Mead School Car
Wash on Sunday 19th May. Last year was the first one of these that we have
held and, although the turn out wasn't as large as we'd hoped for, it was certainly
a fun few hours. Thanks to a certain Deputy Head, who will of course remain
nameless, quite a few mums just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong
time when it was his turn with the jet spray!
We REALLY need volunteers for this event please. It will take place 10:00 -
14:00 at school. Your don't need to give up all your Sunday, even just an hour or
two would be gratefully received. We need help with serving tea, coffee, cake
and hot food as well as washing cars. If you can help please email me at
friendsofthemeadfomchairs@rocketmail. com. If not, please bring your car along
to get it washed and support us!
The 21st April will see a picnic at school and dressing up in celebration of the
Queen's birthday. May brings a Movie Night and also the start of the very popular
lolly and ice cream sales.
Wishing you all a very happy Easter break, Donna Brewer - FOM Chair

32. SPRING TERM SPORT REPORT
Swimming
136 swimming badges were won this term across the school and heartfelt
congratulations to all pupils who earned their badge. This is the first year that all
of Sharon’s group in Personal Survival has enjoyed great success.
Congratulations.
Netball:
Year 5 & 6 netball:
The girls have had another fantastic term. It started with the team attending the
South of England ISA Netball tournament. We had one of our strongest teams to
date but unfortunately were given a very hard draw. The girls performed brilliantly
but did not qualify from the group stages.
The team then attended a local quadrangular tournament at Skippers Hill School.
The girls played against Skippers Hill, Sacred Heart Wadhurst and Bricklehurst
Manor. Again the girls played extremely well and were rewarded as they won all
of their matches.
Year 3 & 4 netball:
We had only one under 9 match at Skippers Hill but our team was mainly U8
girls. They lost but did very well against a much more U9 experienced team.
I am now looking forward to the summer term and hopefully a successful
rounders season!
ISA Tag rugby festival
For the second time, The Mead School hosted The London and south of England
competition. The competition was played at the Mead.
Four teams played their best and our team won the festival.
The Team played very well and we are very proud.

33. Tag Rugby:
Fantastic wins: 11-8 for our U9 at Skippers, 13-8 for our U11 at Fosse bank.
Our U9 played two home matches against Fosse Bank.
Our A team won 11-6 and our B team won 6-4.
Thus it has been an unbeaten season for all our tag teams.
Inter house Results this term:
Thackeray Wellington Chalybeate
U8 + U9 Tag Rugby 20 5 10
U10 + U11 Contact
Rugby
5 20 10
U10 + U11 Netball 10 5 20
Junior Swimming fun
races
24 20 16
Infants Swimming fun
races
14 12 22
Total 73 Points 62 Points 78 Points
Thanks to all for the huge improvement in naming sports kit this year.
This has resulted in lots of ‘good works’ being allocated across the 3 houses.
A big thank you to all parents for supporting their teams and helping us with the
transport.
The Mead ski trip is of to Les 2 Alpes on the 21st
March.
Good snow conditions for the moment. Booking for next year ski trip in
September.
We wish you a Good Easter
Holiday
Pierre Leroy and the PE
Department.

34. Matches Summer Term 2015
DATE BOYS (CRICKET) GIRLS (ROUNDERS)
WED
22 APR.
No match No match
WED
29 APR.
U11 cricket at Beechwood
WED
6 MAY
14h45 U11 Rounders
at Skippers Hill
WED
13 MAY
14h30 U11 Rounders
At Beechwood
Thursday
14 may
U9 cricket
at Skippers Hill
WED
20 MAY
14.30 ISA U11 kwik cricket
At Virgo Fidelis
WED
27 MAY
Half Term Half Term
WED
3 JUNE
Sports day practice
At school
Sports day practice
At school
FRI
5 JUNE
14h00-15h00 at Goldsmith.
Mead Junior swimming gala
14h00-15h00 at Goldsmith.
Mead Junior swimming gala
WED
10 JUNE
Sports day practice
At school
Sports day practice
At school
MON
15 JUNE
2.15-3.25 Sports day Years 3 & 4
Field events at school
WED
17 JUNE
2.15-3.25 Sports day Years 5 & 6
Field events at school
THUR.
18 JUNE
All day Sports day practice at Cadogan Fields
Friday
19 June
Years 5 & 6 Diving Cup.
SAT.
20 JUNE
10.00-12.30 Sports day
at Cadogan Fields
Summer Fayre
MON
22 June
Reserve Sports Day: morning at school.
+ Inter house Quick Cricket Years 3 & 4 Afternoon.
+ Inter House Rounders Years 3 & 4 Afternoon.
WED
24 JUNE
13H30-17H00 Year 6 windsurfing taster Group 1
Thursday
25 June
9H00-13H00 Year 6 windsurfing taster Group 2
13H30-17H00 Year 6 windsurfing taster Group 3
WED
1 JULY
NO MATCHES NO MATCHES

35. KEY DATES FOR SUMMER TERM 2015
Thursday 16 April Start of Summer Term
Friday 17 April First Junior swim (speed badge practice)
Sunday 19 April FOM Car Wash
Monday 20 April Bikeability training all week for Year 6. Band in Assembly
No ballet or jazz lesson, football match 4F v 5A, first tennis session
Tuesday 21 April Reception Transition Meeting for parents of current Pre-Reception at 8.30 am
Queen’s birthday celebrations. Band in Assembly
Wednesday 22 April Year 2 trip to the Tower of London
Friday 24 April Band in Assembly
Monday 27 April Forest School for Kindergarten, Pre-Reception & Reception. Yr3 v 6W football
Tuesday 28 April Safety in Action Course for Year 6
Wednesday 29 April Houses of Parliament trip for Year 6
Monday 11 May SATS, football match 4L v 6L, Years 3 & 4 LAMDA Concert at 4.00 pm
Monday 4 May Bank Holiday Monday – no school
Tuesday 12 May Sensational Science Show, SATS
Wednesday 13 May SATS
Thursday 14 May Class photographs & SATS
Monday 18 May Open Day 10.00 am – 12.00 noon & 2.15 – 3.15 pm
Years 5 & 6 LAMDA concert at 4.00 pm, football semi-final 1
Tuesday 19 May Early Years Music Concert at 9.30 am
Thursday 21 May FOM ice cream sale
Friday 22 May Break up for half-term at 12.00 noon
Monday 1 June Return from half-term, Exam Week, football semi-final 2
Friday 5 June Year 1 Transition Meeting for parents of current Reception at 8.30 am
Junior Swimming Gala 2.00 – 3.00 pm – parents are invited to attend
Monday 8 June Forest School for Kindergarten, Pre-Reception & Reception
Mead School football cup final
Wednesday 10 June French Day
Friday 12 June Eco Day – wear something green with school uniform, fund raising activities
Monday 15 June Years 3 & 4 field events – parents are invited to attend
Tuesday 16 June Infants to finish all swimming badges
Wednesday 17 June Year 3 Transition Meeting for parents of current Year 2 at 8.30 am, Years 5 & 6
field events – parents are invited to attend, Tara Hayward talks to Year 6
Thursday 18 June Year 5 Transition Meeting for parents of current Year 4 at 8.30 am
Sports Day practice, FOM ice cream sale
Friday 19 June Diving cup
Saturday 20 June Sports Day & Summer Fayre at Cadogan Playing Fields, St John’s Road
Monday 22 June Alternative Sports Day at school if wet on Saturday 20 June
Tuesday 23 June Year 2 Transition Meeting for parents of current Year 1 at 8.30 am
Parents can view Infants swimming
Wednesday 24 June Year 6 Transition Meeting for parents of current Year 5 at 8.30 am. Windsurfing
for Group 1 of Year 6 1.30 – 5.30 pm. Junior Music Concert at 4.00 pm
Thursday 25 June Year 4 Transition Meeting for parents of current Year 3 at 8.30 am.
Windsurfing for Groups 2 (9.00 am – 1.00 pm) & 3 (1.30 – 5.30 pm) of Year 6
Modern & Tap viewing
Sunday 28 June Judo Grading
Monday 29 June last tennis session of term
Tuesday 30 June Infant fun swim
Wednesday 1 July New Children’s Morning. Kindergarten & Pre-Reception fun swim.
Years 1 & 2 Musiic Concert at 2.15 pm
2 – 4 July Years 3 & 4 on Bushcraft Trip
Friday 3 July Junior fun swim
Monday 6 July Show rehearsals at Trinity all week. Ballet & jazz viewing for parents
Tuesday 7 July No Infant swim
Wednesday 8 July No Kindergarten & Pre-Reception swim. FOM ice cream sale
Thursday 9 July Summer Show at the Trinity Theatre
Friday 10 July Summer Show at the Trinity Theatre
Saturday 11 July Prizegiving and Summer Show at the Trinity Theatre
Tuesday 14 July Leavers Service at 11.15 am at King Charles the Martyr Church – parents are
invited to attend. Break up for the holidays from church at 12.00 noon
20 – 31 July Holiday Club
21 – 24 July Activity Holiday at the Acorn Centre at Ardres on the Opal Coast near Calais