A newsletter from The Mead School 16 Frant Road Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5SN www.meadschool.info

1. Newsletter
Summer Term 2014
‘…..individual success for every child…..’
Taken from The Mead School
Mission Statement
The Mead School

3. Dear Parents
We have enjoyed a longer Summer Term than many schools and as I reflect
and review the last 11 weeks, I am absolutely delighted for so much has
happened that it is proving almost impossible to do it all justice within these
pages.
INSPECTION – 17 – 20 JUNE 2014
We are hugely looking forward to sharing our report with
the world but particularly with you, our parent body. I am
hoping this will happen within six weeks of the inspection,
ie. 1 August. Until that time I am unable to share the
judgements but suffice to say that I and all the staff have
broad grins, the inspectors were bowled over by your
children (indeed Year 1 hijacked the Reporting Inspector’s
meeting with them) and one fabulous phrase “promoting a
spirit of enquiry’ was cited - most importantly 100% of
Mead children recorded that they like school! Nothing
else matters.
ACADEMIC NEWS
The final destinations of our leavers are on the website together with the Year
6 Sats’ results. We are incredibly proud of everyone of these children who
have completed their Mead journey and will, I know, now go on to forge
exciting new futures at a plethora of secondary schools. We look forward to
hearing their news and future successes.
INSPECTIONS
For interest – I have been asked to chair the ISA’s
(Independent Schools Association’s) Inspection
Committee as from September and to sit on the ISI
(Independent Schools Inspectorate) Board. With
all the current press and pressure surrounding ISI
and Ofsted I suspect there are some interesting
times ahead!
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
As a final ‘hoorah’ to my three years as
an Honorary Officer for ISA, I was absolutely
thrilled to receive a gilt-edge invitation to the
Queen’s Garden Party on 10 June. (The invite still
sits on my mantelpiece despite the event being
past!) It was an incredible occasion, a huge
honour and highlit by meeting a Mead Parent –
Stewart McIlwham on the lawn!

4. MANDARIN
Thank you to those parents who attended the Mandarin
meeting last month. Marcus Reoch of ‘Dragons in Europe’
gave an inspirational presentation and introduced our new
teach Fen Burley (Yáng láoshí). An hour later we were all
inspired and excited for the children as they start their
Mandarin lessons in September. There will also be an
opportunity for a weekly adult lesson. Please let Elizabeth in
the Office know if you are interested.
FRENCH
We are delighted to welcome Stéphane Carnoy to The Mead family in
September. Stéphane has been teaching at St Andrews International School
in Malawi and is now returning to England with his family. We look forward to
his enthusiasm and energy! He is also a trained chef – an interesting
combination!
WRAPAROUND CARE
We have become increasingly aware that wraparound care for our youngest
pupils (Kindergarten and Reception) is becoming increasingly important and
valuable. As from September we will be ensuring our Early Years children are
able to be in school seamlessly from 7.45 am to 6.00 pm with EYFS staff.
Please contact Elizabeth for further details.
CUPS
We display our Prizegiving cups together with photographs of prize winners in
the display cabinet on the downstairs landing. We would like to remind this
year’s winners that we would like all cups/silverware returned to us engraved
in September, together with a named photograph of the current winner in
order that we can display them. This way the whole school is able to
appreciate the different accolades to which they will be able to aspire in the
future.
READING LISTS
Each Key Stage 2 Teacher for the next academic year (Year 3 to Year 6 next
term) has devised a reading list for their class, a copy of which you should find
in your envelope. We cannot over stress the value of keeping the reading
routine going throughout the holiday and we are confident that every child will
find something on the list which will appeal to them. We do rely on your
commitment and encouragement in this so please help us to help your
children. Should your child really enjoy a book which is not on the list please
tell the class teacher as these lists are constantly evolving.
SPONSORED FAMILY CYCLE RIDE/PUSH IN AID OF THE ROYAL
NATIONAL CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION
Calling all children, parents, grandparents, dogs, relatives, friends!

5. This will take place on Sunday 28 September along the ‘Forest Way’ from
Groombridge to Forest Row. Please see the enclosed letter and sponsorship
form for further details.
UNIFORM
We are very proud of our uniform which looks smart whilst also being
practical. Please be aware of the details within the list and ensure all
necessary items are purchased through DJ Uniforms. This includes
Boys' trousers, shirts /blouses and girls' hair scrunchies / bands. Please
also ensure every item is also clearly and permanently named.
Legionnaire Caps
We are well aware that these are too small for many of our Key Stage Two
pupils. DJ uniforms are on the case.
PC VERNON BARKER TALKS
As part of our PHSE (Personal, Social and Health Education) we have
organised talks to raise the children’s awareness of issues such as ‘stranger
danger’, bullying, drugs, etc. This year PC Vernon Barker, Safer Schools
Partnership Co-ordinator visited The Mead to talk to Years 2 to 6.
The School Council have had another busy term.
The first mission, as always, was to explore the school and report any new
maintenance issues. The Council’s main concerns were the missing rope
ladder in the Mead Lodge, holes in the fence and the lunchtime balls being
pumped up. Some actions were of course
taken immediately and a few have been
noted and presented to management.
We now have new containers on the
playground and also new equipment in
them. As always, some items have been
lost over the last few weeks but the
council have done a fantastic job
supervising the use of equipment and
ensuring it is returned at the end of each
break.
The Council have also reminded each year group of the school ‘Indoor Rules’.
They took a copy around each class, asking them to agree and sign the
document, which was then laminated and displayed in every classroom.
Their final mission will be to help supervise a ‘Netball challenge’ during the
Teddy Bears’ Picnic.
I have had a great team this year and I hope that next year can equal or better
their performance.
Thank you. The School Council

6. This year the school signed up to an exciting project. It is based around the
seabird colony on Burhou, looking back towards Alderney. The project follows
the seabird season with two live webcams from the heart of the colony. On the
webcams you are able to see Puffins, different species of Gull and the odd
rabbit or two hopping about.
The project also runs an exciting cross curricular education project. This offers
schools the opportunity to bring the fascinating life of the puffin live into their
classrooms. I have been presenting weekly updates in assembly looking at
the island and the progress of the puffins. We have found out some
fascinating facts about puffins, gulls and also the rare blonde hedgehog that
live on the island.
We have also been able to post our questions to ecologists working on the
island itself through a school blog. It was very exciting to see our questions
answered by real experts.
We had unfortunately not seen too much action on the web cams until
recently. This is due to the fact that the eggs have only recently hatched. The
puffins are now busy bringing sand eels back to their pufflings in the burrows.
The ecologists on the island have so far confirmed that twelve of the burrows
have chicks in.
I would encourage you to have a look at the website over the summer period
as we are breaking up just as things are getting interesting.
http://burhou.livingislands.co.uk/ Username: mead1
Password: plumage435
Thank you, John Agnew
READ ALL ABOUT IT!!
This has been an incredibly positive term within our
school libraries. I have been thrilled to see the levels
of determination and gusto shown by so many of the
school librarians to do the best they can within the
remit of their role.
I would like to say a huge thank you to the adult
librarians who have tirelessly given up their time to
operate the Fiction library at lunchtimes in order that
pupils can browse and share books from our extensive
library.
I am tremendously looking forward to repainting the
Fiction Library at the start of the Summer holiday. All
the entries to the mural and library design competition
have been proudly displayed on the library notice

7. board (situated outside the music room.)
The final design has not yet been decided upon and so I am unable to
announce who will see their work up on the walls of the library but please do
watch this space!
Isobel Feaver
I.S.A. ART COMPETITION
It was on an extremely hot afternoon, the 11th
June, when a few of the staff
set off for the annual ISA Art Competition. This year the hosts were Gad’s Hill
School who boast, among many things, that the old part of their school was
once home to Charles Dickens!
There seem to be more and more entries each year especially KS1 and KS2
3D work and, as usual, the standard was breathtaking.
We were absolutely thrilled therefore with the following results:
Sophie Ovenden: Highly Commended for her beautiful church.
Joshua Davies: 2nd
place for his Batik parrot picture.
Joshua Davies: 2nd
place for his photograph of a bird of prey
Year 6: 2nd
place for their Lino print wallhanging.
Well done to everyone whose work was taken. You may not all have been
placed this year, but your work definitely drew some very positive comments.
Thank you Mrs. Ovenden for driving us. It was great fun arguing with your Sat
Nav!!
Debbie Latty, Art Dept.

8. WORLD CUP CARD/STICKER SWAP
This term saw the excitement of the World Cup arrive at school (not only
in Mr Agnew's classroom). Many children took part in the card and
sticker swap sessions in the outdoor classroom. All children enjoyed this
opportunity to exchange swaps with their friends and increase their
collection. I look forward to doing it again in four years time!
GREEN TEAM
As always the Green Team have been working tirelessly to organise the paper
recycling and food waste at the Mead. We'll be back in September with our
newly elected team to encourage you all to Walk to School, Switch Off on
Sundays and recycle unwanted clothes!
Thanks for your continued support,
The Green Team

9. SENSATIONAL SCIENCE
On Tuesday 13th
May Mr and Mrs Wood returned to The Mead and delivered
a Sensational Science Show! This year the theme was ‘Incredible Machines.’
We discussed many concepts including
how ‘The Ancient Greeks’ almost
invented the steam engine, how objects
can roll uphill and why objects travelling
at a certain angle show mathematical
patterns. We were all left completely
puzzled as to how the tap on stage was
pouring out water when it was clearly
not attached to anything and was only
suspended by string!
As normal the children were completely
engaged and amazed throughout the show
and we are looking forward to more of the
same next year.
Mead Maths Whizzers!
This term has once again seen a very large number of Mead pupils work very
hard and with such dedication on their Maths Whizz accounts; it is always a
joy to see the confidence and ability of individual pupils blossom as a result of
not only the excellent mathematics they receive at the Mead but also as a
result of regular usage of this online programme!
This term also saw the launch of the exciting design a toy / pet for the Maths
Whizz shop; the winner of this would have their design made into a ‘real’ pet,
ready for sale during the Summer holidays in the Whizz Shop. The Whizz
Professor and I were incredibly impressed with everyone’s entries and
although he would have had a tough decision to select the final winner I would

10. like to say congratulations once again to Woody Robertson. His design, of a
skateboarding parrot was chosen by the Professor and I am certainly looking
forward to seeing this in the Whizz Shop over the break!
I have really enjoyed giving out the gold, silver and bronze certificates each
week to every year group! Please do encourage your children to keep up their
weekly usage on Maths Whizz over the long holiday as this will keep their
Mathematical confidence ticking over until the start of a fresh new academic
year in September.
Should you have any queries or questions regarding Maths Whizz over the
Summer break, please email me on ifeaver@themeadschool.co.uk or contact
Maths Whizz directly via their website http://www.whizz.com.
Isobel Feaver
FRENCH
During the Summer Term in French we have been learning about food. The
older students have worked really hard creating their own menus. The hungry
caterpillar story in French was really interesting. Listening to how French
children read it made this easier for us to recognise and to pronounce new
words and terms. The youngest children have learnt about colours and the
days of the week. All of us have had a lot of fun doing role plays, singing and
playing games like bingo to help us understand and remember all the new
vocabulary we have seen.
One of the highlights in French this term has been the French Day with our
pain au chocolat sale raising money for WaterAid. We learnt and played a
French game called “petanque” in the field and we all enjoyed a lovely meal
cooked by our amazing catering team.
It has been an honour for me to teach each one of your children. I am really
proud of the confidence they have shown and the progress they have made.
Mademoiselle

11. PERFORMING ARTS - DRAMA AND DANCE
We started this term by throwing ourselves into rehearsals for ‘Pepys’ Show’
and the children have been FANTASTIC! Year 6 have taken on the main roles
and I have been delighted with the enthusiasm and hard work they have
shown. They have really worked as a team and truly been a joy to work with
and I shall miss them next year.
LAMDA
After a very long wait we were finally able to celebrate a fantastic set of
LAMDA results. 30 children were entered and the results were 11 Distinctions
and 19 Merits. Special mention must go to the following who received
exceptionally high marks: Sam Tavares who gained 92% for his Grade 1 Solo
Acting exam and Alfie Johnson who gained 91% for his Grade 3 solo Acting.
Well done everyone.
Following on from the exams we welcomed the parents to the outside
classroom for Year 3 and 4 and the dining room for Years 5 and 6 to enjoy an
extract of what the children had performed in their exams. The children
performed their exam pieces with incredible confidence and were also for the
first time able to show other work that they had been doing during their
lessons.
If you wish your child to start LAMDA lessons in September then please let
me know. My school e mail is: thall@themeadschool.co.uk.

12. MODERN AND TAP
The Mead’s first ever Modern and
tap exam session took place on
Tuesday 1st
July and we welcomed
Mrs Fletcher to the school. 29
children were entered from Year 1 –
Year 6 in Primary Modern, Primary
Tap, Grade 1 Modern and Grade 2
Modern. The children looked great
and approached their exam with
true professionalism. Well done!
SUMMER FAYRE
For the first time The Mead Dancers all had the opportunity to perform in the
Summer Fayre which the children did brilliantly. Unfortunately we weren’t able
to show any tap due to the grass but we saw some beautiful ballet from
Reception, Year 1 and 2 which was led brilliantly by Miss Emily. We were then
shown a snippet from Primary Modern, Primary Tap (in bare feet!), Grade 1
Modern and Grade 2 Modern. The Year 6 Jazz students entertained us with
their Great Gatsby number and we welcomed back past pupil Mia Biggs to
perform for us.
PANTO SUCCESS!
Six boys from The Mead were entered into the Pantomime audition this year.
Peter Pan will be running all over the Christmas period at The Assembly Hall
Theatre in Tunbridge Wells. 60 boys from various stage schools and agencies
had been invited to audition. For five of our boys this was their first ever
professional audition and they were up against boys who have been doing it
all their lives! The producers were looking for two teams of eight boys to take
on the roles of ‘Lost Boys’ and John and Michael. After reading for the
producers, (and quite a lot of sitting around! ) our boys were finally called in to
be told they had all been offered roles! I’m not sure who was more excited, me
or them! Sam Tavares, Jo Price, Xavier Lake and Alex Maltby will be
performing as the lost boys. Tom Price was offered the role of Michael and
Alfie Johnson the role of John. We will be doing a school trip at the end of
next term to support the boys and to get us all into the festive mood!
Congratulations boys – I’m very proud of you all.

13. BALLET
Miss Emily has continued her fantastic Jazz and Ballet lessons this term.
Parents were warmly welcomed on Monday 30th
June to the ‘open’ session to
see the lovely work being achieved.
May I remind you that If you wish your child to start Ballet (Kindergarten –
Year 6), Modern & Tap (Year 1 – Year 6) or Jazz (Years 5 and 6) then please
complete the form enclosed in your end of term pack or contact the school
office.
It only remains for me to wish you all a fantastic summer holiday and look
forward to seeing you all in September……… Nativity here we come!!
Miss Victoria
MUSIC
This has been a term of
performances!
Early Years set the tone
in May with a lovely
programme themed on
Nature with songs
about the sun, frogs
and caterpillars!
Next came KS1. Year 1 no doubt felt they had less to do than Year 2, having
just started recorders this term. Year 2 were able to demonstrate their
considerable musical skills on violin, cello, piano, recorders and drums with
two children from year1 playing piano and violin solos. There were of course
lots of songs too.
In the same week as the inspection we not only had AB exams for piano,
violin, cello, recorder and singing (a week earlier than planned) but we also
had the Junior solos’ concert. This was very full with many children wanting to
play. Lovely piano solos were interspersed with violin, cello, flute, recorder,
and clarinet solos. I was very pleased to hear one of the clarinet beginners
(Xavier Lake) and two girls from Year 6 (Imogen Tait and Charlotte Morgan)
who were late beginners on violin, play very bravely. It’s never too late to learn
an instrument!
‘Pepys’ Show’ has taken up a great deal of time this term. All year groups
have enjoyed their songs. Year 6 started at the end of last term and
immediately were taken with the songs and have brought much energy and
commitment. There have been beautiful solos from Alfie Johnson, Charlotte
Morgan, Ben Tunstead, Alice Parker, Imogen Tait, Hannah Skelly, Ben Averill
and others . Orchestrating parts for the band always takes much of my

14. precious time at a busy time of the year. Lucy MacIntyre on flute and Rachel
Laing on violin with ex-Meadite Paul Forster on drums are the extra
instrumentalists in the band this year.
Talking of ex-Meadites, Luke Navin, who has won an organ scholarship to
Oxford this year, played a solo piano recital at Worth School in May, including
some of his own compositions. Olivia Ziani continues to do brilliantly on violin
and piano winning prizes and Grade 8 Distinctions on both instruments and
enjoying Saturday Music school in London. Grade 8 also achieved by Edward
Preston Bell (cello) Catherine and Elizabeth Millar, (cello and violin), Charlotte
Dixon (violin) and Paul Forster (saxophone). Elizabeth Morgan is a choral
scholar at Mayfield.
Please let me know of other successes.
Music at Prizegiving has involved everyone but in particular, the Choir, in a
reflective two-part song, the orchestral players with rousing Patriotic tunes and
a Year 6 String Quartet playing a Bartok arrangement of a Slovakian Folk-
song.
Thanks go to all peripatetic teachers for the wonderful job they do, for their
patience and skills, with special mention of our new clarinet teacher, Helen
Parsons, who will be getting married at the same time as Prizegiving.
If you would like your child to start an instrument please contact me as soon
as possible.
We offer recorders in small groups from Year 2, violin, cello, flute, clarinet,
cornet, trumpet, French horn, trombone,guitar, drumkit and piano. Drums,
guitar, woodwind and brass we recommend from Juniors upwards.
Have a wonderful holiday and keep singing and playing, and listening!!
Mrs. Stuart-Pennink - Director of Music
Newsflash: The Choir have been
accepted to sing at a Young Voices
Concert.at the O2 in January.
KINDERGARTEN
It hardly seems like two seconds since we were both sitting down to write our
contribution to last term’s newsletter, but as we look over our diary entries for
the past few months, we seem to have packed a lot in!
The glorious weather has been a massive bonus this term, as we joyfully
swapped our wetsuits and wellies for sunhats and suncream. Lower
Kindergarten has been very busy tending to their crops of vegetables, herbs
and flowers. The children can’t wait to enjoy the fruits of their labours,

15. particularly the potatoes! Talking of gardening, an enormous well done to
those in Upper Kindergarten who have managed to nurture the sunflowers
that were planted in class before Easter and sent home – judging from photos
(thank you!) some are doing very well!
The swings, sand pits, tree house, jungle area, bikes and scooters remain
perennial playground favourites, but have been joined with all manner of other
activities and play opportunities as the weather remained dry. We are blessed
in that our inside classroom resources are largely duplicated outside, and the
fresh air and light definitely add another dimension to our play and learning.
Sports Day was a huge success, every one of our little ones competing to
their full potential and enjoying every minute! Another annual favourite, our
Spring Music Concert was also enjoyed by many of our families, as we
beamed with pride sharing songs, actions, artwork and dances. A massive
thank you to both Mr. Leroy and Mrs Pennink for their hard work, care and
sense of fun in the run-up to both events.
The anticipation of Father’s Day was hugely exciting, as we revelled in making
sweet treats (Lower Kindergarten) and giant rosettes (Upper) to take home
and hide before the big day. Giving is clearly a more exciting prospect than
receiving for all our amazing children.
The whole of The Mead School’s Early Years department (Kindergarten and
Reception) recently enjoyed our third and final visit of the year to Hargate
Woods as part of our new forest school initiative. This has been a massive
success, not least in the visible growth in children’s confidence and physical
abilities with each visit, and we look forward to continuing and expanding next
year.
At time of writing, Upper Kindergarten are busy re-reading favourite stories
from our year together (of which there are many); we’ll be taking a vote and
crowning our absolute favourite soon – but Hungry Hen, My Big Shouting Day
and Bob, The Man From The Moon seem to be hot favourites. We’ve also
been busy taking individual photographs of our absolute favourite thing about
school (a toy, a friend, an area, an activity, a meal … could be anything at all!)
and are creating a very interesting display with the prints.
A great highlight this term has been the joy of watching as Lower
Kindergarten’s frogspawn turned into tadpoles and then baby frogs, soon to
be released into our school pond. The children have watched with awe and
wonder as this transformation has taken place – not least the new children
who’ll be joining Kindi in September, and who come in once a week for
settling-in play sessions, and who rush to the tank as soon as they arrive,
keen to see what has happened since their last visit!
Talking of which, our weekly Tuesday afternoon ‘Transition into Reception’
sessions have been a great success this term, as existing Upper Kindergarten
children have played alongside new friends who’ll be joining in September, in
their soon-to-be new classrooms and their soon-to-be new teachers (whilst
the current Reception classes are out enjoying their swimming lesson). This
is a hugely beneficial opportunity – the children’s happiness and self-
confidence is paramount to us all at The Mead, and a smooth and comfortable
transition at every key change is paramount.

16. This is a very bitter sweet time of year for us both; sweet in that we look back
with so many fond memories of our time with the children over the past year,
and bitter as we prepare to say goodbye, and wish all the children well with
their next big step. We both wish you all a very happy, safe and sunny
Summer holiday.
Jane Ovenden & Aveline Archer
RECEPTION INFANTS
The Reception Infants returned this term to plant strawberry plants, carrots
and lettuces. We have been nurturing them ever since. This year we have
had an influx of slugs, snails and woodlice!!! We have worked hard grinding
egg shells in our pestle and mortar and sprinkling the mixture over our beds to
protect our produce. We are looking forward to our annual Reception
Summer Salad.
The Early Years Children performed to family and friends in our EYFS Spring
Concert sharing a selection of songs with actions we had learnt and
enjoyed. We had a special visitor from the Courier to come and take our
pictures and we were thrilled to see ourselves when we appeared in the
Friday 6th
June Tunbridge Wells edition.
Our Early Years Inspector was made most welcome by the Reception
Children who on her arrival showed her the way to her ‘special chair’ and
introduced themselves to her, in true Mead manner, by saying all of their
names.
This term we have investigated a number of stories looking at characters,
plots and settings. These have included the traditional story of ‘Jack and the
Beanstalk’ and ‘STUCK’ by Oliver Jeffers. This inspired us to write our own
Reception stories. The result has been two very individual and unique
stories. Everyone worked hard to use their phonetic knowledge to write
sentences and create, with the water colours, illustrations to accompany the
writing on the page.

17. Both Reception classes have proudly read their stories to Kindergarten
hopefully inspiring the next generation.
Just as this goes to print our caterpillars from Insect Lore are climbing to the
top of our pot to pupate. We hope for a fast Caterpillar Metamorphosis as we
would love to see the butterflies emerge before the end of term.
To our special friends who are leaving us, Harriet and Tom, we thank you and
your families for your friendship and wish you luck in your new countries and
schools. We look forward to welcoming you back on visits home and
permanently in three years.
It is the time of Season just like in the lyrics of The Byrds song ‘Turn! Turn!
Turn!’ for us to turn and move on, a time to laugh and a time to weep as we
say goodbye to our current Reception children and parents. We both look
forward to watching from a distance the learning journey continue throughout
The Mead.
Thank you to the Children of Reception 2013/14 with love Mrs Hunt and
Miss Peace
YEAR 1
What a busy and fun year we have had. Everyone has made so much
progress in all areas of the curriculum and worked so very hard.
In Literacy we have written stories about fantasy worlds, thinking about
settings, main characters and story lines. We have learnt how to answer
comprehension questions, construct proper sentences and punctuate longer
pieces of independent writing.
In Maths we have learnt how to find the capacity of a container using arbitrary
units, we can double and half numbers, identify the tens and units part of a
two digit number, follow and complete different number patterns and find the
total of a shopping bill and calculate the change.

18. In History we have been comparing seaside holidays in the past to those we
have now. We have talked about bathing huts, metal buckets, paddling in our
clothes and eating fish and chips. We visited Hastings where we travelled on
the funicular and enjoyed an old fashioned ice-cream.
In Geography we have looked at different bread, fruit and vegetables from
around the world. We know how to find places on a world map and we have
learnt how different countries have different climates.
In Science we have grown our own sunflowers and potatoes and found our
favourite crisp flavour. We also visited Wakehurst Place where we hunted for
different mini beasts in our pond dipping session. We also learnt about sound
and how we hear things. We explored our school environment for sounds and
we found out how different instruments are played. The best bit was playing
the instruments softly, a little louder and really loud.
In Art we have studied the work of William Morris, Andy Goldsworthy and
Georgia O’Keeffe. We have made our own Art in nature using pastels, paint
and leaf templates. In Design and Technology we have been looking at
movable pictures and we have made Father’s Day cards and magic seaside
pictures with a boat sailing on the waves.
In RE we have looked at different aspects of the Jewish religion and why they
are important. We have also thought about places of worship and can now
identify both the exterior and interior features of a church.
The children’s books are filled with interesting pictures; wonderful facts and
their heads are still humming the songs from the summer show.
We hope you have a wonderful summer
holiday and we look forward to seeing you in
September when we move in to Year 2 work
and another chapter of school life.
Mrs Morgan & Mrs Moral

19. YEAR 2
Another hugely busy and frantic term! We have learnt all about Florence
Nightingale in history, Habitats in science and Buildings in art. We've planned
and written stories, recounts and poems and (amongst other things in
numeracy) learnt different methods of adding and subtracting two and three
digit numbers. We've had a French Day involving lots of pain au chocolats,
African art days, followed the World Cup and made our own Matisse mural,
lots of rehearsing for the Summer Show...not to mention a week long
inspection! (Our 'Inspectors Chair' was a resounding success!) Phew! Oh and
of course we were extremely proud of our Woody for winning the Maths Whizz
Character competition!
As always your children have been a complete delight and pleasure to teach
and their enthusiasm and exuberance never fails to put a smile on my face! I
feel lucky to have taught them this year and say goodbye knowing that they
are ready, willing and excited to move up to Year 3.
Have a wonderful summer
Caroline Seymour

20. YEAR 3
What a wonderful year we have had! We have been delighted to see how the
children have blossomed and flourished. They have really grown in
independence and confidence and we have no doubt that they will be very
happy in Year 4. The highlight of our term has been the visit to Michelham
Priory where Alison, the lovely Education Officer, regaled our children with
stories and facts from Tudor times. As always the picnic featured prominently
in the children’s account of the day! We were also blessed with glorious
sunshine which made the outdoor activities a huge success.
Bushcraft provided an excellent bonding experience for the new classes going
forward into Year 4, and we hope that you will not hold us responsible for the
state in which we returned your cherubs! We too were not sorry to get into a
long hot bath on Sunday night.
Finally we would both like to thank you all very much indeed for the wonderful
evening you hosted for us, and for the huge spoiling and beautiful flowers.
We have really enjoyed this year with your children.
We hope that you all have a very enjoyable and hot summer break.
Rachel Crouch and Jill Faure

21. As part of Year 3’s formal letter writing, they were required to write a
letter of complaint!
YEARS 3 & 4 BUSHCRAFT TRIP
It's been intense
Never ask someone to do what you wouldn't do
yourself
I've written before about the huge benefits of the
intangible learning which occurs when you take learning
outside the four walls of the classroom. I'm just back from
a weekend with The Bushcraft Company, where 41
children, three adults and one big child spent two nights
and three very full days having the chance to really start
thinking independently, getting to know one another far better and joining
more pieces of life together.
The food was amazing - cooked in a variety of ways, and almost always in a
Farm-To-Fork way, so the pan-fried salmon was deboned and prepared in

22. front of us, each stage being explained carefully and logically. The pizzas
(cooked in 90 seconds in a 900 degree pizza oven) took longer to prepare
than to heat (and were amazing), and the multitude of diets ably catered for!
The activities were funl and demonstrated the constant openness to keep
learning new things. Activities should be fun - whatever is viewed as
dangerous about fun learning, there is nothing better than hearing laughter
while children are also learning the dos and don'ts of the recovery position, as
well as explaining why snapping a bone "back into place" is perhaps not the
best medical advice! Making an arm sling with a jumper in 60 seconds was
also a revelation to this 28 year old!
I also failed in a way that the children didn't. The great joy for a teacher in
taking your class away with other new leaders is seeing their characters
emerge. It's impossible to predict who will rise to any challenge, and who
struggles, and this is possibly the best way of seeing the true nature of a
child's participation, learning and engagement with the world around them.
I've never eaten a fish eye before (nor, if I'm honest, will I), and when 21
children enthusiastically put their hands up to volunteer sleeping outside in the
woods under a single sheet of tarpaulin in a shelter they had single-handedly
made, when it was starting to rain, I felt more than a little guilty that I retired to
my large but lonely tent with a camp bed.
Two joys - visiting those shelters on the Sunday morning at 6.30am, with a
light sky and light rain, and seeing those beautiful, eager children all still
sleeping, nestled together like a litter of puppies. Fine, I admit it, I got quite
choked up.
The other great joy - swimming in a freezing muddy lake with a group of the
children, after realising I was watching them do something I'd never done
before. What an amazing experience to actually try something new and feel
the excitement and exhilaration which they did at the same time. More of that
please.
Assessments - none. Marking - zero. Writing - minimal. Learning - enormous.
Growth of character - off the scale. Memories - forever.

23. YEAR 4
Stephen and I cannot quite believe that we have spent a school year with your
children as it has literally flown by. We will both miss them all! They have
been a fun, talkative and energetic year group and kept us on our toes. I have
enjoyed teaching maths, literacy, SPAG and science this year.
Let's start with maths. My group started without confidence and believed that
they could never grasp the mathematical concepts. In fact many of them had
joined the "I can't club". I am very proud of all of them and, whilst it still may
not be their most favourite subject, we have together demystified maths. They
are no longer afraid to put their hand up and have a go and I am celebrating
their achievements. Their time with me culminated in a trip to Sainsbury’s
whereby they utilised many of their maths skills and also learnt a few life skills
such as budgeting and finding value for money. Thank you Mum for helping
me out and thank you maths group for your excellent behaviour and manners
on that day.
In literacy we have explored many topics covering fiction and factual writing
however it is the poetry for which I will remember 4B as they have produced
some excellent work and we have looked at a range of poetry styles including
performance poetry.
For my SPAG group I would hope that they will continue to remember all of
the punctuation, grammar, spellings and definitions and use them in their
writing and they will rarely write the word "said".
We have done so much in science this year and I have been struck by the
enthusiasm and determination of Year 4. Recently we have been creating our
own crystals from salt, bicarbonate of soda and sugar (the most popular as
the children got to eat it) and viewing their size and shape in small
microscopes (a fantastic piece of equipment Mr Agnew). Year 4 have
achieved amazing results in their topic assessments and I am very happy to
be returning to teach science to the new Year 4 in the Autumn. Thank you for
bringing in your scientific items throughout the year.

24. Well it just leaves me to say well done to all Year 4s and that
Mr.Agnew and Mrs Fever are very lucky teachers! Have a
fantastic holiday you deserve it.
Mr Lockyer & Mrs Biggs
YEAR 5
This term has raced past in a flurry of hard work, activities,
opportunities and Drama rehearsals!
Mr Agnew and I have been delighted by the positive attitude adopted by all
members of Year 5 this term. The children have worked with such enthusiasm
in all aspects of our studies. Friendships have flourished, targets have been
achieved and aims met.
Within Year 5 Literacy, our differentiated SpaG sessions have further
developed the children's understanding of more sophisticated punctuation; the
children have examined the use of clauses and developed their understanding
and use of a range of connectives amongst many other activities.
Everyone has examined and practiced writing in
various forms and for many purposes; they have
written in the style of a known author; studied the
effect of changing viewpoint as well as studying and
creating their own narrative poetry and Kennings.
In Numeracy we have explored aspects of algebra;
reviewed our knowledge of measures and
conversions and built on our understanding of
proportion and ratio especially when solving
problems. The children have also worked diligently
within specific weekly sessions designed to explore
and tackle a range of 11+ practice questions.
Beautiful birds of paradise have risen phoenix-like
from the children’s Art sessions; life cycles of various
insects and a study of plants undertaken in Science
and the children have completed their local history
topic and explored aspects of Ancient Egyptian life
and culture in History.
Well done Year 5, we wish you a happy and peaceful Summer break.
Mr Agnew & Mrs Feaver

25. A piece for RE by Alexander Maltby, Year 5:
‘Hello I am David and this is my story.
I am the youngest of my 7 brothers, I know, right 7! Well that doesn’t matter
you see I’m really tough. I look after my father’s sheep and I’m really good at
it because every once in a while a lion or bear or some other annoying animal
comes and tries to kill my sheep! I know it’s really mean so what I do is I kill
them, well yeah, it sounds a bit harsh but it’s the only thing to do. Well,
enough about my back story, look down and read my front story.
I was sent by my father to go bring my brothers some food because they’re in
the army. So I’m getting my brothers some food when a massive guy from the
other army bellows “Send one of your men to fight me, if I win you become our
servants but if you win then we become your servants”. So I was like, I have
to fight this guy because I’m super tough and all, and I’m pretty sure I can
beat a giant so I go to the king and ask him if I can fight and he was like “No
you must wear armour and have a sword” and I thought that his was pretty
rude so I just decided that I would go out and fight him with my trusty sling.
So I go to the river, get 5 stones, because 5 is my favourite number, and the
giant says “Ha, ha, has, this is my challenge”. So he starts wittering on and I
just throw my stone at him, it hits him and he dies. So I was really chuffed!
And then the other army just ran away. So I’m happy about that, then later I
become king, imagine that!
NOT SUCH A COMMON MORNING!
On Friday 20th
June, Greg Clark MP for Tunbridge Wells and Minister of State
at the Cabinet Office came into school to talk to Year 5 and Year 6 pupils.
This proved to be an incredibly interesting and eye opening change to the
pupils usual Friday timetable.
Greg’s visit gave Mead pupils a wonderful opportunity to discover more about
National Government and the duties and responsibilities of an MP. The talk
served to enrich and broaden Year 6 pupils’ current studies of National
Government and allowed Year 5, currently investigating democracy and Local
Government, a valuable insight inside the work of Westminster.
The pupils were captivated by the talk given by Greg; the detailed description
of the duties of an MP combined with an excellent overview of many aspects
of Parliamentary life added an extra special dimension to their learning this
term.
Luckily, there was plenty of time for questions at the end. I was very
impressed by the intelligent and well considered questions asked by children
from both year groups as well as the knowledgeable input contributed by the
pupils during Greg’s talk when they had the opportunity to describe the
process of law making and other aspects of National and Local Government
which they had studied.
Isobel Feaver

26. WE SUMMIT 2014
We were thrilled to be given the opportunity to attend the WE Summit at Kent
University in Canterbury on Friday 4th
July. The Mead was one of only a
handful of schools to be invited to this event and the children from Year 5 and
Year 6 who attended came away inspired and full of ideas.
The Free The Children charity was set up to make a difference to the lives of
those children who live with or in conditions that are harmful or detrimental to
them in some way such as emotionally or physically. The organisation aims to
empower youngsters from schools such as ours to believe that they CAN
make a difference to the lives of other children less fortunate than themselves.
The Summit consisted of a number of structured workshops. These well
planned activities guided the pupils through the process of considering their
own individual talents, then consequently listing issues that they felt they
would like to support and raise funding for in order to facilitate change for
other children in need.
The concept of GIFT + ISSUE = CHANGE was the simple equation
underpinning much of what we planned and discussed.
Building new schools in other areas of the world, helping the homeless in the
UK, combating bullying and raising funds for guide dogs were amongst many
of the causes that were identified by our pupils during the Summit, that they
felt that they would like to help.
The day culminated with all the participants coming together in one of the
University’s lecture theatres; selected groups of children had the opportunity
to share with the assembled audience their ideas and identified issues
together with their rationale behind their choices.
I was so proud of all our children, not only because of
their exemplary behaviour and participation throughout
the entire day but also because of the confident and
competent manner in which those selected pupils
demonstrated such eloquence and commitment when
speaking in front of the large auditorium of their peers
from other schools.
Being a Global Citizen is not an easy and effortless role
to take on; Mead pupils recognise this and are taking
incredibly positive steps to work towards helping those
not just in their locality but also those who exist across
our planet.
Well done Year 5 and 6! Isobel Feaver

27. YEAR 6
Smiles Thoughts
To see them, to feel them, Thoughts can be…
To embrace them. A masterpiece in the making
Smiles are gold dust, A disaster waiting to happen
A reward for success A loud banging sound inside your
head
Or a friendship fulfilled. A spark of light in the darkness
Smiles are Our own personal world
One million different ways A cause of great sadness
To cheer up your day. A time to be silent
Smiles you earn, An electrical buzz
You seek then you find, A tiny bud waiting to burst
Like lost treasure A room full of words
Waiting to be found.
Smiles are your aim, Thoughts can show you…
Your ambition, The path to a world of wonder
Your curiosity kept alive. That the answer has always been
there
The way when you’re unsure
Ben Tunstead The right against the wrong
Thoughts are…
Friendly and funny
Horrible and hurtful
Wonderful and wise
Stupid and silly
Precious and perfect.
Charlotte Morgan
Year 6 have had a wonderful, action-packed final term. They started by taking
part in the Kent Safety in Action morning, working their way around nine
different scenarios which included railway safety, electrical safety, farm safety
and road safety, together with some basic first aid. The children were divided
into teams and competed for points against the other eight schools attending
on their morning. We were very pleased when the ‘Tree’ team from the Mead,
won their morning with 86 points!
Many of Year 6 have completed Bikeability training this term and are proudly
wearing their badges. They also took part in the Tunbridge Wells Tag Rugby
Festival, with the A team coming third in their group.
May saw all Year 6 sitting SATs tests and we had numerous visits by Year 7
Tutors from the various secondary schools the children will be going to in
September.
In June we had a visit from PC Vernon Barker who spoke to the children
about drug and internet safety; we also had a visit from Tara Hayward who
gave the children her famous ‘Tara Talks’ about what happens to their bodies
as they are growing up, and how to deal with all these changes.

28. July saw a visit to the WE Day Summit in Canterbury; the children are, quite
rightly, very proud of the fact that WE Day attendance is by invitation only, and
Year 6 certainly view this as one of their best achievements of the year.
Of course, normal lessons have continued alongside all these other activities,
and in Creative Writing they spent time looking at, and then writing, metaphor
poems. They have produced some truly wonderful work and we have included
a small selection to give a taste of the breadth of thinking and ideas of which
they are capable.
Well done all of you. A fantastic year!
Heather Waight and Debbie Latty
Year 6 Tutors
HOUSE NEWS
Chalybeate
Chalybeate have all worked extremely hard this term and in spite of being the
smallest house, have done very well gaining Good Works and NO minuses!
Well done to everyone for winning the swimming gala and to Imogen Tait for
winning the Hicks Diving Cup.
Many thanks to all of you for your contributions to Water Aid. We have raised
nearly £700 so far, which is well on the way to our target. Please encourage
your children to keep on saving until the end of the year.
It is always sad to say goodbye to the Year 6 children who this year have
worked so hard for Chalybeate. We wish them every success in their new
schools.
Samantha Begeman Joshua Davies Caroline Mills
Charlotte Morgan India Shaw Alfie Johnson
Jamie Phillips Imogen Tait Ben Tunstead
Mrs Waight, Mrs Crouch, Mrs Morgan, Miss Peace & Sandy
Wellington
Wellies have had a brilliant term The fantastic final tally of our money-raising
for Sports Relief was £1840.67.A huge thank you to all who contributed.
We have not done badly on the house points front but we were simply
euphoric when Wellies won Sports Day. Mrs. Feaver and Mrs. SP have been
at the school for ten years and this has never before happened!
We made up a new acrostic poem which goes:
Wellington
Enjoy
Learning
Living
Interesting, investigating
Nurturing
Giving
Trusting
Original
Never giving up!
We have had a terrific Year 6 (or J4 as they prefer to be called) who have
taken it in turns to be House and Sports Captains. Thank you and good luck,
Biff, Alice, Zoe, Harry Josh and Ella.

29. Have a wonderful, relaxing holiday everyone!
Helen Moral, Isobel Feaver & Sarah Stuart-Pennink
Thackeray
This term seems to have been busier than ever! Well done to all of Thackeray
House for doing their absolute best at the swimming gala and sports day this
year. We were so proud of them all. We didn’t win on those occasions, but we
have been leading in the weekly house points and, at the time of going to
press, it looks as though we will win the House Shield this year. Fantastic!
Thank you to all our families and friends who have continued to give unfailing
support throughout this academic year. It is always deeply appreciated.
We would also like to thank our outgoing House Captains, Chloe Joseph-
Horne and Victoria Hettrich, and our Sports Captains, Chloe Boakes and Ben
Averill. You have all done a wonderful job this term.
We wish our Year 6 (J4!) leavers the very best at their new schools. It has
been an absolute pleasure to have you all in our house. Please come back
and visit!
That only leaves us to wish you all a happy and relaxing summer break. We
look forward to seeing you in September.
Happy holidays! Thackeray House Staff
FRIENDS OF THE MEAD
It has been a positively triumphant summer term for the FOM, with
the focus this term being the climbing wall funds. The fundraising began
in the form of the Mead car wash, which was a huge success, raising an
impressive £415. It was a lovely morning which saw lots of children as
well as adults washing cars and delicious hot dogs and cakes were a
welcome refreshment after all the hard work. We had a couple of ice
cream sales at pick up which the children really enjoyed; thank you for
supporting these.
The finale to the term was the Summer Fayre to which we are extremely
grateful to you all for helping us raise £2500, which is a fantastic

30. total. The climbing wall will go up on 16th July, so the children will be
able to look forward to using it in September.
We hope you all have a
superb summer and
many thanks for your
ongoing support of the
FOM.
Philippa and Donna
PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB
This has been the club's inaugural year and has proved very popular amongst
the Junior children. We have used a wide variety of photographic mediums
from the traditional cameras to Iphones and Ipads creating some stunning
images and entertaining videos. At our recent photography exhibition parents
and teaching staff were very impressed by the range of photographs on
display. Mrs Culley will be using some of the shots for the school website and
please see below a small selection of our work. I hope that many of the
current Juniors and new members will join me in the Autumn Term and create
some exciting photos! Well done Photography Club!

31. COOKERY
In Cookery club this term we have learnt to whisk cream, decorate biscuits,
cut and peel fresh fruit, break eggs, roll and cut out pastry and so much more.
We have made fresh fruit salad, chocolate
brownies, raspberry towers, sweet lemon
flowers, pizza snakes and chewy
marshmallow bites.
We know about wearing aprons, washing
hands and best of all clearing up our mess
when we have finished.
The children are in fact really good at washing
and wiping up now and I would like to request
that they keep up the good work during the
summer holiday too.
Have a super summer, Mrs Morgan
ABSENCES
Can parents please phone into the school office by 9.15am should a child not
be attending school.
CONTACT DETAILS
Can all parents please ensure that Elizabeth has your up-to-date contact
details including e-mail addresses.
THE PERFECT AND ACCEPTABLE PENCIL CASE
The number and size of each child’s pencil case(s) tends to grow and multiply
throughout the year, finally reaching unmanageable proportions! Once
children enter the Juniors they need to provide their own well-stocked pencil
case. The “perfect” pencil case is outlined below and we ask for you
assistance in ensuring these criteria are consistently met.
One sensible pencil case 30cms
2 x blue handwriting pens
2 x pencils
enclosed pencil sharpener
rubber
30cm ruler
glue stick
scissors
calculator
coloured pencils
optional: gel pens/felt pens
Also: Collins Pocket English Dictionary – colour edition - £7.99
Years 5 & 6 protractor
Compasses
Fountain pen and cartridges
Ink eraser
Oxford Concise Dictionary
NB Tippex is banned throughout the school.
PERMISSION SLIPS
It is vital that we receive permission slips before taking children off the school
premises. However, in a community school like ours that can lead to a swamp
of paperwork. To simplify and reduce the number of permissions slips which

32. are sent out each year, we are enclosing one permission slip valid for the
year which will cover any walking trips undertaken from school, i.e. journeys to
and from King Charles the Martyr Church, Trinity Arts Theatre, etc. Please
return to your child’s class teacher on the first day of next term.
THE OFFICE MANAGER’S BIT
Having been thoroughly scrutinised over the past few weeks I can stop
looking over my shoulder to check the whereabouts of inspectors and look
forward, towards the Summer holiday works and how we plan to further
improve the school over the next few weeks. This will be an exciting time as
we further the Mead’s educational offering with the introduction of Mandarin
and welcome our new Modern Foreign Languages teacher, Stéphane Carnoy,
into our school. The effect of the improvements made in the working
environment for the Drama and Dance departments last Summer can be seen
throughout the school in the children’s reactions, always my acid test. I will
again liaise with our new teachers to ensure they have the environment in
which they need to ensure they are able to provide your children with the best
teaching in Modern Foreign Languages.
Next term The Mead will benefit from a new climbing wall (two sided with lots
of added extras) thanks to the FOM. A new entry system and front door to
the school, but this will not mean you lose our morning greetings. We will
have refurbished washrooms throughout, with the addition of a locker system
to reduce the ability for kit to grow legs. A tranquil area for the older pupils is
being created to allow them space from the hub-bub as is sometimes needed
for them. Two new huts on the field, to replace the old, to help with general
and sports equipment storage at the school. The top floor of the building will
sport a new look and we continue to invest in the Wi-Fi within the school to aid
use of the latest educational tools available to us. The general maintenance
of the school will of course continue.
The term has seen a new member of staff in the shape of Nigel Wheeler
(maintenance), who we welcome on to our team. Nigel has a wealth of
experience and was thrown straight in at the deep end with his first week on
his own being the inspection week. He has come out the other side
unscathed and is a very welcome addition to our team.
The support staff were favourably commented upon by the Inspectors. This, I
welcomed, as it has not gone unnoticed by myself for some time and allows
another voice to sing their praises. Anita and her team continue to sustain us
every day being ever resourceful in providing healthy, delicious and varied
food choices for the children. They continue to have a 5 star rating from the
Food Standards Agency and well warranted it is too. 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. 4th
September 2014. 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.

33. Fees for the year 2014 / 2015
As previously reported the fees for the coming academic year are:
Kindergarten £1,625.00, Reception Infants, Year 1 & 2 £2,990.00 and Years 3
to 6 £3,315.00.
Other activities are being charged at the following rates:
The school continues to be one of the most affordable schools in the area
whilst at the same time, offering an outstanding standard and breadth of
education within its well-known and family-orientated environment.
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, Sewing, Sport, Textiles, Verbal and Non Verbal Reasoning and Video.
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/
It just remains for me to wish you a very Happy Summer break.
Rebecca Hall, Office Manager

34. SCHOOL POLICIES
In response to the latest legislation, I set out below how you can access
various items of information.
1. The school contact details are: The Mead School, 16 Frant Road,
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5SN, telephone 01892 525837 and email is
office@themeadschool.co.uk and I, Mrs Angela Culley, am Head.
Since I am also the Proprietor, the above addresses and contacts can
also be used as the Proprietor’s contacts.
2. You will receive a statement of the Mead School Ethos and Aims in the
pre-joining information.
3. The Mead School Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy can be found
on the Mead School Website and is also available on request from the
School Office. No complaints requiring a panel hearing have been
received in the past three years.
4. We are required to inform you that the following policies are available
online and in the school office should you wish to see them:
a. The School's policies on and arrangements for Admissions,
Misbehaviour and Exclusions
b. Educational and welfare provision for pupils with statements and
pupils for whom English is an additional language
c. Curriculum Policy
d. Policy to promote good behaviour and set out sanctions
e. Anti-bullying strategy and health and safety provision
f. Academic performance during the preceding year, including the
results of any public examination
g. Complaints procedure, and the number of complaints registered
under the formal procedure during the preceding school year
h. The number of staff at the school, including temporary staff, and
a summary of their qualifications
5. For current parents, the following are sent at the appropriate times:
 Written reports at the end of the Autumn & Summer Terms.
 Termly Parent Consultation meetings.
 A copy of any ISI (Independent Schools Inspectorate) Inspection
report by the date specified by ISI.
 Newsletters.
If you require clarification of these policies or others, please do not hesitate to
ask Mrs Culley, the School Office or the Director of Studies, Mr Lockyer.

35. SPORT REPORT – SUMMER 2014
155 swimming badges were won this term across the school and heartfelt
congratulations go to all pupils who earned their badge.
Swimming Gala Results:
House House Totals
1st
Chalybeate 94
2nd
Wellington 76
3rd
Thackeray 63
Football:
Under the direction of Finn Bradley (Team Manager) and the two Captains,
Jamie Phillips and Ben Averill J4 (Year 6), for the third time in a row won the
Mead Cup.
Sports Day
No bad weather this year and sports day was fantastic.
Great participations from all children, ex Meadites, Teachers and parents.
Summer Fete was also a great success.
One of the closest ever with only 4 points difference between each house.
Thank you to all parents for their support.
House House Totals
1st
Wellington 233
2nd
Chalybeate 229
3rd
Thackeray 225

36. Cricket
Due to a very short ½ term, Only
one match for each year group was
played.
U11: win 304/228 at Sacred heart
Wadhurst.
U9: won 266/239 at Fosse Bank
U10 Girls: Finish fifth in a 14 team
festival at Bells Yew Green.
Windsurfing
This was a new experience for most
Year 6’s (Some have tried
windsurfing in UKSA last year
during summer holidays) and a
super day.
The weather was on our side, the wind was light and the sun was shining.
Every one manged to sail.
We hope that this taster day has given them the motivation to carry on this
great sport.
Tennis
Fantastic progress has been made by all children who showed so much
enthusiasm.
Mrs Morgan’s beginners’ group have made great progress.
For the intermediate level, a lot of children are now ready to move to the
advance group next summer. Thank you Mrs Feaver.
The Tennis Cup has been awarded to
Ben Averill.

37. Summer Holiday
Thursday 17-Sunday 20 July.
This year, 34 children and 4 teachers will be travelling to Outdoor Adventure
near Bude.
Some Activities: Surfing, Body boarding, Archery, Climbing, abseiling, Coastal
walking, Beach games and many more.
I am looking forward to going back in France with Acorn next year, leaving
Tuesday 21 July and returning Friday 24 July 2015. This was a great success
with camping and activities around a lake near Calais.
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 three houses.
A big thank you goes to all parents for supporting our teams and helping us
with transport.
Wishing you all a sunny summer!
Pierre Leroy and the PE department.

38. Matches Autumn Term 2014
DATE BOYS (FOOTBALL) GIRLS (NETBALL)
WED
10 Sept.
No Match No Match
WED
17 Sept.
WED
24 Sept.
No Match No Match
WED
1 Oct.
14h30 U11 Netball
At skippers
WED
8 Oct.
U10/U11 8 a side Football
At Fosse bank
Thursday
9 Oct.
14h30 U9 Football 6 a side
Home against Beechwood.
WED
15 Oct.
U11 football at Beechwood?
Thursday
16 Oct.
14h30 U9 Netball
At Skippers Hill
WED
22 Oct.
WED
29 Oct
Half Term Half Term
WED
5 Nov.
Mead School ISA tag Festival
WED
12 Nov.
14h30 U11 Football 7 a side
Home against Skippers Hill.
A team first half and B team
second half.
WED
19 Nov.
Thursday
20 Nov.
14h30 U9 Football 7 a side
At Skippers Hill
MON
24 Nov.
Y3 – Y4
Inter House Football
Y3 – Y4
Inter House Netball.
WED
26 Nov.
Y5 – Y6
Inter House Football
14h30 U11/U10 Netball home
Against Sacred Heart Wadhurst
WED
3 Dec.
U10/U11 6 a side Football Home
Against Sacred Heart Wadhurst.
Y5 – Y6
Inter House Netball.
WED
10 Dec.
No Matches No Matches

39. KEY DATES FOR AUTUMN TERM 2014
Thursday 4 September Start of Autumn Term
Friday 5 September First Junior Swim
Tuesday 9 September First Infant Swim
Wednesday 10 September Kent Selection Tests - 11+
First Kindergarten Swim
Wednesday 24 September No Kindergarten Swim
24 -26 September Year 6 study trip to the Isle of Wight
Sunday 28 September Charity Cycle Ride
Thursday 9 October Open Day 10am – 12 noon & 2.15 – 3.15 pm
Saturday 11 October FOM Barn Dance – to be confirmed
Thursday 16 October Young Shakespeare Company performing to all
Juniors and holding workshops
Thursday 23 October Individual pupil photographs to be taken
Friday 24 October Break up for half-term at 12 noon
Monday 3 November Return to school after half-term (exam week)
Wednesday 5 November ‘Steps in Time’ – historical presentations to
Years 4, 5 & 6
Monday 10 November Grandparents Day
Tuesday 11 November Infants to finish swimming badges
Wednesday 12 November Phonics & Transition Evening
Friday 14 November Children in Need Day
Tuesday 25 November Parents can view Infants swimming
Friday 28 November Inter House fun races in Junior swimming
Tuesday 2 December Infant mini swimming races
Wednesday 3 December Happy Puzzle Company visiting school
Last Kindergarten swim
Friday 5 December Last Junior swim (fun swim)
Monday 8 December Choir singing to King Charles Fellowship
Tuesday 9 December Last Infant swim (fun swim)
Wednesday 10 December Carol Service at King Charles the Martyr
Church at 6.00 pm
Friday 12 December Break up for Christmas Holidays at 12 noon
With every best wish for a wonderful Summer Break and to our leavers as
they prepare for new adventures. We look forward to welcoming everyone,
existing Meadites and our many new families, back to school on Thursday
4 September for another exciting year at The Mead.