Newsletter

Spring Term 2015

‘…..individual success for every child…..’ Taken from The Mead School

Mission Statement

The Mead School

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.

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.

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

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)

Breakfas t club - wi th breakfast £3.00 per day

Breakfas t club - wi thout breakfas t £2.00 per day

Ba l let £55.00 per term - Ten 30 minute lessons - KG

Bal let £60.00 per term - Ten 45 minute lessons

Bal let £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 s es s ion

Judo £52.50 per term

Tennis £30.00 Summer Term only

Cookery club £20.00 per term

Recorder groups £40.00 per term

Individual mus ic 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.

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

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.

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

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,

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

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• 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

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

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.

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.

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!

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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.

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,

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!

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

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

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

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.

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!

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

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

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.

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.

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

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