Newsletters

December 2023

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Image of head teacher Mrs Creasy

Dear Parents and Carers,

We have finally made it to the end of what has been a very busy term. The children have all worked incredibly hard and have done some great learning. Thank you to all the staff for all of their hard work and to all of our parents and carers for your continued support.

I have really enjoyed attending the Christmas shows over the last couple of weeks. The children were so excited about performing for you and their enthusiasm and enjoyment was matched by the quality of the performance they gave - fabulous! Well done to our children for giving their best and thanks to the staff who worked so hard to enable the children to perform so successfully.

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, and look forward to the return of the children on Tuesday 2nd January.

Kindest regards 

Mrs Creasey         

                      Auriol Park Christmas Tree 

Our year 1 children were delighted to be invited by the Friends of Auriol park to decorate the Christmas tree. Each child was provided with a wooden spoon to decorate at home, and then they walked to the park and enjoyed hanging their spoons on the tree.  Thank you Friends of Auriol Park. We had a great time!

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06 Dec 2023
Space Day
Nursery's adventure in Space
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                     Ready, Respectful and Safe

This term we have reviewed our behaviour policy, and we have shared our behaviour expectations with the children. We discussed with the children what these words mean and what the behaviours look like. We want everyone at The Mead to be ready to learn, be respectful of each other and feel safe. For further details, please see our behaviour policy on our website.

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                                 Happy Diwali

Nursery heard all about how their friends celebrated Diwali with fireworks, presents and yummy food!

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                                    Attendance 

 Whole school attendance currently stands at 95.5%

Attendance is strongly linked to how well pupils achieve; for this reason, the attendance of all pupils is closely monitored. 

Please remember that holidays are not authorised during term time, and you may be liable for a fine if the absence is 5 days or more in a 3-month period.

The days do not need to be consecutive.

If we have concerns regarding your child's attendance, the class teacher will make contact with you early next term to see what we can do to support you to improve your child's attendance.

Please also ensure that your child arrives at school on time. Doors for Reception, year 1 and year 2 will be closed by 9am.

14 Dec 2023
Father Christmas
Santa came to visit Nursery
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14 Dec 2023
Worcester Park Baptist Church
On Wednesday 6th December, Year 2 went to Worcester Park Baptist Church
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We have noticed that there is an increase in the number of parents parking illegally on Cudas Close during drop and pick-up times. Eber Kington, our local Residents Association County Councillor for Epsom and Ewell  has been in touch with the school regarding this problem.  He has informed us that parents and the school can report parking issues by email to:

SurreyParkingEnforcement@nslservices.co.uk or by telephone via their contact centre on 0330 175 5930

Please help us keep our families and children safe by parking considerately and abiding by the parking regulations.

                               School of Rock!

We enjoyed a performance by the children who attend Rock Steady. The bands performed some fantastic songs, such as "We will Rock You" and "Dance Monkey". They were brilliant and showed some great skill and collaborative playing. Well done to our budding rock stars!

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 A great time was had by all at this lovely joint event with Auriol. A huge thanks to everyone involved. 

                           Christmas Wreaths 

The children and staff from the deaf provisions within BET from The Mead, Auriol and Epsom and Ewell High School all came together at the end of the term to create Christmas wreaths. It was a lovely event enjoyed by everyone.

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  Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Support 

Christmas can be a difficult time for some, below are local sources of support that will be available through the festive holidays for children, young people and their families in Surrey

The Mindworks Surrey website is  full of useful information for children, young people, families and carers, and professionals. There are lots of suggested helpful organisations, resources for supporting those with a Neurodevelopmental need.

Young people can also find free, confidential online support by visiting Kooth which offers one-to-one text-based counselling, therapeutic messaging, as well as peer-to-peer support through moderated forums and articles.

There are drop ins at the Children Young People Havens which are run by Surrey County Council, with support from the Surrey Wellbeing Partnership, and are a safe space for children and young people aged 10-18 to talk about worries and mental health, in a confidential, friendly and supportive environment.

For families and carers, our out of hours advice line for ND runs from 5pm-11pm, seven days a week, 365 days a year and can be reached on: 0300 222 5755.

If a child or young person needs help urgently over the festive people or you are supporting a young person in a crisis, please call our 24/7 mental health crisis line free on 0800 915 4644. It’s open all day and all night, seven days a week.