Talk The Talk work with the Jack Petchey Foundation.  Their mission is to help students develop confident and fluent skills expressing their ideas and talking to others in a range of different situations. Our trainer, Ashley, worked with our Year 11s to reflect on identifying skills they have gained, practising how to present themselves and talk about those in an interview. 

Our students were absolutely amazing and we were so proud of the way they moved outside their comfort zone to try this new experience. Watching their self-belief and confidence grow was just wonderful.  Ashley really enjoyed his visit and is hoping to be back in the New Year to work with our 6^th Formers.

Mrs. Sugden
Lead Practitioner/English & Communication Faculty Leader

The 6th form committee had been running auditions for 2 weeks and had chosen the 12 lucky finalists:

Elissa 10MK
Kaitlyn 7CS 
Daniel 8SR
Yridan GAP2
Josie GAP2 
Amiya,Naja,Kofi & Alicia PW1
Grease RS
Louie KS
Lilly KS
Alfie 6KB
Harry 6KB & Kaytlin (6AM)
Luke 6AM

Students and staff purchased tickets to watch the live event and some classes donated money to view the Final via a live stream link.

We were lucky to have a guest performance from Royal Pain.

All the finalists were amazing, but unfortunately, only one act could win.

Our winner was Alfie (6KB),

Second place act were Class RS

Third place act were Harry (6KB) & Kaytlin (6AM)

The winner received the Meadows Got Talent Trophy, 100 House points and a sweet treat.

2nd & 3rd place acts also received 100 House points and a sweet treat.

All other finalists received 50 house points and a sweet treat.

Thank you all for taking part and supporting us.

We have raised over £160 for Young Minds.

Well done everyone !

Ms Carter and the
Meadows Got Talent Team

Thank you to Pield Heath, Moorcroft, Hillingdon Manor and Oak Wood school for attending.

Mr Anstee
PE Faculty Leader

All staff and students enjoyed the festive activities, meeting Santa, receiving a gift and raising over £150 for the charities.

Hi All,  

As most of you already know, next Friday is my last working day after almost 39 years as a teacher, nearly all spent in Special Education.  I moved down from the North West of England early in the 1990s to get a permanent job thinking it would just be for a couple of years...... and have never left!!!!

When I left Hedgewood about 14 years ago to move to Meadow my Mum joked it was about time I graduated to secondary school, and now it is now time to finally leave school!!!   I started at 4 years old and have been in education ever since.   I went part-time in September and have discovered a whole new world - shops and cafes without children!!!!  Who knew that even existed???  

I just wanted to take this opportunity to say how much I have enjoyed working at Meadow and wish you all the best in the future.  I am not totally cutting my ties with the school as I am going to join the school governors for a while, so I will be popping in now and again, at least until the end of the school year.

I will miss the whole school community, but I am also really looking forwards to my "Life Beyond Meadow"
All the best.

Claire

Donations via Parentpay.

Earlier this year, the local education authority funded a film-making crew to go into all SEND schools in Hillingdon to make a video for prospective families.

Thank you to all pupils, families and school staff that took part. I hope you like the finished product! 

View the video on the school website here:

Our School / School Tour

There  are also versions in Polish, Punjabi and Tamil on the school website
(Our School / School Tour)  and Youtube @meadowhighschoolhello

Kind regards

Mrs Rigby

All of us at Meadow High School want to say a huge THANK YOU!!! to all the support we received from families and staff who visited the Scholastic Book Fair last week ahead of Christmas!

With your help, we were able to raise an amazing £177.72 that we will receive back in FREE rewards to spend on even more fabulous resources for our students! Not only did we raise a fantastic amount, but it was a wonderful opportunity to meet more of our school community, and we are so grateful for all of you!

We had a great range of books on offer this time, from "Heartstopper" by Alice Oseman to "Goosebumps" by RL Stine, as well as brand-new releases from authors such as David Walliams and Liz Pichon. We also had a large selection of fantastic stationery that included things such as unicorn and shark pencil cases, erasers in the shapes of spiders and spacemen, and lots of different types of keyrings. And let's not forget the very popular finger pointers!

We will be hosting another Scholastic Book Fair in February to coincide with World Book Day, so keep your eyes peeled for more information in the new year!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Kind Regards,

Miss S Gaafar
Librarian (Supporting and Delivering Learning)     

Miss Wilson won the competition and has won this Buddy Bench for students to use when they would like to. A buddy bench is a great opportunity for our students to take time to talk to each other and build up friendships. 

Thank you to Miss Wilson & Young Minds, this is AMAZING ! 

Ms Carter
Team Leader, Sixth Form

Philip’s visits are a regular part of our curriculum, and he enjoys his visits as much as we do!

Mrs. Sugden – Lead Practitioner/English & Communication Faculty Leader

Last night, we had our annual Celebration of Achievement Evening. Over 90 pupils, past and present, were invited to attend and have their achievements publicly acknowledged. As always, it was a lovely evening and an opportunity to reflect on what achievement is and what does that look like for different people.  Thank you to the families who attended and to ALL our families for the work you do, day after day, to support your child to grow, develop and to become the best version of themselves that they can. 

Here are some photos from last night's Ceremony. 

Thank You to the ladies at Simply Flowers (South Ruislip) for the donation of two wonderful flower arrangements for Celebration of Achievement Evening.  www.flower-site.co.uk 

On Friday 22nd November at 2pm, we will have a stall out the front of the school. Please come and take what you need. 

If you do not to pick up, please email myself at kwalsh@meadowhighschool.org and I will arrange for items to be sent home. 

Ms K Walsh
Welfare/Safeguarding Lead

Thank you to everyone who took part or made a donation.

Here are some photos.

On behalf of Kira and Wrap up Uxbridge, a huge thank you for all the donations of coats, hats, scarves and gloves from the Meadow High School Community.  All donations received will go to St Margarets Church and given to families in need this winter. 

Thank you to all who supported. 

Ms Carter
Team Leader, Sixth Form

Everybody is different and that is good.

This week our Scouts and Explorers held a Ceremony of Remembrance.  Three Leaders, fourteen Scouts, and fourteen Explorer Scouts formed up very smartly on parade, lowered the flag in respect and observed the 2 minutes' silence whilst standing at 'Alert'.  The 'maroons' that were fired on Coney Green could be clearly heard and added an additional element to the ceremony. 

Before half term students took part in a Musical theatre dance workshop with the Dance days instructor Harrison and Miss Kalia. They performed routines to Mama Mia, Matilda the musical and The Greatest Showman. They had a great time trying new moves and worked hard to remember all the steps.

'It was quite fun, exciting and interesting'

"We liked the music."

"I loved it"  (Yousef)

"It was fantastic, I want to do it again"  (Chris)

Great dancing!

Miss Kalia

Dance Lead

Miss Barham
Team Leader - Pathway 1

Miss M Newman
Team Leader - Years 9.10 & 11

Here is a presentation about The School Council

Last Friday we welcomed back our ex-students to our first Boomerang session of this academic year. 

It was great to see so many ex-students returning, sharing their experiences from their new colleges, passing driving tests and work life. 

We are hoping to hold our next Boomerang session in February. We look forward to seeing you all again and hearing all your exciting news. 

Miss Carter
Team Leader, Sixth Form

Students participated in various activities during the morning, including learning about what makes us similar and unique, discussing how we must treat people with respect and kindness and continuing to develop positive attitudes towards diversity. 

All the students enjoyed the day!

Miss C Sojka - Class Teacher
Mrs M Newman - Team Leader, Year 9, 10 and 11

Here are class SM (below) showing Racism the Red Card

Parentkind – the charity that supports school PTAs - have teamed up with Asda, who is making millions of pounds available to donate to schools across the UK through their ‘Cashpot for Schools’ initiative – all you have to do is, opt in through the Asda Rewards app, choose our school and shop and scan in store or shop online at Asda.com, between now and 30th November 2024 

Asda will donate 0.5% of the value of your shop to our school. Also, every time somebody opts in, Asda will give an additional £1 to the school Cashpot. Plus, it doesn’t stop there – Asda are also giving £50 to every school to get them started.

The supermarket has joined forces with Joe Wicks to support the initiative – look out for the TV advert, radio ads and social media coverage.

Today, Thursday 10 October 2024, is World Mental Health Day and we as a school participated in the Young Minds awareness and support campaign. Pupils and staff were invited to wear yellow to show their support and to let young people know they are not alone, and we think that how they feel matters. 

If you are worried about your child's mental health, please seek advice and guidance from your doctor and know that we are here to support you.

In September, our staff nominated students who they thought would be great for Head Student candidates. 

We had 15 students nominated, which is an amazing achievement. Well done to all !

Rafia 6AP                             Reece 6KB                               Tiago 6AP
Ali 6MS                                 Diego 6VL                                Adam NWR
Harwinder 6AP                   Alicia NWR                              Mathusha 6MS
Alfie 6KB                              Beth 6SM                                 Himesh NWR
Marcel 6AP                          Vinaay NWR                           Jade NWR

All the 6th form students and staff from Royal Lane and Northwood voted. The votes were counted. 

Our Head Students for 24/25 are:    

                 Rafia                                                  Beth                                                        Adam

Congratulations to our Head Students! You should be very proud that you have been chosen to represent Meadow High School.  

We look forward to working with you all this year. 

Thank you from all the 6th form Team 

Mrs S Majidi
Class Teacher

On 2nd October, our Year 8 and 9 students represented us for the Middlesex U13's tournament. We are very pleased to see how each pupil worked together, appearing to enjoy the trip throughout.

Well done!

Mr Anstee
PE Faculty Leader

     Logan - "Can I see it again on Monday?"

     Shwetan - "It was great, the dancers were amazing!"

     Chris - "Amazing, so good!"

     Miss Taylor - "I have never seen the students so calm and focussed as they were
     today. The hall was silent and our young people were mesmerised."

Thank you very, very much for coming! 

Miss Kalia
Dance Lead

Mr Anstee
PE Faculty Leader

The students showed the ability to work together, resilience through new challenges and represented Meadow to a high standard.

Well done to all the students that attended! And a thank you to our Therapy Team for supporting!

Mr Anstee
PE Faculty Leader

Thank you for getting your child back to school and with the correct uniform and equipment. We know that this can be a particular challenge for some families and children. 

However, help is available!

• If you are having any issues with school uniform, you can contact your child's form team or our reception team for assistance. 
   
• If you are having difficulties with getting your child into school on time, or at all, please contact your child's form team or Toni, our new Attendance Officer, for assistance.
   
• If you need to discuss your child's personal care needs or their medication requirements, please contact Rita, our new Welfare Officer.
   
• If you are having difficulties with school transport, this is contracted by the London Borough of Hillingdon (not by the school) and they are available on 01895 250008.
   
• If your child accesses school transport, and you are ready for them to start travel training, please speak to their form team in the first instance.

People to note:

• Form Tutor and Teaching Assistant - usually your first port of call for most issues and communication
   
• Keri  - Safeguarding
   
• Toni - Attendance
   
• Rita - Welfare
   
• Reception Team - school menu (also available on our website), school uniform, parent pay, general queries
   
• Assistant Heads - persistent issues
   
• Deputy Heads - unresolved persistent issues
   
• Headteacher - complaints about unresolved persistent issues, concerns about an adult working with children
   
• Chair of Governors - complaints about the Headteacher

Please note that staff may not always be immediately available to talk to you should you contact the school.  We strive to answer emails within 5 working days and phone messages within 24 hours. To help our Reception Team ensure that your query or concern is directed to the correct person, you will be asked what your call is regarding.

Car park
Thank you for respecting our rules around family cars on site. Unless you have an agreed prior arrangement authorised by a Deputy or Headteacher, family cars should only be on site:

1. upto 8.30am for kerbside drop off (no parking available)
    
2. between 9.30am and 2.30pm for late arrivals, pickups for appointments etc 
    
3. after 3.30pm for end of day pick up. 

Crossing
To safeguard our pupils and teach them road safety, we ask that all staff and family members and visitors use the two crossing points outside school. We would rather you are a couple of minutes late for school than a child early to Heaven!

Help us to help you
If there are changes in your child's life, positive or otherwise, please let us know they may need to be handled with extra care. You don't have to tell us everything, just that your child may be finding things additionally challenging. 

We are looking forward to working with you and your child this year. May I wish you all a calm and relaxing weekend.

Kind regards

Mrs J Rigby
Headteacher

The School lunch menu can be found here.

Information on School Uniform and where to order can be found here.

Term Dates can be found here.

Information on the School Day can be found here.

Mrs S Kabhoo

This week class SS had a fabulous morning at Airport Bowls. Children took turns to bowl and were supportive to their classmates.

Ms S Sewell
Class Teacher

Miss A Popov - Class Teacher

They created a sequel to the movie 'Stardust' and developed their characters' storylines whilst working on their voice work. The cast ensured they remembered their own lines and worked well as part of a team.

Great work!

Miss Kalia

Mrs Merabti 
Pathway 1 Teacher 

Miss M Taylor
Assistant Head, Sixth Form

What did we do?

“We went on a big boat along the river.” Daniel

“We got to feed the swans.” Liam

“We walked up to Windsor Castle and took a picture.” Lilly

“We went to see the steam train.” Liam

“We walked to the park and ate our packed lunch.” Austin

“We walked and got an ice cream.” Zane

“We had a run outside in the park.” Bartosz

“We walked back to the minibus and came back to school.” Mahdi

A few of our favourite parts:

“I enjoyed running in the park.” Daniel

“We went to get ice cream and I loved it.” Liam

“I liked going under the bridges on the boat.” Austin

“I liked going on the big boat.” Bartosz

“I liked ice cream” Mahdi

We all thoroughly enjoyed the morning. Thank you to Mr Anstee for organising the events and to Mrs Porter for the lovely refreshments. 

Some of our Boomerangers shared how they had been getting on.  Some shared how they now have children, are working part-time in a gym, sports coaching, at Brunel University and at the Sheraton Hotel.

Some shared how they are enjoying Project Search, college courses and volunteering at local churches. 

Two students also shared the great news that they have gained their drivers' licences!   One previous student had gained his SIA licence too.

We are super proud of all our previous students' achievements.   Keep up the good work. 

We look forward to our next Boomerang meet in October 24. 

Thank you 
Ms Carter 

What the students had to say:

Hamdan “thank you to Miss Bonnar for the trip, it was cool!”

Daniel “I liked rowing the boat.”

Austin “I liked the KataKanu, I liked rowing with my friends.”

Bartosz “I liked the water, I liked splashing.”

Lilly “I liked standing on the paddle board.”

Zane “I liked paddling fast.”

Liam “I liked seeing the wildlife and holding a dragonfly!”

This award shows that Meadow High School is offering a range of opportunities for students to participate in physical activities (through lessons, trips, competitions and extra curricular activities).

A special thank you to; the PE staff, staff on duty, staff running/ supporting clubs and, of course, the students!

Mr B Anstee
Faculty Leader, PE

On Thursday the 27th of July, Class IM went on a trip to Fassnidge Park in Uxbridge. The pupils enjoyed playing on the playground and discussing pulls and pushes, our topic in Science. After that, they had a picnic and shared a variety of snacks. 

Mrs Merabti
Pathway 1 Teacher

Votes will be counted, and the results announced on Friday morning!

Thank you to everyone who had their say!

Mrs J Evans
PHSE Co-Ordinator

Our 6th form Committee wanted to hold a charity afternoon in aid of Steel Bones and  in memory of Miss Lennon. 

We supported their request, and on Thursday 27th June the 6th form classes & Scouts ran different stalls and activities. We invited all classes to sign up and attend. 

It was a lovely afternoon, and we have raised an amazing £335.24.  

Thank you to Miss Wilson, Miss Stygall and Miss Sanderson for our delicious cakes.

Thank you to all students and staff who donated items. 

A huge thank you to Marcel & Ola who took the time to correspond with local companies requesting their support and securing our raffle prizes. 

Special Thanks to The Chimes Uxbridge for their generous donation of vouchers, Heathrow Bowling for vouchers and to Hounslow Urban Farm for the family entrance ticket.  

Thank you all so much. 

KS5 Students & Staff. 

Need to order new school uniform for September?

Order by 31st July 

Mapac, our School Uniform supplier, recommends ordering new uniform by 31st July to ensure you receive your delivery by the beginning of September.   

Click here to order

Meadow School Uniform List and information 

"I loved sitting in the bus driver seat!" Ahmad

"I liked learning about the rules of a bus and learning how many cameras are there to keep us safe!" Shahab 

Huge thanks to TFL, Hillingdon Travel training team and Police for organising the event.

Mrs J Evans
(PSHCE Lead)