School Letters Home
Meadow High School
Royal Lane, Hillingdon, Middlesex UB8 3QU
Telephone: (01895) 443310
Fax: (01895) 420925
Email: meadow@meadowschool.co.uk
Website: www.meadowhighschool.org
Headteacher: Mrs Jenny Rigby
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SCHOOL LETTERS HOME
Letter to Pathway 1 - New Families Coffee Morning
12 September 2023
Dear Parents/Carers,
Firsty, welcome to Meadow High School. We hope your children have enjoyed their first week with us. To welcome families and explain a little more about Pathway 1, we have arranged a Pathway 1 New Families Coffee Morning, on Wednesday 20th September 9.15am-10.00am. Following this, there will be a tour of the school for those interested at approximately 10am.
Coffee mornings are a nice way to meet other parents, staff and generally find out more information about what your child will be getting up to at school.
We hope to see as many of you as possible on Wednesday 20th September at 9.15am.
Yours sincerely,
Faye Bonnar
Assistant Headteacher Pathway 1
Letter to selected Pathway 1 pupils - DofE Swimming
12 September 2023
Dear Parents/Carers,
As part of the Duke of the Edinburgh Award, we have a group of pupils who have the opportunity to attend swimming sessions at Chalfont Leisure Centre. This will occur each Friday starting from 22nd September 2023. Pupils will travel via school minibus. Lessons will be taught by a qualified swim teacher from the centre. Pupils will require a suitable swimming costume/shorts, a towel and any other personal preferences when swimming such as googles.
Yours sincerely,
Faye Bonnar
Assistant Head Teacher Pathway 1
Letter to Whole School
6 September 2023
Dear Parents and Carers,
You may have seen recent media coverage regarding Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) and its use in educational settings. RAAC is a lightweight form of concrete; because it is weaker than regular concrete, concerns have been raised about its long-term durability. Department for Education (DfE) has recently changed its guidance to education settings on the management of RAAC to take a more precautionary approach and as a result areas in affected spaces will be vacated.
We wanted to inform you that we are not affected by this decision, as we do not have RAAC in any of our buildings and, therefore, they will continue to function as normal. We understand that parents may want to understand more about the support to educational settings to manage RAAC safely. You can read more through the article published by the DfE on the Education Hub. https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/
I hope that this offers reassurance.
Yours sincerely,
Jenny Rigby
Headteacher
Letter to Year 14 - BCA Visit
September 2023
Dear Parent/Carer,
I am writing to let you know that this year there will be an opportunity for our Year 14 Students to study at Berkshire College of Agriculture (BCA) and therefore your child will be attending the college every Friday between 10.00am-12.30pm.
Class DL will attend BCA from September 2023 to December 2023.
Class AM will attend BCA from January 2024 to March 2024
Class AP will attend BCA from April 2024 to July 2024.
Meadow High students will stay in their tutor group to ensure we continue to meet our safety protocols. They will not be mixing with other students on the site. Students will leave school at 9.30 am and travel to BCA by minibus. After their studies, they will be driven back to school ready for lunch as usual.
Please note, the group will be staffed by one lecturer from BCA and two support staff from school, who know the students well.
Please sign and return the slip below before our first session next week.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs Fabisch
Head of Sixth Form
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College Link Course 2023/2024
Student Name: ………………………………………. Form: ……………………………….
I agree to ……………………………………….. attending Berkshire College of Agriculture
Signed ………………………………………………….. Date: ……………………….
Letter to Year 14 - BUILD Centre Visit
September 2023
Dear Parent/Carer,
I am writing to let you know that from Friday 15th September 2023 there will be an opportunity for our Year 14 Students to study Home management at Build Centre Hayes on a carousel. Therefore, your child will be attending the college on a Friday between 9.30 am-10.30 am, until the end of this school year. While at the centre, students will be looking at basic household management tasks that may be useful for Life beyond Meadow.
Class 14 AP will attend these sessions from September to December 2023
Class 14 DL will attend these sessions from January to March 2024
Class 14 AM will these sessions from April to July 2024
Students will leave school at 9.20am and travel to Build by minibus. After their studies, pupils will be driven back to school ready for their next lesson after break. Please note that one lecturer from Build and at least one support staff from school will support the group.
If you have any questions regarding these arrangements, please do not hesitate to contact me at school.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs Fabisch
Head of Sixth Form
Letter to 8CS - Swimming
Wednesday 6th September 2023
Re: Swimming Lessons for Year 8 students
Dear Parents / Carers,
During the Autumn term your child will be having their swimming lessons on a Tuesday, so will not need their PE kit, but will need their swimming kit. These lessons are conducted off site and students will be transported there via school mini bus. Swimming lessons will run until the end of the Autumn Term (Christmas Holidays)
They will need to bring:
- Swimming trunks / costume (no bikinis)
- A towel
- Goggles if required
If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me at school.
Yours Sincerely,
Miss C Sojka
(Swim Teacher)
Letter to 9MK - Swimming
Wednesday 6th September 2023
Re: Swimming Lessons for Year 9 students
Dear Parents / Carers,
During the Autumn term your child will be having their swimming lessons on a Thursday period 3 and 4, instead of PE so will not need their PE kit, but will need their swimming kit. These lessons are conducted off site and students will be transported there via school mini bus. Swimming lessons will run every Thursday until February half term.
They will need to bring:
- Swimming trunks / costume (no bikinis)
- A towel
- Goggles if required
If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me at school.
Yours Sincerely,
Miss C Sojka
(Swim Teacher)
Letter to 7NK - Swimming
Wednesday 6th September 2023
Re: Swimming Lessons for Year 7 students
Dear Parents / Carers,
During the Autumn term your child will be having their swimming lessons on a Tuesday period 3 and 4, instead of PE, so will not need their PE kit, but will need their swimming kit. These lessons are conducted off site and students will be transported there via school mini bus. Swimming lessons will run from Tuesday 19th September until Tuesday 14th November
They will need to bring:
- Swimming trunks / costume (no bikinis)
- A towel
- Goggles if required
If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me at school.
Yours Sincerely,
Miss C Sojka
(Swim Teacher)