Class News
Routines for Home Learning
Did you notice this on the Newsletter last week - Help for you at home Below are some great resources to help you with organising learning at home https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/public/files/videos/EEF_Supporting_daily_routines_during_school_closures.mp4...
Risk Assessment
Our Risk Assessment has been updated . Read the Risk Assessment from 15th January 2021.
Covid-19 Supporting Children’s Mental Health
Mrs Austin sent an email today (2nd April) about how you can support your children's mental health. You can access the attachments through the link by clicking on the button below. This will take to a page on The Mead Academy Trust website and the...
Weekly Newsletter
Whilst we are closed weekly newsletters are still being sent to parents, staff and posted on the website.Link below will take to to the newsletter page -
School Closed
School Closed from Friday 20th MarchBelow are links to latest letter from Head of School regarding key workers and vulnerable children and from School Business Manager about accessing free school meals if you are entitled during school closures.If you are...
School starts Wednesday 4th September
We are looking forward to welcoming pupils back on Wednesday 4th September 2019 for the start of the new year.
Christmas Performances
Click on the link below to see details of when are taking place - Christmas Performances
Open Sessions at River Mead Nursery
Come and visit us on one of our Open Sessions at River Mead School. Click below to see the dates coming up before Christmas. Open Session Dates
Term 5 Lunch Choices
Menu's for Term 5 will be with you early this week. Please return all your choices to the office by Friday 23rd March with any necessary payment. You can also access the menu choices on the website by clicking the button below.
Monday 19th March 2018 – School OPEN
Please note the main school is open on Monday 19th March BUT the Resource Base is CLOSED.
School to close at lunchtime
River Mead School and Nursery is open this morning 1st March 2018, we will close at 1.30pm. We will provide school meals for children if required or you can choose to collect at 12.30pm. If you are collecting at 12.30pm and your child does not require a...
Are you interested in becoming a TA?
Open mornings for anyone interested in becoming a TA Or would like to find out more about what’s involved in being a TA? We are holding some informal information sessions in the new year for anyone who would like to know more about the best way into a career as a TA:...
Early Years Provision at River Mead School
http://melkshamnews.com/2017/12/06/new-early-years-provision-at-river-mead-school/
LAST chance to receive a £10 Asda Voucher
Have you returned your form? Forms need to be returned to the office by tomorrow 1ST DECEMBER 2017 to be in with a chance to receive a £10 Asda Voucher. ANY NEW SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS WILL RECEIVE A £10 ASDA VOUCHER; SO DON’T DELAY AND DO TODAY!
Christmas Play and Stay
Are you looking for a Nursery or Reception Class. Come to our FREE Christmas Stay and Play session on Saturday 9th December 10am to 12Noon.
Winter conditions 2017
In the event of poor weather conditions, particularly snowfall. It will be a school decision, made by the Head of school Mrs Austin, about whether the school must be closed for health and safety reasons due to the extreme weather. Local variations in weather, routes...
SATs revision sites
Find below links to SATs revision sites. Details to log on have been sent by Mrs Gregory and Mrs Armstrong
Meet our chickens
Our new chickens have arrived and have already started to lay. Following last weeks assembly the children are starting to think about names.
The West Wiltshire Dance Festival
Nine pupils from Years 3 to 6 attended the The West Wiltshire Dance Festival on Tuesday 22nd February. We received the following feedback from a member of staff at another school "Congratulations on the dance festival please tell the children I thought they were...
River Mead poem published
River Mead pupils have had their poem published in Wicked Weather Watch Newsletter - click here to read it!
Come and join us for Maths Games
Tuesday 18th October 8.40-9.00am Come and play some Maths games with your child and pick up a leaflet with ideas and skills that children will be focussing on throughout the year.
Festival of Engineering inspires a generation
School children from across the county began to dream of an exciting future after attending the Wiltshire Festival of Engineering. More than 1,500 people attended, organised by Chippenham MP Michelle Donelan, to inspire the next generation of engineers and designers....
Ducklings making and tasting stir fry
Carnival Fever!
It has been carnival fever in Herons class this afternoon! As our marvellous middle and in continuation of our Rio Olympics Topic we have been making carnival masks, explored samba music and created Brazilian Street Art.
Journey to Rio
Ducklings class are on a journey to Rio. We have travelled through the rainforests and found out about the animals that live there, listened to the sounds of the forest and made our own rainmakers. We are reading the book ‘The Great Kapok Tree’ and were very worried...
Chapel Vets
Year 3 had a special visitor this week. Chapel Vets came to visit us with Teddy, a Jug (Jack Russell/Pug). We learned about how to care for different animals and what the animals need to be healthy. This helped us to think about rainforest animals and how we could...
The Fiver Challenge
Hare Class have been enjoying taking part in The Fiver Challenge and working with Waitrose in the local community to make their money 'grow'. The children raised £96 from cake sales and were delighted that Matt from Waitrose agreed to judge the competition. Well done...
EU Referendum
Year 6 pupils shared their own thoughts and concerns about the EU referendum. They made some poignant points as young citizens of the United Kingdom: As a citizen of the UK I feel that: I might feel different to everyone else. We should stay. Britain needs to be...
Buzzards Class Fiver Challenge
Buzzards Class are looking forward to launching their Fiver Challenge this week. Come rain or shine, they will be opening their car wash business for staff cars. If all goes well they are planning to open up their business in the weeks to come to help fund their very...
We are Badger Class
We have been learning to write persuasive letters to our nursery and reception teachers to tell them all the reasons why they should plan for a range of physical activities for their class. We are linking this to our Health and Fitness year. We have taken part in the...
Week Beginning 20th June 2016
We have had such a busy week of learning. In English we read the story of Sunny the Meerkat and helped him to write a postcard to his family from Melksham. In Maths we have been learning to halve numbers to 10 and to problem solve using our skills in taking away. As...
Week beginning 6th June 2016
We were all excited to return to school after half term and see all of our friends again. In writing this week we have been reading the story of ‘Tiddler the story telling fish’ and writing his excuses down so he doesn’t forget the ones he has already used. In maths...
Week Beginning 13th June 2016
This week we have used non-fiction books to find out about British wildlife, with the help of our classroom ’visitors’, minibeasts and farm animals. In maths we have been learning to double and halve numbers to ten and to twenty. Some of us can tell you the doubles of...