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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...
Open evening for teachers and TAs
The Mead Academy Trust is holding an open evening on 1st February 2018 for teachers and TAs. This is an opportunity for teachers and TAs who are interested in working for the Trust to come along and meet the leadership team, teachers and pupils, ask questions, and...
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...
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...
Not sure what to do when your child is unwell?
Parents, carers and healthcare professionals can access expert advice about common childhood illnesses and how to treat them via a mobile app, called HANDi App. It is free and can be downloaded to any Apple or Android smartphone or tablet. Developed and...
October 2017 holiday club
Details of the holiday club are now available on the website or click below. Book by 2nd October.
Open Days at River Mead School
River Mead School will be holding open days on - Wednesday 18th October 2017 10.00am to 12 noon and Thursday 23rd November 2017 2.00pm to 4.00pm
River Mead Times – Raining Fruit at River Mead
Our wonderful Year 4 classes continued to work even after the school day was done last week, as earlier that day they had prepared for a smoothie sale to raise money for some fabulous new equipment to evolve their existing playground into the perfect play paradise....
New class information
At River Mead School transition to new classes has already started and next week pupils will be spending time in their new classrooms. Transition booklets went home this week but there are also copies of these on class website...
River Mead art goes on display in Salisbury
Wow! We are hugely excited and incredibly proud to have artwork created by some of our children on display at Exeter House School. Pots made by our children are currently on display as part of the Multi-Sensory Art Project. This wonderful project is a collaboration...
Democracy in action at River Mead School
At River Mead School we take our democratic responsibilities very seriously - even from the age of 2! We are delighted to announce that following the election on Thursday 8th June 2017 the new name for the River Mead Nursery will be 'Otters'. The turn out for the vote...
Standing together against bullying
The River Mead School Council have been working on a fantastic series of posters to promote our Trust's anti-bullying message, and we love what they have created. The School Council themselves came up with the messages, and are rightly proud of their achievements with...
Year 5 children receive letter from author
Our Year 5 children have been studying Journey to Jo'burg this term, and part of their topic involved writing a sequel to the wonderful story. When they were finished, the children sent off their stories to the author - Beverley Naidoo. Beverley took the time to write...
Letter from incoming Head of School, Karen Austin
Mrs Karen Austin, our new Head of School who will take up her post in September 2017, has written to our parents and carers: Dear Parents and Carers I feel very privileged to be appointed Head of School at River Mead, it is a wonderful school with committed teachers...
River Mead Achieves Wiltshire Healthy Schools Accreditation
We are delighted to confirm that we have been awarded Bronze Level Accreditation by the Wiltshire Quality Assurance Group for Healthy Schools in Wiltshire. The Wiltshire Healthy Schools Standards have been developed to meet the health priorities and needs of the...
New menu for Term 5
Watch out for the new menu for Term 5 coming home. Please can we have your menu choices by end of this term.
Slippers at school: Children explain the benefits
Don't forget children are welcome to wear their slippers in class here at River Mead School. Click on the link from CBBC Newsround and learn more from children about the benefits....
Regional Schools’ Commissioner praises River Mead’s ‘exemplary practice’
The Office of the Regional Schools’ Commissioner works with school leaders to monitor the progress of schools where underperformance has been an issue in the past. The Deputy Director visited River Mead last week, and following his time at the school, wrote: “They are...
The Mead Academy Trust is introducing Thrive
The Mead Academy Trust is delighted to announce that it is introducing the Thrive Approach across all of its settings. The Thrive Approach draws on insights from neuroscience, attachment theory and child development to provide a powerful way of working with children...
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.
Have you seen our new Astro Turf?
Back in July we opened a new Astro Turf Court as King Fisher Court, following a ballot, here at River Mead School - click here to read about the official opening. King Fisher Court is now available to hire outside of school hours - click on the button below to find...
River Mead pupils get into character for World Book Day
Pupils throughout River Mead School embraced World Book Day on Thursday 2nd March, and joined hundreds of other children from The Mead Academy Trust and across Wiltshire by dressing up as their favourite book character. Staff, including teachers, TAs and support...
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...
Proposal to open new free schools in East Trowbridge
The Mead Academy Trust is seizing the opportunity offered by the government’s free school programme by applying to open the new schools that are needed in Trowbridge. We have a strong track record of delivering outstanding primary education and opening new...
Wear your sports kit
On Friday 10th February all children are invited to wear sports kit for a £1 donation. This is to raise money for Meningitis Now.
Children welcome Dogs Trust to River Mead
On Tuesday 24th January, Dogs Trust came to River Mead to deliver a whole school assembly on how to stay safe around dogs. Children learned that they should always stay still if a dog runs towards them and to ask the owner if they can stroke a dog before approaching...
Building project update
We're delighted to be able to share with you some updates and photos of the building enhancements we are currently undertaking. Kingfisher Court, a fantastic outdoor enclosed astroturf facility where children can take part in many different physical activities, is now...
River Mead teachers start new year with teaching & learning breakfast meetings
As well as now cycling to work every day, Mr Matt Torrington – one of our Y4 teachers – has started the new year with a series of Teaching and Learning breakfast meetings. This week, the series kicked off with a discussion on how ‘Pose, Pause, Pounce and Bounce‘ can...
River Mead poem published
River Mead pupils have had their poem published in Wicked Weather Watch Newsletter - click here to read it!...
River Mead pupils meet Wiltshire High Sheriff
David Hempleman-Adams, the world famous polar explorer, dropped in to The Mead Primary School last week to meet 240 children from schools in Trowbridge and Melksham, and talk to them about his recent Polar Ocean Challenge. The children from The Mead, Castle Mead,...
River Mead School makes significant improvements
Our school has been praised for making ‘significant improvements’ by Ofsted following an inspection in July. The school received an overall rating of ‘Requires Improvement’ but the inspector acknowledged the school’s ‘capacity to improve further’ as ‘strong’. The...
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....
Welcome to our new website
We are pleased to launch our new website and hope you enjoy finding out more about our school on these pages. The hosting for our new websites is kindly provided by School Care.
