Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support here at Green Meadow. Your commitment, encouragement and understanding make for an excellent home / school partnership. Without this level of support, we cannot achieve the best for your child(ren). Enjoy the Summer break and thank you on behalf of myself and the staff for your generous cards and presents. Good luck to all those pupils and parents who end their journey with us today. Best wishes, H. Setchell Headteacher

HIGHLIGHT DAYS/ TOPIC DAYS School is carefully planning the children's learning as the new curriculum has helped us review and amend our current practice. Entry days are changing as teachers and pupils have fedback that highlight days would be better at different points in the term. This will support learning and ensure that pupils are engaged and motivated. Below is a list of Topics for each year group from Yr 1—6 and the dressing up theme for the highlight day.

Topic Workshop Day

Costumes Year

Ourselves / Toys Thursday 5th November 2016

Dress up as a toy / Disney character.

1

The Great Fire of London

Monday 9th November 2016

Bakers. Maids, Fire-fighters or someone from Kings Charles II reign.

2

Romans

Thursday 15th October 2016 to be confirmed

Roman costume e.g. Gladiators, everyday Romans.

3

Outdoor Learning -Making Bug Hotels

W/B Monday 12th October To be confirmed

Outdoor Learning Kit 4

Vikings

Monday 21st September 2016

Viking warriors or Anglo Saxon peasants.

5

Settlements (Castles)

Monday 14th September 2016

Norman, Medieval castle costume e.g. servant, soldier, nobility, Knights, Princesses

6

AUTUMN TERM DATES School Opens for pupils on:

Monday 7th September 2015 at 8.50 a.m. School Closes

Thursday 22nd October 2015 at 3.25/3.30 p.m. Teacher Day

Friday 23rd October 2015 School Opens for pupils on:

Monday 2nd November 2015 @ 8.50 a.m. School Closes

Friday 18th December 2015 at 3.25 / 3.30 p.m. School Opens for pupils on:

Tuesday 5th January 2015 @ 8.50 a.m.

Year 6 Trip -The West Midlands Safari Park Year 6 celebrated the end of the year with their visit to the West Midlands Safari Park where they had an amazing time! The day was fun packed and filled with memorable experiences. The children encountered lions, tigers, giraffes, hippos and wild dogs, got up close to a skunk, bearded dragon and a giant African snail, fed parrots, walked with dinosaurs and had a fabulous time at the fair. It was a wonderful way to celebrate their time at Green Meadow.

"I loved it when we went in the bat cave...there were bats flying past us for the whole time!" Ben 6AH "The bird room was really fun because the parrots landed on you to feed!" Rose 6W

Dear Parents, Congratulations to our wonderful Year 6 graduates. They are fine examples of what it is to be a Green Meadow pupil. Good luck for the future. Come back and see us.

Music Events Well done to all the children from Year 5 involved in the concert on Tuesday 2nd July at the Adrian Boult Hall and the Weoley Hill Festival concert on Saturday 4th July. We are very proud of you.

ADVANCE WARNING—2016 SAT dates KS2 (Year 6) SAT week is the week beginning Monday 9th May 2016. The children will be involved all week and breakfast club will run as normal.KS1 (Year 2) SATs will take place in May and June 2016. Year 1 phonic test week will take place in June 2016. Please do not book a holiday at any time for Yr 1, 2 and 6 during the period from Easter until the end of June 2016.

NON UNIFORM COLLECTION Thank you to those parents who were able to contribute to our Non Uniform collection. In total £225.00 was collected. The children have asked that the collection be sent to Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

The FOGM will be holding their AGM (Annual General Meeting) on Monday 21st September at 7.30pm in the annexe. All interested parties are welcome to attend or put themselves forward for election onto the main committee. If you should require any more information please speak to Linda Tranter. Thank you

13/14-15 17TH JULY 2015

GREEN MEADOW PRIMARY SCHOOL

Green Meadow Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 4EE

Tel: 0121 475 4505 Fax: 0121 476 8254

Miss H. Setchell—Head Teacher

www.greenmeadowprimaryschool.org

enquiry@greenmeadow.bham.sch.uk

Thank you to all the people who came along to support our children on our two sports events. Thank you to the FOGM for providing refreshments and their support throughout the year. Great fun was had by all.

A Big Thank You! A huge thank you to all our wonderful volunteer readers who give up their time to support the children develop their reading skills and love of books. Thanks go to Mr Bradfield, Miss Priest, Miss Tucker, Miss Brownhill, Mrs Morgado, Mr Kelly, Miss O'Toole, Mrs Bushell, Mrs Fernandes, Mrs Longley, Mrs Tierney, Mrs Jones, Joanne Goulding, Leanne Williams and Miss Anastasio, Miss Lees, Miss Roberts, Miss Palmer, Miss Richmond, Mrs Betts and Miss Buller.

FOGM—School Fete: Balloons in the Bus Competition The winner of our competition was Charlie Oughton who guessed the closest number of balloons. There were 913 balloons in the bus. A huge thank you to FOGM for letting 281st St. David’s Scout group take part in the fete. Anyone interested in joining Beavers, Cubs or Scouts please email 281.network@hotmail.co.uk

Academic Year 2015/16 I look forward to welcoming you back to school on Monday 7th September. It is always a pleasure to see the children in their uniforms and ready with their Outdoor Learning clothes and PE kits. We do ask that pupils have their full PE kit in school each day as they cannot take part in the Curriculum without it. If your child is unable to take part in the physical aspect of a PE lesson, they will complete an activity based on a review of the learning taking place. Please ensure that the children have their pumps in school each day so they can access the play equipment. Thank you for your support.

ATTENDANCE Congratulations to all those 41 pupils who stayed healthy enough not to miss one day from school throughout this academic year. They are:- Class RD: Henry Albatov, Ewan Griffith, Isla Moore, Oliver Prentice, Luke Smith and Meesha Vernon. Class RS: Noah Bushell and Samson Riesner. Class 1F :Abbigail Foxall. Class 1J: Daniel Betts, Fejiro Emmanuel-Kokoh and Brodi Ravenhill. Class 2C: Ashton D'Auncey, Niamh Dunn and Aimee Toland. Class 2M : Jeevan Das, Ben Petford and La'reco Scott. Class 3M: Harvey James, Hannah Prentice, Mckenzie Smith and Jamie Taylor. Class 3T: Megan Marsh and Daniel Morris. Class 4L: Eden D'Auncey, Erin Hospedales and Melissa Milton. Class 4W: Kyuwon Choi and Callum McCarthy. Class 5B: Jake Allen, Alannah Dunn, James Harvey, Jacob Longley, Olivia Smith and Jia Wu. Class 5N : Jake Felton, Kai Horton and James Tomlin. Class 6AH: Hannah Dainty. Class 6W: Eleanor Jones and Sophie Jones. 52 pupils will receive the 99% Silver award and 91 the 98% Bronze attendance award. Class 2C won the Early Bird Award for the Summer Term with 18 lates and Class 6AH - 98.62% the Best Attenders. Overall, Class 6AH - 97.90% won Best Attenders and Class 2C the annual Early Bird Awards with 75 lates for the whole academic year. Well done to them all. Pupils who attended 100% within the Summer Term are :- Class RD: Henry Albatov, Rohan Fernandes, Ewan Griffith, Isla Moore, Charlie Mulqueen, Isabella O'Connor, George Orgill, Oliver Prentice, Luke Smith, Meesha Vernon and Joseph Walton. Class RS: Gracie Banner, Ethan Burton, Noah Bushell, Benjamin Campbell, Jiayi Chen, Yvie Colder, Charlie Oughton, Calum Pettiford, Samson Riesner and Freddy Woodcock. Class 1F: Grace Bird, Leoni Black, Leshara-Lee Blake, Jonathan Daniel, Abbigail Foxall, Charlie Griffith, Mia Harris, Anvita Hosahalli Chaitanya and Harry Tranter-Edwards. Class 1J: Daniel Betts, Ellis Bird, Teagan Brookes, Fejiro Emmanuel-Kokoh, Owen Johnson, Brodi Ravenhill, Nancy Richmond, Janesha Thamilselvan and Brandon Wakerley. Class 2C : Felicity Ali, Latrell Blake, Ashton D'Auncey, Niamh Dunn, Elijah Farrell-Reid, Jessica Pickering, Poppy Pitt, Shannon Smith and Aimee Toland. Class 2M: Alisha Buchan, Jeevan Das, Lucas Evans, Lilly Foxall, Chloe Marsh, Maison Mills, Jacob Orgill, Ben Petford, La'reco Scott, Charlie Sumner, Alexander Ward, Katie Westwood, Taffi Wiafe and Aidan Willis. Class 3M: Dylan Brecknell, William Griffith, Harvey James, Katie Lake, Kane Lears, Hannah Prentice, Mckenzie Smith, Oliver Sumner and Jamie Taylor. Class 3T: Bradleigh Anastasio, Faye Banner, Shayla Black, Felix Crofts, Sam Curry, Elliot Fernandes, Nemo Gough, Thomas Jennings, Megan Marsh, Daniel Morris, Faith Stonehall and Ruby Thornton. Class 4L: Eden D'Auncey, Erin Hospedales, George Hubbocks, Abigail Hughes, Melissa Milton, Molly Palmer-Curtis, Lauren Solomon Clarke, Amber Truby and Toby Varley. Class 4W: McKenzie Belcher, Eloisa Brunt, Brooklyn Campbell, Callie Carter, Kyuwon Choi, Benjamin Edwards, Elias Gardner, Kady Lears, Callum McCarthy, Kaylee Moore and Abigail Tan. Class 5B: Jake Allen, Nishita Basu, Jacob Callanan, Alannah Dunn, Kiera Fernandes, Tian Ran Ge, James Harvey, Jacob Longley, Jayden Miller, Olivia Smith, Chloe Steele, Nathan Wiafe and Jia Wu. Class 5N: Latoya Buchan, Janay Easy, Jake Felton, Kai Horton, Nikolai Jones, Laila Jordan, Anissa Karimov, Jordan Mudie, James Tomlin and Samuel Walton. Class 6AH : Hannah Dainty, Libby Evans, Stephen James, Ben Jennings, Arran Massey, Kaitlyn McKellar, Sam Park, Alex Petford, Peter Walker and Samuel Wiafe. Class 6W: Archie Bourne, Isabel D'Auncey, Eleanor Jones, Sophie Jones, Eve Kelly, Dylan Kerr, George Ketland, Mikah Knight, Joshua Oughton and James Toland.

SCHOOL SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE ANALYSIS

PARENTAL SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE

My thanks to the 51 parents and pupils who were able to complete the parental ofsted questionnaire. A percentage analysis of the returns is included in this newsletter. As you will have noticed, we asked questions to continue developing home school liaison and to gather your views about all aspects of school life. A very strong and positive response has been returned again with all categories having almost 100% in the ‘strongly’ and ‘agree’ boxes. The 100% positive response to good teaching and progress is illustrated by the excellent outcomes that pupils are consistently achieving. The national expectations / target results for each pupil is as good as it has ever been. Congratulations to both our teachers and our pupils. Thank you for completing the questionnaire, for showing great interest and for continuing to support the development of the school. As ever, we are reviewing the current behaviour system to see what other strategies could be implemented. At times, individual pupils need extra support with their behaviour. We aim to always deal with issues in a fair and consistent way. Please be reassured that sanctions are put in place and appropriate support given. We also always listen to individual concerns but may not be in a position to change school policy which I am sure you understand.

PARENT QUESTIONNAIRE Strongly agree

Agree Disagree Strongly disagree

1 My child is happy at this school 78% 22%

2 My child feels safe in school 78% 22%

3 My child is making good progress at this school 80% 19% 1%

4 My child is well looked after at this school 78% 22%

5 My child is taught well at this school 80% 19% 1%

6 My child receives appropriate homework for their age 22% 78% 2%

7 There school makes sure its pupils are well behaved 50% 50%

8 This school deals effectively with bullying 80% 19% 1%

9 This school is well led and managed 78% 22%

10 This school responds well to any concerns I raise 79% 21%

11 I receive valuable information from the school about my child’s progress 79% 21%

12 Would you recommend this school to another parent? Yes - 100% No—0

For 10 weeks this summer, Birmingham’s streets, parks and open space will become alive with colour as we welcome the ‘parliaments’ of owlets that have been designed by children across schools in the West Midlands. As you are aware, Green Meadow took part in this fantastic project and created the beautiful Penelope feathers. She is going to be part of ‘The Little Hoot Trail’. The 120 owlet sculptures will be scattered across Birmingham for all to see. Our

owlet has taken pride and place at Woodgate Valley Country Park and will be available for all to see from 20th July. To find out more information or to view ‘The Little Hoot’ trail map visit www.thebighoot.co.uk. We hope you take this opportunity to see the hard work and effort the children of Green Meadow have put into this project.

LUNCH WITH THE BOSS As part of our ‘Lunch with the Boss’ initiative, sixteen pupils, nominated by their teachers, were selected to enjoy a meal at Frankie and Benny’s restaurant in Selly Oak. Everyone seemed to enjoy the occasion. The chosen sixteen were:- Rohan, Evie, Millie, Joshua, Noor, Lexie, Chloe, Sam, Mckenzie, Joseph, Tanya, Imagin, Samuel and Isabel.

SUMMER HOLIDAY HOME LEARNING Six weeks is a long time to be away from formal education. Continuing with activities will make the transition to the new class that much easier. So as well as all the holiday activities that you have planned we will be setting some summer home learning. Your child’s new teacher will be happy to see any completed work in September. Children across school have been set home learning which prepares them for the new term’s topics. This has already been issued. Please also look on the school’s website for further details. Thank you.

Reception children have achieved so much this year and we are very proud of all of them. As the end of term approaches we have been enjoying the sunny weather outside. All the children and their teddy bears loved the teddy bears’ picnic. The jam sandwiches were a real success as was our healthy Gruffalo crumble that all the children helped to make. We wish all the children a very happy and safe summer holiday and wish them every success in year 1 next year. Best wishes, the Reception team.

Parents’ Evening Thank you for attending Parents’ Evening on Tuesday, 14th July. Having a full Parent Consultation opportunity at this time of year was a new experience and has enabled you to know where your child sits within the new age related end of year expectations. Overall, 69% of pupils were represented by their parents and carers. We will continue developing the new curriculum and assessment procedures and look forward to sharing this with you in the New Year.