Well done to Elaina, Y9 for taking part in the Constance Grant Dance Centre show in ballet and tap at the Sheffield City Hall.
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Congratulations Claudia (Y9) who has taken two drama exams with the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art (LAMDA)! Claudia has passed both Acting Grades 2 & 3 (Solo) with distinction. She will be taking her Grade 4 exam soon! Good Luck Claudia.
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Y7 and Y8 rugby teams are City Champions!
Congratulations to our Y7 and Y8 rugby teams who were crowned City Champions on Friday 24th June - schools competed for the Sheffield Schools cup, newly named the 'Ian Anniss Cup', and were hosted by Sheffield Eagles. The games were played against All Saints Catholic High School, and took place before the Sheffield Eagles vs Leigh Centurions match, which gave our students an amazing experience playing to 1000 fans!
The teams put in some great performances - very well done everyone!
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Some amazing Basketball news for Katie H in Y8!  
Katie was selected to play for the North of England! The team played at a national tournament in Manchester, going on to win the whole tournament! 
What an achievement, keep up the great work Katie 
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Sports Day 2022
Sports day was a massive success considering it was the first sports day in two years! We are pleased that the pupils jumped right into the events and enjoyed everything they took part in. We have a lot of amazing characters within Meadowhead and that was really showcased upon this day! A great well done to everyone who participated and showed teamwork, gratitude and perseverance!
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Douglass House Wins Sports Day Cup 2022
We are delighted to announce the first House to win the Sports Day Cup at our sports day on Tuesday 4th July. At a special presentation which was live-streamed to all forms, House Captains in each year group collected their winning house shield. The overall winner was Douglass House, with all Y7, Y8 and Y9 results added together. Congratulations and well done!
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Wimbledon Visit 2022
On the opening day of Wimbledon 2022 Mr Whitaker and Mrs Grewal-Joy took 8 students on this amazing opportunity to the championships in London.
The students were all representatives of the U15 boys' and girls' tennis teams, and they all represented the school amazingly well on the day and were a credit to Meadowhead.
We were lucky enough to win tickets to court 1 after being successful in the school ballot.
We will continue to enter the ballot to hopefully give this exciting opportunity to many others in the coming years.
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Y6/Y7 Transition
We welcomed all our new Y7 pupils on Thursday 14th and Friday 15th of July to spend some time with us in school for their transition days. This allowed them to; familiarise themselves with our teachers, Y9 students leaders and get a taste for some of the fantastic lessons they will be experiencing in September.
The pupils spent all morning on the first day with their form tutors and the afternoon doing PE activities – tug of war, line ball, dodgeball and football. On Friday the students followed a full timetable. As they entered school they went straight to their form rooms and navigated school beautifully to go attend five different lessons. These consisted of Art, Science, Music, Drama, Maths, English, History, Technology, ICT. Our Y9 leaders were a real credit to Meadowhead who helped guide and support our new Y7 pupils around school during both days.
We are really excited to be welcoming our new Y7 pupils in their smart school uniforms, all ready to embark on their Secondary School journey in September. We are absolutely certain they are going to be a fantastic year group and go on to be the best version of themselves to make a difference.
Mrs Weeks
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Y7 Reward Tea Party
A group of twelve year 7 students (one from each form) enjoyed a tea party with their Head of Year, Mr Cooper, and Pastoral Manager, Miss Hunter on Wednesday afternoon 20th July.
The students were joined by Mrs Grewal-Joy who congratulated them all on their achievements and enjoyed a slice of cake with them. Each student was nominated by their form teacher for this special reward, and it was a lovely way to end the term.
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Y7 Lord Mayor's Parlour Visit
On Wednesday 29th June, a selection of our Year 7 pupils were invited to take part in a reading trip to the Lord Mayor’s Parlour. Our pupils were the first school in Sheffield to take part in the event and represented Meadowhead to the highest standard.
We were welcomed by The Right Worshipful the Lord Mayor of Sheffield Sioned-Mair Richards and Jackie the Lady Mayoress. We were offered delicious cake and drinks and students were able to view the city’s charter as well as take part in a tour of the council chamber. This was then followed by a reading of an extract from ‘Ghost Boys’ by the Lord Mayor, and a discussion of the text. Our pupils then asked the Lord Mayor their own questions about reading and shared their thoughts on their current reading book.
It was a lovely morning - well done to all the pupils who took part!
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Poetry Sessions
As part of the Everyone A Writer celebrations, poet and performer Andy Craven-Griffiths visited the school library, providing reward session for Y7, 8 and 9 students. These students were nominated by their English teachers for their submissions to the anthology and general positive behaviour and engagement in English lessons. Andy wrote poems that incorporated students’ names as an icebreaker, and students worked together to imagined lives lived as animals, wrote about their important memories using linguistic techniques and imagined worlds with dramatic rule changes governing their lives. Beautiful and imaginative pieces were written and students enjoyed a creative writing session with a successful poet.
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Redbrik Competition
Budding writers and journalists from Meadowhead School were given the option to respond in 300 words to the title “What does your dream home look like?” All submissions were set to the staff at company Redbrik.
Our winning entry comes from Mimi Viney in Y9, who will now be a published writer in the next issue of Redbrik magazine, distributed locally to over 5000 people. Well done Mimi!
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Y7/8 Students visit Sheffield Hallam University
Y7 and 8 students had a great day out at Sheffield Hallam University this half term thanks to HEPP. They met students ambassadors, took part in workshops and had a tour of the university campus. Students asked lots of questions and found out what higher education could offer them. Thanks to HEPP for an interesting day!
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Y9 Visit to Kelham Island
Y9 Science Students had an exciting STEAM day at Kelham Island Museum. They enjoyed being creative and putting their engineering skills to the test.
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Y10 Work Experience Week - 4th - 8th July
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Around 230 Y10 students spent a week with an employer in July, gaining valuable experience of the workplace. Back in school, the rest of the year group heard from employers in different job sectors and took part in a range of employer-led tasks over the week, including a social enterprise task with Hallam i-Lab and a moon buggy challenge with HEC Contracting. Employers and students have shared lots of positive feedback about the experience. We would like to thank the employers for the support they have offered to Meadowhead students this year.
Students
‘I learnt a lot throughout this experience. The more I have been here the more confidence I have developed with myself and getting to know the kids. I enjoyed meeting everyone and just being in an environment with the staff and the kids. They were all really lovely.’ Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School
‘I enjoyed talking to everyone that worked there and was surprised by how confident I was. They even offered me a job for when I turn 16.’ Doubletree Hilton Hotel
Employers
‘Isaac has been punctual, polite and well turned out all week. He has worked in all areas of the business from manufacture to sales, marketing to accounts and has hopefully experienced a broad range of roles in his time with us. Thank you Isaac.’ Twisted Automotive
‘She has been wonderful! Brilliant with customers, and always finds a little job to do if it goes quiet. She’s been confident with cash handling and taking card payments. She’s been on time every day and worked really hard right up until the shop shuts. I’ve enjoyed working with her.’ Ruth’s Kitchen
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Y10 Work Experience Week - Moon Buggy Task
A big thank you to HEC Contracting Limited and Tracey Cooper for involving our Y10 work experience students in a Moon Buggy task this week. Students used communication, team work, problem-solving and collaboration to work to specifications and build their own moon buggies. It was great to see such fantastic teamwork, engagement and design ideas from the students.
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Chesterfield College Taster Day
Y10 students enjoyed a great day out at Chesterfield College experiencing college life and learning more about a range of exciting vocational courses. Thanks to Chesterfield College for organising this taster day. We hope it will help students when they start making post-16 plans early in Y11.
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Sixth Form Taster Day
Y10 have enjoyed a fantastic day trying out potential A level and level 3 BTEC subjects. Students have been able to experience our fantastic facilities for sixth form lessons including our superb sixth form building and our well-equipped specialist rooming. Feedback from students has been very positive – the only downside is the difficulty of choosing which subjects to pick, as the subjects are all really engaging! Our experience teaching staff have been really impressed with students’ attitudes and involvement in the lessons. We are looking forward to students’ applications here at Meadowhead Sixth Form.
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Thank you to our Y10 Reading Mentors
Thank you to our Y10 Reading Mentors this year - we had nearly 30 Y10 students sign up in September, and each was paired with a Y7 to develop the younger students confidence in reading, whilst also giving our Y10s valuable experience and building relationships between year groups. We celebrated at the end of term with breakfast treats and drinks to say well done to all who took part.
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Y11 Leavers Celebrations 2022
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Y11 Students receive their leavers' hoodies
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Record of Achievement Celebration - Wednesday 29th June
Y11 students enjoyed their Record of Achievement celebration at the end of June, marking the end of their Meadowhead journey. For the formal ceremony, students enjoyed a montage of photos from over the years, speeches and well wishes from Student Reps, Mrs Grewal-Joy and Head of Year, Mike Needham and a performance by Y11 band, The Levitation (click below to have a listen.)
After the formal ceremony, students enjoyed pop corn, T-shirt signing and a photobooth outside in the yard with teachers and other Meadowhead staff!
We wish all our Y11 students the best of luck for the future 
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Y11 Prom - Friday 1st July
Our Y11 Students finished off their leavers celebrations with their prom earlier this month. Students dressed to impressed at this glamorous evening, which was hosted at the Crowne Plaza.
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GCSE and A Level Art Exhibition
Our GCSE and A Level Art Exhibition, on the 23rd June, was well attended by many, including the Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor. The Art Department received a great deal of positive feedback and comments from those who viewed the work, and we were delighted at the return of the annual Exhibition after 2 years of its absence. The Exhibition showcased a wide variety of creative and imaginative work, spanning many disciplines, including painting, textiles, photography, ceramics, sculpture and animation. The talent and hard work of our Y11 and Y13 Art students was exceptionally impressive and we are very proud of all they have achieved over the past 2 challenging years. We look forward to the next one in 2023.
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Y10 Art Trip
In June, our Y10 Art students experienced the galleries and museums of Sheffield first hand. The day was a busy one, and we managed to fit in visits to view exhibitions at Weston Park Museum, The Millennium Gallery and the Graves Art Gallery in town. At Weston Park, students enjoyed a variety of exhibitions, often focussing on historical collections revolving around life in Sheffield. The Millennium Gallery gave us the opportunity to see the work of bird illustrator James Audubon in the Ruskin Gallery, the Sykes Gallery collection of silver and metalwork as well as the temporary exhibition, “Not without My Ghosts,” which brought together a range of artist responses to the theme of spiritualism and all things spooky! Finally, At the Graves Gallery, students found fascinating art works from traditional landscapes and portraits to contemporary pieces. We had a great day in the sun and even managed a picnic in the Peace Gardens. Students will take what they have discovered to inform further research to use in their GCSE coursework.
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Erasmus+ Spanish Students visit Zaragoza
Y9/10 Students taking part in the ERASMUS/Turing Scheme had a successful visit to Zaragoza at the beginning of this half term! Students enjoyed the breathtaking views at Castle of Loarre, visited the beautiful city of Zaragoza including the Catedral del Salvador de Zaragoza, playing paddle and kayaking as well as many other cultural visits, giving them an insight into Spanish culture. A huge thank you to Centro San Valero for another hugely successful Erasmus + exchange. Our students had a wonderful experience, making incredible memories and new friends!
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German ERASMUS Exchange July 2022
After a Covid-enforced delay, it gave us great pleasure to be able to run the German Exchange once again with our partner school ‘Gymnasium auf der Karthause’ in Koblenz, Germany. Click below to find out more.
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The show is cast!
The show is cast, and we've had our first read through! More information will be sent out in the new academic year about tickets for this fantastic show, on 14-16th March. We can't wait to start rehearsing in September!
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Y9 students who are doing BTEC Dance next year performed in Bakers Pool, Sheffield earlier this month as part of the Migration Matters Festival. Working with Shobana Jeyasingh Dance, the students choreographed their own piece during a workshop, which they performed in front of onlookers and family members! They even managed to get members of the public involved! A fabulous performance!
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Y12 Students visit Padley Gorge
Y12 BTEC Applied Science and A Level Biology students enjoyed a day out at Padley Gorge where they got a chance to practice many important ecology skills. This included the study of quadrats to survey percentage cover, measurement of abiotic factors and their effect on plant populations and river sampling.
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Meadowhead Community Learning Trust
Grants Awarded
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Bradway Primary School have been awarded a grant of £500 to support the development of their new garden, which is being created through the help of volunteers from the Meadowhead Community Learning Trust, Parents and Local Businesses. The aim of the garden is to help children become more knowledgeable about how to grow plants and to care for them. This garden will be an important part of the new enrichment provision, which is being introduced in 22/23.
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Lower Meadow Primary Academy have been awarded a grant of £1000 to support the development of their new sensory garden. They are looking to create a calm, quiet space that children can use at playtimes/lunchtimes or during specific interventions that could be done outside. The children will be responsible for the maintenance of the area with support from the caretaker. This area is going to greatly support the personal development of children and young people within Lower Meadow, particularly those with additional needs who require intervention and sensory breaks throughout the day.
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The Meadowhead Student Environment Group were awarded a grant of £500 to support their garden project. The garden will provide students with a safe space to support positive mental health. The group have carried out their eco school analysis and are keen to increase the amount of wildlife in the Meadowhead School grounds. They hope to encourage more wildlife through this project by planting wild flowers and the introduction of bird boxes.
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MCLT Everyone A Writer
Our 9th annual Everyone A Writer celebration took place on Thursday 7th July, with the in-person evening celebration event launching this year’s anthology. Students had submitted pieces linked to the theme “New Beginnings” in their English lessons earlier in the year, and those published in the anthology were invited to the event, alongside students from Lower Meadow and Abbey Lane who joined for the celebration. Some of our pupils read their entries aloud to a packed school hall, and prizes were awarded to the best entries in primary, Y7, Y8, Y9 and Artwork categories. Next year marks ten years of Everyone A Writer and promises to be another special event!
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MCLT Trust Choir
Our 11th annual Trust Choir, Summer Celebration took place on Thursday 7th July, with singers coming together from Abbey Lane, Bradway Primary School, Norton Free Primary, Meadowhead School and Woodseats Primary. We were delighted to welcome on board again, Steve Roberts who conducted the performance on Wednesday 6th July. Steve is Musical director of Altrincham Choral Society, Chesterfield Philharmonic Choir, Honley Male Voice Choir and Unlimited Voices.
The first in-person concert since the pandemic, singers treated families to a compilation of uplifting songs, getting everyone up singing to the Greatest Showman! There was also a raffle on the evening, with prizes donated from Trust partners: Gripple, Double Tree by Hilton, Hair Creative, Hydracreative and Places for People. Morrisons Meadowhead, Simply Beautiful Woodseats and Sheffield Therapy Centre also donated raffle prizes helping us raise over £200 for the Meadowhead Community Learning Trust!
A huge thank you again to everyone involved!
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