Meldreth Matters, August 2021

Meldreth Primary School www.meldreth.cambs.sch.uk Well it is time to say goodbye to another cohort of pupils from Meldreth Primary School – and what a year they’ve had! They have faced challenge after challenge this year, yet tackled it all head on with smiles on their faces and nonstop resilience. They have worked hard at every moment, whether at home or in the school building, and have made themselves proud every step of the way. It has been a delight watching them in recent weeks develop their independence ready for secondary school, from climbing the ropes at Grafham Water to raising money for their leavers’ hoodies: day by day they show themselves to be strong, independent and incredible young people who are ready to tackle the world ahead. We will truly miss you all Hawk Class of 2021, but we know it’s time for you to move on to bigger and brighter things.

Below, some of the pupils reflect on their time at Meldreth Primary.

Florence: I can remember the days we went out to play with the year sixes and thinking ‘I can’t wait till I’m that old, and when I can go to secondary school’. The past years have gone so fast, it felt like only yesterday that I was running around the playground four years ago. I used to say to myself, ‘In one year I can say that I’ll be in secondary school’ but now I realise it’s in about one week and I’m getting really nervous but I feel like I’m ready to move on. Meldreth has had so many changes over the years, the adventure playground, the running track, the new building, getting rid of the willow, the octagon, the pirate ship, I could go on for ages. Some trips we’ve all been on are: the Mandir, the Science Museum, the Botanical Gardens, trips to MVC and many more. One of the best things we have on every year is Widdershins, a man who comes with all his homemade puppets (they’re amazing!) and puts on a show for about one to one and a half hours and to me it’s one of the best parts of the school year. I’ll miss Meldreth so much but I’m really excited to move on.

Charlotte: My time at Meldreth was a good one and I enjoyed every minute of it, from the point that I walked in through the door and to the point that I 21