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Welcome to issue 108 of our whole school newsletter. Don't forget to follow us on X for regular updates on achievements, class news and whole school updates. Follow us @metheringhamp
Coming up in this issue:
Staff Update
Learning updates
Attendance
This Week's X Posts
Upcoming events
TTRockstars
Spelling Shed
The gift of a book
Notices
KS2 SATS Week
VE Day
Sports Day
Kindness Cubbies
staff update
We are delighted to share that baby Wright was born on 7th May 2025. Miss Wright is doing very well and baby Thomas is simply beautiful. I'm sure you will join me in congratulating the family on the safe arrival of Thomas. Welcome to the Team Green family little man.
Learning Updates
Foundation Stage Wow, what a day we have had celebrating VE Day! The Reception children have been busy using their fantastic maths skills, rotating shapes to create the Union Flag. They made crowns to wear during our street party picnic! What a wonderful day we have had!
Key Stage One Key Stage One have been inspired by Vincent Van Gogh's sunflowers and have been drawing and painting observational drawings of flowers. In English we have been acting like 'Professor Know it all' and become experts on the imagined creature, the Elephog.
Lower Key Stage Two This week in LKS2, we’ve been learning about VE Day and celebrating this important event with the whole school. Year 3 have continued to enjoy their djembe drumming sessions, while Year 4 have made a great start learning the recorder. In science, we’ve begun exploring the different types of teeth and how to look after them. In French, we’ve been learning the names of different stationery items and playing games to help us remember them.
Upper Key Stage Two This week in English, children have been diving into explanation texts, attempting to write as if they were experts on the extinction of dragons. They have been learning how to use modal verbs to suggest possibilities and consequences—such as what might have caused the dragons' downfall. In addition, pupils have explored the use of parenthesis to include extra details, and fronted adverbials of addition to structure their writing more formally. The result has been a collection of wonderfully imaginative yet factual-sounding texts that could easily convince anyone dragons once roamed the skies!
In maths, the focus has been on understanding how decimals, percentages, and fractions are interconnected. Through hands-on activities, children have learned to convert between the three and apply their knowledge to answer questions. Their growing confidence in these areas has been clear, especially when explaining their reasoning during class discussions.
PE has taken on an athletics theme as pupils prepare for upcoming Sports Day events. They’ve been developing their skills across a range of athletic activities, including sprints, egg-and-spoon races, relay running, shot put, and even dribbling challenges. Meanwhile, in history, students have travelled back in time to explore the Shang Dynasty, uncovering fascinating facts about one of China’s earliest civilisations. It's been a busy, exciting week full of energy and discovery!
attendance
38 pupils have maintained 100% attendance so far this academic year.
Last years whole school attendance figure was 95.3%
Current whole school attendance is 96.66%
Our attendance figures for this week are as follows:
Well done Kingfisher Class! 100% You are awarded an extra special playtime.
This week's X Posts
upcoming events
Monday 12th May- KS2 SATS Week
Friday 16th May- Sports Day
Advanced Notice
Friday 23rd May End of Term 5
ttrockstars
Every child from Year 2 upwards has a TTRockstars account which can be accessed in school or at home via the website TTRockstars
Battle of the Rockstars
Each week, we will display some stats from across the school to find out who is rocking their times tables. Here is the current whole school leaderboard.
Well done to our top ten!
spelling shed
Every child from Year 2 upwards has a Spelling Shed account which can be accessed in school or at home via the website Spelling Shed
Here are the latest scores on the whole-school leader board (these scores are based on their total score from the last 7 days):
Great spelling everyone!
The gift of a book.....
If you would like to gift a book to school for a special occasion or 'just because', please see our Amazon Wishlist for some ideas. All books donated are marked with a special 'gifted by...' message and added to our library.
Notices
KS2 SATS week
To our amazing Year 6 pupils: as you head into SATs week, remember how hard you've worked and how far you've come. These tests are just one small part of your primary journey, and they don’t define all the brilliant things that make you you. Believe in yourself, try your best, and know that everyone at school is incredibly proud of your effort, your resilience, and your determination. You’ve got this.....and we've got you!!
We will see you for breakfast on Monday morning.
VE Day
On Thursday, we celebrated VE Day in school with a special afternoon that brought history to life and created lasting memories for everyone involved. The whole school enjoyed a picnic lunch together, bringing a sense of community and celebration to the playground. As part of our Little Troopers project, some of our military children shared a very special lunch with the residents of The Haven residential home, including a blind veteran whose presence made the day even more meaningful. Our VE Day assembly was a moment of reflection, respect, and gratitude for the sacrifices made by so many. We are incredibly proud of all our children for the respect, enthusiasm, and kindness they showed throughout the day—today was a true celebration of community, remembrance, and pride.
sports day
On Friday 16th May, we will be hosting our favourite event of the year, Sports Day! Please come and cheer on your child. Parents and Carers can enter school at the following times and be seated in the spectator area.
KS2 start time: 10am
Foundation Stage/KS1 start time: 1:45pm
More details have been shared via email.
kindness cubbies
We warmly invite all parents and carers to take part in our Kindness Cubbies initiative, located in the main entrance of the school. You're welcome to take what you need and give what you can.
We're currently accepting and offering:
School uniform (clean and in good condition)
Non-perishable food items
Books (for parents)
Let’s support one another by sharing resources and spreading kindness in our school community!
Splash-a-fun
It's back again for another year. We have teamed up with Metheringham Swimming Pool to create a weekend, sponsored fun day. This will be a lovely opportunity to come together; children, staff and families to celebrate another successful year and raise some pennies for our much loved community pool. Save the date!
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