Metheringham Primary School

Foundation Stage In the Foundation stage, the children have been inspired by poetry. They have used their senses to explore the summer season and built their vocabulary. The children planned and then wrote their own poems about the summer. We think they're wonderful.

Key Stage One This week KS1 have finished reading their reading comprehension book, The King of the Swamp and loved the ending! In English, the children have been writing about the Cautious Caterpillar and how he readies himself for changes ahead. In maths we have been learning more about measures and having fun getting practical with maths. They have really enjoyed making their bee hotels in Design Technology, using new tools and materials, following their designs and thinking about creating a safe, protective home for the bees.

Lower Key Stage Two Lower Key Stage Two LKS2 always take pride in keeping their school clean. This week they have been creating posters in PSHE ,to remind people to pick up their litter and put it in the bin. These posters will be displayed around the school to inspire others to be just as respectful as our LKS2 pupils are.

Upper Key Stage Two Upper Key Stage 2 have been very busy in Year 5/6 this week. They have continued putting the final touches to their performance, "Pirates of the Curry Bean." After two years with no performances, we weren't sure what to expect when the moment came to perform in front of our families. On Monday and Thursday this week, the moment came and we just couldn't wait to share all the hard work and efforts. Thank you to all who came and supported the children. They clearly were spurred on with the audience's enjoyment and both performances were beyond brilliant! The children have also enjoyed transition days at various secondary schools recently. Year 5's enjoyed their Taster Day at St George's, Ruskington last week too. In PSHE, they have been learning all about the changes in puberty as bodies get ready to become adults. We hope the children have shared what they have been discussing with you at home.

The end of this academic year is fast approaching and the time has come to announce the final whole school leader board and the class rockstars of the year. It's incredible to see some new names on the leader board in the last week of the year....well done Zack and Joshua, all that hard work has paid off.

RSE Day is an annual day to celebrate Relationships and Sex Education in schools and other settings. On June 30th, classes from EYFS to Y6 took part in RSE Day. Each class took part in the virtual assembly and then every child decorated a leaf and wrote on it one thing that makes them unique and special. These leaves will be laminated and hung on our school 'DIVERSI-TREE.'

Reminders for the last week of term:

Monday 18th

• Moving up morning for pupils

• Parents and children invited to 'meet the teacher' 3:40-4:00

• New Seesaw codes and contact cards will come home

Wednesday 20th

• Home reading books will be collected in

• Return any amendments to contact cards

Thursday 21st

• Last chance to collect owl badges

• Learning books will come home today (Please send your child with a strong bag)

• Children need £1 for the ice-cream van

• Lost property will be displayed at the end of the school day for parents to collect

• FOMS end of year Disco!

Friday 22nd

• YEAR 6 LEAVERS ASSEMBLY @ 2.15PM (Year 6 parents only)

• Medication will be sent home for the summer (please return this in September)

• End of Term 6

This will be our last newsletter of the academic year and.....what a year! Times have continued to be difficult in school despite the world returning to normality after Covid. We have seen the impact the past few years has had on pupils and families, struggled with staffing levels and have not know what each new day would bring.

Despite all of this our pupils have remained our sole focus and concern. The staffing team have been incredible in going above and beyond for their pupils, families and for each other. Staff have taken on extra responsibilities, stretched themselves to work at pace on school improvement priorities and continued to give their pupils the best possible education. We cannot thank them enough for their support this year. Metheringham Primary School is a very special place because of our wonderful Team Green. To those members of the team who are leaving us this year, we wish you lots of happiness in your new adventures.

As always our pupils have taken this year in their stride. They have shown their resilience, determination and love of learning in everything they have achieved. We are proud of each and every one of them and we look forward to seeing them shine in the next stage of their education.

We would like to wish our lovely Year Six pupils well as they journey on to pastures new. They truly have been a wonderful cohort throughout their time with us and they live and breath our Metheringham values. Make us proud Year 6 and continue to be your happy, caring and incredible selves, we will miss you!

To our wonderful parents, we couldn't achieve what we do without you. Your support, partnership and care helps us improve standards and give each and every child the best possible chance. Thank you for everything.

Lastly, a huge thank you to our School Governors. They work voluntarily to support, challenge and improve the education and well-being of our school community. They have been by our sides through a challenging year and for that we can't thank them enough.

We hope you all have a safe, happy and relaxing summer.

School opens on Tuesday 6th September for the start of Term 1