Metheringham Primary School

Foundation Stage Children in Reception have been investigating which material will be make a strong roof for the Three Little Pig's house. We looked at different materials and built a house using different construction bricks. We are looking forward to testing these materials with our huffs and puffs.

Key Stage One What a super return to school and a brilliant start to 2023. In KS1 this week, we have had lots of fun beginning our China topic. We found China on the map and globe in our geography lessons and have really enjoyed learning about the Chinese New Year story in English. We had great fun learning the story of the Great Race through drama and wrote some fantastic descriptions and riddles.

Lower Key Stage Two Over the past 2 weeks, LKS2 have had a fun-packed start to the new term focusing on spreading kindness like confetti (or in our case, post-it notes!) We have been thinking about how we can protect our environment by learning how to reduce, reuse and recycle. Ask us how we are going to make a change to our own local environment? Our persuasive letters are in the making and we look forward to delivering these to Mrs McMenemie and Mrs Duggin next week. In geography, we are beginning to look at settlements – what do people need to survive in a settlement? Why might people choose to live in a certain place? What features of a settlement do we have here in Metheringham? We can now navigate a map using compass points – we’ve learnt lots of fun ways to remember NESW! Finally, we have stepped into the shoes of Kwende and Chiwa, who live in Malawi. We’ve looked at how their lives are different to ours, and how different rural and urban parts of Malawi can present challenging lifestyles. Come back for next week’s update on the tasty dishes that we have served up this Friday!

Upper Key Stage Two To start the year, we have focused on the artist Henri Rousseau, looking at his jungle paintings to inspire our own creations. The children have been exploring different skills; mixing, layering and perspective. In English, we have used the book Varmints. We've really enjoyed getting to know the themes and the emotions of the characters as changes take place. We've learnt new words, such as: obnoxious and dialect. Next week, we are looking forward to having a class debate and writing a persuasive letter linked to the story. The children have started their outdoor PE sessions with our coach Mr Steed, practicing the skills required for Tag Rugby. Indoor, the children are fine tuning their balance techniques in gymnastics, such as arabesque.

In Term 2, children from across the school were invited to enter Dr Caroline Johnson's annual Christmas Card Competition. Dr Caroline Johnson is our local MP. We are delighted to let you know that Eady in Year 6 was chosen out of 179 designs submitted from children across the constituency as the winner of the competition. Furthermore, Ava-Rose in Year 4 was selected as one of 4 runners up and had her design featured on the back of the card. The winning designs were printed on a card, which was presented to the Prime Minister! Dr Caroline Johnson came into school this week to meet Eady and Ava-Rose.

Please find information about the clubs that are on offer in term 3. These are run voluntarily by staff, in their own time. As a school, we do not charge for clubs. Spaces for clubs are limited to the capacity that each teacher can facilitate. Clubs are offered to pupils who show an interest and places are offered on a first come, first served basis. Some clubs are specifically targeted at certain groups of pupils. Mrs Jones is our Clubs Coordinator and she works hard to ensure that a variety of clubs are offered over the course of the year.