Metheringham Primary School

Mrs Burton will be leaving us at the end of Term 1. We are very sorry to see Mrs Burton go and wish her every success and happiness in her future endeavours. She has been a pleasure to work with and has made a difference to lots of our children.

We have made two new teaching assistant appointments. Miss Hawkins will be returning to us in Term 2 and will join the team in supporting pupils in class and with interventions. We have also appointed Mrs Goodwin who will be joining our team in EYFS and Key Stage One and supporting pupils in class.

Miss McKenzie is unable to return to work in Term 2. Current staffing arrangements will continue.

Foundation Stage Our Reception children have been learning all about Harvest.  They have had the opportunity to learn and paint with different vegetables in the early years setting.  I am sure you will agree that their singing during our harvest celebrations was heart-warming and they have all settled exceptionally well into Metheringham school life.

Key Stage One In Year 1 & 2, the children have been carrying on with their self portrait learning during our art lessons.  It was great fun to trace round pictures of our beautiful faces and think about the position of our features.  Next week, we are going to start printing our portraits in the style of Andy Warhol. 

Lower Key Stage Two This week, we have had lots of fun exploring our new text. The children were filled with wonder at the arrival of a peculiar tent in our classrooms. It was filled with many items which allowed us to make predictions about our new unit. Can you guess where the story is set? We have read the start of 'Leon and the Place Between' and noticed the story creates a lot of suspense in the first few pages. We have so many questions. What is the place between? What is going to happen? Who is 'he'? We cannot wait to find out! LKS2 have also enjoyed learning a poem for national poetry day. In history this week, we have discovered who King Alfred was and why he was considered to be 'Great'.  

Upper Key Stage Two What a week!  First of all, thank you for all your harvest donations.  Everyone really enjoyed the Harvest Festival and we are so proud of all the children. How can it be the end of week 5 already?  Year 5 and 6 have continued to develop their writing skills through our book, “The Adventures of Odysseus.” Year 6 have written their own version of Chapter 1, “The Stranger, whilst the other two classes have written and edited their setting descriptions.  How lovely to see so many parents attend the Maths Morning last week.  The feedback was very positive.  We hope you enjoyed learning alongside your children.  In our topic unit, The Ancient Greeks,” we have gained knowledge about who they were, when they lived and where this ancient civilisation began.  On Thursday, it was National Poetry Day (and World Teacher Day) so we shared poetry and watched a video by a poet named Joseph Coelho.   “Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful.” —Rita Dove.  

Today is National Poetry Day and we celebrated by reading some of our favourite poems. Some classes performed a poem for you to see - take a look!

154 pupils have maintained 100% attendance so far this academic year. 

Last years whole school attendance figure was 95.15%

Current whole school attendance is 95.42%

Our attendance figures for week 5 of term 1 are as follows:

Mr Edwards class, what a result! An extra playtime is awarded to you.

Amendment to Lincolnshire’s Fixed Penalty Notice, Code of Conduct Dear Parents and Carers

We have been notified of a change to the Lincolnshire Fixed Penalty Notice, Code of Conduct. In line with our attendance policy, holidays in term time will not be granted unless it is deemed an exceptional circumstance. The procedure for making a request has not changed, all families must submit a leave of absence request in writing, using the standard school form which is available on the school website and from the office. A decision will be given in writing, if this is unauthorised and the family choose to take the holiday anyway the school will advise the Local Authority to issue a fixed penalty notice. 

In accordance with the Lincolnshire Fixed Penalty Notice, Code of Conduct, all holidays that are not deemed to be exceptional circumstances and will result in the school requesting the Local Authority to issue a Fixed Penalty Notice, for a holiday taken during term time. This is regardless of your child’s current level of attendance and the number of days requested. If you take a term time holiday without submitting a leave of absence request, and we have sufficient evidence, a request for a Fixed Penalty Notice will be made.

Well done Sophia and Chase for their rankings this week.

Our Y6 Reading Ambassadors have started their KS1 Buddy Reading club this week with the selected Y1 & 2 children. They had a wonderful lunch time listening to and sharing their favourite books!