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Welcome to issue 91 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:
Learning updates
Attendance
Meet the team
Parent code of conduct
This Week's X Posts
Spelling Shed
TTRockstars
Numbots
Upcoming events
Primary School Places
The gift of a book
Winter disco
School Photography
Healthy and Happy Ambassadors
Young Voices
Xmas Fayre
Advent Reading Challenge
Christmas Postbox
Children in Need
Little Explorers
Learning Updates
Foundation Stage Reception children have loved their time in the snow. They even enjoyed making a snowman using their amazing teamwork skills.
Key Stage One How much fun we've had in the snow this week! Snow angels and snowmen could be seen in the Key Stage One area as we enjoyed Tuesday's blanket of snow! It's also been a busy week in the hall for us all as we have started to practise our Nativity, Prickly Hay! It has been so much fun, singing songs all together and watching each other shine as they learn their parts.
Lower Key Stage Two This week has been full of fun and learning! We played in the snow, enjoying the magic of winter. We explored fascinating facts about mountains in the UK, from Ben Nevis to Snowdon. We also memorised our Grass Goblin instructions, sharpening our recall skills. Do you know how to trap a Grass Goblin? The Minister for Goblin Disruption made an appearance in our Hot Seating lesson to share their expertise. Finally, we got creative by writing kenning poems to celebrate what makes each of us unique!
Upper Key Stage Two This week has been filled with excitement and important life lessons at our school! We kicked off Road Safety Week with an assembly, teaching the children valuable tips for staying safe. Look out for further information on being a safe pedestrian as our new JRSO's deliver their first assembly and launch their first competition (prizes available!) Sadly, we had to postpone our planned Road Safety workshop with Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership due to the weather. Our Year 6 pupils took part in a meaningful Anti-Bullying workshop, guided by inspirational young adults with individual needs, fostering empathy and understanding. Winter has arrived, and the sight of snow brought joy and creativity as children built snowmen outside. In class, the Woodpeckers have delved further into into fractions and used our retrieval and inference skills to explore the model text in our Tree Giant English unit. It’s been a memorable, jam-packed week, and there's more to come—but I’ve run out of room!
attendance
123 pupils have maintained 100% attendance so far this academic year.
Last years whole school attendance figure was 95.3%
Current whole school attendance is 97.48%
Our attendance figures this week are as follows:
Well done to The Toucans! Great attendance again from the whole school, even during a week of poorliness.
Meet the team
Hello everybody! I'm Miss Pearson and I teach Year 1 and 2. I am also our Science & DT Lead. In my spare time I love anything sporty! I am always busy either playing tennis, going to the gym or dancing. I also love going for walks with my family at RSPB reserves - I really like watching the starling murmurations at this time of year. This is now my third year working at Metheringham and I love being a member of team green. Teaching in KS1 is so much fun, and I am so lucky to have such a wonderful Puffins class.
parent code of conduct
I would like to remind parents of our parent code of conduct. Our conduct policy can be found on our school website Click Here and I would like to draw your attention to the list of unacceptable behaviours.
Please be reminded that our staffing team and FOMS team are working extremely hard, volunteering time away from their own families at after school events, and should be treated with respect at all times.
Thank you for helping us make the school environment a lovely place to be for everyone.
Mrs Duggin
This week's X Posts
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):
Wow, great scores everyone!
TTRockstars
Every child from Year 3 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 this week's top ten!
numbots
We are excited to introduce Numbots to our school. Numbots is partnered with TTRockstars and adds a number fluency element to our online maths learning. Watch this parent video Click Here for more information.
EYFS and KS1 families look out for your child's login details in their bookbags.
KS2 pupils can login with their TTRockstars Login to access Numbots.
upcoming events
Thursday 28th- Xmas Fayre (All welcome from 3:00)
Advanced Notice
3rd, 4th and 5th December- Infant Nativity
6th December- Winter Walk (outdoor footwear needed)
Primary School Places
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.
winter disco
Thank you to everyone who supported the FOMS Winter Disco. The children and adults had a brilliant time and made memories for life. A secure link has been shared on Seesaw to some moments captured at the event.
school photography
Due to the freezing and snowy weather our photographer had to be rearranged.
We will have a photographer in school on Monday 25th November who will be taking photographs of our wonderful school to include on our school website. These photographs will showcase school, learning, pupils and staff in learning environments around school.
As we already have photo permissions for the website, we do not require anything further from parents. We do ask that children are in full school uniform on the day.
Thank you
Healthy and Happy Ambassadors
Our Happy and Healthy Ambassadors were thrilled to receive a £100 voucher in the post from Lidl. This was something that they applied for earlier in the term and will be used to support them in their work with the school on healthy eating, growing and cooking. They have also taken part in some dog safety training with Mrs South to prepare them for their sessions with our Pets as Therapy (PAT) dog, Tanya, who they will be working with this term. They can't wait to meet Tanya tomorrow.
Lincolnshire young voices
On Tuesday, we were so lucky to welcome Lincolnshire Young Voices to Metheringham to deliver an Anti-Bullying workshop to Year 6s. Our children listened with interest, respect and understanding as they heard about the vision for Young Voices and the young people and adults with a range of individual needs, including ADHD and Autism, cerebral palsy, wheelchair users to name just a few. They also explored the concept of bullying and how peoples’ differences, both seen and unseen, can make them a target. They finished with ‘top tips’ and advice for dealing with bullying situations. We were so touched by the questions, responses and observations our Y6s made during the workshop and think the impact on them will be long-lasting.
Pupil voice:
"I learned that the disabilities don't matter and to be respectful."
"I was so inspired by the people who came in, what they had been through and how they had overcome challenges."
"I felt really inspired by Alfie because he let comfortable sharing his experiences with us and the disabilities he has. I think that having disabilities makes you unique and special, which is no reason to be bullied for!
xmas Fayre and xmas preperations
Preparations are in full swing for the most wonderful time of the year, Christmas! Our youngest pupils have started their nativity practice. The staff, FOMS and pupils are busy organising crafts, games, songs and much more for our annual Christmas Fayre.
FOMS are asking parents and anyone in the community to make donations of raffle prizes if they are able to. Please spread this message far and wide and hopefully we will have lots of goodies to win on the day. They are also selling raffle tickets via Parent Pay.
Please see the poster for information about our Christmas Fayre that you are welcome to attend next week.
Advent reading challenge
Our advent reading challenge is back by popular demand
A reading challenge has popped up outside our library. Read your home reading book 5 times a week, at home, and you will receive a raffle ticket. Pop your raffle ticket in the box by our advent tree and be in with a chance to be picked to take home and keep a festive story.
One person will be picked each day in December. Let the challenge and countdown commence!
1 raffle ticket can be earned during each of the following weeks:
23rd- 29th
30th-6th
7th- 13th
xmas postbox
If you would like to send a Christmas card to your friends, our Christmas postbox will arrive in school on 1st December. Please ensure first names and class names are clear to read. Our elves will be delivering them to classes as the postbox fills up.
children in need
An amazing £396 was raised last Friday for Children in Need! A big THANK-YOU to everyone who donated.
little explorers
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