Metheringham Primary School

Foundation Stage Following on from their learning about Elmer the elephant, the Reception children listened to the story 'Elmer’s parade'. The children have been busy getting ready for their own parade by writing invitations to their friends and making elephant masks. We can't wait to see all of their learning come to life during their elephant parade on the last day of term.

Key Stage One This week has been Expressive Arts week and the Early Years children have all had the opportunity to work with different KS1 teachers during the afternoon sessions. They have had a carousel of activities focusing on community and the arts. KS1 have also been busy making worry dolls. Billy, the character from Silly Billy, made a worry doll and it helped him to have someone to tell his worries to. After making their own doll, the children then wrote step by step instructions. Amazing writing! We also had the joy and privilege of visiting Metheringham village Library to listen to a story and choose our own books.

Lower Key Stage Two This week, LKS2 have become Design & Technology experts! Using their electricity knowledge, they have made a circuit to light up an LED inside a fairy tale book spine. They have evaluated their designs and discussed how they could improve their methods. They learnt that Thomas Edison did 4000 experiments before he was successful! They have started to introduce next term’s topic by reading ‘Stone Age Boy’ and they are looking forward to an educational visit to Creswell Crags on Friday!

Upper Key Stage Two In computing, we have been learning about databases and how they help us to store and gather information. This has been really helpful in showing our children how to use computers in a practical, real-world way. In English, we have loved getting into character and writing a diary linked to our text 'The Lost Thing'. The children's understanding of the features of a diary really shines through.

158 pupils have maintained 100% attendance in the first term....wow!

Current whole school attendance is 97%.

Our attendance figures for week 6 were as follows. Well done to Miss Pearson's class on achieving 100% attendance...what a team!

At Metheringham Primary School, we are very fortunate to have a supportive and friendly parent body. Our parents recognise that educating children is a process that involves partnership between parents, class teachers and the school community.

We would like to take this opportunity to remind all parents, carers and visitors to our school about the expected conduct. This is so we can continue to flourish, progress and achieve in an atmosphere of mutual understanding and respect. Our Parent Code of Conduct lists behaviours that we will not tolerate. A copy of the parent code of conduct can be found on our school website.

In order to support a peaceful and safe school environment the school cannot tolerate parents, carers and visitors exhibiting the following:

· Disruptive behaviour that interferes or threatens to interfere with the operation of a classroom, an employee’s office, office area or any other area of the school grounds.

· Using loud/or offensive language, swearing, cursing, using profane language or displaying temper.

· Threatening to do actual bodily harm to a member of school staff, Governor, visitor, fellow parent/carer or pupil regardless of whether or not the behaviour constitutes a criminal offence.

· Damaging or destroying school property.

· Abusive or threatening e-mails or text/voicemail/phone messages or other written communication

· Defamatory, offensive or derogatory comments regarding the school or any of the pupils/parent/staff, at the school on Facebook or other social sites. Any concerns you may have about the school must be made through the appropriate channels by speaking to the class teacher, the Co-Head teachers or the Chair of Governors, so they can be dealt with fairly, appropriately and effectively for all concerned.

· The use of physical aggression towards another adult or child. This includes physical punishment against your own child on school premises.

· Approaching someone else’s child in order to discuss or chastise them because of the actions of this child towards their own child. (Such an approach to a child may be seen to be an assault on that child and may have legal consequences).

· Smoking and consumption of alcohol or other drugs whilst on school property.

· Dogs being brought on to school premises.

Should any of the above behaviour occur a member of staff will:

• Remind adults of the code of conduct and report the incident to the Senior Leadership Team

• Politely end a meeting or conversation

If the behaviour continues the school may feel it is necessary to:

• Issue a verbal/written warning

• Contact the appropriate authorities and if necessary, ban the offending adult from entering the school grounds.