Metheringham Primary School

Foundation Stage ​Children in Reception have been predicting which materials would float or sink if they put them in water. They recorded their predictions using a tick list and then enjoyed testing them to see if they were right.   

Key Stage One It has been an exciting week back for the Year 1 and 2s.  The English focus has been around the books Du Iz Tak and The Blue Giant.  Mrs Duggin was very impressed with our writing which has been inspired by these thought-provoking books.  What do you think? 

Lower Key Stage Two We have had a brilliantly busy start to term 6 in LKS2. We have begun writing an explanation text in English, started our new science unit on plants and completed a first aid session with Mini First Aid. Hopefully children are now aware of: what number to call in an emergency,  how to put someone in the recovery position, how to help someone choking and how to carry out CPR. Year 4 have also had a practise run of the Multiplication Tables Check in preparation for next week's official check. Practise, practise, practise on TTRS as much as possible this week Y4! 

Upper Key Stage Two Wow, what a first week back! In UKS2, we have had a really busy start. This week, we have started rehearsals for our play 'What a Knight' and the children have been fantastic with some children already knowing their lines. Miss Wright was really impressed with our singing in rehearsals and the children are all trying their very best. On top of this, we have started our DT which involves the children designing and making a pencil case or phone case. The children have made some brilliant designs, cut out felt and sewn them together to create some fantastic end products. All the way through, the children showed resilience and focus to complete their cases, as well as enjoying their learning. We also managed to fit in Mini First Aid this week! I think we are all ready for the weekend.

A letter has been shared on Seesaw to update parents on staffing and our class structure for 2024-2025.

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

234 pupils have maintained 100% attendance so far this term.

Last years whole school attendance figure was 95.15%

Current whole school attendance is 95.43%

Our attendance figures this week are as follows:

Well done to all of our classes who have managed an attendance level of 95% or over and a big congratulations to our youngest pupils for their winning attendance this week!

A reminder to parents and carers that holidays in term time will not be authorised unless we deem the circumstances for the request to be exceptional. The Local Authority may issue a fixed penalty notice for holidays taken without authorisation. Leave of absence forms are available on request from the school office. Thank you.

These latenesses range from 5 minutes late to 93 minutes late. This has a huge impact on classroom teachers, office staff, pupils in class and the child that is late. Please help us to reduce lateness.

Every child from Year 2 upwards has a TTRockstars account which can be accessed in school or at home via the website TTRockstars

Battle of the Classes

 Each week we will display the TTRockstars Class averages to see who is putting in the most effort across the school.

Mr Edwards Class has had the most players in the last 7 days! Well done :-)

Well done to Carmen, it's the top spot for you!

Please be reminded of the Parent Code of Conduct that should be adhered to to ensure our pupils, staff, families and the community can thrive in a safe, happy and positive culture. Our staffing team and parents are working incredibly hard to maintain high standards and a safe and respectful space for our pupils. We will not tolerate anyone being disrespectful towards any of our staff. Our office staff are the first welcoming face you see, and they deserve to be treated with the same kindness that they give out. Thank you.

Parent Code of Conduct 

Hi, we are your JRSO’s (Junior road safety officers) and we are here to tell you a little about our role and ways to stay safe.

First of all, let's start with our newest topic for this term ‘Summer Safe’. We will hold some competitions and an assembly to announce many new things about this topic. 

Secondly we would like to talk about the 1-way-system and answer questions and queries like:

• How does the 1-way-system work?

ANSWER: Well, you walk in the same way as normal, but at the end of the day you go straight across the zebra crossing (remember to look both ways and check for traffic) and out of the new gate. Make sure you are aware of your surroundings.

• What do we do if we have bikes?

ANSWER: So, you can go out the same way as everybody else, re- enter school, collect your bike and go through the system again. DO NOT RIDE YOUR BIKE, you should wheel it instead. Make sure you are aware of your surroundings.

Thank you for taking your time to read this.

 JRSO’s

FOMS are asking for sweet donations for their Garden Party tombola. If you can, please send any donations into school with your child in the next few weeks.