Welcome to The Bythams Primary School
The Bythams is a family orientated small school situated in rural Lincolnshire. We have a dedicated staff and supportive parents.
Our governors give of their time freely to ensure that The Bythams provides a good education for the whole-child.
At the Bythams we pride ourselves on being able to cater for every individual need of all our pupils. From the moment children join our school at age 4, they become part of a flexible, challenging but above all fun environment, to learn and develop – right until they leave us at age 11.
We aim to create a centre of excellence in the heart of the community which will enable your child to reach their potential.
James Shawley (Mr)
Head Teacher
From the Head Teacher (03.2010)
This term has certainly been a hectic one. There never seems to be a day that goes by without something new happening.
The New build is now well on its way and should be completed by early to mid June. The school will be able to access this during the day, providing much needed additional space, whilst the After School Club will be based there in the evenings. A decision on the new car park is imminent; a positive response will certainly help to allay traffic concerns at the front of the school. It has been a long time in coming and has often led to frustrations but hopefully there is now light at the end of the tunnel.
Thank you to all of you that completed the parental questionnaire. We had a tremendous response, over twenty-one replies (35% of families). I will update you on the outcomes early next term.
The children have been working very hard and making many positive contributions to the school. Our school council have expressed their wish to sponsor an orphanage in Malawi, something that we are looking into very closely. As well as this, the older children have asked to have a non-uniform day (A letter written by the children was sent out last week) to raise money for Haiti. This will be on 1st April, the last day of term.
Our school football team have had a very successful season, being crowned County Football Champions and our Tag Rugby team finished as runners up in a Stamford Festival, competing against six other schools. In addition, our older children will be taking part in a dance festival (Tuesday 31st March – I am writing this in advance of that date) and I know that after seeing them perform in rehearsals, they will do a fantastic job.
Two Grantham College Sports students have been visiting school to deliver P.E lessons to our Foundation and Year one/two children. This has been very successful, with the children saying how much they have enjoyed it.
The new vicar Reverend Sue is now making regular visits on a Wednesday morning to deliver assemblies. Her enthusiasm is infectious and the children really participate in her assemblies. A big Thank you from all the staff and children.
Our Foundation Stage children have been very excited with the birth of new chicks in their class. This helps them to understand the concept of life cycles as well as developing care for others. Lions class recently visited Stibbington to participate in the role of World War Two evacuees. They all dressed up in clothes from the period and had a fantastic time. These activities are all examples of how the curriculum can be ‘brought to life’ with practical experiences.
We say good-bye to Helen Pye, who has served the school in the capacity of Clerk to the Governors. She has done a marvellous job. Her replacement is Vicki Daniels and we all offer her a very warm welcome.
On behalf of all the staff, we all wish you a very happy Easter and look forward to seeing you again after the break on Tuesday 20th April.