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Jun 22
Fun Fractions
Year 1 have been exploring halves, quarters and wholes for the past three weeks. Half is one of two equal parts of an object, shape, or amount, while a quarter is one of four equal portions. This week, Lion and Panther class collaborated to measure and compare various volumes using the benchmarks of a half, a quarter, and a whole. …
Jun 16
We are inspired!
People who inspire us have been on our minds this week. We all know that inspiration occurs when someone motivates you to do something or be your best self. Marcus Rashford, Mary Seacole, and the Queen are some of the people who have influenced us in the past. It was now our chance to be …
Jun 16
Celebrating the Jubilee
Merry Hill and Ashfield joined on Friday to celebrate the platinum jubilee. The sun was shining brightly, and everyone was in positive spirits! We began our day by welcoming year 4 to our playground, dressed in red, white, and blue. Traditional British games such as an egg and spoon race, naughts and crosses, and musical statues were …
Jun 10
Report Writing in Year One!
As you know, this year we have been learning about different types of animals including amphibians, birds, fish, mammals and reptiles. In May, Dr. Stuart visited us with all his reptile friends and we learnt so many interesting facts about reptiles and spiders from his visit. This week we have finished off the final touches …
Jun 08
We’re going to find the monster!
Lion class participated in a terrific book session yesterday. Zoe Willis and Laura Cohen came to see us to tell us about a new story… ‘We’re going to find the monster!’ We began by paying close attention to the story, learning the language and making predictions. The children then decorated their own monster masks, using …
May 25
Special Books
This half term in Religious Education we have been learning about different religious faiths and their special books: the Bible, the Torah and the Quran. We have had a fantastic Eid assembly delivered by parents in our Muslim community, including a member of staff, Mrs Shaz, who spoke about the importance of reading the Quran. …
May 18
Tingatinga bees
This half term in art we have been learning about the artist Edward Tingatinga. He is a Tanzanian painter who specialises in abstract animals. Lots of us love the ‘Tingatinga tales’ episodes! We took our learning outside this afternoon during mini explorers and made our own natural paint. Firstly we needed to create the paint! …
May 12
Meet the Beasts!
This afternoon Year 1 had some unusual visitors… As part of our science learning we have been learning about amphibians, birds, fish, mammals and reptiles. We know what makes an amphibian an amphibian and have discussed the difference between different animals. Today we got to meet, touch and even hold a number of reptiles! Dr. …
May 03
Purple Up Day
Today we all wore purple and did different activities to celebrate the military children at Merry Hill. We used this time to discuss, be active and be creative. We discussed that the flower of the military child is a dandelion because dandelions put down roots anywhere they go. We were also so lucky to be …
Apr 29
The Papaya That Spoke
In English we have been learning the story of The Papaya that Spoke. It is a story that has three different types of punctuation, starting with the friendly full stop who we know really well by now in Year One. Also, we have seen exclamation marks and question marks. We have been practicing acting out …