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Jul 15
Lion and Panther Class 2021-22
We would like to say a huge thank you for an amazing year of learning. It has been a pleasure to watch the children grow and blossom into independent learners. Over the year we have ventured out and embarked on a number of school trips such as our trips to Reveley Lodge, Bushey Rose Gardens …
Jul 11
Feeling Fruity
In D&T, children in Year 1 have been hard at work creating their very own fruit skewers. To start, we brainstormed several fruits and described how they looked. Then, we began to plan! Choosing a range of fruit in various colours to create a personal fruit skewers. Once we had a plan in place, we …
Jul 06
We are living in a material world….
This week year one have been revisiting the learning we have done on materials! In the Autumn we learnt about plastic, rubber, glass, wood and metal. In December we had a class challenge to choose the best material to make a marble run for Buddy the Elf at Christmas. We chose materials which we thought …
Jun 27
How Do Bees Make Honey?
Today Year One were visited by one of our Merry Hill parents, who as well as being a daddy to Rose and Douglas, is also a bee-keeper of bee-hives! The bees in their hives have been working hard over the last 6 weeks to make new honey, harvesting lots of pollen from the Lime Trees …
Jun 24
Sports Day 2022!
Merry Hill was very excited to welcome families back for a fantastic morning of sport. The day began by marching up to the playground in our teams. The atmosphere was electric! Then the games begun. There was a variety of activities such as, football shoot out, hockey dribbling and an obstacle course. It was amazing …
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 …