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Oct 08
Science This Term! 🧪 Healthy Me
This term in Science, we have been learning all about animals, including humans, with a particular focus on “Healthy Me”, exploring how we can look after ourselves and stay healthy. We started by exploring healthy eating. We thought about the different foods that make up a healthy, balanced diet and learned about the portions …
Oct 01
National Poetry Day 2026! 🌟📚
This week, we celebrated National Poetry Day, and our theme was Wonder! It was a fantastic day filled with creativity, curiosity, poetry and plenty of imagination. We started the day by sharing our costumes with our friends and guessing the words they represented. We then listened to a wonderful poem about the wonder of the …
Sep 24
From Summer to Autumn in the Forest 🍂
In Mini Explorers, we have been looking at the changes we can see as we transition from summer to autumn. We thought about the weather and how this affects what we might have to wear, especially when we are spending time in the forest. We decided that autumn can bring lots of different types of …
Sep 17
Maths – Making ‘Ten and Some More’ and Understanding Place Value
This week in maths, we have been developing our understanding of place value by exploring how numbers can be thought of as ‘ten and some more’. We have been learning to find the nearest multiple of 10 and then identify how many more we need to make a given number. This is helping the children …
Sep 11
A Fantastic Start to Year 2!
It has been an exciting few days as we have settled into Year 2 at Merry Hill! We have had lots of fun getting to know one another, meeting the different grown-ups who will be supporting us and making new friendships. We are also getting used to being at the top of the school. We …
Jul 09
Mini Explorers – Caring for our Oceans!
This week in Mini Explorers, to celebrate World Ocean Month, Year 2 enjoyed reading the story Somebody Swallowed Stanley. The children explored how littering affects animals and the environment and discussed why it is so important to look after our oceans. The children took part in a fun, hands-on activity using mini fishing nets while …
Jun 24
A Magical Trip to the Theatre: The Cat in the Hat
Thanks to our brilliant PTA, the whole school had the exciting opportunity to visit the theatre to see the fantastic stage show of The Cat in the Hat. We travelled together on coaches, which made the day feel like a real adventure from the very start. The journey was full of chatter and excitement as …
Jun 18
Learning About Fractions
This half term in Maths, Year 2 have been learning all about fractions of numbers and shapes. We have used our previous learning about division and shape to help us develop our understanding. We began by learning how to find one half. We explored the meaning of the numerator and denominator, understanding that the denominator …
Jun 09
Roald Dahl Gallery
We recently enjoyed a fantastic visit to the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, where we discovered how stories can begin with the smallest ideas and how inspiration can be found all around us. One of our favourite activities was Matilda bag making. Before creating our bags, we explored the gallery to look for ideas …
Jun 04
Making and flying planes in DT!
This week, the children became engineers in DT as they investigated what makes a structure strong and stable. We began by recapping our learning about the history of flight from Spring 1 and comparing different types of aircraft, including monoplanes and biplanes. The children discussed how the design of a structure can affect how …