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Nov 07
Inclusion at Merry Hill Infant and Nursery School
As part of our continued work as an Inclusive School we frequently refer to the difference between equality and equity. Equality means that everyone has the same chances or gets the same treatment. Everyone is treated equally. Equity means that everyone has the same chances – just like equality – but equity also means considering …
Nov 07
Performance Poetry
In Year 2 we have been learning about performance poetry. We have learnt that it is a type of poem performed with expression, action and emotion. We looked at some different examples and explored that each poet might also have their own way of speaking a poem. We have been learning the poem Talking Turkeys …
Oct 24
Religious Symbols
This week in Religious Education we learnt about Jewish symbols. We learnt about the Menorah and the Hamsa hand. We discovered that: The oldest symbol in Judaism is the Menorah. It is a seven branched candelabrum. The number of branches represents the seven days of the week. It represents the burning bush Moses saw on …
Oct 17
The Great Fire of London
This term in History we have been uncovering new knowledge about the Great Fire of London. We have been very excited by this; our teachers have even been teaching us a class story in English about Vlad and Boxton who journey through the Great Fire of London. We really cannot wait to write our own …
Oct 10
Wishing Tales
This week we have created our own wishing tales based on the story of ‘Pumpkin Soup’. First we made our own text maps and planned the 5 parts of our story; opening, build up, (problem) unfortunately, luckily (resolution) and ending. Next we wrote our very own wishing tales. We changed the characters, settings and objects. …
Oct 01
Piet Mondrian Artwork
This half term in Art we have been learning about the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian. We started by looking carefully at his work. We identified that he only used straight lines and primary colours in his art work. Once we knew about Mondrian’s work we then explored the different elements of his work. We practised …
Sep 25
Science- Hygiene
This week in Year 2 we learnt how to stay healthy and hygienic. Our key scientist: At the time Louis was alive, people believed that germs like bacteria just appeared out of nowhere! They knew that germs existed, but thought that they could suddenly appear on a person, making them ill. Louis carried out some …
Sep 19
Year 2 Maths – Tens and Ones
What marvellous mathematicians we are! For our first week in Year two we have been learning about place value within a two digit number. We have been learning that double digits are made of tens and ones, for example that 14 is made of 1 ten and 4 ones. We have been using our tens …
Sep 12
Pumpkin soup!
This week in Year 2 we have learnt the story ‘Pumpkin soup’. We have learnt about the 5 parts of a story; opening, build up, problem (unfortunately), resolution (luckily) and an ending. We discovered that there are 3 main characters which include a singing duck, a squirrel with a banjo and a cat with a …
Sep 06
Welcome to Year 2!
Welcome back, everyone! It has been wonderful to see the bright, happy faces of all the children this week and to meet with you. We’ve had a fantastic start to the new school year, and I’m excited to share what we’ve been up to. At the beginning of the week, our headteacher, Ms Adams, sent out …