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Writing a recount

As I am sure you are aware, we have been learning about the Great Fire of London which has created fantastic excitement for our children this term! We have learnt a bit about Samuel Pepys and most importantly, how he recorded the events in the form of a diary. So, we thought let’s practice writing …

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The Great Fire of London

In History we are learning about The Great Fire of London. We started our learning by using a range of sources to find out about the fire. We used websites, videos, pictures and books. We wrote down one fact from each source.  We were particularly interested to find out about a man named Samuel Pepys; …

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Science

This week in Year 2, we have begun our lesson with the word absorbent. We discussed its meaning using our Word Aware strategies at Merry Hill. First, we said the word, next we clapped the syllables in the word, then we discussed its meaning, and finally we rapped the word! We especially enjoyed that last part! …

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Wenzel’s

This week we had a great time on our trip to Wenzel’s. We went on a double decker bus to get there. When we arrived we had to put  on hair nets and aprons and then went into the factory. We met Colin the baker. He talked to us about the ingredients that they use …

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Poetry

This week in Year 2 we have started to look at poems. We thought back to our time in Year 1 and recalled some features you might find in a poem, for example “rhyming words!”.  Then, we all played a game of ‘Rhyme with me’, starting with one word we began to think of as …

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Piet Mondrian

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 …

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Science

In Science, we have been learning about all the different ways we can keep healthy. We have discussed hygiene, how to keep clean and have explored what might happen if we did not keep hygienic. For this, we went outside and had to ‘pass the germs’ to show this we shook hands covered in paint! …

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Think 10

This week in Maths we have been using our knowledge of 10 to help us add and subtract efficiently. We used tens frames and counters to help use this method using concrete equipment. We have also been exploring how this might look pictorially as well as using more formal written methods. Think 10 is not …

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Word Aware Day

At Merry Hill, we believe in developing a culture of word learners who are excited about words. This Thursday we have had our Word Aware Day and the children were buzzing with excitement as they entered the school wearing creative costumes inspired by their word. In Year 2, we began our day collecting the words …

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Pumpkin Soup

Over the last 2 weeks we have been working hard to learn ‘Pumpkin Soup’ by heart. We worked together in our classes to draw a story map and decide on actions to help us with our retelling. We have been practising lots to make sure we really know the story. Our teachers even mixed up …

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