May 10
Although we had a shorter week, it does not mean we have been doing less work. With the lovely weather, we made the most of our outside areas and chose to do our learning in the fresh air. Continuing with our growing topic, the children have enjoyed learning about the lifecycle of the sunflowers and we …
May 02
In Nursery we have had another very busy, very productive week! The children have made fantastic progress in their learning and we are excited to share it all with you. As part of our Summer Fun topic based on growing, the children have learned to recite and retell the story of Jasper’s Beanstalk. They enjoyed …
Apr 25
It has been another wonderful week in Nursery! The children have been working exceptionally hard and made fabulous progress in their learning. The children enjoyed our phonic sessions this week during which they had to find objects starting with the same sound. Being able to identify sounds within a word is a huge step towards …
Apr 19
April is the Month of the Military Child and each year we love taking the time to celebrate our military children here at Merry Hill. Service children can face challenges with parents in the armed forces. Yet these children are also an amazing asset to families, schools and the local community. The Month of the …
Apr 18
It was lovely seeing all the children return to school on Monday and they all came back very mature and enthusiastic for the new term. I am sure they have grown at least 2 inches during the break! With the seasons changing and the weather warming up, we are now looking at spending more time …
Mar 28
This week has been short and sweet, but we had lots of fun and learning happening none the less. The children were super excited to find the Easter bunny’s footprints in the class. They worked together to decorate more Easter eggs, our Easter tree as well as our cards. The children enjoyed all the activities …
Mar 21
This week in Nursery we have been very busy being creative, focusing on using our class book to create our own story. To start our little journey, the children listened to the story of Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins and learned to retell the story using actions, drama and the story map. Later when they …
Mar 14
We had a fantastic week in Nursery and enjoyed being scientists! We had the chance to try different experiments every day and we were very excited to see the end results of all the experiments. It was very interesting to see how all our learning can be used during our investigation. We were able to …
Mar 07
Another week has flown by! The children have had a great time looking after the chicks and we were convinced that they doubled in size every day! Our tiny little chicks from last weeks have now turned into well loved big chicks. In preparation for World Book Day, we have looked at a range of …
Mar 01
It was wonderful to see everyone back on Monday, ready and excited for another term choc and block full of learning and fun! On Monday we also received a very special delivery. An incubator, brooding box, wood shavings and a clutch of eggs arrived in the afternoon. The children were very excited to see the …