Mar 03
This week we have started to weed the planting beds in Reception. We were very excited to notice the new growth creeping through, showing the first signs of Spring. We also discovered a few worms in the ground which was very exciting as we are making snacks for the Owl Babies in our mud …
Feb 25
We have been enjoying ourselves this week making pancakes in preparation for Shrove Tuesday next week. Here we are working as a team to measure the ingredients and mix the batter together: “Please can we have some more?” is a question we have heard many, many times this week. Baking is a great way to …
Feb 25
This half term we are learning about growing. We will be looking at how animals change as they grow and finding out about plant growth. Please continue to send in any plant cuttings you have so that we can add them to our garden. This week in Literacy we have started to learn the …
Feb 11
We have had a very busy week in Reception this week. Mindfulness Mondays – we have practised our fine motor skills over this half term. The children have learned to , “Develop their small motor skills so that they can use a range of tools competently, safely and confidently,” (Development Matters 2021). We have …
Feb 09
Yesterday we were thinking about how to stay safe when using the internet. We spoke to the children about only using the internet when they are with an adult and the children drew pictures of adults at home and at school that can help them. We spoke about the importance of not sharing personal information …
Feb 04
As a school we focus on boosting communication and language in our daily lessons. We also look for ingenious ways to ‘drip-feed’ snippets of useful knowledge and continous learning opportunitities. One of the ways we are doing this is through the use of Nursery Rhymes. Nursery Rhymes are not just for babies and toddlers. They …
Feb 04
We had a very exciting morning on Monday. In each classroom a mysterious letter had been left. We read them out then went outside for our exercise. We could not belive what we had found! It was Greg the dinosaur hatching from his egg! This week we have learned the story of …
Jan 28
This week in Reception we have been trying to excavate dinosaurs from Plaster of Paris in our Dinosaur Museum. We have perservered for a long time and are still only able to see one side of the dinosaurs that a buried. Using our reading skills we used the fact cards on the wall in the …
Jan 28
There are many ways to help build up independence and confidence in everyday life. At Merry Hill, we promote a positive ‘can do’ attitude towards learning. This can be seen in many different ways – changing independently for school or PE lessons, using cutlery to cut up food, making their bed in the morning, having …
Jan 21
We have had a very busy time in Reception this week. We started the week with mindful Monday. The children are learning a range of art skills and practising them by creating dinosaur art. We have used watercolours, pastels, chalks and scissors. We are good at blending two colours to make new ones. It has …