Feb 03
We are so excited to welcome play rangers to Merry Hill Infant School. The play rangers will be supporting and teaching the children new ball and team games they can play with their friends during the week. The games will develop fine and gross motor skills as well as the important concept of winning and …
Jan 27
As part of our ‘dig a little deeper’ topic curriculum we have been learning about significant people in history. This week Year 1 discovered the work of Mary Anning. A paleontologist and fossil collector who discovered some of the most significant geological finds in history! Today it was our turn to become paleontologists. We worked …
Jan 26
At Merry Hill we support each other in being healthy inside and out. Alongside our daily mindfulness activities we know how important it is to be physically active. Throughout the day we enjoy active brain breaks, the daily mile, yoga and Just Dance! In PE year 1 have been working on their skills in dance …
Jan 21
In English we have been learning all about traditional tales. We began by unpicking what a traditional tale is and reminded ourselves of the familiar stories known us all. Some of our favorites included little red riding hood, the three little pigs and the gingerbread man. Year 1 focused on the traditional tale- Jack and …
Jan 19
At Merry Hill Infant School we look forward to starting each week with a Mindfulness Monday session. This term, Year 1 are developing their knowledge and skills in Art by looking at sculptor Andy Goldsworthy. Andy Goldsworthy loves the environment and only uses natural resources to create spectacular sculptures. Last week we viewed and discussed …
Jan 14
In Maths Year 1 have been learning to compare and solve practical problems for length, height, mass and time. We focused on ‘talking like a mathematician’ using specific language when comparing and solving. When comparing length we looked at the height of different objects and our class friends. We used key vocabulary like ‘taller’, ‘longer’ …
Jan 13
This week we have been really enjoying traditional tales; The Three Little Pigs and Jack and the Beanstalk! Panthers and Lions have been exploring the traditional tales in a variety of ways- reading, writing, acting, drawing and – best of all- sharing their learning on our online learning platform, Seesaw! If you’d like to see …
Jan 07
A very happy new year to you from the Year One team at Merry Hill! As we say goodbye to 2021 and moving into a brand new school year, we are celebrating all the great learning the children have been doing since September. We thought this would be a great time to showcase the finished …
Dec 17
We have had lots of fun getting into the festive spirit this week. On Wednesday we all wore Christmas jumpers! Then we had our delicious Christmas lunch. It was lovely to see the dining room decorated and have music playing. To make the day even better we even had a visit from Santa himself in …
Dec 14
Panther class were very excited to go on their first school trip yesterday! We visited Reveley Lodge and travelled back in time to live like Victorian children. As a part of our Time Traveller topic, we learnt all about the lives of Victorian children. First the children dressed up in traditional Victorian smock dresses and waistcoats. …