Dec 09
This term in PE we have been making shapes with our bodies in Gymnastics. In our Time Travelers topic we have been looking at the globe in Geography and looking at shapes from above (aerial view) in our maps. In Maths we continued learning all about shapes by becoming 2D and 3D Shape Detectives. We …
Dec 08
Lion 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 did. As a part of our Time Travellers topic, we learnt all about Victorian toys, including the differences between life ‘then’ in the ‘oldendays’ and ‘now’ in modern …
Nov 30
We were all very excited this morning with the arrival of our Merry Hill Christmas tree. We each hung our chosen decoration whilst listening to Christmas music. Thank you very much to the Friends of Merry Hill for organising!
Nov 25
We have been really enjoying taking our learning outside in Year One and being inspired by our school grounds. We linked our learning in Maths with the natural world and the passing of the seasons by doing some ladybird Maths! Ladybirds are one of our first signs of Winter, as in Autumn when our weather …
Nov 23
This term in our Mindfulness Monday sessions we are focusing on Design and Technology, following on from the fantastic learning we did on the book, ‘I Can Be Anything, Don’t Tell Me I Can’t!’ by Diane Dillon. We started by looking at a variety of pop up books, and pictures with moving pages featuring sliders, …
Nov 23
“Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.” Charles Swindoll WHAT ARE THE ZONES OF REGULATION®? The Zones of Regulation is a framework by Leah Kuypers. It uses four colours to help children to identify their feelings so that they can work towards regulating them. What is self-regulation?” …
Nov 18
In English this week we have been reading ‘Ruby’s Worry’ written by Tom Percival. Like Ruby, we shared all the things we love to do. Working in partners, we focused on our communication skills to interview our friends. Then we wrote what they loved to do! Look at some examples below. As we read on, …
Nov 17
In PE this term we have been developing lots of key skills, such as balancing and jumping in gymnastics. Year 1 have enjoyed safely using the equipment in the hall. This week Mr Davies created an obstacle course for us to complete! Along the obstacle course we had to climb, jump and balance. We look …
Nov 11
To commemorate Remembrance Day we have been remembering all of those who have been affected by conflict. Today we held a two minute silence at 11am in every classroom and we discussed how brave and how thankful we are to live in a country of peace. Year One were very respectful. In our Art we …
Nov 09
In English we have been reading for a purpose to discuss what we could be when we grow up. The book we have chosen to focus on is ‘I can be anything, don’t tell me I can’t’ written by Diane Dillon. In this book the main character Zoe imagines the jobs she could do but …