May 23
This week in Year 1 we visited Reveley Lodge which is a Victorian home. We were very excited to find out more about the Victorian era. When we arrived we travelled back in time to live like Victorian children. As a part of our English and History topics, we learnt all about the lives of …
May 16
In Geography this half term we have been learning about The United Kingdom. We started the topic by learning which 4 countries are in the UK and where they are located on a map. We also looked at the seas surrounding the UK. We challenged ourselves to correctly label a blank map of the UK …
May 08
In science this week we looked at the plants in our local area. We identified some common wildflowers such as dandelions, daisies and clovers. We also identified some garden plants such as bluebells and daffodils. We then explored 4 different areas of our school grounds to try and find out where we can find the …
May 02
This half term in English and Science our learning has been linked to the traditional tale Jack and the Beanstalk. We learnt to tell the story using a story map and actions. We practiced and practiced until we could do it without any help from our teachers! We noticed that the story contained sentences that …
Apr 26
Purple Up Day! In the morning we had special visitors in our assembly; Padre Nicoll and Lt Col Sawyers. Padre Nicoll reminded us about the different Armed Forces; British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force and we learnt how they help us. He also told us why it is called Purple Up Day – …
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 19
This week in maths we have been learning about money. We begun the topic by identifying the different coins that we use in England and learning about the value of each coin. Then we worked hard to find different ways to make amounts up to 10p. We had to remember to only use the available …
Mar 28
In DT this half term we have worked hard to explore, design and make our very own animal puppet. Firstly we look our time to explore different kinds of puppets such as : Finger puppets Hand puppets Sock puppets String puppets After that we designed our own puppet ad chose the colours of our puppet …
Mar 21
This half term Year 1 have been learning and writing journey stories. We started by learning a story called ‘The Papaya That Spoke’. We drew a story map and added actions to help us remember it. We also used puppets to retell the story. Have a look on Seesaw to see our puppet shows! We …
Mar 14
This week Year 1 took a trip to Bushey Rose Gardens. While we were walking we stopped and completed observational drawings of different landmarks which included: We walked very sensibly using our listening ears and looking eyes. We walked along the paths and crossed the roads carefully with adults helping us. Finally we arrived at …