Dec 06
Shapes This week in Lions and Panthers we have been looking at 2D shapes. We learnt that 2D shapes are flat shapes that are closed. We have been learning the names of different shapes and their properties. We have also looked at different variations of shapes. We discussed whether or not they still belong to …
Dec 01
Reports Over the last two weeks we have been learning how to write a report. Firstly we learnt a report about big blue whales. We practised this until we were confident retelling the report. We do this so we learn the language of a report which will support us to write our own report independently. …
Nov 24
At Merry Hill we are curious about the world and its people. We have started our Geography learning by exploring globes, maps and Google maps. First we zoomed in and made a map of our classroom from a bird’s eye view and included a key to explain where things are. We enjoyed thinking of icons …
Nov 18
This week we have been learning what the word waterproof means. In year 1 we have learnt that ” Waterproof means that water cannot go through something”. Firstly, we discussed what we already know about this word. We looked at some of our friends waterproof jackets/coats and talked about why they are suitable for rainy weather. …
Nov 09
This week in Maths, Panthers and Lions have been building on our Reception learning of working with numbers 1 to 10 and we have been making numbers greater than 10. We are also using new language to discuss place value, trying to decide how many ‘tens’ and ‘ones’ a number has. Our teachers have been …
Nov 03
This term we have started a new book called ‘ I Can Be Anything Don’t Tell Me I Can’t’ by Diane Arbus. It is a book about a little girl with huge dreams. She faces a battle with little voices that tell her that she is unable to follow her dreams. She comes to learn …
Oct 18
In Autumn 1 we have learnt so much in Computing. We can now confidently open a laptop, turn it on and login to a program called Purple Mash. We are becoming more familiar with the keyboard and touch pad. We have used PurpleMash to complete different tasks and explore games during Choosing time. We are …
Oct 11
This week in Science, we have been continuing to learn about the human body, specifically, our senses. Over the last few weeks in Science we have learnt about what body part we use for each sense. We have completed tasting experiments and we have been outside on a senses hunt to see if we can …
Oct 07
This week in Maths we have looked at what a Part-Part-whole model is. We have learnt that a combination of parts make a whole nubmer and that if a model has 3 circles then Part + Part = Whole. We also looked at a three part model so we know that is a model has …
Oct 06
At MH we are an inclusive setting and work closely as a staff team with the pupils and parents at school to ensure that every child gets what they need to access their education. Everyone needs different things – we are not the same. We spend lots of curriculum time celebrating difference. Difference in our …