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  • Happy Half Term!

    Published 23/10/26, by Lauren Merry

    What an incredible first term we have had! Term 1 has been packed with fun, play, WOW moments and some truly fantastic learning. We have loved watching the children settle into Year 1, grow in confidence and show us just how much they can do. We are so proud of them all and everything they have achieved already!

    We are looking forward to another exciting term filled with new adventures, wonderful learning and plenty more memorable moments. We can't wait to see what Term 2 brings! 💛

    Important Reminders for Term 2:

    🧥 All-weather clothing: Please ensure every child has a named coat, puddle suit and pair of wellies in school so we can enjoy outdoor learning and choosing time whatever the weather!

    🏃 PE days:

    • Team Merry: Tuesdays and Fridays

    • Team Morris: Tuesdays and Wednesdays

    🎨 Art to Start: Tuesday 3rd November at 2:30pm

    📚 Library visit: Monday 23rd November

    • Team Merry: 10:15am

    • Team Morris: 1:40pm

    📖 Parent Read:

    • Wednesday 11th November at 2:40pm

    • Wednesday 2nd December at 2:40pm

    Thank you, as always, for your continued support. We hope you all have a lovely break and look forward to welcoming everyone back for another fantastic term in Year 1! 💛

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  • Travelling across the UK!

    Published 22/10/26, by Lauren Merry

    We had the most amazing time ‘visiting’ the four countries of the United Kingdom: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland!

    We tried shortbread in Scotland and designed our own kilts inspired by tartan patterns. In England, we tried Morris dancing and enjoyed some scones. We tasted Welsh cakes in Wales and had a go at Irish dancing in Northern Ireland. Along the way, we discovered fascinating facts about each country, including their capital cities, famous landmarks and sizes.

    Why don't you ask us: What the capital of England is? Which is the largest country in the UK? What food is enjoyed in Scotland? What does the Welsh flag look like?

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  • Amazing Artists at Work!

    Published 13/10/26, by Lauren Merry

    Team Merry have been creating some AMAZING artwork in their art lessons with Mrs Smith!

    They have been exploring the work of the famous artist Pablo Picasso and learning about Cubism. They looked at how Picasso used shapes and different viewpoints to create unusual and exciting artwork. Team Merry then focused on identifying and using geometric shapes (such as circles, squares and triangles) and organic shapes in their own creations.

    Miss Merry, Mr Budge, Miss Morris and Mr Gilbert were absolutely blown away by the creativity, imagination and effort that went into the children's artwork🖌️🌟

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  • The Case of the Missing Hat!

    Published 12/10/26, by Lauren Merry

    We came back from break to discover that our classrooms had been turned upside down and our hat had gone missing! It was time to put on our detective hats and investigate the mystery!

    We searched the classrooms carefully, looking for clues. There were lots of Read Write Inc. resources scattered around, some red lipstick, an open book showing the page where the rabbit stole the hat, and even a cup with red lipstick marks on it! 🕵️‍♀️🔍 

    We then discovered a list of suspects, complete with their pictures. Could it have been Mrs Piper, Miss Perry, Mrs Fetherston, Mrs Greene-Taylor or Miss Pilcher? We investigated the evidence, but the clues just didn't seem to point towards any of them!

    Then, we made a breakthrough! The clues led us to Mrs Chidwick-Day! In her photo she was wearing red lipstick, had Fred the Frog perched on her shoulder and was surrounded by lots of Read Write Inc. resources. Surely, we had found our culprit! 

    There was only one thing left to do… set off on a mission to find Mrs Chidwick-Day and get our hat back! 

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  • Library Visits

    Published 02/10/26, by Lauren Merry

    We are looking forward to our Year 1 library visit on Monday 19th October!

    Team Merry: 10:15am
    Team Morris: 1:45pm

    We would really appreciate any adults who are able to volunteer and join us. If you can help, please email the school office or let your child’s class teacher know at the door.

    A couple of important reminders before our visit:

    📚 If your child has a library book to return, please return it before our library trip so they are ready to choose a new book.

    🎫 Please make sure your child brings their physical library card with them on the day and hands it to their class teacher.

    Thank you for helping us make our library visits run smoothly! We are looking forward to an exciting trip to the library! 📖✨

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  • Wellies, Puddle Suits and Outdoor Fun!

    Published 30/09/26, by Lauren Merry

    As the weather starts to change, we want to make sure we can continue to enjoy our Child-Initiated Play outdoors, whatever the weather! 

    Please could all children bring in a NAMED puddle suit and a pair of NAMED wellies to keep at school. This means we can enjoy splashing in puddles, exploring outdoors and getting stuck into our choosing time without worrying about getting muddy or wet!

    As we are an all-weather school, please also make sure your child comes to school with a NAMED coat every day, even when the morning starts off sunny. The weather can change quickly, and we want everyone to be ready for outdoor learning and play!

    Thank you for helping us make the most of every opportunity to play, explore and learn outdoors!

    Miss Merry and Miss Morris

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  • Our Fire Engine Visit!

    Published 29/09/26, by Lauren Merry

    We were so lucky to have a visit from our local fire department! We have been learning about people who help us and our local community, including emergency services, bin collectors, shop keepers and teachers.

    We talked about what we should do if there is an emergency, including remembering the important number 999. We discussed who might help us in an emergency, why we might need emergency services and the different jobs they do to help keep people safe.

    We were also able to get up close to the fire engine and have a look at some of the equipment the firefighters use. We were even lucky enough to sit inside the fire engine!

    It was such an exciting visit and a fantastic opportunity to bring our learning to life. We had lots of questions and loved learning more about the amazing people who help keep our community safe.

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  • Kindness Counts!

    Published 28/09/26, by Lauren Merry

    We have been learning about the importance of looking after our mental and physical health, as well as thinking about how we can look after the people around us.

    We talked about how feelings can sometimes be comfortable or uncomfortable and explored how our bodies might feel when we experience different emotions. We thought about how we can recognise these feelings and what we can do to help ourselves when we need to.

    We then thought about how we can be bucket fillers and help others when they might be experiencing an uncomfortable feeling. We decided to go on a very special kindness mission around our school!

    We created kindness notes with lovely messages such as “You are amazing!”, “You make me smile!” and “You are special!”, and delivered them to people around our school.

    It was wonderful to see how excited we were to spread a little kindness and make someone else smile. We are learning that even a small act of kindness can make a big difference! 🌟

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  • A Bear-y Special Visit

    Published 21/09/26, by Lauren Merry

    Something very exciting happened in English this week… Bear came to visit us!

    After discovering that Bear had lost his hat in I Want My Hat Back we thought carefully about what questions we could ask him to help us find it. We wrote our questions ready for the big day, but we certainly didn’t expect the bear itself to walk through our classroom door!

    We were so excited to meet Bear and had the chance to ask all of our carefully planned questions. We practised speaking in full sentences and made sure we asked open questions to encourage Bear to tell us more and give us as much information as possible.

    We were fantastic interviewers and listened carefully to Bear’s answers. We wonder if our questions will help us solve the mystery of the missing hat… 👀🎩

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  • Art to Start!

    Published 15/09/26, by Lauren Merry

    In Art to Start, we explored the work of the famous artist Paul Klee and looked closely at his colourful painting Senecio. We talked about the shapes, colours and patterns we could see and used these ideas to inspire our own artwork.

    We then drew our own self-portraits before getting creative with watercolour paints. We experimented with different painting techniques and explored a similar colour palette to Paul Klee to create our own unique versions of Senecio. 🎨

    A huge thank you to all the grown-ups who were able to join us for Art to Start! We loved having you in our classroom and sharing our creativity with you. 💛

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  • Meesha makes friends!

    Published 15/09/26, by Rebecca Morris

    Last week during Personal Development Week, we read the book "Meesha Makes Friends" and discussed how we could make friends. We shared our ideas and experiences, and then made our on 'dolls' just like in the story. We shared are favourite parts of the story - and most agreed we liked the part where Meesha and the boy started making the dolls together. We also talked about what made a good friend, including being kind, helpful and sharing nicely. 

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  • RAPS FEST!

    Published 15/09/26, by Rebecca Morris

    We are very excited for RAPS Fest this Friday and cannot wait to see you all there. Please make sure to buy tickets on MCAS so children can enjoy al of the wonderful stalls, including facepainting, lucky dip bags, bag painting, sand art, bouncy castle and many more! 

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