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What's been happening at St Meryl this week?

• Week 11... Something's Coming..

  Fri 27 Nov 2020

   This week, it was the turn of Early Years and Key Stage 1 to share their work. 

  Nursery and Reception made divas as part of their learning about Diwali. They all enjoyed the experience, especially the "squishiness" of the clay, but also adding some fabulous sparkle to their creations. 

   Year 1 made some advent candles that were so good that Miss Radha stuck them not on the wall, but on the windows! When the sun shines through them it will produce a lovely effect. 

   Year 2 resembled Henson studios with their puppet creations, all hand sewed - such a difficult skill to learn, but one done so well! They were invited to mend their Head Teacher's socks this morning, but so far there have been no takers. 

  Other highlights of the week: 

   - An imaginative Wanted Poster from a young man about a two-headed beast known as the Ashereus (golden chain required to defeat it, please). 

  - A newspaper article concerning the sighting of skeletons in the whereabouts of the Co-Op. The journalist who reported these events is optimistic, however: ("If we don't give up, then we will defeat the skeletons like a tiger catching a gazelle").

  - Year 5 have made greeting cards, including free-written poems that will be delivered to a care home next week. What a lovely gesture. 

   To finish the week, St Meryl, I had 2 visitors come to my office. They gave me a very special gift. I don't want to be speak out of turn, but maybe, just maybe Christmas isn't cancelled after all!

  

• Week 10

  Fri 20 Nov 2020

   Although we don't have too many visitors at the moment, we still think it is important to put our best work up all around the school. This half term, there is a focus on English. Early Years have been writing some onomatopoeia words to describe the fireworks they saw.

  Year 2 wrote some Non-Chronological Reports about animals.

  Year 1 were able to showcase their finesse at capital letters, finger spaces and full stops! Great work, Year 1.

  Year 3 have made some fabulous Newspaper Reports based on The Three Little Pigs, many of which gave some journalistic bias towards the wolf! 

  Year 5 have dazzled with their retelling of Viking Tales - some even extending to novella-sized proportions!

  I had to also put in some wonderful examples of artwork by the fabulous Year 5 pupils. 

  Oh, and also a young man in Reception class who created his own reflected pattern using 3D shapes, and a couple of up-and-coming young journalists who are destined for a future career in the broadsheets very soon. 

  

• Week 9 - Remembrance Day and Children in Need

  Fri 13 Nov 2020

   Highlights of this week have included: 

   - Early Years children creating Poppy prints using, of all things, celery and peppers. They were so good, that they were gathered together and attached to a tree outside Early Years. 

  - A smiling Christmas tree with glasses by a Year 1 pupil - that's right we are thinking of Christmas already!

  - A child learning from home still taking part in the "Act Your Age" challenge by learning 9 ways of saying hello in 9 different languages!

  - Year 6 pupils "smashing" addition and subtracting fractions with different denominators (Yes!). 

  - Reception joining Joe Wicks on Friday.

  - A kind-hearted staff member making treats for her fellow staff members! Thank you!!

  

• Week 8

  Wed 11 Nov 2020

   Back to school, and a focus on assessments, which isn't to say that we didn't have our share of fun (see pictures). 

   Creating scientific periscopes in Year 6? Tick. 

  Year 3 pupils sharing their sequencing and coding? Big Tick

  Year 4 braving the foggy mornings by performing freeze frames? Another big tick. 

  I even got to listen to Reception class recite some ONOMATOPOEIA to do with sounds that one would hear on bonfire night. 

   Finally, some fabulous writing from year 5, and a very proud young mathematician.