Newsletter - Merrylands Primary School 21.10.16 Last week’s attendance winners were… KS1: 2EG...

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21.10.16

AttendanceLastweek’sattendancewinnerswere… KS1:2EG KS2:5CF

Reception’sStickManTriptoSouthWealdCountryPark OnWednesdaythechildreninbothReceptionclassesvisitedtheStickManActivityTrailatWealdCountryPark.Wehadagreatday-eventhoughitwasalittlechilly!Therangerstookusthroughtheparkvisitingthedifferentareasandwetookpartinsomefunactivities.Thechildrenmadetheirownstickmenandahighlightofthedaywasfeedingthereindeerourleftoverapplecores!Ifyouhaven'tbeenit'saperfecthalftermvisit-theReceptionchildrenwouldrecommendit!

TeamPoints1st:RED2nd:BLUE3rd:GREEN4th:YELLOW

10.02.17

Change4LifeFestival@JamesHornsbyOnFriday,tenchildrenvisitedJamesHornsbySchoolfortheChange4LifeFestival.Thechildrenhadagreatdaylearningabouthealthyeatingandnutrition.Theymadetheirownhealthylunchandthenhadafunsessioninthefitnesssuite!

StarsoftheWeek(Weekending:03.02.17) RSA: DarcyD. 5MPr:GeorgiaH-C.RMJ:AlannaH. 5MPe:SydneyM.1AM:GiorgiaF. 5CF:JudeC. 1SRu:JessicaM. 6DB:JayL. 2KT:EmmaK. 6CS:JaiC. 2EG:JayceG. 2CL:LeonA. 3SG:LailaD.3SP:CharlyD.4CC/CCh:EthanQ.4JW:YeliseyM.4LB:MeibaoH.

YearFour-RomanArtWorkshopAspartoftheirRomantopic,Year4havebeenimprovingtheirsketchingskillsbydrawingtheColosseum.Thisweek,weweretaughthowtoseethenegativespacebylocalartistJimWilkins.Wewerehypnotisedwatchinghisdrawingonavisualiserandlearnthowtouseshapetoimproveourskills.Heendedthesessionwithaquicklessononhowtodrawcomicfigures.Hewasveryimpressedwiththeresults!

YearThree-EgyptianWorkshopLastWednesday,Year3steppedbackintimetoAncientEgyptandbecameexplorers!ThedaystartedwithahistoryworkshopwherethechildrenlearnedwhereintheworldEgyptisandhowithaschanged.Overthecourseoftheday,thechildrenlookedatandheldtreasuresandartefactsfromAncientEgypt,learnthowtomeasureusing‘royalcubits’andfingersaswellastakepartinapharaohembalmingandafuneralprocession.Thechildrenwerethoroughlyenthralledinallofthefunactivitiesthroughoutthedayandwereacredittotheschool.