A few pictures from our transition day! The ‘New Merlins’ were all fantastic and really enjoyed their day as year 5/6s. During the morning we played a variety of games to get to know one another. Here are a few pictures of our art we created in the afternoon. The Read more…
North Yorkshire County Council have streamlined the Free School Meals application. You can use the form below to check whether your child, aged between 4-16 years old, is eligible for free school meals. If your child is eligible, your application for free school meals will be automatically submitted and we Read more…
For music this week the children worked on introducing chords on chrome music lab. The children produced chord, a melody, drum beat and even had a go at adding vocals to their song. Some future DJs in the Merlins class!
Alyssa celebrated her Grade 3 in ballet and modern and then taught Mr Greenway how to plie. Huge congratulations Alyssa, hope Mr Greenway was a good pupil! Alyssa attends the Janet Seymour School of Theatre Dance. There are lessons available for age 3+, boys and girls. http://www.swaledaledance.co.uk/
Thank you so much to the PTFA for sponsoring our leavers hoodies, we absolutely love them!
In music this week, we looked at the role IT can play in creating music. We investigated Google Music Lab and experimented with a range of instruments, tempos and octaves. We really enjoyed this and I’m sure some of the children will revisit this. We learnt how to make sections Read more…
Last week we were treated to a time to shine all about American football ????. The presentation was very informative and personal which we all enjoyed. There were lots of questions about the sport and by the end of the presentation many of the children felt inspired to play the Read more…
In geography this week we were investigating the concept of base maps and applying layers to them. We use our local knowledge and map skills to create a map which had 3 layers including building, footpaths and trees. This skill will be essential when we conduct some fieldwork in the Read more…
This week some of the Merlins carried out a child-led collective worship. They worked really hard on this and even gave up their time to work the assembly. They made a very slick and professional job of it. Perhaps this means the teachers can have a bit of a rest Read more…
Our Y5 and Y6 showed great sportsmanship at yesterdays athletics competitions!
