Merryhills Primary School

Whats On - Summer Term 2012

list will be updated accordingly

May
Thursday 3 School Closed Polling Station
Monday 7 May Day Bank holiday school closed
Wednesday 9 Cricket league games at Enfield Grammar School 3.45pm
Mon 14 – Fri 18 KS2 Sats Wednesday 16
Thursday 17 May Year 5 swimming re starts
Wednesday 23 Yr 6 Harry Potter Studios
Thursday 24 Class Photographs
28—1 June Year 4 Gilwell Park Week
Wednesday 30 Rounders league games at Enfield County School 3.45pm

JUNE
Friday 1 Torch relay day
Friday 1 June Last day of term school closes normal time

Monday 4 – Friday 8 HALF TERM WEEK
Monday 11 INSET DAY SCHOOL CLOSED TO CHILDREN

Tuesday 12 Children return to school normal time
Tuesday 12 Best team kwick cricket at Edmonton CC
Wednesday 13 Yr 5 additional swimming lesson (to replace 3 May)
Wednesday 13 Cricket league games at Enfield Grammar 4pm
Thursday 14 Girls kwick cricket tournament at Edmonton CC
Thursday 14th Yr 5 Swimming lesson as normal
Friday 15 Yr 3 Oakwood Library
Friday 15 Non uniform day for summer fete
Tuesday 19 Partnership cricket tournament The Walker Ground Wednesday 20 Rounders league games Enfield County Girls School 3.45pm
Saturday 23 June 5 a side football for summer fete
Sunday 24 June Summer Fete
Monday 25 Yr 6 Guardian Newsroom visit
Monday 25 KS1 Sports Day 1.30pm
Tuesday 26 Yr 6 Guardian Newsroom visit
Tuesday 26 Yr 2 Butterfly World
Thursday 28 Yr 4 Kentwell Hall trip

JULY
Tuesday 3 Reception visit to Knebworth
Thursday 5 July KS2 Sports Day 1.30pm
Friday 6 PA school disco
Tuesday 10 Yr 6 Production
Wednesday 11 Yr 3 Walton on the Naze trip
Thursday 12 Year 6 Production
Thursday 12 Yr 5 Last swimming lesson
Monday 16 Partnership schools swimming gala
Tuesday 17 Year 6 Leavers Disco
Thursday 19 Y6 6 Leavers day activities
Friday 20 Last day of term school closes at 2pm

Posted on 9.05.12

Primary Debating Competition Success!!!!

As mentioned in our previous newsletter our Yr 6 debators reached the final of the Enfield Primary Debating competition which took place in the Enfield Council Chambers. They were given 2 motions to prepare in advance of the competition but, as they didn’t know whether they would be debating for or against the motion, they essentially had to prepare four debates!

On the day, Sofia, Harsh, Zahir and Pooja were all rather nervous but also eager to show what they could do. After drawing straws to find out which motion they would be debating, they were pleased to find it was one of their favourite choices.
Finally, their turn arrived Merryhills vs St Andrews – the motion – ‘this house would leave London during the London 2012 Olympic games’.

Harsh spoke first and set out the team’s arguments very clearly. When Zahir spoke, he not only added reasons to leave but also explained why the opposition arguments were wrong. The final speaker of the debate was Pooja. Her job was especially difficult – to summarise the whole debate including her own teams’ points of view, what the opposition had said and points from the floor. She was amazing! After a few minute’s deliberation from the judges, they announced who was in the final. We held our breath… then let it out in a great cheer as we found out —MERRYHILLS!!!!

For the final, the team had only 30 minutes to prepare a debate and Miss Clifford wasn’t allowed to help them! Working from only their own knowledge and a single prompt sheet, they organised their ideas between themDuring the debate, all 3 debaters were amazing, as was Sofia who added ideas during the floor debate to help her team mates. They all spoke clearly, persuasively and when it was announced that Merryhills had won the whole tournament and were the best of 18 schools we were all amazed and hugely proud.
The team will now be representing Enfield at the All London Finals !
A fantastic achievement well done to our great debators.

Photographs to follow……………

Posted on 2.03.12

Merryhills after school Sports Clubs

Our Summer after school sports clubs start week commencing 23 April.

Yr 6 Cricket Club – Mondays
Yr 6 Rounders Club – Tuesdays
Yrs 5 & 6 Athletics Club – Wednesdays
Yr 6 & Girls Yr 5 Netball Club – Thursdays

Posted on 30.01.12

Cross Country February 2012

On a bitterly cold Saturday morning our cross country team competed in the Enfield Primary Schools Cross Country event at Trent Park. The course was 1.5 miles long with 117 girls and 128 boys from 25 schools taking part.

Merryhills pupils ran a great race – the girls results were: Meghan 2nd, Alison 58th, Jolie 76th, Chloe 77th, Zara 79th. The boys results were: William 18th, Joe 38th, Lucas 50th and Alexander 57th, Costa fell so was unable to finish.
Overall position put Merryhills boys in 9th place with 106 points and girls in 13th place with 137 points. Well done to all our fantastic runners who have been given Olympic value awards by Mr Wheeler for determination and courage.

PREVIOUS CROSS COUNTRY SUCCESS!!
On 16 November, our Cross Country Team took part in the annual event at Hadley Wood School.
We did exceptionally well with Meghan and Alison (Chestnut) taking 1st and 2nd second place respectively in the girls race. In the boys race Lucas (Oak) finished 2nd with Costa (Elm) 3rd.
The rest of the team ran really well and from their efforts ensured the boys came 1st in their category and the girls came 2nd
The team score overall confirmed that Merryhills were RUNNERS UP in the competition!!!.
Well done to our fantastic runners you have done Merryhills proud!!!
Meghan, Alison, Cate, Jolie, Chloe, Sophia, Zara, Lucas, Costa, Franco, William M, Joe, Alexander, William D, Michael, Jake, Ahmet.

Posted on 18.11.11

Merryhills Expansion

The building work is progressing well. Staff and pupils have been out visiting the site in their hard hats and hi vis vests!!

Posted on 7.10.11

Cricket Finals @ The Hub

After our win at the ‘Best Team Cricket’ tournament at Enfield C.C we were entered into the Middlesex Finals at The Hub, Regents Park.
We arrived in glorius sunshine and played some very strong teams. We actually won 3 out of 4 games and tied with two other schools. The numbers of runs were counted to deterine who would go through to the semi finals. Unfortunately we had not scored enough runs and sadly had to watch the other teams go through.
HOWEVER, everyone agreed that we had had a great time and felt very proud of the fact that we had reached the county finals and had the opportunity to play at The Hub.
Well Done Cameron, Campbell, Charles, Lorenzo, Vincent, Kishan, Akshay and Kush you are a credit to Merryhills School !

Posted on 7.07.11

Merryhills Cricketers visit Lords!!

As part of the Chance to Shine project that has been brought into schools across the borough, Merryhills were invited to take part in a Kwik Cricket tournament, to be played at the ‘home of cricket’ – Lords.

On Friday 10th June 10 of the Year 6 cricket team along with Mrs Richards (SEN Specialist/Chance to Shine coach) and Miss Davies (Year 2 Teacher) travelled to Lords on the tube. There we were met by Beth Morgan, who is part of the ladies England cricket team, and Richard Darwin, Manager of Chance to Shine. We were 1 of 6 schools representing from the North London area.

We were allowed to have a walk around the main ground where we had pictures taken and were allowed to touch the grass in the hope it would bring us good luck!
Our matches were to be played on the nursery ground, we were lucky enough to be able to play 1 whole game.

Unfortunately rain stopped play and we had to make a hasty retreat indoors. All was not lost as we were able to continue with a slightly modified version of kwik in the indoor nets.

When all the scores were calculated Merryhills and Fulham were to play in the finals. Fulham batted 1st and despite a very good team effort we came runners up.

However, we never lost our Merryhills magic, everyone agreed it was a very magical day all-round, after all it’s not everyday you get the chance to shine and play cricket at Lords!!

Well done to our cricket stars Francesca, Kishan, Emily, Lorenzo, Akshay, Cameron, Lilly, Kush, Vincent and Belle and a big thank you to Mrs Richards and Miss Davies.

Posted on 17.06.11

Help shape the future of policing in London

Dear
Education Leads, Teachers, staff members and parents,

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has launched a review into the different ways in which the public can contact police and access our services. These range from telephone, online and face-to-face methods, including via police stations and appointments.

As part of the review, we have launched an online survey to find out which of the many channels the public use to contact us and after learning about the variety of ways that exist, the survey poses the question would members of the public choose a different way of accessing police services in future.

The online survey at www.met.police.uk also asks the public for their opinions on how we should consider the overall future of front counters; a proposed minimum ‘core service commitment’, which includes an easily accessible front counter in every London borough open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The survey is not about decisions regarding individual front counters.

Consultation will also take place regarding the proposed criteria for enhanced front counter service provision, which will ensure that local services are tailored to meet demand.

The online survey will be supported by a period of consultation with local partners and stakeholders, such as councils, Independent Advisory Groups (IAGs) and Neighbourhood Watch schemes. The views of our partners and the public are key to any decisions made as to how services should be delivered in the future.

We will use the results of the survey, which runs until 27th May 2011, to develop a strategy to maintain and enhance public access to policing services within a core minimum standard. No decisions have yet been made and any changes will only take place with the approval of the most senior officers and staff who form the MPS Management Board and the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA), an independent governing body that holds the MPS to account.

In these challenging financial times, it is essential that the MPS makes best use of available resources. This is one of the key aims of the review that will ensure we can deliver an efficient and cost effective service in the right place at the right time.

To have your say and influence the future of local policing in your area please complete the survey at: www.met.police.uk by 27th May 2011. Your views are important to us and will help us improve our services to better meet your needs. If you have any further questions please contact us on (add your contact details).

Thank you for your time.

Posted on 10.05.11

Celebrating the Royal Wedding

Pupils and staff are celebrating the Royal Wedding on 28 April. Children can come to school dressed as prince and princesses or in red, white and blue.
We will be having a morning of craft activities making bunting, flags, crowns, cards and a commemorative plate.
At lunchtime we will be having ‘street party’ when our bunting will be decorating the tables, then a whole school assembly outside and then play traditional games.
We are sure our celebration will be a day to remember for all the children at Merryhills!!

Posted on 27.04.11

Girl Power!

Merryhills Girls Football A Team won the Highlands Tournament on 30 March playing against local enfield schools.
Another very large trophy for our expanding cabinet. You can read our match report in the April newsletter. Well done to our girls Salsela, Aliye, Lilly, Francesca, Kaya, Belle, Meghan, Luisa and Jolie.

Posted on 7.04.11

RED NOSE DAY 2011

WE RAISED A GRAND TOTAL OF £2416.51 !!! Thank you all for your support.

Posted on 7.04.11

Merryhills High 5 Netball...we are the champions

Merryhills mixed netball teams took part in the High 5’s tournament at Kingmead School on 8 March.
Both teams played exceptionally well with the A team winning every match in their group. The B team also played some great netball and finished 2nd in their group.
The A team played Eversley school in the final which Merryhills won 2-1.
We are now the proud owners of a netball cup which will take pride of place in our trophy cabinet!!
As winners the team will now take part in the North London Finals on 31 March and also will enter the mini youth games at Crystal Palace on 30 June.
Well done to our fantastic netball squad Cameron, Charles, Campbell, Lilly, Gabriella and Francesca. Samuel, Isabella, Kaya, Zuheir, Piettra and Sophie.
AND not forgetting Mrs Comley and Mrs Cattlin for their fabulous netball coaching!!!

Charles, Cameron,Campbell, Francesca Gabriella and Lilly

Posted on 11.03.11

Olympic Flag Competition

Merryhills School are part of the GET SET network celebrating London 2012.
The network has awarded Merryhills 10 places to visit the Olympic Park site.
In order to select 10 pupils we decided to run a competition to design our own flag to fly at our own sports events. This competition was open to pupils in years 4, 5 and 6 as the children have to be 8 years and older to visit the site.
The children were also asked to write a paragraph explaining the reasons for their design.
We were very fortunate for Paralympic Gold Medalist Tom Aggar to vist Merryhills and choose our finalists and winner.
Tom won his medal at the Beijing Olympics, he is also a world champion and world record holder.
The Enfield Gazette also paid us a visit and our news will be displayed in their paper.
Our finalists are Emily, Belle, Harsh, Akash, Zuhir, Alexander, Lilly, Sophie and Annissa. Eloise in Elm Class is our final winner. Well done Eloise and all of our finalists. We hope you have a wonderful day visiting the Olympic Park site.

Posted on 18.02.11

Merryhills is on Fire!!!

Year 2 Re-create ther Great Fire of London
During their topic on the Great Fire of London, the children asked the question ‘how quickly does fire spread?’. So, as a result, Year 2 recreated the scene at the back of the school. With Geoff on standby, armed with a hose, Year 2 watched as their closely packed houses, made from straw, slowly turned to ash.

The children also visited Southgate Fire Station and had a great time with a tour of the station, climbing on the fire engines and using the hoses.

These experiences were a great way to end an exhilarating topic

Posted on 18.02.11

Children In Need 2010

A fabulous charity raising day with lots of classroom activities!. We made Pudsey bear out of coins donated from the children and staff raising a grand total of £440.00. Take a look at our great photos……………..

Posted on 1.12.10

Cross Country

Earlier this month Merryhills took part in the annual Cross Country event at Forty Hall. 90 Girls and 117 Boys from 13 schools completed the course.
In the Boys race Merryhills team finished third and in the Girls race Merryhills team also finished third. All of our runners did exceptionally well.
Boys race: Lucas 13th, Franco 16th, Justin 17th, Matthew 30th and Jake 83rd
Girls race: Meghan 3rd, Gabriella 14th, Francesca 19th, Chloe 35th, Kaya 37th and Kamelia 75th. Well done to you all, an amazing achievement!!

Posted on 29.11.10

Willow Walk November 2010

All week, the children at Merryhills Primary School, Bincote Road, have been busy re planting the willow walk in the playground. They have been involved in the planning and designing of the project as well as the planting. All children from years 3 to 6 have been out in all weathers, rain, gales and some sunshine along with the help of “Willow Pool”. Despite the changeable weather spirits never dampened. Learning the traditional skill of willow weaving, the children were amazed at how quickly the whole structure grew out of the ground. The willow will enhance the children’s outdoor learning experiences, giving them a fun place to play, explore and learn.
Mr Edmonds’ dedication plaque has also be re instated.

Posted on 18.11.10

Year 6 Osmington Bay

In October our Year 6 children took part in the annual school journey to the PGL Centre, Osmington Bay, Weymouth.
Here are some photographs of our fantastic week away…

We are now planning our 2011 trip with a meeting for year 5 parents on Thursday 25 November at 3.45pm in the Studio.

Posted on 11.11.10

Big Draw Week 18-22 October

Here is a selection of work produced by our pupils, from the very youngest to the oldest, during ‘The Big Draw/Take One Picture Week’. I wonder why Miss Sheffield has a plate with something very fishy on it? What were her class up to?

Posted on 4.11.10

Autumn Sports

Our after school sports clubs are once again well attended, offering Mixed Rugby for Year 6, Football for Year 6 Boys, Girls Football Years 5 & 6, Mixed Cross Country Years 5 & 6, Mixed Netball Year 6, Girls Netball Years 5 & 6 and Gymnastics years 3 & 4.

Our teams have been entered into leagues and cup competitions.

To kick off the season our 2 Rugby teams have already taken part in two tournaments at Enfield Old Gramarians Rubgy Club where our A team finished 2nd and B team finished 5th. At the Grange Park School Rugby Festival our A team finished 2nd and B team finished third. A great achievement for our rugby boys and girls.

Cross Country has started well with our first race at Hadley Wood School on 14 October. We competed against Grange Park, Eversley and Hadley Wood finishing 2nd overall. A special mention goes to Meghan in Beech class who came first in the competiton. Also to Gabriella in Oak (8th) and Chloe in Elm (10th). Well done to all our runners who did so well.

Our girls have taken part in their first football cup competition with an early SATURDAY morning start. Although they got knocked out in the early stages, it was a very positive start as this was the first match the girls had taken part in. They have a great attitude and are looking forward to the next game!!

A fantastic start to our sporting year and a big WELL DONE to our sporting pupils.

Out of school

Meghan in Beech class swims for Edmonton Phoenix Swimming Club. Meghan has recently competed in the Enfield Borough Juveniles gala winning all five of her races and setting a new age group club record. A fantastic acheivement for Meghan, she is a credit to Merryhills.

Please let us know if there are any pupils who would like us to mention them for their ‘out of school’ achievements.

Posted on 21.10.10

Merryhills Book Club

Merryhills now have their very own on line book club!!
This is a very easy to use site with age coded sections packed with the best books for children. Every time you buy books through the site the school benefits too: 20% of the value of every book you buy comes to us to help us buy more books for the school. If lots of parents participate it could make a real difference to our school reading resources.
Visit the club at myschoolbookclub.com
When you have entered the site scroll down the page to the parent and children box, type merryhills in the search box and it will take you to our school page.
We hope you like it!!

Posted on 20.10.09

The Knit and Natter club

The Knit and Natter Club is held every Tuesday lunch time.
The children have been kniting squares to make a collage which is displayed in our corridor. They are now progressing on to knitting their own scarves.
Anyone is welcome to come along to have a knit and a natter!

Posted on 23.06.09

 Welcome

Welcome to Merryhills Primary School. Our website is designed to introduce you to the school and provide helpful information. Visits to the school are very welcome.

We hope that your child will enjoy learning at Merryhills, be a happy member of our school community, and that during their time here they will acquire the relevant skills, knowledge and attitudes to face their future challenges.

Children learn best when they feel safe and secure and we believe that your child’s school life is enhanced when there is a shared responsibility between the school and parents for the child’s development as a learner. We hope to work in partnership with you and encourage your involvement in the life of the school.

We hope you find the information on the website helpful and look forward to working with you and your child here at Merryhills. If you would like to arrange a visit to the school please contact us, our details are below.

Posted on 1.01.08

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