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Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• The Friends of Merton Abbey

  Mon 20 Nov 2023

  The Friends of Merton Abbey are a group of parents and staff who organise and run events and activities to bring children and families together to strengthen our school community, and to help fundraise for the school.

  The Friends of Merton Abbey recently held a competition to design a new logo for the committee. Due to the amazing talent and efforts from the children, the committee choose five winning entries and amalgamated the designs to create the final logo.

  Well done to all the children who entered the competition and a special congratulations to our winners:

  Evan- Year 1

  Myiah- Year 5

  Isabella- Year 5

  Maja- Year 6

  Zaina- Year 6

  Friends always welcome volunteers. If you are interested in finding out more information about the Friends committee, please contact the school office or follow The Friends of Merton Abbey on Instagram: friends_of_merton_abbey

   

   

  

• Diwali Celebrations!

  Fri 17 Nov 2023

  Happy Diwali!

  This week, the children have enjoyed celebrating Diwali. We began the week with a special assembly in which children from the Hindu and Sikh faiths wore their traditional clothes and talked about their Diwali celebrations with family and friends. Throughout the week, the children enjoyed making rangoli patterns in the playground. 

  

• Police Club

  Fri 10 Nov 2023

  This half term, our Year 6 class is taking part in the 'Primary Police Club' with PC Mark Towler from the MET police. Primary Police Club is a six-week programme, where the children learn about police procedures. They are given a crime to investigate and start the sessions with the use of police radio, CAD and contacting the police. They then move on to looking at crime scenes with evidence, victims and witnesses, stop and search and arrest with the use of handcuffs. Included each week are games aimed at reinforcing what is learnt throughout the sessions. During the final session, everyone receives a certificate as a police deputy.

  

• Remembrance Day

  Fri 10 Nov 2023

  On Friday 10th November, the children at Merton Abbey observed two minutes of silence ahead of Remembrance Day on Saturday 11th November. Jack, from Merton Music Foundation, played The Last Post on the trumpet.

  

• Polka Theatre Trip

  Fri 10 Nov 2023

  On Thursday 9th November, Year 3 and Year 4 attended the Polka Theatre in Wimbledon to watch the production of 'The Lightbulb Princess'. A great time was had by all! 

  'It was really fantastic and I love how the cast included us. It was interactive.' Amaya, Year 4.

  'It was an amazing and wonderful performance. I loved how they decorated the stage and how they all acted.' Pragatheesh, Year 4.

  

• Bulb Planting in Nelson Gardens

  Fri 10 Nov 2023

  Over the past couple of weeks, children from Reception to Year 6 have been visiting Nelson Gardens at the end of High Path to plant daffodil bulbs. One of the local residents, PJ Sutton, has been working on making the garden a pleasant place for residents. The children had a great time and are looking forward to seeing their hard work bloom in the Spring.

  

• Come to the Book Fair!

  Tue 31 Oct 2023

  The Book Fair will be held in the school hall on Monday 6th November, Tuesday 7th November and Thursday 9th November from 3.30pm until 4.00pm. We hope to see you there! 

  

• Year 6's Trip to King's College

  Tue 07 Mar 2023

  On Friday 3rd March, Year 6 attended a Harry Potter themed science exhibition at King's College in Wimbledon. The children observed various chemistry experiments and learned some new scientific terms.  

  

• Reading in Unusual Places and Story in a Box Competitions

  Mon 06 Mar 2023

  As part of our World Book Day celebrations, we held 'Reading in Unusual Places' and 'Story in a Box' competitions.  The winners of Reading in Unusual Places were Amelia 'Stickman' (EYFS), Haris 'The Bread Swing' (KS1), Carter 'Multi-tasking' (KS2) and Mrs Brown 'Ring Ring' (Staff). 

  The winners of the Story in a box Competition were Isabella and Keifer.  Congratulations everyone!

  

• World Book Day 2023

  Mon 06 Mar 2023

  We celebrated World Book Day on Thursday 2 March by dressing up as our favourite book characters!