Latest News

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

• Visitors at After School Club

  Mon 29 Feb 2016
  The children at After School Club had a surprise on Friday.  They were visited by a clutch of recently hatched chicks. The chicks were fluffy, incredibly cute and a little scratchy on the hand!

  

• Parent Survey results published

  Fri 26 Feb 2016
  Our parent survey results are now available by clicking the link: Parent Survey 2016

• Debating in Y6

  Tue 23 Feb 2016
  Year 6 looked at British Values and freedom of speech. They recreated the Houses of Parliament and held a commons debate. Each side argued their point and had the opportunity to argue with the opposition's viewpoints. They all argued with consideration of the rules (held by Madam speaker).

  

• Y6 Anti- graffiti workshop

  Tue 23 Feb 2016
  Year 6 were involved in a drama workshop where they had to work in a team to recreate scenarios about issues they may encounter. Issues such as graffiti, littering and vandalism were covered and they all acted their parts brilliantly. Some were even directors!

  

• Arrive Alive! Y6 drama workshop

  Tue 23 Feb 2016
  Before half-term Trafalgar class were visited by Arrive Alive!, a drama workshop encouraging children to cross roads safely and to look out for hazards that crossing roads provide. Despite the seriousness of the content, the drama session involved lots of participation, competition and lots of fun.

  

• High Path - My Path

  Sat 20 Feb 2016

  Merton Abbey Primary School hosted a fantastic community celebration on Saturday 20th February. The event, entitled High Path - My Path, had been planned by a group of young volunteers in collaboration with YMCA Merton. The young people, many of them former pupils of Merton Abbey, wanted to run an event which brought the community together. They organised fun activities such as Sumo Wrestling, Rodeo Challenge, Bouncy Castle and Art Activities. They even provided the catering and the food was delicious. Around one hundred and fifty people came to take part - and everyone had a wonderful time.

   

  The young volunteers provided the local community with a wonderful day. Their work was truly inspiring - showing how young people can make a real difference to the community they live in.

  

• School closes early on Friday 12 February

  Fri 12 Feb 2016

  Merton Abbey Primary School will close early at 3:20pm on Friday 12th February 2016. There will be no After School Club on this day.

   

  The school is closing early so that the school community can attend the funeral of Mrs Janet Mills, a long serving and much loved member of the school team. 

• Bike ability training

  Thu 11 Feb 2016
  Y3 and Y4 participated in skills- based cycle road safety workshops spread out over the course of two days. The aim of these workshops was to raise the children's awareness of issues of road safety specific to cycling, for example signalling, emergency stopping and cycle control. The children had a great time and learnt lots about road safety. 

  

• Traditional fun - and learning - in Y6

  Tue 09 Feb 2016

  Year 6 have been learning how to read and plot co-ordinates by playing Battleships. The children had to plot 5 different ships in their waters and, by calling out co-ordinates, tried to 'hit' their opponent's battleships before their own were sunk. They had lots of fun - and also learned how to plot co-ordinates in all four quadrants.

  

• Online Safety Workshop for Parents

  Tue 09 Feb 2016

  Online Safety Workshop for parents at 9:00am in Napoleon classroom

   

  This will be a practical workshop. You will learn:

  • How to keep your child safe online
  • How to set up parental controls on devices
  • Where to go for more information on Online Safety

   

  Please come along - especially if you are not confident in using computers. This workshop is specially designed to help you.