Here are some of the pupils from Mercury in their 80's fancy dress! Throughout the day we completed a range of activities all linked to the 80's.

Our new topic this term in Science is electricity. We have learnt about the dangers of electricity and how to handle electrical appliances carefully. This lesson we were given the components to make a basic circuit, we were then challenged to make the circuit to see if we could make the light bulb light up! We did it!

Everyone in Mercury did brilliantly during our whole school internal Sports Day where they took part in events such as discus, javelin, shot put, triple jump and long jump, finishing the afternoon with a long distance running race. We are really looking forward to our second Sports Day where family and friends come to support us and cheer us on! 

These boys won medals for coming first in their event, well done! 

We had a great day during our Olympic WOW Day, taking part in many activities including making ancient Greek vases, learning about some of the Greek myths and even using VR headsets to learn more about ancient Greece, such as the history of Olympic games and Greek Gods and Goddesses.

We had a fantastic day on our trip to Conkers. We reinforced our learning on seed dispersal, went on a barefoot walk through water, stones and mud and we really enjoyed the inside play area and interactive games.

This term in D&T we have learnt how to make vegetable soup. We discussed that soup fits well with our Eco-Warriors topic because it is a good meal to use up ingredients and helps avoid food wastage. We learnt about 'food miles' and that the ingredients used for soup can be grown locally which is better for us and the environment. This also links with our Science where we  are learning about the 5 main food groups and what a balanced diet is. 
We used skills such as measuring, peeling and chopping and used different grips and holds when using the knife to ensure we use it safely. The soup was SO tasty and most of us wanted to take the recipe home to try it at home!

In PSHE this term, we are learning about the importance of communication and collaboration. We particularly enjoyed this lesson where we had to communicate and work well as a team to pick up the coloured cups and place them in the correct circle on the paper using a piece of string each attached to an elastic band. We were then challenged to stack them inside each other and then make a tower. We had a lot of fun and it felt great when we completed it together! 

Dr Mcelroy came into school and led an assembly for the whole school this week. He left us with some comics to enjoy called Greenkid. We loved reading them together, take a look at some pictures of Mercury enjoying them. 

This term in art we have been focusing on the skill of shading, using different pencil pressures to create different tones and shades.
We also drew the other half of the Sycamore Gap Tree, which was really tricky!

We made our own cartouche out of clay and put our name on the front, spelling it using hieroplyphs. Once the clay had dried we then painted them!

This term we have been learning some sewing skills. We have learnt how to do a running stitch, back stitch and some of us even tried a cross stitch. Take a look at some of our work! 

We really enjoyed our Ancient Egyptian workshop. 

We started the day off watching a live mummification and then carried out some research questions on some Egyptian artefacts. After break, we worked in groups to build our own ancient Egyptian city and faced world events to see whose city would still be standing. We learnt a really fun game called Senet and then finished the day becoming Egyptian scribes writing hieroglyphics with ink and reed pens on papyrus paper. It was great fun!

This term we are learning all about the Ancient Egyptians!