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THE MASKED READER begins THIS Monday! Every Monday, one of our teachers will read a story. Each day, Tuesday-Thursday, there will be a clue about which teacher this could be, and all will be revealed on a Friday! Who will feature first, Tigress, KoKo or Hammy?!
#readingforfun
Today we say goodbye to our legendary janitor, Tommy! He would like to thank you for all your kind messages and gifts. We wish him a very happy retirement! Thank you for all you have done, Tommy!
Our wonderful DHT Miss Kirk has been working hard over the past few years, and has gained her Into Headship qualification. 🥳 👏🏼
#merryleemarvel
#alwayslearning
Today we said ‘happy retirement’ to the legend that is Mrs Provan. She has worked at Merrylee for over 26 years! We are going to miss her so much. 😢Here she is for the traditional last day bells and a whole school send off. To new adventures Mrs P! 🎉
Before the holidays, we said an emotional farewell to Mrs Mahindru our HT of 20years. We held a whole school outdoor learning spectacular in her honour to send her off in style. There was torrential rain, rainbows, singing, dancing, tears and lots of love.
Today was a mixture of emotions for staff and children. Saying ‘see you soon’ as we waved the children out the door was tough. Special shout out for our P7s who have had to face so much. You’ve been brilliant and we will miss you, but...we’ll see you soon!
We're delighted to announce that Merrylee has been
awarded a GOLD Sports Scotland Award from
@sportscotland
. Last
year 75% of pupils attended a sports club at Merrylee! It
also recognises our dedicated teachers and parents who
volunteer to lead sports clubs across the school 1/2
Today we officially opened our new library! Thank you to everyone who helped make this possible, and thank you to our special guest, author
@ah_proctor
for cutting our ribbon! Special thanks to
@glasgowslo
and
@litforalllb
for coming along too!
What a day!! Thanks to everyone who supported P4 today, we’ve raised a PHENOMENAL £1168. ♥️👏🏼🤩We will get a final total once all the donations have been counted. Thank you everyone for helping to save lives. ♥️
Today we held our first ever virtual whole school assembly using
#MicrosoftTeams
we all came together to celebrate our
#MerryleeMarvels
and we could hear the children clapping for each other all over school. 🤩⭐️
P5 learned more about Keynote to create a logo for
#COP26
and here are some of their fabulous creations! Inspired by a course Mrs T went on for
#everyonecancreate
@GlasgowRTC
An update on our Eco Flag status! We have actually been awarded our FOURTH Eco Flag! A big thank you to Mrs Mort and Miss Dorward for all the innovative ideas and activities you have implemented to support our learners towards a brighter, greener future!
@EcoSchoolsScot
We’re signing off for a few weeks for Spring break. Thank you to everyone both at home & at Merrylee for all their support at this time. We are very grateful to each & every person who has played a part in supporting all of you at home & in school.
#staysafe
Pupil Voice loved hearing all about what other schools are doing to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals! They were delighted to win a prize for their recycling plan! Thank you!
#OurDearGreenPlace
Halloween at Merrylee or should that be ‘Scarylee’!! 🎃🧙🏻♀️🧛🏾🧟♀️ Our fantastic PA & PC are decorating our school. We can’t go guising but the fun is still happening! 1/2
#Halloween2020
#HalloweenWeek
We have been successful in achieving the Silver Award for
#RightsRespecting
Schools. 🥳 Many thanks to Mrs Kearney, our RRSA Co-ordinator, who had the mammoth task of gathering and putting together our evidence. We look forward to continuing our
#RightsRespecting
journey to Gold
A massive thanks to our Merrylee parents, carers and staff for all your efforts in sustaining online learning and wellbeing. A special shout-out to all our pupils during such a challenging time. Have a well-deserved rest from Seesaw but remember we are always here if you need us.
A little bit of good news! The hard work from the Eco Committee throughout the year about
#fairtrade
education locally & globally, ending with our
#fairtradefortnight
has earned us our
#fairactiveschool
award from
@FairtradeUK
. Well done Miss L & Miss D & Eco Committee. 🌍🌍
Thank you to all our families for your outstanding generosity 👏🏻 Well done to P6a and Mrs Akiten for organising and spreading joy around Merrylee through the
@Glasgow_Times
Bank on Us appeal and singing carols 🎶
Today P1 went to the first ever Super Duper Science Fair at Glasgow City Chambers. We presented our work on The Water Cycle, took part in two workshops by
@gsc1
, and won 1st Prize in Early Level and Pupil Award! We are over the moon!
#STEMGlasgow
A big well done to our cross country team at today’s event. You all did fantastically well and so proud of you all. Thank you to
@PEPASSGlasgow
for organising this event. Well done to Ruairidh Datta who came in 1st place and the P6 boys who came in overall 2nd.
A massive congrats to the Eco Committee members from P6 & 7 who took part in a HUGE planting event at Cathkin Braes Country Park with
@The_Lost_Woods_
and
@rowanbankenv
. They planted oak, birch and rowan trees to create a whole woodland made by children across Glasgow 🌍 🌳
Our staff are working hard behind the scenes to keep their own learning up to date. We now have FOUR more
@Seesaw
ambassadors and another
#appleteacher
. So impressed with our teachers embracing and enhancing digital learning for our children.
#learningneverstops
We are very proud of one of our Primary 7 pupils who made the final Glasgow Schools Team
@GSFAfootball
They even went on to win! Here he is with his winning medal in our school football kit ⚽️
Many thanks 👏👏 to members of the Pupil Voice for representing Merrylee at City Chambers. Discussion on assessments & children’s views & ideas. Pupil preferred online assessments to show learning in different ways e.g. digital books, creative posters, movies & illustrations. 🤩
Some wonderful ladies in our school delivered an Eid bag with some goodies for all the children in every class. A very big thank you, the children loved them and it was such a kind gesture!
An amazing effort from our teachers for
#WorldBookDay2024
Our library club were busy organising their reading events and taking pictures of all the wonderful words. More photos to follow!
#WeLoveReading
A fantastic day at the Emirates Arena for the Super 7’s event. Thank you to
@PEPASSGlasgow
for a great day and a massive well done to our athletes for their fantastic performance today. Very proud of not only your achievements but of the sportsmanship you all demonstrated.
Our transition video for our new P1s is finally ready! The children wanted to let you know what they love about P1 using
@Seesaw
to share their videos. I'm sure you'll agree they are FANTASTIC! If you know a child starting in Aug please share!
@LimeGcc
P1 had great fun on a QR code tricky word hunt. They worked in pairs to scan then write the tricky word. There were even some challenge codes for them to sound out a sentence.
@DL_for_All
Introducing our new library mascot, Couper!
His motto is,
“Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body.”
Drawing by Summer C
Name by Eva J
Motto by Leon R
Thank you to all for entering, and thank you to
@GlasgowSLO
for the idea! 📚❤️🌈
Merrylee let's get involved! All around Glasgow and the world, children are creating rainbows and putting them in their windows. 🌈 Let's spread some love and hope. If you have created any already, share them with us!
#rainbowtrail
#rainbowtrailuk
Our Eco Committee are passionate about recycling in our school. They discovered that our bins have only been collected by
@GlasgowCC
recycling team twice since Easter. Please see letter below to support future action in our community.
@BinnieRachel
@LfSScotland
@EcoSchoolsScot
Following on from P5's Keynote session last week, we used the
@AppleEDU
All About Me keynote template to think about
#COP26Glasgow
We used objects &photos from our photo walk that help us think about what we need to do to get the message across for
#OurDearGreenPlace
@GlasgowRTC
Wishing our learners and families a lovely Summer break!A massive thank you to all the Merrylee staff for going the extra mile to support the children’s well-being and learning, during this challenging school year!
We are delighted to announce that
@MerryleePS
and community have raised a total of £835 for
@MarysMeals
! Mary's Meals aims to provide chronically hungry children with one meal every school day, encouraging education that can lift them out of poverty in later life.
@GlasgowCC
The girls enjoyed their netball session with Miss Reeves today. They would absolutely love a game. If you are a school nearby and have a team then please let us know if you would be interested!🌟
Exciting news! Our Primary 7 pupils competed in the
#Super7s
event at the Emirates & returned triumphant! Merrylee won GOLD - coming in 1st place overall. The boys team won GOLD in the 600m relay. Congratulations to our Primary 7s for their hard work- a wonderful achievement!
On Saturday, our Chess Club took part in the Scottish Junior Chess School Team Championships. They a brilliant day and V won best in his group. 🥇Thanks to Mrs Aitken and Mr Egan for going along too.♟
#chess
#juniorchess
#schoolchessclub
P4b have learned all about Puffins & today we created fantastic, fun, 3D ‘Clowns of the Sea’. We linked our Topic to Art&Design, Technologies & even Numeracy (using our knowledge of fractions to cut out pieces!) A big thanks to
@DarrellWakelam
for the inspiration & instructions!
Just look at this fabulous
#stopmotion
that Finn in P1 made for his tricky words and shared with Mrs T on
@Seesaw
. We love using this app to see what the boys and girls are learning about. Well done!! 👏👍
It’s been a difficult year for everyone, our children included. Here are some ideas for supporting your child during lockdown. Remember, anxiety can present in many different forms. We are always here to help and only ever a phone call away.
#ChildrensMentalHealthWeek
For
#InternationalWomensDay
we want to celebrate all the wonderful women in our school; whether you work in our classrooms, our lunch hall, our office or keep our school clean and tidy! Our pupils are so lucky to have such strong, intelligent and amazing female role models.
Today our Library Club and Library Monitors had a visit from Lizy
@GlasgowSLO
to tell us all about how to look after our new library, and make it interesting and exciting for others! Thank you Lizy, we learned so much!
P4b combined Digital Technology & Expressive Arts to learn more about photography during our Outdoor Learning day. We learned that black and white photography can effectively show the light & shade, create drama & mood, & express emotions
#EveryoneCanCreate