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10 Merchant Taylors’ Prep School Newsletter - 17.05.2019 MTP News fromPre-Prep Welcome back for the Summer Term! In Year 1 and Year 2 the term started with much egg-citment (!) because we have had chicks hatching in Pre-Prep as part of our Nature Watch topic. The boys watched with wonder as they observed the chicks hatch and they enjoyed handling them with care once they grew a little bigger. I have included a few photographs of the boys with the chicks so that you can see the care and empathy they showed when handling them. At the Manor, Nursery and Reception have started their new topic, ‘The Great Outdoors’ and the boys have been really curious to learn about different minibeasts. The photographs show the variety of experiences they have enjoyed, including searching for them in the garden and woods, minibeast number activities and even making mud insects! The boys also enjoyed a wonderful ‘Big Bug Experience’ when they were encouraged to take a risk and hold many different creatures. We are looking forward to our Sports Day next week when I am sure that, once again, the boys will show superb sportsmanship and we will be very proud of them all. The Pre-Prep day will end after the sporting events, 10.30am for Nursery and Reception boys and 12.30pm for Year 1 and Year 2, to enable you to start your Half Term. I hope that this break is a restful one for you all and that the boys will come back refreshed, ready for the last five weeks of the term. We really enjoy savouring this time with the children as they get ready for the transition of moving on to the next year. Nursery Searching for minibeasts