The children in Year One have been learning about the Christian celebration of Easter. They have learned the story of Jesus riding in to town, his betrayal and how he rose again! They used artistic collage to create scenes for Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday and have worked with Mrs Green…
Mrs Rushton led an assembly today as it is World Autism Awareness Week! She talked to the children about autism and how many people experience the world differently, and talked about how it’s okay to be different! We learned about how different sensory experiences – like loud noises or strong smells – can affect people…
Thank you to Mrs Plant, Jack’s Nan, who came in to see us in Year One last week! We loved listening to the stories that you shared and joining in with the bits that we knew! Thank you!
A massive congratulations to the 2019 Hillside General Knowledge team. They competed in a Rotary-organised quiz event at Burnwood Primary School tonight and performed really well. They were a credit to Hillside and were pleased with their gift of a £10 voucher each from Tunstall Rotary Club.
Tonight, the children built their own fire to cook chocolate waffles. They also built tree swings, which they are getting quite good at now, and played games in the woods. We’ll be looking forward to our last session next week.
Our eCadets have delivered a lesson this this afternoon about keeping safe when gaming. They have discussed PEGI ratings with the class and the children are now designing their own game cover, complete with PEGI rating and reasons for it!
A big well done to the children that represented Hanley in the City Cross Country event on Friday. The children ran really well despite it being a tough course and should be very proud of themselves.