Emperor Claudius had an important job for his advisors this afternoon as they had to convince him whether invading Britain was a good idea or not. They put forward some excellent arguments during the classroom debate and finished their persuading through conscious alley. Claudius’s final decision was that he would invade as he felt there…
Year One learned a few seasonal songs today, linked to their learning in science and geography about the weather! Mrs Nelson taught them songs for the seasons with actions and everyone loved joining in and sang beautifully! Can they remember the songs about the falling leaves on their nose, on their head and hands and…
Reception have had a fantastic time exploring in the woods today. For some children, it was their first time and one little girl summed up the afternoon with ‘I love it, its brilliant!’ We developed our science skills investigating the different objects that we found such as acorns, apples, leaves and woodlice! We also used…
Year 5 have continued with their wonderful start to the year by completing a drama activity this week. They all created thoughtful questions to ask our different “Elliots” in order to prepare themselves for our descriptive writing later this week. In this picture, you can see the pupils asking a range of questions to the…
Year 4 have been recapping their understanding of prepositions this afternoon by observing what they could see in our school grounds, and enjoying the good weather at the same time!
At the end of the Summer Term, we received a visit from Dr Paulette Osbourne MBE with a view to assessing the quality of RE Teaching and Learning at Hillside. We are extremely pleased to announce that we were awarded the Silver Quality Mark Award. Dr Osbourne was impressed with the knowledge and attitude that…
Year 2 have made a fantastic start to their learning this year. In this picture, they are proudly showing their amazing tens and ones ladybirds (expertly coloured in!) that they completed in maths. These will go on display on our maths gallery in the classroom. Well done!
Mrs Rushton started her story and rhyme club on Monday with superstars from Reception and Year One! We made a character hat after reading a well-known story – can you tell which one?! 🍂
Here is our new Head Girl for this academic year. We’ll done to Lacie who was chosen to take on this special role in recognition of her sensible, fair, friendly nature. All staff at Hillside are confident that she will be a great ambassador for the school. Well done Lacie!
Here is our new Head Boy for this academic year. We’ll done to Kristan who was chosen to take on this special role in recognition of his sensible, mature, caring nature. All staff at Hillside are confident that he will be a great ambassador for the school. We’ll done Kristan!