Today we had a very exciting visitor, a giant African Snail! Evie brought her pet in to show the class and they were amazed at how big it was. Tigger, the snail is 5 years old and likes to eat raspberries and avocados. The children asked some fantastic questions and discovered lots of new and…
Reception have been busy in the woods today creating a masterpiece! As part of our Pets theme this week we decided to make a cat out of woodland materials. We think it looks fab!
We will be saying farewell to Mrs Longmore on Friday after over 25 years of service for City Catering at Hillside. We will miss the delicious meals that she produces on a daily basis and hope that she stays in touch.
Congratulations to Lucy for finding the golden ticket under her plate at lunchtime today. This is one of many initiatives by City Catering to encourage children to choose our delicious, nutritious school meals. We hope that Lucy enjoys reading and sharing her book prize with her family.
In Year 6, we are encouraging the children to use more independent strategies in their learning. The children have been practising using formal methods to calculate division questions. In lessons they have been using QR codes to check their answers. They enjoy being mini teachers and either tick or spend time correcting their answer if…