Judaism in Year One

Year One have been finding out more about sacred places today as part of their RE learning. They’ve been investigating artefacts from inside the synagogue, handling special artefacts and thinking about their jobs. They particularly liked the Yad which is a silver pointer used to read the Torah and the menorah which holds candles during…

Advice from the Director of Public Health

The seven-day rate of coronavirus cases in Stoke-on-Trent is now 85 per 100,000 people, for the week 11 June – 17 June 2021. There continues to be a significant increase of cases in the city, increase of 71.7 per cent on the previous seven days. The percentage of people who have had a test and tested positive is 2.5 per…

RSE Day 2021

At Hillside today we have all been thinking about healthy relationships as part of RSE Day. We have talked about what makes a healthy relationship and our friendships. We used words like kind, caring, smiley, compassionate, respectful, thoughtful and many others! We all talked about how we care for others and others can care for…

Project Potterbot

As part of Hillside’s science week, Year Four children have been involved in the STEM project ‘Potterbot’. This project, created specifically for Stoke-on-Trent, and funded by the Science Across the City project, introduced us to thinking about ‘learning machines’ and their uses in our lives and possibilities for our futures. We were also introduced to…