Author Archive: Paula Dawson

Autumn in Reception

Reception have been investigating what happens at Autumn time. They have explored a range of activities including a treasure hunt, leaf man collages after the story ‘Leafman’ and developed their fine motor skills through hole punching leaves.

Headteacher Awards – Friday 20th November 2020

Congratulations to the children who received a Headteacher’s Award today. You have all displayed our school values and impressed your class teacher – well done! You are all superstars. 🌟    

United Against Bullying! 

Well done to everyone at Hillside for standing United Against Bullying! It has been wonderful to see so many jazzy pairs of socks 🧦 and for the children to be able to talk about how we are all different, unique and special and that this is to be celebrated! Thank you as always for your […]

The Great Roman Bake Off in Year Four

Year Four have excelled as bakers today when making their Roman bread rolls. They used a range of equipment, including knives and graters, to prepare their ingredients before kneading their dough and shaping their rolls. This afternoon was then spent creating a persuasive advert for their bread roll and finally evaluating their finished product, which […]

Times Tables Rock Stars Competition Year 4

We want to say a HUGE congratulations to our Year 4 children. They have worked tirelessly over the past week, practising their times table online and competing against schools from the across the city. The children have not only scored well on the leader board but learned so many new times tables in the process. Out of […]

Diwali celebrations

Reception have been learning about the Hindu festival of Diwali this week. They have participated in lots of exciting activities that have helped them to remember what happens at Diwali time. They loved acting out the story of Rama and Sita in the woods. Ask them to tell you all about it. They have also […]

**Important** Please Read

Please read the following, it has been sent by Stoke-on-Trent City Council and details a slightly different message than has been delivered previously. If you are showing even the slightest symptoms, however mild, please get a test. There is plenty of capacity. Some people who test positive tell us they waited to get tested as […]

Roman food tasting in Year Four

Year Four have spent the afternoon tasting a range of foods that the Romans would have eaten, in preparation for designing a new Roman bread roll. What a shame I missed  some of their facial expressions when tasting olives and figs!😊