Careers Award for Hillside!

We are very pleased to announce that we have been awarded the quality award for our Careers Related Learning programme. Over the last year we have been working with parents, children and businesses across the city to provide motivating and engaging experiences, such as visits from people in different professions the Ryman enterprise event and […]

Remembrance in Reception

Reception have been learning about the meaning of Remembrance Day. After listening to a Remembrance Day assembly, the children participated in a range of activities to give them a deeper understanding of the event. They investigated a range of artefacts from world war 2, collaged poppies, counted poppies, practised their army manoeuvres through the cargo […]

Reading Rocket Winners

Huge congratulations to Isabel, Chloe and Grace who were drawn out of the hat this term and received the reading rocket prizes of a book or voucher! 📚 There were more children than ever entered in to the draws this half term and so massive congratulations to every single one of them who read five times a week […]

Dear EYFS and KS1 parents/carers

You may have noticed the addition of these signs on the KS1 playground, one for each of the 4 classes (Nursery, Reception, Y1 and Y2). They are in position to show waiting parents where to stand so that social distancing measures are adhered to and so that bottle necks are avoided at entrance and exit […]

Harvest Video Links

The Harvest links have been sent out today. These link to unlisted videos on YouTube. They can only be viewed via the link. We ask that these links are not posted on social media but are enjoyed privately within families instead. Thank you in anticipation of your support.  

Headteacher Award – Friday 6th 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 🌟

Remembrance 2020

Throughout the past couple of weeks, children in each class at Hillside have being designing commemorations for Remembrance Day. The children have been creating different styles of poppies, crafts, and crosses to commemorate all those who have been hurt or died in wars past and present. It was an honour to have these creations displayed […]

Hillside’s Year Four Roman Army

Year Four have been learning about reasons why the Roman army was so powerful. They found out that they wore strong protective armour, carried effective weapons, were well trained, committed and attacked in well organised formations. Miss McCann, their Centurion, took them out for a training session this afternoon and they all did a very […]

Science Book judging panel

Our judging panel for the Royal Society Book Prize have been busy reviewing books during this this week’s club. They are doing an excellent job so far, in discussing the shortlisted science books and evaluating the different features of them. We look forward to finding out which will be their nominated winner!

Guy Fawkes Fun

Reception have had a lovely time this week learning all about Guy Fawkes and the origin of Bonfire Night. Here the children are reenacting the story of The Gunpowder Plot in the woods, which they loved and found fascinating. As part of this topic, we also discussed the differences between life then and now and […]