The children have all come back to school in good spirits, showing lots of excitement for their Rock Star Day. The children all look absolutely amazing and we would like to thank parents for making this possible, especially on the first day back! The children have an exciting day of activities planned involving all things…
Anyone wishing to drop a real Christmas tree off can do so before 8.30am on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday this week. Gates on the Key Stage 2 playground will be open so you can drive across the playground and leave the trees on the grass area near to the KS2 wooden play trail. Workshops for…
Our first Reading Rocket of 2020 begins today Monday 6th January and will run for the next six weeks, ending on Sunday 16th February 2020. We hope the children will be encouraged to read five times per week and develop the habit of reading widely and often.
On Monday, staff and children are asked to come to school dressed as rock stars for our Times Tables Rock Stars Day. A special assembly will be followed by lots of maths activities for all pupils throughout the day. Certificates will be presented to the best Maths Rockers of the day.
Please donate your unwanted Christmas trees 🎄 to Hillside. Great Grounds will be coming into school in mid January to work with Reception and Key Stage One teaching the children about tree surgery. Please contact the school office in the new year to arrange drop off.
What an amazing half term Reception have had with their Mystery Readers. The children have loved having their mums, dads , grans and grandads coming in to share their favourite stories. They sat beautifully, listened fantastically well and asked lots of fabulous questions about the stories. We hope the next half term brings lots more…
The children in EYFS received a very special visit from Santa this afternoon. There were some very shocked children when he arrived in their classroom. The children asked Santa some very sensible questions and told him what they would like for Christmas. They can’t wait for him to arrive in six days time!!!
As a very successful term draws to an end, we wish all staff, governors, parents, families and children of the Hillside community a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We hope the break is a restful , fun-filled one and look forward to welcoming you back in the new year. Thank you, as…
Will everyone please check their ParentPay accounts today and bring them up to date so that no debt is carried into the New Year. Thanks for your co-operation in this matter.
Reception have already had such a busy morning hunting for 100 sprouts! 😱! Mrs Claus left a letter for the children saying that Snowflake cheekily took Mrs Claus’ sprouts that she had bought for Santa’s dinner. 🤶🏼📃 The children had to hunt high and low to find all 100 so that Santa could have his…