Holi Day

What a fantastic day we have had celebrating Holi. We have tasted Indian food, which was delicious, experimented with cars in paint and made our own powder paint splatter people. We apologise for any messy clothes, we did wear aprons, honestly! We have had a fabulous day.

Y2 trip to Knowsley Safari Park

Year 2 are having s fantastic time at Knowsley Safari Park. They have met Gary the African land snail, Ana the python and done the foot safari with the giraffes and meerkats. They are having lunch now before they watch the sea lion show, bird of prey display and go on a safari drive! Phew! […]

World Book Day re-scheduled dress-up day 26/3/18

Due to last week’s bad weather we have had to re schedule our World Book Day. As this half term is extremely busy the next available date to celebrate this important event is Monday 26th March, 2018. On this day, the children can come to school in fancy dress. The theme is still animals, however […]

Year 2 Parents

A reminder that the year 2 educational visit to Knowsley Safari Park will take place tomorrow. The children need to be in school for 8:30 and will arrive back for around 4pm. Children are required to wear their school uniform and, due to the cold temperatures, need to wear suitable outerwear and footwear i.e waterproof, […]

Baking in Nursery

On Wednesday the children worked with Mr Tett to make their own biscuits using Numicon. The children used the Numicon to help with their counting skills and to say which number was bigger/smaller. We all enjoyed tasting the biscuits this afternoon before hometime – they were delicious!

Nursery Den Building

On Monday the Nursery children found a den in the woods, which they loved, so they worked really hard to build their own den. They all worked as a team picking up sticks safely and carrying them to the den.

Holi Day 2018

On Monday 5th March 2018, we will be celebrating Holi day.  Holi is a Hindu festival that marks the arrival of spring. Known widely as the Festival of Colour, it takes place over two days, and is a celebration of fertility, colour, and love, as well as the triumph of good versus evil. People take […]

Hillside School closed – Friday 2nd March

Due to the icy conditions of side roads and pavements – especially Field Avenue, the weather warning and the forecast for the rest of the day we have taken the decision to shut Hillside again today.

Hillside Closed Thursday 1st March

Due to the current weather conditions, the condition of the side roads and pavements- especially Field Avenue and the forecast for the rest of the day we have taken the decision to shut Hillside today.  World Book Day will be rearranged.

Hillside Book Club

Today was our first Book Club meeting. Some of the children from Year 6 have been reading ‘Wonder’ by R.J Palacio and attended this mornings Book Club to discuss characters, plots and themes within the text. It was a fantastic session which showed how mature the children were when discussing ideas and when they differed […]