Modeshift Stars Award

Some of Hillside’s Active Crew are currently representing the school at this prestigious event at the Kings Hall in Stoke. We are pleased to be receiving our Modeshift Stars accreditation.  Thanks to everyone at school who supports us in our walking, cycling and active travel events, you are the reason we’ve achieved this award!! Well […]

Science Ambassadors

The super science demonstrated on the KS1 playground by the science ambassadors this week involved mixing cornflour with water to produce a liquid…or was it a solid???

Year Three Anti-Bullying!

Following on from our assembly this morning, Year Three have been playing emotion games. We were rolling a dice, acting out an emotion and using the iPad to record it then talking in a group about when we might have felt that emotion. We considered how others would feel if being bullied, how we would […]

Request regarding coins sent into school

Can everyone please double check the coins sent into school to pay for dinners, trips etc to ensure that they send in the correct coins.  We have recently has a few cases where foreign coins have been sent in. Thank you for your support.  

Hillside supports Anti-bullying week

Anti-bullying week has begun with an assembly this morning exploring what bullying is and how to deal with it. The children have loved showing off their odd socks showing support for the ‘All Different, All Equal’ theme of 2017. Anti -bullying will be explored further in classes throughout the week and Years 1-6 are looking […]

Year 5 Poetry

On Friday, year 5 had their first poetry performances of the year. The children learnt a poem off by heart and recited them in class. They were great!

Head Lice

We know that this is a difficult problem but as a school we need everyone to be extra vigilant regarding head lice. Please check your child’s hair.  If you notice any eggs or lice in your child’s hair then please treat the lice immediately. You should check your children’s hair regularly, ideally once a week. […]

Nursery Book Start Library Visit

On Wednesday afternoon our parents and grandparents came into school as the librarian from book start visited us. She read a story about a crocodile and we took a copy of the book home. It was brilliant!

Reception Forest School

Today, Reception have built a Sukkah in the woods yo celebrate the Jewish festival of Sukkot. Here we are eating our fruit inside, just as Jewish people share their meals inside the Sukkah!