We have had a very busy day today thinking all about different numbers and why it is important to try hard with our maths learning. We have been practising to write them in sand, glitter and paint, thinking of different ways to represent numbers and been using our counting skills and number recognition to play…
Congratulations to the children who received a Headteacher’s Award on Friday. You have all displayed our school values and impressed your class teacher – well done! You are all superstars. 🌟
In the EYFS and Key Stage 1, the children took part in dance sessions, team games, individual skills tests and parachute games. We were very fortunate with the weather and it was a very enjoyable and successful day.
On Friday, Nigel Edwards, our School Games Organiser, and Vicki Lightfoot came to Hillside to deliver the Funetics programme to Key Stage 2. The activities were based on traditional athletics. The children participated in speed bounce, sprinting, long jump, throwing and skipping. They also had the opportunity to act as time keepers and scorers. For…
Well done to everyone in school for showing extra kindness this week as part of our mental health awareness week. All of the children and adults have noticed little acts of kindness happening – from chairs being tucked in, extra manners, kindness shown to friends – and it has been lovely to hear some of…
Every week, Year One are showing great gains in their reading skills, becoming not only more fluent, expressive readers but also improving their comprehension and understanding of a text. They are reading ‘Sammy the Street Dog’ which is closely linked to their learning in History and is all about the Great Fire of London. Sammy…
This week the children’s learning has been based around the nursery rhyme ‘The Wheels on the Bus’ we have enjoyed creating our own buses and talking about where we have been or would like to go, drawing pictures of people on the bus and having a go at labelling them – listening very carefully for…
May the 4th is anti-bullying day worldwide and at Hillside this year, we have talked about how important it is to choose kindness. We have shared an assembly and talked about how being kind and having people be kind to us makes us feel, how important it is for our mental health and other peoples,…
A huge well done to everyone who participated in Friday’s event! We were totally amazed at the number of amazing decorated bikes, scooters and go karts that came to school, and even some emailed entries too. They definitely brightened up our playgrounds! Well done to everyone! However, this made judging particularly difficult this year as…
Last week in Year Five were getting fully immersed in our book ‘Running on the Roof of the World’ by Jess Butterworth. Throughout our English lessons we have been enjoying a range of challenging tasks which have been developing our vocabulary choices and understanding of the text. We are all very much enjoying learning about…