Reception have really enjoyed their second week of the Gingerbread Man story. This week they have learned to retell the story themselves, written a version of the story, decorated their own gingerbread men and made gingerbread men bird feeders, which we then took up into the woods for the birds. The children are settling back […]
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Nursery’s Fantastic Learning!
This week Nursery have been back up to the woods for the first time since returning to school and they had such an amazing time. The children were very grown up and took the ipads around to take photos of anything they could spot to show that spring was coming. We were very proud of […]
Headteacher’s Awards – Friday 19th March 2021
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. 🌟
Comic Relief 2021
Hillside has been flooded with superheroes (both characters and real life!) and funny faces today to raise a smile and money for Comic Relief! 🦸♀️🤪 Well done to everyone for taking part, thank you in advance for any donations made to such a worthwhile charity and for bringing a smile to each other’s faces in […]
Headteacher’s Awards – Friday 12th March 2021
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. 🌟
Regular Rapid Covid-19 Testing
Please see the following communication from Stoke-on-Trent Local Authority: Regular Rapid Covid-19 Testing As you will be aware, NHS Test and Trace announced earlier last week, that all adults in households with school and college age children without symptoms can now access regular rapid coronavirus (COVID-19) testing. This means you as a parent or guardian […]
Book Cover Competition Results
The results of our book cover competition can finally be revealed… The majority of staff refused to judge the competition as it was just too difficult based on the amazing, truly creative masterpieces that we received so the job had to be delegated to Mrs Bailey and Mrs Dawson. After much deliberation, they decided that […]
Back to School for Year Four
It has been wonderful having everyone in Year Four back where they belong! We have had a super busy week working together again, and as part of British Science Week, we have been involved in a STEM challenge to build the tallest tower, been identifying, classifying and sorting solids, liquids and gases and been observing […]
World Sleep Day 2021
World Sleep Day is officially next Friday, but as that is also Comic Relief, we have decided to celebrate a week early at Hillside, especially after a tiring first week back for many of our children! The children have been learning today about how sleep can help to keep them physically and mentally healthy, alongside […]
Welcome Back Year Three
It’s been fantastic to see all Year Three’s smiles back in school this week. They have settled back in beautifully and have been working so hard already! As part of British Science Week, we have been investigating materials and forces. We explored how some solid materials can change and had a competition to see who […]