Fancy getting out and enjoying nature during the Christmas holidays? 12 Days Wild is Staffordshire Wildlife Trust’s mini Christmas challenge, encouraging you to do one wild thing a day from the 25th December to the 5th January. In those weird days between Christmas and New Year, winter wildlife is just waiting to be explored! Your wild acts could be little things to help nature –…
Reception and Nursery had a very special visitor, Splash, an American Miniature pony. She came, along with a letter from Santa explaining that she was checking up on the children before Christmas. The children were enthralled and all took turns giving Splash a stroke and whispering their Christmas wish into her ear.
Did you know …… just registering your child for Free School Meals means that the school benefits from extra money? A government initiative provides all children in classes Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 with a free school meal. All other classes will pay the current rate charged for school meals unless they qualify for…
Thursday’s contest was very close, with the girls achieving 239 points and the boys 360. Yesterday’s result put the boys ahead on points, however, when they scored 1012 points to the girl’s 400, this averages out at 80 points per boy and 49 points per girl. This average means the boys take the crown as…
Don’t forget to log on to TT Rock Stars today and do your bit to help your team out. It’s boys vs girls again and it’s currently very close! The winners of both Friday’s and today’s competition will be announced later on. Good luck!
Please note that due to classes self-isolating we have postponed our Winter Wonderland filming to Thursday. Children will only require their coats, scarves and gloves and are invited to bring in something festive to wear on their heads or in their hair.
The nursery children are enjoying their new Winter Wonderland role play, sharing Christmas stories in their teepee and exploring the Arctic animals tuff tray all under the twinkling fairy lights!
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. 🌟
Hello Super Stars of Hillside! What an elf-tastic few days I have settling back in to school! Did you know I’ve been scoffing in Nursery and fishing in Year One this week?! I didn’t catch Mr Miyagi the fish though – he’s a whopper! You may also have seen me hanging around in the dining…
A reminder to all parents that the yellow zig-zag lines outside our school indicate the length of road where stopping or waiting is strictly prohibited. If you park on these clearly marked, yellow zig zag lines you are putting the safety of our children and their families at risk. Cars should not be parked on the zig zag…