Year Three have had so much fun during Number Day. They have been working as teams to go on a number scavenger hunt and to solve the mystery of the missing glue sticks. They have learned about how numbers were recorded in the Stone Age and have taken on the role of travel agents to […]
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 […]
Reception have had a lovely first week back, learning about some very special days. On Thursday, we learned all about Earth day and what we could do to help to restore our planet. The children came up with some fantastic ideas such as picking up litter and recycling it. We also learned about what we […]
Year Six are making the most of the lovely weather by doing science outside today. Uncovering the bones to a mysterious animal bit by bit, they must act as a paleontologist to analyse what they uncover, piece bones together, make predictions about what the creature is and justify their predictions to their peers.
Today, the children at Hillside have celebrated World Water Day with Severn Trent. The children took part in a live-streamed assembly where they learnt about the journey water takes at Severn Trent and as part of the water cycle.
On World Book Day, Year Four were very fortunate to be able to ‘meet’ Dr Lynne Bianchi, the author of Smart Pickings book, for a question and answer session. Lynne told us all about her early life, how she trained to be a primary teacher and how she now works at Manchester University, working to […]
A little bit of a different one today, but just as important! This career could be for those of you that are good with technology and enjoy working with machines!
Are you amazing at spelling? Are you able to use punctuation in different ways? The proof reader works with the author checking for any mistakes. This is such an important job to make the book the best it can be before it goes on sale.
Do you have fantastic drawing skills? Have you ever wondered where they could be used? An illustrator could be the perfect career for you, allowing your imagination and drawing skills work together to create images for different books. Next time you read a book pay attention to all of the images and notice the work […]
Do you have a great imagination? Do you love writing stories? This could be the career for you!