Royal Society Science Book Awards Ceremony

Our judging panel watched the live awards ceremony this afternoon to see which book has been voted to be the overall winner. The result…Planetarium! Although our votes went to The Bacteria Book, Planetarium was our second choice. I would like to thank all the judges for their hard work and commitment they have given to […]

Year Three Showcase

Thank you to all of the adults who came in for the Year Three showcase. We hope you have learnt lots about South America and enjoyed having a go at writing your own Limerick. You all did a fantastic job during the quiz. Well done to the winning team ‘The Three Musketeers’.  

Reception Role Play

The Hillside Post Office is now open for business in the Reception classroom. The children have been learning to write letters, wrap packages for posting, weighing a variety of parcels and even completing their car tax forms. We are expecting lots of creative language and acting over the next few weeks.

Reading Rocket

Well done to our two winners of the Reading Rocket: Olivia (KS2) and Finley (KS1). As you can see from their smiles, they are delighted with their Flipout vouchers. Well done to all of the 81 children who read five times per week. We are incredibly proud of your achievement and hope that even more […]

Mystery Reader Reception

A big thank you to Grace’s mum and her little sister May who came in to be our mystery readers. Grace’s mum read ‘Hansel and Gretel’ which Grace says is her favourite book. The children listened so attentively and were able to recall the story at the end and even rated the story a 10/10! […]

Year One’s Mystery Reader

Thank you to Archie’s Mummy who came in to school to read to us today! We loved hearing the story about Lift Off and all of the animals flying in to space and we all wanted to tell you our favourite part of the book! Thank you! 🚀

Reception Forest School

Reception have been learning about Bonfire Night this week. They have been busy making junk model fireworks, creating a firework poem, making chocolate sparklers, and today they re-enacted the story of Guy Fawkes. We also built a bonfire in the woods and then sang a bonfire song.  What a busy week!    

Reading Rocket

The Reading Rocket for this half term began on Monday 4th November and will run for the next seven weeks, ending on Sunday 22nd December. We hope the children will be encouraged to read five times per week and develop the habit of reading widely and often. We would like to take this opportunity to […]

Book Club: Year Six

The new Year Six Book Club started today and the children are reading The Nowhere Emporium by Ross Mackenzie. There are some familiar faces who have returned to the club but also some new members. The children have had a wonderful first session looking at the front cover, blurb and discussing the first four chapters. […]

Year One’s Seasonal Poetry

Year One have been learning and reciting their own poetry! They have created rhyming verses about the different seasons and then performed as a class verses about Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. They were confident performers and their science and geography learning shone through! Well done! 🍂