Reception have been learning about the meaning of Remembrance Day. After listening to a Remembrance Day assembly, the children participated in a range of activities to give them a deeper understanding of the event. They investigated a range of artefacts from world war 2, collaged poppies, counted poppies, practised their army manoeuvres through the cargo […]
Huge congratulations to Isabel, Chloe and Grace who were drawn out of the hat this term and received the reading rocket prizes of a book or voucher! 📚 There were more children than ever entered in to the draws this half term and so massive congratulations to every single one of them who read five times a week […]
You may have noticed the addition of these signs on the KS1 playground, one for each of the 4 classes (Nursery, Reception, Y1 and Y2). They are in position to show waiting parents where to stand so that social distancing measures are adhered to and so that bottle necks are avoided at entrance and exit […]
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Throughout the past couple of weeks, children in each class at Hillside have being designing commemorations for Remembrance Day. The children have been creating different styles of poppies, crafts, and crosses to commemorate all those who have been hurt or died in wars past and present. It was an honour to have these creations displayed […]
Year Four have been learning about reasons why the Roman army was so powerful. They found out that they wore strong protective armour, carried effective weapons, were well trained, committed and attacked in well organised formations. Miss McCann, their Centurion, took them out for a training session this afternoon and they all did a very […]
Our judging panel for the Royal Society Book Prize have been busy reviewing books during this this week’s club. They are doing an excellent job so far, in discussing the shortlisted science books and evaluating the different features of them. We look forward to finding out which will be their nominated winner!
Reception have had a lovely time this week learning all about Guy Fawkes and the origin of Bonfire Night. Here the children are reenacting the story of The Gunpowder Plot in the woods, which they loved and found fascinating. As part of this topic, we also discussed the differences between life then and now and […]
This week Nursery are learning about bonfire night, they have been creating sparkly fireworks, making a huge bonfire for our display, using their voices to make different sounds for fireworks and using the instruments and cloths to accompany these to make their own firework finale! The children have also enjoyed a trip into the woods […]
First of all, a huge thank you to you all for wearing face coverings since we have been back. It means a lot to us and helps to keep each other safe. We have been contacted by Motif Marketing and asked to let you know that they have to close from 5pm this evening but […]