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 🌟
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Important Message
Dear Hillside parents and families, As you will be aware covid cases are rising again nationally and although we remain a ‘medium’ risk area we are continuously reviewing our our practice and procedure to ensure that we are as covid- secure as we possibly can be. It has been noticed/ brought to our attention that […]
Volcanoes and Earthquakes Year Five
Year Five have continued their amazing start to the year. Here they are working on their geography topic, volcanoes and Earthquakes. The children were confident at identifying three different layers of the Earth’s surface and begun to look at the impact tectonic activity can have.
Nursery’s Week
Over the last week, Nursery have been thinking all about pets and what they would choose, if they could choose ANY PET! We had some fantastic ideas – dragons, unicorns, swordfish! The children have all been creative and made a pet to go on our window too. On Friday afternoon we went into the woods […]
Head Lice
We know that this is a difficult problem but as a school we need everyone to be extra vigilant regarding head lice. Please check your child’s hair. If you notice any eggs or lice in your child’s hair then please treat the lice immediately. You should check your children’s hair regularly, ideally once a week. […]
Hello Yellow!
What a wonderfully bright and sunny end to the week we have had at Hillside with our Hello Yellow celebrations! The children all look amazing in their yellow clothes and have enjoyed taking part in challenges, telling jokes and making each other smile! The children throughout the school have taken part in different activities in […]
Year Three French
Year Three are enjoying their French lessons. They have been learning how to greet somebody and tell someone their name and age in French. Miss Hayward is very impressed with their French accents!
Yoga and Mindfulness
Reception have been channeling their inner zen by performing a wide range of yoga poses alongside some mindfulness colouring. The children are loving these weekly sessions and here you can see them practising the warrior and boat positions.
Year Six’s Victorian geography
Year Six are extending their learning about the Victorians this afternoon by using geography. They are using a map of Stoke-on-Trent from 1890 and identifying different areas on it by their six-figure grid references.
Judaism in Year One
Year One have been learning about Judaism as part of their RE lesson on belonging. They spent time studying different Jewish items, playing Kim’s Memory Game, drawing the symbols and then learned about Shabbat, the meal enjoyed before the Jewish day of rest on the Sabbath. They used clay to create their own symbols too […]