Hello, We hope you and the children are safe and well. We just wanted to let you know that after the positive feedback from children and parents, we have set the children’s home learning in the same way. You will find, on the home learning section of the website, two new grids: a topic grid…
Whilst we have requested that photos of activities that you complete prior to the day are sent to the school email by Thursday 7th May so that they can be used by the Sentinel, please feel free to also send in any photos of your VE Day celebrations on Friday. We would still love to…
We are excited to announce that the Sentinel have expressed interest in our efforts to deliver a stay-at-home street party for the pupils of Hillside. A reminder that any photos of activities completed will be collated and put up on the website and school app for all to see on the afternoon of Thursday 8th…
Three weeks ago, I wrote a little story to help the kids in my class come to terms with school shutdown. Since then, it’s been read by thousands of families all around the world. Now, I’ve teamed up with incredible illustrator, Rebecca Sampson, to create this marvellous free storybook! Parsley Mimblewood is a home-schooled kid…
Thanks to the children attending Hillside over the last few days, the school is beginning to undergo a small transformation. In preparation for VE Day, there is Union Flag bunting hung up in the corridors, spitfire mobiles dotted around the school and a big VE Day banner in the main foyer. Keep your eye out…
Do we have any budding engineers out there? If you like hands on, creative activities then Whizz, Pop, Bang magazine are running a competition to build a structure using loo rolls or other tubes. There are prizes for the winning structures! Interested? Follow the link below for more details: https://www.whizzpopbang.com/blog/the-whizz-pop-bang-loo-roll-engineering-challenge/
The NHS Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust (mpft) are aware of our plans for a thank you video to mark International Nurse Day and are interested in putting it on their website. They have suggested that some pictures show nurses in cars, in recognition of the community and district nurses and the work that they do.…
Here is the first science challenge enquiry from Miss McCann. Hopefully, you will find it interesting and will be able to involve other members of the family, including children of different ages. There are ideas to extend it further or to simplify it for the younger children. There will be another posted each week, to…
It is International Nurse Day on Tuesday May 12th and we have thought of a way that the Hillside community can come together to celebrate and share our thanks. Undoubtedly, the NHS, including nurses and other healthcare workers have been working incredibly hard during the last few weeks and months. They have had to work…
The following website is offering a plethora of free resources, downloads, stories and apps to support families and children during these unprecedented times. There are helpful guides for mental health, sleep and mindfulness in addition to extra guidance for children who may have specific issues such as ADHD or ASD. The site offers support strategies…