Hillside have well and truly celebrated World Book Day in style this year. The effort and creativity that went into thinking of a word and trying to portray it in a costume or outfit was just fantastic. The children loved taking part in the word hunt and learnt so many new words from speaking to […]
Continuing with our wonderful Book Week, the children are showing the Book Jars that they have created in class. The children have thought carefully about the book they have chosen and enjoyed sharing them with their peers. There were some very cryptic clues and the children really had to use their book knowledge to guess […]
As part of Book week, Reception are looking at a number of texts, one being the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The children have enjoyed listening to the story and today have been tasting porridge like Mummy bear makes. We tasted porridge with sugar, honey and salt in. The majority of children preferred […]
A huge well done to Hillside’s Cross Country team for competing in today’s Town meeting. All of the children showed tremendous spirit and determination and we had a number of runners finishing in the top ten. We are now looking forward to the next meeting at Milton in a couple of weeks time, where competitors […]
Crafty Rafts’ was today’s STEM challenge. Children were challenged to build the best raft which could stay afloat and carry the most ‘children’ (marbles) out of a single piece of A4 paper. The final tests were nerve-racking but well done to our winning team, whose raft held fifty four marbles!
Year One have been investigating volume and capacity. They have considered how to order amounts of water, if the containers make a difference and have been trying hard to learn lots of new language relating to full, half, empty, almost, nearly, one quarter and three quarters! It’s been tricky but they’re working hard and will […]
What a wonderful treat to receive during Book Week. The Sun Newspaper and Collins Big Cat Books have teamed up to provide schools with a free box of books. These books have been greatly received and will be included in our reading scheme for the children to enjoy. Our children are so lucky to have […]
Throughout the day, the children have taken part in class book swaps. The children have all brought a book that they have read or no longer want and swapped it in class. This is a fantastic way of recommending books to others and the children are looking forward to reading their new books.