Year 5/6 Futsal Competition

Seven members of our school football team represented Hillside in a Futsal competition at Fenton Manor. The boys battled through some tough games and gave it their all. A special mention goes to Cole who put in a Man of the Match performance. Well done!  

Year One get musical! 

Year One have created their own class band, singing their own rendition of ‘London’s Burning!’ They worked hard to listen to the beat, sing tunefully and even managed to sing it as part of a round which was very tricky to begin! Why not ask them to sing it to you tonight? 🎵

Mental Health Week 2020

Yesterday saw the start of Mental Health Awareness week! The children took part in an assembly about how to ‘find their brave’ and tackle challenges bravely, how to ask for help if they feel they need it and considered how important it is to always be kind to others. They also took part in a […]

Headteacher Award – Friday 31st January 2020

Well done to the children who have been recognised for displaying one of our school values and were awarded with a Headteacher’s certificate in celebration assembly this morning.    

Nursery’s Special Visitors

We had a special visit from two police officers, PCSO Derry and PC Rhodes! They talked to us about their uniform and what their job entails. They let us pass the handcuffs and the baton around- we were surprised at how heavy they were! They took us outside and showed us their police car. We […]

Pizza Week in Reception

Reception are really enjoying this term’s topic of Food. This week we are reading ‘The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza’ and today we walked to the Co-op in Milton to buy ingredients to make our own pizzas. We also did a treasure hunt round the shop where we had to find certain food items, […]

Practical maths in Year Four

Year Four are busy using cubes to investigate the perimeter of shapes. How many different perimeters can they make from 8 cubes? How many different shapes can they make with a perimeter of 12? A super practical investigation!  

Change4Life Club

Our new Change4life club started today with Dan from ASM. The Year 3, 4 and 5 pupils are participating in a range of team building exercises. The club’s focus is learning how  to lead a healthy lifestyle through diet and exercise.  

Year One’s Fire Learning Continues

Year One have been computer wizards, finding out even more about the Great Fire of London through an amazing factual game! They had to help stop fires, pull down houses and work out how we know so much about the fire. They’ve also started to learn about Vlad the flea in English who survived the […]