On Friday, we had a wonderful day visiting Gladstone Pottery Museum learning about pottery and why our city is so important! We watched pottery being made, and even went inside a bottle kiln! In the afternoon, we had the opportunity to make our own clay mask which we’ll bring home when they’re dry and decorated! […]
Hillside have loved wishing a very special person- Mr Gilman- a happy 80th birthday today. He was brought to school for a surprise birthday lunch with the children and his family. They enjoyed singing happy birthday to him and he was inundated with high fives, cuddles and well wishes from his friends. We hope that he has […]
Year One enjoyed a drizzly day at Peak Wildlife Park yesterday! They learned about the mob of meerkats, stroked the Kune Kune pigs and walked amongst the penguins! The children have now added facts to their assembly and can’t wait to share their performance on Thursday! (Their lines have been sent home to practise over […]
Congratulations to the children who have been recognised for their excellent work last week and shared it in celebration assembly this morning. Keep it up!
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.
Our Book Bench is finally finished. We are sure you will agree, It looks absolutely incredible! We are so thankful to the adults and children who have created the bench. This project wouldn’t have been possible without the support from the Sentinel Football Charity and Hillside PTFA who donated the money to buy the bench; […]
A huge thank you to everyone who ‘blinged’ their bike or scooter on Wednesday! There were some fantastic creations. The winners were: Nursery – all 4 entries Reception – Isaac Year 1 – Jack L Year 2 – Grace D Key Stage 2 – Jessica (Year 3) Winners prizes will be awarded today and everyone […]
Who says that punctuation and grammar has to be boring? Year 6 went on a hunt through school, answering questions about punctuation and grammar rules. The children enjoyed the task and are looking forwards to similar lessons that allow them to revise all the rules that they have been taught.
The children in Year One have been learning about the Christian celebration of Easter. They have learned the story of Jesus riding in to town, his betrayal and how he rose again! They used artistic collage to create scenes for Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday and have worked with Mrs Green […]
Mrs Rushton led an assembly today as it is World Autism Awareness Week! She talked to the children about autism and how many people experience the world differently, and talked about how it’s okay to be different! We learned about how different sensory experiences – like loud noises or strong smells – can affect people […]