Hillside supports Anti-bullying week

Anti-bullying week has begun with an assembly this morning exploring what bullying is and how to deal with it. The children have loved showing off their odd socks showing support for the ‘All Different, All Equal’ theme of 2017. Anti -bullying will be explored further in classes throughout the week and Years 1-6 are looking […]

Year 5 Poetry

On Friday, year 5 had their first poetry performances of the year. The children learnt a poem off by heart and recited them in class. They were great!

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. […]

Nursery Book Start Library Visit

On Wednesday afternoon our parents and grandparents came into school as the librarian from book start visited us. She read a story about a crocodile and we took a copy of the book home. It was brilliant!

Reception Forest School

Today, Reception have built a Sukkah in the woods yo celebrate the Jewish festival of Sukkot. Here we are eating our fruit inside, just as Jewish people share their meals inside the Sukkah!

Nursery – First Forest Schooling

Today we had our first forest school experience. We began to think about how to dress ourselves, removing our shoes and putting on our wellies. We learned that when we hear the tambourine we have to return to the gathering tree: we practised this in the woods and we were great. Then we all went […]

Remembrance Service

Children from a Hillside have taken part in a Remembrance Service at the Cenotaph in Carmountside this morning. We joined 3 other local schools to read poems, prayers, lay wreaths and take part in a one minute silence. It was a lovely, thought-provoking occasion. The children were fantastic ambassadors for Hillside. Thank you.