As you know we are still in the process of renovating our amazing school bus. Our next challenge is to install some lighting and heating on there. Have we got any businesses in our school community who can help us out? If so, please get in touch either via phone: 01782-235350 or via email: office@hillsideprimary.org.uk […]
We have received our donated prized for our Easter themed ‘design an egg’ competition. Thank you to Morrisons Community Champions for such a kind donation. If your child hasn’t submitted their entry yet, don’t worry they have a few more days to be creative and to bring in their entry.
This week, Reception have been immersing themselves in the story of The Three Little Pigs. The children are loving our new story and one of their favourite activities has been exploring building using a variety of materials in the classroom and also in the woods. There have been many cross-curricular links in this story including […]
Year One have been practising their explanations this week, linked to their Science work on growing plants 🌱 They used team work to act out the plant life cycle, planted their own seeds and will be writing an explanation about how seeds grow this week during their English non-fiction writing. We can’t to wait to […]
For our science topic, Evolution and Inheritance, children have investigated whether a human’s height determines the size of other body features. First of all, we planned out the experiment, considering what we would change and what we would keep the same in order to make the test fair. We then made a prediction about what […]
Year Three have completed some more amazing science work this week. They have been investigating magnetic materials to help design a new magnetic toy car. They have been observing closely and have planned a fantastic investigation. Well done Year Three!
Today, the children at Hillside have celebrated World Water Day with Severn Trent. The children took part in a live-streamed assembly where they learnt about the journey water takes at Severn Trent and as part of the water cycle.
In Year Two, we have started to read a new text: Jack and the Beanstalk. The children spent the first week reading and exploring the story. One of these ways was through hot seating. Seven children were brave enough to come to the front to answer questions in character. Super work!
Today we have bid farewell to Mr Gilman, who has worked at Hillside for over 13 years. He was showered with cards, gifts and well wishes from the staff and the children. We thank him for his service and wish him a well deserved rest, spending time with his family.