Year One have been to visit Samuel Pepys at Ford Green Hall. They extended their historical knowledge by learning first-hand what it would have been like in London during the fire, they also found out about foods that would have been eaten in 1666 (when they had no fridges but better teeth due to less […]
Year One have been creating artistic painting masterpieces based on the work of Jan Griffier. They studied his work and found out that he was alive during the Great Fire of London! 🔥 They have then created their own artwork in the style of Griffier, creating a dark wash for the city sky background and […]
In English, Year Three have been using different drama techniques to gain an understanding of what our characters were thinking and feeling during the events in ‘The Egyptian Pyramids’. They created freeze frames of their characters in a given event and then they used thought tracking to share their characters feelings in the moment.
Wow Hillside! Look at all of our super children, dressed as superheroes or wearing something that makes them feel super to raise money for others! 🦸♂️ What a variety of outfits we have – from comic book heroes, to real life heroes to swimming fanatics to comfy clobber wearers! 🥽 Thank you for dressing up, […]
Year Two have been reading the story ‘Jack and The Beanstalk’. This week, they showed their understanding of the story by unjumbling a set of words to create sentences with conjunctions. They explored the high-level vocabulary used in the sentences – super team work!
Year One have been working with Mr Hall this week on their singing skills. They have begun to practise for their Easter performance at the church with the rest of the school and want their singing to be perfectly tuned! They considered the Easter story, added actions to the songs and began to learn the […]
Year Two were sent a letter from a school in Zambia asking for help with designing a shelter to keep them safe from The Enormous Crocodile. The children explored shelters in the school grounds, practised the skills of joining and then built a model shelter, showing excellent teamwork. They tested them out and made changes […]
On World Book Day, Year Three learned a dance to ‘A Day for the Cat in the Hat’ from ‘Suessical the Musical’. They really enjoyed themselves and were definitely born to perform!
Year One have been coding this week using ‘Scratch’ to move a sprite (cat) around the screen! They listened and practised so well then created their own algorithm jigsaws (instructions) for the cat to follow. They had cats jumping on the bed, walking into the sea and finding different animals! Amazing. They also used secondary […]
This week Year Three have been thinking like historians, asking questions and drawing conclusions about life in Ancient Egypt. They used pictures created to show what life was like using different sources of evidence. They asked some very interesting questions, spotted lots of clues and used their existing knowledge to understand further. Well done Year […]