Reception have really enjoyed their second week of the Gingerbread Man story. This week they have learned to retell the story themselves, written a version of the story, decorated their own gingerbread men and made gingerbread men bird feeders, which we then took up into the woods for the birds. The children are settling back…
This week Nursery have been back up to the woods for the first time since returning to school and they had such an amazing time. The children were very grown up and took the ipads around to take photos of anything they could spot to show that spring was coming. We were very proud of…
Congratulations to the children who received a Headteacher’s Award today. You have all displayed our school values and impressed your class teacher – well done! You are all superstars. 🌟
Hillside has been flooded with superheroes (both characters and real life!) and funny faces today to raise a smile and money for Comic Relief! 🦸♀️🤪 Well done to everyone for taking part, thank you in advance for any donations made to such a worthwhile charity and for bringing a smile to each other’s faces in…
Congratulations to the children who received a Headteacher’s Award on Friday. You have all displayed our school values and impressed your class teacher – well done! You are all superstars. 🌟
World Sleep Day is officially next Friday, but as that is also Comic Relief, we have decided to celebrate a week early at Hillside, especially after a tiring first week back for many of our children! The children have been learning today about how sleep can help to keep them physically and mentally healthy, alongside…
It’s been fantastic to see all Year Three’s smiles back in school this week. They have settled back in beautifully and have been working so hard already! As part of British Science Week, we have been investigating materials and forces. We explored how some solid materials can change and had a competition to see who…
As part of British Science Week, Nursery have been learning about the importance of washing our hands to get rid of the nasty germs. We talked about how important it is to use soap when washing our hands and then used pepper (as the germs) and investigated what happened when we don’t use soap and…
Reception have had a very exciting return to school. On Monday, we started a new story, the Gingerbread Man. As part of our activities, we investigated what would happen if the Gingerbread man fell into a variety of different liquids. We experimented with water, coke, vinegar and oil. Straight away, the Gingerbread man in the…
It’s been one month since Safer Internet Day. Thank you to all those children who sent in a Be SMART poster or created one in school. It’s great to see so many children at Hillside know how to stay safe when using the internet.