What a brilliant few final weeks we’ve had at craft club! We’ve created under the sea sharks and fish using celery after reading about Tiddler and his tales, designed our own way to retell the Bear Hunt story and made a split pin bear, as well as finishing with a winter themed robin for our…
Ho ho ho Hillside Elves! I was thrilled to hear you’d all been set an exciting task this week for my dear friend, Santa, and that I was mentioned in the special scrolls! Although I am not in your classrooms every day, I have been keeping an eye on all of you all the time…
Hello Hillside Elves! Snowflake here again and what an adventure I’ve had this week! I was spotted hanging my washing in Year Three – how embarrassing – but then I soon recovered myself and spent Tuesday ruling the school! Do you know, I was very relaxed (and very warm as the heater was on full…
Hello Super Stars of Hillside! What an elf-tastic few days I have settling back in to school! Did you know I’ve been scoffing in Nursery and fishing in Year One this week?! I didn’t catch Mr Miyagi the fish though – he’s a whopper! You may also have seen me hanging around in the dining…
Year One have been practising their artistic skills, studying the artist Peter Blake’s ‘The Toy Shop’ and imitating his style. They began by studying his work together and then practised their sketching and shading skills. They then considered how toys have changed and began to create their toy shop window, using their own modern day…
Hello Hillside! It’s a special day today – yes I have arrived (and I am relaxing in your beautifully decorated tree – love the baubles!), but it also the start of Advent! 24 sleeps until Christmas Day! I know it has been a tough year, but you have done so well and have worked so…
Year One have made their own old-fashioned toy this week – a cup and ball! The aim of the game is to swing the foil ball up and in to your cup in the least amount of tries and we worked hard, practising to perfect our techniques! We had a competition to see who could…
Year have been learning how to play old fashioned games. They’ve played ‘In and Out the Dusty Bluebells’, ‘Farmer, farmer…’ and ‘Stuck in the Mud’ and loved racing and chasing, freeing their friends and being the master! Why not ask them to teach you one to play at home this weekend? They will be finding…
We’ve had a few more brilliant weeks crafting as part of Year One’s club! 🖼 We’ve made fireworks that popped, dragons with scales like Zog and lots of Dr Seuss snacks with an Oreo and sweetie hat! We are really enjoying exploring lots of different stories and some that we already know too and we’re…
On Thursday, Year Two’s afternoon was disrupted by a letter that came all the way from Zambia! The children there are having problems with the Enormous Crocodile and have asked Year Two to design, make and evaluate a shelter to help keep them safe. Year two were glad to help and set to work investigating…