Reception have had lots of fun for Children in Need today. We have made Pudsey biscuits, masks, play dough, colourings and paintings. Daisy also shared her Pudsey pledge with us, she completed 5 cartwheels for children in Need! She was fantastic and we are all so proud of her.
Today the children have been learning about Remembrance Day, while we were in the woods we thought about how the soldiers had to hide to keep themselves safe. We looked for good hiding places and had a game of hide and seek. We then built a shelter for the soldiers and practiced carrying sticks/ branches…
We feel very honoured that the beautiful, thoughtful display that the children of Hillside helped to create at Milton Church inspired a member of our community to write the following poem: REMEMBRANCE The globe, that is Earth, spins on its axis Wars, raids, attacks come and go. Today’s allies are yesterday’s enemies, Remembrance cloaks our…
Throughout the past couple of weeks, children in each class at Hillside have being designing commemorations for Remembrance Day. The children have been creating different styles of poppies, crafts, and crosses to commemorate all those who have been hurt or died in wars past and present. It was an honour to have these creations displayed…
Reception have had a lovely time this week learning all about Guy Fawkes and the origin of Bonfire Night. Here the children are reenacting the story of The Gunpowder Plot in the woods, which they loved and found fascinating. As part of this topic, we also discussed the differences between life then and now and…
Thank you to all of the children (and parents!) who took part in our Autumn competition! Here are the deserved winners from each year group, who created amazing designs using paint, crayons, collage and excellent art skills! Well done to every one who entered – we were blown away by your awesome designs! Thank you…
Year Six are enjoying an afternoon of watching ‘Cloudy with a chance of meatballs’ with a goodie bag of sweets and drinks for the penultimate activity of their well-deserved treat day. They have already spent the day on computers, doing craft activities and watching DVDs. They will wrap the day up this afternoon doing ‘social…
Thank you to all of the children and adults who donated to our Hello Yellow Fundraiser last week. We raised a grand total of… drumroll… £224! An incredible amount! Thank you for helping to make a difference, for proving that teamwork makes the dream work and for being kind! You are all mental health heroes! ✨💛😊
In Art this term, we are looking at the work of Nick Gustafson. This week, we’ve been creating leaf designs inspired by his rainforest art.
What a wonderfully bright and sunny end to the week we have had at Hillside with our Hello Yellow celebrations! The children all look amazing in their yellow clothes and have enjoyed taking part in challenges, telling jokes and making each other smile! The children throughout the school have taken part in different activities in…