Historical Discussion in Year Five

This week in our history lesson, we thought carefully about the Vikings raids which took place over Anglo-Saxon England. We mapped crucial events in chronological order and using a line graph decided if the particular action saw them in increase control over prized England!  

Pizza making in Reception

As part of our story The Little Red Hen makes a Pizza, we have made our own muffin pizzas. We talked about what we thought would happen when we put the pizzas in the oven. We thought that the sauce would get hot and the cheese would melt. We chose our own toppings and we […]

Kindness at Hillside Primary

What incredibly kind children we have at Hillside Primary! 🩷 Following on from our random acts assembly, nearly 100 certificates were awarded to children who helped at home, shared compliments with others, tidied up, made people smile, wrote lovely notes or drew pictures, looked after loved ones… the list was endless! We are very proud […]

Year One’s visit to Ford Green Hall

Year One visited Ford Green Hall as part of their learning in History about the Great Fire of London 🔥 They met Samuel Pepys who told them all about the events during the fire, learned about rich and poor people and what they would have worn or eaten and even made a marzipan fruit! They […]

Behind the Scenes at the Theatre Year Five

Following on from watching an engaging live performance of the Wizard of Oz and Year Five enjoyed a magnificent workshop held by the experienced performers. During the workshop, we met all the actors, discussed the science and logistics behind the show and even how the sound and light control work. It was great to see […]

Year Three: C’est mon anniversaire!

As part of the celebration unit, children learnt how to say their birth month and did a survey around the classroom to find out about their classmates’. Bravo les enfants!

Budding scientists in Reception

Following on from our Evil Pea story this week, where Evil Pea froze all of the veggies, we have been exploring ice! We talked about what the ice balloons felt like, what they thought might be inside, and how they think the round shapes were made. The children came up with some fantastic answers and […]

Nursery: Old McDonald had a Farm!

This week we have been reading the story ‘Old McDonald had a Farm’, we all enjoyed singing the song and choosing our own animals to put on his farm, we each drew a picture of our chosen animal and had a go of labelling it too! We’ve also been busy building farmhouses, practising cutting skills […]

Year Two: Fact files in English

Year Two are preparing to write non-chronological reports in English based on crocodiles. Before starting, they went onto the laptops to complete fact files. They collected the facts from their own research and what they already know.

Sorting materials and their properties in Year Five

Last week in our science lesson, we introduced our new learning on materials. The children demonstrated a great understanding of the different materials which exist in the world and their different properties. Their challenge was to sort the materials depending on their different properties. For example, they used magnets and a sieve to effectively separate […]