Goldilocks and the Three Bears

As part of Book week, Reception are looking at a number of texts, one being the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The children have enjoyed listening to the story and today have been tasting porridge like Mummy bear makes. We tasted porridge with sugar, honey and salt in. The majority of children preferred […]

Cross Country

A huge well done to Hillside’s Cross Country team for competing in today’s Town meeting. All of the children showed tremendous spirit and  determination and we had a number of runners finishing in the top ten.  We are now looking forward to the next meeting at Milton in a couple of weeks time, where competitors […]

STEM Club

Crafty Rafts’ was today’s STEM challenge. Children were challenged to build the best raft which could stay afloat and carry the most ‘children’ (marbles) out of a single piece of A4 paper. The final tests were nerve-racking but well done to our winning team, whose raft held fifty four marbles!  

Year One’s Water Work!

Year One have been investigating volume and capacity. They have considered how to order amounts of water, if the containers make a difference and have been trying hard to learn lots of new language relating to full, half, empty, almost, nearly, one quarter and three quarters! It’s been tricky but they’re working hard and will […]

Free Books from The Sun and Collins

What a wonderful treat to receive during Book Week. The Sun Newspaper and Collins Big Cat Books have teamed up to provide schools with a free box of books. These books have been greatly received and will be included in our reading scheme for the children to enjoy. Our children are so lucky to have […]

Book Swap

Throughout the day, the children have taken part in class book swaps. The children have all brought a book that they have read or no longer want and swapped it in class. This is a fantastic way of recommending books to others and the children are looking forward to reading their new books.  

Hillside Dance Group

Our Hillside dance group performed at the Victoria Hall in front of hundreds of spectators on Tuesday night and to say we are proud of them is an understatement. They used the medium of music to depict a scene from one of their favourite texts: Gangsta Granny. They danced with amazing energy, confidence and synchronisation […]

Book Week Fun in Nursery

Nursery have enjoyed sharing the picture book ‘Journey’, as part of book week. Today, we had great fun making papier mache hot air balloons, which is one of the ways the little girl travels, on her journey. Ask your child, how they would like to travel?    

Mystery Reader in Year Four

Mr Such surprised Year Four this afternoon as our mystery reader. He shared one of his favourite stories, ‘Weirdo’ with us. All the children listened attentively and enjoyed the story. If any parents, grandparents, aunts or uncles would like to come into Year Four as one of our mystery readers, please speak to Miss McCann, […]