**Important** Safeguarding Reminder

A reminder to all that there are measures in place on Field Avenue to keep our children safe. These include zig zag lines immediately outside of the school gates and a single line on the opposite side of the road. During drop off and pick up times these should not be parked on. They should […]

The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch

This week we have been reading ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’. In the story Mrs  Grinling made some disgusting sandwiches to scare the seagulls away from Mr Grinling’s Lunch. We made our own disgusting lunches using the things that we found in the woods.  We then made a zip wire, like in the story to send […]

A special visitor in Year Two

Last week, we were lucky enough to have Izaac’s mum in class with Eli! The children prepared questions to ask based around growth and how Eli has changed from being a newborn to a toddler. A huge thank you to Izaac’s mum for coming in. The children loved it and learnt lots.  

Year 5/6 Futsal Competition

Seven members of our school football team represented Hillside in a Futsal competition at Fenton Manor. The boys battled through some tough games and gave it their all. A special mention goes to Cole who put in a Man of the Match performance. Well done!  

Year One get musical! 

Year One have created their own class band, singing their own rendition of ‘London’s Burning!’ They worked hard to listen to the beat, sing tunefully and even managed to sing it as part of a round which was very tricky to begin! Why not ask them to sing it to you tonight? 🎵

Mental Health Week 2020

Yesterday saw the start of Mental Health Awareness week! The children took part in an assembly about how to ‘find their brave’ and tackle challenges bravely, how to ask for help if they feel they need it and considered how important it is to always be kind to others. They also took part in a […]

Headteacher Award – Friday 31st January 2020

Well done to the children who have been recognised for displaying one of our school values and were awarded with a Headteacher’s certificate in celebration assembly this morning.    

Nursery’s Special Visitors

We had a special visit from two police officers, PCSO Derry and PC Rhodes! They talked to us about their uniform and what their job entails. They let us pass the handcuffs and the baton around- we were surprised at how heavy they were! They took us outside and showed us their police car. We […]

Pizza Week in Reception

Reception are really enjoying this term’s topic of Food. This week we are reading ‘The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza’ and today we walked to the Co-op in Milton to buy ingredients to make our own pizzas. We also did a treasure hunt round the shop where we had to find certain food items, […]