Year One and Two have arrived at the cinema and are very excited about the screening of ‘Luis and the Aliens’ which is about to start! They all have snacks and drinks and are comfy in their seats 💺 This will help them to explore their feelings when they meet people who are different to […]
Reception have been learning about Bonfire Night this week. They have been busy making junk model fireworks, creating a firework poem, making chocolate sparklers, and today they re-enacted the story of Guy Fawkes. We also built a bonfire in the woods and then sang a bonfire song. What a busy week!
The Reading Rocket for this half term began on Monday 4th November and will run for the next seven weeks, ending on Sunday 22nd December. We hope the children will be encouraged to read five times per week and develop the habit of reading widely and often. We would like to take this opportunity to […]
The new Year Six Book Club started today and the children are reading The Nowhere Emporium by Ross Mackenzie. There are some familiar faces who have returned to the club but also some new members. The children have had a wonderful first session looking at the front cover, blurb and discussing the first four chapters. […]
As you may already be aware Hillside Primary School will be used for the forthcoming General Election on Thursday 12th December. This enforced closure is completely out of our control and will mean that the school will be shut for pupils. Events and activities that were planned for this day have needed to be rearranged. […]
In the coming weeks, the children of Hillside have been invited to take part in an exciting project. More details will follow. This is a plea, however for pine cones. If you or any friends/ family have any pine cones spare please could they be brought into school for us to use. Thank you in […]
Year One have been learning and reciting their own poetry! They have created rhyming verses about the different seasons and then performed as a class verses about Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. They were confident performers and their science and geography learning shone through! Well done! 🍂
The eSafety Leaders have been checking out Interlands which is a website containing online safety games. They have really enjoyed and learnt about being kind online and not believing everything they see online.
Year Six have arrived at Blist’s Hill Victorian village. The class have been split into three groups and have so far visited the bank, pharmacy and grocers. Many have already expressed their excitement at the chippy lunch they will be having later.
The whole school had a wonderful first day back yesterday due to their inspirational visit from the poet, Matt Windle. Matt led a whole school assembly that showed his talents of creating poetry from random words the children gave to him. Throughout the day, Matt focused on the poetry genre of each class (Y2-Y6) and […]