Year One’s Toy Topic

Year One started their topic on ‘Toys’ today by bringing in their own toys from home to play with and write about! They loved sharing their toys, talking about the materials they were made from, how old they were and why they liked them! What an interesting selection we had too – wooden dominoes, scary […]

Story and Rhyme Club

We used ‘Sparks in the Sky’, an ebook to inspire our firework pictures! We used handprints to paint a bonfire then adding whizzing and whooshing fireworks to the picture! We also talked about staying safe and taking care around fires and fireworks! Super work! 🎆    

Hillside Poetry Day – Monday 4th November

Monday 4th November, the children will be visited by a very special guest: Matt Windle. Matt is talented in the fields of sport and also writing. Matt is both a poet and professional boxer and delivers workshops and performances across the country. The children will receive an inspirational assembly to begin the school day and […]

Halloween Fun in Reception

Reception had a fantastic last day of the half term. They helped to cut out and design a fantastic pumpkin, went on a fruit and vegetable treasure hunt, then helped to make a yummy vegetable soup made out of nine different vegetables. At the end of the day, we lit our pumpkin and ate our […]

Parents, Teachers and Friends Association PTFA

The PTFA held their AGM this week and we were pleased that they had some new faces. It was decided that Mr Swift will be Chairperson for this academic year (children in Years 2 and 4)  he will be supported by Mrs Jenkins (children in Years 3 and 6) as Vice Chair and Miss Woodward […]

Computing in Year Three

This afternoon, the Year Three children have be thinking about the advantages and disadvantages of different types of communication. They have worked in their groups to create mind maps on the laptops to show their ideas. All of the children are working hard to apply the typing skills they learnt earlier in the year.  

Telling time in Year Three

This morning the Year Three children have impressed Miss Nelson, Mrs Ward and Mrs Daley with their knowledge of telling time. They have been challenged to practise even more over half term.  

Harvest and pizza making in Year Four

Following a super successful Harvest assembly, learning about the travel miles of a pizza, Year Four thought it only right to make their own pizzas, and what a success they were! Yum!