Year One have finished off their science learning with a search for signs of summer in the school woods! They’ve found rabbit holes, new flowers, berries, beech nuts and lots of greenery! We talked about how different it looked during the other seasons and compared our class photo. Super observing and discovering Year One!  

A big well done and thank you to the Y3 Book Club members. Our final session took place this morning where we discussed the happy ending of ‘A moon girl stole my friend’ and enjoyed some sweet treats.

Yesterday, Year  5 received a special visit from Matt who works in Stoke on Trent Waste Department. He visited the children in response to the letters they wrote during Hillside’s Environment Day. On this day, the children were tasked with writing a persuasive letter about the need for recycling bins in school and their concerns […]

A huge well done to Hillside Singing Stars who took part in a concert at the Mitchell Memorial Centre earlier this week. It was a very entertaining concert with amazing singing from all involved. The audience loved it and it was obvious that the children loved performing too. What stars! A special thank you to […]

Year 5 have been using pastels to create some rainforest art pictures. We thought the ideal place for this work would be in the shaded willow domes!  

Bonjour! Year 5 have been working today, running their French market. Every class had the opportunity to visit the French market to practise their French speaking when greeting each other, asking for items and saying ‘good bye’ and ‘thank you’. We were very impressed with the effort that everyone has put into the day to […]

French day at Hillside has been Fantastique! The children have enjoyed taking part in a range of activities including making Crêpes and French show and tell. The items brought in for show and tell have been interesting and it has been lovely seeing the children so engaged in their French learning. Why not ask you children […]

Year One have enjoyed learning about their brilliant brains! They found out that their brain has three special parts and they have to keep the tiny reptilian brain happy in order for it to work well. They also learned about the right and left side and know that they need to use both sides and […]