Year Four were asking some excellent questions to our visitors during careers afternoon. They were asking how they had got their job, any challenges they had faced over time and how the work they did made a difference for others, to name but a few. It also gave the children the opportunity to broaden their […]
As part of National Careers Week we held a careers fair, this was a huge success with lots of careers talk taking place throughout the school. In the hall the children had the opportunity to talk to workers from Catch22, the NHS, Stoke on Trent City Council, Keele University, Bet365, Staffordshire Police and Asda. They thought […]
This week, we have finished our creatures that we started for World Book Week, we created our own creature and painted it. We then used our creature to tell a story about the adventures the creature went on. We had some great imaginative stories!
This week Reception have been reading the lovely story of Handa’s Surprise. The story is about a little girl who lives in a rural village in Kenya, Africa. After reading the story, we found Kenya on our world map, then discussed the similarities and differences between Handa’s homelife and ours.
As part of our DT learning on culture and seasonality, this week we have made and evaluated our own winter vegetable soups. We carefully practised different forms of peeling and cutting safely to prepare our soup. Also, we tasted and evaluated our creations.
Year One have continued their artwork linked to the fire of London this week. They used poster paint to add houses then used their collage skills to add flames! They will share their work in a gallery, commenting on what they like, how they could improve their painting and considering if their houses are truly […]
Due to heavy snow fall overnight, the condition of Field Avenue and surrounding roads, the continuing snowfall forecast for the morning, we have taken the decision, for health and safety reasons to close Hillside today. The decision has been made for the safety of parents, our children and staff.
Year Three have been busy understanding perimeters by using concrete and pictorial resources. They even measured their own tables.
We have read ‘Where the wild things are’ this week and were very excited about Max‘s going on an adventure on a boat. Nursery were set a challenge to build a boat to take them on an adventure, they could use paper, kitchen foil or Lego to build their boat and had to think carefully […]
We have once again immersed the children in a week of exciting book themed activities to promote a love of reading. The children began the week with a Booknic. The children brought in blankets and cushions and enjoyed sharing and recommending books with their peers as they tucked into their picnic lunch. It was a […]