Year Six have been looking at the floral patterns of William Morris’ motifs this term. To support their perceptual understanding of the floral designs, children have practised drawing from observation, using close analysis to draw ‘what they see, not what they think they see’.
This week we have read the story ‘A Day To Remember’ to support our learning about Remembrance Day. We have found out all about why we wear a poppy and what the poppy represents. We have talked about the roles of the soldiers and how brave they are. We have enjoyed dressing up, role playing […]
This afternoon, Reception recreated the story of Rama and Sita exploring in the woods. They had a fantastic time and even made up their own Diwali song, accompanied by a range of musical instruments. Fantastic Reception.
During this half term, Year Five have been getting to grips with using the rowing machines. We have been working very hard on our technique and are looking forward to challenging ourselves in the coming weeks by increasing the length and pace of our rowing.
Hillside have remembered those injured or lost in wars both past and present. All children have held a thoughtful two minutes of reflection and carefully listened to an assembly within their classes. Year Five and Year Six also had a Remembrance Service kindly delivered by Mr Such where they observed flags and wreaths being placed […]
This week, the children have started their English unit all about non-chronological reports. They enjoyed reading a range of reports all about the Romans and learnt some interesting new facts. Why not ask your child what new facts they have learnt? Over the next couple of weeks, we will be continuing to look at the […]
Children have been both holiday planners and interior designers this week. Using mathematical concepts to work within a budget, children have demonstrated good economical awareness by calculating total cost and underspend/overspend.
This week the children have been learning all about different values. We thought carefully about our own values and discussed them amongst the class. Also, we considered the values which a Christian person might have and where these could be seen in the Bible.
Year One loved bringing in their own toys today to start their new topic – Toys! They considered where their toys were from, what they were made of and told us all about why they liked them. There was a fab range of toys from dolls to cars to dinos! 🦖 We also began to […]
On Monday, the whole school explored the big story of the bible. Following an introductory assembly by Mrs Ashton, each class took one of the key concepts to investigate in more detail. The concepts being Creation, Fall, People of God, Incarnation, Gospel, Salvation, Kingdom of God. The children were fascinated and enjoyed the wide range […]