Year One have been finding out more about sacred places today as part of their RE learning. They’ve been investigating artefacts from inside the synagogue, handling special artefacts and thinking about their jobs. They particularly liked the Yad which is a silver pointer used to read the Torah and the menorah which holds candles during […]
The seven-day rate of coronavirus cases in Stoke-on-Trent is now 85 per 100,000 people, for the week 11 June – 17 June 2021. There continues to be a significant increase of cases in the city, increase of 71.7 per cent on the previous seven days. The percentage of people who have had a test and tested positive is 2.5 per […]
Congratulations to the children who received a Headteacher’s Award on Friday. You have all displayed our school values and impressed your class teacher – well done! You are all superstars. 🌟A
At Hillside today we have all been thinking about healthy relationships as part of RSE Day. We have talked about what makes a healthy relationship and our friendships. We used words like kind, caring, smiley, compassionate, respectful, thoughtful and many others! We all talked about how we care for others and others can care for […]
As part of Hillside’s science week, Year Four children have been involved in the STEM project ‘Potterbot’. This project, created specifically for Stoke-on-Trent, and funded by the Science Across the City project, introduced us to thinking about ‘learning machines’ and their uses in our lives and possibilities for our futures. We were also introduced to […]
Thank you so much to the special visitors on Friday that came to share a picnic with their children. We hope you enjoyed the time as much as the children did. We hope you all had a lovely Father’s day and liked your bag of treats 🙂
Throughout the week, Year Five have completed their science enquiry which focused on the design of boats and what shape of boat helped to overcome water resistance most effectively. We designed a range of boats of different shapes and tested them all on our own waterway! Afterwards, we discussed our results and decided which shape […]
Yesterday, Year Six planned an investigation to see the impact of exercise on the human body. After discussing the meaning of ‘impact’, and all of the possible things that could change after exercise, children planned a fair investigation ensuring that they change only one variable. Some pupils measured the impact on heart rate, others measured […]
Year One had to fight the Great Fire of Hillside this week! As part of their Science learning they posed the question, what would be the best material to make a bucket? They tested the materials, used super vocab, made expert predictions and then raced to put out the fire! They found the answer when […]