The whole school had a wonderful first day back yesterday due to their inspirational visit from the poet, Matt Windle. Matt led a whole school assembly that showed his talents of creating poetry from random words the children gave to him. Throughout the day, Matt focused on the poetry genre of each class (Y2-Y6) and […]
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 […]
Thank you to Mr Edwards and the coaches from Excel who came in to school for the multi skills festival with Key Stage One today and our sports leaders who lent a hand. We loved getting active, practising team games and skills and even managed to follow silent instructions! Well done everyone! 🎾
The Hillside Football team have played their second set of fixtures against Abbey Hulton, who they drew 1-1 with, and against Milton, who they lost 3-0 to. There were a lot of positives to take from both games and Hillside will continue to build and improve.
A big well done to the children who took part in the Sports4All Festival today at Excel Academy. The children tried a range of sports including Boccia, Goalball, New age Curling, sitting volleyball, Athletics and Badminton. They had a fantastic time and were a credit to the school. Well done!
Paul Sturgess, the world’s tallest basketball player, has finished his visit to Hillside. He has inspired pupils to believe that each person can use their differences as an advantage and be successful if they’re prepared to work hard. He has delivered basketball workshops throughout the day and had photos with children. Here’s one of the […]
Paul Sturgess, Britain’s tallest man, has visited Hillside today and shared his inspirational story. He talked about how having a growth mindset has helped him use his differences to drive him throughout his career as the world’s tallest basketball player and actor in a number of films, including Doctor Who, Fantastic Beasts and Avatar 2. […]