Every week, teachers identify 2 outstanding pupils in their class who have had a fantastic week either academically or socially or both! These pupils are entered into the Golden Book and are announced during our Friday morning celebration assembly. Our fabulous winners in the infants receive a
certificate in assembly and parents of the 'golden' children in the juniors receive a letter home, informing parents of their child's fantastic achievement.

Congratulations to our winners:

Reception - Gypsy-May, Jack, Sydney, Misha, Dami, Louise.
Y1 -  Jahilson, Riley, Ayden, Rosie, George, Shakiem.
Y2 -  Oliver, Freddie, Charlie, Jessie, Zack, Fiza.
Y3 -  Archie, Radiyah, Ava-Mai, Harry, Ruzaynah, Leila.
Y4 - Adrian, Nicole, Aine, Jayden, Bobby, Amelia.
Y5 - Loredana, Eva, Marilia, Peggy-Lee, Klaudia, Billy.
Y6 - Zayn, Luis, Oliver, Charlie, Issa, Connie.

Minecraft Club

Hilldene’s Minecraft Club quick-build winner has made it into this week’s top 20 on the Milittlepad website. Please vote for Sharon’s Medusa entry and help Hilldene climb the leaderboard. We are currently 16th out of 175 schools.

Year 2 - Spanish

This half term, children in year 2 have been learning the names of various animals in Spanish and have started building sentences using “I have”. They have made their own animal masks and perform their sentences.

Music and Science

This week we were visited by the team from Conductive Music. Their MakersBOOST lessons combined music with science and we explored conductive materials, circuits, makey makey software and music. Using crocodile clip cables, makey makey boards, graphite pencils, fruit, computers and music software, we were able to make our own electronic musical instruments. We learnt how to compose different rhythms using notation and how to play tunes on our homemade instruments. We had a lot of fun!

Year 1 - 1D PE

1D thoroughly enjoyed their PE lesson with Mr Clarke this week as they applied their newly found gymnastics skills onto the apparatus. Using high beams and climbing equipment to challenge their bodies as well as their thinking skills.

1D Design and Technology

This half term, 1D have been car engineers and have produced their very own vehicle with a partner for our topic on ‘Transport’. They were very enthusiastic and willing to create their own ideas. They were able to develop skills, knowledge and understanding of designing and making.