So many great raps about maths today! The children were inspired by Harry Baker and his maths rap #NationalNumeracyDay.

Year 5 visited Thorpe Scout den to retell their Viking legends around a campfire. Hear and look well my weary warriors and we will share some photos of this amazing event…

What a wonderful Platinum Jubilee day!! We planted our Queen's Garden, took part in Active 15, enjoyed a whole school picnic and spent time with our buddy classes. Thank you to all the FRIENDS of Hillside for our special Jubilee pencils too. #platinumjubileenorfolk

So lovely to have our SMILE council meeting in the yurt. The children have chosen some items for our wellbeing room and have chosen their SMILE certificates for each year group. Thank you to all the children who designed a certificate, you made it hard for us to choose!

Celebrating the Day of Welcome last week. KS1 thought of some different ways that you can welcome someone. We also learnt to say hello in some different languages. #Dayofwelcome

So lovely to welcome our parents to our KS1 Sports Day today. Well done to all our Year 1 and 2 children who were good sports, worked hard and supported their team members. Well done to Pandas who were the winners today. 🐼

A super end to our school day at Thorpe Marshes with Louisa from Norfolk Wildlife Trust with our Wellbeing and Wildlife Club. The children had such a fantastic time dyke dipping that they didn't want to go home! Smiles and excitement all round.

Yet another super Sports Day in glorious sunshine. Yesterday was the turn of EYFS and today was KS2. Congratulations to Team Penguins who are this year's Sports Day Champions!🐧🏆

Year 2 had a great day exploring Norwich Air Museum as part of their enquiry on the history of flight. It was also great fun to test our kites too, ready for our poetry writing.

Our Year 5 classes enjoyed their visit to Whitlingham Adventure this week. What a great experience for them all.

With the sad news of the passing of HRH Queen Elizabeth II, we have been reflecting on her life and reign. Our deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences are with the Royal Family at this time.

Congratulations to everyone who completed the Royal Jubilee challenge in the summer term. Well done on receiving your awards!

What a great way to spend time with new friends while helping a good cause. All our classes enjoyed taking part in having treats to fundraise for the 2022 MacMillan Coffee Morning Macmillan Cancer Support

A great run from Hillside Avenue children. So exciting to have been able to join in the schools #MiniLondonMarathon

It was as if we’d really travelled back in time. Thank you to Prehistoric Experiences/ Memma the cavewoman for an amazing hands-on Stone Age day - our Year 3 children loved this immersive learning experience! Prehistoricexperiences.com

Lots of fun being in bright, yellow, spotty and Pudsey clothes for school today! Learning about how BBC Children in Need helps those who need it. BBC Children in Need

Well done to our Year 4 children for completing their Level 1 Bikeability training. They were very proud of their new skills.

The Year 6 adventure to East Barnby has begun. There has been plenty of cheerful chatter and two very exciting stops at the services. We are now in Yorkshire and about an hour and a half from East Barnby!

We have arrived in East Barnby! We have made our beds and unpacked and have just collected our waterproofs ready for our activities tomorrow.

Year 6 have had an amazing week in East Barnby, learning lots of new things about the environment and ourselves. We are now on the road so fond farewells to North Yorkshire and our East Barnby friends - thank you.