We are very sorry to say but we are full in April for all our wraparound places and so there will be no extras to be sold online after the Easter holidays.

We have worked hard as a school to become Makaton Friendly. All staff are trained to use Makaton. You should be able to see staff using it when we greet the children and you may see your children signing at home.

Makaton is a great tool for communication and language. It supports all children in this area of education and also ensures that they can communicate with all their friends.

If you are interested in learning Makaton a good place to start is makaton.org and their sign of the week.

Click here to see the sign of the week

#OurHillfields

The Violence Reduction Unit have been working with the Hillfields Community for well over a year now. We have seen many changes.

The booklet attached is the digital version of their recently published community booklet to show what is available to the Hillfields Community.

We have gone virtual for our parents meeting around online safety this year.

You can find our video on our You Tube page

Whilst it is hard with restrictions for us to welcome in parents and visitors we hope you find this video useful. Please get in touch with us if you have any questions or want to find out more about us.

There are spaces available for 2 years olds and 3 year olds and we accept admissions in September, January and April.

To all our new families. Sadly we are unable to invite you in to our parents meeting this year however, we have made a video presentation for you to access at home.

Dear Parents,

Sesame Street have done a short episode where questions are answered by doctors. It will be helpful to find a time to sit down with your child to share it together. It may start them talking about the changes we are currently experiencing.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/25/app-news-section/cnn-sesame-street-coronavirus-town-hall-april-25-2020-app/index.html

Dear parents

Judith has release the next 4 episodes of Tizz Time. We hope you are enjoying them as much as we are.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuy6zuLo9dPFR72Ja8iJt2A

As you know we have been doing some work with our preschool children around protective behaviours. It talks about them feeling safe.

Judith, who has been supporting this learning has continued with the sessions during this period of lockdown by releasing Tizz Time on her YouTube channel.

Follow the links below to access the episodes

Tizz Time Episode 1 – Giants and Snails

Tizz Time Episode 2 –  When Caramel was lost

Tizz Time Episode 3 – Tizz’s Special Stones

Tizz Time Episode 4 – Invisible Bubbles

Even some of the smallest changes can make a big difference to your child.

Children love it when you chat, play and read with them, even if they do not understand everything. Whatever the time and wherever you are, you can turn almost anything into a game.

And every little thing you do together will help set them up for the day they start school.

There are lots of ideas on the following website
https://hungrylittleminds.campaign.gov.uk/