Abracadabra...let the magic begin! The Friends of Hillcross organised a magical spectacular today and invited Amigo's Magic to perform two amazing shows at Hillcross after school. From coins being regurgitated to a rabbit appearing and even members of staff being cut in half!

Today we remember those who sacrificed so we could live in freedom.

Thank you to St Martins Church for inviting our Year 2 children to their ‘Christmas Journey’ experience. They had a wonderful morning learning about the Christian Christmas story.

As musicians, Year 4 had a marvellous experience learning about jazz music with the ‘Roots & Blues’ orchestra at the New Wimbledon Theatre. They played percussion instruments and joined in with the songs played. What a wondeful opportunity! #learninginactionwiththeprofessionals

The children and staff at Mlumbwira School in Malawi were very excited to receive the book about ‘Food’ that our children produced for them in the Summer term 🇲🇼 🌎

November is 'Cut Your Carbon' month and Hillcross are taking part! Children will have the opportunity to complete 6 challenges throughout this month to cut carbon at home! #environmentalsustainability

To mark the end of the topic ‘To Infinity and Beyond’, the children in Reception celebrated by having an ‘Aliens Love Underpants’ themed tea party. They used their phonics knowledge to write lists and decorated their own pants using their math knowledge of patterns.

13% of the UK’s total land area is covered in trees compared to an average of 46% in Europe. In England, the figure is just 10% Trees can help cities cope with global warming by providing shade and cooling the surface temperature by up to 12oC in some regions #NationalTreeWeek

Year 2 have used their new sewing skills to begin making their own hand puppets 🪡 🧵

Year 3 had an incredible time visiting Frameless last week where they saw some famous paintings come to life and even got a chance to paint some themselves with their feet!

In the face of the climate emergency, it’s more important than ever that we protect trees and hedgerows, and plant new ones. Visit The Tree Council guidance & advice on planting your own this #NationalTreeWeek #GrowATree

Do you feel calmer when you’re out in nature? Being around trees lowers reduces stress. In a world that’s getting busier, trees have never been more valuable to our wellbeing! #NationalTreeWeek

What wonderful artists we have at Hillcross! Inspired by our National Gallery visit, Poppy has created a beautiful landscape using oil pastels.

Another fantastic Bible story today by our local community members from St Martin's Church. An opportunity for us to reflect on the values of Christianity around this time of year.

Christmas at Hillcross has officially been switched on by our Junior Leadership Team!

What phenomenal writers we have in Year One. We recently learnt about the features of a non chronological report when writing about gorillas, so put our amazing children to the test to apply these skills and write about giraffes. Dina really did a fabulous job, as did the others!

The Nursery children have been extremely busy getting into the festive spirit! We launched the festivities with a trip to the Polka Theatre to see ‘The Snowy Day’ and then this week we entertained everyone with our own production of the Nativity story. Polka Theatre ❄️🎄

Team Cedar had a brilliant morning at Florence Nightingale Museum 💙 learning about Florence Nightingale and the impact she had on nursing today.

Team Yew had lots of fun at Florence Nightingale Museum 💙 this afternoon where they learnt about Florence Nightingale’s life and why we still remember her today.

Year 3 created some exceptional home learning this week, showing their knowledge and understanding of this half terms topic ‘The Rotten Romans.'