Година 5 1/18 Knowledge Organisers - Spring Knowledge Organisers - Autumn Yearly Overview Recommended Reading List Година 5 английски Година 5 Математика KS2 Reading VIPERS Y5/Y6 Tricky Word List Добре дошли отново в натоварена и вълнуваща 5-та година! U В моментна снимка ще научим всичко за викингите и тяхното мъчително царуване във Великобритания, Космоса и многобройните му чудеса, а също и местно проучване с очарователните си реки. U Децата в Oak ще бъдат обучавани от г-н Moore и подкрепяни от г-жа Fawcett; Сребърната бреза ще бъде преподавана от Мис Скинър и подкрепена от Мис Бейтс и госпожа Едуардс. U Моля, използвайте връзките на тази страница, за да разберете повече за това, което ще правим този термин. U Не се колебайте да се свържете с нас, ако имате някакви притеснения или въпроси. U Мистър Мур и госпожица Скинър Transistion Booklet 2024 - Oak Transistion Booklet 2025 - Silver Birch

Music Music Vision To develop pupils’ skills and knowledge as musicians, through Performing, Composing and Appraising At South Hill, we believe that music is a powerful, unique form of communication that can change the way children feel, think and act. It is a key feature of our school and we aim to provide many opportunities for our children to thrive in this area. The teaching of music develops children's ability to listen and it encourages active involvement in different forms of music making both individual and ensemble, developing a sense of group identity and togetherness. It also increases self-discipline, creativity, aesthetic sensitivity and fulfilment. Our aims are: To encourage awareness, enjoyment and appreciation of music in all its forms To develop imagination and creativity To help children of all abilities develop positive attitudes and to experience success and satisfaction in music To offer opportunities to perform, compose and appraise Golden Threads As part of our Music curriculum, we have carefully mapped out 3 key concepts that weave in and out of our learning. These are: Performing Composing Appraising Our Curriculum In EYFS, pupils explore sound making in the key area of ‘Expressive arts and Design’ and have opportunities to respond to music through dance, role play and drama both inside and outside the classroom setting. In Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, pupil’s skills and knowledge are developed through our golden threads, which progress throughout the school. Expected outcomes are taken from the National Curriculum and the skills to be taught are drawn from the Model Music Curriculum along with the WEAVE knowledge and skills document. Sing Up and Charanga resources are used as well as our Music specialist teacher. For example: In KS1: Pupils enjoy singing songs together and learn about beat, rhythm and pitch. They also have opportunities to create music together in response to a given stimulus ie. story, picture or theme. In KS2, pupils learn the ukulele and extend their understanding of beat, rhythm and pitch. Pupils learn to read standard notation through learning the glockenspiel and have opportunities to compose music in response to topics and work to incorporate their music knowledge within these projects. Pupils also take part in weekly singing assemblies and have opportunities to join in various musical activities and performances throughout the school year. Please also visit the Young Voices ,Choir and Arts Mark pages Arts Mark Gold South Hill have been awarded a Artsmark Gold Award, which highlighted ’our opportunities for children in Key Stage 2 to participate in instrumental tuition, including ukulele and Djembe drumming. Pupils also participate in Choir extra-curricular club and have opportunities to showcase and celebrate their musical achievements locally and at national events, such as at Young Voices. Our feedback from the the Arts Mark assessors: 'You clearly value the Arts and recognise their contribution to your mission statement of 'Building Character, Learning Together' at South Hill Primary School. Although some of your plans were inevitably stymied by the pandemic, you have used your Artsmark journey to develop children's understanding of arts and artists from a wider variety of different cultural heritages, so that cultural diversity is being promoted through your arts curriculum and your annual International Day. Music is a growing strength within your overall arts offer with lessons provided by a specialist music teacher. Your partnership with Hertfordshire Music Service is providing opportunities for children in Key Stage 2 to participate in instrumental tuition, including ukulele and Djembe drumming. Pupils can also participate in Choir extra-curricular club, and have opportunities to showcase and celebrate their musical achievements locally and at national events, such as at Young Voices. Astutely, you have capitalised on the skills and expertise of various school stakeholders, including a parent who is an animator. This opportunity, along with the chance for children to see a range of artists and makers at work at the Dacorum Arts Centre, has enabled pupils to develop an understanding of carer pathways and job opportunities in the Arts. Teachers' confidence has increased as a result of their training from local secondary colleagues in drawing, watercolour and collagraph printing. We suggest for the future that you strengthen your partnerships with arts and culture venues, and seek out new collaborations and opportunities with arts professionals which could help you to increase your range of offer and provide external, specialist training opportunities for your staff. It is great to hear that you are beginning to develop pupil voice through your Arts Ambassadors, and that they have relished the opportunity to work with your Forest Schools Leader to develop and implement plans to enhance the outdoor area. Congratulations on your Artsmark Gold Award! After a visit from Hertfordshire Music Service we have achieved a Music Mark to celebrate the value that we place on music here at South Hill. Music Mark schools are recognised for their commitment to music education. By being invited to be a Music mark school we can access resources for our staff and pupils and be kept up to date with the latest national and regional sector news and events. This is part of our recognition letter: 'Music Mark works to support and enable the music education sector to deliver high-quality musical and social outcomes for all children and young people. On behalf of Music Mark and from us at Hertfordshire Music Service, we would like to thank you for all the hard work your school does to support this collective vision. Music Mark Schools is supported through a partnership with ABRSM.' Music Development Plan Subject Overview Long term Plan Our Arts Ambassadors with the some pieces of Art completed as part of the Arts Mark Award. Pupil Voice I like music because it is so fun- Cece Y3 I like music lessons because they are really relaxing and calm and each day I feel like I'm getting better and better- Mario Y4 I love music lessons because I get to learn loads of chords on the ukulele and have fun- Kaila Y4 I like music because it inspires me - Carter Y3 Music is a lot of fun and I like learning the ukulele- Julian Y3

Wellbeing for Children Putting wellbeing in the heart of overall school culture. At South Hill School, we take a whole school approach to promoting positive Mental Health and Wellbeing. Our aim is to help the whole school community to become competent and resilient learners, who can build and sustain relationships with t heir peers and use the knowledge gained in school to develop their skills and understand of how to promote and maintain positive mental health and wellbeing now and in later life. School culture. Engaging in mentally healthy movement breaks through the Daily Mile or dancing to Go Noodle. · Engaging in mindfulness breaks such as “Stop and Sit”. · Helping children to develop safety through our Road Safety workshops and E-Safety learning. · Using the Zones of Regulation for the children to recognise, name and manage their emotions. · Friendship benches. Pastoral Support. · Identifying and tailoring individual support to meet children Mental Health challenges. Our multifaceted support network includes; school counsellor, play therapist, support worker, drawing and talking therapy, school nurse, dog therapy and SENCO. · A Nurture club is available to children who need extra social and emotional support at lunchtime. · Assemblies on Anti-bullying, Feeling Good Week, Mental Health Week and promotion of Friendships. · Every class has a worr y box or monster in their classroom. Wow Days/Activities/Experiences. · Annual activities – International Day, Mental Health Week. · Specialist: Music and Forest School. · Extra-curricular activities; Rock Steady, Magical Maths, Homework Club, Street Dance, Year 1 girls football club, boys/girls football club, Netball club and Choir. Social Relationships. · Helping children to develop social relationships through our Reception/Year 6 buddies and our bespoke weekly PSHE lesson. Mental Health Week 2025 Wellbeing Overview Wellbeing at South Hill Zones of Regulation Just Talk Assembly Anti Bullying Week Summary of the Zones Electric Umbrella 2023 Acts Of Kindness Worry Monster Assembly Friendship Bench Feeling Good Week 2023 Over the summer break, Mrs Albery organised volunteers from our local community and some teaching staff to come into our School and help renovate the garden area. As you can see there was lots of hard work to do, from moving old tyres and some old railway sleepers. But it was so worth it because the new raised growing beds for vegetables will enable the garden area to be re-used by the children and will really improve their Science knowledge and of course support their wellbeing and mental health. This project would not have been possible without the incredible help of our volunteers and Mrs Albery would personally like to thank the Harman Group for coming in and working so valiabtly and contributing to purchasing soil and some plants. Additionally, our fabulous PTA who also supported our school with funding and enabled our school to purchase the new bench and plant/ vegetable boxes. Garden Project Mental Health Awareness Week 13.5.24. This week is organised by the Mental Health Foundation. This year’s theme is ‘Movement: moving more for our mental health’. We all know movement is important for our mental wellbeing it boosts our mood and helps us look after our health. However, many of us may find it difficult to prioritise for a number of reasons. Lots of resources were shared with the staff at South Hill on how they can assist children with talking about their mental health and understanding their emotions. If you would like to find out more about supporting your mental wellbeing or tips to help support your child, please visit the Mental Health UK web page here. Our School Counsellor - Shahin

Година 6 1/27 Knowledge Organisers - Spring Knowledge Organisers - Autumn U Добре дошли на нашата страница за 6-та година! Наистина се радваме да работим с вашите деца, тъй като те влизат в последната си година с нас тук, в Саут Хил. Година 6 е специална годишна група и ние с нетърпение очакваме да видим как децата достигат своя огромен потенциал, докато работим за изпитите за SAT и когато те започват да играят ролята на най-големите деца в училище и като префекти. Те ще поемат ролята на префекти, където ще бъдат модели за подражание около училището и ще дадат добър пример за по-малките деца, както и ще бъдат „приятели“ за новите деца на рецепцията. U Г-жа Хауърд ще преподава Sycamore в понеделник, вторник и сряда, а г-жа Clare ще преподава в четвъртък и петък. Г-жа Twomey ще предоставя поддръжка за техническа помощ през цялата седмица. Г-н Шейн ще преподава Yew през цялата седмица, с изключение на четвъртък и петък, когато класът ще се преподава от г-н Burr. Г-н Nicholl ще предоставя техническа поддръжка през цялата седмица. U Нашата творческа учебна програма за този термин ще бъде „Втората световна война“ и ние с нетърпение очакваме да потопим децата в изучаването на това важно историческо време. Моля, използвайте връзките на тази страница за информация относно това, което правим с този термин и не се колебайте да се свържете с нас, ако имате някакви притеснения или въпроси. Г-н Шейн, г-жа Клеър, г-жа Хауърд и г-н Бър U Yearly Overview Recommended Reading List Година 6 английски Година 6 Математика KS2 Reading VIPERS Y5/Y6 Tricky Word List SATS Information Evening Вторичен трансфер 2021 Листовка SATS - Information for Parents Transistion Booklet 2025 - Sycamore Transistion Booklet 2025 - Hazel

School Travel Plan Our School Travel Plan at South Hill Primary School aims to encourage a healthy lifestyle and positive well-being for all. We work closely with Herts Travel Team and we currently hold a “Good” Award for our Travel Plan. Some of the aims of the School Travel Plan include: Improved safety of pupils due to less traffic. Less congestion around the school and in the local community. Healthier, happier, more alert pupils, thanks to active travel such as, cycling and walking. Avoiding parking issues around the school ground Less pollution around the school and local area. Improved road awareness of pupils. Greater staff health and well-being. Improved journey reliability for staff, pupils and parents. As a school, we actively promote walking, using a scooter, park and ride or cycling as a way of getting to school each day. Additionally, during our Walk to School Week we again encourage and record how children get to school each day that week. This is a great opportunity to help children reach their minimum 60 minutes of exercise per day. At South Hill, we ask that no cars enter the school car park during drop off and collection. Parking is very restricted around the immediate school site. Please be considerate to our local residents if parking nearby to the school or consider parking and walking. Within the school grounds, we also have a scooter station to keep bikes and scooter dry from the weather! Tom, our school crossing officer regularly visits school Tom sends the following message to keep your children safe. 1) A reminder to stay on the footpath until Tom call you to cross, do not cross before. 2) Any children who bring bikes and scooters must get off and push them across the road. 3) Parents, for the safety of all PLEASE DO NOT PARK ON YELLOW LINES or close to the crossing patrol area. We thank Tom very much for helping to keep our pupils safe

South Hill Primary School is committed to their Public Sector Equality Duty and the need to Eliminate discrimination Advance equality of opportunity Foster good relations We have produced our Equality Policy to share our equality information and this, along with our accessibility plan will be reviewed in a timely manner. In addition, we have our four year objectives, which form part of our Equality Policy. Ето нашите текущи правила: A План за достъпност Против тормоз Присъствие План за достъпност B Поведение Behaviour Policy C Зареждане и ремисии Оплаквания Защита на децата Деца, гледани Колективно поклонение Комуникации D Защита на данни Dropping Off Procedure E Равенство Equality Objectives 2022 -2026 F Политика за обратна връзка L Даване под наем M Mental Health and Wellbeing Policy Medical Conditions Policy O Онлайн безопасност O P P Съобщение за поверителност Родител / полагащ грижи Схема за публикуване R Relationships & Sex Education Policy S Серийни оплаквания ИЗПРАЩАНЕ и включване T Преподаване и обучение U Преподаване и обучение

1/114 Бързи връзки за годишна група: EY Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 Бюлетин 7.5.21 Ofsted Report July 2024 Home/School Agreement 25-26 Работа за самоизолиращи се ученици Your Child's Learning Journey Prospective Parents Information Come And Watch Your Child Learn English Come And Watch Your Child Learn Maths бързи връзки Добре дошли Бюлетини ИЗПРАТЕТЕ Писма Семейство / благополучие School Gateway Parent Guide Щракнете тук за меню за обяд За да кандидатствате за безплатни училищни ястия, използвайте връзката по-долу: U Безплатни училищни ястия 5700 3850 House Point Totals (18/12/25) 6775 4900

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Музика South Hill се радва на процъфтяваща музикална сцена. На децата се предоставят много възможности за по-нататъшно развитие на музикалните им умения. През годината децата се представят в цели училищни събития. South Hill може да се похвали с популярен хор, който редовно изпълнява в общността. Ако се интересувате да научите повече за музиката, моля, свържете се с училищния офис. Обучение за музика Herts Music Service Rock Steady Информация Ние можем да предложим на нашите ученици KS2 музикално обучение чрез Herts Music Service (срещу заплащане). В момента имаме деца, които учат класическа китара, флейта, саксофон, кларинет, тромпет, тромбон и цигулка. За повече информация вижте по-долу. U Моля, проверете уебсайта на Hertfordshire Music Service за повече информация или прочетете брошурата им тук Искате ли да се научите да свирите на тромпет? Кликнете върху тръбата, за да научите повече! Do you want to learn how to play the flute, clarinet or saxophone? See video to learn more! Хор В момента в KS мехурчета. Вижте бюлетин за дати. Музикално обучение - как да кандидатствате Разрешение за хор Хорът е отворен за всички ученици в ключов етап 2 (години 3 до 6). Той се провежда в сряда в Залата в 8:00 сутринта! Завършва в 8.30 ч., Когато членовете на хора имат възможност да хапнат здравословна закуска в атриума, преди да започнат училище в 8.40 ч. Членовете на хора идват, защото обичат да пеят и започването на деня с пеене е чудесен начин да започнете! Обичаме да пеем екшън песни, да пеем игри и да учим нови песни. Изпълняваме се на летния панаир, Коледния панаир, училищната служба Carol Service и други събития в общността през годината. Моля, вижте г-жа Томс за повече информация. Вижте писмото за разрешение на хор. Here are some lovely comments we have received about the school choir: ‘Congratulations on the wonderful performance.’ ‘They were so engaged, in full voice and we were all very impressed that we could hear every word.’ ‘It was my privilege to be at South Hill Centre when your choir came to sing to us.' ‘The choir were brilliant! A huge thank you to the teachers involved and of course the choir, all so very well behaved and a credit to your school.’

Forest School ‘Forest School’ is a Scandinavian concept where the learning is outdoor based. Many forest school activities evolve from the children’s interests, ideas, and the natural resources found in our grounds. The outdoor sessions promote confidence, self-esteem and independence. At South Hill, we are passionate about developing the whole child and in using our amazing grounds to enhance learning. Benefits of forest school sessions include increased confidence, improved behaviour, improved concentration, independence, and development of social, emotional and physical skills. Forest school is all about exploring and experiencing the natural world through practical activities. The children go outside in all weathers, exploring and learning from the seasons and environment changes. Natural resources stimulate creative thinking, problem solving and skill development, all in the guise of play. The children also learn to care for the environment and appreciate the seasonal changes, developing an empathy for wildlife. Most importantly, alongside the learning, the children have fun! We are delighted to be able to offer every child at South Hill the chance to participate in Forest School during the academic year. EYFS participate all year round, Years 5 and 6 Autumn term, Years 1 and 2 Spring term and Years 3 and 4 Summer term! Long Term Plan More Information Pupil Voice 'I like forest school because you get to do fun activities and Mrs Evans makes it even more fun every week with everything we do' Ellie Yr 5 'I enjoy learning outdoors and exploring the forest' Niamh Yr 6 'I enjoy forest school because I like to be outdoors and I like the atmosphere and the sound of the birds' Isabella Yr 6

Picture News At South Hill School, we utilise the Picture News of our PSHE lessons in Spring 1 and 2. In our first assembly of the week on a Monday morning, the pupils are introduced to the topic they will be following in 'Picture News' for their PSHE lessons. This week, we discovered that in 2025, pupils will be allowed to study British sign language as a GCSE. We thought about this key question; 'Should we learn sign language at school?' Sign Language in School Picture News for Parents So how can Picture News support our pupil’s understanding of PSHE? Picture News is a fantastic resource to help our school teach pupils about current affairs and what’s happening in the world by using real life learning. This facilitates them to develop respect for others whilst incorporating the technique of reflection. Furthermore, it allows pupils to learn about themselves and what interests them. This can then sparks their own imaginations, passions and what they want to change or act upon by voicing opinions and feelings about the topic. There are a number of related resources to facilitate this process such as; useful vocabulary, British Values, Protective Characteristics and on some occasions (if topic specific) the UN Convention of the Rights of the Pupils (UNCRC, 1989). Picture News Spring 2025 Picture News Pupil Voice

History We teach a broad and varied History curriculum, at South Hill, which aims to develop skills and knowledge to ensure pupils have a coherent narrative, knowledge and understanding of Britain’s past and the wider world from the earliest times to the present day, how people’s lives have shaped Britain and how Britain have influenced and been influenced by the wider world. By the end of Year 6, we want our pupils to have a solid chronological understanding of the historical events studied, to have a knowledge of how History has shaped Britain (and the wider world), to be able to think critically and to understand that what has happened in the past is critical to shaping our future. How is History taught at South Hill? Our History curriculum is mapped out on our ‘Long term plan’ and this details our substantive knowledge, disciplinary knowledge and substantive concepts (Golden Threads): Substantive knowledge - Knowledge about the past (historical information and facts) Disciplinary knowledge - Knowledge about how historians investigate the past, and how they construct historical claims, arguments and accounts Golden Threads (Substantive concepts): we have carefully mapped out 7 key concepts that weave in and out of our learning. These allow us to build on previous knowledge and to make links between historical periods and events that we have already learnt to those that we are learning now and in the future: Long Term Plan Subject Overview Examples of knowledge organisers EYFS Year 1 Year 3 Year 5 We have tailored our History curriculum, in some areas, to reflect our locality and local community so that our pupils have a real sense of how history has shaped who we are today in Hemel Hempstead. For example: In EYFS, we focus on the building blocks to our History curriculum by studying our family In Year 1, we take a walk around our local streets, focusing on how houses have changed in the last century. In Year 2, we study our School, how it has changed over time, as well as the local ‘Water Gardens’ In Year 3, we study the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, who visited our town to open ‘The Queen’s Square’ in Adeyfield in 1952 In Year 4, we study the Romans and look specifically at how they took over St. Albans (Verulamium) and visit the museum, Hypercaust and Roman Walls In Year 5, we study Hemel Hempstead and look at how it has changed over the past 100 years In Year 6, we study WW2 and how this impacted our local area Trips and theme days: Our History curriculum is enriched by a number of school trips, theme days and assemblies and these provide excellent opportunities to bring our historical learning to life. Examples are: EYFS - Trip to St. John's Church, Boxmoor and 'Fairy tale castle day' Year 1 - Local homes trip and 'Victorian' theme day Year 2 - Visit by the Fire Brigade (linking to the 'Great Fire of London' topic) Year 3 - 'Stone Age' theme day and visit to Windsor Castle Year 4 - Trip to the Verulamium museum and 'Roman' and 'Greek' theme days Year 5 - Local history walk and 'Viking'' and 'Egyptian' theme days Year 6 - Trip to the RAF museum and WW2 theme day Black History month forms an important part of our History curriculum and every year we complete a whole school project which aims to promote and celebrate Black contributions to British society, and to foster an understanding of Black history in general. This year, we focused on each class reading one of the following books: Fruits - by Valerie Bloom Sulwe - Lupita Nyong'o Wagari's Tree of Peace - A true story from Africa - Jeanette Winter Pupil Voice “History is really interesting and can tell you things about the past and how we can learn from it for the future.” Miles – Y5 “I remember doing a Victorian day and learning about school back then. The teachers were really strict!” Iannis – Y3 “I loved our trip to St. Albans to learn more about the Romans! Did you know that Boudicca led a revolt right where we stood in the park!” Rishika – Y4 “I absolutely love learning about History. Our WW2 topic has been so engaging. I’ve loved every minute of it and now I want to learn even more.” Scott – Y6