The Big Little Nativity Our Early Years production was called 'The Big Little Nativity'. The children took on speaking, acting and singing roles. The traditional nativity story was told through the performance. All the early years children learnt eight songs, complete with actions. The children were fantastic at performing and they were all very excited to have the opportunity to perform on stage to their families and the wider school. We are very proud of them all.

PSHE Προσωπική, κοινωνική και υγειονομική εκπαίδευση PSHE Vision. To support our pupils to be responsible, respectful, resilient and reflective learners, who are able to keep themselves safe, healthy and prepared for secondary school and life beyond. Διοργανωτές γνώσης Διοργανωτές γνώσης Πολιτική PSHE Πολιτική PSHE Pupil Voice EYFS: I have used the Zones of Regulation when I feel sad, angry or scared. Year 1: I know some Zones of Regulation they are red for anger and yellow for feeling silly. Year 2: If I feel upset, I have used the Zones of Regulation to help me and I have learnt how to do the ‘butterfly hug’. Year 3: The Zones of Regulation always help me to calm myself down if I am feeling angry. Year 4: Sometimes I get in the blue zone after lunch because I feel tired. Year 5: I have used the breathing techniques I have learnt from the Zones of Regulation at home and at school they help me to keep calm down. Year 6: There are four Zones of Regulation they are blue, green, red and yellow. I always tell my teacher if I am in the red zone and she lets me have some quiet time.

Ανθρωπιστικές σπουδές και εξωτερική μάθηση Geography Vision To develop pupils’ geographical skills, knowledge and enquiry and for pupils' to understand the similarities and differences between localities, both locally and in the wider world, and the affect this has on the humans that live there. Εδώ στο South Hill Δημοτικό Σχολείο, μας αρέσει να κάνουμε ένα ταξίδι στο παρελθόν ή να εξερευνήσουμε τον κόσμο γύρω μας. Εδώ είναι μερικά από τα συναρπαστικά πράγματα που έχουμε κάνει: 1/7 Our Curriculum We have tailored our Geography curriculum, in some areas, to reflect our locality and local community so that our pupils have a real sense of the geography of our town, Hemel Hempstead. For example: In EYFS, we focus on the building blocks to our Geography by beginning to study the natural world around us, including our local area In Year 1, we compare our town to a local village and study the similarities and differences In Year 2, we compare our town to a coastal town and study the similarities and differences In Year 3, we compare our town (which was traditionally a waterway) to Venice In Year 4, we study Hemel Hempstead through local environmental issues and think about the impact we can have In Year 5, we focus on fieldwork to collect information and map the land use of our town In Year 6, we continue our fieldwork and local area study by looking at Ordnance survey maps Long Term Plan Subject Overview Examples of knowledge organisers EYFS Year 4 Year 2 Year 6 Trips, hooks and theme days Our Geography curriculum is enriched by a number of school trips, theme days and assemblies and these provide excellent opportunities to bring our geographical learning to life. Examples are: EYFS: Local walk, including an introduction to maps Year 2: Local walk to think about what we like and dislike about our town and how we could improve it Year 3: Visit from ‘One Day Creative’ to study Volcanoes Year 4: Local walk to think about local environmental issues and how we can impact these Year 5: Local walk to study our local river, ‘The River Gade’ Year 6: Local walk to use Ordnance survey maps and to collect data and information about our town International Day (please see the ‘International Day’ section of our website Each year at South Hill School, we celebrate 'International Day'. Each class chooses a country from around the world which is also representative of our South Hill communities. For that day, year groups represent and learn more about their chosen country and can wear clothes from their celebrated country or colours of the flag. Puplis learn about the geography of their chosen country and where to locate the country on a map, what continent the country is part of and what countries are nearby, we might learn about famous buildings and landmarks. Pupil Voice I like geography because we look at maps and we have used the globe to find where we live. It was fun - Ciel Year 1 I liked the walk around our local area to look at where we live - Helena Year 1 I like geography because we learn about the different countries around the world, we learnt about Barbados - Enal Year 2 I like learning about where I live and how I can keep looking after my local area. I enjoyed comparing Hemel Hempstead to a village near to where I live - Freddie Year 5

Έτος 1 1/10 Knowledge Organisers - Summer Knowledge Organisers - Spring Knowledge Organisers - Autumn Yearly Overview Έτος 1 Αγγλικά Μαθηματικά 1ου έτους KS1 Reading VIPERS Y1/Y2 Tricky Word List Recommended Reading List Καλώς ήλθατε στο Goldfinches και τα σπουργίτια του 1ου έτους! Ανυπομονούμε πραγματικά για μια συναρπαστική χρονιά μπροστά με Goldfinches και Sparrows! Θα απολαύσουμε να επισκεφθούμε το δικό μας Celtic Village στο Topic. εξερεύνηση της περιοχής μας για να μάθετε για διαφορετικούς τύπους σπιτιών. επιστρέφοντας στο παρελθόν για να μάθουμε για τη ζωή σε ένα βικτοριανό σχολείο και το καλοκαίρι θα μαθαίνουμε για τα φυτά και τη φύση. Περιμένουμε επιβεβαίωση για ταξίδια αλλά σχεδιάζουμε δύο επιστημονικά ταξίδια στο Box Moor Trust εστιάζοντας σε υλικά και φυτά. ένα ταξίδι στο Pizza Express για να κάνετε πίτσα και μια καλοκαιρινή επίσκεψη στο Kew Gardens για να εξερευνήσετε φυτά. Αυτά είναι μερικά από τα συναρπαστικά πράγματα που θα κάνουμε στο 1ο έτος. Η κ. Mannering και η κ. King διδάσκουν Goldfinches με την υποστήριξη της κυρίας Shah. Η κ. Albery διδάσκει Sparrows, υποστηριζόμενη από την κ. Imrie. Ανυπομονούμε να σας δούμε στις πολλές εκδηλώσεις που γίνονται όλο το χρόνο. Χρησιμοποιήστε τους συνδέσμους σε αυτήν τη σελίδα για περισσότερες πληροφορίες σχετικά με το τι κάνουμε αυτόν τον όρο. Μην διστάσετε να επικοινωνήσετε μαζί μας εάν έχετε οποιεσδήποτε ανησυχίες ή απορίες. Η κ. Mannering, η κ. King και η κ. Albery Transistion Booklet - Goldfinches Transistion Booklet - Sparrows

Our Curriculum At South Hill School, our curriculum allows our pupils to flourish through a nurturing environment, which aims to build confident and resilient learners and provide the building blocks of learning in all subjects, in preparation for their next steps across our school and to secondary school. Our Curriculum Intent The intent of our school curriculum is clearly planned and developed using a progressive approach with a build-up of learning, knowledge and skills. This is m apped out from year group to year group, and across key stages, via our ‘subject long term planning documents’ and ‘year group curriculum overviews’, which follow the National Curriculum. These can be found on each of our subject web pages (‘Curriculum’ tab) and on our year group class pages. We have aimed to design an ambitious curriculum which is designed for the pupils at our school and a curriculum that is relevant and meaningful. The core of our curriculum is based on developing pupils' Reading, Writing and Maths skills and providing a rich, diverse learning experience. We focus on a strong 'daily diet' of learning for all pupils. Our Reading curriculum follows the Read Write Inc scheme to teach phonics and reading skills in a consistent manner. Matching phonetical books further support the acquirement of phonics (also known as the ‘3Ps’ at South Hill School). We use the ‘Herts for Learning’ (HFL) documents for our Core Subjects and we have adapted the 'Learning Challenge Curriculum' ('Weave') for our Foundation Subjects. This ensures that all our pupils are taught a broad and balanced curriculum, with the key skills and knowledge to support their future learning to ensure all pupils have the opportunity to reach their potential. Our SEN pupils access learning at an adapted level dependent on individual needs. Some children have a personalised curriculum which is tailored but based around whole class learning wherever possible and also follows their individualised 'Passport to Success'. Accessibility across our school can be seen via our whole school provision maps based on the four broad areas of need and our EAL provision map. Cognition and Learning Needs Physical and Sensory Needs Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs Speech, Language and Communication Needs English as an Additional Language (EAL) Underpinning our intended curriculum and deeply rooted in our ethos is the wellbeing of our pupils. For our pupils to access the curriculum, they must be in a nurturing and supporting environment with a rich cultural capital. Our curriculum celebrates a broad and enriched learning approach. Events such as 'International Day', led by the Geography lead, is a celebration of language, foods, music, different cultures and dances from across the world. Our Science Day, our Wellbeing days and our annual Art Gallery are other examples in which leaders join together to ensure our pupils' learning is extended beyond the classroom and their experiences are widened. Our curriculum design incorporates a therapeutic behaviour approach and this is echoed through our whole school ethos, The South Hill Way which links to British citizenship. Teaching and Learning Wellbeing and Mental Health

Children of the World – A Journey Through Christmas Traditions This year’s Key Stage 1 production, Children of the World, took us on a magical journey to discover how Christmas is celebrated across the globe. Guided by Gabriel and the angels, children from countries as far afield as China, Malawi, Poland, and Australia travelled to the manger to share their unique customs. Each group brought something special—songs, stories, and gifts creating a beautiful celebration of diversity and togetherness. Our Year 2 pupils shone brightly with wonderful singing, heartfelt solo performances, lively dancing, and confident acting. It was a joy to see their hard work come to life on stage. A huge thank you to the entire KS1 team for the incredible effort in preparing the children for this year’s Nativity. The performance was truly outstanding, and we couldn’t be prouder. At South Hill, we value every opportunity for our children to express themselves beyond the classroom. Events like these remind us how important it is to celebrate creativity and give pupils the chance to experience the joy of performing. “Watching the children bring this story to life was magical. They worked so hard and showed such confidence and joy. It is moments like these that make teaching so special.” — Mrs. Albery, KS1 Teacher Thank you to everyone involved, I can imagine a performance like this is not an easy task! All the children were fantastic and what a way to start the Christmas celebrations! Well done everyone! Thank you for the KS1 team's hard work to make this happen. It always makes me so emotional. Izzy singing on her own was so beautiful! Thank you to all the teachers for your hard work. Thank you to everyone for making this happen!! strong commitment and dedication! All the children were fantastic ! Well done 🩷❤️ Such an impressive production -massive well done to Mrs Masters and the team for all their hard work. Key Stage 1 Parent voice

Young Voices Young Voices offers children the amazing opportunity of singing with the worlds’ largest children’s choir. The whole experience is a journey and discovery, culminating in the most extraordinary performance opportunity there could possibly be. South Hill Choir have regularly attended Young Voices and most recently on 23rd January 2026. This year the music included a Disco Medley, a Wicked Medley, A Medley of Sea Shanties as well as anthems and pop songs from a huge variety of genres. These offer the children opportunities to learn about other times and cultures, as well as musical styles. We became backing singers to soloists Ruti and Olly and loved singing ‘Shackles’ with Aneesa Folds. The song ‘Power in Me’ has become a school favourite as it links so well to our Resilience theme in the South Hill Way. The choir members worked extremely hard to learn all the lyrics and attended many extra rehearsals. All the hard work paid off with such an exceptional day on Friday 23rd January. The day was long and exhausting, but the children were utterly amazing. Their enthusiasm and energy bubbled over all day. Most of the songs had actions and dance moves so we were kept moving in the rehearsal as well as being introduced to the various artists who would be performing with us in the evening. As the lights went down for the concert to begin at 7pm the atmosphere was electric. Parents had arrived in the O2 and we could wave to them from a distance! The Urban Striders, Olly, Ruti and Aneesa were sensational. Such an incredible evening to inspire and remember! Here are some of the choir members’ comments: ‘Breathtaking’ ‘Extraordinary’ ‘Unforgettable’ ‘It was just the best day’ ‘I loved the Urban Strides Dancers!’ My favourite Medley was Wicked’ ‘I loved the lights- I felt like a star!’ ‘It was soo amazing’ Urban Strides are awesome! ‘Awesome’

Remembrance Day at South Hill School Each year at South Hill School, we commemorate Remembrance day. We gather outside as a whole school community and Year 6 share poems inspired by the poem, 'In Flanders Field,' by John McCrae. Our South Hill School Choir sing a song dedicated to those who have fallen. We have a whole school homework project such as 'Jar decorating.' A pupil plays, 'The Last post' and leads us into a two minute silence. The eldest and youngest members of the school then join the Headteacher in placing poppy wreaths under our South Hill Flagpole. We then sing the National Anthem. It is a very special moment in memory of those who have lost their lives in war across the world.

Έτος 2 1/9 Knowledge Organisers - Summer Knowledge Organisers - Spring Knowledge Organisers - Autumn Yearly Overview Recommended Reading List Έτος 2 Αγγλικά Μαθηματικά 2ου έτους Υποστήριξη ανάγνωσης Κοινές λέξεις Transistion Booklet - Owls Transistion Booklet - Kingfishers Καλώς ήλθατε στη σελίδα του 2ου έτους! Τι φανταστική στιγμή θα έχουμε να εξερευνήσουμε το δημιουργικό θέμα του προγράμματος σπουδών μας «ποιοι είναι οι ήρωες;» Τα πράγματα θα είναι λίγο διαφορετικά φέτος, αλλά γνωρίζουμε ότι το Έτος 2 είναι όλοι ήρωες και πρόκειται να ξεπεράσουν κάθε πρόκληση. Όπως πάντα, θα σχεδιάζουμε τόσες πολλές συναρπαστικές δραστηριότητες για να εμπνεύσουμε τη μάθηση των παιδιών, αλλά παρακολουθούμε αυτόν τον χώρο για να δούμε τη διαφορετική ποικιλία της αναβάθμισης του προγράμματος σπουδών που θα υπάρχει αυτός ο όρος. Οι Kingfishers θα διδάσκονται από την κυρία Masters για δύο ημέρες την εβδομάδα και τη Miss Goss για τρεις ημέρες την εβδομάδα. Τα παιδιά θα υποστηριχθούν από την κ. Leach. Οι κουκουβάγιες θα διδαχθούν από τη Miss Van Komen. Τα παιδιά θα υποστηριχθούν από την κυρία Rollini και την κυρία Beamish. Οι σύνδεσμοι σε αυτήν τη σελίδα περιέχουν πληροφορίες για το τι θα κάνουμε αυτόν τον όρο. Μην διστάσετε να επικοινωνήσετε μαζί μας εάν έχετε οποιεσδήποτε ανησυχίες ή απορίες. Miss Goss, κυρία Masters και Miss Van Komen

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

Μαθηματικά Στο Δημοτικό Σχολείο South Hill, στοχεύουμε να παραδώσουμε ένα ευρύ και ελκυστικό πρόγραμμα μαθηματικών, υποστηριζόμενο από τη χρήση συγκεκριμένων, εικονογραφικών και αφηρημένων (CPA) προσεγγίσεων για τη δημιουργία και την ενσωμάτωση της μάθησης. Οι μαθητές μας αντιμετωπίζουν προκλήσεις που αναπτύσσουν και εμβαθύνουν την εννοιολογική τους κατανόηση των μαθηματικών, καθώς και την προώθηση της ευχέρειας και της γνώσης των θεμάτων που καλύπτουμε. Πολλοί πόροι είναι διαθέσιμοι σε όλες τις τάξεις για να βοηθήσουν και να ενθαρρύνουν τα παιδιά να μάθουν σε μικρά, εύχρηστα βήματα με τα βασικά σημεία κατανόησης στο επίκεντρο της μάθησής τους. Κάθε τάξη έχει το δικό της «Τείχος Εργασίας» στο οποίο η τρέχουσα μάθηση εμφανίζεται ως εργαλείο καθοδήγησης και υποστήριξης. Η παιδική δουλειά εμφανίζεται εδώ ως υπενθύμιση του τι έχουν επιτύχει. Η προ-μάθηση μπορεί επίσης να εμφανιστεί για να προωθήσει την καλή συζήτηση και να ενσωματώσει νέες ιδέες. Subject Overview Calculation Policy Long Term Plans EYFS Year 1 Year 4 Year 2 Year 5 Year 3 Year 6 Times Tables Rockstars Maths Open Morning 1 Maths Open Morning 2 Maths at Home Use the buttons below to see what each year learns in Maths lessons. Έτος 1 Έτος 2 Έτος 3 Έτος 4 Έτος 5 Έτος 6 Pupil Voice 'If you're stuck there's always something to help you work it out' - Niamh Year 6 'I love it when division goes into decimals' - Rahul Year 6 'It's exciting learning new methods in maths' - Merryn Year 5

Έτος 3 1/7 Knowledge Organisers - Summer Knowledge Organisers - Spring Knowledge Organisers - Autumn Yearly Overview Recommended Reading List Έτος 3 Αγγλικά Μαθηματικά 3ου έτους KS2 Reading VIPERS Y3/Y4 Tricky Word List Καλώς ήλθατε στα μαθήματα Έτος 3 Τέφρας και Οξιάς! Υπάρχει ένα έτος γεμάτο δράση με ένα πλούσιο και ποικίλο πρόγραμμα σπουδών που στοχεύει στη δημιουργία πρόκλησης και στην ανάπτυξη των ενδιαφερόντων των παιδιών σε μια σειρά θεμάτων. Εκτός από την ανάπτυξη δεξιοτήτων στα Μαθηματικά και τα Αγγλικά, τα παιδιά θα έχουν την ευκαιρία να κάνουν και να σχεδιάσουν τα δικό χαρταετό? Ανακαλύψτε διάφορες περιοχές της γεωγραφίας, όπως οι ηπείροι και οι ωκεανοί σε όλο τον κόσμο, καθώς και η Κένυα και η Αρχαία Αίγυπτος. Επιπλέον, αρχίζουμε να μαθαίνουμε γαλλικά, πιθανώς για πρώτη φορά. Δεν είναι μόνο αυτό, καθώς θα επιστρέψουμε στο χρόνο για να ανακαλύψουμε τη ζωή στην εποχή των λίθων. Ας ελπίσουμε ότι αυτό θα σας δώσει μια ιδέα για ορισμένα από τα πράγματα που θα κάνουμε φέτος. Το Ash διδάσκεται από τη Miss Woodger και υποστηρίζεται από την κυρία Dwight. Η οξιά διδάσκει η κα Rance και υποστηρίζεται από την κυρία Smith .. Χρησιμοποιήστε τους συνδέσμους σε αυτήν τη σελίδα για να μάθετε περισσότερα σχετικά με το τι θα κάνουμε αυτόν τον όρο και μην διστάσετε να επικοινωνήσετε μαζί μας εάν έχετε οποιεσδήποτε ανησυχίες ή απορίες. Η κυρία Rance και η Miss Woodger Transistion Booklet - Beech Transistion Booklet - Ash