International Day Each year at South Hill School, we celebrate 'International Day'. Each year group represents 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 traditional clothing from their celebrated country or colours of the flag. All pupils 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.   For PE, we are lucky to have Don Rae Academy join us to teach traditional dances from each country. Make sure you come in and watch our fantastic performances in the afternoon!   For MFL (Modern Foreign Language), all year groups learn a few key phrases and words. We also focus on learning a traditional song!   All year groups have the opportunity to taste food originating from that country. Some year groups complete a food tasting activity while other year groups make the traditional food themselves. Some year groups look at the religion and the history of their chosen country, focusing on some significant people from that country and how the country has possibly changed over time. The countries remain the same each year, ensuring that our children gain a rich understanding of different cultures and traditions from all over the world. The countries represented are: Reception- Bangladesh Year 1- Poland Year 2- India Year 3- Romania Year 4- Portugal Year 5- Turkey Year 6- Ghana "I wanted to pass on my thanks to the staff who made today (international day) at school so special. My son came home very happy and inspired by the country (and food!) of Bangladesh. The dance performance at the end of the day was wonderful and you could see how hard children and staff worked to make this happen." Parent of a pupil in EYFS

No Mobile Phone Zone Conseil d'école Bonjour! Nous sommes la voix étudiante de l'école primaire de South Hill. Le conseil d'école est composé de deux enfants de chaque classe qui ont été élus par leurs pairs. Chaque candidat souhaitant représenter sa classe doit faire un bref exposé sur ses points de vue et ses objectifs pour le conseil d'école et les enfants votent ensuite pour les candidats de la classe qu'ils préfèrent. Membres du conseil d'école 2020-2021 Année 6 - Costy & Rory / Joely & Jack Année 5 - Fraser & Gloria / Ava & Alfie S Année 4 - Taylor & Oscar / Beau S & Riley Année 3 - Izzy & Sam / Lillie & Zubin Année 2 - Eva & Oliver / Saraya & Frankie Année 1 - Emilia & Thomas / Bertie & Amelia Conseil d'école Bonjour! Nous sommes la voix étudiante de l'école primaire de South Hill. Le conseil d'école est composé de deux enfants de chaque classe qui ont été élus par leurs pairs. Chaque candidat souhaitant représenter sa classe doit faire un bref exposé sur ses points de vue et ses objectifs pour le conseil d'école et les enfants votent ensuite pour les candidats de la classe qu'ils préfèrent. Membres du conseil d'école 2020-2021 Année 6 - Costy & Rory / Joely & Jack Année 5 - Fraser & Gloria / Ava & Alfie S Année 4 - Taylor & Oscar / Beau S & Riley Année 3 - Izzy & Sam / Lillie & Zubin Année 2 - Eva & Oliver / Saraya & Frankie Année 1 - Emilia & Thomas / Bertie & Amelia Pupil Voice Child 1 – I like being the School Council because I care about my school. Child 2 – Year 5: I enjoy being in the School Council because it allows me to share my ideas. Child 3 – Year 5: This year our School Council has helped us all to explore the value of respect, and it has improved our school. Child 6 – Year 5: This year I got to experience meeting our local MP and share all our hard work, I really enjoyed that. Child 4 – Year 6: This weekend the School Council will be doing a litter pick with the ECO Warriors. This shows we are showing respect to our local community. Child 5 – Year 6: Our School Council makes sure that everybody has an opportunity to speak up and have a voice.

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South Hill Art Exhibition At South Hill, we believe that every child should have the opportunity to explore and create art. We also believe that children should see their art displayed. This is the thinking behind our annual art week and Art Exhibition. Each year we have a theme, such as ‘Patterns in Nature’ or ‘Under the Sea’, and all year groups spend a week exploring the theme, looking at a particular style of art based on a specific artist. During the week, they learn about the artist, and practise different art forms such as painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography or collage, experimenting with different mediums and techniques. The end of the week sees them producing a final piece of art. The art is then mounted and displayed in our Art Gallery. Parents and children are invited in to view the work, which is available to be bought by the parents. Art works are numbered rather than named and information regarding the artist and the methods used to create the pieces are displayed alongside the works. The artwork is passed to them in the days following the gallery. This allows children the opportunity to visit an art gallery, see how a gallery works and to have the pleasure of seeing their work being viewed by others. It is always a very popular event both with our pupils and with their parents. It is well attended and provides much-needed funds for our art supplies. More importantly, it gives children the chance to see themselves as valued artists and promotes the subject through the school.

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The South Hill Experience South Hill School offers all of our pupils a wide range of experiences and learning opportunities from the very start of their Early Years journey through to Year 6. We are proud that our pupils will have the opportunity to: Post a letter Sit around a campfire Carry out Science work around the school pond Learn to swim at the local sports centre Perform on our beautiful stage Experience the 'South Hill Summer Festival' Learn a new language Go on a variety of school trips with their peers Represent the school at a sporting event Join our school clubs Learn to bake bread Experience outdoor learning through Forest Schools Perform at our local church Lead an enterprise project Support a number of charities Prepare and cook food Enjoy our orienteering trail Take part in South Hill School's 'International Day' Dance with the class at 'International Day' Have a responsible position in the school Learn to cycle safely Learn a musical instrument Take part in 'Feeling Good Week' Dress up as a book character Visit a museum Take part in Science Day Take part in a National Remembrance Have artwork exhibited at the 'South Hill Art Gallery' Be part of a choir Take part in competitions Enjoy an ice cream from the ice cream van

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

À l'école primaire de South Hill, nous promouvons une politique de porte ouverte; N'hésitez pas à parler à l'enseignant de la classe de votre enfant ou à un membre de l'équipe de haute direction. Liste du personnel Subject Leaders Communication Protocol

The South Hill Way At South Hill, we follow 'The South Hill Way', which forms part of our behaviour policy (following the Steps therapeutic behaviour approach). The 'SHW' is an important part of this and promotes our school values, 'The 4 R's'. These are linked to 'British Values' and underpin what it means to be both a pupil and an adult at South Hill. Theo in Year 3 says, “The South Hill Way are our 4 main school rules. They keep everyone safe and mean everyone is the same.” Ada in Year 1 says, “The South Hill Way helps us know what to do and means everyone is happy.” We want every pupil and every adult to embrace and display these values so that everyone can learn and achieve at our school because 'it's the South Hill Way.'