The Wellbeing Festival Our Wellbeing Festival: Enriching the Lives of Pupils and Staff Our Wellbeing Festival is a cherished highlight of the South Hill calendar—an annual celebration that brings our entire school community together. Once a year, our school grounds are transformed into a vibrant, joyful space filled with connection, creativity, and celebration. Set against the stunning backdrop of green fields and open spaces, the festival provides the perfect setting for pupils to dance, sing, and make memories. Whether they're enjoying live performances, spending time with friends and siblings, or simply soaking in the atmosphere, it’s an afternoon that leaves a lasting impression. For pupils, staff, and families alike, the festival is a welcome opportunity to relax, recharge, and enjoy quality time together. More than just an event, the Wellbeing Festival is a powerful reminder of the importance of nurturing our mental and physical well-being. It celebrates the spirit of unity that defines South Hill—bringing us all together to support, uplift, and inspire one another.

Religious Education Religious Education Vision To develop knowledge of religion and worldview by asking ‘big questions’. To respect similarities and differences between people and their cultures. To have the confidence to develop their own sense of identity, belonging and worldview. At South Hill we teach a broad and balanced RE curriculum, which aims to develop skills and knowledge that: promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, social and mental development of pupils prepares pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life promotes British values promotes community cohesion (Education Act, 2006) protects children from the risk of radicalisation, from whatever source (The Prevent duty – departmental advice for schools and childcare providers”, June 2015) Our Curriculum At South Hill, we follow ‘Discovery RE’. This is a comprehensive enquiry-based, teaching programme for Religious Education, which aims to give pupils the knowledge, critical thinking skills, open minded and respectful attitudes with which to investigate the world of religion and beliefs. It encompasses the Worldview approach to RE enabling pupils to form their own decisions about what RE means to them and develop their own personal worldview whilst empathising with what it means to other religious and non religious belief holders. It also aims to enable children to grow spiritually by developing their awareness and skills of reflection, their experience of awe and wonder and their appreciation of stillness and silence. Lessons are carefully mapped out in our ‘Long term plan’ and progress through our six golden threads (the 6 principal religions as well as touching on Humanism in appropriate units): CHRISTIANITY (EYFS, Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, Y5, Y6) JUDAISM (Y1, Y2) HINDUISM (Y5) SIKHISM (Y3) BUDDHISM (Y4) ISLAM (EYFS, Y6) The Big Question Lessons are based around a half-termly ‘Big question’ and follow this sequence of progression: Step 1: Engagement: the children’s own experience and world view is explored to act as bridge from their world (which may or may not include religion) into the world of the religion being studied. Step 2: Investigation: over approximately 3 lessons the teacher will guide the children to explore and investigate appropriate subject knowledge relevant to that question of enquiry. Step 3: Evaluation: An assessment activity enables each child to show their thinking and the depth of critical evaluation Step 4: Expression: This refers the children back to the starting point of their own experience and allows them to reflect on whether their findings have influenced their own thinking. Each year group has a special owl from the Owl Crew. They represent wisdom and promote questioning and exploration. The owl will provide answers and challenge with further questions. By the end of Year 6, we want our pupils to: Develop knowledge of world religions by asking ‘big questions.’ Respect the similarities and differences between people and their cultures. Have the confidence to develop their own sense of identity and belonging. Trips, hooks and theme days Our RE curriculum is enriched by a number of school trips, theme days and assemblies and these provide excellent opportunities to bring our learning to life. Examples are: EYFS: Christmas visit to the local church to hang decorations. Year 1: Celebration of Hannukah with parent visitors to explain their living and believing life. Year 3: Theme day exploring Sikhism concluding with a shared Langar Year 5: Visit to Gadebridge Park with the vicar linking the church to local history. Whole school assemblies with Father Mike exploring Easter and Christmas 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 investigate and learn about their chosen country. They can wear clothes from their celebrated country or colours of the flag. They experience the food, music, dance and interests of the people in that country. Pupils also explore the culture, traditions and beliefs of their chosen country. Long Term Plan Subject Overview Information for Parents ‘I am Muslim and it means I go to London on Saturdays and Sundays to learn Arabic’ Adiyan. ‘I am Hindu and this means we celebrate Diwali which is coming soon. When you are Hindu you meet up with other Hindus and go to temple and wear special clothes’. Aru I do wonder how we were created so I like RE cos it tells us about that’ Aiden ‘Jesus plays a very important role in Christianity cos he taught people about God and I know about God and I’m a Christian’. Mason ‘My religion is Islam. We celebrate Eid and Ramadan.’ Rahul

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

সংগীত সাউথ হিল একটি সমৃদ্ধ গানের দৃশ্য উপভোগ করে। বাচ্চাদের আরও তাদের সংগীত দক্ষতা বিকাশের জন্য অনেক সুযোগ সরবরাহ করা হয়। বছরের পর বছর ধরে, শিশুরা পুরো স্কুল ইভেন্টে পারফর্ম করে। সাউথ হিল একটি জনপ্রিয় গায়কীর গর্বিত, যা নিয়মিতভাবে সম্প্রদায়গুলিতে সম্পাদন করে। আপনি যদি সংগীত সম্পর্কে আরও সন্ধান করতে আগ্রহী হন তবে দয়া করে স্কুল অফিসে যোগাযোগ করুন। সংগীত টিউশন হার্টস সংগীত পরিষেবা অবিচলিত শিলা তথ্য হার্টস মিউজিক পরিষেবা (চার্জযোগ্য) এর মাধ্যমে আমরা আমাদের কেএস 2 শিক্ষার্থীদের সংগীত টিউশনি দিতে সক্ষম হয়েছি। বর্তমানে আমাদের কাছে শিশুদের ক্লাসিকাল গিটার, বাঁশি, স্যাক্সোফোন, কেরানেট, শিঙ্গা, ট্রম্বোন এবং বেহালা শিখছে। আরো তথ্যের জন্য, নীচে দেখুন. اور আরও তথ্যের জন্য দয়া করে হার্টফোর্ডশায়ার সংগীত পরিষেবা ওয়েবসাইটটি দেখুন বা তাদের ফ্লায়ারটি এখানে পড়ুন আপনি কীভাবে শিঙা বাজাতে শিখতে চান? আরও শিখতে তূরীতে ক্লিক করুন! Do you want to learn how to play the flute, clarinet or saxophone? See video to learn more! কোয়ার বর্তমানে কেএস বুদবুদে। তারিখের জন্য নিউজলেটার দেখুন। সংগীত টিউশন - কীভাবে আবেদন করবেন কোয়ার অনুমতি কোয়ার কী স্টেজ 2 (বছর 3 থেকে 6) এর যে কোনও শিক্ষার্থীর জন্য উন্মুক্ত। বুধবার সকাল at টায় হলটিতে এটি ঘটে! এটি সকাল ৮.৩০ মিনিটে শেষ হয় যখন কাইয়ারের সদস্যরা সকাল ৮.৪০ টায় বিদ্যালয় শুরুর আগে অলিন্দে স্বাস্থ্যকর নাস্তা খাওয়ার সুযোগ পান গায়কীর সদস্যরা আসে কারণ তারা গান করতে পছন্দ করে এবং গান শুরু করে দিন শুরু করা দুর্দান্ত উপায়! আমরা অ্যাকশন গান গাওয়া, গেম গাইতে এবং নতুন গান শিখি enjoy আমরা গ্রীষ্মের মেলা, ক্রিসমাস ফেয়ার, স্কুল ক্যারল পরিষেবা এবং অন্যান্য সম্প্রদায়ের ইভেন্টগুলিতে পারফর্ম করি। আরও তথ্যের জন্য দয়া করে মিসেস টমস দেখুন। কোয়ার অনুমতি পত্র দেখুন। 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.’

বিজ্ঞান সাউথ হিল স্কুলে আমরা বুঝতে পারি যে শিশুরা স্বাভাবিকভাবেই কৌতূহলী এবং অন্বেষণ, তদন্ত এবং প্রশ্ন জিজ্ঞাসা করতে উপভোগ করে। এটি বিজ্ঞান শিক্ষার জন্য গুরুত্বপূর্ণ এবং শিশুরা আমাদের যে পৃথিবীতে বাস করছে তার আরও গভীর উপলব্ধি অর্জন করতে দেয়। আমরা লক্ষ্য করি একটি মানসম্পন্ন বিজ্ঞান শিক্ষা যা বিশ্বকে বোঝার ভিত্তি সরবরাহ করে এবং উত্সাহী এবং উত্সাহী শিক্ষার্থী তৈরি করে। আমরা বিজ্ঞানকে ব্যবহারিক কাজের মাধ্যমে এবং যেখানে আমাদের বিস্তৃত স্কুল ভিত্তি, আমাদের শহরের লোকালয় বা বক্স মুর ট্রাস্টের ব্যবহার প্রযোজ্য তা শেখানোর জন্য উত্সাহিত করি। আমাদের স্কুলে বিজ্ঞানের মাধ্যমে, আমরা লক্ষ্য করি যে সমস্ত শিশুরা: বৈজ্ঞানিক জ্ঞান এবং বোঝার পাশাপাশি মজাদার ব্যবহারিক শেখার দক্ষতা বিকাশ করুন বিভিন্ন ধরণের বৈজ্ঞানিক অনুসন্ধানের বোঝার বিকাশ করুন যা তাদের চারপাশের বিশ্ব সম্পর্কে বৈজ্ঞানিক প্রশ্নের জবাব দিতে সহায়তা করবে বাস্তব জীবনে লিখন শেখা এবং বহিরঙ্গন শিক্ষার মাধ্যমে অন্বেষণ সমস্ত বছরের গোষ্ঠীতে একটি বিজ্ঞান সম্পর্কিত ট্রিপ অ্যাক্সেস করুন জ্ঞান আরও গভীর করার জন্য বিজ্ঞান শিক্ষাকে অন্যান্য সমস্ত বিষয়ের সাথে যুক্ত করুন বিজ্ঞান প্রাথমিক পাঠ্যক্রমটি পুরো স্কুল জুড়ে পড়ানো হয়। বৈজ্ঞানিক ও বৈজ্ঞানিক জ্ঞান কাজ করা বৈজ্ঞানিকভাবে কাজ করা (বা তদন্তকারী দক্ষতা) ব্যবহারিক তদন্ত এবং এটি করার জন্য প্রয়োজনীয় দক্ষতার বোঝার উপর দৃষ্টি নিবদ্ধ করে। এই দক্ষতাগুলির মধ্যে রয়েছে, পর্যবেক্ষণ, তদন্ত, শ্রেণিবিন্যাস, প্রশ্ন জিজ্ঞাসা এবং উত্তর দেওয়া, ডেটা অন্বেষণ এবং ব্যবহারিক শিক্ষার মাধ্যমে একটি দল হিসাবে কাজ করা। বৈজ্ঞানিক জ্ঞান আমি বৈজ্ঞানিক তথ্য এবং ঘটনাগুলির বোধগম্যতা এবং তাদের বৈজ্ঞানিক শিক্ষার বিষয়ে প্রশ্নের জবাব দেওয়া। ইওয়াইএফএস শিক্ষার্থীরা 'ওয়ার্ল্ড বোঝার বোঝা' শেখার ক্ষেত্রের মাধ্যমে বিজ্ঞানটি অন্বেষণ করে। তারা 'ওয়েলি বুধবার' নামে একটি বহিরঙ্গন অধিবেশনও অনুভব করে। اور কী পর্যায় 1 বিজ্ঞান মূল পর্যায় 1 এ বিজ্ঞানের শিক্ষার কেন্দ্রবিন্দু হ'ল বাচ্চাদের ঘটনা এবং অভিজ্ঞতা অর্জন করতে সক্ষম করা; তাদের চারপাশের বিশ্বের আরও ঘনিষ্ঠভাবে তাকান। اور কী পর্যায় 2 বিজ্ঞান নিম্ন কী স্টেজ ২ তে বিজ্ঞানের শিক্ষার কেন্দ্রবিন্দু হ'ল বাচ্চাদের চারপাশের বিশ্ব সম্পর্কে তাদের বৈজ্ঞানিক দৃষ্টিভঙ্গি প্রসারিত করা। আপার কী স্টেজ ২ তে বিজ্ঞান শিক্ষার কেন্দ্রবিন্দু হ'ল বাচ্চাদের বিস্তৃত বৈজ্ঞানিক ধারণাগুলির গভীর বোঝার বিকাশ ঘটানো। اور বিজ্ঞান স্থানীয় লিঙ্ক আমরা আমাদের স্কুলে বিজ্ঞান শিক্ষার দৃ strongly় প্রচার ও উদযাপন করি। আমরা বিজ্ঞান শিক্ষার সক্রিয়তা ও অর্থবহতা নিশ্চিত করার লক্ষ্যে দ্য বক্স মুড় ট্রাস্ট, স্থানীয় বরাদ্দ সাইট হিথ লেন কবরস্থান, লকার্স পার্ক স্কুল, হিমেল হ্যাম্পস্টেড স্কুল এবং আমাদের নিজস্ব ভিত্তিতে সহযোগিতায় কাজ করি। Examples of Knowledge Organisers EYFS Year 1 Year 3 Year 5 Long Term Plan Subject Overview ব্রিটিশ বিজ্ঞান সপ্তাহ আমরা প্রতি বছর একটি বিজ্ঞান দিবস পালন করে ব্রিটিশ বিজ্ঞান সপ্তাহ উদযাপন করি যেখানে শিক্ষার্থীরা ব্যবহারিক পরীক্ষা-নিরীক্ষা এবং তদন্ত চালিয়ে বৈজ্ঞানিক শেখার এক দিন থাকে। 1/4 লকার্স পার্ক বছর 6 লক্স পার্কে একটি বিজ্ঞান এবং প্রযুক্তি বিকেলে উপভোগ করুন। বিজ্ঞান পরীক্ষাগারে তারা শিখার ফলে এটি মাধ্যমিক বিদ্যালয়ে তাদের স্থানান্তরকে সমর্থন করে। বিবিসি বাইটাইজ কী স্টেজ 1 - কেএস 1-এ বাচ্চাদের বিজ্ঞান সম্পর্কে আরও জানার জন্য মজাদার ক্রিয়াকলাপগুলি اور বিবিসি বাইটাইজ কী স্টেজ 2 - কেএস 2-এ বাচ্চাদের বিজ্ঞান সম্পর্কে আরও জানার জন্য মজাদার ক্রিয়াকলাপগুলি اور

আমাদের সর্বশেষ অফস্টেড প্রতিবেদনটি পড়তে দয়া করে নীচের লিঙ্কটিতে ক্লিক করুন। প্যারেন্ট ভিউ অ্যাক্সেস করতে দয়া করে নীচের লিঙ্কটিতে ক্লিক করুন। প্যারেন্ট ভিউ আপনাকে আপনার সন্তানের স্কুল সম্পর্কে কী ধারণা দেয় সে সম্পর্কে বলার সুযোগ দেয়।

Outdoor Classroom Day Outdoor Classroom Day is a global movement to make time outdoors part of every child's day. Here at Southhill, we are so lucky to have our fantastic grounds and woodland area. We are committed to providing outdoor learning opportunities wherever possible. On two days of action each year, the Outdoor Classroom campaign encourages teachers to take children outdoors to learn and play. All year round, the movement campaigns for more outdoor learning. This years Summer term date was in May. Every class enjoyed an outdoor learning session with a variety of activities including orienteering, bug hunting, den building, potion making and natural art. There was positive feedback from both children and staff . We look forward to participating in the Autumn term day in November.

Artsmark Gold Award 'You clearly value the Arts and recognise their contribution to your mission statement of 'Building Character, Learning Together' at South Hill Primary School. 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. Congratulations on completing your Artsmark journey. We are delighted to inform you that your setting has been awarded an Artsmark Gold Award! Award. Congratulations! ' Artsmark Arts Council England

Wellbeing for Children “South Hill Primary School is a nurturing environment in which wellbeing forms the heart of the school’s culture.” Ofsted, July 2024 At South Hill Primary School, children’s wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do. We believe that children learn best when they feel happy, safe and valued, and we place mental health and emotional wellbeing at the centre of school life. Through a whole school approach, we help children develop confidence, resilience and strong relationships, giving them the skills they need to manage challenges and care for their wellbeing both now and in the future. A Caring and Supportive School Environment Wellbeing is woven into everyday life at South Hill. Children are supported through: • Movement and mindfulness activities such as the Daily Mile and GoNoodle • The Zones of Regulation, helping children recognise and manage their emotions • A Friendship Bench encouraging kindness and inclusion at playtimes • A welcoming outdoor environment including sensory trails, fitness equipment and the Smokey Trail • Healthy daily lunches • A calm, positive approach to behaviour • A strong “Just Talk” culture, where children feel listened to and supported All staff are trained in Therapeutic Thinking and trauma informed approaches, ensuring children feel understood and supported. Pastoral Support We provide tailored pastoral care to meet individual needs. Our support includes access to a school counsellor, Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA), Drawing and Talking therapy, nurture provision, and family support services. Every classroom has a worry box or worry monster, giving children a safe way to share concerns. Celebrating Wellbeing Together We mark key events such as Children’s Mental Health Week, Feeling Good Week, and our much-loved Wellbeing Festival, which brings our school community together through music, creativity and fun. This year’s Mental Health Week theme, “The Power of Belonging,” helped children explore kindness, inclusion and celebrating differences—key foundations for confidence and happiness. Pupil Voice: The Power of Us We are proud to be working towards the Wellbeing Quality Mark, further strengthening our commitment to every child’s emotional wellbeing. As part of this work, we run “The Power of Us,” a pupil led initiative for Key Stage 2 children. This project ensures that pupil voice is central to wellbeing provision and that children play an active role in shaping their school environment. Through this initiative, pupils develop important life skills, including: •     Confidence and teamwork •     Responsibility and leadership •     Problem solving and resilience Children meet weekly with Mrs Khan (our School Counsellor), to plan their and lead the project of their choice, share ideas and develop leadership, teamwork and resilience. this is because we believe children’s voices matter. Pupils reflected positively on their experiences: •     Mollie: “I enjoyed everything about this project.” •     Andreea: “I really liked looking through all the catalogues and budgeting.” •     Rose: “I like planting and watering the plants and seeds.” •     Aidan: “I have enjoyed planting in the beautiful sunshine.” •     Isaac: “I have enjoyed helping to change our school in a positive way.” These reflections demonstrate how meaningful pupil involvement supports wellbeing, builds pride in the school community, and strengthens a sense of belonging. Our School Counsellor - Shahin Mental Health Week 2025 Wellbeing Overview Wellbeing at South Hill Zones of Regulation Just Talk Assembly Anti Bullying Week Summary of the Zones

পারফরম্যান্স এবং আর্থিক তথ্য সম্পর্কিত আমাদের ওয়েবসাইটে নির্দিষ্ট তথ্য প্রকাশের জন্য আইনটি দ্বারা সাউথ হিলের প্রয়োজন is প্রয়োজনীয় তথ্যের জন্য দয়া করে নীচের লিঙ্কটি দেখুন: اور No member of South Hill Primary School staff earns in excess of £100,000.

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

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’