Easter

On Thursday 11th April, a lovely sunny morning, the whole school walked the now familiar route to All Saints Church in Mickleover village for a lovely Easter service. Well done to all the children for their lovely singing and especially to you Year 6 readers.

Happy Easter to all our friends and families. Have a lovely break.

FS2 Farm visit

On the last day of term, FS2 went to Ash End House Children's Farm near Tamworth as a Fantastic Finish to our topic 'Does Everything Grow?'
On arrival (after much excitement about travelling on a great big coach!) we played in the playground before an early lunch in the barn. Then we met the farmers who would show us around the farm. We saw lots of the animals we had been learning about: we fed the ducks and gave oats to the goats (even Simon the goat who tried to headbutt Mrs Allen!). Then we saw and held some baby chicks and collected eggs which we could take home to our families. We met cows, sheep and lambs, and even saw a new baby shire horse (who looked quite big for a baby!) 
We had a wonderful day - all of the children were real ambassadors for Silverhill and were extremely polite and well behaved. We were all exhausted and some children sensibly had a snooze on the coach on the way home.

 

 

Year 2 Fantastic Finish

What a fantastic day Year 2 had on Wednesday 3rd April at Cromford Canal! We went for a ride on a narrow boat, had a habitat walk along the canal and learned all about the different types of water birds we saw. It was the perfect finish to our topic on ‘Transport’.
Mrs Brundish

Fundraising thanks

This term, our children have continued to show their altruistic nature by organising and supporting further fundraising events. As well as the Mad Hair Day which raised a phenomenal £918, split equally between money for Mrs Minifie & The Little Princess Trust. Sofia & Rosheen (Y3) raised £84 for the Orangutan foundation and Emma, Adele & Rio (Y6) £120 for DementiaUk. Without your continued generosity none of this would have been possible, so thank you so much.

Fantastic Finishing in Year 5 and 6

On Wednesday 3rd April, thanks to our supportive PTFA, our Year 5 and 6 pupils were treated to a truely Fantastic Finish when Primevruk bought into school their vertual reality headsets and transported Year 5 to the USA and Year 6 to see some spectacular volcanoes! The children were able to see up close all the landmarks and features that they had been learning about all term! A trip to the USA or a real volcano could have been very tricky so this certainly helped take the pupils on a journey to support their #stickylearning

Year 4 Foremark DT Design Day

On Tuesday 2nd April, Twelve of our Year 4 budding design and technology pupils spent the morning at Foremark Hall, where they had the opportunity to design and create their very own 2D creations! From Pilar drills, electric saws, to CAD/CAM and laser cutters, the children were exposed to a variety of new technological resources and machinery. The day was organised by our very own Silverhill Mum, Mrs Hobson, who, along with her colleague, Mr Davis, helped to create a new and awe-inspiring experience for our children! 

Shared story time in FS2 and Year 1

Year 1 have been writing their own versions of Little Red Riding Hood - they were so amazing, that we decided to share them with the children in Foundation Stage. When reading their stories, the Sparrows and Swallows demonstrated lovely clear voices and tried their best to use expression, and the children in Robins and Wrens showed fantastic listening skills! Well done to all.

STEM science in Year 6

Year 6 welcomed STEM Ambassador Laura and University of Derby student Robyn to support their learning in fossils and evolution and adaptation science themes. The pupils learned a great deal from their visit, getting their hands on some amazing fossils and taking part in some activities outside that really got them thinking about how to survive. The children came up with some great ideas about how they would adapt and evolve and had great fun in the process.

Poo from the past!

During their science week, on Thursday 21st March, the Year 4 children spent the week learning all about ‘teeth’ and the digestive system. The children created their own 3D models of the digestive system and even had the chance to dissect and look at Norman ‘coprolites’! This was very much a ‘sticky learning’ experience! 

Street Dance

Over the last term, the Y4 children have been learning a new style of dance-street dance. We have been very lucky to have a teacher from, Baby People, to teach the children a new skill. All children have demonstrated all SPIRIT values and finished the term by putting on a fabulous show to the rest of the school! Well done Year 4! 

Rocksteady Showcase!

On Thursday 21st March, what a treat it was for pupils, staff and a lot of proud parents to be able to watch their first Silverhill Rocksteady Concert! With an eclectic and varied range of rock band names, like 'Blue Lemonade', our budding stars o their spots with guitars, keyboards, drums and some very enthusiastic front men, the concert really got the crowd clapping and cheering!Well done to all the performers - we can't wait to see what they come up with next time. 

Football update

Tuesday 19th and Wednesday 20th March

News from Mr Turner and the football teams coming soon!

Comic Relief 2019

On 15th March, Silverhill yet again proved how charitable we are by raising money for Comic Relief. Our normal green uniform was replaced by a sea of red as we all wore something crimson, scarlet, claret, cherry, pillarbox or ruby and donated to be able to do so. We are very proud to say that we raised a grand total of £410 which will go to help people in this country as well as Africa. Well done Silverhill! 😊

RSPCA visit FS2

The Robins and Wrens had a sensational start for their new theme 'Does everything grow?'
Visitors from the RSPCA came into school to talk about animals and how they grow.  The children were very lucky to meet the guinea pig that was a little shy, but happy to come out for food!
Thank you to the lovely ladies from the RSPCA for their time and interesting information about animals.

UK Parliament

On Wednesday 13th March Malcolm from UK Parliament came to speak to our pupils about how new laws are made in the Houses of Parliament.

More information coming soon!

Willow's (the Cavapoo) visit to Year 3

On Wednesday 13th March, the Goldfinches were lucky enough to have a visit from Willow, Mrs Roberts’ 7 year old Cavapoo. This was a treat for the children as they have all been putting in a real effort to read lots at home to improve their reading skills. Willow was exceptionally well behaved and loved all the cuddles she received, she even sat quietly with the children whilst they read to her. We hope to be able to have Willow for a repeat visit very soon!

Explorer Al

To compliment their current theme work, Year 6 and year 1 pupils were visited on Tuesday 12th March by Al Sylvester, a well known former RAF Mountain Rescue Service team leader who was actively involved with over 400 operational rescues. In addition, his life of adventure has taken him to some of the most extreme environments on the planet; including the South Pole, Aconcagua, Mt Kenya and the base camps of Mt Everest and Annapurna. His stories were fascinating and inspiring for all the pupils who met him, with real life references to all our SPIRIT values. Thank you Al for coming to speak to us and to the PTFA for funding his visit.

Year 4 girls DCLFC football

What a brilliant day the girls have had on 12th March at the Powerleague Derby!! Our incredible Year 4 Girls football team won their group in the Derby County Ladies Football Competition and came home with a rather impressive trophy! They won every match they played and only conceded 2 goals all day! Superb Siverhill SPIRIT girls - well done!