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 1/4 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 Transistion Booklet 2025 - Goldfinches Transistion Booklet 2025 - Sparrows 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 Phonics Screening Workshop

Στάδιο πρώτων ετών 1/6 Knowledge Organisers EYFS Overview EYFS Curriculum Ambitions Long Term Plan Recommended Reading List Reception Baseline Assessment EYFS Reading Introduction to Early Years Για πληροφορίες σχετικά με τη βοήθεια στο παιδί σας να είναι έτοιμο για το σχολείο, κάντε κλικ εδώ . Καλώς ορίσατε στη σελίδα της τάξης υποδοχής. Το Early Years στο South Hill School αποτελείται από δύο τάξεις ρεσεψιόν, Wrens και Robins. Οι καθηγητές τάξης Wrens είναι η Miss Sacco και η Miss Kemplen με την πρακτική της πρώτης χρονιάς Miss Copeland. Η καθηγήτρια της τάξης του Robins είναι η Miss Senior με την Πρακτική Χρονιά, κ. Khan. Η κ. Smith θα υποστηρίζει και τα δύο μαθήματα καθ 'όλη τη διάρκεια της εβδομάδας και θα είναι η βοηθός διδασκαλίας στο Robins στη θέση της κ. Khan την Παρασκευή. Η Miss Hamer θα εργάζεται επίσης στο Wrens ως Βοηθός Υποστήριξης Μάθησης όλη την εβδομάδα. Την Τρίτη, τα παιδιά θα λάβουν μέρος σε μουσικές συνεδρίες με την κ. Toms. Θα μάθουμε πολλά συναρπαστικά πράγματα με τους επόμενους όρους, χρησιμοποιώντας εσωτερικούς και εξωτερικούς χώρους. Για πληροφορίες σχετικά με τα πρώτα χρόνια και τι θα κάνουμε αυτόν τον όρο, ανατρέξτε στους συνδέσμους σε αυτήν τη σελίδα. Μην διστάσετε να επικοινωνήσετε μαζί μας εάν έχετε οποιεσδήποτε ανησυχίες ή απορίες. Δεσποινίς Sacco, Miss Kemplen και Miss Senior Spring 1 Curriculum Map Spring 2 Curriculum Map Autumn 1 Curriculum Map Autumn 2 Curriculum Map

Οι επιστολές που αποστέλλονται από το σχολείο θα είναι διαθέσιμες για προβολή εδώ Εάν δεν μπορείτε να αποκτήσετε πρόσβαση σε επιστολές ή οποιαδήποτε αλληλογραφία από τον ιστότοπο του σχολείου, επικοινωνήστε με το σχολικό γραφείο, ώστε να μπορέσουμε να κανονίσουμε να σας παρέχουμε τις πληροφορίες σε πιο κατάλληλη φόρμα. Γενικές πληροφορίες Ηλεκτρονικές πληρωμές στο σχολείο Άδεια χορωδίας Συμβουλές - Ψείρες Importance of Regular Attendance October Teaching and Learning Food Bank List September Coffee Morning EYFS Morning Clubs International Day Universal Free School Meals Moving on Open Events 2026

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

Εισαγωγές Για πληροφορίες σχετικά με την είσοδο στο Δημοτικό Σχολείο South Hill, θα πρέπει να επικοινωνήσετε με το Hertfordshire County Council για να μάθετε τις ρυθμίσεις εισδοχής του σχολείου. Δείτε τον παρακάτω σύνδεσμο: Πληροφορίες εισαγωγής Our Pupil Admission Number is 60. We endeavour under the terms of Hertfordshire’s Local Education Authority’s admission policy to accommodate children from within our local area wherever possible. Hertfordshire Local Authority is responsible for the allocation of places in schools for children of primary school age. Children join our Reception class in the September before their fifith birthday. If you would like to apply for a place outside the normal admission times then click HERE which will take you to Hertfordshire County Council In Year Admission applications. Arrangements for the admission of pupils with disabilities In order that children who have a disability may be catered for, the school seeks advice from the Local Authority regarding the admission of such pupils. The school will endeavour to make any necessary arrangements in full consultation with the parents and any other agencies involved. It may be necessary in some cases for specialised equipment to be purchased, support staff to be employed, and minor adaptations to be made to buildings and furniture. These will need to be done in consultation with the Local Authority, and may take some time to implement. Steps to prevent disabled pupils being treated less favourably than other pupils The school’s Accessibility Plan (found HERE ) sets out the Governors’ response to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 which requires that a pupil should not be treated less favourably because of a disability. Existing facilities to assist access to the school by pupils with disabilities Accessible toilets are available on the ground and lower ground floors. Wheelchair access is available to the building on the ground and lower ground floors Elevator in the KS2 building from lower ground to 1st floor. Elevator from lower ground floor to the playground. Playgrounds are accessible by slopes

Αγγλικά Writing Vision To develop pupils’ writing skills to enable them to write independently in a variety of genres and for a range of purposes. Ο πρωταρχικός στόχος του Literacy at South Hill είναι να προωθήσει τα υψηλά πρότυπα της γλώσσας και του γραμματισμού, εξοπλίζοντας τους μαθητές με την ισχυρή γνώση της προφορικής και γραπτής γλώσσας και να αναπτύξουν την αγάπη τους για τη λογοτεχνία μέσω της ευρείας ανάγνωσης για απόλαυση. Αυτό με τη σειρά του θα αναπτύξει τις δεξιότητες γραφής τους σε όλα τα είδη. επίσημη και ανεπίσημη. Στόχος μας είναι να το υποστηρίξουμε μέσω της προώθησης του γραμματισμού και της χρήσης κειμένων υψηλής ποιότητας σε όλους τους τομείς του προγράμματος σπουδών μας. Το εθνικό πρόγραμμα σπουδών για τα αγγλικά στοχεύει να διασφαλίσει ότι όλοι οι μαθητές: διαβάστε εύκολα, άπταιστα και με καλή κατανόηση αναπτύξτε τη συνήθεια να διαβάζετε ευρέως και συχνά, τόσο για ευχαρίστηση όσο και για ενημέρωση αποκτήστε ένα ευρύ λεξιλόγιο, κατανόηση γραμματικής και γνώση γλωσσικών συμβάσεων για ανάγνωση, γραφή και προφορική γλώσσα εκτιμήστε την πλούσια και ποικίλη λογοτεχνική μας κληρονομιά γράψτε με σαφήνεια, ακρίβεια και συνέπεια, προσαρμόζοντας τη γλώσσα και το στυλ τους σε και για μια σειρά από περιβάλλοντα, σκοπούς και κοινό Χρησιμοποιήστε τη συζήτηση για να μάθετε. πρέπει να είναι σε θέση να επεξεργαστούν και να εξηγήσουν με σαφήνεια την κατανόηση και τις ιδέες τους είναι ικανοί στις τέχνες της ομιλίας και της ακρόασης, κάνοντας επίσημες παρουσιάσεις, παρουσιάζοντας σε άλλους και συμμετέχοντας στη συζήτηση Long Term Plan - Literacy Grammar Plan Subject Overview - Reading Subject Overview - Writing Λίστες ορθογραφίας προγραμμάτων σπουδών KS1, LKS2, UKS2 Χρησιμοποιήστε τα παρακάτω κουμπιά για να δείτε τι μαθαίνει κάθε χρόνο στα μαθήματα αγγλικών. Έτος 1 Έτος 2 Έτος 3 Έτος 4 Έτος 5 Έτος 6 Parents Grammar Morning We enjoy celebrating writing at South Hill. We display work from EYFS to Year 6 on our Writer of the Month display board. This is where children have a chance to show off a good piece of writing from across the curriculum. Here is a photo of our current writers of the month. Pupil Voice I love the big library - Eric Y6 I like the different books we read in class - Freddy Y5 Reading helps me learn more! - Stanley Y1 Poetry First Prize We are absolutely thrilled to share the news that Aiden in Year 5, has won The Marlowes Olympic poetry competition! We are delighted that Aiden felt inspired to write an Olympic poem and as a result the school received the £1000 prize. Well done Aiden for writing a winning poem. Aiden was invited to receive the cheque for the school at the Marlowes from the Mayor. Click here for the coverage in Hemel Today.

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

World Book Day World Book Day is held each year on the first Thursday in March. As a school we celebrated by sharing Poetry from Jospeh Coelho throughout the week, Learning MC Grammar's World Book Day song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpTkjssrL4k&ab_channel=MCGrammar%E2%80%93RapSongs%26MusicVideos and dressing up as our favourite book characters. Promoting Reading for Pleasure is a large part of our school's reading provision and children have created wish lists for books for us to purchase.

Κάντε κλικ στον παρακάτω σύνδεσμο για να διαβάσετε την τελευταία μας έκθεση Ofsted. Κάντε κλικ στον παρακάτω σύνδεσμο για πρόσβαση στην προβολή γονέα. Η γονική προβολή σάς δίνει την ευκαιρία να πείτε στο Ofsted τι πιστεύετε για το σχολείο του παιδιού σας.

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.

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.'