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

Οικολογικοί πολεμιστές Καλώς ήλθατε στην ιστοσελίδα μας Eco Warrior! Σε αυτήν τη σελίδα, θα σας ενημερώσουμε σχετικά με τη δουλειά που κάνουμε και πώς ενθαρρύνουμε το υπόλοιπο σχολείο να γίνει πιο φιλικό προς το περιβάλλον. Έχουμε ήδη κερδίσει το βραβείο Silver και τώρα εργαζόμαστε για το βραβείο Gold. Το να είμαστε Eco Warrior δίνει στους μαθητές μας την ευκαιρία να βοηθήσουν το σχολείο μας να γίνει πιο φιλικό προς το περιβάλλον. Έχουμε Eco Warriors τόσο στο KS1 όσο και στο KS2 και θέλουν να προωθήσουν φιλικές προς το περιβάλλον ιδέες και εξοικονόμηση ενέργειας σε ολόκληρο το σχολείο παρακολουθώντας τη χρήση ενέργειας στο σχολείο και ενθαρρύνοντας τους δασκάλους και τους μαθητές να ανακυκλώσουν. Κάθε μαθητής μπορεί να γίνει Eco Warrior στο South Hill School. Τον Σεπτέμβριο, ζητάμε από όσους ενδιαφέρονται να υποβάλουν αίτηση (μπορεί να είναι αφίσα, ποίημα ή μοντέλο κ.λπ.). Στη συνέχεια προσκαλούνται σε συνέντευξη. Κοιτάξτε για την επόμενη πρόσληψη πρόσληψης! Ρίξτε μια ματιά στις φωτογραφίες μας στην παρουσίαση! Κα Τόμα Eco Lead

Design and Technology Design and Technology Vision To develop pupils' skills and technical knowledge in designing, making and evaluating through cooking and nutrition, textiles, materials and construction. We teach a broad and varied Design and Technology curriculum, at South Hill, which aims to develop skills and knowledge through the following key areas: Design: We want our pupils to generate ideas and to model and communicate these through talking and drawing. We want them to create templates and design products that are appealing, functional and purposeful. Make: We want pupils to select from a range of materials, tools and equipment and use these to perform practical tasks such as cutting, shaping, joining, sewing, kneading and finishing. Evaluate: We want pupils to be able to talk about existing products, as well as their finished product, to compare these against the design criteria and to consider the views of others to improve their work. Technical Knowledge: We want pupils to know and use subject specific vocabulary (such as levers, sliders, wheels, axels) and to deepen their knowledge of technical processes such as how structures can be made stronger/more stable. Golden Threads As part of our Design and Technology curriculum, we have carefully mapped out Golden Threads that weave in and out of our learning. These allow us to build on previous knowledge and skills and to ensure a progression of these year after year. Our Golden Threads for DT are: Our Curriculum In EYFS, through the Early Learning Goal ‘Expressive Arts and Design’, pupils are introduced to the building blocks of our Design and Technology curriculum. Through construction, pupils explore and build with a variety of materials such as Lego or wooden bricks, alongside developing their fine motor skills with scissors, paper and other media. In Key Stage 1, pupils develop an understanding of the design, making and evaluating process when creating their own products. Examples of topics covered in KS1 include: Designing a building for a town, making a pop up toy and making a fruit/vegetable monster. In Key Stage 2, pupils further embed the design, make and evaluate cycle when creating their own products. Examples of topics covered in KS1 include: building Anderson Shelters, making Torches, making a hydraulic bridge and cooking Viking bread. By the end of Year 6, we want pupils to be able to have developed the ability to design and make a range of products (in cooking and nutrition, textiles, materials and construction) and to be confident in their technical knowledge of these areas and to be able to evaluate their own work, as well of as that of others. KEY STAGE 1 GOLDEN THREADS COOKING AND NUTRITION TEXTILES MECHANISMS USE OF MATERIALS CONSTRUCTION KEY STAGE 2 GOLDEN THREADS COOKING AND NUTRITION TEXTILES ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL COMPONENTS STIFF AND FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIALS MOULDABLE MATERIALS Examples of knowledge organisers EYFS Year 3 Year 1 Year 5 Long Term Plan Subject Overview Pupil Voice 'I really enjoy the creativity it brings your work. When creating our Anderson shelters I particularly enjoyed collecting the dirt need to disguise it. Harshith Y6 DT develops your creativity and the understanding of how to use tools accurately and safely such as a hacksaw. Coby Y6

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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.

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Επιστήμη Στο South Hill School καταλαβαίνουμε ότι τα παιδιά είναι φυσικά περίεργα και τους αρέσει να εξερευνούν, να ερευνούν και να κάνουν ερωτήσεις. Αυτό είναι καθοριστικό για τη μάθηση των Επιστημών και επιτρέπει στα παιδιά να αποκτήσουν μια βαθύτερη κατανόηση του κόσμου στον οποίο ζούμε. Στόχος μας είναι να παρέχουμε μια ποιοτική επιστημονική εκπαίδευση που θα παρέχει τα θεμέλια της κατανόησης του κόσμου και δημιουργεί περίεργους και ενθουσιώδεις μαθητές. Ενθαρρύνουμε την Επιστήμη να διδάσκεται μέσω πρακτικών καθηκόντων και, κατά περίπτωση, της χρήσης των εκτεταμένων σχολικών μας χώρων, της τοποθεσίας της πόλης μας ή του The Box Moor Trust. Μέσω της Επιστήμης στο σχολείο μας, στοχεύουμε να διασφαλίσουμε ότι όλα τα παιδιά: Αναπτύξτε επιστημονικές γνώσεις και κατανόηση καθώς και διασκεδαστικές πρακτικές δεξιότητες μάθησης Αναπτύξτε κατανόηση διαφορετικών τύπων επιστημονικής έρευνας που θα τους βοηθήσει να απαντήσουν σε επιστημονικές ερωτήσεις σχετικά με τον κόσμο γύρω τους Συνδέστε τη μάθηση με την πραγματική ζωή και εξερευνήστε την υπαίθρια μάθηση Αποκτήστε πρόσβαση σε ένα επιστημονικό ταξίδι σε ομάδες όλων των ετών Συνδέστε την εκμάθηση της Επιστήμης με όλα τα άλλα θέματα προκειμένου να εμβαθύνετε την κατανόηση Το Πρωτοβάθμιο Πρόγραμμα Επιστημών διδάσκεται σε όλο το σχολείο. Εργασία επιστημονικά και επιστημονικά Η επιστημονική εργασία (ή ερευνητικές δεξιότητες) επικεντρώνεται στην κατανόηση της πρακτικής έρευνας και στις δεξιότητες που απαιτούνται για να γίνει αυτό. Αυτές οι δεξιότητες περιλαμβάνουν, παρατήρηση, διερεύνηση, ταξινόμηση, ερώτηση και απάντηση ερωτήσεων, διερεύνηση δεδομένων και εργασία ως ομάδα μέσω της πρακτικής μάθησης. Επιστημονική γνώση είναι η κατανόηση των επιστημονικών γεγονότων και φαινομένων και η απάντηση σε ερωτήσεις σχετικά με την επιστημονική τους μάθηση. EYFS Οι μαθητές εξερευνούν την Επιστήμη μέσω της περιοχής μάθησης που ονομάζεται «Κατανόηση του Κόσμου». Βιώνουν επίσης μια εξωτερική συνεδρία που ονομάζεται «Welly Wednesday». Βασικό στάδιο 1 Επιστήμη Το επίκεντρο της διδασκαλίας της επιστήμης στο βασικό στάδιο 1 είναι να επιτρέψει στα παιδιά να βιώσουν και να παρατηρήσουν φαινόμενα. Κοιτάζοντας πιο προσεκτικά τον κόσμο γύρω τους. Βασικό στάδιο 2 Επιστήμη Το επίκεντρο της διδασκαλίας των επιστημών στο κατώτερο βασικό στάδιο 2 είναι να επιτρέψει στα παιδιά να διευρύνουν την επιστημονική τους άποψη για τον κόσμο γύρω τους. Το επίκεντρο της διδασκαλίας των Επιστημών στο βασικό Στάδιο 2 είναι να επιτρέψει στα παιδιά να αναπτύξουν μια βαθύτερη κατανόηση ενός ευρέος φάσματος επιστημονικών ιδεών. Τοπικοί σύνδεσμοι Science Προωθούμε έντονα και γιορτάζουμε τη μάθηση των Επιστημών στο σχολείο μας. Συνεργαζόμαστε σε συνεργασία με το The Box Moor Trust, έναν τοπικό ιστότοπο κατανομής, το Heath Lane Cemetery, το Lockers Park School, το Hemel Hempstead School και τους δικούς μας λόγους για να διασφαλίσουμε ότι η μάθηση των Επιστημών είναι ενεργή και ουσιαστική. Examples of Knowledge Organisers EYFS Year 1 Year 3 Year 5 Long Term Plan Subject Overview Βρετανική Εβδομάδα Επιστημών Γιορτάζουμε τη Βρετανική Εβδομάδα Επιστημών κάθε χρόνο διοργανώνοντας μια Ημέρα Επιστήμης όπου οι μαθητές έχουν μια μέρα διασκεδαστικής επιστημονικής μάθησης πραγματοποιώντας πρακτικά πειράματα και έρευνες. 1/4 Πάρκο Lockers Το 6ο έτος απολαμβάνετε ένα απόγευμα Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας στο Lockers Park. Αυτό υποστηρίζει τη μετάβασή τους στο γυμνάσιο καθώς μαθαίνουν σε εργαστήριο Επιστημών. BBC Bitesize Key Stage 1 - διασκεδαστικές δραστηριότητες για να βοηθήσουν τα παιδιά στο KS1 να μάθουν περισσότερα για την Επιστήμη BBC Bitesize Key Stage 2 - διασκεδαστικές δραστηριότητες για να βοηθήσουν τα παιδιά στο KS2 να μάθουν περισσότερα για την Επιστήμη

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.'

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

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.

Φυσική αγωγή Είμαστε πολύ τυχεροί που έχουμε έναν τόσο υπέροχο καταπράσινο ιστότοπο. Έχουμε ένα εκτεταμένο γήπεδο που επισημαίνεται ως επίσημο γήπεδο ποδοσφαίρου κατώτερου μεγέθους και γήπεδο στρογγυλεμένων καθώς και αθλητικό κομμάτι στην κατάλληλη αθλητική σεζόν. Η σκληρή επιφάνεια χρησιμοποιείται ως γήπεδο netball για προπόνηση όλο το χρόνο και αγώνες κατά τους Όρους του Φθινοπώρου και της Άνοιξης. Όλοι οι μαθητές έχουν την ευκαιρία να λάβουν μέρος σε μια ποικιλία δραστηριοτήτων κατά τη διάρκεια των μαθημάτων τους στο Εθνικό Πρόγραμμα Σπουδών και προσφέρουμε επιπλέον λέσχες εκτός σχολικών ωρών και στους τρεις όρους. Το South Hill Primary School είναι ενεργό μέρος του Dacorum School Sports Network και επωφελείται τεράστια από τους πόρους και την εκπαίδευση που προσφέρεται μέσω της συνεργασίας. Αυτό ενισχύει το άθλημα που προσφέρεται σε όλους τους μαθητές μας. Τα μαθήματα κολύμβησης για μαθητές KS2 διοργανώνονται κατά τη διάρκεια του σχολικού έτους. Αυτά πραγματοποιούνται στο Hemel Sports Center χρησιμοποιώντας τους εξειδικευμένους εκπαιδευτές του κέντρου. Το Δημοτικό Σχολείο South Hill ενθαρρύνει τους μαθητές του να συμμετάσχουν στον αθλητισμό. Πιστεύουμε ότι χτίζει ομαδικό πνεύμα σε μια κουλτούρα υγιούς ανταγωνισμού. Ημερολόγιο DSSN Φθινόπωρο 2020 School Games Long Term Plan Subject Overview Active Lives Survey Community clubs We are extremely lucky to be close to so many great sporting clubs, who are willing and able to support our pupils and teachers. We have benefited from the coaching skills of Berkhamsted Hockey club, Leverstock Green tennis club, Bytomic Taekwondo, Christina Marks School of Performing Arts and Hertfordshire Cricket. The children have also been inspired by a visit from Victoria Ohuruogu - an English track athlete who won silver at the Commonwealth Games last year! We also book workshops for the children that support their physical and mental wellbeing. Challenge Sport Education have provided us with these a number of times and have been greatly enjoyed by the children. Running track Our extensive school grounds, includes a running track which is used by every year group each day. The children are encouraged to run or walk around the 300-metre long track in their break times, but also as healthy active breaks during lesson time. Once a half term, our sports coach sets an extra challenge, where children compete against other classes to run or walk as many laps as possible in a week. We understand that active children are often happy children so Friday is Daily Mile Friday for family to join in too! The side gate opens at 8:20am each Friday for families to run with their children before school. Orienteering course Our grounds has an orienteering course, which enables us to make some of our other lessons in the curriculum more active. Children can regularly be seen running happily from zone to zone to solve historical, geographical, mathematical and English facts. Clubs We offer a range of clubs at our school. Please use the links to find out more information. Morning Games Club – years 1 to 6 Game On football – years 1 and 2 After school football – years 3 to 6 Netball – years 4 to 6 Basketball – years 3 to 6 Street dance – years 1 to 6 Rounders – Summer term Sports day Our sports day is a day designed to inspire and engage pupils, as well as to compete. We have a whole day of sporting events, starting with a carousel, which is supported by our Sports Ambassadors, and finishing with a range of races. Bookable Clubs Sport Enrichment Sports Day Pupil Voice I like playing games with my friends. I love it when we play football. It is my favourite sport. Harry Y2 PE is very fun and it keeps me healthy. I play football, basketball, cricket and rugby. Aiden Y5 I like when we do running games. It makes me feel happy. We always have fun. Arlo Y1 My favourite sport is football. It is fun to do PE because it gives us a break from learning. I like doing tag rugby. Sam Y6

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