Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Coronation Celebrations

  Fri 05 May 2023 Mrs Allison

  Coronation Lunch
  
  The rain didn’t stop us enjoying our coronation lunch. The whole school came together in the hall to sing the National Anthem and enjoy our lunch. Thank you to all our amazing staff for helping out and making this a coronation celebration to remember.

  

• Flash Mob

  Fri 28 Apr 2023 Mrs Allison

  Bob Fosse Flash Mob!
  
  Today we had an amazing afternoon at Gilthill. We came together to perform our whole school flash mob in the style of Bob Fosse. The children (and staff) have loved learning the routines and we had such fun performing it on the playground.
  
  A huge thank you to Miss Withe who choreographed every routine, sorted music and even videoed the performance. We couldn't have done this without her talent and passion for dance.
  
  A huge thank you to staff for getting their jazz hands at the ready and getting stuck in and to all our Gilthill children. From those who love dancing to those who were trying it for the first time, everyone had a go and enjoyed themselves and learnt so much about the inspirational Bob Fosse along the way.
   

  

• Maths 'escape room' event

  Mon 24 Apr 2023 Mrs Allison

  Last week the whole school worked on their own 'escape room' activity. Maths is one of our school development areas this year and so we designed an event to really showcase our maths skills. Each class had to crack the code to rescue someone before the time ran out! The children had great fun. They were using their reasoning and deeper thinking skills as well as their team building and cooperation skills. 

  Thank you to Mrs Langmaid, our maths lead and all the class teachers for organising and to our children for showcasing  their love of maths.

  

• Science Event

  Fri 24 Mar 2023 Mrs Allison

  This afternoon, we took some of our best scientists to an EMET science event held at The Belfry Hotel. Lots of EMET schools came together to showcase their work from British Science week.
  
  Mr Rippin, our science lead, produced a fabulous display of the work produced throughout school. Our school representatives were respectful and knowledgeable and enjoyed exploring the science work from other schools.
  
  It was a fantastic event and a great way to celebrate all things scientific!

  

• M&M Theatre Production 'The Hobbit'

  Thu 09 Mar 2023 Mrs Allison

  M&M Theatre Production

  This afternoon, M&M theatre productions came into school and transformed our hall into a magical stage for their production of The Hobbit. The whole school were mesmerised by the wonderful costumes and props...especially the spider!
  What a fantastic treat for us all after a difficult couple of days.
  A huge thank you to our PTA who funded the performance and to M&M Theatre productions for their wonderful performance, for getting the children involved and for bringing the magic of theatre to our school. 

  

• World Book Day

  Fri 03 Mar 2023 Mrs Allison

  The children have loved celebrating World Book Day in their pyjamas! What a great way to enjoy, share and celebrate our favourite stories.
  
  Some of the children in year 6 have designed and made their own World Book Day dress for this special day. We can't wait to showcase the rest of our World Book Day work in the school entrance.
  
  Many thanks to all the parents who were able to come to our Book Cafes. They were a great success! Thank you to the PTA for serving refreshments and thank you to all of our parents for helping us share the magic of reading.

  

• 2023 Swimming Gala

  Fri 24 Feb 2023 Mrs Allison

  Yesterday, Gilthill's swimming team took part in the 2023 Eastwood and district sports association swimming gala. We competed against 5 other similar sized schools in the local area and we came 1st!
  The children behaved impeccably and showed great sportsmanship, supporting their fellow team members and other schools.
  Our team performed brilliantly on the day with most children getting through the heats round into the finals. Out of 19 races our team won 10 of them! We scored an impressive 79 points, which put us as overall winners of the competition.
  An amazing team result for everyone involved. Well done Gilthill!

  

• Year 4 class assembly

  Thu 19 Jan 2023 Mrs Allison

  The children in Year 4 performed their Anglo-Saxon and Viking assembly to their parents and the rest of the school today. The children did an amazing job. They performed their lines, sang their songs and told us so many facts about the Anglo-Saxon and Viking times. A huge well done to Miss Jordan and her team for a fabulous class assembly.

  

• French performances

  Wed 18 Jan 2023 Mrs Allison

  In their French lessons, the children in Year 5 haver been writing their own lyrics to a French song. Today some of the children performed their songs to the class. What a fantastic performance it was. Madam Barnes is so pleased with how hard the children are working and what they are achieving in their French lessons. 

  

• Wheelchair basketball

  Tue 17 Jan 2023 Mrs Allison

  The children are really enjoying our wheelchair basketball sessions. All children in school have the opportunity to practice their skills and are enjoying learning a new sport this half term. Great resilliance and team work Gilthill!