Gilthill Primary School
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Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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The Primary Engineering Programme
Fri 10 May 2024Today, our children in Year 6 and Year 1 worked with our friends from The Primary Engineering Programme to create movable vehicles. The children loved making moving moon buggies and have really developed their design and technology skills. A special thank you to Mark from Eviosys for assisting our children today. He mentioned how polite and hardworking our children were!
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International Day of Dance
Fri 26 Apr 2024International Day of Dance Celebration
This week has been very exciting at Gilthill as we've been gearing up for our International Day of Dance celebration. Our amazing little dancers have been practicing their moves and really embracing the 70’s disco vibes for the occasion. We even got a shout out on a National radio station this morning to cheer us on.
Here at Gilthill, we truly value the joy and benefits of dance and movement for our children's overall wellbeing, fitness, and motor skills development. It's all about enriching their learning experience with fun activities like this to foster a love for music.
A huge thank you to Miss Withe, who's been an absolute star in coordinating the event. She's been working tirelessly to select songs, create dance videos for each class, and bring everyone together for a fantastic flashmob in the playground.
The children and staff were fantastic, giving it their all with big smiles on their faces. Today was about creating lasting memories and celebrating as a school community. I couldn't be prouder of everyone at Gilthill.
Keep dancing Gilthill! 🌟
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Sculpture
Fri 22 Mar 2024This term the children have are taking part in a Trust wide art project. Our theme is 'the elements' and our children have been using sculpture to design and make pieces linked to the elements. Here are a few samples. We can't wait until June when we display our finished products in the Nottingham Trent University art department.
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Wizard of Oz
Tue 27 Feb 2024Wizard of Oz
Today, we had a fantastic treat at Gilthill. The stars of M&M theatre productions performed their version of The Wizard of Oz for us.
It was a truly magical performance. From the sets to the costumes, the acting and singing were wonderful. We feel it is so important for our children to experience live performances and see their favourite stories come to life on stage.
The children thoroughly enjoyed it. They joined in with the singing and clapped along with the dancing. Even our very youngest children enjoyed the wicked witch!
A huge thank you to M&M theatre productions for their performance today and thank you to our PTA for funding the performance and ensuring our children can experience the magic of story brought to life!
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Kimberley Swimming Gala
Thu 22 Feb 2024Kimberley Swimming Gala
Today, our Gilthill Swimming Team competed in the District swimming gala at Kimberley Leisure Centre. This will be the last gala held at the centre, so our team was part of a little piece of local history! As always, Gilthill were model sportsmen and women, cheering on their team and showing respect and kindness to all. Every single member of the team gave their all and we had some fantastic personal bests! To top it all off, for the second year in a row, we came first, beating the second-place school by 16 points.
Well done to all the team and to Mr. Clarke and our helpers on the day. What a great achievement. Nottinghamshire County Swimming gala, here we come!
Mrs Allison
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Author Visit
Wed 10 Jan 2024Today we had the pleasure of welcoming an author to our school!
We’ve had an incredible day at Gilthill as we’ve had the privilege of hosting the talented author, Ross Montgomery! The children were buzzing with excitement as they gathered for a special assembly led by Ross himself.
Not only did our children get the chance to hear Ross's stories, but they also got the opportunity to participate in interactive workshops based on one of his books! 📖 The workshops allowed our children to delve deeper into the world of storytelling and writing, guided by a true expert.
Ross provided invaluable insights and shared his hints and tips on the art of writing books and creating captivating stories. Our young learners were inspired by his words, and it was wonderful to see their enthusiasm for becoming future authors themselves!
We want to extend a huge thank you to Ross for taking the time to visit our school and share his incredible stories with us. It was an absolute joy to see our children so excited about meeting a real author whose books they have read and enjoyed!
At Gilthill, nurturing a love for reading is one of our top priorities. We believe that Reading for Pleasure is not only a vital skill but also a gateway to broader horizons and lifelong learning. By providing opportunities like today's visit, we aim to develop cultural capital and instill the habit of reading for pleasure in our children.
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Gilthill Raises £313.70 for Poppy Appeal 2023! 🌺
Mon 18 Dec 2023We are thrilled to announce that Gilthill has raised an incredible £313.70 for this year's Poppy Appeal, making us the highest local contributor! We will be receiving a trophy from The Royal British Legion Eastwood and District Branch to express their gratitude for our generous support to this worthy cause.
The Royal British Legion will be visiting our school in the new year to present the trophy.
A massive thank you to everyone at Gilthill for your incredible generosity and kindness.
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Panto Fun
Thu 14 Dec 2023On Thursday 14th December , our Year 1-6 children had a blast at our annual trip to the Pantomime to watch Cinderella. We all sang and danced along to our favourite Christmas songs, and even witnessed a magical snowfall! Parker had a star moment on stage, and Mr. Rippin caught the Pantomime Dame's eye - a truly memorable experience for all. The children were so well behaved showing how ready, respectful and safe they can be.
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Year 3 4 Roman day
Thu 05 Oct 2023The children had such a fantastic day learning about everything Roman. They learnt about the changes that Romans brought to Britain, including the Roman names of some British towns that they built. They learnt about the features and layouts of Roman towns and made their own outside. They learnt about inventions such as aqueducts for transporting water and they worked in teams to transport water with their own aqueducts.
On their Roman day they learnt about the lives and battles of Roman Legionaries and practised marching in formation with scutums (shields). They went to the forum and looked at artefacts, tried on clothes and wrote Roman letters. They learnt some Roman games and tried to be gladiators.
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First Aid Training
Mon 18 Sep 2023Today the children in Year 1, 3 and 5 took part in first aid training led by Mini First Aid. The children absolutely loved learning about how to keep themselves and each other safe and what they should do in an emergency situation.
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