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Raffle Winners
Wed 31 Mar 2021We have the winners of the Easter Raffle!Congratulations to our 3 winners!! Your prizes will be waiting for you at school reception from 12pm.Thank you to everyone who contributed ❤️ -
WBD Fancy Dress
Wed 31 Mar 2021We postponed our usual World Book Day fancy dress day until we were all back at school to join in the fun.Here we are, dressed up as our favourite book characters on the last day of term...Mae's Impya costume got retweeted by both the author and the illustrator of her chosen book character! -
Easter Egg Hunt
Mon 29 Mar 2021Friends have hidden 14 eggs, beautifully decorated by Hillcrest students, in windows around the local area.
The eggs can be spotted throughout the Easter holidays (from Friday 2nd until 18th April). Download the map and clues on our Latest News Documents page.
You can use either the map OR the tough clues - depending on how challenging you'd like the egg hunt to be!
When you find an egg, note down the accompanying letter in the column on the Clues sheet. Collect all the letters to reveal a secret message.
Happy Hunting!
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ASD Awareness Raffle
Fri 26 Mar 2021Autism Awareness Easter RaffleWorld Autism Awareness Week is from 29 March to 4 April 2021 - the same time many of us will also be celebrating Easter.To raise awareness about Autism and support Hillcrest in providing resources and books on communication, mental health and wellbeing, Hillcrest parent Jeni Easterbrook is raffling an amazing Easter box from Mendip Chocolate Chef, worth over £40.
Only £1 per entry!
The more entries, the more chances you'll have of winning this fantastic prize!
The winner will be announced on Wednesday 31st March and you will be able to collect your prize from school the same day, just in time for Easter. Click on the link above to enter. Do remember to include your full name.
The sumptuous box includes:
Easter Egg Hunt pack
2 x All Things Easter Creme Egg Heart
1 large Brownie Bunnies Solid Easter Egg
Ginger & Fennel Milk Chocolate Bar
Fudgaholic Milk Chocolate Bar
Raspberry & Coconut Chunky White Chocolate Slab
Fudge & Honeycomb Rochers
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Discovery Forfeit
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Guitar Club
Mon 15 Mar 2021Face to face guitar lessons will have to wait a while, but Hazel Winter's popular, small-group guitar tuition will be continuing after Easter on Zoom.She has made this video to show what young guitarists learn in her sessions...Contact Hazel at hazel@hazelwinter.co.uk for information and bookings.About Hazel:She took her first musical steps clad in leopard skin playing guitar for all-girl R&B band Gorilla My Dreams. Over the next few years she played with thrash psychobilly outfit The Rhythm Wreckers and alt-country all-girl band Scouting For Boys. She toured with Bristol’s Blue Aeroplanes in 1991-2, playing on Glastonbury Pyramid stage and headlining Reading Festival.Hazel’s solo debut album Put Away the Sharp Knives was released on Bristol-based independent label Clearwater at the end on 2000, and met with instant national critical acclaim. Produced, overdubbed and mixed by John Parish (P.J.Harvey, Eels, Tracy Chapman) and Adrian Utley (Portishead).
She has gone on to release three more critically acclaimed independent albums on her own Death Row Bride label: Death Row Bride, Situation Normal Then and Dusting For Prints. Hazel recently played in Adrian Utley’s guitar orchestra with conductor Charles Hazelwood.
She lives in Bristol where she teaches guitar and is currently playing with the Flux Capacitors.
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Easter Holiday Club
Mon 15 Mar 2021Book Future Stars' Easter Holiday Club at Hillcrest HERE.
See the flyer on our Latest News Documents page.
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All Things Eco
Mon 15 Mar 2021Our whole school theme this week is ALL THINGS ECO.4CS kicked off on Monday morning with a litter pick in the school grounds, the streets around the school and in School Road Park. They collected a sack and a half of rubbish! Good job! -
World Book Day Winners
Fri 12 Mar 2021Reading competition One – Weird and Wonderful
Winner – Molly 6RT – Reading on a trampoline
Reading Competition Two – Easy as 1, 2, 3
Reception winner: Beau – 1,000 words
Year 1 winner: Martha – 1,438 words; Special mention to Erys with 1,000+ words, Lily 1,000 words
Year 2 winner: Ruben – 10,000 words; Special mentions to Orla 1,978 words, Daisy 1,000 words, Wilf 1,060 words, Jack 1,100 words, Sam 1,000 words and Ella 1,100 words
Year 3 winner: Lottie – 75,000 words; Special mentions to Zayn 1,000 words, Rosa 1,300 words and Isaac 3,000 words
Year 4 winner: Jasper 2,000 words; Special mention to Lenny 1,600 words, Lilly 990 words
Year 5 winner: Isabelle W 222,053 words; Special mention to Elliot 20,718 words, Joseph 18,000 words, Otto 113,762 words, Max 64,636 words
Year 6 winner: Aya 85,141 words; Special mentions to Sophie 13,806 words, Eveie 19,975 words, Jorja 62,500 words, Ruben 1,000 words, Jet 1,000 words, Austin 1,000 words, Moses 1,000 words, Maab 1,000 words, Fergus 1,000 words, Akshara 1,000 words, Alex 1,000 words
Random 1,000 word winner: Lenny in 4CS
Writing Competition – The Adventures of Wilma and Barney
The winners are Lily G in Year 1, Ella S in Year 2 and Sophia K in Year 5
What have they won?
The winners of the reading competitions can pop into the school office on Wednesday 17th March to select their prize.
The winners of the writing competition will have their stories read by an adult via video.
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Dear Hillcrest
Wed 10 Mar 2021We were all hugely touched to receive this lovely poem about our school. It brought a happy tear to many an eye. Thank you to Hillcrest parent Emilia Mildmay. We think you've all been amazing too!Dear HillcrestI’ve loved the record-breaking post it notes
Tennis balls and orange hair
The jelly bath to come
And the newsletters that care
I know how hard you work
It’s an out of hours job
But you did it with a smile on
Whilst the country had a swab
There’s a lot of different homes out there
All asking different questions
And I’m sure there were a lot of times
A few surplus suggestions
There’s no present I could give you
That can sum up how I feel
And we don’t need more material stuff
Whilst we all begin to heal
But I’d like tell you that I love you
That it hasn’t gone unseen
I know you’ve got your grades to meet
Still, our kids are no machine
And the fact that you acknowledge this
That you think outside the box
Putting mental health before percentages
Is perhaps quite Unorthodox
I would also like to thank Wilma
Who can’t go without a mention
She’s a special kind of asset and
She’s got my kids attention
So have a massive heart felt hug
Even if it’s from a distance
I have only really got through this
Having had your kind assistance
Emilia Mildmay
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