Once again, our Hillcrest Hoops did us proud in the third week of their four-week tournament.

 

The A team remain undefeated after 14 games and our B team are picking up more and more wins every week.

 

Partnerships in action! 

Our Hillcrest Hoops enjoyed another successful evening in the second week of a four-week basketball tournament, winning five games, drawing two and only losing one. Once again, they showed some fantastic team basketball and super shooting to wow the watching crowd in the balcony.

 

As we marked Remembrance Day last week and our current Year 6 children are learning about events which led up to World War Two, I was reminded of a very special visitor we had several years ago.

 

Squadron Leader George ‘Johnny’ Johnson, the last surviving serviceman to have taken part in the iconic Dambusters raid during World War Two, will be 100yrs old next week. His whole family (aunties, uncles, cousins, grandchildren and great grandchildren) will be gathering in Bristol on 27th November for a celebratory lunch and afternoon tea.

 

We had the honour of inviting Johnny Johnson to our school ten years ago. He spoke fluently about his life and adventures for over an hour, without notes, and both the children and the adults we invited hung on his every word, it truly was an event we will never forget.

 

As Johnny approaches his 100^th birthday, he is still campaigning for a medal for the veterans of Bomber Command. As the last member of his squadron, he feels it is his mission to ensure that every single person in the 617 Squadron is duly recognised for the part they played in the attack on the major dams of western Germany on 16th and 17th May, 1943.

 

Bridget Norman

 

Well done to this week's high achievers! 

 

The Hillcrest Hoops basketball team who did us proud in the first weekk of a four-week tournament.

 

The A team won all five of their games without conceding one basket and the B team played their socks off against some very tough teams and came away with a draw and a handful of close losses.

11th November

 

Yr 6 were proud to represent Hillcrest at the Remembrance ceremony at Arnos Vale, laying poppies on the war graves and giving a reading of 'In Flanders Fields'.

 

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

 

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

 

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

 

John McCrae, May 1915

SMSA vacancy from 6th December

 

We’re sad to be saying goodbye to Andrea, from our lunchtime team, after 7 years at Hillcrest.

 

Would you, or someone you know, like to join the team, supervising the children having their lunch and in the playground?

 

The hours are 11.45am to 1.30pm, Monday to Friday, during term times.

Visit https://www.eteach.com/job/smsa-1188525 for full details and an application form.

Congratulations one and all!