Fourteen stunning pieces of work, created by Year 5, were chosen by the year group to represent Hillcrest in the regional (...and possibly National - fingers crossed!) art competition, Art Bytes.

Please use this link to have a look and enjoy their fabulous work:

 

https://artbytes.co.uk/schools/hillcrest-primary-220/

 

Once the first round of judging has taken place and three of the fourteen pieces have been short listed, you will be able to vote for your favourite. The voting opens on Saturday, April 1^st .

 

The school with the most votes in England will win the community engagement award.

 

Come on Hillcrest! Spread the word and let's show Art Bytes how much we love our art.😉

With pay day approaching, don't forget to book the babysitter and buy your tickets to the Grown Up's Disco on Friday 3rd February....

 

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/friendsofhillcrest/833951

 

The DJ is even taking requests in advance!

 

Email friendsofhillcrestfundraising@gmail.com with your song choices.

A HUGE thank you to the athletes from Sports for Schools who came to support our sponsored work out today! 

 

They were particularly impressed by our children's enthusiasm and behaviour.

 

The children have the rest of the week to find any last minute sponsors. We would like all sponsor money in by Friday 27th, please.

 

Of the money we raise:

 

• £1 per child will go to Sports for Schools, the social enterprise that runs the programme
• 40% of the remaining total will go to help GB athletes to compete for our country
• 60% will go to fund sports equipment at Hillcrest

 

A big thank you, too, to Mr Barham who organised the event for us.

 

Industrial Action by NEU

 

After careful consideration of the information currently available to us and a risk assessment of health and safety and safeguarding factors, we have made the decision that the school will be closed on Wednesday 1st February to all children except:

• Vulnerable children as defined by the DfE and/or identified by our school risk assessment. These families will be contacted next week by the school to confirm their child’s place in school.
• Children whose parents will be working in the emergency response services or critical care on the day of the strike. Please only contact us next week via the school office if you think this relates to you so that we can confirm their place at school and plan provision for them.

School lunches will be available for children who are eligible to attend school.

Children who are eligible for Pupil Premium but are not eligible for a place in school may collect a packed lunch from school if required. Please contact the school office to arrange this.

Children at home will be able to find information about work on their year group pages, but we do not expect to be able to offer their usual timetable of lessons either in school or remotely.

Future Stars are offering their after-school activities as usual. These can be booked on their website. Children would have to be brought in at 3:25pm and collected at the usual time.

We will keep you updated if we receive further advice or information. For now, we ask you to make arrangements for your children not to attend school on 1st February.

 

Bridget Norman

STOP PRESS!

 

Thank you for your donations to Save the Children.

We're almost half way to our Just Giving target already and it's still only 9am!

 

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/hillcrest-primary-school

Every year the Salvation Army donates gifts and food parcels to around 1,000 families with children in Bristol. Hillcrest have referred families to this fantastic organisation and this year, with the cost of living crisis, Christmas will again be a worrying time for those in need.

 

If any of our wonderful Hillcrest families and community have any new toys (possibly duplicate presents) that you would like to donate to this fantastic cause, we will forward them to the Salvation Army.

 

We will be collecting new toys from now until the end of December 9th. Please send any donations in with your child where they will be sent on to be distributed to families in time for Christmas.

 

Please remember that all donations must be new.

 

Thank you.

We had some amazing entries for our Autumn/Halloween competition. Clearly everyone's creativity remained undimmed despite Halloween being a very wild and windy night indeed! 

 

The winners are:

 

Best Halloween Costume

 

First prize-Luca Rea, year 2

 

Runner up-Eden Brown, 3NA

 

Best Halloween/Autumn display

 

First prize-Mina Rawlings, 3NA

 

Runner up-a mammoth team effort from Etta Ell, Frida, Mymi, Seren, Oona D, Delphie, and Brody all from Yr 4, James Ell (Yr 1) and their friends Alba, Ella and Harper.

 

Thank you to all of those who took the time to send in their entries-we'll be in touch with the winning entries with details of their prizes soon!

It's back! An unmissable night of comedy for the grown ups. 

 

This time featuring an ex-Hillcrest pupil - Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2021 finalist and Funny Women Award 2022 finalist, Jessie Nixon!

 

https://buytickets.at/friendsofhillcrest/793523

 

If your child's 5th birthday falls between 1st September 2023 and 30th August 2024 they are due to start school in September 2023.

 

Come to a presentation about our lovely school at 5.30 on Thursday 20th October 2022.

 

You're also invited for a half hour tour during the school day, led by our Yr 6 children, on Tuesday 1st November at 2pm.

 

There's no need to book, just come along.

 

Our gate is on Cemetery Road, BS4 3DE.

 

You can find out all about primary school admission, and apply on line for a school place, on the Bristol City Council website here:

https://www.bristol.gov.uk/schools-learning.../primary-apply

Admissions Department Tel: 0117 9037692

You can see the Department of Education's School Performance Tables HERE.

THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS MIDNIGHT ON 15TH JANUARY 2023.