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.

Dear Parents and Carers
 

The Children's Hospital and University of Bristol are trying and understand the potential benefits of the chickenpox vaccine in the UK.  Part of this involves gathering information on how otherwise healthy children and their families are affected by community cases of chickenpox.  We hope that the information that this study generates will be able to influence whether the UK introduces universal chickenpox vaccination in the coming years.
 

We need parents of children with chickenpox to help us by filling out an online diary each day while ill.   It simply involves a few short daily questions, no blood tests, no home or hospital visits. 

 

If your child does catch chickenpox, please visit www.chickenpox-study.co.uk for more information.
 

Many Thanks
 

Dr Robin Marlow
 

Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine. 

robin.marlow@bristol.ac.uk 

chickenpox-study@bristol.ac.uk 

Tel: +44 (0)117 342 0160   

Congratulations to the newly elected team!

Following the announcement from Buckingham Palace of the death of our sovereign, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, a period of National Mourning has started and will continue until the end of the State Funeral. This is a period of time for reflection in response to the death of the Sovereign.

 

Guidance providing the public, businesses and institutions with advice on the period of National Mourning following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has been issued by the Cabinet Office. 

 

The official date of the State Funeral is 19 September 2022. This day will be a bank holiday and settings that are normally closed on a bank holiday should close on this day as a mark of respect. This will include schools and colleges.

Our very own Helen Wilson was declared National Teacher of the Year for Primary Latin 2022 at the Classics for All National Teacher of the Year Awards! It is a worthy recognition of all the hard work she has put into the subject this year. Hillcrest will receive £300 to put towards Latin-related materials.

 

Bene, bene, bene, bene! Next stop the world!

 

Her approach to teaching Latin at Hillcrest has been featured on the Bristol Classics Hub website, too!

 

A transcript from the Classics for All award ceremony...

 

"Helen Wilson, from Hillcrest Primary, has proven to be one of the most enthusiastic and dedicated Latin trainees we’ve had the pleasure to train. She’s totally committed to introducing Latin on curriculum time. She’s worked tirelessly from scratch to grow her knowledge of Latin, to provide the best teaching that she can.  It’s wonderful to see such energy and enthusiasm, which is doubtless paying off in lessons. The pupils of Hillcrest have struck gold with Miss. Wilson as their Latin teacher. Well done to Hillcrest Primary School."

 

Miss Wilson:  "Thank you. It’s an absolute honour and a surprise to be nominated for this award, especially as this time last year, I couldn’t even speak Latin. I’d never studied it, never mind teach it!  

 

But the Classics for All team and especially Mike Beer have made it really easy to pick up the Maximum course and to run with it. It’s a joy to see the children get excited about etymology and their links between Latin, English and other languages….and even in a recent OfSted visit, the inspector commented that it was good to see references to Latin in other curriculum areas such as History and Geography.

 

So, I’m enjoying seeing an increasing improvement in the children’s grammar and their spelling too... and not only is Latin a great foundation from which to learn many other languages, it is also for building English skills. So we say in our classroom, “If you know your SPaG, You’ll get yourLatin in the bag!”

 

Thanks again for the nomination."

Beatrix Potter class brought in the most tombola prizes for the Summer Fair. Their reward was to choose a forfeit for Mr Mac to perform.

 

Today saw him sitting in a bath of ice, singing Ice Ice Baby!

 

What a good sport!

 

 

Get ready for Gadgeteers, arriving in Libraries and online this summer!

 

Libraries are teaming up with the Science Museum Group for a very special science-themed Challenge, to show children that science is all around us every day and inspire them to unleash their curiosity and creativity!

 

The Challenge takes place in a fictional summer holiday club where our young innovators – the Gadgeteers - use creative thinking & teamwork to come up with cool inventions for the summer party!

 

Children will be introduced to many aspects of science engagement, including food, fashion, music, and sport – something for everyone to enjoy!

 

Gadgeteers will feature amazing books, awesome rewards, and plenty of creative fun science!

 

The challenge begins in libraries from Saturday 9 July. Children can also take part online!

 

How to take part

Children can join at the library and pick up a Gadgeteers folder or do the digital challenge online or do both!

 

To take part in the library, simply pick up a free folder, collect stickers and then read at least 6 books. At the end the reward is a brilliant Summer Reading Challenge medal!

 

To take part online go to summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/ where children create their own profile with the assistance of an adult. They set their own reading goals, and can read any books they choose! Children are encouraged to read library books, digital eBooks and listen to eAudio books. Each time they finish a book; they add it to their profile and write a review.

 

Rewards and Incentives

Children are rewarded with stickers and a medal if they take part in the library.

 

Online, the rewards are fun digital activities and incentives along the way, with online badges and games. When they complete the challenge online, they receive a downloadable certificate.

 

Benefits of the Summer Reading Challenge

Children who take part maintain reading confidence levels over the summer and are more enthusiastic about books and reading.

 

It keeps children actively reading over the summer, supporting the transition between year groups and stages.

 

The programme offers something fun & FREE to do together for  children, families and communities.

 

Accessing Books and Joining the Library

All of our libraries are now OPEN – Please check here for more details: https://www.bristol.gov.uk/libraries-archives

 

We also offer e books and e audio books for free with your library membership card! If you're not already a library member, joining is easy and free, just click here to join the library.   

 

 

Find us on Twitter @Bristollibrary and Facebook Bristol Libraries.

 

 

 

At Your Holiday Hub you can explore a mix of FREE and paid for school holiday clubs and activities across Bristol, for children and young people aged 4-16.

 

Click on the link. You can search by date, location or activity to find a club or activity to suit your family.

 

https://www.yourholidayhubbristol.co.uk/

 

 

About YHH

In 2019, a Bristol partnership was formed to address school holiday hunger. The Healthy Holidays programme, led by Feeding Bristol and Fareshare, sought to create a city where no child goes hunger during the long school holidays.

 

In 2021, the Government announced that the Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) programme would be rolled out nationally. Bristol City Council was allocated just over £1.8m to deliver free holiday activities and food to over 16,000 eligible children and young people.

 

Working in a One City partnership, Bristol City Council, Feeding Bristol, Fareshare, Bristol Association for Neighbourhood Daycare (BAND) and Playful Bristol established the new Your Holiday Hub (YHH) programme.

 

Bristol has a strong community, voluntary and play sector. We have built on these strengths to create a programme that is inclusive and fun.

 

We will continue to support organisations that are embedded in local communities. These organisations understand the needs of the communities they serve and have strong relationships with children, parents, and carers. Working in this way we can help every child feel like they belong in Bristol.