Year 1
Miss Wilson, Mrs Howells, Miss Hayward, Mrs Loader, Miss Dover, Miss Weaver and Miss Hayward
- The first week of term will be Week 1 on the menu.
- Monday 23rd February - Start of Term 4
- Tuesday 24th February - World Thinking Day - Rainbows, Beavers, Cubs, Brownies, Scouts & Guides can wear their uniforms to school
- Friday 27th February - Inclusion & Community Coffee Morning with Growing up Multilingual 9.00am
- Friday 27th February - Hillcrest Iftar - community meal
- Reading books - You may notice your child sometimes brings home a reading book they've had before. It's not an accident! Revisiting stories they're familiar with can help your child develop comprehension and prosidy (reading with expression) - a step on from just decoding the words and key to reading for pleasure. You can help with prompts such as "What is he thinking?" or "What might happen next?".
Please make sure that any messages about your child's attendance - illness, absence, appointments, early pick-up etc. - are given to the school office, not just to their teacher.
You can either drop in to the office or contact them by
Free text message on Arbor
Telephone - 0117 3772440
Email - school@hillcrest.bristol.sch.uk
- Check this page regularly for Yr 1 news, updates and reminders.
- Check your Friday Mailbag, emailed to you at the end of the day every Friday, for important whole-school news and updates.
Coming up in Term 4...
- Tuesday 3rd March - Parents Evening (all years except Yr 6) 4.00 - 7.00pm
- Thursday 5th March - World Book Day
- Thursday 5th March - Parents Evening (all years except Yr 6) 4.00 - 7.00pm
- Monday 9th March - Science Week begins
- Tuesday 10th March - Evacuation Drill
- Friday 13th March - SEND Coffee Morning 9.00am
- Monday 16th March - Neurodiversity Week begins
- Friday 20th March - Eid (TBC)
- Friday 20th March - Red Nose Day
- Monday 23rd to Friday 27th March - Scholastic Book Fair!
- Wednesday 25th March - Hillcrest Music Extravaganza 2.00pm
- Thursday 26th March - Hillcrest Music Extravaganza 6.00pm
- Friday 27th March - Adopters Coffee Morning 9.00am
- Friday 27th March - Hillcrest Eid Celebration
- Tuesday 31st March - Yr 1 Community Garden visit
- Wednesday 1st April - Spelling Level & Boss Checks
- Thursday 2nd April - House Day & End of Term 4
- All our dates and events for the year are on our website calendar. Click to view it in...
- calendar format
- or as a list of events
- In the calendar layout events are colour coded...
- Events for everyone are in BLUE. Events for Yr 1 only are in TAN.
Videos from the parents meeting on Wednesday 24th September.
Mr MacIntyre's talk - Behaviour at Hillcrest
https://youtu.be/Fb-XKp9ErtM?si=XzSCLe2fnxhNiPpS
Ms Norman's talk - What you'll love about Hillcrest in 2025-26
Teachers
(please only email teachers on school days between 8am and 5.30pm)
Mrs Howells - thowells@hillcrest.bristol.sch.uk
Mrs Loader - sloader@hillcrest.bristol.sch.uk
Miss Wilson - hwilson@hillcrest.bristol.sch.uk
Richie Hargreaves Class Rep:
Rosie Whiter
Colin Payne Class Rep:
Zoe Ford
You can contact the class reps by email at classreps@hillcrest.bristol.sch.uk or via the class WhatsApp group.
Mrs Loader’s class (1SL)
Richie Hargreaves is an ice hockey player who has worked tirelessly for well over a decade to build a thriving ice hockey community in Bristol and beyond. Richie start his playing career with Bristol Pitbulls and is now manager of the club. He has been determined to bring a family atmosphere to all aspects of the Pitbulls.
Mrs Howells’ and Miss Wilson’s class (1WH)
Colin Payne is our local postman and has recently written a children’s book called ‘Hiccuppy Puppy’. He epitomises community spirit and our school values as he cheerfully delivers letters and parcels on his daily round. Colin is a Totterdown hero who always goes the extra mile.
1HW - Colin Payne class
1SL - Richie Hargreaves class
