Year 4
Mrs Willis, Miss Bluett, Miss Thompson, Mrs Price, Mr Chesters and Mrs Metcalf
- Monday 3rd November - Start of Term 2
- Wednesday 5th November - Individual school photos
- Thursday 6th November - All Hillcrest sibling pairs and groups will be photographed together during the school day. You can bring pre-schoolers in with their school-aged siblings for a group photo from 3.30, after normal pick up.
- Nasal 'flu vaccination - Whether you want your child to have the vaccine in school or not, please complete the online 'flu vaccination form here: https://imms.sirona-cic.org.uk/flu/2025/consent?v=4. See the letter in 'Letters & Useful Information' below for full details.
Yr 4 Camp
- Dates – Wednesday 1st July to Friday 3rd July 2026
- Total Cost - £203 per child (or £162 if your child receives Pupil Premium Funding)
- Deposit - £45 to be paid by Friday 31st October 2025
- Remaining Balance - £158 (or £117 if your child receives Pupil Premium Funding) to be paid by Friday 8th May 2026
For full information see the Yr 4 Magdalen Farm Camp letter in 'Letters & Useful Information' below.
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 here for Yr 4 news, updates and reminders for the coming week, updated every Friday.
- Read your Friday Mailbag, emailed to you at the end of the day every Friday, for important whole-school news and updates.
- The price of a lunch is £2.90. Please make sure that there is enough credit in your child's dinner money account BEFORE they order a meal. We are charged a small percentage on every transaction so we appreciate payment for a block of five or more meals at a time, if possible.
- Thursday 13th November - Reception '26 intake open events 9.30 & 5.30
- Friday 14th November - Nasal 'flu vaccinations in school (unless opted out)
- Tuesday 18th November - Lock down drill at 1.00pm
- Tuesday 18th November - Yr 4 Community Garden visit
- Friday 21st November - SEND Coffee Morning at 9.00am. All welcome.
- Friday 21st November - Hillcrest Comedy Night
- Friday 28th November - School Nurse Coffee Morning at 9.00am. All welcome.
- Sunday 7th December - Winter Fair
- Monday 8th December - KS2 Choir Winter Sing at Bristol Beacon
- Wednesday 17th December - Spelling Level & Boss Checks
- Wednesday 17th December - Carol Concert at Totterdown Baptist Church
- Thursday 18th December - House Day
- Friday 19th December - End of Term 2
- Monday 5th January - INSET Day, school closed for staff training
- Tuesday 6th January - Start of Term 3
- Thursday 8th January - Reception '26 Intake open event 9.30am
- Thursday 15th January - Reception '26 Intake application deadline
- 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 4 only are in BLACK.
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 Willis - kwillis@hillcrest.bristol.sch.uk
Mrs Price - sprice@hillcrest.bristol.sch.uk
Miss Bluett - abluett@hillcrest.bristol.sch.uk
Ellis Genge Class Rep:
Lois Padbury
Myles Jay Linton Class Rep:
You can contact the class reps by email at classreps@hillcrest.bristol.sch.uk or via the class WhatsApp group.
Mrs Willis’ and Mrs Price’s Class (4WP)
Ellis Genge grew up in Knowle West. Like some of the children, he played for Old Redcliffians as a child and now plays for Bristol Bears and the England Rugby team. Ellis has dyspraxia and is known for his very powerful ball-carrying skills and work-rate.
Miss Bluett's Class (4AB)
Myles-Jay Linton leads research into young people’s mental health. He is one of the core members of Kiki Bristol which has created a safe social space for queer, trans, intersex, black people and people of colour across the South-West. He is also a visual artist and illustrator which reflects his work in psychology.
