April Newsletter and Calendar of Events
24 April 2013 Dear Parent/Carer April Newsletter We hope you all enjoyed your holidays even though we are still waiting for Spring to arrive! We have a very busy term ahead of us and accompanying this letter is a calendar of key events for parents. P7 Dalguise Trip Our P7 came back from their holidays […]
Uniform News
The Parent Council are busy finalising all school uniform information and key dates for your diary, which will be circulated to parents very soon. An exciting addition to our order form this year includes a very handy ‘wetsuit’ – a waterproof trousers and jacket set in a compact little bag. A definite essential for the […]
Fairtrade Wrapper Animation
Yet another animation by Hillhead Fairtrade Committee. During Fairtrade Fortnight, children were asked to bring in wrappers that displayed the Fairtrade logo. As well as being a means to promote the concept of Fairtrade to the children, we were able to use the wrappers for various art works. The above animation was created using the […]
Fairtrade Fortnight 2013
Hillhead Primary School used interdisciplinary learning to teach our children the Fairtrade message during Fairtrade Fortnight. The children enjoyed class lessons, made class displays and included homework activities as part of raising awareness. We held our termly Fairtrade Cafe which is organised by the Fairtrade Parents’ Group. Fairtrade tea, coffee and homemade baking, using Fairtrade […]
Fairtrade Paper Animation
The children of the Fairtrade committee would like to show off one of their animations which they created during a workshop held by Rachel Lowther (parent and artist) during Fairtrade fortnight. Rachel kindly gave up her free time to work with the children in the school on a couple of creative projects with a […]
African Sunsets by P5/6
As part of Primary 5/6 Africa project, the class produced some fantastic African Sunset images. The children used chalks and blending to produce the effect of the sunset. After adding silhouettes of Africa’s big 5 we think you’ll agree the effect is stunning. Well done Primary 5/6.
Parent Council Meeting
Date: Monday 4 February Time: 7.30-9.00 pm Place: School dining room We are trying to alternate daytime and evening meeting times to suit as many people as possible. You are welcome to come from 7.15pm for a chat with other parents and the meeting will start promptly at 7.30pm. Some of the agenda items for […]
Primary 1 Enrolment January 2013
Arrangements for Primary 1 enrolment at Hillhead Primary School Enrolment for children born between 1 March 2008 and 28 February 2009 will take place on the following dates: MONDAY 14th JANUARY 2013 AT 9.30-11.30AM WEDNESDAY 16th JANUARY 2013 AT 1.30-3.30PM You are required to bring your child’s birth certificate and proof of your address. If you are […]
Primary 7 – Reading Buddies Project
This term, Primary 7 have been working on a project called ‘Reading Buddies’. This has involved training the Primary 7 pupils the ‘Paired Reading’ skills required to sharing stories with younger children. It involved choosing suitable books, ensuring the stories had a simple style and were colourful, with good images to guarantee all the infants […]
Fantastic Christmas Show!
The children from Primary One, Primary Two and Primary Three recently received rave reviews for their performance in our show ‘All Around the World’. We were delighted at the response we received. Each of the Primary Two and Primary Three classes performed a song about Christmas customs. These related to Father Christmas and came from […]