International Education Week 2012

Posted on Dec 17, 2012 in Latest News | No Comments
International Education Week 2012

Hillhead Primary School promoted diversity within the school by having a focus week on International Education. Every class experienced bilingual story telling and interdisciplinary lessons taught included Scottish dancing, Indian Stick dancing, Spanish music, geography, time zones and currency in numeracy lessons and the Primary 6s and 7s researched various countries in ICT. Homework throughout […]

Winter Weather Procedures

Posted on Dec 12, 2012 in Latest News | No Comments

Winter Weather Procedures   We are definitely experiencing some winter conditions this week and I would like to share our procedures and priorities with you in relation to snow and ice but inclement conditions in general.   Winter Conditions   We have two janitorial staff who have rock salt and a limited range of manual tools to clear […]

A Great Night!

Posted on Dec 11, 2012 in Latest News, Parent Council News | No Comments
A Great Night!

The Parent Council International Social evening on Thursday 6th December 2012 was a great success. All 400 tickets were given out and there was a lovely mix of adults and children from a wide range of international backgrounds. The food was amazing and a big thanks to all those who went to considerable effort to […]

Hillhead Fairtrade Website Launch

Posted on Nov 27, 2012 in Latest News | No Comments
Hillhead Fairtrade Website Launch

The Fairtrade Committee have recently published a website which has now been linked to the main school site.  The website has been set up to keep pupils, parents and teachers informed.  To find out more, either visit the Fairtrade page on our school site or click HERE .

A Trip Back in Time

Posted on Nov 27, 2012 in Latest News | No Comments
A Trip Back in Time

Primary 2 classes visited Scotland Street School as part of their study of differences and similarities between schools in the present and schools in the past. Scotland Street School Museum is open to members of the public and makes for an excellent family trip during school holidays.

Web Group

Posted on Nov 22, 2012 in Latest News | No Comments

The Hillhead Web Group met on Thursday 22.11.12 to discuss the way forward with the school’s website. Watch this space.

International Social Event

Posted on Nov 22, 2012 in Latest News, Parent Council News | No Comments

The Parent Council and Hillhead Primary School would like to invite you to a Celebration! As part of International Awareness Week we will be hosting an evening of Food & Entertainment for parents and children Location: School Dinner Hall & Gym. Come along and share great food. Enjoy live music & entertaniment. Get to meet other parents! […]

Important – Infant Playground

Posted on Nov 9, 2012 in Latest News | No Comments

On Monday 12th November we have arranged for Leaf Shapes to be painted on the Courtyard Playground. These shapes will form part of our procedures to ensure a safe collection from our infant playground. All Primary One, Primary Two and Primary Three classes will still be able to enter the school using the Courtyard playground […]

Parent Council Meeting 2nd November

Posted on Nov 1, 2012 in Latest News, Parent Council News | No Comments

Please come along to our next Parent Council meeting on  Friday 2 November at  9.15 – 11.00 in the media suite. As well as Agenda matters, we will set the remaining dates for the 2012/13 meetings which will alternate between daytime and evening to try and accommodate the maximum number of parents. Please remember to […]

September Newsletter

Posted on Sep 7, 2012 in Latest News | No Comments

We have been back at school now for three weeks and the school has settled back into its routines very well. The children are enthusiastic, working hard and behaving well. A special mention should go to our five P1 classes. They are now in full time and are very much a part of the school. […]