Hillside Avenue Highlights

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Dear Parents and carers,

I hope that you all were able to take some advantage of the 2-week October half term. Whilst it might feel like a long time ago now, the opportunity to step out of the normal routine seems to have been beneficial for many children, families, and staff too!  Our holiday club provision was a success. It made the difference for some of our families who needed that childcare option and it really builds on the big success that the Basecamp has been this year. Thank you to all involved. 

A phrase that I use often around school when doing tours for new families, meeting with colleagues or in discussions with fellow professionals is that at Hillside Avenue we aim to ‘meet individual needs.’ Whilst this means different things to different people, the principle is that if we meet someone’s needs then they will feel less stress and will be the best version of themselves. In this state, they can build positive relationships, focus on learning and achieve their best. In conversations with inclusion professionals, they often comment about how our daily practice at Hillside Avenue is amongst the most inclusive that they see in Norfolk. This is testament to the positive relationships that we build with children and their families and our desire to help create confident and knowledgeable children who are ready for the next stage of their educational journey. 

Thank you for helping us to build such an inclusive school community where every child can flourish. 

Mr Hutchinson

 

Notifications/ Reminders:

 

December Christmas Performances   

 

We are excited to share with you the dates of our Christmas performances coming up in December. For our performances in Years 2-6, we are limited by the space in the church and will put on two performances to try and let as many people see the performance as possible. We will not be issuing tickets as such but if families could aim to attend one show or the other, that would be very helpful. 

 

Nursery performance to parents/carers:

Wednesday 9th at 2:15pm & Thursday 10th 9:30am (30mins) 

Location - nursery 

 

Year 1/Reception performance to parents/carers: 

Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th at 9:45am (1 hour)

Location - main school hall

 

Years 2 & 3 performance to parents/carers:

Thursday 10th at 1:30pm & Friday 11th at 6pm (1 hour)

Location - Thorpe St Andrew Parish Church 

 

Years 4, 5 & 6 performance to parents/carers:

Wednesday 16th at 1:45pm & Thursday 17th at 6pm (1 hour)

Location - Thorpe St Andrew Parish Church 

 

Young Carers

One way that we aim to meet the individual needs of our children is by recognising when their personal family circumstances lead them to ‘doing a bit more’ than is typically expected of a child of their age. This can be for a variety of reasons but often involves parental or sibling disability or ill health. We like to recognise the additional load that some children carry and look to offer them extra support through Wellbeing Club and additional nurture opportunities too. If you feel that your child might be a young carer, please speak with their class teacher or the school office and we will see what we can do to help. 

 

Flu Immunisations  

Will be taking place in school on Friday 27th November.  This year you will be contacted directly by the NHS Norfolk Immunisation Team to give your consent for your child to receive the flu immunisation, please keep an eye out for this email from 6th November.  

 

Parent Consultations Autumn Term

Autumn term parent consultations will be on Tuesday 17th November between 3:30pm and 5pm and Thursday 19th March between 3:30pm and 7pm. These will be held within school, which gives you the chance to view your child’s work books and class displays.

To book your 10 minute slot with your child's teacher you will need to log into your Arbor Portal/ APP - bookings are now live

 

Children in Need Day - 

We are taking part in Children In Need again this year and we invite children to come into school on Friday 13th November in something yellow, spotty or you could even wear some Pudsey ears! In return we ask if you could make a donation to Children In Need via our JustGiving page. JustGiving Link

 

NCC Free Workshop - you would have all received an email about the free Children’s Digital Safety Workshop being run by Norfolk County Council - this was very popular last year. This is a four week course, which started on Tuesday November 3rd. Please sign up via Arbor under clubs if you wish to attend the remaining sessions.

 

Parking - a polite reminder to be careful and considerate when driving to school and not to park /obstruct neighbouring driveways.  We have also been notified by the town council that school parents have been using the allotment parking for the school run, this is causing problems as allotment holders are unable to secure the site due to unauthorised cars parked there and run the risk of being locked in!  

 

Norwich Food Bank 

A very big thank you to everyone who contributed towards the food bank donations - we managed to deliver 91.4kg of food.  The volunteers at the local food bank send their appreciation. 

 

FRIENDS of Hillside 

 

We’re all starting to get excited about our annual Christmas fair, Jolly Holly Hillfest. Preparations are underway, so volunteers for the day would be greatly appreciated.Email volunteers@hillsidefriends.com

 

On Mon 9th, Wed 11th and Fri 13th November drop off and pick up. We will be collecting donations of Teddies, preloved books and Christmas jumpers for the Christmas fair. The Teddy Tombola is always a massive hit at the fair and also a good opportunity to clear out some of those long forgotten soft toys knocking about!

 

Preloved uniform sale Monday 16th November (3:15pm). Outside the friends shed on the KS1 playground

 

Wreath Making Workshop on Friday 20th November 7pm-9pm. It’s a lovely opportunity to come and socialise with other parents over mulled wine and mince pies. Tickets will be available next week on Classlist.

 

Do you know a parent who’s a wiz with the flippers and loves to sizzle a sausage? We’re looking for anyone with a catering background or just someone who loves a BBQ to help run our brand new BBQ on the day and feed all our festive friends. If you know anyone, speak to a committee member or email chair@hillsidefriends.com

 

There will be a non-uniform day on Friday 27th November  in exchange for prizes for the adult tombola for the Christmas fair- committee members will be collecting items in the Key Stage 2 playground. Chocolate, drinks and smellies go down a treat and all prize donations are gratefully received.

 

 

 

 

Norfolk Junior Korfball Academy - are in need of more players, especially girls.  Please contact E-mail: norfolkjuniorkorfball@gmail.com for more information.

 

REWILD YOGA - Various yoga sessions available including a child and teen yoga sessions after school.  Please click here  for further information

 

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