Dear parents and carers,
I can’t believe that we have reached another half-term holiday already. To be fair, it has only been 4½ weeks since Easter, so maybe that is why! 😆 In this newsletter I would like to draw on some recent successes and opportunities for involvement to highlight the power and importance of the Hillside Avenue school community.

In this short half-term, we have had one child from Year 4 participate in and win an international football tournament at the Parc des Princes in Paris, the home of PSG!
What an amazing experience for him and his family and is the sort of thing that I hear
about on the school gate each day when children and families are seeking out and
committing to wider experiences that support and enrich their child’s education. Thank
you. Also during this time, Mrs Smith received a surprise present from a Year 6 pupil.
He has applied his learning on persuasive writing to pen a letter to Mrs Smith’s hero
(Sir David Attenborough) requesting a signed photo. This treasured gift is now in pride
of place at the front of her classroom. It is so lovely to see children applying learning
from class for such a positive effect.

The opportunities that have arisen within our school community are for new governors to sit on our Local Governance Committee (LGC) and for someone with a financial mind to become the new Treasurer of the Friends of Hillside Avenue. Our LGC is a small group of dedicated parents, staff and Fr. James (Chair of Governors) who meets once a half term to provide challenge and support to me and the school. We have space for at least one more member and therefore would welcome expressions of interest. Please contact the school office if you would like to be part of the LGC and they will pass them on to Fr. James. If you are interested in being the new Treasurer of The Friends of Hillside Avenue, please see below. It is the donations from the Friends that make the extra and exciting parts of school life happen. This makes them an integral part of our school community.
And finally… please buy a map (£2 from The River Green Pantry) and have a go at the Scarecrow Trail over the half-term week. There are around 100 scarecrows to find and enjoy in the roads around Hillside Avenue and all proceeds are donated straight back to the school for projects that benefit the children. If you do it tomorrow (Sat 24th), you might even bump into me and my family on the trail as I am one of the official judges. Going by the number of locations on the map, I am sure that I will hit my step target for the whole week!
I hope that you have a lovely half-term, see you all on Monday 2nd June.

 

Mr Hutchinson 

 

 

News
** Part of Yarmouth Road will be closed for 3 days starting Monday 2nd June - please
bear this in mind when bringing your children to school in the morning. 
Please click here for further details from Norfolk County Council.

 

FREE forest school sessions for children who are Young Carers or children with
additional needs - DEADLINE FOR SIGN-UPs is (Friday 23rd May)
We have joined up with Beechnut Forest School on Rockland Drive to offer 4 funded sessions
to access their forest school later this term. Sessions will be held after school in June and July
and parents are required to attend along with their child. If you are interested please click here
to book a place with Inger directly. Places are limited and will be on a first come first served
basis. If you have any questions, please speak to Mrs Bristow.