Hillside Avenue Highlights

Dear Parents and carers,

Before the Easter holiday, I shared a survey with all stakeholders of the school. This was a simple survey that was looking to understand what is held to be most important about school life from the perspective of the parents, staff and governors so that I can set the strategic direction for the next few years. Thank you to everyone who responded to the survey, your feedback is very much appreciated and has led to these 5 things being identified as most important:

• Developing character, integrity and ethical behaviour.
• Promoting mental health and emotional wellbeing.
• Cultivating creativity and innovation in learning.
• Academic excellence and intellectual curiosity. 
• Ensuring safety and a supportive learning environment.

I intend on crafting these into a strategy which will guide our school improvement plans over the next few years and will share more details in due course. For now, you can be assured that we will continue to encourage every child to be the best that they can be, to work hard, to experience success and to really enjoy their time at school. Our school strap line has not changed, we will always want every child to flourish at Hillside Avenue. Thank you for being part of that journey.

Mr Hutchinson

 

From the school log:

5th May 1943: Attendance low (am) following air raid. Present 401 out of 623. A few things have changed since this entry was written 86 years ago as we don’t need to worry about air raids and we have 378 children rather than 623!  One thing that hasn’t changed is the importance of school attendance. The office staff and I have been pleased to note that our recent attendance communications have resulted in more children attending school every day and on time. This really makes a difference to their learning as well as their wellbeing too. Lovely to see. The next attendance prize assembly will be in the week before half term, with one entry per whole week of attendance. We will look forward to celebrating that in a few weeks. 

 

Notifications/ Reminders:

 

Governor Opportunity 

We are seeking passionate and dedicated individuals to become Governors at Broad Horizons

Education Trust (BHET). At BHET our vision of improving life chances for all pupils is at the

heart of everything we do. Governors play an essential role in school-level governance to

help to achieve this by working closely with school leadership teams to provide oversight,

challenge and support within the framework of the Four S’s. Please click here  to see a PDF flyer with details.

 

 

The Norwich Brick Festival is an exciting celebration of all things LEGO - please click here for further details 

 

Norfolk T2T - Please click here for May & Summer holiday activity brochure.  Bookings go live on Tuesday 5th May at 10am

 

Family Voice Norfolk - April Newsletter 2026 - please click here  to view 

 

Norwich Penguins Intensive Splashdown Courses - click here for further details 

 

Open Academy - Parent Coffee Morning on 13th May for any future interested parents. This is a great opportunity to meet other parents, chat with staff, and get a feel for our school community in a relaxed and friendly setting. This event is open to:

• Parents of children currently attending Open Academy
• Parents of children in Year 5 or Year 6 who will be joining us in the future

Please sign up via the QR code here

 

Hear for Norfolk - Cuppa Care, where we visit local venues to provide friendly, drop-in hearing support and advice. It’s a relaxed, informal way for staff, parents, and carers to access guidance around hearing health. Please see flyer for further details 

 

 

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