Every week, teachers identify 2 outstanding pupils in their class who have had a fantastic week either academically or socially or both! These pupils are entered into the Golden Book and are announced during our Friday morning celebration assembly. Our fabulous winners in the infants receive a certificate in assembly and parents of the 'golden' children in the juniors receive a letter home, informing parents of their child's fantastic achievement.

Congratulations to our winners:

Reception - Faye, Mariam, Charlie, Emily, Catherine, Oliver

Y1 - Tommy, Zoe, Billy, Grace, Wiktor, Radiyah

Y2 - Adela, Rokas, Jayden, Karys, AlfieBailey, Aleesha

Y3 - Tiger, Jack, Owen, Annie, Mylie, Sania

Y4 - Iman, George, Oliver, Sinem, Ateya, Daniel

Y5 - Calum, Tia, Ellie-Mae, Dovydas, Archie, May

Y6 - Austeya, Jake, Doru, Holly, Danielle, Kasey

LSG - Thomas

Nursery - Stay and Play

Thank you to all the parents who came to our RWI stay and play. We are so impressed with the way the children are learning their letter sounds. They have enjoyed making the letters out of playdoh, finding hidden objects beginning with the sounds in the sand and writing the letters in glitter.

Harold Hill School Council Alliance

Hilldene School Council representatives Ria and Teddie attended the latest meeting of the Harold Hill School Council Alliance held at Drapers’ Pyrgo Primary School on Tuesday 23rd May. Despite being the first pupils to stand up in front of all the other schools, both pupils spoke clearly and with great enthusiasm about marking and feedback at Hilldene to the rest of the group.

Without a doubt, a wave of pride washed over Mr White and Mrs Houghton as they watched the confident children take the stand and represent their school. Not surprisingly, both Ria and Teddie really enjoyed the visit and are excited to lead the next School Council meeting to set up introduce the next alliance initiative – school lunches and healthy eating. Watch out Theresa May!

JTA's

Community project


Our Year 5 'Junior Travel Ambassadors' (JTAs) have been extremely busy over the last couple of weeks gathering information which will help us in our quest to improve road safety and traffic concerns on Straight Road.


Together with both St Ursula's Infant and Junior Schools, our JTAs have been attending meetings with the council, leading school assemblies and carrying out playground surveys in order to gather information from pupils and local residents on the matter. We aim to put together a long term plan which outlines ways to improve the daily commute to and from school for the benefit of pupils, parents and local residents.

Golden Book Winners - 19th May

Every week, teachers identify 2 outstanding pupils in their class who have had a fantastic week either academically or socially or both! These pupils are entered into the Golden Book and are announced during our Friday morning celebration assembly. Our fabulous winners in the infants receive a certificate in assembly and parents of the 'golden' children in the juniors receive a letter home, informing parents of their child's fantastic achievement.

Congratulations to our winners:

Reception - Kashif, Taylor-Jai, Frank, Isabella, Elom, Vilte

Y1 - Jimmey, Kimora, Taylor, Teniola, Daumantas, Billy

Y2 - Cyra, Alfie, Teddy-Ray, Brooke, Olivia, Callum

Y3 - Reece, Kinza, Rebecca, Eoin, Alex, Haris

Y4 - Ume, Maisie, Charlie, Keeley, Freddy, Floriana

Y5 - Amber, Dave, Harika, Aiden, Alfie, Anika

Y6 - Laney, Luke, Bobby, Rhylie, Charlotte, Aiste

Maths lesson for parents

This week pupils in Year 5 invited their parents to join them on a mathematical treasure hunt. This was an amazing opportunity for the children to share the knowledge and skills they have learnt throughout the year enabling them to problem solve.

Nursery - Duck Fun!

We have had a very exciting week in Nursery this week.

We received our duck eggs which were in an incubator to keep them warm. We waited patiently for the ducklings to hatch and now we have 5 baby ducklings that we are looking after.

We have been talking about how we care for our ducklings by giving them food, water and cuddles!

Golden Book Winners - 12th May

Every week, teachers identify 2 outstanding pupils in their class who have had a fantastic week either academically or socially or both! These pupils are entered into the Golden Book and are announced during our Friday morning celebration assembly. Our fabulous winners in the infants receive a certificate in assembly and parents of the 'golden' children in the juniors receive a letter home, informing parents of their child's fantastic achievement.

Congratulations to our winners:

Reception - Jaimini, Isaac, Anca, Jenson, Sam, Jasmine

Y1 - Gabriel, Vansh, Aliza, Dominikas, Manahil, Alfie

Y2 - Sofia, Noah, Archie, Laurentui, Joey, Alfie

Y3 - Lexiann, Joseph, Charlie, Harry, Alexander, Sania

Y4 - Pia, Freddie, Iqmat, Keira, Isabella, Ibrahim

Y5 - Teddy, Feyisola, Aishuir, Harika, Archie, May

Y6 - Carys, Teddy, Grace, Jack

LSG - Leo

Year 3 - Hyde Hall

On Tuesday, Year 3 had a fantastic opportunity to visit Hyde Hall as part of their Science topic. They participated in a range of activities across the day, from planting their own pea seeds in recyclable pots to tree spotting through the secret gardens! The children, staff and parents thoroughly enjoyed themselves...

Golden Book Winners - 5th May

Every week, teachers identify 2 outstanding pupils in their class who have had a fantastic week either academically or socially or both! These pupils are entered into the Golden Book and are announced during our Friday morning celebration assembly. Our fabulous winners in the infants receive a certificate in assembly and parents of the 'golden' children in the juniors receive a letter home, informing parents of their child's fantastic achievement.

Congratulations to our winners:

Reception - Zack, Mumtaz, Rohnak, Daniel, Trey, Max

Y1 - Freya, Alfie, Chineye, Jamal, Ava, Samiya

Y2 - Cyra, Fletcher, Jenson, Georgina, Amy-Leigh, Harley

Y3 - Mary, Tiger, Maya, Mireia, Mylie, Alex

Y4 - Joel, Pia, Reece, Sophie, Cameron, Lily#

Y5 - Megan, Jessica, Ria, Maxwell, Darcey

Y6 - Kasper, Kiera, Ralph, Jessica, Tyler, Emma

Nursery - ICT fun!

We have been using the iPads this week to find out more about dinosaurs.

First we found QR reader on our iPads. Then we had to look for the numbered QR codes hidden in the classroom. Next we scanned them and found a picture of a dinosaur or a video about dinosaurs. We have been learning the words herbivore and carnivore in Nursery this week and have been using these to describe our dinosaurs.

Year 1 - Jobs

Last week pupils in Year 1 enjoyed learning about different 'jobs'... they had great fun dressing up in various uniforms reflecting jobs they would love to do when they are older! They are looking forward to learning more about the different jobs throughout the term.