Sports Day at Drapers School

Wednesday, 21 June 2017

On Monday 19th June four boys and four girls in Years 2-6 from Hilldene Primary joined children from seven other primary schools in the area to compete at the Drapers Sports Day. Despite the soaring temperatures and heat on the day, all of the children really enjoyed themselves on what was a brilliant event.

A big thank you to all the parents who came along to support their children on the day of the event.







Online Safety

Tuesday, 20 June 2017


Online Safety is an important issue for both schools and parents. Click on the link below to access some great Online Safety Activities you can do with your children at home to ensure that they are aware of the issues regarding playing games and going online. Have fun staying safe online!


Link: Switched On Online Safety At Home




New Deputy Headteacher

Thursday, 15 June 2017

Last week we welcomed the latest member of staff to Hilldene Primary. Mr Robert Mansell has joined the school as the new Deputy Headteacher after previously being Head of PE at Campion Secondary School and also part of the Strategic Leadership Team at St. Patrick's School.

Mr Mansell has said that it really excites him to be here at Hilldene Primary and is looking forward to getting to know all of the staff, pupils and the parents of Hilldene Primary, as well as the wider Harold Hill community. He hopes to enhance the school's already good reputation through his years of experience and impact on what is already a very good team here at Hilldene.

On behalf of all the staff at Hilldene Primary, Welcome Mr Mansell!



Golden Book Winners - 9th June

Tuesday, 13 June 2017

Hilldene Weekly Golden Book Winners - Friday 9th June 2017

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 - Mercedes, Charlie, Anton, Jessie, Yaqub, Sophie

Y1 - Victoria, Daisy, Lacey, Harry, Frankie, Isabella

Y2 - Noah, Nora, Jessie, Teddy-Ray, Sam, Amelia

Y3 - Olivia, Tiger, Mireia, Scarlett, Haris, Nathan

Y4 - Riley, Daisy, Nicole, Jack, Cameron, Reggie


Y5 - Jake, Erik, Harilla, Aiden, Alex, Kiahan

Y6 - Lucy, Samantha, Shannon, Reece, Archie, Jennah

LSG - Logan



Weekly Golden Book Winners - Friday 26th May 2017

Friday, 26 May 2017

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

Thursday, 25 May 2017


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

Wednesday, 24 May 2017

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

Monday, 22 May 2017

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.