Year 5 have recently completed the Maths of the Day challenge at Hilldene. The day saw the children participating in a wide-range of timed activities, whilst also having the elements of challenge and competition throughout the day.

This gave the children the opportunity to work within a practical and active environment, whilst also collaborating with children from other maths sets and sharing their knowledge and expertise of the subject to other children.

Reception - Barleylands Trip

Reception's trip to Barleylands on Tuesday 20th June

On Tuesday Reception went on a trip to Barleylands Farm Museum near Billericay. The children were very excited to be going to Barleylands on a coach and found this a completely new experience to being in a car. The first item of the day was to bake and decorate some delicious gingerbread men, followed by the amazing bird of prey show which the children really enjoyed.

The busy day continued and up next was a visit to the reptile and minibeast house. This gave the children a chance to be up-close to these amazing creatures, whilst being told interesting information about each one too. Whilst the animals were the main point of interest there was also a chance to look at old farming equipment – some of which you could tell hadn’t been used for a very long time!

After learning about the animals and farm equipment it was time to go and see the leaves and herbs inside the polytunnel, whilst also smelling some of the leaves and herbs (some were nicer than others). 

Next was one of the most exciting parts of the trip with everyone getting and tractor ride and being taken through the fields of the farm – not something you get to do every day!

To conclude what was a really good trip, all the children went into the barn to feed the cows, sheep and goats.

RD's Amazing Attendance

RD have filled in all the letters on their Amazing Attendance sheet for the third time this year, and have been looking after the Attendance Bear this week.

Mrs Dudziec is very proud of all the children and their parents for coming to school every day!

Tea Tots For Hilldene

Tea Tots For Children Starting Reception In September 2017

On Friday 21st July Tea Tots will be hosting a Meet and Greet for children starting Reception at Hilldene Primary in September 2017. This is an opportunity for your children to meet their future class mates and for adults to meet other parents who have children starting at the school in September.

You can find details of the event by looking at the images in this newsfeed or by going to the Tea Tots Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/TeaTotsUK

Sports Day at Drapers School

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

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

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

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