We are looking forward to your child starting school on Monday the 16th of August. New P1’s will start school on the first day only at 9.30am. Families can enter the infant playground through gate 2 at the rear of the school from 9.15am to take pictures etc. Please wear a mask if not exempt and be mindful of social distancing. Parents/carers will not be able to access the school building.

Children will finish on the first day only at 2.30pm and should be collected at gate 3 (the accessible ramp) at the front of the school. From Tuesday the 17th of August all P1’s will start school at our usual time of 8.55am entering via gate 2 at the rear of the school and will finish at 3pm exiting via gate 3 at the front of the school (accessible ramp). Please note from Tuesday the 17th of August no adults are permitted to access the school playgrounds. Staff will be on hand to supervise pupils from 8.45am onwards.

Thank you.

We are delighted to announce that Hillington Primary School have passed the LGBT Charter at Silver level!

We have worked so hard over the last year to make it the best place possible for LGBT young people and staff. We are absolutely delighted and wanted to spread the good news with our community.

Click on the link below to read our Letter of Congratulations from LGBT Youth Scotland. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank Beth our Programmes Manager from LGBT Youth Scotland.

Hillington – Letter of Congratulations

Hillington Primary School is committed to promoting a positive and diverse culture in which all staff, young people and our wider school community are valued and supported irrespective of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity. We recognise our obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and are committed to promoting the equality and diversity of all those we work with. We believe that that everyone should be free to be themselves and we support LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and those questioning their sexual or gender identity) children, young people and their families.

We are so excited for our new Primary 1’s to join us in August 2021. Transtion looks a little different this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, however we are working hard to ensure our new entrants have as smooth a transtion to Hillington Pirmary from nursery as possbile. All families have been sent out our parent/carer induciton infrmation via email. This can also be found on the pre-entrant section of our school website.

We have also put together some videos for our new Primary 1’s to enjoy with their families at home. Click on the blue links to view.

Waffles School Uniform Arrives – Waffles Uniform

Story Time With Winston & Waffle – Story Time

Flower Arranging With Mrs Doak –

Our Depute Head Teacher Miss Davidson is carrying out transition phonecalls with all nurseries and all new Primary 1’s will get a phone call from their new class teacher by the end of term.

We look forwward to seeing you all in August 2021.

Attention all Pre-Entrant Parents/Carers – We are looking for new Parent Council members.

Hillington Primary Parent Council

Every parent/guardian becomes a member of the Parent Forum whenever their child starts school, enabling parents to get involved in school life in whatever way they can. This could be helping on trips, at discos, assisting during the school day or as a representative on the Parent Council.

Parent Councils can:

• provide a voice for parents, in schools and in their local authority, on issues that are important to them and their children
• help the school to understand how to most effectively involve parents in their children’s learning and in the life of the school
• support the school and Headteacher in developing strong home/school partnerships
• support the school in its development and improvement, and in understanding and making links with the wider community
• capture the unique and varied skills, interests, knowledge and experience that parents can offer.

Parent Council Meetings

Parents and carers are welcome to attend any of our Parent Council meetings. You can come along to every meeting or to just one  if you’re curious or there’s something you’d like to raise. We can also raise any issues on your behalf however we cannot discuss individual incidents or pupils and would always recommend you contact the school directly about specific incidents.

Our meetings are lively and all the members are very friendly and enthusiastic. It’s a great way to find out more about what goes on in our school. The Parent Council needs the continued support of new members joining to enable all the good work to continue year on year. At present due to COVID-19 restrictions all of our meetings are currently virtual, via Zoom, which may make them more accessible for a majority of families. If you are interested in attending one of our virtual meeing please contact the Parent Council via email – hillingtonpc@hotmail.co.uk

Reporting to the Parent Forum

We hold an AGM in September and produce an annual report for all parents. We liaise with the school to ensure the Parent Section of the school website is updated regularly and we provide an update for the school newsletter – The Hillington Highlights. The agenda and minutes of our meetings are available on the parent news section of the website.

Fund raising activities…hard work but good fun

Our efforts are primarily focused on fundraising. This is more important than ever due to Government spending priorities. We partly or fully fund – School trips, Halloween disco, Christmas panto, Christmas presents and parties, Christmas lunch and the P7 leavers’ dance. There are some costs in organising events but the vast majority of the money directly benefits the pupils at Hillington Primary. We are always looking for new ways to raise funds and if you feel you have any suggestions then please do not hesitate to contact us.

Other activities

We receive regular school reports and are consulted on other school initiatives such as the School Improvement Plan and Pupil Equity Fund. We manage the Parent Council’s finances and arrange lets and insurance.

Training

The Education Department provide many training courses some of which our members have attended. Glasgow City Council also requires parents to participate in Head/Deputy Head Teacher interviews and training is available for this. .

Further Information

If you want more details on any aspect of Parent Councils or our activities email us  at hillingtonpc@hotmail.co.uk

We are always looking for new Parent Council Members. Please contact the school for more information.

We are delighted that your child will be joining us at Hillington Primary very soon. Due to the current situation transition looks at little different this year. However we want to ensure that move from nursery to primary is as smooth as possible and have created this virtual transition for parents/carers.

Please click on the link below to access the virtual induction information for parents/carers.

Please click on the links below to access our most recent school handbook, our Anti-Bullying Policy and Phonics and Spelling Guides for families.

Hillington Handbook 2020-21

HPS RESPECT POLICY

Parents Phonics Leaflet – P1-3

Parents Spelling Leaflet – P1-3

Please click on the link below to access information about Free School Meals and Clothing Grants –

Clothing Grant & Free School Meals Glasgow City Council

For information about uniforms please see the letter below –

Uniform Letter 2021

Please click on the link below to access the Baru Ltd website to order school uniform –

Baru Clothing – Order Online

Please also remember to follow us on Twitter – @HillingtonPS  You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel –

Hillington Primary You Tube

To prepare your child for joining us at Hillington Primary we have made a video of our school for you that you can watch on our school YouTube channel –

Our School Video

To further support you child with the transition to primary school we will be arranging for their new class teacher to give you a call in early June to answer any questions you may have and speak to your child.

This is a very exciting and important time in your child’s life and we are happy that you have chosen Hillington Primary. If you have any further questions please contact us using the Headteacher email address– headteacher@hillington-pri.glasgow.sch.uk