May 2, 2019
by Miss Turner
Comments Off on Division in P4a
April 30, 2019
by Mrs Gibson
Comments Off on P7 Rosshall Tutor Visits
P7 Rosshall Tutor Visits
P7a enjoyed a visit today from Mr Muir, from the technical department at Rosshall, and took up the challenge of designing a pencil holder.
April 29, 2019
by Miss Davidson
Comments Off on Pre Entrant Induction Update
Pre Entrant Induction Update
Thank you to everyone who has attended their 1-2-1 meeting with Miss Davidson, our Depute Head Teacher, this month so far. She has enjoyed meeting with you all.
We would like to remind parents and carers that our Pre-Entrant Induction Days for 2019 are as follows –
- Induction Day 1 – Tuesday 21st May 2019 9.15am-10.15am
- Induction Day 2 – Monday 24th June 2019 1.20pm-2.30pm
During the induction days the boys and girls will get a chance to meet our primary one teachers and some of the boys and girls who will be joining them in August. Parents/Carers will attend two workshops over the two induction days to find out more about the curriculum and other important information about primary one. We look forward to meeting you at our induction days.
Parents/Carers – Please note parent/carer workshops during the induction days are for adults only. Unfortunately, there will be no staff available to supervise any other siblings. We would therefore be grateful if you could make alternative arrangements for them.
Over the next month the boys and girls will be visited by one of our teachers in their nursery.
April 29, 2019
by Miss Davidson
Comments Off on Learning for Sustainability Awards at Hillington
Learning for Sustainability Awards at Hillington
We are delighted to announce that our school has been awarded Green Acorn recognition for our work in developing Learning for Sustainability in the following areas:
- Developing Commitment to Sustainability
- Developing Rights Based Learning
- Taking Learning Outdoors
Sustainability is something that the staff and pupils are all passionate about at Hillington Primary and it is fantastic to see our efforts and hard work recognised.Our Pupil Eco Committee have been instrumental in driving forward the Learning for Sustainability Agenda this year and we want to thank them for their hard work and dedication. We will be attending an Awards Ceremony at the Trades House Glasgow in June to celebrate this achievement.
This is a very exciting achievement for Hillington Primary and one that we are very proud of. Thank you for your continued support and well done boys and girls!!
April 25, 2019
by Miss Turner
Comments Off on Isabel from Mary’s Meals
Isabel from Mary’s Meals
P4a had a lovely visit today from Isabel. She came to our class to tell us how we can support Mary’s Meals.
- We learned that it costs only £13.90 to feed one child in Malawi for a whole school year!
- We are going to collect used schoolbags for the Back Pack Project.
- Inside each bag we will put: clothes, shoes, a towel, a bar of soap, a toothbrush and toothpaste, a facecloth, a filled pencil case, a notebook, a spoon and a small ball.
We are very excited to join in with this project!
A big thank you to Isabel!
April 22, 2019
by Miss Thomson
Comments Off on P6a
P6a
P6a enjoyed being Scientists on Thursday. They looked at the different densities of liquids and how this would affect where the liquid would settle in our test tubes.
April 18, 2019
by Mrs Gibson
Comments Off on Bikeability with the P7’s
Bikeability with the P7’s
Pupils from P7a and P7b learning how to safely ride their bikes on a beautiful sunny afternoon with Miss Murphy and Mrs Gibson.
April 17, 2019
by Mrs Uthmani
Comments Off on P3b Castle sketches
P3b Castle sketches
P3b are finishing up their Knights and Castles topic by doing a comparison between Edinburgh Castle and our local Crookston Castle. Aren’t these wonderful sketches great?
April 17, 2019
by Tracy Cameron
Comments Off on More from Vikingar, P5/4
More from Vikingar, P5/4
April 16, 2019
by Miss Davidson
Comments Off on BIG ECO NEWS AT HILLINGTON!!
BIG ECO NEWS AT HILLINGTON!!
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded our 4th Eco Flag. Thank you to our Pupil Eco Committee, Miss Davidson (Depute Head & Learning for Sustainability Coordinator) and all of the pupils and staff at Hillington Primary for making this possible. We received some amazing feedback from the Education and Learning Team at Keep Scotland Beautiful – Eco-Schools Scotland which you can read below.
Below are some of the comments from our Interim Eco Assessment Report.
Congratulations on successfully renewing your Eco-Schools Green Flag Award! I thoroughly enjoyed reading your application and am very excited about the work being done at Hillington Primary School. I was very encouraged to read about the success you’ve had and how you’ve gotten the whole school involved in the effort. I was also very impressed by the partnerships you developed throughout the duration of your eco work with Community Safety Glasgow, Malawi Leaders of Learning, a community counsellor, Mary’s Meals Backpack Project and the local church. It is very encouraging to read about every class having the opportunity to plant seeds in the school’s Bumble Bee Garden. A job well done receiving an award from the Community Safety Team for the work the school does to keep the school and local community clean, safe and sustainable! The school’s regular rag bag collections and the uniform bank seem to be very successful and it was great to read that the bank is being utilised by asylum seeking and refugee families. The Eco-Committee and staff appear to be doing a fantastic job keeping the school and wider community informed of the eco work being done via Twitter, posters, school website/blog and the Parent Council Facebook page.
Congratulations once again and we wish you every success in your continuing Eco- Schools work.
