Issue 12, 12th August 2022
From the Principal
Yura families and carers
Hilliard SS has been involved in a number of sporting events over the last two weeks. We are very proud of all the students who have represented the school in Rugby and District sports. As we receive all the results we will add it to the Sport section in the newsletter.
Alexandra Hills State High School visited on Thursday afternoon to share their musical talent and love for music. Three ensembles performed for our students sharing their knowledge of the instruments and music. At Hilliard, we have an instrumental program that begins in Yr 4 so if your child is interested in learning an instrument, please keep watching for the enrolment process later in the year.
I am thrilled to announce that the Science Factory EXPO is visiting Hilliard State School for science week! We are looking forward to celebrating Science with our incursion, the school and P&C have paid for the visit. The Science Factory EXPO is a hands-on workshop that will challenge young minds from Prep – Year 6.
The EXPO presents students with the opportunity to explore a wide range of exciting and challenging SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY based activities. Each activity has been carefully crafted and extensively trialled, aiming to teach scientific concepts and reinforce them through hands-on experiments. Key functions of creative and critical thinking include, generating alternative ideas and solutions, problem solving, making new connections, and seeing things from a different perspective in a fun and exciting way! Some activities include Robotics, Hypotonic Wheel, Wally Robot, Mirror Reflections, Our Solar System Space, Flying Carpet Illusion, Solar Bugs, Hydraulic Arm, Dino Poo Fossil Specimen, Shark Jaws, Nano Bug Maze, plus many, many more. Each session runs for 80 minutes allowing students to explore the activities for a minimum of 60 minutes.
We had the opportunity to meet some of our Pre-Prep parents this week. I felt proud showing off our school and the work that we are doing both inside and outside the classrooms. It is a great feeling to celebrate with potential enrolments how wonderful our school is. The main message we hope they all left with is that we are all a team in the education of the students. So, if you have any concerns or questions please reach out to the class teachers and /or a member of the leadership team.
Have a lovely weekend
Leanne Witham
Principal
From the School Leadership Team
BOOK WEEK 2022
Each year since 1945, the Children's Book Council of Australia have brought children and books together across Australia through CBCA Book Week. This year, the theme for Book Week is "Dreaming with eyes open". Our fabulous teacher aides are creating a display in the library of this year's shortlisted books, across the week, classes will be engaging with the books and various activities to promote the love of and importance of reading.
Hilliard State School families are invited to join in a Book Week parade on Thursday 25th August at 9am. ALL students are welcome to dress up in their favourite Book Week themed costume, and participate in a parade around the school. We would love to have parents / families come in to watch the children as they parade around the school.
To ensure social distancing, we will be hosting a parade similar to the one held in 2021. Students will walk the main pathways around the school, and parents are welcome to stand on the grassy areas beside the main pathways to watch and cheer on our students.
Facilities Update
Week 6 at Hilliard State School - Quick Facilities update:
- Our prep shade sail has been removed and should be replaced in the next few weeks
- PowerPoints have been installed for our cold water bubblers, we are working on different ideas to make them more visually appealing
- On the 23rd August all amenities blocks will be fitted with new toilet roll holders, paper towel and soap dispensers
- We are looking at a new exciting project of upgrading our current sandpit situation in the 3/4 under covered area, we are working closely with the P&C and will be asking for some parent helpers in the near future
- Please take the time to check out the new mural that the P&C have organised in our Yr 3/4 under covered area (picture above). It is even better in real life!!!
Term 3 Event Calendar
From Your Friendly Office Staff
Welcome to another Hilliard Newsletter! Over the next two Mondays, our students will be celebrating Science week with an incursion - The Science Factory will be coming to Hilliard to show all students some pretty cool experiments and science-y fun! Our P&C donated funding for this activity, so there is no cost to parents/caregivers!
Important Dates for Term 3:
15&22/08/22 - The Science Factory Incursion
03/08/22 - Student Council Free Dress Day - Wear Yellow for Daffodil Day
19/08/22 - SUBWAY MEAL DEAL Closes @ 9am
23/08/22 - P&C Subway Meal Deal
25/08/22 - Year 3 Currumbin Excursion Payments Due
25/08/22 - Book Week Parade 9am "Dreaming with Eyes Open"
31/08/22 & 01/09/22 - P&C Fathers' Day Stall
01/09/22 - Year 5 Camp Payments Due
02/09/22 - STUDENT FREE DAY
09/09/22 - Year 3 Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Excursion
Absences:
Just a friendly reminder to parents/caregivers to utilise Qparents and/or the School Absence Line to record student absences. If you do receive an SMS for a student absence, please reply before 3pm with the reason for and expected duration of the absence. Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Lost Property:
The lost property lockers are overflowing with lost clothing, lunch boxes, hats and drink bottles. Please remind your child/ren to check the lost property, or feel free to come and look for your child's lost items yourself. The lost property lockers are located by the tuckshop in the Year 3/4 undercover eating area.
Have a lovely weekend!
Your office team
Hilliard Breakfast Club
Dear Hilliard School Community,
Next week the Hilliard Breakfast Club will begin, it will run every Thursday morning from 8.20am until the 8.55am bell. We will be providing Milo, toast, cold drinks, cereal and fruit (depending on what produce we have at the time). All the produce will be sourced through donations, so any help from the school community through the P&C will assist in the running of the club supporting the children of Hilliard.
I look forward to supporting a caring culture at Hilliard,
Regards Coach Lee
Sport
Bayside District Track and Field Carnival
The Bayside District Track and Field Carnival was held on 4th and 5th August at Sheldon College. The Hilliard State School team members were grateful for the opportunity to participate in a District Athletics Carnival once again and were excited to participate in their events.
Congratulations to Khan V who placed 3rd in shot put and Blake P who placed 3rd in long jump.
Well done to Ashton K who placed 4th in shot put, Blake P who paced 8th in high jump, Hayden R who placed 9th in shot put, Scarlette J who placed 10th overall in 200M and Ashton K, Blake P and Eli C who qualified for the 200M finals.
Metropolitan East Softball Team
Congratulations to Nevaeh B for being selected in the Metropolitan East Softball team. A great effort Nevaeh!
Hilliard State School Junior Rugby League Team
Well done to the Hilliard State School Junior Rugby League team which competed at the recent 2022 U10 Regional Shield held at Carina Leagues Club. The newly formed Hilliard SS team competed very well against other teams from the Metropolitan East Region that won their respective District competitions.Our Junior team continued to improve in skill and teamwork throughout the day. They went on to win their first Pool A and B crossover play off match against John Paul College and won their second play off match against Manly SS. Wynnum SS were the overall winners of the day.
U12 Rugby League Regional Shield
Well done to the Hilliard State School Senior Rugby League team for winning all of their round games at the Regional Shield held at Carina Leagues Club on Thursday. The team members showed lots of skill with their evasive steps, grubber kicks, numbers in tackles and strong defensive line, which helped them to win against Harris Fields and Mansfield. The team displayed great teamwork in their play off game against St Laurence's, however, lost the game 5-2. Wynnum were the overall winners of the day.
Thank you to all of the wonderful Hilliard SS supporters, Mr Wolens, Mr Horsfall and especially Mrs Mills.
My New Gallery
P and C
What has Jabiru been up to
Community Youth Space
Parenting and Enjoying Teenagers
Smith Family
The Smith Family continues to run its matched savings program for families to help with school related expenses. Saver Plus supports eligible families to save for education related expenses by providing up to $500 for school costs via our free budgeting and matched savings program. We have now had over 50,000 families complete the program, and the program is now delivered virtually.
You can find more information about the program on our website or our Facebook page.
Here is a short video about the program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpR1l-UnooI&t=68s
Families can use this initiative to pay for items such as:
- Laptops, computers, or tablets
- School uniforms
- School books and stationery
- Textbooks
- Music classes or instruments
- Sporting classes or equipment
- Excursions and camps