Issue 4, 17th March 2023
From the Principal
In this issue:
- Uniforms
- NAPLAN
- Perceptual Motor Program (P-2)
- PEL Awards Afternoon
- Cancelled Assembly
- Breakfast Club
- Tuckshop
- We are a team
From the Leadership Team
Playgroup
Parents and children aged 0-5 are having loads of fun on Friday mornings at Hilliard SS, when they come along to our community iKids@HilliardSS Playgroup!
Ms Hulett, our trained playgroup facilitator, loves sharing a story with everyone at the start of the morning, which is then followed by a number of fun, interactive, hands-on activities for parents to do with their child/ren. These activities are designed to promote development in fine or gross motor, language and/or social and emotional skills, which benefits outcomes of children in our community during their formative years. All families who will be, or are considering, enrolling their 0-5 child or children at Hilliard SS in the future are more than welcome to come and join us for playgroup. Playgroup runs from 9:00 to 10:45 every Friday morning, down in the Playgroup Room in the Prep area.
Clubs News - Yr 1/2 Gardening Club
One of our new lunchtime clubs this year is the Year 1/2 Gardening Club, which Ms Barron runs on Mondays. This club has been having lots of fun and doing some great work in looking after our garden areas near the Year 1 and Year 2 blocks. We are grateful to have our local Capalaba Bunnings store recently visit Hilliard SS with some plants and gardening equipment for our students to use. Thankyou Bunnings Capalaba!
P-2 Easter Hat Parade
Parents are invited to join us for our 2023 Easter Hat Parade, which will be on Thursday 30th March at 9:15am in the Hall.
All Prep, Year 1 and Year 2 students will participate in the parade. Students who do not bring in an Easter Hat from home will have some bunny ears or other sort of decorated headwear that they have made in class.
All Year 3 - Year 6 classes will attend the parade to watch as audience members. Parent seating will be available at the sides and across the back of the hall. We ask that parents are respectful during the parade, and do not walk out in front of classes or other parents' view. Privacy rules will also apply, so please ensure that you do not take photos or videos of other children while at school. Thankyou for your support, so that we can continue to have this as a fun event at Hilliard!
Expectation of the Week
Our "Expectation of the Week" for Week 9 is WEARING OUR UNIFORM WITH PRIDE (see flyer below)
Our "Expectation of the Week" for Week 10 is BEING A GOOD SPORT (see flyer below)
From the Office
Communication:
You may have noticed that we are trying to steer away from paper notes and letters when we communicate with you. Instead we are trying to utilise a range of channels for communication, these include:
- Phone calls, especially for important and/or timely communication (sick child, head injury, behaviour incidents, unpaid invoices etc)
- Email - we know phone calls from the school can be alarming! We will email for; low medication alerts, excursion / camp letters, class news, permission forms, system generated invoices, or if we have been unable to contact you by phone.
- SMS - For unexplained absences
- Newsletter - fortnightly on a Friday, sent via email - https://hilliardss.schoolzineplus.com/subscribe
- Apps:
- Schoolzine - newsletter, newsflashes
- QParents - Attendance, Invoices
- Qkr! - Tuckshop, uniform shop and other P&C fundraising
- Facebook:
- School page
- Year level groups
- Tucker box group
- Website: www.hilliardss.eq.edu.au
- Electronic Signboard - on Alexandra Circuit by the pedestrian gate
If you think of something we could be doing better or differently we would appreciate your feedback - email us at admin@hilliardss.eq.edu.au
Water Bottles
Could you please ensure that you are sending your students to school with a water bottle. We have far too many students coming to school without water in this hot weather.
Thank you!
Your Office Team
Sport
Congratulations to the 4 Hilliard State School Touch Football teams for their performances at the recent Touch Football Osprey Cup held at Wellington Point SHS. All 4 teams made the final which is an outstanding effort by the players. The Junior Boys team and the Junior Girls team won their respective finals game. The results are below:
- Junior Boys team - Champions
- Junior Girls team - Champions
- Senior Boys team - Finalists
- Senior Girls team - Finalists
The best and fairest players named were:
- Junior Boys - Hayden
- Junior Girls - Olivia
- Senior Boys - Kohana
- Senior Girls - Cearne
Thank you to all of the supporters who came along and cheered and gave encouragement to the teams!
School Calendar
From the P&C
DATE CLAIMERS!!!
Thursday 11th May and Friday 12th May 2023
Detailed information will come in Term 2 regarding the 2022 Mother’s Day Stall so keep an eye on your emails and Facebook. Gifts will range in price from $1.00 to $8.00.
Donations for Hampers
If you would like to donate some items to contribute towards our Mothers Day Raffle hampers, please drop these to the Tuckerbox before Wednesday 3rd May 2023. Some examples of items include pamper items, bath items, movie tickets, coffee sachets, chocolates, stationery etc.
If you have a talent and would be willing to make some items to donate for the children to purchase at the stall, we would love to hear from you.
We are bringing back baked goods for the stall. We would love to have a yummy selection of treats to offer the kids to purchase. You can simply bring these to the Tuckerbox on Wednesday 10th May or up to the stall Thursday morning before school starts. If these don’t work, please shoot us an email and we can help arrange this.
Our wonderful helpers assist children to pick their perfect present, restock the tables, write raffle tickets and be the cashier. It is a great way to get involved, have a social chat and meet some other wonderful parents. The children love seeing someone they know behind the stall. If you are available to volunteer for the stall even for a part day, we would love your help - please contact hilliardpandcfundraising@gmail.com with the days and times you can help!
Thank you for your ongoing support of the Hilliard Primary P&C Association.
THE TUCKER BOX
The Easter Bunny is on their way and we are celebrating in the Tuckshop!
We are running a Colouring in Competition with a beautiful image of the Easter Bunny drawn by our immensely talented Ms Kat, for students to enter into the class competition, with the winners of the Senior and Junior School being drawn by The Easter Bunny themselves, at our Easter Bonnet Parade on Thursday the 30th of March.
On Friday the 24th of March we are holding our annual Easter Fundraiser and we can’t wait to feed all of our Hilliard Students some very yummy Easter Treats.
Meal Deals will be a choice of:
Chicken Chippie’s, Hot Crossed Bun and a Drink or
Hotdog, Hot Crossed Bun and a Drink
Over the Counter Treats will be sold at both breaks and will be:
- Ice Cream Sundae Cups
- Twistie Carrots (a bag of Twisties)
- Assorted Cupcakes
- Hedgehog Slice and
- Smartie Cookies
We are working on another comprehensive “How to Order” video to make ordering for the day as easy as possible and contain all the details you will need 😊 We will need as much parent involvement as possible on this day so if you would like to volunteer in the Tuckshop on the 24th please email us at hilliardtuckshop@gmail.com
Everyone is welcome (and the kids LOVE seeing you there) 😊
Love and Smiles
Mrs Kat and Ms Courtney
Easter Treats at the Tucker Box
Hilliard Dance
Dance training is well underway for 2023 and students are really enjoying learning new routines for the upcoming competitions. Next term the Recreation Program will be open to all students in Prep to Year 6. Aerobics will be first and it will run from Weeks 4-10. The cost will be $35. ($5/lesson). Notes with more details will be given out soon. Stay tuned!
Free Digital Safety Seminar
FREE DIGITAL SAFETY SEMINAR
Raising Resilient Children – find out more about emotional resilience and cyber safety
When: Thursday 20th April, 6:30 – 8:00pm
Where: Lecture Theatre, Redlands College
Register: Raising Resilient Children | Triple P (triplep-parenting.net.au)
We all do our best to supervise our children’s online activities, but you can’t look over the shoulder for their whole life. This Triple P – Positive Parenting Program seminar offers tips on how to develop your child’s ability to cope with problems, now and in the future, in real-life and online. As well as hear from a cyber safety expert on how the best way to keep our children safe online. The seminar is only 90 minutes, fun and friendly, and it’s FREE! It’ll help kids AND parents take the drama out of family life (and screen time) and find ways to deal with issues calmly and more confidently.
Chess Mates
Club Rugby League
Sharks Volleyball
Act quickly!
Registrations for the April Sharks Camp are filling up FAST!The Sharks Camp is a four-day of volleyball and fun. Our camp is tailored to meet the needs of all players, providing them with opportunities to enhance their skills in every area and pave the way to success in club, state, and school-level volleyball.We're thrilled to announce that this year's camp will feature a special coach who is currently a top-level Australian player, bringing their invaluable knowledge and experience to the players. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity❗The Dates:April: 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th4 Days. 200+ athletes. Heaps to learn.Check out our website for more information!www.sharksvolleyballclub.com/sharks-campCan’t wait to see you all there!!YEAAAAHHHH SHARKS!!!
