19 December 2019

Newsletter Articles

Dates to Remember

2020

Term Dates – 2020

From the Principal

It has been a very busy year- I cannot believe another year has passed us by! As always, we have had a very hectic couple of weeks and I am sure everyone is looking forward to the holiday season.

Reece High Awards

It was great to hear that a number of students previously from Hillcrest were recognised for their achievements at the Reece High School Final Assembly. Well done to Jye, Seche, Danielle, Chaz, Bridie, Monique, Caiden, Jonty, Callum, Jasper, Casey and Dakoda who all received recognition.

Children’s University

I was fortunate to be involved in the Children’s University graduation held at the Paranaple Centre in September. Congratulations go to all who took part. Fifteen Hillcrest students graduated this year and I look forward to seeing even more students graduating next year. An information session will be held early in 2020 for any students interested, in grades 2-6.

Welcomes and Farewells

We will have a few staff changes going into 2020.

Mick Purton will be working at Ashley School in 2020. Mick has worked at Hillcrest in a variety of roles since last year. I wish Mick all the best for the move to his new school. Good luck, Mick!

Farewell also to Bec Moore, who has worked as a Teacher Assistant this year in Kinder. Thankyou Bec for your hard work and dedication to the students in your care. We wish you all the best in the future.

We would also like to say farewell to Melissa Sutherland, who has worked as an IT trainee this year. Mel will be working at Reece next year and I would like to say thank you to her for her support with staff and students.

It is also a sad goodbye to our grade 6 students and families that are leaving at the end of this year. I wish you all the best for your futures and look forward to hearing about the great things happening for you.

Staffing for term 1, 2020

Launching into Learning – Jess Bellchambers
Kindergarten – Carol Miller
Prep/1 – Kimberley Parker
Prep/1 – Shannon Fraser
1/2 – Alissa Nutting
2/3 – Janmaree Peace
3/4 – Vina Bonner and Karen Thompson
4/5 – Matt Hortle and Julie Baker
5/6 – Gaye Kelly
5/6 – Steve Fenn
HPE – David Carter
Performing Arts – Jodianne Smallbon
Response to Intervention teacher and AST – Ann-Maree Mulcaster
AST and Support Teacher– Jaime-Lea Duff
Support Teacher – Jess Bellchambers
LIFT coordinator and Japanese teacher – Rosie Baker
AST and Instructional Coach - Literacy – Naomi Archer

Have a Safe Break!

As this is the last newsletter for the year, I wish to take this opportunity to sincerely thank the Hillcrest community for your ongoing support of our school. I wish everyone a well-deserved break over Christmas and hope you have an opportunity to spend time with family and friends. Have a safe break and I look forward to catching up with you in 2020!

Jerome Pape - Principal

Hilly Kids Are Friendly Kids

We have had a great year and now it is time to celebrate and look forward to next year. The last weeks of school have presented us with many opportunities to celebrate. There have been class parties, excursions, fun, games, the concert, the parade and the end of year assembly. Thanks for joining in on all the celebrations. We hope you enjoyed yourselves! Well done to all.

Our final Hilly Kid for 2019 for “Good Winners/Good Losers” was Myha from 4-5K. Congratulations, Myha, and well done to our other class representatives.

Hillcrest Athletics Carnival

Congratulations to the Wattle team!

Wattle placed first at the conclusion of out athletics day events with a score of 756 points. Banksia was second with the last event determining the winner of our carnival day. They collected 754 points. Blue Gum totalled 727 points in a close third place. Many thanks to the HM team from Reece High. The contributed greatly to the success of our wonderful day.

David Carter – PE Teacher

Christmas Raffle Winners

Thank you to all the families that participated in our raffle and the wonderful supporters who donated the prizes. We raised over $1300! What a fantastic effort! Congratulations to the lucky winners:

Lyn Aherne – Fundraising

Hillcrest Primary School Association

The Hillcrest Primary School Association has had another great year of fundraising. The fundraising enables us to provide valuable resources for classrooms, fund programs for students and upgrade the playgrounds and equipment. Along the way we get our families and school community together, organise, participate, share, communicate and, most of all, have fun!

A big thankyou to everyone who took time to help out at the Father’s Day and Mother’s Day stalls and pack orders on Pie Drive delivery day.

A big thankyou to everyone who donated items for our fundraising, bought and sold raffle tickets, took orders for the Pie Drive, ordered calendars, visited our Family Market, collected sponsors for the Walkathon, saved up 5¢ coins for the coin drive and, despite the weather, came along to our Fair.

Lyn Aherne – Fundraising

Reminders

Newsletter 2020

If you no longer wish to receive newsletters from us in 2020, please let the school office staff know either by phoning 6424 5211, emailing hillcrest.primary@education.tas.gov.au or sending us a Facebook message. If you subscribe to the Schoolzine emailed newsletter, you can unsubscribe online. If you would like to see all the photos etc in our newsletter in lovely colour in 2020, please subscribe at the link below. You will be emailed a link every fortnight at 10am on a Thursday.

Book Collection 2020

The school office will close at 4pm on Friday, December 20th and re-open on Tuesday, January 21st. Please do not come in to collect books or buy uniforms, etc until January 28/29. Book collection/levy payments and uniform sales will take place January 28th & 29th strictly from 9am -2pm in the school office. Please remember to bring your blue levy sheet, which was in your child’s report, with you on the day. Allow enough time to check and update your validation forms which will be handed out on the day. You can pay your levies and uniform by cash, cheque or eftpos. Some secondhand uniform may be cash only.

Secondhand Uniform

If you have any second hand uniform items in good shape that you won’t be needing, please consider either donating it to the school or bringing it in for us to sell on your behalf. We always have families looking for second hand uniforms!

Lost and Found

There are a number of items in our lost and found basket in the office. At the end of the year any school uniform left in the basket will be washed and put into our secondhand uniform cupboard for sale. Any other items will be donated to an op shop if not claimed by 4pm this Friday.

RWVP

Remember, you must have a current Registration for Working with Vulnerable People card to do any parent help at all at the school. The holiday break could be just the time to register via the link below. Remember to add ‘Department of Education’ as an employer (even though you are only getting a volunteer card) and choose Hillcrest Primary School from the drop down list.

Remember: if you wish to attend a class excursion with your child/ren or help in the class in any way, you are required to have one this card.

Enjoy your holidays and see you in 2020!

Admin Staff

Assembly Awards – December 13

Grade 6 Major Awards

These awards are a recognition of excellence for the 2019 year; however, through their primary years, these students have consistently displayed persistence, hard work, respect, responsibility, and resilience. It is because of these attributes that they have received the highest accolades in our school.

• Personal Growth Award: Spencer
• Improvement Award: Ryan
• Hilly Kids Award: Colby
• Sports Awards: Logan & Gemma
• Arts Achievement Award: Maya
• Mathematics Achievement Award: Aisha
• English Achievement Award: Matilda
• The Minister’s Respectful Student Award: Zack
• Principal’s Award for Contribution to the School: Lillian
• Exemplary Academic Achievement Award: Taygan

Outstanding Achievement Class Awards

Certificates of Appreciation 2019

The following students have been reliable helpers in our school for the 2019 school year and have received Certificates of Appreciation:

Student Council 2020

Students from grades 3-6, and staff recently participated in the election of the 2020 HPS Student Council. Each student participated in a process involving nominations and speeches to their peers. I congratulate, on behalf of the school community, the following students who make up the 2020 HPS Student Council: Bianca, Veronica, Ava, Malachi, Jehanne, Catherine, Mylee, Kade, Londe, Beau, Kailie and Zarlia.

Jaime-Lea Duff - Coordinator

Sports Leaders 2020

Congratulations to the Hillcrest Sports Leaders for 2020 who, I am sure, will do a fantastic job next year leading us all through the Daily PE programs! They are: Malachi, Cooper, Mayson, Chelsey, Mylee, Ciarra, Amber, Toby, Londe, Seth, Thomas, Brodie, Montana, Kailie and Zarlia.

David Carter – PE

Devonport Child Care Centres, Inc

Camp Logic – Maths Games & Puzzles

Devonport Basketball Council Camps

Fast Track Learn to Swim Progam

Devonport Splash will be running a summer Learn to Swim Fast Track Program from 13-17 January. Please ring them on 6423 3007 for more information.

Devonport Junior Soccer Camps

Great news! Eddie Bidwell’s home for Xmas and running a 2 day soccer camp! Depending on numbers, Jayden Last will also be there to help out and they are excited to catch up with everyone. Cost is $15 for 1 day and $20 for two days. Please see attached poster for all information.