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JUNE 2005
Dear Parent,
This is the last monthly newsletter of the session. An end of session
newsletter will also be produced covering prizewinners and the many other
events, which will occur in June.
STAFFING NEWS
The school roll at Hillhead continues to hold up well. Although we loose
28 Primary 7 pupils a healthy 27 have now enrolled in nursery. The
staffing at Hillhead next session will therefore
remain at the current level. The classes and teachers for next year will
be as follows.
Nursery Teacher Yet
to be appointed
Primary 1 Miss Donaldson Primary 2 Miss Mowat Primary 3 Miss MacDonald
Primary 4 Mrs Frame Primary 5 Mrs Falconer Primary 6 Mrs Sinclair and Miss
Gray Primary 7 Mr Henderson
Final decisions have yet to be made on the level of Support for Learning
Teachers and classroom auxiliary support. Parents will be notified when
decisions are made with regard to these appointments.
SUPER ATTENDANCE
Once again Highland Council are to mark perfect attendance for pupils in
session 2004-2005. A certificate will be awarded at the end of term
service to each of the pupils who have not missed a day’s schooling this
term. This session 16 pupils have 100% attendance. Well done to:
Primary 1 Keira Byrne
Primary 4 Ian Calder, Murray Grant, Matthew Sinclair
Primary 5 Cassandra Henderson (also 100% the year before last) , Liam
Macleod, Connor Thomson (also 100% last year).
Primary 6 Paul Cameron, Andrew McCombie, Melissa MacGregor, Alexander
Macleod, Rachel Munro, Lauren Sinclair.
Primary 7 Stephen Crawford (also 100% last year), Chloe McKiddie, Steven
Wilson. (also 100% last year),
It is a particularly
noteworthy achievement by brother and sister Matthew and Lauren Sinclair
who have now both had 100% attendance for three consecutive years.
REPORT CARDS
Report cards will be given out on Monday 6th June. Other details
concerning parent meetings will also be attached. Do try and make a
comment on the parent response sheet.
PRIMARY 7 TRIP TO
YORK
 The
Primary 7 trip to York was a very enjoyable one for all concerned this
year. The weather was very good and the pupils conducted themselves very
well. A small selection of some of the photographs we took on the trip are
currently available on www.caithness.org .
PRIMARY 6 VISIT THE
MARKET
The Primary 6 pupils spent a very enjoyable Friday afternoon at the
continental market, which recently visited Wick. It was an ideal
opportunity for them to try out their French language skills and class
teacher Mrs Sinclair had kindly provided them with a phrase book which had
been custom made for communicating at the market. An alphabet treasure
hunt had also been organised by Mrs Sinclair. The five top entries each
received a portion of tasty French cheese. They were Emma Evans, Lauren
Sinclair, Matthew Thain, Sarah Paterson and Oceanne Camus.
PRIMARY 5 PERSONAL
PROJECTS
Primary 5 pupils have recently been busy with their personal projects as
homework. A wide range of topics was covered and some very fine efforts
were produced. Finally five entries were picked out for special mention
and each of the following pupils received a small prize at the recent
whole school assembly. They were: Vicki Rosie for her project on animals,
Declan Mackay for his project on motorbikes. Olivia Turner for her project
on monkeys, Shannen Anderson for her project on farmyard animals and Paul
Thain for his project on farming.
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PRIMARY 4 TRIP
AROUND WICK
Primary 4 pupils recently had the honour of being the first official
visitors to the restored fishing vessel “Isabella Fortuna” which is now
berthed in the harbour. Primary 4 pupil Becky Plowman had the pleasure of
cutting the ribbon to open the visitor season to this unique attraction.
The Primary 4 pupils did a walking tour around Wick taking photographs as
they went. The plan is to send pupils in Canada and India details of some
of the main buildings in Wick.
SUCCESS for PRIMARY
6 PUPIL
Primary 6 pupil Lauren Sinclair won a DVD player in a competition
organised by the local nuclear related company ALSTEC. This company had
recently visited the school with Oscar the robot. Lauren entered the
subsequent competition and her design for a safety logo won first prize
amongst the Hillhead entries. Representatives of Alstec visited the school
to award Lauren her prize.
FOOTBALL and
NETBALL
Hillhead pupils have all performed well in recent football and netball
matches. Much now depends on the final match of the season for the
football A and B teams. This year’s B team have a considerable number of
Primary 5 pupils, which is a significant achievement for such young
players. They are Michael Budge, Ryan Aitken, Cameron Duffy, Richard
Budge, Mark McDougall and Reece Boyce. A special word should also go to
Primary 5 pupil Andrew Dunnet who has turned our very good performances
for the Hillhead A team. The Primary 5 class promise to provide a strong
team for Hillhead over the next two years.
MATERNITY NEWS
Classroom assistant Mrs Karen Gunn has now begun her maternity leave.
Meanwhile Mr Colin Mackintosh and Mrs Tracy Morrison have temporarily
replaced her. The maternity cover post has been advertised and will be
interviewed for before the summer holidays. . I am pleased to report that
Mrs Gunn gave birth to a little girl Keira on Monday morning of this week.
(see below)
NEW ENTRANTS
Two new pupils at school since last month’s newsletter. Primary 5 pupil
Matthew Heaton has moved up from Crewe . Primary 6 pupil Johanna Drain
starts on Monday 6th June. Johanna previously attended school in
Cumbernauld.
BIRTHS BIRTHS
BIRTHS
 Proud
brother Kyle with little Keira who was born on Monday 30th May. Keira
weighed in at
6lb 6oz.
A little sister for Primary 4 pupil Kyle and nursery pupil Declan.
Primary 3 pupil Deanna and Primary 1 pupil Ryan are delighted at the birth
of their baby sister Ashleigh. She arrived on May 16th weighing in at 6lb
13oz. Deanna thinks she is a clever baby because “when she’s hungry she
doesn’t cry she just throws her head on something and sucks it.”
DIARY DATES
Monday 6th June – Friday 10th June: Music Festival Week
Monday 6th June Report cards will be given out
Football and netball against South School at Hillhead.
Saturday 11th June 2pm Hilllhead 5 a side football competition at school
involving Hillhead house teams and small country schools.
Tuesday 14th June 7.00pm Parent evening for new Primary 1 pupils in
session 2005-2006.
Parents Evenings Wednesday 15th June 6.00pm – 9.00pm Thursday 16th June
3.30 –6.00pm (parents will be able to opt in to the date which best suits
them)
Friday 17th June Nursery pupils to Primary 1 for morning 10.00 – 12noon.
(Details will follow)
Monday 20th June 1.40pm Senior Sports (Primary 4 to 7) (in the event of
rain this event will take place the following day)
Wednesday 22nd June 1.40pm Infant Sports
Friday July 1st School closes at midday
Yours faithfully
A Budge
Headteacher
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