Hilton Primary Academy

Easter Egg Competition
Yesterday we held our Easter Egg competition and we were amazed by your EGGcellent creations. So much hard work had been put into your EGG-straordinary creations. With over 130 entries this year picking winners was very difficult! Take a look at just some of the wonderful creations!

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Proud!
We are very proud of the progress which this group of Year 4 superstars have made in writing this half term. Congratulations! You should be delighted with what you have achieved!

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Easter!
Throughout this week children will be learning about and celebrating Easter. Pupils will learn about the reason why Easter is celebrated along with many of the Easter traditions which also mark the beginning of Spring.
On Wednesday, we will hold our Easter Egg Competition. This is always such a popular event and last year there were over 100 entries! The theme this year is ‘What makes you happy?’. This could be people, places, food, movies – whatever makes you happy! It is £1.00 to enter your creation into the competition. 1st, 2nd and 3rd winners from each year group will be chosen - please make sure that your entry is clearly labelled with your name!🐣

I.D [image of a selection of colourful decorated eggs. A copy of the Easter egg competition letter.]

Achiever's Assembly
Well done to our achievers. It was brilliant to see so many children on stage to celebrate their achievements this week. Certificates for hard work, resiliance, progress, phonics achievements, getting all questions correct in assessments and making the most progress in the year group - from Year 1 through to Year 6 there has been so much to be proud of!

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Achiever's Assembly
These brilliant pupils have really immpressed their teachers this week and we loved hearing about their success during assembly.

I.D[ image of children proudly displaying their certificates. BO'N sat on the bottom left of the image.]

Easter Activities - Swimming

There will be lots of fun activities taking place at the East End Pool in Byker during the Easter holidays. Please see the information attached.

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Eid Mubarak!
Eid Mubarak, happy Eid to all of our children, families and members of our wider community who are celebrating Eid. We hope that you have a wonderful day celebrating and we are looking forward to hearing about your celebrations.
If you would like to find out more about Eid celebrations then you may enjoy this short Cbeebies programme.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0007n3m/my-first-festivals-series-1-1-eid

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Easter Holiday Camp

Leisure United Blakelaw will be running a Easter Holiday camp.
They promote a healthy active lifestyle whilst engaging with the local community. These holiday activities will provide fun activities for children and young people aged five to twelve years during the school holidays. Numbers are limited to 15 children per day and sessions run from 10am -3pm.

The camp is free for any child that is entitled to benefit based free school meals . A meal can be provided ( a few examples are below) or children can bring a packed lunch.

Wraps – Ham and cheese or tuna,

Chicken nuggets, chips and beans

Fish fingers, wedges and beans

Pasta – Cheese or Tuna

If you are interested, please scan the QR code to apply for a place.

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Reception visit Washington Wetland Centre.
Our reception pupils had a fantastic visit to the Washington Wetland Centre yesterday. During their visit they went pond dipping and explored the creatures which they found. They watched the otters being fed, took part in nature hunts and enjoyed finding signs of spring. The sun shone and the children learnt so much about our natural world!

I.D [images of children learning about what creatures live in ponds, bird watching, watching the otters being fed and taking part in nature hunts.]

Parents Evening

Just a quick reminder that we are holding parents evening meetings next week (week beginning (23.3.26). If you have not got an appointment, please speak to your childs teacher at home time.

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Blakelaw Library
It was so lovely to hear that our families had enjoyed the World Book Day activities at the library in Newcastle over the weekend. Please see the leaflet attached with information about even more services that are available at Blakelaw Library!

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