Hillary Primary

🌞📚✨ Summer Holiday Writing Competition! ✨📚🌞

We're excited to launch the Summer Holiday Writing Competition, open to all children!

📝 Choose one or both of the following:

* Write a Story about your summer holiday, real or imagined, or
* Create a Poem inspired by summer.

💡 Need some inspiration? Ideas and writing prompts are available from your teacher.

Let your imagination run wild and showcase your fantastic writing skills!

📋 Entry forms will be given to you by your teacher.
📅 Closing Date: 11th September 2026
🏆 Prizes will be awarded for outstanding entries by 'The Young Writers'.

Good luck, and we look forward to reading your wonderful stories and poems! 🌟✍️📖☀️🏖️

📚☀️ National Read-Aloud Challenge is Here! ☀️📚

As part of the National Year of Reading, we're excited to invite all Hillary Primary School pupils to take part in our Summer Read Aloud Challenge!

Reading aloud for just a few minutes each day can help build confidence, improve fluency, spark imagination and foster a lifelong love of reading.

Use the unique link below to sign up:
https://www.readaloudchallenge.co.uk/join/SMJA-DB5F-UZVS

Let's make this a summer full of stories, smiles, and shared reading.

Happy reading!❤️
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Have an amazing summer break, Hillary Primary School☀️

We’re very proud of all of our students at Hillary Primary. Please enjoy a well deserved break over the next six weeks!

Please stay safe!

Our page will remain active over the summer break and will keep you updated with everything you need to know.

Thank you for a wonderful year👏
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Is your child, or someone you know, looking for fun, free activities and support over the summer holidays?🥳

We've been asked to share a range of fantastic events and support sessions available for children, young people and families across Walsall. From preparing little ones for starting school, to wellbeing walks, creative craft sessions, netball coaching and speech & language drop-ins, there's something for everyone.

Take a look through the leaflets below for dates, venues and how to get involved. We'd encourage families to make the most of these brilliant community opportunities this summer☀️

Another fantastic cooking session at Hillary Primary! 👩‍🍳🍴

Today, our parents came together for another successful cooking programme, learning new skills, sharing ideas, and creating some delicious dishes along the way.

It's always wonderful to see our school community working together, building confidence in the kitchen, and enjoying the opportunity to learn in a fun and supportive environment.

A huge thank you to everyone who took part - we look forward to the next session! 💙

☀️ Looking for ways to keep the children active this summer?

Walsall Leisure have released their Summer Holiday Activities 2026 programme, packed with fun activities including:

🏊 Swimming
⚽ Football camps
🎾 Racket sports
🛼 Roller skating
🏋️ Junior gym
🎈 Pool inflatables
🤸 Big Bounce and much more!

Activities are taking place across Bloxwich, Darlaston, Oak Park and Walsall Gala throughout the summer holidays. Full details, booking information and public swim times can be found in the leaflet below or on the Walsall Leisure website.

Have a fantastic summer! ☀️

Results from our attendance assembly & our weekly focus themes👈

06.07.26 - 10.07.26
Whole school: 95.06%
Best Class: 3A - 100%
Best EYFS/KS1 Class: 1A- 97.93%
Best KS2 Class: 3A - 100%
Best Year Group: Year 5 - 97.08%

The 100% attending classes will win an extra break time & the year group who has the best attendance for a whole term wins a selection of board games👏

We run a club called the 96% club. Any class that achieve 96% or more for their weekly attendance wins a movie token. When the class receives 6 tokens they then get a movie afternoon in class. The classes that have achieved that this week are;

NA AM 98.5%
NC AM 96.9%
1A 97.9%
1C 97.4%
2A 97.2%
2B 97.5%
2C 96.2%
3A 100.0%
3B 97.8%
4B 97.5%
4C 97.5%
5B 99.0%
5C 98.1%
6A 96.3%

Congratulations to 3A for winning an extra break time!
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Dear Parents and Carers,

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to our Year 6 Presentation Assemblies, which mark an important milestone in your child's educational journey. We are delighted to celebrate their achievements alongside you.

The children have shown remarkable dedication and hard work, not only this year but throughout their time at Hillary Primary School. To honour their accomplishments, each class will take part in a 30-minute Presentation Assembly, during which they will receive a certificate and their leavers' gift.

The details for each class are as follows:
6A: Monday 13th July, 9:10am - 9:40am
6B: Monday 13th July, 9:50am - 10:20am
6C: Monday 13th July, 10:30am - 11:00am

We kindly ask that you arrive at the main school reception at least 5 minutes before your child's assembly is due to begin. Please note that latecomers will not be permitted entry once the assembly has started, in order to minimise disruption. Due to limited space in the hall, we regret that we are unable to accommodate younger siblings during the assemblies.

In addition, on Thursday 16th July in the afternoon, Year 6 will be celebrating their leavers' party in school.

On their final day, Friday 17th July, Year 6 pupils will be released from their normal doors at 1:45pm. We warmly invite parents and carers to join staff on the KS2 playground to celebrate this special moment. Together, we will form a line to clap the children out as they take their final walk off the school premises.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support throughout your child's time at Hillary Primary School. We are incredibly proud of all they have achieved and wish them every success in the next stage of their education. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. We look forward to seeing you at the assemblies and celebrating with you during this special time.

Kind regards,
Ms J Seward

Busy hands, creative minds and plenty of smiles in 6A today! 🎈

As part of Enterprise Week, the children became product designers and manufacturers, creating their own stress balls ready for sale. From measuring ingredients to assembling the final product, every child played a part in the production process.

The classroom was full of teamwork, perseverance and problem-solving as the children worked hard to bring their ideas to life.

Well done, 6A - a fantastic effort from everyone involved. 👏