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Hillside School is situated in Browns township 9 kilometers from Winton in Southland. Our wonderful school serves mainly a mixed farming community and families who are associated with related industries in the Browns, Hokonui, Lora Gorge and Springhills areas. We are a full primary school with pupils from Year 1 to Year 8 situated in beautiful grounds with good tree shelter. It has an upgraded community adventure playground and running/activity track.
We have recently undergone a total building upgrade and now have a modern learning environment which is resourced to promote learning that is personalized, student centred, engaging and connected to the real world.
Hillside School has two classrooms which cater for the learning and social needs of students from year one to year eight. We are a small school which prides itself on its family atmosphere, where the older students look after the younger students. As a small school every child gets a chance to take part in a variety of arts and sports events. It is a place of opportunity for all students.
Our focus is on preparing learners for life in a global and ever-changing world. Our teaching begins with the belief that all students can learn and achieve and that teachers can make a difference for all students. At Hillside School, we have high expectations for our students and share these expectations with everyone involved in their learning. Through consultation with our community we endeavour to provide teaching and learning programmes which reflect their priorities.
Visitors are always welcome to visit our wonderful school.
Phones Away For The DayPlease note that the Government’s “Phones away for the day” comes into effect from the beginning of the year. At Hillside if your child brings any digital devices, it must be handed into their teacher on arriving at school. It will be given back at the end of the day. |
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Hi Everyone!
Room three are going to begin a craft project to make toys that float, fly or sink. To make this happen we are after a few recycled materials.
We need:
We really appreciate anything you can give us to bring our projects to life!
Thanks,
Miss Burr & Room 3
Kia ora Everyone,
Just a reminder that there will be no newsletter or assembly today. We will return to normal on Friday 7th of November.
As you may have seen the Tour of Southland has been postponed, so we will not be going out to cheer for them on Monday. Hopefully they reschedule and we get the opportunity to watch them pass through.
Information regarding the year 8 orientation day at CSC has been emailed out. This will be on Friday 14th December. If you have not received this please let us know and we can forward you the information.
Thank you to those Room 1 families that have took the time to give us their thoughts on an alternative camp. We hope to get this decision made and information out to you as soon as possible.
We hope everyone is doing ok after all the weather events. Please reach out if you need anything. As you may know we have some clean up to do at the school and appreciate children and visitors keeping their distance for now while we get this sorted and ensure it is safe for everyone.
Have a great weekend!
Kia ora Everyone,
Just an update for week 4. Unfortunately we have had to cancel camp for this week due to the advice from Emergency Southland & the Emergency Management Controller. All Room 1 families have recieved an email and had a call. If there was no answer we left you a message. At this stage the bus will be running at normal times, if this changes you will be notified.
This means that all students this week will have a normal week including Room 3.
We have also had some trees branches fall at school. We will be taping these areas off so nobody goes near these till we get them removed.
If you have any questions feel free to email or ring the school.
Thanks for your support, we hope you are all doing ok out there. If you need any support due to the recent events please let us know.
Hillside School Staff
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