Hillvue Public School in Tamworth, New South Wales | Secondary school

Hillvue Public School

Locality: Tamworth, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6765 7446

Address: 145 Hillvue Rd 2340 Tamworth, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.hillvue-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

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25.01.2022 IT WAS PJ DAY! Lots of teachers and students came to school in their PJs today for a bit of end of term fun and to help the Year 6 fundraise. Some found it very sleepy work! Enjoy some of the photos that the staff took today. ... Hillvue Crew Facebook Team

23.01.2022 Year 3 Easter Art We have been having fun drawing and painting our own Easter art. Don’t they look great! Year 3 Teachers ... Facebook Team See more

22.01.2022 POPULAR VISITOR The Easter Bunny stopped off today to see the students on their last day of term at HPS! A very popular character this time of year, the furry, cuddly visitor was well received by students and staff alike. Hillvue Crew ... Facebook Team See more

22.01.2022 Stage 2 Camp Day 3 Year 3 & 4 are having lots of fun at the Butterfly House and at the pool. There will be lots of exhausted students and teachers this afternoon when they arrive back! ... Happy Little Campers Facebook Team

22.01.2022 Teachers Vs Year 6 The Annual Touch Football Comp was very competitive. The teachers got the win this year under the strict coaching of Uncle Ray Ray. What a way to finish the year for our year 6! ... The Hillvue Crew Facebook Team

21.01.2022 Cuteness Overload! Year 4 always make the most of each day! So great to see their happy smiling faces in their gorgeous bunny ears on the last day of term! Hillvue Crew ... Facebook Team See more

21.01.2022 Week 9 Awards Winners! Another week, another award! Well done to all our champion students on their efforts this week! We are so proud of each and everyone of you. Keep up the good work Hillvue! ... Hillvue Crew Facebook Team

19.01.2022 It Worked! It Worked! Kindergarten have been studying the text 'Possum Magic'. In this book there are lots of delicious Australian foods. We were lucky enough to try some of these and complete the hard job of choosing our favourite. ... What would your favourite be...Lamingtons, Minties, a vegemite sandwich or Anzac Biscuits? We would love to know in the comments below! Felicity van Aanholt | Kindergarten Teacher Facebook Team

19.01.2022 Pizza and Play in the Park On Monday, Stage 1 shared Celebration Day together. We had so much fun at the park and had delicious pizza for lunch. Afterwards we walked all the way to the cinema where we enjoyed the movie Dragon Rider. A huge thank you to Miss Drain for organising the day!... Jo Shumack | Year 1 Teacher Facebook Team

17.01.2022 Aussie, Aussie, Aussie... Kindergarten have been studying Australia and Australian animals. They were lucky enough to have an 'Australiana Day' at school. Students dressed up in a variety of Australian costumes, made animals from clay, got to participate in a live zoom to the Australian Reptile Park, showed off their bush dance moves and ate delicious Aussie food. Our country is spectacular and we all had a fantastic day! ... If you need some information about Australia and our animals we are the experts to come to.. Ashley Reading | Kindergarten Teacher Facebook Team

17.01.2022 Kindergarten Kitchen and Garden Fun! Kindergarten were lucky enough to go to the Kitchen and Garden for the first time ever! We had many excited students who got to water, plant seeds, collect snails, hang out with the chickens and try lots of different food.... We had the best time and can't wait to go back again. Thank you Mrs Boreham and Mrs Brown! Ashley Reading | Kindergarten Teacher Facebook Team

17.01.2022 Netball News We had a shortened netball season this year, but such a great group of players! They developed their teamwork and were very supportive of one another. It was our first year having mixed teams of boys and girls and it was impressive to see the improvement in skills.... Thank you to our supporters who were limited this year because of COVID restrictions. We can't wait to do it all again next year! Jo Shumack | Netball Coach Facebook Team

17.01.2022 It’s wear you PJs to school day! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O0XNR1fY6mc

17.01.2022 Aboriginal Art Year 3 have been been learning about and appreciating Aboriginal art, both traditional and contemporary. They completed their sculptures out of putty to represent the diversity of Australian animals on this land. ... Larissa Thistle | Stage 2 Teacher Facebook Team

16.01.2022 Happy Holidays! School returns Monday 12th October! There is NO pupil free day in Term 4! Stay safe and relax during your break! ... Hillvue Crew Facebook Team

16.01.2022 Staff Spotlight Name: Ashley Reading Job at Hillvue: Teacher Favourite Food: Mum’s Spaghetti Bol ... Favourite Sport: Netball Favourite TV Show: Friends Dream Job: Photographer Number of Years at Hillvue: 5 See more

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15.01.2022 Harry Potter Fever! "Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, when one only remembers to turn on the light..." Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Year 5 have been traveling on a magical adventure through a wizarding world.... The students have really been getting into character as we read each chapter of this amazing piece of literature written by JK Rowling. Students have taken the role of journalists, reporting on the many mischiefs that take place around the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. We have been super impressed by the creativity of the students and their ability to place themselves in this imaginary world. Take a look at our amazing drawings of Harry Potter himself - can you spot your child's artwork? Anna Hall | Stage 3 Teacher Facebook Team

14.01.2022 Kinder 100% Attendance The Kindergarten children are working hard at coming to school every day! Blue certificates mean a full week of attendance and 3 certificates gives you a canteen voucher to spend. Go Kindy! Lynette Grimes | Instructional Leader ... Facebook Team See more

14.01.2022 Year 4 In The Garden! Year 4 enjoyed helping Mrs Brown in the school garden this week. We learn't about bees and used the new microscope to get a closer look.... Here are some interesting facts about bees? Bees help pollinate flowers, which is how they bloom and grow. To get more bees in your garden plant colourful flowers. European Honey Bee is the most common bee found in Australia. Zara Carr | Year 4 Teacher Facebook Team

14.01.2022 Can you spot some of Hillvue’s very own SLSOs in this NAIDOC video? So amazing! We are so lucky to have such talented and caring staff at our school.

14.01.2022 Eat Well To Learn Well Breakfast Club is on every morning and all students are welcome to come and have a healthy breakfast from 8:15am until 8:55am. Toast and yoghurt with or without fruit are available most days with a cooked breakfast on Wednesdays. ... There's always a friendly face to greet the students as they come in and a healthy breakfast is a great way to have a positive start to a productive day. Most mornings we have between 50 to 80 students attend. Many staff members help on different days they and they include Mr Fitz (Col ), Cheryl, Miss Russ, Miss Fisher, Rosie and Tracey. It would be impossible to have Eat Well to Learn Well without these people. Wendy Boreham | Kitchen Specialist Facebook Team

14.01.2022 Happy Gardeners! Year 5 throughly enjoy their time in the garden every Friday morning. They are always willing to help Mrs Brown do what it takes to keep the garden running smoothly and keep the plants, chooks and even bees happy! Spring is a wonderful time to be in the garden, especially when it is right outside your classroom!... Emelia Ballard | Year 5 Classroom Teacher Facebook Team

11.01.2022 Kindergarten Life Education Van And Beach To Bush Kindergarten have been very busy with a visit from Healthy Harold and Surf Rescue volunteers from the Royal Life Saving Club. Students learned how to be a kind friend and how to stay safe at the beach. ... Check out all the fun we have had! Ashley Reading | Kindergarten Teacher Facebook Team

10.01.2022 Manipulative Maths! Last term, Year 3 had been very hands during maths time using manipulative materials and aids during their learning. They learnt all about 3D shapes and objects. Year 3 enjoyed building their own block patterns and recreating them on the iPads.... Year 3 Teachers Facebook Team

10.01.2022 Year 5 Check-In Assessment Year 5 students took part in the 'Check-In Assessment'. This is a tool used to inform teachers of where their students are achieving. All students completed the assessment to the best of their ability. ... Giir Gaba Year 5! Amy Strong | Year 5 Classroom Teacher Facebook Team

09.01.2022 Inflatable World! Our attendance reward day is underway! Stage 2 & Special Ed students and staff are up first and by the looks of it, they are having a fabulous time! Keep an eye out as we add the other stages to the post throughout the day! Hillvue Crew... Facebook Team See more

09.01.2022 Marvellous Mathematicians Year 1 have been busy getting their brains sweaty! They have been learning the concept of make, mark, move using informal units such as a hand span to measure length. Our clever students know that they need to use units of the same size and mark before moving on to their next measurement. The students had fun measuring and recording the length of the door way, cupboard, whiteboard and desk. Who knows, we might have some future carpenters in the maki...ng? Rochelle Popplewell| Year 1 Teacher Facebook Team

08.01.2022 SPLAT! POP! POW! Stage 2 have been discussing Superheroes as part of our English unit this term. We have been reading the book The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. Students have explored how Ted Hughes uses techniques in his writing to make it interesting to read. One of these techniques is called onomatopoeia. These are words that actually sound like what it describes. Stage 2 worked together to create some of these words! BOOM! SMASH! BANG! Lisa Kenniff | Stage 2 Assistant Principal... Facebook Team See more

07.01.2022 Weekly Award Winners Congratulations to each and everyone of you! We are so proud of you all! Hillvue Crew... Facebook Team See more

07.01.2022 Group Work at its Best in Year 2 - Working Together ! Year 2 have been rotating around a variety of group activities. The students have been cooperating and working together as a team. The most enjoyed activity would have to be using the iPads. Clarissa Drain |Assistant Principal Stage 1... Facebook Team See more

07.01.2022 Staff Spotlight Name: Richard Leighton Job at Hillvue: Teacher Favourite Food: Chinese... Favourite Sport: Soccer Favourite TV Show: Malcolm in the Middle Dream Job: Teacher Number of Years at Hillvue: 6 months Fun Fact: Mr Leighton was a nurse before he became a teacher See more

06.01.2022 Week 10 Award Winners! Congratulations to those who have received awards this week! What a great way to end the term! Our students make us proud all term round! ... Hillvue Crew Facebook

05.01.2022 We’ve made it! 2020 school year is done and dusted. What a year it has been! From our family to yours, we wish the Hillvue School Community a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We hope you all have a happy and safe holiday filled with time to relax, reflect and recover from what has been a huge year. ... We look forward to seeing you all in 2021, to do it all over again. Stay Safe & Be Happy! Hillvue Crew Facebook Team

05.01.2022 Little History Buffs Year 1 were lucky enough to have our SLSO Mrs Fisher bring in some very old items to assist us in understanding the past. Mrs Fisher recorded her gramophone playing some records and showed us some very old items such as baby dresses, a tea container and old money. The students have been learning about money in mathematics and knew that the $1 note was changed to a coin because it wasn't very durable. We also saw a sheet music holder that was over one hund...red years old and looked at some baby pictures of Mrs Fisher. We were so lucky to see these old memories from the past. Thank you, Mrs Fisher! Rochelle Popplewell | Year One Teacher Facebook Team

04.01.2022 Ted visits Year 2 Every week Ted visits the class who has shown excellent behaviour in assemblies. Year 2 were lucky enough for Ted to visit with us! Ted has had a wonderful time reading, writing, playing stuck in the mud and patting the chickens in the garden. The children can’t wait for Ted to visit again soon.... Melissa Wallace | Year 2 Classroom Teacher Facebook Team

04.01.2022 3D shapes show off! Year 5 have been putting their skills to use and using items to build 3D shapes. After trying to build a cube from plastic straws and play dough, they decided that the needed to modify the process as the play dough was too heavy. I wonder what they will come up with next? ... Amy Strong | Year 5 Classroom teacher Facebook Team

04.01.2022 'It hasn’t been easy, but look what we’ve produced!' Thank you to all our students, teachers, school staff and parents and carers who have made this a year to remember. See you next year for #FirstDay2021! #LoveWhereYouLearn *Posted by the NSW Department of Education*

04.01.2022 CURIOUS, MISCHIEVOUS, KIND & LOVEABLE COLOURFUL GROUPERS - GUYA Year 6 are becoming familiar with the personality traits of the loveable Grouper Fish Blueback in our Novel Study. The students have created their very own groupers to add to our amazing underwater seascape. ... Don't they just look fabulous! We are super proud of their sketching skills - each and every one is unique and special in their own way! Well done Year 6 - we are slowly building a colourful and vibrant underwater community. Anna Hall | Stage 3 Teacher Facebook Team

03.01.2022 It’s Australiana Day in Kinder It was an exciting start to the morning at Hillvue on The Kinder’s Australiana Day. Please note, no crocodiles were harmed in the demonstration by Hillvue’s very own croc hunter. Keep an eye out for lots more photos of our smallest Aussies. ... Hillvue Crew

03.01.2022 Super Stained Glass This week in Year 2, we have made some Easter craft. The students created some stained glass eggs using contact and coloured cellophane. They shine bright when the sun hits them through the window.... Well done Year 2! Ellie Frame| Year 2 Teacher Facebook Team

03.01.2022 Design , Edit, Prepare and Print 3D printing is part of 3/6G and Year 4 technology lessons this term. Students have been logging into their Google Classroom accounts to link off onto tinkercad to design name tags and Christmas ornaments. Tinkercad is free online design software which works nicely with our flashforge printer and software. We are all learning together and really engaging with the design process to get useful finished products which we are very proud to show ...off. Jacqui Goodwin | AP Teacher 3/6G Facebook Team

02.01.2022 Education and Book Week 2020 Education and Book Week will be celebrated next week (Week 2: Monday 19 Friday 23 October). Due to current Covid-19 restrictions we can not allow parents to attend the dress up book parade, however we are sure the students will have an awesome time. ... Parents and families can join in on all the fun via photos on the school’s Facebook page. We will be celebrating through different activities all week. Monday 19th October: Formal 15min Education Week Assembly Wednesday 21st October: Great Book Swap (students bring a gold coin to swap it for a book) Friday 23rd October: Dress Up Book Parade Throughout the week there will be a range of other fun activities, book readings and competitions for students to participate in. Bring on the best week of the year! Mrs Press and Mrs Callaghan

02.01.2022 Yee Haa It’s Term 4! Welcome back to what’s going to be our best term yet! We can’t wait to see your smiling faces today at assembly! Bring on the last and biggest term of 2020! We’ve got this! ... Hillvue Crew Facebook Team

02.01.2022 Marvellous Maths! In Year One we have been working with tens and ones to make 2-digit numbers. We are becoming magnificent mathematicians and can combine tens and ones in different ways to show the same number. Jo Shumack | Year 1 Classroom teacher... Facebook team See more

01.01.2022 Slippery Slimy Snake Colouring Competition Some of Year 2 have been learning about snakes in writing. We have been learning about what they look like, where they live, what they eat, and other interesting facts about snakes. We held a colouring in competition, where the students had to colour in a picture of a snake using different colours and patterns. We have not finished these yet but they are looking amazing! We can't wait to see the finished product!... Laura O'Brien | Year 2 Teacher Facebook Team

01.01.2022 Kickball, also known as Soccer Baseball is a game similar to baseball. One team tries to score by having the player run around the field to the home base, whilst the fielding team attempts to pass the ball to each base to get the runner out. There is a catch! Players are only able to use their soccer skills, passing the ball with their feet! An extremely tricky skill!!... Year 5 have been perfecting their soccer skills through this fun and exciting game! The teamwork they have been displaying has been a joy to watch and we are loving the beautiful Spring sunshine! Anna Hall | Stage 3 Teacher Facebook Team

01.01.2022 Wishing our Hillvue students and community a fun, happy & safe holidays! Take care of each other! See you next term! Hillvue Crew Facebook Team