It’s finally here! Teacher Appreciation Week is this week! We are excited to celebrate our phenomenal Hill classroom teachers, teaching assistants, and specials teachers who are the BEST from coast to coast! Dillo families, please take a quick look at your Teacher Appreciation Week email from your homeroom parents. In addition to needing parent volunteers on Wednesday, your students have a specific role to play on Monday and Thursday! This is…

From Kelley Valdez, 2022-2023 PTA President: As we wrap up this fantastic school year, please join me in saying a big THANK YOU to these Hill volunteers. Amanda Goodwin and Anna Ansari, for welcoming and orienting our incoming families. April Beaty, for ensuring that all Hill staff members are recognized throughout the year. Braxton Thomas and team, for leading Math Pentathlon and coaching our math-minded Dillos. Erica Butler and Ashley Stanford,…

Please join us in the Library this Thursday at 7:45am for our May PTA meeting. This is our last PTA meeting for the year, and we would love to see YOU! We will be voting on our 2023-2024 budget.

Dear Hill Community,  We have 9 days of school left! Be on the lookout next weekend for more detailed information on graduation walks that will take place throughout the week. For our 5th grade families, please know all the information you will need will be shared in an upcoming 5th grade newsletter. Reminder: It is required that ALL students turn in any provided Austin ISD devices, hotspots, chargers, and/or cases or…

Are YOU and your favorite friend next year’s Carnival Co-Chairs? Hill Carnival is one of the most fun events we put on all year! It’s a well-oiled machine and an easy committee to step into. Reach out to Melanie Petersen at presidentelect@hillelementary.com for more information or to take the lead!

We have a handful of open volunteer spots on Wednesday!  We’re providing lunch for our teachers and assistants, and giving them an extra 30 minutes to enjoy it, but we need your help!  Please consider signing up for a 30-minute volunteer spot for one of your child’s Specials Teachers, one of our hard-working Teaching Assistants, or any other open spot!  Thank you for your support Dillo families!  Reach out to Kristen Trout…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our Hill faculty and staff celebrating birthdays this month! We are grateful for you and wish you the best! 5/01 Emma Barrera. 5/09 Rachel Briles. 5/10 Angela Stamps. 5/12 Brenda Ramirez. 5/30 Teresa Carroll. 5/30 Angie Langley. 5/31 Krishna Sauceda.

This week is National School Lunch Hero Week!  Please help us recognize our beloved cafeteria staff, who truly are our heroes!  Shelly Bruhn, Michelle Morris, Margarita Ramirez, and Gaby Suarez not only prepare healthy and delicious meals for our Dillos, they also share their warm smiles and hospitality every day with our whole campus!  Let’s show these staff members how grateful we are for them.  Dillos, please send in words of thanks, yummy treats,…

Our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade Dillos will take the STAAR Math test this Wednesday, May 3rd. Parents, caregivers, visitors, and volunteers are not allowed on campus during school hours on Wednesday. Here’s a short list of STAAR-ready reminders: get a good night’s sleep, have a healthy breakfast, arrive at school on time, and bring healthy snacks and a book! Go Dillos!

Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week!  Your homeroom parents will be in touch about the schedule of activities, but for now we want to put out a call for Wednesday volunteers!  The PTA is helping celebrate our teachers and teaching assistants by providing their lunch and giving them an extra 30 minutes to enjoy it on Wednesday, May 10th.  We are looking for volunteers to cover all of our classrooms for…

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