Say “cheese!” Dillos, get your picture day smiles ready because Fall Picture Day is this Wednesday! Please make sure you pay Strawbridge Photography by check or cash on or before 9/20. You can also pay online by credit card at www.strawbridge.net with this online code: FM410500.
Is the Hill Sock Hop on your calendar for Friday, September 22nd from 5:30-7:30pm? Join your Hill community at the Hill Playground for our first family event of the year…Sock Hop! The event is FREE. Come dressed to school in your favorite 1950s attire! We’ll have fun activities and food from Wally’s and Kona Ice. Only Kona Ice will be available for sale at the event.
Wally’s food must be pre-purchased online by September 18th. Each meal includes chips and water:
Please sign up for a volunteer slot HERE to help us make this event a success!
While the phrase “college days” may spark many memories, it is an opportunity for our Hill parents to share their career and educational experiences with our Dillos. And we are looking for parents to volunteer or to nominate someone who may have an interesting story to tell.
The goal behind College Days is to get our Dillos thinking about what they want to do and be when they grow up — and most importantly what type of education, training, and experience is needed to get there. We will invite College Day guests to speak, one each month, during the morning assembly for no more than five minutes. However, if guests are unable to appear in-person we can accommodate a virtual pre-recorded interview option.
Each guest can speak to the following four main questions:
If you’d like to participate or nominate another parent, please reach out to Austin Holder at eugeneholder@gmail.com. Thank you!
Math Pentathlon is a parent-led math games club for learning and playing strategy games that exercise age-appropriate math & logic skills. The games and learning activities are designed for kids of all math abilities in First through Fifth Grades. Club meetings will be held Wednesdays after school until 4pm, starting in early October and running through late January. After January, students that do not want to participate in inter-school competition (usually in April) drop and the focus of the meetings will move to tournament preparation.
Student capacity for each grade level will be determined by the number of parent volunteers, so signing up sooner will help us plan better. The pre-registration form is here: https://forms.gle/gtrSHXnHojj3Ycqi6 and the deadline for applying is September 29th.
Visit www.hillelementary.com/math-pentathlon for more information.
Get ready creators! REFLECTIONS is back this fall! Here’s a quick teaser to get your Hill artists ready:
Email reflections@hillelementary.com for more info. More announcements to come!
Dear Hill Community,
We appreciate everyone who was able to attend our Back to School Night event on Thursday. We are lucky to have such an incredible staff of educators here at Hill!
You can click here for ordering information on Fall Pictures that will take place at Hill on Wednesday, September 20th throughout the day. You can use this link to subscribe for more information as well.
Gifted and Talented Information: Our community can click here to access a folder with beginning of the year gifted and talented information for those interested. Included is an introductory letter from our GT Advocates for our families with already identified students. Also, flyers for upcoming district virtual information sessions, information on the GT Nomination window this fall, and a preview to the 2nd grade universal screener all students in that grade level will complete this year are included. More to come!
AISD is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month throughout September: Join the Fiesta again this year! The 2023 Hispanic Heritage Talent Show started this week. Please encourage your students to submit your entries by October 5. Please see the link to the flyer. Here is the link to participate.¡Únanse a la fiesta otra vez este año! La Muestra de Talento por la Herencia Hispana 2023 empezó hoy. Por favor animen a sus estudiantes a que envíen sus fotos y videos antes del 5 de octubre. Adjunto la liga con el gráfico. Este es el enlace para participar.
Tomorrow is Monday and every Monday, we wear college shirts/colors for all who would like to participate! Have a great Sunday, Hill Community.
Principal Drummond
We hope you enjoy a restful three day weekend! As a reminder, there is no school tomorrow (Monday) in observance of Labor Day.
We look forward to seeing our 1st-5th Grade parents on campus this Thursday, September 7th at 5:30 pm for our Back to School Night event. Hill administration, Essential Areas, and our wonderful PTA will give a presentation and introduction for our caregivers to begin in our Hill cafeteria. All families are welcome to come and receive this information (including Pre-K and Kinder). At approximately 6:00 pm, 1st-5th grade families will be released to your student’s class (or communicated alternate location) for a presentation with your teacher(s). We will wrap up at 6:45 pm and give everyone a nice night. We do understand some families may wish to visit multiple presentations. Feel free to move in and out as needed.
Our student technology rollout is ongoing but successful so far. Please refer to this guide in working with your student this year on our district expectations for technology at home and at school: AISD Technology Expectations. Thank you for partnering with us to ensure we keep these devices nice and functioning!
If your student is absent this year, Austin ISD requests that we try to use this form (Austin ISD School Absence Note) to send in to our front office electronically or physically. Thanks for being mindful.
Each year, we have accidents and fender benders around our campus due to negligence on the roads. Please ensure you are watching your speed at all times on the streets that surround our campus. Please ensure you are mindful of pedestrians, vehicles, and objects as you park. You should never be on a cell phone or device as you drive. It is against the law! We appreciate everyone being diligent.
If interested in fall soccer, check out this Austin Parks and Recreation Fall Soccer flyer for more information. Enjoy the holiday and see you Tuesday!
Principal Drummond
Families with students in 1st through 5th grades, join us for Back to School Night on September 7th. This is a parent-only evening.
5:30-6:00pm. Cafeteria. Short presentations from Hill administration, Essential Areas, and PTA.
6:00-6:45pm. Classrooms. Presentations from your classroom teacher(s). Families who need to visit multiple classrooms are invited to move in and out as needed.
Hill Elementary will be closed, Monday, September 4th in observance of Labor Day. See you back on Tuesday!
Hill staff is happy to be back, but we need you and your child’s help staying healthy. There has been an increase in the “stomach bug” and in COVID cases among our students. In addition, children have been coming to the nurse’s office straight from the bus/drop off.
Please be considerate of other students and staff by keeping your child at home when they are ill. Please follow AISD policy: Child must be free of fever (100.0), diarrhea and vomiting for 24hrs without the use of medications. We appreciate your cooperation with this matter.
Hill Elementary is a blue ribbon school located in Northwest Hills in Austin, Texas. It serves the communities of Northwest Hills, Great Hills, Lakewood and Jester Estates, near the greenbelts of northwest Austin.
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