Math Pentathlon is a parent-led after-school math games club for learning and playing strategy games that exercise different math skills. The games and learning activities are designed for kids of all math abilities and all grade levels.  In the Spring, those interested will have the opportunity to play these games in competition with other local schools. Math Pentathlon is made possible by Hill community volunteer support.  Class size is limited to the number of…

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Yearbooks are ON SALE NOW through Balfour! Click HERE to order.  $35 each!! Yearbooks were not sold at open house this year and are available online only.  5th grade ad info will be coming soon.  ORDER TODAY! Questions:  yearbook@hillelementary.com

We’re just a few days away from Sock Hop!!!!! Don’t forget to order your Top Notch meal for Sock Hop by Tuesday, Sept. 17th at midnight! NO FOOD TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AFTER SEPTEMBER 17th!!  This means no tickets sold at the door!!!  You will pick up your food tickets at the check in table at the entrance of the school Sock Hop evening. Don’t forget to wear your 50’s attire to school…

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Pillow Elementary will be celebrating its 50th Birthday on September 27th with events all day long. Please see the attached invitation for details.  Everyone is invited to help celebrate being “50 Years Smarter!”

Calling all student artists! We are looking for your artwork to enter in an art contest with other schools in our area. The contest is put on by NWACA National Night Out. They are looking for  posters that are  8.5 x 14,(not a full size sheet of poster board)   The posters need to reflect what the students imagine National Night Out to look like. All artwork will be displayed at the event for everyone…

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DID YOU MISS OUT ON A HAT OR A SHIRT? We have limited sizes of the shirts still available. Please click HERE to secure your shirt now. We will deliver to your student’s homeroom teacher on Wednesdays. And… due to the hat frenzy that has hit Hill, we are making a second order of the Dillo hats. Please click HERE to secure your hat(s) now. They will be available in 2-3…

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AUSTIN FREE MUSEUM DAY is September 22! Want to see an original Picasso (at The Blanton Museum)? Or an armadillo-shaped dinosaur skeleton as big as a VW bug (at The Texas Memorial Museum)? Several Austin museums are free on this day with a variety of entertaining activities for kids. For more information, check out this website and have fun!

Hill children are eligible to be a recipient of the Weekend Meals program. Once the program is implemented, your child will receive a bag of non-perishable food in their backpack every Friday. There is no cost associated with this program. These bags of food will be dispensed in a discreet and caring manner. This program runs the full school year. If you wish for your child to participate in the program please sign up…

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Austin ISD would like your feedback on the newly written Human Sexuality and Responsibility lessons for grades sixth through eighth. Lessons and a feedback survey will be posted on the Parent Cloud from September 18th-25th. Middle school lessons will be revised based on feedback. Elementary lessons have already been revised from feedback provided last May. Once in the Parent Cloud, look for the MS HSR Lesson Review Tile. Please contact the…

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