Trojans Lacrosse is for Boys 1st-8th grade and Girls 3rd-8th grade.  Practices are during the week and games on the weekend.  Girls generally practice 2x a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30PM and boys practice 2 times a week on Mondays and Wednesdays around 5PM.  Practices occur at Murchison Middle School.  Boys practice start late January.  Girls start mid February.  Boys have 8 games between early March and mid-May.  Girls have 5-6 games between February and April with a tournament early May.  No practices the week of spring break. There are limited spots available at each grade level, so please register soon as registration will close in early December.  For more information, see the “Getting Started in Lacrosse” section at trojanyouthlacrosseaustin.com or contact Jeff Marlowe at jrmarlowe@hotmail.com.

Thank You to everyone who made Carnival so successful and so much FUN!!  We appreciate all the parents and volunteers who staffed and sponsored booths; donated Pringles/sodas/baked goods/water; and helped with set up and clean up — our Hill community makes Carnival great!  Special Thanks goes out to Ashley Perraud for organizing the sponsorships, Jo Dale Guzman for managing the student volunteers, Stephanie Faigley and Kim Franks for their incredible work on the haunted house and Cassie Fillman for handling ticket sales. And a Very Special Thank You goes out to Mr. James and our custodians.  Lastly, we want to thank Garth Faigley and the Dillo Dads for their constant and invaluable help before, during, and after the event!

Additionally, Thank You to our generous Partners In Education: Arnold & DeSantis Orthodontics (www.adbraces.com), Austin Avenue Real Estate/Shay Webb (www.shayhargus.com), Total Home Technologies (www.totalhometx.com), Austin IceWorks (www.austiniceworks.com), Austin Yard Cards (www.austinyardcards.com), Big Swig Sparkling Water (www.bigswigwater.com), eXp Realty/Beth Perkins (www.beth-perkins.com) for the ever-popular tote bags, IdeaLab (www.austin.idealabkids.com) for the fun & educational lightsaber project, Journey Martial Arts (www.journeyma.com) for the challenging obstacle course, Neverland Style Museum (www.neverlandstylemuseum.com) for the amazing hair braiding, Ranch Road Vision Source (www.ranchroadvision.com), Sarah Deluna Photography (www.sarahdeluna.com/WelcomeHill), Studio Mantra (www.mantraaustin.com), The Coder School (www.thecoderschool.com/austin), and also Vegetarian Naturals (www.vegetariannaturals.com).

NOTE:  We have a couple of lost and found items from carnival.  If you are missing 2 white coolers, a step ladder and keys for a Toyota, those can be picked up in the office.  Also, Hill is missing a blue pop-up tent that was located by the Football throw tent.  Please return this tent to the office if you have it.  Mrs. Briles is also missing a reusable bag that has blue, white, black, and red with some Alaskan Native drawings on it.  It was located by the front door of the make up and costume room. Please look around your belongings to make sure you didn’t accidentally pick it up.  Please return it to her, or contact Stephanie Faigley at sfaigley@gmail.com, or 512-422-3006. Thank you!

Hill Elementary will NOT be a precinct polling site this year.  The nearest Election Day sites are:

Anderson High School  8403 Mesa Dr.

St. Matthews Episcopal Church  8134 Mesa Dr.

For more information and Early Voting sites go to www.traviscountyelections.org

We are taking Honor Wall submissions from Hill students to honor the veterans and service members in their families. Please submit a photo of your veteran or service member in uniform if possible, using the Honor Wall form sent home in Wednesday folders last week. Extra forms are available in the office and at hillelementary.com. Photos will not be returned so please send copies.

Dear Families,

We are beginning our first No Place for Hate (NPFH) project  on Monday, November 5th.  In an effort to uplift our community, our school is going to run a two week Gratitude Campaign through the Look for the Good Project. This inspiring program will begin on Monday, November 5th and run for two weeks. All students and staff will participate and you are welcome to join in too! Starting on Monday, November 5th, orange “Gratitude Spots” will be placed in hallways throughout the school to remind students and staff to think about what they are thankful for. If you step on one, think about what you are thankful for and share it with your child. Each morning, students will be writing their gratitude on sticky notes to create a beautiful “Gratitude Wall” of notes which will be displayed in the front hallway. If you would like to add your own gratitude to the wall, there will be extra sticky notes in the main office. In addition, you may find your child carrying an orange “Kindness Card” which says “You Matter” on it. Encourage them to tell you why they received the card and who they might give it to next. If your child has not received a card yet, encourage them to make their own Kindness Cards to give out at school. The more cards we circulate, the more we will remind students and staff to share their appreciation and kindness with each other! To learn more about the science behind this program and how a humpback whale inspired thousands of kids to uplift their school communities, please go online to lookforthegoodproject.org. If you have any specific questions about how we are running the program in our school, please contact our counselors Sheila Wessels or Stephanie Winfrey.

https://lookforthegood.mykajabi.com/p/parents

Join the Hill community at our Spirit Night on Thursday, November 8th from 5:00-9:00 at the Arboretum Brick Oven (HEB shopping center, facing Jollyville).  Brick Oven generously donates back 20% of all Spirit Night sales (even To-Go orders) to our PTA, so come enjoy good food and good friends for a good cause!

Looking for parent volunteers that could spend 30 minutes to 1 hour each week helping students who need a little extra help in math.  This is the lower grades levels, so anyone can help.  Please email president@hillelementary.com if you can help.

Families Helping Families is a confidential program designed to provide assistance to Hill families during the holidays. If your family needs assistance during this holiday season, we would like to invite you to participate in this program. If you choose to participate, your family will receive gifts and other items for each child in your family. All identifying information will be kept private.

Please follow the link to fill out the google survey to sign up or fill out the paper copy that will be sent home in Wednesday folders by Friday, November 9, 2018. If you have any questions, please contact Sheila Wessels, counselor, sheila.wessels@austinisd.org or Stephanie Winfrey, counselor, stephanie.winfrey@austinisd.org.
https://goo.gl/forms/Gy0gucXEv6nzzx5L2

Never Miss an Important Event with the Hill Elementary iCalendar 

Can’t remember when Hoopla is? Always meaning to attend a PTA meeting but don’t know when they are? PTA has you covered. Subscribe to the new Hill iCalendar and get important events integrated in your calendar right on your phone. Events like PTA meetings, Carnival, Hoopla and more will be listed.

For Google: use this Google URL to subscribe:

https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=vpwaysandmeans%40hillelementary.com&ctz=America%2FChicago

For Outlook: use this iCal link to subscribe:

https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/vpwaysandmeans%40hillelementary.com/public/basic.ics

Instructions for Apple devices:

https://www.imore.com/how-subscribe-calendars-your-iphone-or-ipad

Instructions for Android devices:

http://www.ohmancorp.com/refhowto-androidaddinternetcalendar.asp

Please come by in the morning and claim your lost items. We are running out of space and may need to donate items before Thanksgiving at this rate. There are hats, gloves, socks, lunch bags, water bottles, jackets, jackets and more black and gray jackets than you thought possible.