Hill 5th grade Art Club members from the 2016-2017 school year (current 6th graders) made seven bowls to donate to the Empty Bowl Project as a community service art project. Their creative, hand-built bowls will raise $140 for this worthwhile program. Thank you to our wonderful Hill artists! Want to know more? http://www.austinemptybowl.org/

The Anderson Girls’ Basketball Team begins a fundraiser this week to help you celebrate the season!  Chicken, pork, or bean and cheese tamales will be sold for $15 per dozen.  Order from your favorite player or email snurenberg@austin.rr.com for information.  Delivery/Pick up date is December 15th.  Happy Holidays and Go Lady Trojans!

Reminder:  No school the week of November 20th.  School will resume on Monday, November 27th. Wishing everyone a safe and Happy Thanksgiving Break!!

With the passage of the AISD bond earlier this month, the district is moving quickly to implement projects throughout the district. Hill is slated for $17.8M worth of improvements in the 2017 Bond. Districtwide safety and security improvements (security cameras, fire alarms, security alarms) will begin first, starting in the summer of 2018. Additionally, there are some targeted projects to improve HVAC and Electrical systems which are currently scheduled to begin…

It’s been a happy week for families throughout Austin, knowing that the community believes their kiddos deserve safer and more modern learning facilities!  Thank you to our Hill Community for voting!  We will keep you informed with the latest construction updates as they become available.   More info in the Austin ISD press release!

Save the Date Nov. 16th 7:45am We will have a short meeting this month to make time for our guest speaker, Raising Digital Natives Founder, Devorah Heitner.  Click here to learn more.

Arrival & Dismissal reminders….. It is our desire to make arrival and dismissal at Hill School a smooth and safe process for everyone.  Please remember these safety expectations for students and adults: Vehicles should not enter the back driveway or even make u-turns in the back driveway of Hill School. Student drop off is in the front of the school only.  Students should not be dropped off in the back of…

To show our Hill staff how thankful we are for them, we serve them a catered Thanksgiving lunch!   In order to give the catered meal a personal touch, we are looking for volunteers to provide desserts for this event.  They can be cookies, a pie, a cake, fruit salad, etc. If you are interested in volunteering to bring a dessert for the Hill staff: 1) Click this link to see our…

Looking through photos for the end of year and holiday cards?  Well, pull a few for your 5th grader’s yearbook ad!  When you are ready: * Visit www.balfour.com and find our school * Make sure you select Hill Elementary in AUSTIN! * Click the “Yearbook Ads” icon and select the size you want. $35 1/4 pg and $55 1/2 pg. * Create an account. (name, email, password) * Enter students first…

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