Dear Hill Community,  We were excited to end the week with 0 confirmed COVID cases on Wednesday or Thursday. Dillo Cheer! While our cases in the district dropped by 58% this week from the prior week, numbers of cases were still very high. We will continue with our layered safety measures on campus. Thank you all again for the support that helped us get through a very difficult month together! This…

Thank you Hill community for an amazing Book Fair “week.” It was so fun seeing the kids shop and enjoy the fair after having to cancel it last year. We hope everyone is loving their new books! We want to recognize and give a GREAT BIG DILLO CHEER for Melanie Petersen, Book Fair Chair Extraordinaire! Heading up Book Fair is a big job any given year, but especially this year with…

Austin ISD’s Youth Art Month celebration is coming up next month, and THREE Hill Dillos were winners in the annual T-shirt design contest!  Congratulations to 5th grader Mary Hammond who created the first place, winning design pictured below!  Congratulations as well to 4th grader Isabel Lizmi who placed second, and 5th grader Yuval Sela who placed third!  We are impressed by, and proud of, all of our talented artists who participated.

The Hill Caring and Sharing Committee, chaired by Caroline Marquis, Haley Meyer, and Liz Neff, invites you to SHARE THE LOVE benefitting HopeAustin food pantry during our February Food Drive.  We are asking each class to collect individual microwavable cups of mac & cheese and/or canned pasta (ex: spaghetti & meatballs). The class with the MOST items collected will win an EXTRA RECESS!  Collection ends tomorrow, Monday, February 14th.  Contact Jessica…

Hill Country Carnival is back on Friday, March 4th! Everyone’s favorite event is back, including the famous Hill Haunted House. But it can’t happen without you! Your child’s class has been assigned a Carnival booth. So keep an eye out for the email from your homeroom parent and sign up today! New this year – we’ll have local food trucks in our “Carnival Food Truck Park” so plan for dinner and…

Book Fair has been extended to Monday, Feb. 7th (8am-4pm) and Tuesday, Feb. 8th (8am-3pm)!  Come visit us in the Library to see all of the amazing books and items for sale.  Interested in helping as a cashier for the Fair?  Please sign up here: Book Fair Volunteer Sign Up. Classes that missed the chance to shop the fair last week have been rescheduled for Monday and Tuesday.  Check out the…

Thank you Galaxy Cafe on Mesa Drive for partnering with us for February Spirit Day!  When you mention “Hill Elementary” with your Wednesday, February 9th order, Galaxy Cafe will donate 15% of the profits back to us.  Stop by for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or all three!

DILLO! DILLO! ATX! Buy-In Party planners needed! This might be the most fun way to support Hill Elementary! WHAT’S A BUY-IN PARTY? It’s a party hosted/donated by Hill parents. On the night of Hoopla, attendees will have a chance to buy a ticket to your party, and all money earned goes straight back to Hill. These tickets go fast and the parties are so much fun. You won’t want to miss…

Hill Country Carnival is back on Friday, March 4th! Everyone’s favorite event is back, including the famous Hill Haunted House. But it can’t happen without you! Your child’s class has been assigned a Carnival booth. So keep an eye out for the email from your homeroom parent and sign up today!  New this year – we’ll have local food trucks in our “Carnival Food Truck Park” so plan for dinner and…

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