Get your Carnival Wristbands at the pre-sale price AND skip the Will Call line with school pick-up.
ORDER TODAY! Pick-up will be Wednesday and Thursday mornings and afternoons, out front at Hill. PLUS, all pre-orders will receive a HILL FLASHLIGHT w/ LANYARD for our GLOW CARNIVAL under the stars. Don’t worry one bit about the lighting, either. Kelly and Theresa have DOUBLED the lighting for this year, and there will a great glow all around!
Pick up times will also be texted to the phone number associated with your order.
Wednesday and Thursday. 7:20-7:45am and 3:00-3:30pm.
Help our 5th graders purchase their legacy gift for Hill Elementary! CLICK HERE to order your one-of-a-kind beanie and quick dry beach towel! These will be the perfect additions to those cold winter days and warm summers on the beach! Maybe you don’t enjoy the cold or hang at the beach? You can STILL support our 5th graders, and our whole school, just by donating. If you want to donate, please contribute ANY dollar amount via Venmo @Melanie-Waters-5 (note “5th grade fundraiser”). Thank you Hill families!
LAST CALL!! ORDER TODAY!!
Thank you to everyone who has ordered and donated! Great news! There is still time to order or donate if you haven’t yet!
Online sales will run until 10/31! Head over to
www.hillelementary.com/marketplace to order your one-of-a-kind beanie and quick dry beach towel. These will be the perfect additions to those cold winter days and warm summers on the beach! These also make great gifts for teachers and friends.
Money raised will go toward the 5th grade legacy gift and end of year 5th grade festivities. If you or someone you know would rather donate to the 5th Grade Fundraiser instead of making a purchase,
funds can be sent directly via Venmo (@Melanie-Waters-5, specify “5th Grade Fundraiser”). Please contact Melanie Waters and Theresa Ellington at
5thgradecommittee@hillelementary.com with any questions. Thank you for supporting our 5th graders!
Wristbands Are Ready for Purchase HERE!
Hill’s Country Carnival is back on Friday, November 11! Come celebrate the extra day off with an evening under the stars, filled with all your Carnival favorites. That’s right, pedestal joust, rock wall, football toss, and soda toss are back! After winning all the games, check out the Hill Carnival Food Truck Park with lots of local favorites including Stoney’s Pizza, Kona Ice, and more.
YES! The famous HILL HAUNTED HOUSE is back and better than ever. Tell your friends. The 5th graders have been hard at work to make it the best Haunted House yet.
And you won’t want to miss the 2nd Annual Running of the Armadillos. There will be live armadillo racing and photo opps throughout Carnival so make sure you don’t miss out on this dillo-rific opportunity. Purchase your wristbands today at hillelementary.com/carnival. Prices increase on November 6th, and adults not entering Haunted House do not need a wristband.
How Can I Help?
DONATE to our Pringles Toss and Soda Toss. All you have to do is just CLICK HERE to donate. We’ll do the shopping! These are very popular booths…thank you for your donations!
Don’t forget to sign up for a VOLUNTEER slot at your class’s booth. It takes the whole school to make this event special. Shifts are short and you’ll always have someone working with you at your booth. Look for information from your class room parent on how to volunteer.
Did someone say PIZZA PARTY?
Are you already ready to toss out the Halloween candy? DONATE it back to Hill! Send your NUT-FREE Halloween candy in and we’ll use it for Carnival prizes. Please send in a bag labeled with your child’s teacher’s name. The class with the most pounds of donated candy wins a Pizza Party!
Have questions? Email Kelly Tarun and Theresa Ellington at carnival@hillelementary.com.
Hey Dillos! Tomorrow (Wednesday, October 19th) is the deadline for submitting your Reflections entries!
We can’t wait to see what you have made! The entry categories are visual arts, literature, dance choreography, photography, and music composition. You may enter as many categories as you like and as many times as you choose!
It’s EASY to submit your work:
1. Complete an entry form
2. Visual Arts and Photography: place in the Reflections Box in the front office with entry form attached
3. Literature, Dance, and Music: upload using the Reflections Digital Form along with an entry form.
Hill Elementary is proud to host a Candidate Meet and Greet this Thursday, October 20th at 7:45am in the Hill library. We welcome Kathryn Chu and Clint Small, AISD School Board – District 4 Candidates. Please join us for this opportunity to sit and talk with them, and hear their positions on issues that impact you, your family, and our community. Read Kathryn and Clint’s answers to five specific questions asked of them by The League of Women Voters:
-Enter your information
-Click “Go To My Races”
-Click on “Austin ISD, Trustee, SMD4”
It’s here! It’s here! We are so excited that our 2022-2023 Spirit Gear is here! Please swing through the front, circle drive THIS SATURDAY, October 8th from 9-11am to pick up your swag. Our Merch Guys will be out front with all of our orders.
Join Dash and your fellow Dillos as we celebrate National Walk to School Day!
Tomorrow!
Wednesday, October 12th!
Students and families, meet at 7:10am at Hillcrest Baptist Church. Dash will lead the way as we leave for Hill at 7:25am. If you plan to drive and then walk with us, please do not block the Casner parking lot.
Our route: North on Greenslope to Cima Serena. Left (west) on Cima Serena to Tallwood. Right (north) on Tallwood, to the main entrance of the school. Thank you to our Dillo Dads who are going to help make our walk safe!
Remember! Meet at Hillcrest Church (corner of Greenslope and Steck) at 7:10am. Walk to School with Dash at 7:25am. Bring your water! Reach out to Paige Teng with any questions at paigeteng@gmail.com.
Good Afternoon Hill PTA Members!
We hope you will join us THIS Thursday, October 6th at 7:45am in the Hill Library for a special PTA meeting and vote regarding the AISD Bond package.
This year, AISD wants to issue a bond to address needs of the district, and the issuance of the bond must be approved on a ballot by the voting public which will be on this November’s ballot. November’s bond package directly affects Hill School and many of our vertical team schools (including Anderson High School). You can view information about the bond at this link: https://bond.austinschools.org/bond-proposal.
The special meeting on Thursday is to determine whether Hill’s PTA supports or opposes the school bond. After our vote, Hill’s PTA position will be reflected in a vote taken by the Austin Council of PTA’s (ACPTA). Each AISD PTA will have one vote and will cast that vote as they were directed by their membership. The outcome of the vote at the ACPTA meeting will determine whether the ACPTAs (including Hill’s PTA) will collectively support or oppose the bond.
We hope you will join us Thursday morning for this special meeting! You must be a Hill PTA member to take part in this vote. Please note that this will be the only thing on the agenda and we don’t expect the meeting to take more than 15 minutes. There will be no one at the meeting to answer bond questions – a discussion among PTA members is allowed, but education should occur before the meeting in the previously provided avenues.
Thank You,
Julie Neitzel and Jessica Patiño
Hill ACPTA Board Representatives
LAST CALL for Sock Hop food orders! Wally’s Burger Express is catering, but sales end TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT! No food will be sold on-site, you must pre-pay! Reach out to Allison Brundidge sockhop@hillelementary.com with any questions and ORDER HERE: https://www.hillelementary.com/2022-sock-hop/
- Dinner available with pre-purchased tickets from Wally’s Burger Express
- Dancing/DJ
- Photo Booth
- Hula Hoop Contest
- Snow Cones available for purchase from Kona Ice *Bring cash or credit card*
- This is a FREE event! Tickets are for food ONLY!
- Food sales END TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT.
Sock Hop can’t happen without volunteers! Please consider signing up for a short time here: SOCK HOP VOLUNTEER SIGNUP. Email Allison Brundidge and Priscilla Bennett at sockhop@hillelementary.com with questions!
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