Dillo Details

We are excited to announce the nominations for the 2018-2019 Hill PTA Board. Come show your support and vote at the PTA meeting on March 22nd at 7:50AM in the library. Thanks to the nominating committee for their time and dedication finding these great Nominees! And thanks to the Nominees for their willingness to serve on the Board. Hill is the best because of all of it’s volunteers.

Hill Elementary PTA
Nominating Committee Report
Executive Officers Slate for 2018-19

The following individuals have been nominated for the offices indicated for the 2018-19 school year:

President – Melinda Anderson
Vice President 1 – (Communications) Melanie Waters
Vice President 2 – (Sponsorship) Karen DeRouen
Vice President 3 – (Membership) Caroline Marquis
Treasurer – Holly Jordan
Secretary – Lara Farahani
Campus Advisory (CAC) Representative – Megan Smith

Each candidate has expressed their willingness to serve.

This slate is the recommendation of the undersigned nominating committee. Other nominations from the floor will be accepted at the PTA meeting held on March 22, 2018 at 7:50am. Voting will take place at this meeting.

Hill PTA Nominating Committee:

Melinda Anderson – Nominating Committee Chair
Mary Haines
Alex Winslow
Margaret Bettinger
Karen DeRouen

Committee Chairs are needed to lead some of Hill’s programs next year! So grab a friend (it’s always more fun with a friend!) and let us know what you’d like to help out with:

1. College Days: Bring in working-world professionals to speak to the kids at assembly once a month. For more information and questions, email collegedays@hillelementary.com.

2. Cultural Committee: Organize the annual Heritage Cultural Fashion show in the Spring to celebrate the diverse cultures and nations at our school. For more information and questions, email culturalcommittee@hillelementary.com.

3. Directory: Coordinate with the office staff and download the needed information for the Directory Spot app. This position has changed over the years and is now super easy! Most of the work would be done the first few months of the school year. For more information and questions, email directory@hillelementary.com.

4. Hill Hoopla: Coordinate and plan Hill’s annual parents and teacher/staff evening mixer and fundraiser. For more information and questions, email hoopla@hillelementary.com.

5. Blood Drive: Organize and coordinate two blood drives for the Hill community. For more information and questions, email president@hillelementary.com.

6. Lost and Found: Organize lost items from the playground. Advertise lost items in the Dillo Details weekly. For more information and questions, email president@hillelementary.com.

7. Reflections: Advertise, coordinate and collect Reflections submissions from Hill students. For more information and questions, email reflections@hillelementary.com.

8. Sock Hop: Coordinate and Plan Hill’s annual Sock Hop in September. Planning for this event needs to start soon and most commitments would wrap up by the end of September. For more information and questions, email sockhop@hillelementary.com.

9. Veteran’s Day: Coordinate Hill’s annual Veteran’s Day assembly in November. For more information and questions, email president@hillelementary.com.

10. Web team: Do you know how to work with WordPress? We would love to have more help with our Hill PTA website. Our current web team has worked hard to get our new and improved website all set this year. Updates are needed at the beginning of the year and then information needs to be added monthly to advertise for our school’s events. Our Web team members will have 5th graders next year so it is VERY important to find some new web team members that can take over this super important committee. For more information and questions, email president@hillelementary.com.

11. Safety Committee: This new committee would focus on checking in with the school and asking administrators how they can help with keeping our Dillos safe each day. Help is mostly needed at the beginning of the year getting the kids used to all the routines and familiar with the school. For more information and questions, email president@hillelementary.com.

12. Open House Committee: This new committee will work on organizing Open House and gathering volunteers to help on the day of Open House. For more information and questions, email president@hillelementary.com.

If you are interested in helping with another committee, there’s lots of information to choose from: https://www.hillelementary.com/volunteer/pta/. Thanks in advance!

The 2018 Hill Hoopla welcomes you to Hooplapalooza festival! It’s sure to be the hottest ticket in town! Imagine kicking back or dancing the night away amidst the flowers, lights and flags of a festival with all your friends. Come as your favorite music performer or in your favorite festival gear or come as you are!

Hooplapalooza will take place on April 13th, 2018! Right here in our neighborhood at the Doubletree by Hilton at the NW corner of Mopac & 183.

What is Hoopla? Hill Hoopla is a fun night out for parents, teachers and staff. The evening includes food, dancing, lots of great company and an auction. Proceeds benefit Hill PTA and your Hill Dillo!

Have questions? Want to get involved? Contact Mary Haines and Megan Smith at
hoopla@hillelementary.com

Hill Hoopla is quickly approaching and we want to make this year better than ever! One of the most fun and successful parts of Hoopla are the Buy-in Parties. As a host, you organize and plan an event of your choosing and provide the whole party package. At Hoopla, your party will be featured with the other buy-in parties so that guests may sign up and “buy an invite”.

An individual, a couple, or even a group of friends can host an event for kids or adults. Hosts cover the cost of throwing the event so that 100% of the funds raised from each buy-in party go directly to our Dillos.

Past ideas have included Backyard Movie Nights, Cocktail Parties, Kids Ice Cream Party and  Crafting Parties. We can’t wait to hear from you and find out what amazing parties you put together!

If you would like help or a complete list of our ideas please email Kerri Westmoreland at kerriwestmoreland@gmail.com or Jessica Epstein at jepstein598@gmail.com.

ALL Lost and Found items will be given away or donated to charity on the Monday after Spring Break (March 19^th) at 3:00.  If your family needs coats, you can have whatever you want (up to 5 items per family) at 3:00 on Monday.  At 3:15, all remaining items will be bagged up and given to charity.

School pictures are scheduled for Wednesday, March 21st.  Please mark your calendars!

The ordering process works like this in the Spring:

Send students to school looking good!

Send NO money now.

Students will get their picture taken.

A portrait package will be sent home with the student a few weeks after the pictures.

You keep the whole sheets of your choice, according to the order form and send back the unwanted sheets along with your payment for what you keep.

There is no makeup day for these pictures.

This is a great fundraiser for our school as we receive a portion of the earnings.  Thank you for participating!

The 2016–17 School Report Cards (SRC) are now available on the Texas Education Agency’s website at http://tea.texas.gov/perfreport/src/index.html. The purpose of the SRC is to inform parents and guardians about a campus’s individual characteristics and its academic performance. Click for more info….  (Link below specific Hill TEA report card)
https://rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov/cgi/sas/broker?_service=marykay&year4=2017&year2=17&_debug=0&single=N&title=2017+School+Report+Card&_program=perfrept.perfmast.sas&prgopt=2017%2Fsrc%2Fsrc.sas&ptype=H&batch=N&level=campus&level=campus&search=campname&namenum=Hill+&campus=227901155

Dillo Camp returns June 4-9 and June 11-15. Classes are filling up quickly, so register soon! http://dillocamp.webs.com.
A couple of camp classes have added a teacher and increased enrollment. Some previously closed classes are now open!

Step 1: Register online on the Dillo Camp website.

Step 2: Pay for camp online through AISD School Cash Online. Or, payment can also be made by cash or check in the school office. Please note that registration is not complete until both online registration is done AND payment is received – two separate steps!

For more information or questions, please contact Dillo Camp Director, Kellie Allen, at 512-414-4264 or kellie.allen@austinisd.org, or Assistant Director, Teresa Carroll, at 512-414-4267 or teresa.carroll@austinisd.org

We have about 20 puffy coats in Lost and Found and (SPOILER ALERT) I’m pretty sure the kids will not need them again until next December.  They are making my beautiful Lost and Found miserably stuffed and crowded.  These pictures are JUST of the puffy coats.  Oh, and there are WAY too many water bottles, hats and scarves.

I am offering a $1 REWARD to any parent who comes to Lost and Found and claims their child’s puffy jacket.   PLEASE come and get these.  I’m drowning in them.

LOST AND FOUND DONATED: ALL Lost and Found items will be given away or donated to charity on the Monday after Spring Break (March 19^th) at 3:00.  If your family needs coats, you can have whatever you want (up to 5 items per family) at 3:00 on Monday.  At 3:15, all remaining items will be bagged up and given to charity.

Final Deep Thought: If all items were labeled, there would be NOTHING in Lost and Found.  I am willing to return them all to your kids.  You just have to write their first and last name on them.  Please label their springtime jackets, lunchboxes, and water bottles.