Get ready to support your graduating Dillo’s! As of Feb 1 all 5th grade Dillo’s will be selling koozie’s for $5 each. Not only are they super cute, they keep your water cool, and your donation supports the 5th grade graduation ceremony and party , the 2017-18 heritage gift back to the school and any leftover funds are donated back to the PTA to further support Hill. Keep your 5’s at the ready if you are asked, and if you are not, please seek out a fifth grader to buy a koozie asap. THEY WILL SELL OUT!
Sales are happening Feb and Mar – so run and don’t walk to get those koozies!
Want to make a larger donation to the 5th grade fundraiser? Email
stephaniebeasley01@gmail.com and I can connect you with the correct channel!
It’s not too late to order a yearbook – but time is running OUT!
Yearbooks on sale now! Capture every moment!
Go to www.balfour.com
Click yearbooks and select Hill Elementary, IN AUSTIN,
Purchase a year book online using a credit card or debit card.
The 5
th grade chairs will begin meeting every other Friday (starting Friday Feb 16 ) at Galaxy café right after drop off and begin meeting every other Friday until the end of the year. If you have signed up to be a 5
th grade chair for the graduation day activities pls plan to attend or send an update via email to Stephanie Beasley
stephaniebeasley01@gmail.comNot a chair? Join us to head up a committee! Don’t want to head a committee? Volunteer to be on a committee! Check out the latest 5th grade update email!
1.Visit www.balfour.com and find our school
2.Click the “Yearbook Ads” icon and select the size ad you want to purchase
3.Create an account (name, email and password)
4.Enter student’s first and last name and click CREATE NEW AD
5.Choose ad and design
6.Upload your photos and design the ad
7.Click ADD TO CART and checkout. The add will be delivered to the yearbook staff.
**The yearbook staff cannot see adds that are incomplete. You must complete your ad and pay for it to be included in the yearbook. There are a limited number of pages that are allocated to ads and once they are gone no more will be added …first come first serve. Need help? Stephaniebeasley01@gmail.com
Be a part of supporting autism awareness month this coming April by purchasing a “shine a light on autism” shirt. Shirts will be personalized with Hill Elementary School. Orders have to be placed early, so please see the link below to get your order in on time! Order deadline February 21.
http://austinisd.schoolcashonline.com
This Spring, Hill Elementary students in grades 2-5 will have the opportunity to participate in a University Interscholastic League (UIL) Academic Meet with other students from across the Austin Independent School District. The purpose is to provide elementary students the opportunity to academically compete with their AISD peers in a fun, supportive environment! Events include spelling, oral reading, number sense and social studies, just to name a few.
Information about this event will be coming home with interested children next week.
On February 20 at 7:45 a.m., we will have an informational meeting with parents in the Hill Library. We are looking forward to this fun event this April!
Also…..Principal Coffee on Feb. 15 – Wendi Caudill, Food Services Supervisor, will be our guest. She will share details about the food services program in AISD.
We invite you to attend the 6th Annual Hill Heritage Fashion Show!
JOIN US in exploring the cultures of our diverse Hill Community!
February 7th @ 6 p.m. in the Hill Cafeteria
Congratulations to 5th grade math teacher, Lorrie Salome, who was selected as Hill’s Teacher of the Year! Ms. Salome is in her third year of teaching at Hill School, but has over twenty years of teaching experience.
Dillo Cheer for Ms. Salome!!
It’s Counselor Appreciation Week and we have two of the best! Stephanie Winfrey and Sheila Wessels are award winning (CREST Award recipients) counselors and do so much for our Hill Dillos every day. Let’s show our appreciation this week and shower them with kindness! Have your child make them a handmade card, send in treats, or personally stop by and thank them for all they do.
