Dillo Details

Attention:  parents of incoming 6th graders:

February 6, 2018

Murchison Choice Sheet Fair will be in the Murchison Cafeteria & Gym from 5:30-7:30pm.  6th grade session is from 5:30-6pm and 7th and 8th grade session is from 6-6:30pm.

Carrie Mays with the Texas PTA is looking for volunteers to help judge their Reflections student contest at the state level.  Contest categories requiring judges are dance choreography, literature, film production and music composition.  This is a student arts program covering all grades.  Judges do not have to be an expert in the subject they are judging.  Judges will rate electronically, so you can do it from the conform of your own home.  Judging will start at the beginning of February.

For questions or to volunteer as a judge, please contact Carrie Mays, Texas
PTA Programs Manager.

512-476-6769 x215

cmays@txpta.org

As we develop school menus for the 2018-2019 school year, feedback from our school communities is crucial.  A survey will be available from January 22-February 16 to collect information that will help us create menus that best meet the needs and tastes of our communities.

Click here for the survey.

Show off your amazing talent and love for books!

Artists in grades K-6 are invited to design bookmarks based on their favorite books.

Click here for more information.

Central Texas School Children Grades 1-8 and your teachers, family and friends!

Austin’s 2018 annual Flood Safety Poster Contest is now open for your creative expressions! Help Austin be safer with this important message:

Save Yourself! Turn Around – Don’t Drown.

The 2018 poster contest is a fun way for children to build flood safety awareness and help Central Texans to make safer decisions in flooding conditions. The main message of your posters is to turn around, rather than drive through a flooded low water crossing.

Flooding is Austin’s top, weather-related emergency and the number-one cause of weather-related fatalities. Austin is in the heart of Flash Flood Alley and flash flooding can happen at any time. Flood safety awareness is one way to better protect drivers, passengers and emergency responders from flash flooding risks.

Click here for more information.

Hill Elementary is pleased to announce that nominations for the gifted and talented program are being accepted beginning January 23rd until February 2nd for grades K-2. Interested parents and guardians with questions should contact their school’s GT Advocate in order to complete the nomination process. Nomination forms can be picked up from the front office. GT screening and testing requires parent/guardian permission by February 2. A variety of measures are used for screening and testing including assessments for bilingual students.
For more information about the Austin ISD gifted program, please visit the Austin ISD web site
tinyurl.com/AustinISDGATE
.
Hill GT Advocates:
Sheila Wessels,
Sheila.wessels@austinisd.org
Stephanie Winfrey,
stephanie.winfrey@austinisd.org

The Hill PTA is looking for interested parents to serve on next school year’s board.

Board positions include:

President
VP of Communications
VP of Membership
VP of Sponsorship
Treasurer
Secretary

If you are interested in applying, have a recommendation, or would like more information on the duties of a position, please email the Nominating Committee at nominatingcommittee@hillelementary.com or click here for the nomination form.

All nominations must be submitted by 2/1/18.

Nomination forms will also be available in the front office.

The 5th Grade Fundraiser is kicking off!! Get ready to support your graduating Dillo’s! As of February  1st 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 $5 ready if you are asked and if not please seek out a fifth grader to buy a koozie asap. THEY WILL SELL OUT! Sales are happening February  and March – so run and don’t walk to get those koozies!

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New Parent Tours and Playdates for

2018-19 Incoming Kindergartners

Please arrive 15 minutes early to sign in for these events. You will need your Driver’s License if this is your first time to sign-in at Hill. Enter through the main entrance on Tallwood and use the buzzer. Once inside, the office is on the left.

New Parent Tours

Tuesday, February 27 at 10:00am

Wednesday, March 28 at 10:00am

Thursday, April 26 at 10:00am

Friday, May 18 at 10:00am

Tours are geared toward adults; please make other arrangements for your children.

Story Time in the Library for Incoming Kindergartners

Monday, February 12 at 2:15pm-2:45pm

Tuesday, February 13 at 2:15pm-2:45pm

To sign up for Story Time, email newparentcoordinator@hillelementary.com

Since there are limited spots, we kindly ask no siblings.

Play dates at Hill Harbor for Incoming Kindergartners

Friday, March 23^rd at 2:00pm

Wednesday, April 25 at 2:00pm

Tuesday, May 22 at 2:00pm

Please send an email to newparentcoordinator@hillelementary.com with any questions or to receive more information about these events.