Please join us this Thursday, 11/16, for our November PTA Meeting. Board Trustee Kathryn Whitley Chu will be joining us to share the latest information from the district. The meeting will be held at 7:45am in the library.
Is your child missing a jacket or water bottle? Our Dillo Lost and Found is full of items separated from their owners! The Lost and Found will be right inside the front doors during school hours next week, November 14-17, for you to claim lost items. Please remember to label clothes, lunchboxes and water bottles and we’ll do our best to return them to your student.
A fourth Special Session has been called. Vouchers are back on the table again, at the last minute, with very little notice. The Select Committee on Educational Opportunity & Enrichment convenes today at 9:00am (Thursday, November 9th) in room E1.030 of the State Capitol to discuss HB 1, a bill that includes the creation of an expansive private school voucher program. This is a BAIT AND SWITCH bill with dangling carrots, designed to trick citizens. Additionally, it includes a harmful provision that has the potential to increase the numbers of children with disabilities institutionalized in state supported living centers.
Please let your voices be heard, and help save our public schools! Express your opposition to private school vouchers and HB 1 by testifying in person tomorrow morning or commenting electronically tonight. This short turn-around time is not an accident. Most of us are unable to speak at the Capitol tomorrow morning with such short notice, but we can ALL express our opposition online.
If you are able to testify in person tomorrow morning, please come to the Capitol. The two minutes you are given to speak will make a profound impact in protecting our public schools. Learn about testifying HERE. If you are unable to testify in person, please submit your opposition electronically HERE. It is imperative that the Select Committee hears from us.
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We will be holding a Veterans Day Assembly on Friday, November 10th at 7:45am to honor and recognize our Hill Community Veterans and Service Members. Speakers this year are: Lee Smith, along with his wife is Jill Stinson, a former Hill teacher and librarian, and Jonesy Jones, who was one of his squadron commanders. They were both fighter pilots in the Airforce, and later instructors. We are so grateful for their time and service.
There is also still time to submit letters/photos for our Veterans Day Honor Wall. Please submit 1) a picture of your honoree in uniform if possible, with the name written on the back and 2) completed form (check your child’s Wednesday folder). Please submit copies of pictures, as we cannot guarantee their safe return. Turn in your pictures/forms to the office or your child’s teacher. Submissions will then be posted November 1 through November 17.
What is the secret sauce for a dinner everyone will love? Pizza! With literal sauce. And toppings! Because you can dress up a slice in infinite ways it’s always a crowd pleaser. On November 8th be the dinner hero by grabbing some pizza over at Tony C’s on Anderson Ln. You’ll also be showing your Dillo Spirit as 10% of your purchase goes back to the school. Just mention “Hill Elementary”.
Dear Hill Community,
We hope you enjoy the extra hour today as we “fall back”. We want to give everyone an early note that there is no school on Monday, November 13th the week after this one. Staff will be completing professional learning on this day. We look forward to our Veterans Day assembly this Friday morning which is an annual tradition with our students. We thank all of the veterans in our community for their service and sacrifice for our country.
As this is a shorter communication, it is a good time for traffic safety reminders!
You can check out the November Counselor Corner Newsletter here. If applicable, check out the linked information for Austin Sunshine Summer Camp and Year Round Programming. This is a 100% free and nationally accredited nonprofit, overnight summer camp for students ages 8-15, who either qualify for free/reduced lunch or are part of the foster-care system.
You can click here if you are interested in upcoming ATX Baller camps. Have an excellent week!
Principal Drummond
What is the secret sauce for a dinner everyone will love? Pizza! With literal sauce. And toppings! Because you can dress up a slice in infinite ways it’s always a crowd pleaser. On November 8th be the dinner hero by grabbing some pizza over at Tony C’s on Anderson Ln. You’ll also be showing your Dillo Spirit as 10% of your purchase goes back to the school. Just mention “Hill Elementary”.
Veterans Day is on November 11th, and we would love to honor your veterans on our Veterans Day Honor Wall. Please submit 1) a picture of your honoree in uniform if possible, with the name written on the back and 2) completed form (check your child’s Wednesday folder). Please submit copies of pictures, as we cannot guarantee their safe return. Turn in your pictures/forms to the office or your child’s teacher. Submissions will then be posted November 1 through November 17.
Please reach out to veteransday@hillelementary.com with any questions.
Registration for our free day camps for First Time Campers is NOW open with our first free event taking place on Monday, November 13th. The summer camp application will open on Monday, Oct. 30th.
Campers who qualify get to participate in a 10-day, 9-night traditional summer camp completely for free, which includes activities like hiking, arts & crafts, s’mores, a high ropes course, canoeing, and many other great activities.
Austin Sunshine Camps is hosted in two locations, with 4 sessions at each location:
Here are the application steps for 2024, as well as information on how to register for our free First Time Camper Events for families during the school year!
It might be Halloween, but there’s nothing scary about these deadlines. This week there are several important dates to take note of:
Your chance to buy presale tickets and cascarones ends at 3 pm today. Wristbands only will be available for purchase tomorrow at carnival.
How do I get Tickets?
Wristbands for entry and cascarones (aka confetti eggs) are ready for purchase HERE! All tickets purchased today (10/27) will be available to pick up at Will Call.
How Can I Help or Already Have Tickets?
*VOLUNTEER* It takes the whole school to make this event special. CLICK HERE to sign up to volunteer.
*DONATE* towards the purchase of Pringles, soda, and candy for our games. All you have to do is CLICK HERE to donate.
*SUPPORT HILL ELEMENTARY* Make a general Dillo Donation. CLICK HERE to support hitting our Fundraising goal for Carnival.
Hill Elementary is a blue ribbon school located in Northwest Hills in Austin, Texas. It serves the communities of Northwest Hills, Great Hills, Lakewood and Jester Estates, near the greenbelts of northwest Austin.
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