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From Mr. Drummond - If you happened to miss Principal Drummond’s weekly update please follow this link to read his letter to the community.
Offie Staff Appreciation Week! - This week is Office Staff Appreciation! Erica Martindale, Krishna Sauceda, Jessie Rupert, Linda Glass, Lucy Chu, and Teresa Carroll keep a thousand balls in the air every single day and wear a million different hats. Please let them know how grateful we are for them this week with breakfast, treats, notes, or anything else that will make them feel appreciated. Reach out to April Beaty, Staff Appreciation Chair, at appreciation@hillelementary.com with any questions.
Friday – Dillo Dash 4/26 - The Dillo Dash is back – complete with a Color Run, Health Fair and a Mini Run for future Dillos! Check out the FAQs on the registration page, and reach out to Erik Stanley, Dillo Dash Chair, at dillodash@hillelementary.com with any questions. Date: Friday, April 26th Time: 4pm (Mini Run followed by Color Run) Place: Hill Elementary School Cost: FREE! 🏃 Register Here (* ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST REGISTER! *): https://www.hillelementary.com/dillo-dash-registration/ ✋… Read more
Birthdays at Hill - HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our Hill faculty and staff celebrating birthdays this month! We are grateful for you and wish you the best! 4/1 Caroline Braun 4/1 Clayton Oden 4/6 Kaci Moore 4/11 Maritza Martinez 4/12 Hanna Curran 4/13 Marci Adkinson 4/16 Colleen McAllister 4/16 Cynthia Holcomb 4/16 Emily Nieto 4/20 Ben Layer 4/22 Jenny Dao 4/25 Morgan McClellan 4/27 Tama Traudt
Hoopla – The Party Isn’t Over - The tents may have been retired and the food a delicious memory, but it’s not too late to whoop it up with a Hoopla Buy-in Party. There is something for everyone! Choose a grade-level party like Skating into 1st Grade, or Margaritas & Tennis (the combo you didn’t know about but now you need) for the parents, or a fun (and bittersweet) send-off for 5th grade moms. Check them all out… Read more
Wednesday – STAAR Testing - Our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade Dillos will take the STAAR Math test this Wednesday, April 24th. And the make-up will be Thursday, April 25th. Parents, caregivers, visitors, and volunteers are not allowed on campus during school hours. Here’s a short list of STAAR-ready reminders: get a good night’s sleep, have a healthy breakfast, arrive at school on time, and bring healthy snacks and a book! Go Dillos!
PTA Chairs Needed - Calling all volunteers! We need YOU, yes YOU! We are looking to fill chair positions for the 2024-2025 school year. Reach out to President-Elect Margarita Bagwell at presidentelect@hillelementary.com for more information or to volunteer! Don’t be shy! VETERAN’S DAY ASSEMBLY Chair: What an honor to celebrate our veterans! We need you to coordinate Hill’s annual Veteran’s Day assembly and picture Honor Wall in November. LOST AND FOUND Chair: Do you like to organize? This is a volunteer job… Read more
Hospitality Needs Your Help - Hospitality committee would love your help to treat our Teacher & Staff during STAAR testing. We stock snacks for the long testing days. If you can help, please drop snacks by 7:30am on testing days (or before) & be sure to label “Hospitality”. And don’t worry- we didn’t forget about 5th grade STAAR- we planned other fun that day! Sign up HERE.
Wed – Kindergarten Round Up - Elementary schools throughout Austin ISD will be participating in Kindergarten Round Up. This is an opportunity to register your kindergartner for the 2024-2025 school year. Hill Elementary’s Kindergarten Round Up is at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 17 in the Hill School Cafeteria. Please bring your incoming preK or kindergartner for a very special visit to Hill preK/Kindergarten classrooms. While the children visit the classroom, parents/legal guardians may register their child for… Read more
Texas School Fundraising - Texas public school funding stalled in the last legislative session, due to political games. Now virtually every district in the state of Texas, including AISD, is facing budget shortfalls. How did we get into this mess? This presentation on School Funding from the Austin Council of PTA’s simplifies* school funding and is easy to share with your friends and family. For even more information on the subject, check out the informative videos from Raise Your… Read more
Monday and Thursday – STAAR Testing - Our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade Dillos will take the STAAR Reading test this Monday, April 15th. And our 5th grade Dillos will take the STAAR Science test this Thursday, April 18th. Parents, caregivers, visitors, and volunteers are not allowed on campus during school hours (with the exception of the PTA meeting Thursday morning). Here’s a short list of STAAR-ready reminders: get a good night’s sleep, have a healthy breakfast, arrive… Read more
Thurs – Spirit Night @ Tony C’s - 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 April 18th 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”.
Anderson Wrestling Fundraising Event - Anderson Wrestling Booster Club, in partnership with Central Texas Shredding, is holding a paper shred fundraising event. Saturday April 20th 10:00-12:00 Anderson High Parking Lot, 8403 Mesa Drive Wrestlers Available on hand to UNLOAD YOUR DOCUMENTS: destroy personal documents, prevent identity theft, protect the environment. 
PEX Camps – Register Now! - PE Camp Registrations are filling fast! Coach Shaw would like to remind all PE eXtension campers that session 2 after school starts this Monday. We have 3 spots available (1st-5th grade). We will be in the big gym until 4:00PM Mondays until May 13. After school registration link: https://forms.gle/h1nkxG2tkkfvpLfq6 PE Sports and Games Summer camps are filling quickly! Don’t miss out! Open to students upon completion of Kindergarten. Sessions run 9am-2pm… Read more
From Mr. Drummond - If you happened to miss Principal Drummond’s weekly update please follow this link to read his letter to the community. From Mr. Drummond - If you happened to miss Principal Drummond’s weekly update please follow this link to read his letter to the community. 
Wednesday – NO SCHOOL - Hey, Hill Families! This is a reminder that there is no school on Wednesday, April 10th. School resumes Thursday, April 11th.
Lunchroom Monitors Needed Through the End of the Year - We need parent volunteers to help in our Cafeteria every day from 11:25a-12:25p! Children still need help opening lunch items, getting excused for the bathroom pass, and need forks, napkins, ketchup, etc! Please consider signing up for even 1 shift to help our kiddos and the staff who are short handed. If you have any questions contact volunteercoordinator@hillelementary.com. Sign up HERE.
Eclipse Monday! - Don’t look now! Well, don’t *now*. Wait until tomorrow, and make sure you’re wearing the right eyewear, because there’s going to be a Solar Eclipse! As a reminder all Hill students will have the opportunity to view this event that will take place at 1:35 pm for our campus. The school has secured glasses for all students and staff members. Students will view a safety slide show prior to watching to… Read more
Librarian and Assistant Principal Appreciation Week! - Hill families, it’s Assistant Principal AND Library Appreciation Week! Let’s show these four women how grateful we are for them! Nancy Martinez and Ellana Selig, our Assistant Principals, do so much for our whole community, serving Hill’s staff, parents, and students with their expertise and kindness. Terri Kogel-Banda and Jennifer Moore, our Librarians, keep our students engaged in learning and always know exactly how to reach our readers with selections they can’t put down. Please remember… Read more
