Dear Hill Community,

We hope everyone enjoys this three-day weekend with your students! As a reminder, tomorrow (Monday) is a student/staff holiday. There is no school.

Click here for all the information you need on Hill Hoopla! This is our biggest fundraiser of the year taking place on March 3rd. We would love to see everyone there at Great Hills Country Club. Be sure to check out hillelementary.com and the Dillo Details for information leading up. Get your tickets today at the link and check out the many events of the night, including a long drive/closest to the pin competition!

Quick Safety Reminder: Please remember that there are no left turns into our morning or afternoon carlines. The queue begins on Cima Serena. There are signs marking this appropriately. Also, we should never block or park in neighbors’ driveways. We appreciate everyone’s continued cooperation to keep our arrival/dismissal safe and respectful.

Take care and see you on Tuesday.

Principal Drummond

Don’t forget!  AISD campuses will be closed TOMORROW, Monday, February 20th.  There will be no school for staff or students tomorrow.  We’ll see you Tuesday, Dillos!

Hoopla Tickets are on sale now! CLICK HERE to get yours today! An individual ticket gives 1 person entry into Hoopla 2023, which includes food, water, tea, and soft drinks. Make sure to add raffle tickets when you purchase your tickets! *When purchasing a guest ticket, please enter guest information and refrain from entering your information twice. This will allow all Hoopla guests access to One Cause. Thank you!

Don’t forget to buy in for the Hoopla competitions! CLICK HERE to participate in both! You won’t want to miss this opportunity to gain bragging rights among all your friends! Get your ticket now, as there are a limited number of spots! You get two shots per ticket (clubs will be provided) and a glow golf ball. The golfer with the furthest drive in bounds or closest to the pin WINS!

Make sure you purchase your drink tickets! CLICK HERE to purchase! NO CASH OR CREDIT CARDS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE EVENT.  If you plan to drink anything in addition to water, tea, and soft drinks you must buy drink tickets prior to the event through One Cause. There will be an option to buy more tickets at the event, but to cut down on wait times, please consider buying them before. There will be no refunds for unused or misplaced drink tickets.

After a rough start to February, we’d love some help treating our teachers and staff! Please SIGN UP HERE for a slot to bring in some treats or snacks! Reach out to Erica Butler, Hospitality Chair with any questions at hospitality@hillelementary.com. Thank you!

Dear Hill Community,

It was wonderful being back on campus with our Dillos this week. Thank you all again for the flexibility and grace you showed. Here are two calendar reminders for the upcoming week:

• This Friday, 2/17 is an early release day in AISD. School will end at 1:30 pm on Friday. Thank you for ensuring you have a plan for your student’s dismissal. Buses will pick up at this time. Hill Childcare will run as normal until 5:45 pm.
• Monday, 2/20 is a student/staff holiday. There is no school on this day.

PTA Meeting Update: Our PTA General Meeting is this Thursday, February 16th at 7:45 am in our Hill Library. We will be welcoming Board Trustee Kathryn Whitley Chu to give us an update and introduction. We hope to see you there.

Food Drive Extended: The Hill Caring & Sharing Committee invites you to SHARE THE LOVE, benefitting HopeAustin food pantry during our February Food Drive. We are asking each class to collect individual microwavable cups of mac & cheese and/or canned pasta (ex: Spaghetti & Meatballs). The class that collects the MOST items will win an EXTRA RECESS!  Our collection is now extended through this Friday, February 17th.

This week is officially our spring conference week in AISD. At Hill, we do not hold spring conferences for every student. If your teacher feels a conference is necessary, they will reach out to you and work with your family. Thank you!

Be sure to enroll your current or incoming Hill student for the fall: All the information you need can be found at https://www.austinisd.org/enroll. Our wonderful PTA also has more helpful information for our new incoming families at http://hillelementary.com/parents/new-parents/. We will send out more information in the next few weeks on our Pre-K/Kindergarten Round-Up event coming in April.

Have an excellent week and enjoy the Super Bowl tonight!

Principal Drummond

Family Sponsorships are still on sale! Thank you to these families that have already sponsored!  CLICK HERE to purchase your Family Sponsorship today!

We want to say a BIG THANK YOU to our current Business Sponsors!  It’s not too late to become a Hoopla Business Sponsor! Email Lauren Greenwood at lvgreenwood@gmail.com.

This Friday, February 17th, is a No Place For Hate Dress Up day.  Join the Hill SEL-ebration Leadership Team for KINDNESS RULES, and dress like royalty!  We are proud of all of our KIND DILLOS!