Dear Hill Community,
Time has flown by this semester as the fall break is now one week away. Please note there will be no virtual or face-to-face classes for the week of November 23rd-27th. We wish you all a special time with your families. We also encourage everyone to be as safe as possible in terms of avoiding large groupings. We appreciate as much caution as possible to support a safe re-entry to school for the weeks to follow.
That being said, we are so pleased that at Hill and around the district so far, community spread within schools has not been evident. Still, rest assured we will continue to be vigilant. We are pleased to announce that COVID-19 testing for our students will now be available through our health room. This will be a phased-in approach that began with students on campus during the day who began to show symptoms. You can find more information here.
These topics were among the discussions during our Hill Principal Check-In this week. Check out the video if you were unable to attend. We will not have a check-in this upcoming week.
We also wanted to follow up with a few notes on dismissal. Please know that at school, we are now discussing ways to improve our practices for a smoother end to the day. If you are utilizing the car line for pick-up, one huge way to support a timely dismissal is to have a paper/poster with your student(s)’ name and classroom teacher. We appreciate this addition if you are not already doing so. While we had originally floated a number system, we have decided it would not be feasible or useful. Lastly, our crossing guard at Cima Serena and Tallwood asks that parents/guardians please don’t take a left turn onto Tallwood if coming east. It is actually illegal with a sign stating so. Thank you for planning your route to queue appropriately facing west on Cima Serena. Please also be mindful to not block our crosswalks in that area! Doing so will not get you through the line faster and puts safety in that area at risk. We appreciate everyone’s diligence in making our community a safe place for pedestrians!
Don’t forget to support our Hill Virtual Book Fair that ends next Saturday! And thank you to Lara Farahani, our library staff, and other volunteers for their amazing annual work on this support of our library. Again, have a wonderful fall break!
Click here to view the video from the Principal Check-In held on Wednesday, November 11th.
Hill Dillos, we want YOU for Trojan Youth Lacrosse! There are a number of exciting changes to our boys program this year, including increased safety protocols, play starting in K-8, lower registration fees, paid coaches and NCAA-winning program director, Brian Donovan. Visit the Trojan Youth Lacrosse home page HERE and follow the directions on the site to register. We are trying to grow the program and invite all parents who know of friends and/or neighbors within our community who could be interested in the sport to forward this information along and get them to play with us! Contact us for more info.
The next General PTA Meeting will be held virtually on Thursday, November 19 at 6:30pm. You will need to register to attend the meeting here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
WE NEED YOU! If you have not signed up for a PTA membership, JOIN TODAY!
The Hill Book Fair starts TODAY, Sunday, November 8! We are thrilled to partner with Book People this year so that each purchase supports our school and a local bookstore. Just click here to start shopping! Orders can be shipped to your home or picked up curbside at BookPeople. Book Fair will end on Saturday, November 21.
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2020–21 updated Austin ISD Calendar.
2021–22 and 2022–23 AISD Board of Trustees approved calendars
Other ways to stay connected:
Hill PTA Instagram: @hillelementarypta
Hill PTA Facebook: @hillelementarypta
The next Spirit Day will be held at Torchy’s Tacos (Spicewood Springs) this Wednesday, November 11th from 12:00pm – 8:00pm. Grab your favorite taco and support Hill at the same time – 15% of sales will be donated to the PTA! Thank you, Torchy’s!
Veteran’s Day is Wednesday, November 11th! Please join us in honoring our Hill Community Veteran’s virtually this year! Please post photos of your Hill Community Veteran here along with their names, branch of service, relationship to Hill, optional rank, places of service, etc. We need these ASAP – please post by Monday night! Thank you for your participation & thank you to our Hill Community veterans & active duty service members for their service! Be sure to check out the virtual assembly on Wednesday for a special Veteran’s Day remembrance!
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