Get your back to school shopping for school supplies wrapped up in minutes and never leave home! The exact, teacher-selected supplies for each grade level are just a couple of clicks away at www.sproutsupplies.com with school code HES003. When you order through Sprout School Supplies you skip a trip to the store AND you raise money for Hill Elementary as we receive a small portion of cash back for each box purchased! Check out the flyer here and order by July 14th!
Click here to view the Austin ISD 2020-21 School Calendar. Additional District of Innovation Days (no school for Hill students) include September 21, October 9, January 6 and February 12.
Happy Wednesday! Click here for a special message from our amazing Hill teachers and staff. Enjoy your week!
Teacher Appreciation Week starts Monday, May 4th! Take time to show our AMAZING teachers how much we appreciate (and miss!) them! Some suggestions include sending video messages, emails, digital cards or a zoom call. Hill teachers are the BEST from coast to coast! Let’s show them how much we care about them, especially during this time.
Austin Ed Fund is adding its voice to the chorus of #ThankYouTeachers messages, to recognize and thank the teachers who are going above and beyond to reach our students at home. Please share inspiring stories about how teachers are connecting with students. Teachers, principals, staff and families can submit stories through a survey and on social media using #ThankYouTeachers and by tagging @AustinEdFund. Austin Ed Fund will highlight selected stories on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram each day during Teacher Appreciation Week, May 4-8 and beyond. Check out their Social Media Toolkit, for more resources, and submit your stories!
Our May Campus Advisory Council Meeting will be Monday, May 4th, at 3:00 on Zoom. Below are the Zoom details for the meeting. Click here to view the agenda.
Click here to join the meeting. (Meeting ID: 827 3433 6097, Password: CAC20)
Volunteer Coordinator – We need 1 more person to help co-chair this committee. This committee coordinates Volunteer Training, Teacher Appreciation Week, and communicates regularly with Homeroom Parents and Grade Level Parents about school events.
Dillo Cards – We need 1 more person to help co-chair this committee. This committee organizes monthly pre-paid cards from stores like HEB, Randalls, Amazon and Starbucks to be sent to your home, plus offers special gift cards for the holidays. All purchases directly benefit Hill!
Veteran’s Day Assembly Chair – We are in need of a chair for this committee. This committee will organize a 1 day assembly in November. It will require selecting a speaker for assembly, gathering photos of Veterans of family members to display on the wall of honor and sending communication regarding the assembly.
Please contact Melanie at president@hillelementary.com if interested or with any questions.
Dillo Card Committee will not be fulfilling all May orders. We will be pausing the program until things have returned to some sort of normal. What does this mean to you ?
Once the program resumes we should also be ready to take new subscribers. If you have any questions please contact dillocards@hillelementary.com.
Don’t miss the Hill Virtual Groundbreaking Ceremony on Friday!
Click here for an invitation to our virtual groundbreaking ceremony this Friday, May 1st. This will kick off construction on our 8 studio addition and new fitness space. We hope everyone can attend this Zoom ceremony!
#ThankYouTeachers
Austin Ed Fund is adding its voice to the chorus of #ThankYouTeachers messages, to recognize and thank the teachers who are going above and beyond to reach our students at home. Please share inspiring stories about how teachers are connecting with students. Teachers, principals, staff and families can submit stories through a survey and on social media using #ThankYouTeachers and by tagging @AustinEdFund. Austin Ed Fund will highlight selected stories on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram each day during Teacher Appreciation Week, May 4-8 and beyond. Check out their Social Media Toolkit, for more resources, and submit your stories!
Dear Hill Community,
It was great connecting with families again on Thursday for our Virtual Principal Coffee. Your questions were thoughtful and appreciated to keep us improving on how we can best support our students during continuous learning. If you missed it, below is a link to a video with all of the current information.
Our number one focus right now is student well-being. We are so proud of the emphasis our staff is putting into checking in on our students who have a spectrum of needs right now. Our stellar counselors have also created a Google Site where parents and guardians can access resources and activities to support all Hill students at home with SEL skills and tools.
We are also proud to announce that Austin ISD will begin serving meals at Anderson High School to any students who need them from 11:00-1:00 every Monday-Friday. Weekend meal kits will also be available on Fridays for each student. Check out https://www.austinisd.org/covid19/meals for more information.
Please note that as of this week, packets will no longer be available for printed work at any AISD location. Families in need of printed work can visit the Learning at all Home website and scroll down briefly on the homepage to find the request button for physical work to be mailed to your home. Students of families who qualify for free and reduced lunch will automatically receive these mailed activity packets.
We are excited as construction on campus is mobilizing! I drove by today and saw a trailer being delivered that will house the project managers. We encourage all community members to join us this Friday for our Virtual Groundbreaking Ceremony. Dr.Cruz, board trustees, and other guests will join us for this big event. We also can’t wait to see some of our student contributions to the festivities!
Please tell your students that I miss seeing them tremendously each day. I am proud of them and am not at all surprised at the resilience they are showing right now. Have a great weekend and see you all Friday!
Principal Drummond
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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