Dear Hill-Roberts Families,

This past week, our 1st-4th-graders celebrated their 100th day of school! Monday will be our kindergarten's 100th Day! This milestone is one to be proud of. The students of Hill-Roberts have come so far and some of their best learning opportunities and celebrations ahead of them!

We also celebrate Black History Month in February. We honor Black Americans and celebrate the contributions of those who have led the efforts for true equity and justice for all. While it’s important that we, as educators and families, do this all year long, February provides us an opportunity to amplify the message and explicitly teach students that their voices and words have power and can lead to change.

The Center for Racial Justice in Education has made available the following resources to support families in teaching their children about Black History Month:

• • 45 Books to Teach Children About Black History – The Culture
  • African American History Month Resources for Parents – Adlit.org
  • Learning More About Black History for Parents and Families – NYC Dept. of Education
  • 5 ways to celebrate Black History Month with your family – ChicagoNow.com
  • 8 Black History Month Books and Resources for Kids -JusticeJonesie
  • Celebrating Black History and Diversity Builds Self-Esteem and Empathy -Too Small to Fail
  • African American History For Kids -University of Illinois Extension
  • Top 15 children’s books for black history month -Family Education
  • How to talk to your child about Black History Month (A script) -Mama Knows it All

There are wonderful picture books included in these resources and our library has many other titles for students to take home this month and all year.

Stay warm and be well,

Evan

Yearbook

to Madelyn Fitton! Her artwork was chosen by the 4th Grade students to be on the 2022-2023 Yearbook Cover! Congratulations also to Lily Russ, whose artwork was chosen for the back cover of the yearbook! A huge thank you to all of the 4th Grade Teachers for facilitating the voting!

Keep sending in your pictures to hrybpics@gmail.com! The Race for Education, Spirit Days, and even last year’s Someone Special Dance…we’ll take ‘em all!

The yearbook won’t be available until the last few weeks of school, but you can order yours NOW at the link below.

**4th Grade Families! Please don’t buy a book for your student(s). Each 4th Grader will receive a yearbook from the PTO as a “Congratulations and Best of Luck in Middle School” gift.**

https://link.entourageyearbooks.com/view_account.asp?l=7314BF20-C391-4EF7-AB4E-112835B74F38

Someone Special Dance

The Someone Special Dance will be May 6! Next week, students will vote on the theme for the dance. We’ve given 3 options – Surf’s Up!, VIP & Me, or Dancing Through the Decades.

More information to come in the next few weeks, so keep an eye out and ask your student which theme they voted for!

Let's talk Box Tops!

An easy way for yourself, your family, and your friends to help raise money for the PTO! Just download the app and scan your grocery receipts. If you've purchased any participating products you'll earn credit. It's that easy! And right now is a great time to start because there are some great bonus offers available.

https://www.boxtops4education.com/s/get-the-app

https://www.boxtops4education.com/s/box-tops-products

SAVE THE DATE!

We’ve got a lot going on in the next month or so! We hope to see you there!

2/17: Hill-Roberts Chuck E. Cheese Fundraiser 1-9pm

3/2: Kindergarten Info Night 6 -7:30pm

3/3: Bingo for Books Family Night! 6-8pm

3/3-3/10: Spring Book Fair

3/14: March PTO Meeting 6:30-7:30pm

3/30: United Skates of America Hill-Roberts Night 5:30-8pm

5/6: Someone Special Dance, time tbd

CONTACT US

www.facebook.com/groups/hillrobertspto OR hillrobertspto@gmail.com

Early Release - February 17

February Vacation - February 20-24

Kindergarten Registration - March 3 - May 1