Hillcrest All-Stars Happenings
October 13-Weekly Newsletter from the All-Stars!
From the Bench:
We appreciate everyone who was able to come to Parent Teacher Connection Night! We hope you enjoyed visiting your student's classroom and seeing all the great things we have working on! We will have two more throughout the year, one in January and one in April.
I am so excited to be a partner in your student's education. If you have any questions, please reach out to me at jhelinski@almascshools.net.
Dates to Remember:
October 25-Wednesday-Donuts With Grown Ups-PTO Event-1st Grade Only-7 am
October 26-Thursday-Donuts With Grown Ups-PTO Event-2nd and 3rd Grade Only-7 am
October 31-Tuedsay-Halloween Parade-2 pm
November 1-Wednesday-Late Start-Hillcrest begins at 11:38 and drop supervision begins at 11:08 am
November 6-10-Book Fair at Hillcrest
November 9-Thursday-Book Fair Family Night 5-7 pm
November 22, 23, 24-Wednesday, Thursday, Friday-No School-Thanksgiving Break
December 13-Wednesday-Late Start-Hillcrest begins at 11:38 and drop supervision begins at 11:08 am
December 21-Jan 3-No School-Winter Break
Alma Public School 2023-24 Calendar
Parent Teacher Connection Night
We are gathering data and information about this new format and that will guide us to make decisions about the upcoming Parent Teacher Connection Nights in January and April.
Alma Elementary PTO
They help to buy supplies, help fund field trips, and bring activities like Science Alive to our building!
Their October Monthly Meeting will be on Monday at 6:30 pm at Hillcrest.
Like them on Facebook!
ALICE Drill-Wednesday, October 18
Before the drill, our teachers will read the book, I am Not Scared, I am Prepared, Because I Know ALICE.
Halloween Plans
We all know that Halloween is something that many of our students look forward to, and we are so excited to be able to celebrate this year! Please see the information below regarding costumes, parties, and our parade.
Here are a few guidelines to consider.
-Classes will have Halloween activities in their classrooms on Tuesday, October 31st
-Teachers will be sending out information about their classroom activities.
-Costumes will be allowed, but teachers will provide more information about what times they will be wearing them in their classrooms.
Guidelines for Costumes:
-Students are prohibited from wearing/using face paint, blood, gore, or weapons and costumes must be school-appropriate. Students are not allowed to wear masks in the building but will be able to during the parade outdoors.
2. Students must be able to put on their costumes without assistance.
-Parents are not permitted to help with costumes, and parties, or bring food/snacks to the building throughout the day.
3. If sending snacks, please consider healthy options (such as pretzels, popcorn, fruit snacks, fruit, cheese sticks, etc.)
Parade (WEATHER PERMITTING):
-We will have a building-wide parade at 2pm. Please see the route below. We are working with Alma PD to help block the roads to help make this as safe as possible.
-We will do a Facebook Live video as well for parents that are not able to attend.
For specific questions about your child's class, please make sure to contact the teacher.
Halloween Costume Parade Route Map
STEM Night at CMU
Panther Paws
Bookworms
Differentiated Instruction (DI)
APS App/Rooms
Also, make sure to turn on notification!
Encore/Specials Rotations
We are very fortunate to have so many offerings for all of our students that are taught by certified teachers!
October Lunch Menu
THANKS to custodian and maintenance
Hillcrest All-Stars Happenings for the 2023-4 School Year
Hillcrest Elementary
Email: jhelinski@almaschools.net
Website: www.almaschools.net
Location: 515 East Elizabeth Street, Alma, MI, USA
Phone: 989-463-3113
Facebook: facebook.com/almahillcrest
Twitter: @almahillcrest