Hillcrest Family Newsletter
March 13th, 2020
Note from Mrs. Lincicum
Thank you, also, to everyone for following the communication that has been coming from our school, your child's teacher and the School District of Waukesha. As you saw this afternoon, there are significant changes for everyone beginning next week.
There is no school on Monday (16th) and Tuesday (17th). Teachers are using these two days to prepare virtual learning opportunities for students. Schools in southeast Wisconsin are anticipating the COVID-19 outbreak will impact schedules and instruction for the next 2-4 weeks.
Virtual Instruction begins on Wednesday (18th) and continues through Friday (20th). All students will need their iPads and internet access. All iPads were sent home with all students today. If your child was not at school, your child's iPad will be available for pick up on Monday from 8:00AM-4:00PM. If you do not have internet access at home, we do have packets available of work for pick-up on Monday as well.
The district is closed for spring break March 23rd - 27th. All events that are currently scheduled for after spring break may be evaluated to determine if they need to be postponed or canceled at a later date.
Thank you for staying tuned. Be sure to take care of yourself. We wish you all health and well-being and we will miss those kids!
Showcase of Learning - April 8th
Forward Testing - April 2020
As a public school in Wisconsin, we administer the Forward to test to all of our 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students each spring. Our testing window for the 2019-2020 school year is approaching after spring break and we want to make families aware of what this testing entails and our anticipated timelines for completion. Please see the attached documents and let us know if you have any questions.
Hillcrest Forward Testing Schedule
SDW Letter to Families in English
SDW Letter to Families in Spanish
The Kindergarten and first grade concert is coming! Please mark your calendars for the evening of Wednesday, April 22nd! Check your weekly newsletters in April for more information
Upcoming Dates
No School March 16th & 17th - COVID-19
Virtual Learning Opportunities begin March 18th
March 23rd-27th: Spring Break - No School
Hillcrest Elementary School
Growing Curiosity
Growing Learners
We take pride in our history, our inclusive community and our collective sense of wonder!
Email: hillcrest@waukesha.k12.wi.us
Website: https://sdw.waukesha.k12.wi.us/Domain/14
Location: 2200 Davidson Road, Waukesha, WI, USA
Phone: 262-970-1810
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HillcrestElementaryWaukesha/
Twitter: @HillcrestSDW
School Hours
Start Time for 4K-5th Grade- 8:40AM - line up bell rings at 8:35AM
End Time for 4K - 11:25AM
End Time for 5K-5th Grade - 3:40PM
End Time for Early Release Days for 5K-5th Grade -1:40PM
Playground supervision begins at 8:20. Please do not drop your child off until our recess supervisors are on the playground.
*Please note - our clocks often run up to 5 minutes early. We consistently reset them but the time continues creep forward!