THE HUSKY HOWLER
Week of September 6, 2021 - ISSUE 2
Upcoming Events
- September 6 Labor Day - No School
- September 8 Early Release Day - School Ends at 1:35pm
- September 9 Virtual Back to School Night, 5:00 - 6:30pm
- September 10 Coffee with the Principal, 9:00 - 10:00am
First Husky Assembly Our first assembly was lots of fun. Students got to cheer and dance in our outdoor assembly. | Collaboration at it's Finest Our Hillcrest Teachers showcased creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and communication in their recent Staff Meeting. | VAPA Fridays Our Music Program successfully launched on September 3rd. Every Friday students in Grades 2-6 receive music lessons. K-1 students receive music lessons every third Wednesday of the Month. |
First Husky Assembly
Collaboration at it's Finest
Back to School Night is Thursday September 9th on ZOOM

Spotlight on: Ms. Rosa Wong
Health Tip of the Week Remind your child to use their own supplies and not to share snacks or personal items. #garveystrong #hillcrestsafety | School Parking Lots Please help keep our students and staff safe by remaining behind marked areas and by not removing orange cones. Our parking lots are for Staff Parking. | Message from the Principal Hello Husky Families, We are excited to announce we will be holding elections for Student Council, kicking-off our PBIS program, implementing academic support programs, and starting Second Step this month. Our teachers have been busy designing and planning rigorous lessons for all our students. Looking forward to meeting many of you at Back to School Night. Instagram @hillcrestprincipal |
Health Tip of the Week
School Parking Lots
Message from the Principal
We are excited to announce we will be holding elections for Student Council, kicking-off our PBIS program, implementing academic support programs, and starting Second Step this month. Our teachers have been busy designing and planning rigorous lessons for all our students. Looking forward to meeting many of you at Back to School Night.
Instagram @hillcrestprincipal
Hillcrest PTA Membership
Our PTA membership drive is here!
We invite you to take a step toward helping our students through the funding of our programs that costs you only $11. That's less than $1/month over the course of the year!
Please help us unite in kindness and collaboration and join your 2021-2022 Hillcrest PTA today! Our Membership drive will start on 09/7/2021-10/7/2021.
Thank you to those of you superstars who have already joined for the new school year
OUR GOAL FOR THE SCHOOL IS 250 MEMBERSHIPS this year.
We have started the school year with 20 new members, Thank You!!
PTA will be sponsoring a Movie Day with pre-packaged movie snacks for the classrooms with the most memberships.
There will be two contests, one for the lower (K-3) grades and one in the upper (4-6) grade classrooms.
https://jointotem.com/ca/monterey-park/hillcrest-elementary-school-pta
FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES
**ANYONE can support these initiatives, not just PTA Members!! Please share with your family and friends!!**
Ongoing Fundraisers, sign up today!
FlipGive.com
Simply join our team on FlipGive and start shopping through the app or our team page and we'll earn money every time you shop with popular brands like Sam's Club, Starbucks, Dick's, Chewy.com, Old Navy, Walmart, and Mobil.
Join our team now by clicking here: https://flipgive.app.link/teams/join?fundraiser_name=+Hillcrest+Elementary+School+PTA&joincode=FNDJ75
If you are prompted for a join code, enter this code FNDJ7
For more info on how FlipGive.com works, please see our blog site post or reply here with your questions! https://hillcresthuskypta.blogspot.com/2020/08/join-our-hillcrest-elementary-school.html
Quote of the Week
-Conan O'Brien