Hawk Highlights
Let's Soar to Success
October 24, 2019
Hello Hilltop Parents, Students, and Staff!
We have a few highlights to share with you this week. Please note that you can click the 'Translate' button below to translate this newsletter into over 20 different languages!
Upcoming Dates and Events
October
25 – No School - Teacher Institute for Parent-Teacher Conferences and Book Fair Open from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
28 - Pledge Week for Mrs. Ross’s Class, Rivard and Schlitter Planetarium and Battle of the Books Practice – Room 1006
29 – Crossroads Kids Club in Gym
30 – Open Gym
31 – Fall Classroom Parties from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
November
3 – Daylight Saving Time Ends – Clocks go back (1) hour
4 - Pledge Week for Mr. Callejas’s Class
5 – Crossroads Kids Club in the Gym
6 – Open Gym and STEM Expo Kick-off at Gail Borden at 5:30 pm.
7 – Picture Retakes, Chess Club in Room 2124, Battle of the Books Meet at Gail Borden Library at 3:15 pm, PTO Meeting in the Library at 6:00pm and CAC Meeting at EHS at 7:00pm.
11 – Veteran’s Day (Observed), Pledge Week for Mrs. Carrillo’s Class and Battle of the Books Practice
12 - Crossroads Kids Club in the Gym
13 – World Kindness Day and Open Gym
14 – Chess Club after school in Room 2124
18 - Pledge Week for Mrs. Popovich’s Class and Report Cards Sent Home TODAY.
19 – Crossroads Kids Club in the Gym
20 - Open Gym
21 – Vision and Hearing Screening, Hawks Nest School Store – 1st Lunch from 10:30 am to 11:30 am, Chess Club in Room 2144 and Battle of the Books Meet at Bartlett Library at 3:15 pm.
22 – Vision and Hearing Screening and Hawks Nest School Store -2nd Lunch from 11:45 am to 12:30 pm
25 - Pledge Week for Mrs. Zabel’s Class and Battle of the Books Practice
26 – 1st Grade Sing-Concert at Hilltop Gym at 1:00 pm and Crossroads Kids Club in the Gym
27 – No School/Non-Attendance Day
No School Friday, October 25, 2019
As a reminder, we will not have school on Friday, October 25, 2019 due to Teacher Institute Day. If you have not scheduled a conference, please contact your child’s teacher.
Spirit Wear
We are pleased to announce that we have opened our Hilltop Hawk Spirit Wear for this school year! Please take a moment to review the clothing line at the attachment below.
The window for purchasing Spirit Wear closes on November 1, 2019 and orders will be delivered to Hilltop at a later date. We have samples in the main office too! Remember - every Friday is Hilltop Spirit Day so please get your Spirit Wear TODAY!
Elgin Lion's Club Food Collection Starts Next Week
The Elgin Lions Club will be sponsoring a food drive at Hilltop that starts on October 28th and runs until November 8th. Students can bring in food items and drop them off in their classrooms. With your help, we can reach our goal of collecting 2000 items for families in our community. All items will be donated to the Elgin Crisis Center.
Fall Classroom Parties
On Thursday, October 31, 2019 we will be having our Fall Classroom parties. These parties are for students and volunteers working with the teachers. In order to ensure the safety of all of our students, we will be using the following guidelines for our school celebration.
In choosing an appropriate costume for your child, please adhere to the following:
· No costumes depicting excessive violence (no fake blood)
· No costumes that are offensive to any ethnic or religious group
· No Clowns
· No WEAPONS of any kind (squirt guns, plastic swords, knifes, etc.)
· Keep make-up to a minimum (there is only a short time given to students to get into costumes…save the best for trick-or-treating)
· NO ONE MAY WEAR MAKE-UP TO SCHOOL IN THE MORNING
· Be certain that your child can see through his/her mask.
Pre-K – 5th Grade
Students in Pre-K and Kindergarten will follow the Teachers Newsletter regarding specifics for the day. Students in Grades 1st – 5th should not wear any part of their costume to school in the morning (including hair coloring). All 1st – 5th grade students will be getting into their costumes after lunch and should come to school with everything they need for their costume. Students will not be allowed to use school phones to call home for any reason associated with Halloween. Please prepare in advance.
6th Grade Students
Sixth grade students will be going bowling on Thursday, October 31, 2019 for their party. If you have questions about this trip, please contact your classroom teacher. All 6th grade students must have a signed permission slip to attend.
Procedures
If you are volunteering in a classroom, please check in at the table near the main office when you arrive. It is our expectation that you remain in the classroom in which you are volunteering. With so many extra people in the building, it is important that we know who is here and where they are at all times. We also need to be certain that all volunteers leave by 1:30 pm so buses are able to park for dismissal.
Please discuss the above guidelines in regards to appropriate costumes with your child. We realize that some costumes come with accessories that are not appropriate for school but may be appropriate for home. Please stress that these accessories need to stay at home. Your child’s safety is our number one concern and we thank you for your cooperation. As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call.
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