Hillside News Brief
December 8, 2023
December 15, 2023
Important Dates for You to Know
Dec. 18-21 - Hillside Winter Spirit Week (look for details soon)
Monday, December 18 - Hillside at Topper's Night! Both locations: 7010 Dodge St #104 & 741 N 114th St
Wednesday, December 20 - STEAM Day at Hillside
Thursday, December 21 - Last Day of Semester I
December 22 - January 7 - Winter Break (students return on Monday, January 8)
Tardies are a Concern
Many days, approximately 10% of our student population is tardy to school. This makes it challenging to start our day in the main office, as we are checking many children in at the front desk. This also impacts ABSENCES, as tardies add up to days of absence.
If your student is tardy frequently, please make an extra effort to get them to school on time. Students who are tardy to class miss instruction; it's also a difficult start to a school day. Thank you for helping us to reduce tardies at Hillside.
On time. Every day!!
Please Come Help Us with STEAM Day!
On Wednesday, December 20, Hillside will have its annual STEAM Day. Please consider coming to Hillside on that day to volunteer! If you are interested, please access the link below:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4DA5A922A0F49-46254411-steam#/
Boys and Girls Club on December 21st
We have been informed that Boys and Girls Club buses will run a pickup at Hillside at 1:00 p.m. Please confirm this with Boys and Girls Club as we get closer!
Happy Winter Break to All!
We are coming to the halfway point in our school year: Winter Break. This is a time for teachers and administrators to rest and reset; it's also a time for families to have some quality time together, maybe slow down a little bit, and remember the reason for the season.
We here at Hillside are grateful for our Hillside community. It is a privilege to work with so many families who care about their kids and who care about their school. Please know that we wish you all good things this Winter Break. We will be dismissing that Thursday, December 21, at 1:00 pm so that teachers can head home to their families a little early.
May your Winter Break bring you peace, love, and lots of cookies.
Community Club Corner
Community Club Meetings
January 11 from 6:00-7:15 pm
February 1 from 6:00-7:15 pm
March 7 from 6:00-7:15 pm
April 11 from 6:00-7:15 pm
April 26 from 6:00-7:15 pm
May 2 from 6:00-7:15 pm
All Community Club meetings are held in Hillside's conference room. See you there!
PBiS Particulars
We are a PBiS school! PBiS stands for Positive Behavior Support and Intervention. PBiS does more than just recognize those students who are doing the right thing. PBiS can also help students who need to develop the skills necessary to be successful in school. As a team, we develop and refine plans for students who need a visual, a structure, feedback, and rewards to develop the skills of positive behavior.
We work on a Skill of the Week every week as a school. Look below for next week's skill!