Hillside News Brief
November 5, 2021
Important Dates for You
Thursday, November 11, 8:50-9:15 a.m. Hillside Veterans Day assembly out front
Thursday, November 11 - Picture Re-take Day
Tuesday, November 16, 6:00-7:00 p.m. - Hillside Community Club meeting in the teachers' lounge
Monday, November 22, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Band Concert at Westside Middle School
November 24-28 - Thanksgiving Break
Please! We need masks!!
Please, please send your child to school with a few masks in his/her backpack! We hand out many, many masks every day, and we could really use your help to keep your student(s) supplied with masks. Thank you so much for your help!
WE-SIDE FALL ART CONTESTS
Our popular and inspiring district contest is BACK for 2021! We invite ALL students and staff members to create a poem, drawing, photograph, sculpture, digital/electronic art, or painting using the theme of Belonging Builds Community.
We will be awarding prizes for different grade levels and buildings throughout the district, and your work could be featured on Westside websites, social media and in future publications!
All entries are due by November 16th at 4:00pm. Bring your art to school or email it to Dr. Lucas at lucas.mike@westside66.net.
For questions about these events or any other issues, please email communications@westside66.net.
Thank you – please join us for these important events!
Westside Community Schools
Hillside STEAM Day is Tuesday, December 21st
Students at Work!
We are so proud of our awesome Hillside Tigers. They are helping to keep our school beautiful.
Use TAGG (Together a Greater Good) to Help Hillside
1) Download the TAGG app
2) When in the app, choose Hillside as a place to support
When you are ready to process a purchase:
2) Touch the "TAGG a purchase" button
3) Touch "Hillside" when asked to choose whom to support
4) Find and touch the business that generated your receipt
5) Take a photo of your receipt
6) Upload your receipt
That's it! It's that easy.
Thank you for TAGG-ing your purchases regularly for Hillside!
HyVee Receipts
Hillside's Community Club used to collect HyVee receipts for a period of time during first semester, but no longer! TAGG benefits Hillside all year long and during the summer, too! Be sure to TAGG your purchases each time you visit HyVee. Thank you for supporting Hillside!
Boxtops for Education
https://www.boxtops4education.com/How-To-Earn
Thanks for your help!
Holiday Assistance
It’s hard to believe but the holiday season is right around the corner. As part of the Westside Community Schools family, we are fortunate to have some groups and organizations that are generous in many ways, especially when it comes to helping children.
Each year, several churches in the community, community service clubs and individual donors offer to help students whose families may be experiencing some temporary financial setbacks due to the tough economic times. These groups often donate a food basket, clothing and/or gifts. These items are meant to assist you in what you are already providing for your family.
If your family is not receiving assistance from other organizations, we are here to provide support. If you need assistance during the holiday season, please contact your school counselor, Mr. Zach Maloley at maloley.zachary@westside66.net or call 402-408-8462.
PBiS Skill of the Week for Next Week
Hillside announces daily the social Skill of the Week. This is the skill we are focusing on as a building for the entire week. Next week's Skill of the Week is: Accepting Compliments. When you accept compliments you:
- Look at the person
- Use a pleasant voice
- Say, "Thank you"