Hillcrest Elementary Newsletter
November 2019
School Start/End Times
Elementary Schedule for 2019-20 School Year
Student Day: 7:43 am-2:35 pm
Morning Bus drop off: 7:15 am
Before school recess: 7:15 am-7:40 am
Please Note
Bus Deviations
Bus deviations are located in the main office or at the bus company.
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held at Hillcrest Elementary on Tuesday, November 5 and Thursday, November 7 from 3:00-7:00 p.m. Please contact your child's teacher if you have not set up a time yet.
School Pictures
School pictures will also take place on both conference nights in the gym. If your conference is scheduled for 6:45, please come early to have your child's pictures taken. All students need to have their pictures taken for school purposes even if you do not plan to purchase a picture package.
Pre-pay picture envelopes were sent home with your child in October. Pictures can be ordered by returning your envelope on the night of your conference or you can pre-order school pictures through Lifetouch. Click this link and it will bring you to the order screen with the picture day ID. Online orders will be accepted 48 hours after Picture Day.
Picture retake day will be Thursday, December 5th.
Lost and Found
Flu Clinic Offered to Elementary Students During Conferences
Chippewa Public Health will be offering FREE flu shots to students this fall at the elementary schools during conferences. The scheduled date for Hillcrest is:
- November 5- Hillcrest Elementary from 3 to 7 p.m. (consents due back to school 11/1)
The consent form is attached here. A paper copy was sent home in mid-October. You can click here for the vaccine information sheet.
If you have any questions, please call the Chippewa County Department of Public Health at 715-726-7900.
From the Nurse's Office
It is cold and flu season! Click here for information on how to avoid the flu and what to do if you get sick.
Also, a reminder, cough drops must be kept in the health office at Hillcrest. A medical form must be filled out by a parent/guardian for permission to administer. Sucker cough drops are not allowed for safety reasons.
Hillcrest Clothing Order
The Hillcrest Elementary clothing order for this year is now online! The sale runs through November 8th. Just click on this link and enter sale code: hes19
This is a fundraiser for our PTO! The PTO will make money off of each order placed.
The PTO will pick up the orders when they are ready and will deliver them to school on a day and time that will be determined. The PTO will send the orders home with the kids. There will be no holding orders so the kids don't find out.
There will be shirt and sweatshirt samples available at conferences on November 5th and 7th.
If you have any questions, please contact the Hillcrest PTO at CFHillcrestPTO@gmail.com.
Hillcrest PTO News
Hillcrest PTO has a new website! Click here to see it!
You can now sign-up to volunteer for the craft show and the holiday store. Click the links below to sign-up!
https://signup.com/go/BhxACKS - Craft Show Volunteers
https://signup.com/go/EWqHees - Holiday Store Volunteers
PTO Meeting Dates
**All meetings will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the Hillcrest Library**
Monday, November 6
Monday, January 8
Monday, March 5
Monday, May 7
Email: CFHillcrestPTO@gmail.com
Daylight Savings Time
Thank You!
School Board Meeting
Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Time: 7:00 pm Public Session
Place: District Office
1130 Miles St
Chippewa Falls WI 54729
This meeting is a meeting of the Board of Education in public for the purpose of conducting the School District's business and is not to be considered a public community meeting. There is a time for public participation during the meeting as indicated in the agenda.
The public can access the School Board Agenda for this meeting by going to the School District website 24 hours in advance of the meeting.
Upon request to the School Board Secretary, submitted twenty-four (24) hours in advance, the District shall make reasonable accommodation including the provision of informational material in an alternative format for a disabled person to be able to attend this meeting.
Important Hillcrest Dates
- November 2: Hillcrest Craft Show (9:00-2:00)
- November 5 & 7: Academic Conferences (3:00-7:00)-School Pictures taken these nights
- December 5: Picture Retake Day
- December 13: Christmas Concerts at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. in Hillcrest Gym
- December 16: 5th Grade Volleyball Tournament at Hillcrest (9:00 a.m. start time)
- December 17: Hillcrest Singers Concert (Heyde Center at 5:30 p.m.)
- January 6: Hillcrest Singers Tour/Concert Exchange (2:45-6:00 p.m.)
- February 18 & 20: Academic Conferences (3:00-7:00 p.m.)
- February 28: 2nd and 3rd Grade Concert (8:00-9:00 a.m.)
- April 9: 4th and 5th Grade Concert (8:00-9:00 a.m.)
- May 7: 1st grade Grandparent's Day Program (9:00-10:00 a.m.)
- May 7: Kindergarten Spring Sing (1:00-2:00 p.m.)
- May 19: 5th Grade Track and Field Day (make-up dates May 20, 21)
School Attendance / Truancy
Visitors / Volunteers
All visitors and volunteers must sign in at the office and obtain a name tag before going out into the hallways/classrooms. When leaving the building, please sign out in the office.
When dropping off items for students, please leave those items in the office and we will have your child pick them up or we will deliver the item to your child’s room.
Bus Deviations
Bus deviations are available at the bus company or in the Hillcrest Office. The bus company would like at least a 24 hour notice.
If you have any questions, please contact the bus company at 715-726-2454.
RCU School Sense
Royal Credit Union and Hillcrest have partnered to make saving each week fun and easy for your child. Starting October 15th, students can save each Tuesday morning at school!
Cardinal Community Learning Center
Cardinal Community Learning Center has programming opportunities to meet the needs of our students, families, and community!
What's for Lunch?
Please allow 10 days for processing before volunteering at Hillcrest.
District Notice
Upon request to the building administrator, submitted twenty-four (24) hours in advance, the District shall make reasonable accommodation including the provision of informational material in an alternative format as necessary for a disabled person to be able to participate select activities.
About Us
Email: solinhm@chipfalls.org
Website: https://cfsd.chipfalls.k12.wi.us/hillcrest/
Location: 1200 Miles Street, Chippewa Falls, WI, USA
Phone: 715-726-2405