Due to the severe temperatures forecasted in American Falls and surrounding areas, all schools within the American Falls School District will be closed on Tuesday, January 31st. The National Weather Service has extended a severe weather alert, with a wind chill warning in effect through 10AM on Tuesday. Out of an abundance of caution for the safety of students during early morning pickup and drop-off times, as well as those who walk or wait at bus stops, the decision was made to close schools. The weather is expected to improve on Wednesday, so please dress warm and plan on attending school
Our 1st graders have an important message for all our community’s adults. READ - TALK - PLAY Everyday! Thank you United Way for the T-shirts. We will wear them proudly!!
Our 1st graders sang their hearts out today at their dress rehearsal for the other children at Hillcrest. 💙 The parent program is tomorrow at 2:20. It will put you in the Christmas spirit! Hope you can make it! 🎄
The Hillcrest PTO wants to say THANK YOU for the amazing participation our school had during our read-a-thon. The PTO has decided to purchase a Hillcrest T-shirt for every student. They will arrive sometime in January.
If a parent would like to purchase additional T-shirts or a Hoodie Sweatshirts for themselves or others, we can order them with our shirt order.
T-shirts are $15.00 Each
Hoodies are $25.00 Each
If you would like to order one. You have to stop in the office at Hillcrest and pay for the shirt at the time you place the order. We can only accept Cash or Check.
We also only have a short time to collect orders from parents. You can stop by and place your order from Monday December 5th until Noon on December 12th. We will only be able to order what has been paid for by this date.
Hillcrest has our Annual Christmas Giving Tree up in the foyer. If you are able, you can help decorate the tree. Students who bring a can of food to donate, to the American Falls Academy Food Bank, will get to write their name on an ornament and hang it on our tree.
A BIG PARENT THANK YOU from Hillcrest! 96% of our families made the time and effort to come to Hillcrest and support their child(ren) at conferences. There is so much information on the POSITIVE POWER of a PARENT/FAMILY/TEACHER team in helping students grow and learn. Thank you SO much parents for being part of the team! 🏆 💖
Wild Wonders - Family Reading Week Open House
Thursday November 17th , 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
There will be a scavenger hunt, a FREE book for every child and a game for every family (while supplies last).
The Sensory Safari will be on display.
AND
Wild Thing will be in attendance.
We can't wait to see you there!!
CONGRATULATIONS to our most improved IStation October hero’s for the month. Great reading Nixon, Ximena, Noah, Vivienne, Tytan and Willow! We are so proud of you!! 👏
Our Read a Thon has ended, and our students did AMAZING!!!!
They read a total of 166,537 minutes.
Wow that is a lot of reading!
We now have 9 more days to finish up donations and for the students to log into their dashboard and spend their points. The points are based on how many donations were made. After they order all their prizes, they will be shipped to Hillcrest and will be handed out in a few weeks.
Awesome Job Hillcrest!
School Pictures just arrived. They will be coming home with your child today or tomorrow. Because of the late delivery of them, we have rescheduled Picture-Retake Day to Thursday October 27th. We will also be sending home a retake packet if your student needs photos taken.
Read-a-Thon Update
Hillcrest Students are Amazing
Our students have logged in Over
44,000 minutes of reading, and we have met half of our fundraising goal.
Keep working hard Hillcrest!!
Day 2 of our Read-a-Thon!! We are blown away with how much reading is going on.
Currently the reading leaders are:
2nd - Mrs. Blauer
1st - Mrs. Campbell
K - Mrs. Lasley
Top Individual Reader is:
Layne T
Classes who have Raised the Most Money for the school is:
2nd - Mrs. Blauer
1st - Mrs. Moore
K - Mrs. Morgan
What kind of Read a thon prizes would you like to win
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD8Lk_gsGoo
Today is the DAY!!! Time for our Read-a-Thon. Your student will be bringing home papers with more information. You can also check out these videos
Read-a-Thon Fundraiser Kickoff!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCKspU6TMMk
How to Register for our Read-a-thon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRJj1RKqec8
Today we participated in a PRACTICE lock-down drill at Hillcrest. We prepare our students and staff for lock-down procedures - that is getting behind a locked door and out of the line of sight if possible. We talk about what it means to go into lockdown. That something strange is in our school and we need to be safe. We do not go into scary details. Then we practice in a very calm manner. We had city and county police here to help us practice and see how we are doing. They said our students and staff did very well! We hope to never, ever have to go into a real lockdown but I am confident if we did, our school, law enforcement and community will react as safely as possible. Ask your child about their experience with this and tell them Mrs. Fehringer says GREAT JOB!
Isaac is our first student in our "kind Kids" club! He is a great helper at Hillcrest!
Calling All Parents
You Are Invited To Join Our Parent Teacher Organization PTO
Our First Meeting will be held on September 21st at 6:00 PM Hillcrest Elementary School Media Center
Children are Welcome
We will have child-care in the gymnasium!
Our Organization is committed to helping our Lil’ Beavers build a strong foundation for their education. Here are just a few examples of PTO accomplishments:
*Fundraising $5,000 or more every year for Students and Teachers
*Purchased New Library Furniture
*Purchased Tablets for Classrooms
*Funded Upgraded Security System
*Funds Playground Equipment
Help us grow our PTO. More members equal more possibilities.
This year we will be introducing an amazing new fundraiser, the Read-A-Thon Come and join our Team.
If you have any questions contact Chrystal Owen PTO President at afhillcrestpto@gmail.com
Tomorrow, remember to bring your best smile!
It is picture day.
Picture Day is Coming!
September 15
Picture Packets will be going home with your students Wednesday or Thursday
Smile Big!!
Welcome to Hillcrest.
Letters were mailed out last week, if you didn't receive one, stop by the office on Monday and we will let you know who your teacher is.
OPEN HOUSE - August 22nd - 8:00-11:30 am and 12:30-3:00 pm
We will start with an Open House on August 22nd. Children need to be accompanied by a parent or adult. Children will not stay at the school on this day. Teachers will gather important information about your child, such as how they will be going home each day. Teachers will also give information to parents regarding classroom activities and expectations. We hope this Open House day helps everyone prepare for a safe and happy first day of school!
FIRST REGULAR DAY OF SCHOOL - August 23rd - 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
SCHOOL SCHEDULE
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
Friday No School
HILLCREST TITLE I SCHOOL INFORMATIONAL PARENT MEETING
Parents are invited to attend an informational meeting at 2:00 pm on August 22nd in the Hillcrest Media Center. We will go over our school Title I required information including our Title I status, parental Involvement and input opportunities and funding allocations.
LUNCH FEES
All families will receive free breakfasts for their student(s). Free and reduced lunch forms will be available at Open House. Forms must be filled out and turned in to qualify for free or reduced lunches for your child(ren). For the 2022-2023 school year lunch prices will be $2.85 if you do not qualify for the free or reduced lunches.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU SOON!
Parents, The AF school district will provide the school supplies your children need for school. You will need to provide a backpack. School lunch will only be be free for those who qualify this year. Breakfast is free for everyone. Free lunch forms will be sent home the first day of school. Lunch prices will be: Hillcrest - $2.85, JRSE - $2.85, WTMS - $2.95, AFHS - $3.05 and Academy - $3:05
