Husky E-News

Hillendale families,

I hope you are having a great weekend! Thank you for your time at our winter concerts this past week. A well deserved shout out to Mr. & Mrs. Jennings, Mr. Fegley & Mrs. Eichmann for putting together a terrific program and inspiring our huskies to love music.

I am extremely excited to announce that, as a direct result of all of your and our PTO's generosity, the playground equipment we ordered last spring has finally been delivered and installed! Between all our rainy days last week, children got to enjoy their new climber and two new spinners (a husky favorite!). Thank you so much for making this improvement to our play areas possible for our children through your contributions to our various fundraisers and our annual Spring PTO Parents Night Out.

As a reminder, school will be closed from December 23rd - January 1st.

Have a great final school week of 2024!

Joshua Leight

Hillendale Elementary Principal

Please see details below about a Holiday Spirit Day created by our Student Council on 12/20.

Few spaces still remain in our "Husky Sensory Squad!" Please see more about the nature based program below:

The Husky Sensory Squad offers nature walks in all weather conditions, encouraging students to dress accordingly for outdoor exploration. Activities focus on sensory experiences, art, fine motor skills and play, fostering creativity and engagement with nature. Designed for 15 students in Kindergarten through 2nd grade, it provides a dynamic, hands-on learning environment.

Grades K-2: Mondays and Wednesdays from 8 a.m. - arrival (15 students)

Advisor: Mrs. Trinh Hawkins

Registration for the winter session was opened on December 9 at 10:00 AM. You will need to access your child's PowerSchool account in order to register. Instructions and details about our program are located on our webpage: HES

It's important to know that activities are limited and can only be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. To keep our Elementary Student Activities Program accessible to as many students as possible, we kindly ask that you initially register for one activity per child in the winter session. Once registration is a couple weeks underway, on December 23, we encourage you to check back and consider registering your child for multiple activities, as available. Registration for the winter session will close on December 27. If there is not an opportunity for your child this winter, please check back in the spring session.

As a District, we find tremendous value in the way that student activities build community, create connections, teach life lessons and help kids to discover their passions. We also feel strongly that student activities are supposed to be FUN.

Thank you for your support of our new programs!

December

20 - Holiday Spirit Day

23-31- School Closed: Winter Break

January

1 - School Closed: Winter Break

6 - PTO General Meeting (10:30am)

6 - Luminary Night (5:00-6:00pm)

20 - School Closed / MLK Day of Service

21 - Penny Drive Begins

29 - School Closed

Please send in this form if you would like to buy a luminary bag to line the trail.

(it also went home in backpacks)

After the initial trial period, NEW DATES have been added for grades 3-5 only. We kindly ask that you initially chose only one library date per child. Once everyone has had a chance to sign up - after January 2nd - we encourage you to check back and signup for more if slots are available.

Volunteers will help to check books in/out and shelve returned books during your 3rd-5th grade child's library class.

Send any concerns or issues to Janette Grieb at janettepgrieb@gmail.com

Questions or comments for the PTO? Email us at HESPTO@ucfsd.net