Newsletter February 7

Office Hours are 8:00-4:30pm weekdays. Please don't hesitate to call us at 208-350-4432 if you have any questions. You can also access our school website:

Hillsdale Elementary School / Homepage (westada.org)

https://www.facebook.com/hillsdaleherons1

Instagram:@hillsdalees

For our Hillsdale Staff Directory, please visit our Hillsdale webpage:

www.westada.org and choose school-elementary-Hillsdale from the district school dropdown menu

Once on the Hillsdale page, select the Menu icon from the upper right and choose Hillsdale Staff from the drop-down menu under Contact Us Hillsdale Staff | Hillsdale Elementary School (westada.org)

Jenn Connor, Head Secretary Connor.Jenn@westada.org

Sally Fitzgerald, Office Assistant/Registrar Fitzgerald.Sally@westada.org

Patty Smithley, Office Assistant/Registrar Smithley.Patty@westada.org

Ashley Tracy, Safe School Assistant tracy.ashley@westada.org

PTO BOARD CONTACTS:

HillsdaleHeronsPTO@gmail.com

President: Shelby Van Orsow
Vice President: Rikki Watkins
Treasurer: Kristin Raney
Communications Secretary: Heather Galm
Fundraising Coordinator: Kara Jensen

Events Coordinator: Brittney Logsdon

Email: bair.khristie@westada.org
Website: https://www.westada.org/Domain/6243
Location: 5225 South Stockenham Way, Meridian, ID, USA
Phone: 208-350-4432
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hillsdaleherons1

Instagram:@hillsdalees

REMIND: Hillsdale Elementary School @a62337b

February

11-Kindergarten Orientation for incoming 2025-26 students 1:30-3:00pm. Bring your incoming kindergarten student with you. We will all check-in at the auditorium steps for a short presentation and you will receive information for kindergarten registration.

14-Valentine's Day Event during lunch time for all students coordinated by our PTO. See details below...

17-No School-Presidents' Day

18-20-Gary Hogg (Utah Author): Assemblies and Writing Workshops 1-5th grades

26-STEM Night Last Names A-K (5-6pm) and Last Names L-Z (6-7pm) & Book Fair (4-7pm)...more details to come!

March

4-Kindergarten registration for 2025-2026 school year 9:30-4:00pm (appointments can be scheduled with office staff when all enrollment paperwork has been completed)

5-No School-Professional Learning Collaboration

Parents can visit: www.buytheyearbook.com and either search for Hillsdale or enter our school code, which is 295530-2501. Yearbooks are $20 each. The deadline to order is Friday, February 14.

Each month one student per grade level is randomly selected from that month's perfect attendance list. Those students drawn receive a $10 Stella ice cream gift card. The picture below includes students' whose names were drawn for January. Each quarter, those students who have maintained perfect attendance throughout the year are acknowledged with a special treat provided by Officer Bridges.

Pictured L-R: Claire, Evie, Ellie, and Oliver.

January Winners

Pre - Nugent - Gracelynn Kent

Kinder - Craver - Eliette Craver

1st - McKinley - Brayden Nickel

2nd - Brousseau - Evelynn Munguia

3rd - Powell - Claire Yoon

4th - Montoya - Oliver Shanks

5th - Reed - Corbin Stout

Our STEM Night and Book Fair is scheduled for Wednesday, February 26th and we need volunteers! This is a fun evening event that will coincide with our annual Book Fair. If you would like to help with either of these events, please use the sign-up links below. More information on these events will come out soon!

To help with the Book Fair: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4EAEAA2BAAF8C52-54388949-book

To help with STEM Night: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4EAEAA2BAAF8C52-54388422-science

Thank you for your support! We couldn’t do it without our amazing volunteers.

Each day, Hillsdale staff are looking for students who exhibit HERON traits to give them a Caught You Being a Heron ticket. Students then put the ticket in their grade level jar by the main entryway. Two students' names will be drawn each week per grade level and read over the announcements for prizes from our Treasure Chest. Each month a K-2nd and 3rd-5th grade student will be drawn to receive a monthly prize!

We want to acknowledge all the great HERON traits we see in our students throughout the day!

Kindergarten: Stevie Miller (Respectful) & Hayes Bankus (Engaged Learner)

First Grade: Nora Wiersma (On Task) & Aliya Skogen (On Task)

Second Grade: Zane Watkins (Engaged & Respectful) & Madelyn Murri (Respectful & On Task)

Third Grade: Martin Kirk (On Task) & Isaac Thiel (Respectful)

Fourth Grade: Brielle Culbertson (Engaged Learner) & Margo Tsougas (Never Give Up)

Fifth Grade: Aivind Pearce (Respectful & Self-Control) & Londyn Nelson (Respectful)

All PTO meeting dates for the 2024-2025 school year are as follows:

March 4: 7:00-8:00pm

April 1: 7:00-8:00pm

May 6: 7:00-8:00pm