Hillside News Brief
October 18, 2024
October 18, 2024
Important Dates
Coming Up
Oct. 23 - Homecoming Parade Starting at Westside High School
Oct. 25 - Halloween Parade and Parties & Fall Festival (for those who prefer not to celebrate Halloween)
Oct. 25 - 6:00-7:30pm Hillside Trunk or Treat event (out front at Hillside)
Oct. 29 - 6:00-7:00pm at Westside High School, Room 220. SmartGen Presentation
Nov. 7 - 5:15pm-6:15pm in the library. Community Club Meeting at Hillside
Nov. 8 - School Photo Retake Day
Nov. 11 - 8:50am-9:20am Veterans Day Assembly in the North Gym at Hillside
Nov. 14 - 6:00-6:45pm 4th/5th Grade Music Program at Westside Middle School
Nov. 15 - Spirit Day (wear your spirit wear or orange and blue)
Nov. 20 - Tiger of the Month Assembly
Nov. 21 - 6:00-8:00pm Hillside Literacy Night (end of One School, One Book reading)
Nov. 27-Dec. 1 - Thanksgiving Break
October Events Sign Ups
Hillside Families:
We have some upcoming opportunities for you below:
Sign up to join us for the Homecoming Parade: Wednesday, October 23 at 6:30, Westside High School & neighborhood
Sign Up to support fall classroom parties: October 25 following the 2:00 parade, Hillside Elementary
Sign Up to reserve your Trunk or Treat spot: October 25, 6:00 - 7:30, Hillside upper parking lot
Thank you,
Hillside Staff & Community Club
Girls on the Run Canned Food Drive Monday, October 22 and Tuesday, October 23!!
The Girls on the Run running club here at Hillside is having a canned food drive. All canned goods collected will be donated to a local homeless shelter (to be determined soon). Please consider donated a few cans of food. For each can donated, the girls will run a lap!
Community Club News
We are so happy to announce that Mrs.Gina Kousegaard and Mrs. Brooke Johnson will be our new Community Club co-presidents. We are grateful to Mrs. Erin Palzer, our past president for three years, and we are looking forward to ushering in our Community Club's new leadership for 2025-26. Mrs. Emily Hansen will remain the Community Club Treasurer for 2024-25.
Title I Schoolwide Survey for Hillside
Please let us know about your Hillside experience!
If you have not already filled out the Hillside Survey, please click the button below to give us your feedback about our school! Thank you for helping us to improve how we serve you.
School Photos: Online Ordering
Order your School Pictures today!
You now have the convenience to place an online order for School Pictures.
Please click the link below to place your order. Please note that this link will close 48 hours after the picture day, which is October 4. The ordering link will close Sunday evening.
Thank you!
www.martinphotography.hhimagehost.com
Behavior at Hillside
Social Skills and Behavior at Hillside
Hillside's philosophy is that students deserve to learn social skills right along with academics. We want our students to learn how to accept feedback gracefully, how to regulate their emotions appropriately, and how to negotiate skillfully with peers. We are committed to helping all our students to learn and grow academically, socially, and emotionally.
Social Skill of the Week October 21-25
Additional Information for You
Unified Event: Sensory Make and Take
The next Westside Unified event is a Sensory Make and Take workshop. If you are interested, see the information below.
Here is the link to RSVP: https://forms.gle/M79zxFwy6pRqu8Qx7