Hillside News Brief

Community Club will be providing a meal for our teachers on Monday, March 9, starting at 4:00 p.m. If you are interested in signing up to provide a dish or to help, please access this link: Sign Up Genius for 3-9 Conference Meal

Thank you so much!

Please watch for communication from your student's/students' teacher(s) regarding upcoming parent-teacher conferences at Hillside. We are looking forward to scheduling conferences with parents. Conferences will be on either Monday, 3-9, or Wednesday, 3-11, in the evening.

Hillside yearbooks are on sale now! If you would like to purchase a Hillside yearbook, please click on the link below.

https://www.balfour.com/nebraska/omaha/hillside-elementary-school

If you are a District resident who would like your K-6 child(ren) to attend an elementary school other than the school that serves your attendance area for next school year, you must submit a completed In-District Transfer (IDT) Request form to the Office of Student Services for review.

The District gives priority to families living within the District prior to placing Option Enrollment applicants who reside outside the District. We must receive a Student In-District Transfer Request form no later than 4:00 p.m. on March 15, 2020, for your request to be considered prior to our placement of Option Enrollment students.

IDT forms are available at the ABC Building and our District website. Click here to complete the form electronically. An IDT request form must be completed for any child starting kindergarten next year who has one or more siblings currently attending a school outside their home attendance area. Transfers are approved or denied based on available space and other resources. If you have questions about the in-district transfer process, please call the Welcome Center at 402-390-2100.

Kindergarten Enrollment for District Residents: February 15th - March 15th

Do you live in the District and have a child who will be ready for Kindergarten this fall? Do you know of other Westside residents with children who will be ready to start school in August?

Kindergarten enrollment for 2020-2021 begins February 15th, 2020. Parents of eligible students should go to westside66.org to begin the enrollment process as early as possible on or after February 15th.

Students entering kindergarten for 2020-2021 must be five years old by July 31, 2020. Parents may opt to hold their children out of kindergarten for an additional year. However, Nebraska state law mandates that a child who reaches six years of age prior to January 1 of the then-current school year must be enrolled in school.

If you have questions, you may call the Westside Welcome Center at 402-390-2100.

Requirements for Early Admission to Kindergarten

In accordance with Nebraska Statute 79-214, the Westside Community Schools allows for admission of children residing in the District as early entrance kindergarteners through a locally designed testing program. Children of District residents who wish to be tested for early entrance must turn five between August 1 and October 15, 2020. For further information regarding early entrance to kindergarten, please call 402-390-3303.

Kindergarten Enrollment for Non-District Residents

If you live outside the District and have a child eligible for kindergarten who has a sibling currently attending a Westside elementary school through the Option Enrollment program, you must submit an Option Enrollment Application. Westside’s Office of Student Services must receive Option Enrollment Applications no later than 4:00 p.m. on March 15, 2020. The application form is available at the ABC Building (909 S. 76th Street) and our district website. Click here to complete the form electronically.

Under Option Enrollment statutes, first priority for admission is given to siblings who seek to attend in the District where an older sibling is already enrolled, provided an Option Enrollment form is submitted by March 15 and provided that there is space available in a requested building and grade level. If you have questions, you may call Julie Fumagalli at 402-390-2107.

Martial arts/Character-building classes will be held at Hillside Elementary on the following dates:

Monday, March 23, 3:35-4:05 pm

Wednesday, March 25, 3:10-3:40 pm

Monday, March 30, 3:35-4:05 pm

Wednesday, April 1, 3:10-3:40 pm

Students in 6th grade are also welcome to join classes (the flier does specify K-5, but 6th graders are welcome). Fliers came home this past week. If you are interested in signing your student(s) up for this course, please fill out the registration form (at the bottom of the flier) and turn in the form and a check made out to Hillside Elementary for $25 by Friday, March 27. All registration fees will be donated to Hillside. You may also pay online at Martial Arts Omaha