Husky E-News

September 29, 2024

From the Principal

Hillendale families,

I hope you are having a great weekend and that your family enjoyed our Husky Hayride last week. We are very thankful that the weather held out!

Our huskies are getting excited for the UCF Community Fair, Book Fair, and Donut Day all around the corner. See more details in our PTO section below.

As a reminder, school is closed this Thursday, October 3rd.

Have a great week!

Joshua Leight

Hillendale Elementary Principal

Hillendale Updates

BTSN Timing Survey Results

Thank you for your feedback regarding our BTSN timing. Below is a graph our results that included both staff and family responses. When only family responses are considered, the split was almost 50-50 with 26 family respondents choosing the earlier time and 25 selecting the later time. I truly appreciate all of your written responses - they were extremely informative and helpful in making future decisions! We plan to continue to think creatively to achieve the best possible BTSN for families and staff.

Photography & Social Media at Classroom Events

At Hillendale, we are especially proud that our parents are engaged as volunteers across our school and in our classrooms! We recognize that you may wish to celebrate your experience or the experience of your child and their classmates on social media. As you take photographs and post them to your personal social media accounts, please be mindful that our parents have varying perspectives when it comes to privacy. It is kind to have conversations with your peers and to refrain from posting others’ children until you have their parents’ consent!

Annual Return Registration Form

Please take a moment to login to our PowerSchool parent portal to complete returning registration for this school year. This form includes crucial information for their children. Thank you in advance for your partnership!

To receive the most up-to-date information about your student’s educational experience, we ask that ALL families complete our annual Return Registration form now.

To get started, parents/guardians with an account on our PowerSchool Parent Portal should:

Visit the Portal,
Log in,
Select “Forms” on the lefthand side,
Select “Returning Registration” to confirm your contact and other critical information,
Select “Submit” and
If you have not already, text “Yes” to 67587 to opt into our text messages.

To create an account:

Visit the Portal,
Select “Create Account” and
Follow the prompts to add your student(s).

To reset your password or to request your child’s Access ID and Access Password for account creation, call their school Monday - Friday during normal business hours.

From the PTO

Calendar

October

3 - School closed

7-11 - Book Fair (see flyer)

11 - Donuts with Grownups 8:00-8:50am (see flyer)

17 - Picture Day

28-31 - Spirit Week

31 - Halloween Parade 9:30am

November

1 - School Closed
4 - Husky Hustle

5 - School Closed
7 - PTO General Meeting (10:30am)

11 - Veterans Day Ceremony

14 - Retake Picture Day

Full year PTO Calendar

T-Shirt Design Contest - Ends Tomorrow!

Sponsorships

Also, sponsors Wanted! Sponsor the Husky Hustle, and your business will be on the back of the event t-shirt that all Hillendale students will receive. Contact heptopresident@gmail.com for more info

We want your Husky Hayride pictures!

Did you go to the Husky Hayride last week? The yearbook team would love your pictures for possible inclusion in the yearbook! Please use this link to submit:

Submit Hayride Pictures Here