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Husky E-News
March 3, 2024
From the Principal
Hillendale families,
I hope you're having a great weekend! Hillendale students ROCKED their Oldies Dance and Lip Sync performances this past week! Thank you to all our 5th grade families for supporting their children in a truly formative experience that our students look forward to throughout their time at Hillendale. We appreciate all your time, energy, and the amount of times you undoubtedly listened to the same song over and over again on repeat as your little ones rehearsed!!
Please see the schedule below for our Read Across America Spirit Week next week.
If you have not yet seen information regarding our Spring Parent's Night Out in our PTO Section below, I highly recommend you check it out and consider buying your tickets early! Proceeds that evening are planned to go toward funding a major upgrade to our "train yard" area adjacent to the school building and next to our lower basketball courts. This area has needed a serious upgrade for many years and we are excited to chart a course to overhaul a space that will be fun for our huskies for years to come! Our Parents Night Out will include a cash bar, food from Mojo Loco, and a silent auction featuring teacher prizes including "Principal for the Day," an after school rocket launch, after school high tea in the meadow, and many more. This annual tradition is truly my favorite of the year! I'm excited to see you there!
Have a great week!
Joshua Leight
Hillendale Elementary Principal
From Hillendale
SRP: School Safety After Action Follow-Up
Hillendale students participated in an unannounced "Evacuate" drill this past week during 2nd & 3rd grade lunch. Students and staff did an excellent job! The more we practice at odd/unique times and without notice the better we will be prepared for any and all circumstances. Learn more about "Evacuate" drills within the SRP framework here.
Rock Your Socks!
Our Unified Bocce team is selling brightly colored/mismatched socks for a school wide event as we wear mismatched socks on 3/21 in honor of World Down Syndrome Day. Socks will be sold for $4.00/pair. Order forms will be sent home with your child. The fundraiser will benefit the Special Olympics of Chester County which funds our Unified Bocce Team! Thank you in advance.
National School Breakfast Week
This week is National School Breakfast Week! To celebrate we will be featuring a few special items at breakfast. Additionally, all students who purchase breakfast next week will be entered into a small raffle. Two winners will be chosen at each school and the winners will be announced on Friday afternoon. The prizes are a squishmellow and a beach towel.
Heart of a Husky - Hallways
Our Heart of a Husky Committee has been hard at work developing common, positive language surrounding student behavior across different environments in our school. Check out our new "Hallway" signage you will see hanging up around campus! Our next area of focus is bus behavior.
Spring Conferences
Please use this link to register for spring conferences. Conferences will take place on 3/20 - 3/21.
From the PTO
Calendar
March
4-8 - Read Across America Spirit Week (see above for themes)
6 -Bagged Lunch Continues (every Wednesday for 6 weeks 2/7-3/13)
15 - 5th grade student/ teacher basketball game
15 - Parents' Night Out
20 -22 - ½ days and Conferences
21 - Rock Your Socks (World Down Syndrome Day)
25-29 - School Closed
Parent's Night Out
Hillendale Elementary School PTO’s adult only Parents Night Out event will be held at Mt. Cuba Center on March 15, 2024 from 6:30-9:30pm. Dinner, music and cash bar including beer, wine, and canned cocktails will be available. Tickets are $50/person. Casual attire recommended.
This is the event of the year and LIMITED tickets are available! Due to space restrictions, once we are sold out, we cannot add more tickets.
The PTO is raising money to update the playground areas. The online silent auction will start Friday, March 8th at 10:00am and end Friday, March 15th at 9:00pm. We have gathered unique items from our community and many local businesses for you to bid on. We also have a few priceless items and experiences as well as teacher experiences. There is something for everyone! All items will be displayed at the Parents Night Out event at Mt. Cuba Center on March 15th.
Hillendale families, alumni, and friends of Hillendale are welcome to join in the fun!
Sponsorship is available this year. $250 includes 2 tickets to the Parents Night Out, logo on the auction website, signage at the event, and shout out at the auction by Principal Leight.
No babysitter? No problem! The PTO coordinated with the Unionville High School, and they are offering babysitting through their Uthon fundraiser. Uthon babysitting will be at Unionville High School from 6:00pm-10:00pm.
If you cannot make the event, you can continue to bid online from wherever you are. Feel free to share the auction link with family and friends.
Thank you for your support!
Hillendale PTO
4th Grade Skating Party
Save the Date for the 4th Grade Skating Party
Saturday, April 14th
4:00-6:00pm
Ice Line in West Chester
Yearbook Orders
The yearbook team has been working hard on the yearbook.Order today if you haven't already!
Also, please upload any pictures you've taken at events to this Google Drive
Any Questions, email yearbook.hillendale@gmail.com
Questions or comments for the PTO? Email us at HESPTO@ucfsd.net