IMPORTANT!! If you have not yet purchased your student's ticket to Shrek the Musical through www.schoolpay.com, please do so ASAP!

We are excited to announce that our entire Hill school community will attend Shrek the Musical at Athens High School on Monday, November 25th!

• Departure/Return: Buses will leave Hill at 9:30 a.m. and return around 12:30 p.m. Students will eat lunch upon returning, with hot lunch options available as usual.

• Cost: Thanks to our PTO covering transportation, families only need to pay for the $10 ticket per student.

• Payment & Permission: Submit payment and permission via SchoolPay at www.schoolpay.com by Thursday, November 21st at 12:00pm

Important: If payment and permission are not completed by the deadline (November 21st), your child will not attend the field trip and will be asked to stay home during our time at the play. For assistance, contact your child’s teacher or the main office.

We look forward to this opportunity for our Hill Huskies!

November

• 27-29: NO SCHOOL – Thanksgiving Recess

December

• 23-January 5: NO SCHOOL – Winter Recess Begins

January

• 6: School Resumes – Full Day
• 20: NO SCHOOL – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• 22: Half Day for Students
• 23: Half Day for Students
• 24: Half Day for Students

February

• 17-18: NO SCHOOL – Mid-Winter Recess

March

• 12: Half Day for Students; Conferences in Afternoon and Evening
• 13: Half Day for Students; Conferences in Afternoon and Evening
• 14: NO SCHOOL – Holi / Student Holiday; Staff Professional Learning
• 24-31: NO SCHOOL – Spring Break

April

• 1: School Resumes – Full Day
• 18: NO SCHOOL – Good Friday / Student Holiday

May

• 26: NO SCHOOL – Memorial Day

June

• 4: Half Day for Students
• 5: Half Day for Students
• 6: Half Day for Students – Last Day of School!

These daily topics will help families stay connected and reflect on different aspects of the school day or get the conversation going at the dinner table, in the car, or before bed.

• Monday – What's one new thing you learned today that you didn’t know last week?
• Tuesday – If you could invite any animal to join our family for a day, which one would it be and why?
• Wednesday – Who made you laugh today, and what did they do?
• Thursday – If you were a teacher for the day, what would you do differently?
• Friday – What’s one thing you want to improve on before the end of the year?

The Superintendent Student Advisory Board (SSAB) is excited to host a TSD Staff vs. Students basketball game on Wednesday, December 4, as part of its MLK Day of Service fundraising efforts. Join us at 6 p.m. in the Athens High School Gymnasium for a fun event featuring four 10-minute quarters of basketball action. Tickets are only $5, and sales end on November 27. You can purchase your tickets by scanning the SchoolPay QR code attached to this message. We look forward to seeing you at the game!

We had a big turnout for the first meeting of the 4th grade Lunch Bunch Book Club! The club will meet at lunch/recess once a month. Students are asked to bring a book they have read and be prepared to give a short book talk to other members. On this day, due to the large number of attendees, we changed it to a one-word book talk. It was fun hearing what each reader had to say!

The next meeting of the 4th grade Lunch Bunch Book Club will be Thursday, December 12.

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