Hillside Elementary PTO

[05/30/19]   We need a few parents to help scoop ice cream Friday evening... please consider helping, 30 min shifts!!!

Hello Hillside Families!

Please see this week's PTO-at-a-Glance located below. If you want to get involved and support our school, please check out the volunteer opportunities at https://www.lcps.org/Page/154447.

Hope you have a wonderful week!

Warmly,

Hillside PTO

Dear Families,

MBA Majest Martial Arts in Ashburn is extending an opportunity to raise money for our school. Please see the attached summer offer for Hillside families. 100% of the proceeds go to Hillside PTO!

Thank you!
Hillside PTO

Dear 5th Grade Families - Please see the attached flyer and registration form for a Basketball Summer Camp in ERMS that your rising 6th grader will be eligible to participate in. Please contact the email on the flyer for more information.

Hello Hillside Families!

Please see this week's PTO-at-a-Glance located below. If you want to get involved and support our school, please check out the volunteer opportunities at https://www.lcps.org/Page/154447.

Hope you have a wonderful week!

Warmly,

Hillside PTO

Hillside’s Teacher Appreciation Week last week was as fun as a beach party vacation! Staff enjoyed lunches, snacks, supplies and breaks to “bum” around. Special thanks to Potbelly Sandwich Shop and Carolina Brothers BBQ for partnering with us for the lunches. Check out photos of the week below and please comment with any pictures you took.

We want to give a big THANK YOU to all of our parent volunteers and family participation! The week would not have been possible without each and every person who contributed in some way. We are so appreciative of the involvement and support of our Hillside families!

Hello Hillside Families!

Please see this week's PTO-at-a-Glance located below. If you want to get involved and support our school, please check out the volunteer opportunities at https://www.lcps.org/Page/154447.

Last week, we celebrated our teachers and staff in beach style to show them how truly special they all are! A HUGE thank you to our Hillside families who, along with the Room Parents and Care and Share Committee, helped execute such a successful week! Thank you!

Hope you have a wonderful week!

Warmly,

Hillside PTO

Dear 5th Grade Families,

The Eagle Ridge PTA board is looking for parents that may be interested in spots on the board and committees for next year. They have several positions that will open up as their parents are “graduating” to high school!

We encourage all rising 6th grade parents to get involved in the PTA at ERMS. It is not only rewarding, but truly keeps you connected to the goings on at the school!

Some positions that are open for next year are below. This is not a complete list, so if you don’t see what you like, please reach out to find out more!

• 6th grade ice cream social (Committee Chair)
• 6th grade social (Committee Chair)
• Restaurant nights (Committee Chair)
• School Store (Committee Chair)
• Bonus dollars (Committee Chair)
• Fundraising/Corporate Sponsorships (Committee Chair)
• ...and more!

Please email [email protected] if you are interested in getting involved or have further questions. Thank you!

Hello Hillside Families!

Please see this week's PTO-at-a-Glance located below. If you want to get involved and support our school, please check out the volunteer opportunities at https://www.lcps.org/Page/154447.

Teacher Appreciation Week is in full swing! Please sign-up using the links provided in this newsletter to help with celebrating your child’s teachers!

Hope you have a wonderful week!

Warmly,

Hillside PTO

Macaroni Kid Loudoun

Vote for Hillside in the below contest! The winning school gets $500 and ice cream for every student!!!

Voting has started in the 2019 Mac Kid Loudoun Gold Daisy School Contest! The school with the most votes will win $500 for their PTA from our friends at Northern Virginia Orthodontics and a free cone for every student from The Meadows Original Frozen Custard - One Loudoun!

We have pretty amazing and creative parents at Hillside. A huge THANK YOU to all the parent volunteers who planned and decorated the classroom doors on Friday afternoon! You turned Hillside into a “beach” overnight and we we couldn’t have done the door decorating without you all!

Here’s a sneak peek. We know the teachers will be in awe when they see all of the doors on Monday!

Teacher Appreciation Week: Door Decorating

Teacher Appreciation Week is Coming! We'll be celebrating our teachers and staff all next week, May 6th-10th!

The week kicks off early by decorating all classroom/specialists doors On Friday, May 3rd between 3:00-5:30 pm with a beach theme! We still need volunteers to make sure that EVERY teacher’s door is decorated! Please sign up to decorate your child’s classroom door through the link below!

Although door decorating is between 3:00-5:30pm on Friday, May 3rd, if you are unavailable at that time but are able to plan and get materials for decorating, please sign up for a spot and mention this in your comments, so another volunteer may sign up to pick up materials from you and do the actual decorating! Feel free to collaborate among your class parents to divide and conquer! Thank you!

Door Decorating Volunteers Sign-Up:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F45A8AA28A4F58-teacher

signupgenius.com On Friday, May 3rd, we'll kick-off Teacher Appreciation Week with Door Decorating! We're asking that at least 2 parents from each class volunteer to decorate their child's teacher's classroom door. (Note: Any classroom parent is welcome to volunteer - this is not limited to Room Parents.) We're als....

Hello Hillside Families!

Please see this week's PTO-at-a-Glance located below. If you want to get involved and support our school, please check out the volunteer opportunities at https://www.lcps.org/Page/154447.

Every class is in need of volunteers to help make the Teacher Appreciation Week successful! Please sign-up using the links provided in this newsletter to help with preparing for and celebrating your child’s teacher!

Hope you have a wonderful week!

Warmly,

Hillside PTO

[04/24/19]   Movie night is just us coming soon, come out Friday night and help support the 5th graders raise money for their party!!!
It’s a school wide event!!

We had such an wonderful turnout of moms, aunts, grandmas for Muffins with Mom! We hope you enjoyed a special morning with your students.

Many thanks to the awesome dads who worked hard making the morning successful! They have been dubbed “The Muffin Man Crew.”

We’d love see pics of you with your student(s), post in the comments below.

Hello Hillside Families!

Please see this week's PTO-at-a-Glance located below. If you want to get involved and support our school, please check out the volunteer opportunities at https://www.lcps.org/Page/154447.

All PTO events require parent volunteers to support successful planning and execution. If you are able to volunteer for any upcoming events, please email our Volunteer Coordinator, Mary Flowers, at [email protected]. We appreciate your consideration!

Hope you have a wonderful week!

Warmly,

Hillside PTO

Calling all families looking for lost items, we will be donating lost and found at the end of May, please come and look for your child’s lost items

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In addition to still needing a few volunteers for set up and clean up for muffins with mom, we will also need a few more volunteers this week at the book fair, especially during muffins with mom which is our busiest morning. Please sign up and help if you can! If you can’t help the whole time just select a slot and add a comment to specific time you can help out. We love our volunteers!

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080a4eaea828a2fb6-book3

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Join us for Spirit Night at The Burger Shack at 42841 Creek View Plaza on Tuesday, April 23 from 4:00pm - 9:00pm. Please mention Hillside at the checkout and help raise money for our school! Please join us!

Muffins with Mom is on Wednesday, April 24th from 7am-7:45am! Time is running out and we still need volunteers in order for this event to run smoothly. Dads/grandfathers/etc. encouraged to volunteer so moms can come and enjoy without "working". Click the link below to volunteer.

Muffins with Mom Volunteer Sign-Up:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0f45a8aa28a4f58-muffins

Way to go second grade!! You did great for all your parents!! Thank you to the music department and second grade teachers too!

Way to go second grade as they perform SPACED OUT!!

[04/09/19]   CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS: HELP NEEDED FOR BOOK FAIR SET UP THIS FRIDAY 4/12 FROM 1:30-2:30 AS WELL TO HELP THE WEEK AFTER SPRING BREAK, LET US KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP!

Sign up at this link:
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/5080a4eaea828a2fb6-book3

The 5th-grade class is hosting the Hillside Movie Night on Friday, April 26th from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. There will be pizza, popcorn and lots of concessions for sale. All proceeds from the concession help fund the 5th-grade end of year party.

The showing will be a double feature: Incredibles 2 and Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Rodrick Rules!

Pre-order your pizza using the attached flyer. Pizza orders must be received by April 24th.

We will also have the super cool pens pictured here for sale! Buy 1 for $2 or 3 for $5. Look for them at Movie night!

Please note that this is not a drop off event. All children must be accompanied by a supervising adult.

Hello Hillside Families!

Please see this week's PTO-at-a-Glance located below. If you want to get involved and support our school, please check out the volunteer opportunities at https://www.lcps.org/Page/154447. The sign up to help with the upcoming Book Fair is also available at this link!

All PTO events require parent volunteers to support successful planning and execution. If you are able to volunteer for any upcoming events such as the Spring Fundraiser (May), please email our Volunteer Coordinator, Mary Flowers, at [email protected]. We appreciate your consideration!

Hope you have a wonderful week!

Warmly,

Hillside PTO

Get the Exact School Supplies Your Teacher Requested

Have you ordered your 1st Day School Supply kit yet for the 2019-20 school year? Kits include everything that your teacher has requested!

Visit 1stDaySchoolSupplies.com or click the link below to get started!
https://1stdayschoolsupplies.com/kits.php?sid=109327

1stdayschoolsupplies.com Your pre-built school supply kit is ready to order now!

Wow! Family Code Night has a great turnout! Fun activities with STEM, coding, robotics, brain games, challenges, virtual reality and more were spread around the school. What was your favorite?

It’s April 3rd! Which means, today is the deadline to get your orders in for:

(1) Food pre-orders for Coding Night (Pizza is available ONLY through pre-order. Other concessions will be available for purchase at the event)
(2) Original Works

If you were planning to order but haven’t, please get your orders in by today! Thank you!

Volunteers are still needed for Family Code Night. Please consider volunteering and sign-up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F45A8AA28A4F58-family

Due to the long weekend, the due date for Family Code Night food pre-orders has been extended. Food pre-orders for Family Code Night are due tomorrow, Wednesday, April 3rd. Note: Pizza will not be available for sale day-of but there will be other concessions available. Cash only at the event.

Please email Laura Cooper, [email protected], with questions about pre-orders/volunteer opportunities. If you’re unable to return the form by Wednesday but want to pre-order please email Laura by Wednesday evening.

Reminder! Original Artworks orders are due tomorrow, Wed 4/3. Packets with student art, price sheet, and order form were sent home in last week’s Thursday folders.

Order Your School Supply Kit by June 30th!

It's time to place your order with 1st Day School Supplies for the 2019-20 school year! Kits include everything that your teacher has requested!

Visit 1stDaySchoolSupplies.com or click the link below to get started!
https://1stdayschoolsupplies.com/kits.php?sid=109327

1stdayschoolsupplies.com Your pre-built school supply kit is ready to order now!

Hello Hillside Families!

Please see this week's PTO-at-a-Glance located here. If you want to get involved and support our school, please check out the volunteer opportunities at https://www.lcps.org/Page/154447.

All PTO events require parent volunteers to support successful planning and execution. If you are able to volunteer for any upcoming events such as the Spring Fundraiser (May), please email our Volunteer Coordinator, Mary Flowers, at [email protected]. We appreciate your consideration!

Hope you have a wonderful week!

Warmly,

Hillside PTO

Information about original works will go home today. Please keep an eye out for this and send in your orders by the due date which is Wednesday, April 3rd!

[03/28/19]   Last call for yearbooks is April 1, remember your kids can have them signed by teachers and friends at the Ice cream social at the end of the year!

Scherling Photography -Virginia - Order Photos

2018-2019 Hillside Yearbook Sale

The online price is $22.88.

Yearbooks will be on sale February 1 – April 1, 2019

Follow the link below to order:

www.virginia.preorderphotos.com

Access code: G34HX9

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DO YOU SEE YOUR CHILD’S ITEM?
If so, please ask them to stop by the Lost & Found and grab it -OR- leave a comment here with the item and child’s name and a PTO volunteer will return it - just this once. 😊

Note: All of these items are UNLABELED. The few labeled items were identified and returned today. Please remember to label everything with a first and/or last name. Initials only do not help.

[03/26/19]   anyone interested in being the ASEP on-site coordinator?

It would only be for an hour and fifteen minutes after school max three days a week for 8 weeks, starting next week. Your responsibility will be to checkstudents in and out and making sure classes run smoothly. flex Academies will pay $45 each day worked for that hour and fifteen minutes.

Send an email to [email protected] and we will connect you.

Hello Hillside Families!

Please see this week's PTO-at-a-Glance located below. If you want to get involved and support our school, please check out the volunteer opportunities at https://www.lcps.org/Page/154447.

All PTO events require parent volunteers to support successful planning and execution. If you are able to volunteer for any upcoming events such as the Spring Fundraiser (May), please email our Volunteer Coordinator, Mary Flowers, at [email protected]. We appreciate your consideration!

Hope you have a wonderful week!

Warmly,

Hillside PTO

flexacademieshillside.jumbula.com

ASEP registration closes TODAY Monday (3/25).. we have lots of room in the classes lets look to get them to the minimum!
- Guitar - Cancelled
- Hip Hop - 2 spots
- Spanish - Cancelled
- Flexible Thinking - 1 spot
- Pottery - 7 spots
- 3D design - 2 spots
- Chess - 4 spots

The following are confirmed classes:
- Tennis
- Engineering Mania
- Fast Break Basketball

https://flexacademieshillside.jumbula.com/#/spring-2019-activities

flexacademieshillside.jumbula.com

A Hillside team “Depicted Dreamers”, consisting of six 5th graders, won Second Place in the Regional Destination Imagination tournament that was held this past weekend! The team is now advancing to the State Tournament to be held near Richmond on April 6th!

As part of the requirement, the team needs to provide one or two volunteers to be an appraiser/judge at the State tournament. Destination Imagination provides recommendation for Recertification Credits for teachers who volunteer to be an appraiser. Mr.Mills has confirmed that he will consider volunteering for DI as professional development. The DI State Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, April 6th, near Richmond, VA. Hillside teachers that are interested and available to volunteer as an appraiser at the tournament to represent the Hillside team (Team Number: 145-81811) can contact the team coach, Srini, at [email protected] and/or Aparna at [email protected]. Thank you for your consideration!

Hillside 2019-2020 yearbooks are on sale now. Use the link below to order your child's yearbook. This year we are encouraging online sales to ensure a direct connection between you and our school photography company.

Yearbooks will be delivered to your child's classroom with a name label on May 30th just in time for the PTO ice cream social/yearbook signing party on May 31st.

One very important note is that the school will not order extra yearbooks this year to sell after yearbooks are delivered, so please make sure you purchase a yearbook before the deadline of April 1st.

The online price is $22.88. Yearbooks will be on sale until April 1, 2019

Follow the link below to order:
www.virginia.preorderphotos.com
Access code: G34HX9