Hillside Elementary PTO

DON'T LOSE YOUR ARTWORK!

We are able to send a second shipment of orders to Original Works. This will happen after items arrive from the original orders toward the end of the month. If you placed an order last week, you will have the chance to order more products.

Return your child's artwork, order form, and payment in their Take Home Folders by Friday, May 6th!

[Item description: a collage of child's artwork on an ornament, a child coloring in a classroom, and some brightly colored crayons. Text says: Fundraiser! SECOND CHANCE!!! Return your order form, payment, and child's artwork by Friday, May 6, to be part of our next order."

Hillside will be hosting a Scholastic Spring Book Fair from April 25th -29th. Our librarians need help with set-up, managing check-out, assisting students with book selections, and breakdown on the last day. As a thank you for volunteering, you will have the opportunity to shop with your student(s)

Sign up to volunteer here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080a4eaea828a2fb6-book1

[Image description: Picture of Scholastic's book fair display on a blue background with the words Scholastic Book Fair April 25-29. Volunteers Needed. Volunteers needed to set up on Friday, Apr 22, help the kids choose and purchase items April 25-29, and packing up on Friday, April 29. See our sign up genius for details.]

Mark your calendars now and get your yearbook order in before the April 15th deadline. The Hillside PTO is bringing back the Ice Cream Social/Yearbook signing event. This is an open event for all Hillside students and parents. No purchase is necessary. However, the PTO will have ice cream concessions available for a small fee. Students are encouraged to bring their yearbooks to get them signed by other students and staff. See Mr Mills' weekly email for more information.

[Image: Chunk from the Goonies movie clutching ice cream containers and screaming. Text says, "My face when the kids catch me hiding ice cream in the freezer."]

Who doesn’t love breakfast for dinner?? Please join us tonight at IHOP for Hillside’s PTO Spirit Night from 4-9pm. Don’t forget to mention Hillside when checking out!

2022 HILLSIDE YEARBOOK ORDER DEADLINE: APRIL 15, 2022

We are bringing back the Hillside School Yearbook. To order your yearbook from www.strawbridge.net follow these four steps.

Click on Order Pictures and Yearbooks. Enter the code: YB113556.
Enter your name and email, then click Access Yearbook.
Enter your child's information, then click Submit Details.
Select your product and quantity. Click View Cart to proceed to checkout.

Yearbook Price: $25.00 each

Deadline to Order: April 15, 2022

Are you Hillside Elementary student's grown up and own a business? Tell us about it and grow your customers!

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Original Works of Art orders are due TOMORROW! The deadline is firm so be sure to send back your order form packet (include payment, order form, and artwork) in time.

[Image: White square with purple text on a background of purple and gold paint splatters. Text says "Last Chance! Original Art Orders Due Tomorrow. Don't miss your opportunity to order your child's artwork on great keepsake items. Perfect for gift giving!"]

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! We have an exciting week ahead starting with a "Super-Sub Lunch" catered by Jersey Mike's.

We'd love all of our families to participate in some way! Our immediate needs are donations of the teacher-requested school supplies 📚 (found on the Amazon wishlist 👇) as well as donations for Wednesday's Super BBQ Buffet and Friday's Super Sweet Success candy "shop". See sign-up links down below.

An additional or alternative way to participate is by having your child(ren) make a card for their teacher(s). Individual or class gifts are optional. The Staff and Teacher Favorites can be found here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DBvHNV5daiLQb33_9-WJP75pvWk7VRHZ

👩‍🍳Super BBQ Buffet: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0f45a8aa28a4f58-beach2

🍭Super Sweet Shop: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0f45a8aa28a4f58-super

[Image: elderly white lady in a beige cardigan drinking from a flowery teacup. Text says, "Who says teaching is stressful? I'm 39 and I feel great!"]

We need your participation to make this busy week a success! Consider helping with the following needs and save this post as a reminder.

Purchase requested supplies using this Amazon wishlist (high priority): https://smile.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1FYAGLIL5OP3Y/ref=cm_go_nav_hz
Contribute to Super BBQ Buffet: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0f45a8aa28a4f58-beach2
Contribute to Super Sweet Success:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0f45a8aa28a4f58-super

Orders for Original Works of Art due THIS TUESDAY!!!

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

All students will have their photos taken on March 29th for Spring Portraits. Photo packets with proofs will be sent home approximately 3 weeks after picture day. You will receive a unique access code in the photo packet to purchase the sheets of photos you want to keep.

[Image: My friend: "Can you not be extra for 10 minutes?" Me 11 minutes later: with a picture of a parrot in an eggplant costume looking tauntingly at the camera."]

NINJA WARRIOR NIGHT!
HILLSIDE PTO FUNDRAISER

Join us for our Ninja Warrior Night PTO FUNDRAISER for Hillside Elementary PTO! Drop your child off to come be a ninja with us for a night! 100% of proceeds go to the Hillside PTO!!

Date: March 25th (Friday)
Time: 6-8pm
Cost: $25/child
Highlights: Ninja Obstacle Course, Parkour Dodgeball, Ninja Crafts, and More! PIZZA DINNER INCLUDED!

Register here: https://www.mystudio.academy/e/?=7037235425/155///1582577733

[Image: "PARENTS NIGHT OUT / NINJA WARRIOR NIGHT / TOPKICK MARTIAL ARTS CENTER / PTA FUNDRAISER / 100% OF THE PROCEEDS GO TO HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY PTO" black and white text on a red background]

We're asking that at least 2 parents from each class volunteer to decorate their child's teacher's classroom door. We're also seeking volunteers to decorate the specialists' doors. Resource teachers are assigned to a grade so ideally, a parent from that grade will volunteer for the Resource specialist.

If your class already has volunteers, please consider decorating a specialist's door or one of the teachers without a volunteer (which is noted on the sign-up). If volunteers do not sign up, Care and Share will provide generic posters to cover the doors that do not have volunteers so that all doors are decorated in some fashion.

Use the link below to sign-up as a volunteer.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F45A8AA28A4F58-teacher

[Image: "Get your pinterest on! Volunteer to decorate a door for teacher appreciation week" on a dark blue background with decorative flags and raised hands.]

Make your input known!

Every year, Hillside asks for parent input regarding the class placement of students who are returning to Hillside for the upcoming school year. Teachers and administrators meet near the end of each school year to develop tentative class lists based upon available information in each child’s academic record and teacher input about each student’s learning needs. Developing class lists aims to create cohesive cohorts of students at every grade level who can function and learn together in a positive classroom environment. We try to create a balance of race, gender, and academic needs in each class where students are with peers with whom they can collaboratively learn together.

See Mr Mill's emails for the survey link or click here. The survey closes April 30.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc0kTsHqr_H1IECzn3G032n377vDN9mC6y2zzdz4egUZj7Pzw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Teachers will be putting your child's artwork and the Original Works ordering forms in your child's take home folder Wednesday through Friday.

Make sure you check out their art even if you don't plan on ordering anything! They worked hard on it!

[Image: picture of the Original Works flyer with text, "DON'T MISS OUT!
CHECK YOUR CHILD'S BACKPACK!
Original Works fundraising information has been sent home. Look for the flyer in your child's backpack for ordering information.
Your Child's Artwork on Custom Keepsakes."]