Hilltop Drive Elementary PTA

Small acts, BIG thanks 💚
Hilltop Drive PTO is celebrating the amazing hearts behind our school this Staff Appreciation Week! ✨
Join us in showing love all week long—because our staff deserves it all! 🍎🌈

300 Applebee’s breakfast tickets SOLD! 🥞🎉

Our 6th graders went above and beyond—not only selling tickets, but stepping up to take orders and serve with pride and confidence. What an amazing example of teamwork and responsibility!

A huge thank you to our Hilltop families and community for your support. Because of you, these students will enjoy unforgettable end-of-year activities and celebrations.

So proud of our 6th graders—well done! 💚

❄️🎬 Hilltop Drive PTO presents: Winter Family Movie Night!

Join us on Friday, December 12 for a magical evening featuring How the Grinch Stole Christmas on the big screen! 🍿💚

Gates open at 4:00 PM — bring your blankets, pillows, plushies & lawn chairs to get cozy.

✨ Special surprises:
💚 The Grinch WILL be making a special appearance!
❄️ And yes… it’s going to SNOW at Hilltop!

Come hungry! We’ll have amazing food vendors including , , and .in.pizza !!

🎟️ FREE admission for all Hilltop families!
We can’t wait to kick off the winter season with you!

🎉 Congratulations to Our Hilltop Drive Elementary Turkey Trot 2025 Winners! 🦃🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

We are so proud of the eight amazing students who earned the top spots this year — either by running the most laps or collecting the highest amount of pledges for our school! Your hard work, heart, and school spirit truly shined today. 💚

A very special thank-you to our local Chula Vista influencer and fellow Hilltop Drive student, , who sponsored the turkeys for our winners this year. His generosity helped make this event even more special, and we are incredibly grateful. 🦃🧡

Thank you to all our families, students, teachers, volunteers, and community supporters who made this Turkey Trot another unforgettable Hilltop tradition!

Hilltop Drive Knights — you make us proud! 💚

📣 Hilltop Knights! Here’s what’s coming up this season:

🍁 November Highlights
📚 Family Read – Nov 7
🎖️ No School (Veterans Day) – Nov 11
🏃‍♂️ Turkey Trot Fun Run – Nov 20 🦃
🦸‍♂️ PTO General Meeting – Nov 20
🥧 Thanksgiving Break – Nov 24–28

🎄 December Fun
📚 Family Read – Dec 5
🛍️ Winter/Holiday Shop – Dec 5–11
🏅 Knight Awards – Dec 15
🎬 Winter Movie Night – Dec 19
❄️ Winter Break – Dec 22–31

💚 Don’t forget to support our Season of Giving ❤️ by donating non-perishables or sponsoring a family this holiday season.

🍩 Plus, grab your Krispy Kreme fundraiser vouchers—Hilltop earns 50% back!

Hilltop Drive Elementary is launching our 2025 TURKEY TROT on 11-20-2025!

This is one of our biggest fundraisers of the school year, and every dollar raised goes towards student and family school events all while promoting FUN, health and fitness! Some of our successful past and future events include Fall Festival, Winter Festival, Movie Night, Family Campout, Neon Glow Dance Party, and the BMX Big Air Show.

Money raised continues to help fund the following experiences: School Spelling Bee, field trips and bus transportation, assemblies, Back to School & Teacher Appreciation Week, campus and library improvements, Safety Patrol support, Scholastic Book Fair $5 book voucher per student, lighting & decorations for all events, and SO MUCH MORE.

Flyers will be going out next week, but you can start sending online pledges this week! We've got some awesome prizes being given out this year such as rubber ducks, lanyards, baseball caps, gift cards and of course TURKEYS!!

Let's show our spirit and come together as a community to support our kids!

To get started and see which class is in the lead, head over to: https://Hilltop.pledgestar.com

🍩✨ Sweet news, Hilltop Drive Families! Our Krispy Kreme fundraiser is LIVE! ✨🍩
Save $7 on a dozen & Hilltop Drive PTO earns 50% back! 🙌💚

Perfect for holidays, family treats, and gifting! 🎁
Click the link or scan the QR to order! 💕
Let’s make this our sweetest fundraiser yet! ✨

FALL FESTIVAL IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER🎃

Presale for wristbands and tickets starts today!
Skip the lines and order online!! We will begin delivering all preorder sales to classrooms starting Monday.

🎟️ Order Here:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2025-fall-festival-presale-online-delivery

💚PTO MEMBER PERKS!

As a thank you for being part of our amazing PTO family, members will receive one complimentary voucher to redeem for one of the following:
-1 Wristband
-5 Tickets
-1 Entry into a Classroom Basket Drawing

🎁 Bonus Offer:
The first 50 PTO members to purchase online will receive a voucher for a FREE to enjoy at the Fall Festival!

Not a PTO member yet? It’s not too late to join!!

➡️https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/hilltop-drive-pto-memberships-2025--2026

Thank you so much to all the families who stopped by Sweet Life Ice Cream today to show their support! 🍦🍭

Your love and participation mean the world to us — every fundraiser helps make great things possible for our students! 💚

🍬 IT’S CANDY COMPETITION TIME! 🍭
We’re collecting candy donations for our Fall Festival, and it’s a sweet challenge!

🏆 The Upper Grade and Lower Grade classes that bring in the most candy (by weight!) will win a special class prize!

All donations help make our festival a success by providing prizes for our game booths.
Thank you for supporting Hilltop Drive Elementary and helping us make this event extra fun for our students! 🎃✨