Hillsdale Elementary School

News on The Hill -July 26

Hello Heron Parents,
I hope you are enjoying your summer. Here is just some general information as we are a month away from the start of school. https://sway.office.com/iBCvgKSjUeYGYBod?ref=Link

News on The Hill -July 26 SAVE THE DATE: Hillsdale Meet and Greet for all day kindergarten and 1st-5th grades will be available any time between 4:30-6:00pm on Tuesday, August 24th. Preschool and 1/2 day kindergarten student

School Registration / New Student Enrollment Fair

The Enrollment Fair for Students New to West Ada is August 9-10, 2021. Learn more about this event by visiting www.westada.org/EnrollmentFair.

School Registration / New Student Enrollment Fair This event is for families new to or not currently enrolled in West Ada Schools.  The fair offers a way to enroll all of your children in one place, at one time.

News on The Hill-June 7

Hello Heron Families:
The school year has come to an end. This will be the last newsletter until late July. We are back in the office beginning August 3rd. It has been a blessing to be the Principal at Hillsdale this year, even through a pandemic. The staff and students were incredible and your parent support was appreciated! I am so grateful for all of our substitutes this year. We could not have done it without you! Finally, a BIG shout out to Kristin Raney, Brooke Flake, Marianne Dowdle, and Tiffany Alexander for running our PTO Board this year. Have a wonderful summer! -Mrs. Bair, Principal
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News on The Hill-June 7 SUMMER IS HERE!

News on The Hill-May 28

Hello Heron Parents: Student IRI and ISAT scores are coming in and they are blowing the top off of our grade level, district and state goals. Final grade level scores and goals to be posted next week.
Enjoy the Memorial Day Weekend!-Mrs. Bair, Principal
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News on The Hill-May 28 Yearbooks have arrived! They will be distributed to students June 3rd or 4th. We do have extra yearbooks for sale. Please call the office to be placed onto our list (208-350-4432) and once confir

News on The Hill-May 21

Hello Heron Families: Our online Book Fair is open until May 28th. Student ISAT and IRI scores are coming in and students are looking to meet or exceed all of our academic goals!! Have a great weekend!-Mrs. Bair, Principal
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News on The Hill-May 21 Yearbooks have arrived! They will be distributed to students the last week of school. We do have extra yearbooks for sale. Please call the office to be placed onto our waiting list and once confi

News on The Hill-May 14

Hello Heron Families: We have had a great week here on The Hill. Please look inside the newsletter to find information regarding our first in-person activities of the year...-Happy Friday!-Mrs. Bair, Principal
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News on The Hill-May 14 Attention Hillsdale families! We have a "Little" addition to our campus! Our Hillsdale Little Free Library has been planted for all our Hillsdale students and families to enjoy. Please feel free to t

News on The Hill May 7

Hello Heron Families: Thank you for the all the appreciation you have shown Hillsdale Administration, Teachers and Staff this week. I am personally grateful and feel very blessed to be a part of the amazing team here on The Hill. Enjoy your Mother's Day Weekend! We are going back to our previous book fair company and holding an online and our first in-person Book Fair of the year May 17-28th, more details inside.
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News on The Hill May 7 A BIG thank you to all of our PTO Board members for celebrating our staff this week with car wash coupons, free Human Bean drinks, a catered Goodwood BBQ lunch, and yummy cookies! A SHOUT OUT to all

News on The Hill April 30

Hello Heron Families:
Below is the link to our newsletter. A reminder that Panda Express on Eagle & Fairview is giving 20% back to Hillsdale until 10pm tonight with any purchase. Just bring the flier that was sent home with your student or can be found inside the newsletter with you.
With the warmer weather, we are looking at having our parking lot repainted soon. Please note, you may have to access the school/park from the Y parking lot this weekend, or on a weekend coming up soon depending upon when the company is able to complete the job. Thank you, and sorry for the inconvenience.-Mrs. Bair, Principal
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News on The Hill April 30 Please help honor and recognize all of our amazing teachers and staff who have dedicated so much time to learning new technology, wearing masks, sanitizing everything, and adjusting instructional and

News on The Hill April 23

Hello Heron Families: Please look inside the newsletter for Tuition Kindergarten information, Yearbook online ordering information, Panda Express Night Fundraising Event (Friday, April 30), and pictures of our recent schoolwide 4th grade project showing RESPONSIBILITY for this month's virtual assembly! -Mrs. Bair, Principal
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News on The Hill April 23 Students in Mrs. Birch's second grade class use origami to create a spring art project.

News on The Hill April 16

Hello Heron Families: We are looking forward to meeting our incoming kindergarten students on April 19 & 26 at our kindergarten registrations. Inside the newsletter you will find information on all day tuition kindergarten and the link to order your yearbook (order by May 7). Also, Friday, April 30 is Panda Express Night---see details inside. Happy Friday!-Mrs. Bair, Principal
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News on The Hill April 16 Important Dates to Remember

News on The Hill April 2

Hello Heron Families: Here is this week's newsletter. Inside you will find the link to order your child's Yearbook. You will be able to view our March reading report and see how FANTASTIC students are growing as measured by the IRI. Also, enjoy the wonderful art work and writings created by many of our students, too found inside, too. With the warmer weather, please remind students to take extra safety precautions when riding their bikes and scooters to school. -Mrs. Bair, Principal
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News on The Hill April 2 Students in Mrs. Nugent's Preschool class learn colors and shape through art.

News on The Hill March 19

Hello Heron Families:
Please look inside the newsletter for an important parent survey and parent input form for next year. Happy Friday and I hope you have a wonderful Spring Break!-Mrs. Bair, Principal

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News on The Hill March 19 Mrs. Nesbitt creates Little Leprechaun photos from her AM Kindergarten class.

News on The Hill March 12

Hello Heron Families,
Here is this week's newsletter. Look inside to view all student art work submitted to represent our school at the District Art Night Event in April. Also, thank you to all who came out to pick up or dine in at Texas Roadhouse last Tuesday. We raised $400 to help purchase testing supplies.
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News on The Hill March 12 My Imagination Freed the art piece created by Aubrey Lattin was chosen to represent our school at the District Art Show. Aubrey used various materials to create a three-dimensional effect given the t

Hello Heron Families,

Just a reminder Hillsdale PTO is holding our Texas Roadhouse Event...Tonight 3-10pm!

You can bring your flier in when you come to pick up an order or if you choose to dine in and Hillsdale PTO will receive 10% of the proceeds to purchase headphones and digital mice for our upcoming IRI and ISAT tests this Spring. Thank you!-Mrs. Bair, Principal

Hello Heron Families,

Just a reminder Hillsdale PTO is holding our Texas Roadhouse Event...Tonight 3-10pm!

You can bring your flier in when you come to pick up an order or if you choose to dine in and Hillsdale PTO will receive 10% of the proceeds to purchase headphones and digital mice for our upcoming IRI and ISAT tests this Spring. Thank you!-Mrs. Bair, Principal

News on The Hill March 5

Hello Heron Families:
This week it feels like Spring may have arrived! Inside the newsletter you will find a link to our incoming kindergarten student orientation where you will be able to hear about our school and virtually meet our kindergarten teachers and office staff. Our PTO is hosting our first fundraising event Tuesday, March 9th at Texas Roadhouse from 3-10pm, so bring the flier found inside the newsletter on Tuesday and we look forward to seeing you over some great BBQ! -Mrs. Bair, Principal
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News on The Hill March 5 Ethan in Mrs. Blaisdell's class creates artwork inspired by Alma Thomas.

News on The Hill February 26

Hello Heron Families,
March is just around the corner and students are gaining speed on their academic growth. We will be posting results of our latest Idaho Reading Indicator for grades K-3 in our next newsletter, but all grades are very close or have already met their end of year targets! Happy Friday!-Mrs. Bair, Principal
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News on The Hill February 26 Important Dates to Remember

Hello Herons,
Our PTO has put together a 'Dine To Donate' to Hillsdale event. Be sure to bring the flyer with you if you are dining in or if you are ordering to go, so 10% of proceeds will go back to our school! Thank you!-Mrs. Bair, Principal

Hello Herons,
Our PTO has put together a 'Dine To Donate' to Hillsdale event. Be sure to bring the flyer with you if you are dining in or if you are ordering to go, so 10% of proceeds will go back to our school! Thank you!-Mrs. Bair, Principal

News on The Hill February 19

Hello Heron Families: We had a wonderful day on Wednesday participating in National Random Acts of Kindness Day here on The Hill. Here is this week's newsletter. Happy Friday! https://sway.office.com/TrelW1Uf7IiLRTIk?ref=Link

News on The Hill February 19 Congratulations to our Teacher of the Year and Classified Employee of the Year

News on The Hill February 12

Hello Heron Families: We are enjoying the snow up here on The Hill (well, the kids are anyway)! There are many celebrations and remembrances happening this week with Valentine's Day, Chinese New Year, and Presidents' Day. I hope you have some time with your family to participate! We are asking our staff to park on the East side of the school to allow for parking spots as close to the parent pickup/dropoff as possible, to reduce the wait for cars as they drive through the line. We are also adjusting to have our oldest students come out first as they are quicker about finding their ride home. We are trying to make improvements and thank you for your patience as we continue to implement new ideas. Please watch for our students in our crosswalks, too. Please avoid looking at your phone or texting when driving to keep all of us safe! -Appreciatively, Dr. Bair, Principal
Also--
Wednesday, Feb 17th is National Random Acts of Kindness Day. On this day we will be encouraging staff and students to wear shirts with kind messages or a shirt that means something special to them. 🙂
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News on The Hill February 12 Important Dates to Remember

News on The Hill February 5

Hello Heron Families: Each month, a different grade level is taking a positive theme and creating a school-wide virtual assembly for our students here on The Hill. Ask your students to share what they learned about and enjoyed the most from the virtual assembly they watched today that was created by our third grade team of teachers and students on the Theme: Perseverance! --Just keep swimming! The link to this week's newsletter is below.-Mrs. Bair, Principal
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News on The Hill February 5 Mrs. Sharkey's class creates an art project to go along with their Perseverance Theme as they 'just keep swimming'.

News on The Hill January 29

Well, we have officially made it through half of the school year thanks to our wonderful and resilient students, amazing and flexible staff, and understanding and supportive parents! Have a fun-filled weekend. -Mrs. Bair, Principal https://sway.office.com/V8RYY4wEcgfj6RwD?ref=Link

News on The Hill January 29 Mrs. Belthoff's first grade students write 'I have a dream' paragraphs in learning about Martin Luther King Jr.

News on The Hill January 22

Hello Heron Families: It has been a great week here on The Hill. Inside the newsletter you will find approved boundary changes for next year with maps for Siena, Mary McPherson and Hillsdale. Also, information for incoming kindergarten students is provided inside. Have a wonderful weekend! -Mrs. Bair, Principal
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News on The Hill January 22 Important Dates to Remember

News on The Hill January 15

Hello Heron Families: Here is the link to this week's newsletter. For incoming kindergarten students, we will be posting a link in March 2021 with a virtual tour of the school and information and videos of our staff and kinder teachers so students can still experience an incoming kindergarten orientation. We will post it on our webpage, here on the FB page and in our newsletter. Please share this information with friends who have an incoming kindergarten student! Happy Friday!
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News on The Hill January 15 Important Dates to Remember

News on The Hill January 8

Hello Heron Parents: Here is this week's newsletter. We are off to a great start to the New Year here on The Hill! https://sway.office.com/KBaCsz0WFK234B2X?ref=Link

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News on The Hill December 18

Hello Heron Families: Here is our weekly newsletter. Inside you will find a new attendance area boundary proposal to reduce overcrowding at Hillsdale beginning next year. The committee is receiving feedback through the following link until midday Friday, December 18. https://www.westada.org/Page/84251

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sway.office.com Thank you students for participating in our 'Dress Like a Snowman' activity last Friday. Happy Holidays!

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Hello Heron Families:
We have had a great READ WEEK up on The Hill! Over 30 copies of 'Snowmen at Night' as well as 10 NFL hats and other reading material were given away as prizes to kids 'caught' reading this week. Have a wonderful weekend and please dress students warm next week as it is showing snow every day in the forecast. -Mrs. Bair, Principal

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News on The Hill December 4

Hello Heron Families: We are excited to offer a fun READ WEEK to students beginning on Tuesday, December 8th. Please note, some classes have added additional dress up days to their grade level. These details will come out in each teacher's email distribution. There is wonderful art work all up in the school, so enjoy the pictures found inside this week's newsletter: https://sway.office.com/AWB3otLbf58HpWYf?ref=Link

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Hello Heron Families: Our Virtual Book Fair begins tomorrow! Use the following link to purchase some books for the holidays and help support our school, too.
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News on The Hill November 20

Hello Heron Families: Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Break with your family! Remember our first day back on Monday is an early release at 2:10pm. This newsletter is filled with all sorts of positive information regarding our school and upcoming activities. Enjoy!
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Hello Heron Parents:
We held a very successful first General PTO Meeting thanks to Kristin Rainey (our new PTO President) and her amazing PTO Board. Look for our Virtual Book Fair beginning December 1st to order books for the holidays for your kiddos from a local bookstore. Each grade level is also working on English and Math activities to assist students who may be at home due to quarantine and you will see these choice boards and remote learning opportunities coming home to students/parents soon. Happy Friday!
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