The Heron Nest FAMILY NEWSLETTER Hillcrest Elementary April

The Heron Nest
FAMILY NEWSLETTER
Hillcrest Elementary
April
2016
Upcoming Events
April 12
McTeacher Night 5-7PM
April 14
Science Fair 5-6PM
PTA Meeting 6PM
April 21
State Science Test (5th Grade)
April 22
Walkathon
Staff Color Run
Earth Day
April 23
Joseph Whidbey Park Clean Up
PTA Popcorn Days: April 1st & 29th
PTA Student Store: April 15th
Treat your family to a fun night out and
help raise money for Hillcrest Elementary
School students. See Hillcrest staff flipping
burgers, mixing milkshakes, and baking
cookies on Tuesday night April 12th. 20%
of all sales between 5-7pm go to Hillcrest. In
addition, 100% of lobby cookie sales go to
the school. Our staff looks forward to
serving all our families. Come on in and
show your school spirit. You know you love
those cookies and proceeds will help buy
supplies and clothes for our students in
need.
Oak Harbor McDonald’s
841 NE Midway Blvd
Walkathon Fundraiser
Hillcrest PTA is trekking along in their plans
for Spring fundraising. On April 22nd students
will take part in a Walkathon as they stay fit
while raising money for field trips, PTA family
events, and Chromebooks for the classroom.
Look for an information packet to come home
on April 11 with all the details about collecting
donations from friends and family.
Color Run Fun April 22
Hillcrest Readers
“Rock It” at Competition
Congratulations to the Hillcrest Rockin’
Readers for shining at the recent Sno-Isle
Libraries Mega-Fun, Biblio-Trivia, RockemSockem, Third Grade Reading Challenge!
These amazing readers made our school proud
with their recall of information from six different
books as well as their outstanding team spirit
and sportsmanship. A special thanks goes out
to all the third grade teachers and parent
coaches who worked so hard with our Hillcrest
readers.
The results from our recent Groovy Book
Fair All for Books fundraiser are in. Hillcrest
students, families and teachers donated
$1000.00 for new books to be donated to our
library. As part of this fundraiser, book fair
customers placed their spare change from
purchases into the classroom jars of their
choice. Once the coins were counted it was
announced that Hillcrest 3rd and 5th grade
teachers (along with Principal Seaman,office
staff, and Assistant Superintendent King) will
be running the color powder gauntlet the
afternoon of April 22nd. Students will gather
on the playground to greet their teachers with
immeasurable enthusiasm and 22 pounds of
brightly colored powder!
Month of the Military Child
Click here to learn about the fun
activities available during Spring Break
and beyond in celebration of military
children and their families. The month
is packed with camps, lunch specials,
family appreciation events and more!
Ready for the Science Fair?
The 24th Annual Hillcrest Science Fair
and Great Bean Growing Contest is
Thursday April 14
5:00-6:00 PM in the gym.
Holland Happening to
Showcase Elementary Artists
The artistic talents of Hillcrest students will be
displayed on storefronts up and down Pioneer
Way during the Annual Holland Happening
Festival April 28-May 1. The festival kicks off
Thursday evening April 28 with the Art Walk
Reception. The masterpieces created by our
students, instructed by Hillcrest art teachers
Ms. Rurey and Ms. McCoy, will continue to
beautify the festivities through the weekend.
Make plans now to view the talent of Hillcrest
and all Oak Harbor School District budding
artists.
April Menus
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Breakfast Menu
Lunch Menu
Thinking Ahead…..
2016-17 Class Placement Form
During the last month of school we begin
the process of forming class groups for the
coming school year. Information from
classroom and support teachers about each
student’s progress, skill levels, special
needs, social and emotional characteristics,
and learning styles is considered in
determining appropriate placement.
In addition, the Class Placement Form
gives you as parent/guardian an opportunity
to express your thoughts and to contribute
to the process of class placement. Please
know that no teacher names will be
accepted. Instead let us know what type of
classroom environment would best suit your
child’s needs.
Parents/guardians may pick up the Class
Placement Form beginning April 18th and
through May 6th.