
Hillcrest Space Station Happenings
March 4th-Weekly Newsletter from SPACE!!!!
Week 26 Feb 28-March 4th
From Mission Control:
What a BUSY but AWESOME week at Hillcrest Space Station! We love March with so many things going on from March is Reading Month, to Swim, Panther Math wrapping up, to End of Trimester, to Parent Teacher Conferences!
If there is anything we can do to help your students here at school, please reach out at jhelinski@almaschools.net
IMPORTANT DATES
March 25-April 1 - No School, Spring Break
April 15 - No School, Good Friday
May 27 & 30 - No School, Memorial Day weekend
June 3 - Tentative Last Day, Half day, dismissal 11:20AM
PTC
End of Trimester/Half Day/Report Cards
Report Cards for the 2nd Trimester will be coming home on Friday, March 18th.
March is Reading Month
Make sure to check the calendar for the upcoming events!
Upcoming Drills
Swim Video
Thank to Coach Hof and Mr. DuHadway for helping in the pool along with Mrs. Tomanek.
Swim Information
Before Covid, students at both Hillcrest and Pine Avenue have had the opportunity to engage in swimming lessons at the high school as part of their physical education program. This opportunity is all about teaching students how to swim and advancing students who already have swimming skills. We know that all students’ swim skills are different. They will be met with instruction at their level during these swim lessons. Each classroom will have four opportunities during the month of March to go swimming as a part of the physical education curriculum. Swim lessons will occur during the school day. This note will provide some overall general information. Please contact your child’s teacher if you have any questions.
***Just so everyone is clear, there is no need for students to be experienced swimmers to go. We make no assumptions on students’ levels of skill. There will be a lot of support in the pool and learning will take place for all levels of swimmers during these days.***
Start Dates: Swimming for Hillcrest begins on March 2nd. Please look at the schedule to see when classes will attend swim lessons. Students with P.E on Wednesdays will swim each Wednesday of the month. Students with P.E on Thursdays will swim each Thursday of the month.
Transportation: Students will be shuttled back and forth from Hillcrest to the High School by school bus.
Day of Swimming Needs and General Info: In talking with staff that took students to swimming in the past, here are some needs and recommendations:
Bathing Suit (Girls’ suits should be one piece or a two piece that provides coverage of their midsections.)
Towel
Personal Flotation Devices or Life Vests are not required. The lessons are structured in a way and groups are supported and monitored in a way that makes these unnecessary.
Bag (It is highly recommended that students bring a bag to carry wet things back to school after swimming.
Hair tie and Hair brush or comb (If students have longer hair, it is beneficial to pull their hair back while they are in the pool.)
Dressing Rooms (Will be monitored by staff, a male staff member for boys and female staff member for girls.)
Swim Goggles are available if students want them, but if students have their own they are more than welcome to bring them. (Students will be responsible for their own goggles.)
Actual Pool Time---35 minutes
Approximate Total Time out of the building is 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Pre-planning for early pickups or appointments is a MUST… Students will be gone for about 90 minutes at a time, so if we know about an appointment that takes place during their scheduled swim time, we will have the students stay at Pine Avenue and wait to be picked up there. (Depending on the situation, students will be put in with another class or do another activity during that time.)
ALMA PTO MEETINGS ~ FREE CHILDCARE IS PROVIDED!
The Alma Elementary Parent Teacher Organization, AEPTO, provides several very important functions for elementary students in Alma Public Schools. Their primary purpose is to provide opportunities, experiences, and equipment that will enrich students’ educational experience at APS.
March 21 @ Hillcrest
April 18 @ Pine Avenue
May 16 @ Luce Road
Lunch Menu
Staff Shout Out
We have an INCREDIBLE staff here at Hillcrest Space Station! Would you like to recognize any of them? Take a moment to fill out this form and recognize all the WONDERFUL things they do for our students!!
Second Steps
We are in Unit 4 working on Solving Problems.
Ask your students about the program!
Symptoms of Illness
Please check your child each day for signs of any illness. The season of germs & illness is upon us. We encourage our students to practice healthy habits of hand washing and sanitizing throughout the school day. If your child should wake with a fever or sore throat, or other symptoms of illness, they should not attend school that day. Thank you for your cooperation with this!
Pluto the Panther Mascot
Seesaw
Transportation Changes
R.O.A.R.S
At Hillcrest, we talk about making good choices and using our ROARS!
Respect
Others
Act
Responsible, and be
Safe
Make sure to ask them about what is means to follow their ROARS at school!
Hillcrest Space Station Happenings for the 2021-22 School Year
Hillcrest Elementary
Email: jhelinski@almaschools.net
Website: www.almaschools.net
Location: 515 East Elizabeth Street, Alma, MI, USA
Phone: 989-463-3113
Facebook: facebook.com/almahillcrest
Twitter: @almahillcrest