April 2024 Hillcrest Newsletter

Hillcrest Elementary School is on a journey to become a Conscious Discipline School. What is Conscious Discipline? From the Conscious Discipline website, Conscious Discipline is a proven, comprehensive approach that empowers you with skills that create a safe, connected, problem-solving environment for families. On our journey to learn more about Conscious Discipline we are equipping educators to integrate social-emotional learning, discipline and self-regulation so they spend less time policing behavior and more time teaching vital life skills.

For more information on Conscious Discipline please visit this link for parents:

https://consciousdiscipline.com/free-resources/articles/

We would love to invite our families on this journey with us!

This is a popular song that some of our classrooms use to wish each other well on a daily basis. I guarantee it will make you smile!

April 24th

• Glenview will visit the fourth graders at Hillcrest to start discussing next year.
  
  

May 16th

• 1st grade will visit Mitchell Park- Be on the lookout for more information coming from your child's classroom teacher.

May 17th

• Hillcrest Ice Cream Social from 5-6pm

May 23rd

• Field Day!!!

May 28th

• Save the Date! - Lunch on the Lawn
• This is a day that all guardians are invited to come have lunch with your student.
• More information will be coming home closer to the date-

May 29th

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

• 4th Grade goes on a field trip to Camp Summit

A great big thank you to the Hillcrest PTO for purchasing glasses for all of our students and staff. Because of their donation, we were able to view the solar eclipse safely. Our school family had so much fun. Thank you to Mrs. Shemek, our science teacher, for all the of the preparation she put into the big event so our students not only understood what was taking place in our solar system, but she also built excitement in them too! We are thankful to have Mrs. Shemek a part of our school family.

After the solar eclipse concluded the students participated in a SEL celebration because each of our classrooms earned a COMPLIMENT Party. Each student got 'galaxy slime' and enjoyed a special edition solar eclipse Oreo cookie.

Over the summer, our library and attached offices will get a make over. This space will be receiving new flooring, vibrant colored paint, and new furniture. In order to complete this project in time for the first day of school in the fall, Ms. Blair must have her library completely packed up by the last day of school. Because of this, all library books are due April 22nd. Our students will still be receiving library services, however, they will not be checking out books after this week. If your child wants a book to read, we have lots of books to send home for free--simply let us know!

English:

🌍 Attention, adventurers! Our Book Blast event starts next week where we will set off in search of treasure to build our students' home libraries. Follow the steps on the Treasure Map coming home next week to embark on an epic quest to earn exciting prizes and books. 🗺️🌟

@go.booksarefun #bookblastadventures #bookblast #booksarefun #literacy

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Español:

🌍 ¡Atención, aventureros! Nuestro evento Book Blast comienza la próxima semana, donde partiremos en busca de tesoros para construir las bibliotecas de nuestros estudiantes. Sigue los pasos en el Mapa del Tesoro que llegará a casa la próxima semana para embarcarte en una épica búsqueda y ganar emocionantes recompensas y libros. 🗺️🌟