We will have a picture retake day on October 17th. Any family wishing to have school pictures taken for their child will be able to have them taken during the school day on the 17th. Online ordering will be available in future newsletters. If any parents would like to help with this day, we could use a couple parents to help gather students who need their picture taken in the morning.

If you haven't used Safe Arrival to report an absence for your child, please see the directions for how to download the app and log into your account: https://sdw.waukesha.k12.wi.us/page/safe-arrival-attendance-reporting

Save the Dates!

The Hillcrest Husky Fun Run will be held on Friday, October 13th at Hillcrest Elementary. During the fun run, there will be a variety of fun-filled stations. Students can run through foam, bubbles, or ball pits! There will also be some basic obstacle courses within the playground. All students will be welcome to participate in the fun run! Parents are welcome to make signs and cheer on the students at Hillcrest on the day of the event. Grade level run times are noted below.

Run times will be as follows:
4K - 9:10AM (4K Parents are welcome to cheer on or run with their children!)
Kindergarten - 1:35PM
1st Grade - 1:55PM
2nd Grade - 2:15PM
3rd Grade - 2:35PM
4th Grade - 2:55PM
5th Grade - 3:15PM
Parents opportunity to compete in the fun run: 3:30PM

We have two ways to donate to your child’s fun run. Students can gather donations and log them on a paper pledge form and/or donations can be submitted online.

Option 1: The paper pledge forms and checks made out to Hillcrest PTO must be turned in a week prior to the fun run event (due by end of school day on Friday, October 6th). This gives us time to enter the information into the system on your behalf. We will not accept paper pledge donations after Friday, October 6th.

Option 2: Donations made directly online can be submitted until noon on October 13th using the online platform 99Pledges: https://app.99pledges.com/fund/hillcrestfunrun2023. Here are the steps to use 99Pledges for online donations.

We are raising money this year to go towards a new playground piece of equipment, our end of year Day of Awesomeness, as well as free family events and classroom needs throughout the year. Students can earn cool prizes!

If you are available to help, please join us as a volunteer by signing up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F48A9A92AA7FEC43-44613152-hillcrest.

Prizes will be given for different pledge levels. Be a part of this exciting Hillcrest event!

Culver’s Night: Tuesday, October 10th, 5-8pm.

PTO Meeting: Wednesday, October 11th, 6:15pm.

Fun Run Fundraiser: Friday, October 13th at Hillcrest. Please join us for our very own Husky Hustle! 4K in the morning following by K5-5th grade in the afternoon. More details coming soon for our biggest fundraiser of the year!

Hillcrest PTO Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/hillcrestparentpage
Tell us about your business: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-TJIUdtjSiJSRm2hhyvu1tPwaU8uBGMXb3dPClE4v6CM52A/viewform.

School breakfast and lunch menus for each month can be found on the district's website. Here is the lunch menu for the month of September:

https://waukesha.schooldish.com/-/media/Local/Education/GroupA/Waukesha/Files/Monthly-Menus/Elem-Lunch.ashx

Also, if your family qualifies for free or reduced lunch prices, all applications expire at the end of September. Please be sure to complete a new form for this school year if you would like to apply for free or reduced lunch. The application can be found in your child's Infinite Campus portal or with this printed form.

We encourage all families using the school buses to download the First Student Bus Tracker App to stay updated on your student(s)

https://sdw.waukesha.k12.wi.us/o/sdw/page/first-student-bus-tracker.

You will have access to:

• Live Tracking

• Predictive Stop Arrival Times

• Custom Alerts and Messages

• Multi-Stop View

• Additional User Notifications - Connect up to three additional email accounts to receive email alerts. This is a great feature for grandparents or caregivers!

• Secure and Easy Access

https://sdw.waukesha.k12.wi.us/page/transportation