Kinder.- Baggett-Brynn, Ktrez, A'ron; Marsh-Zurley, Kat, Owen; McAdoo- Mateo, Yang, Bengi Serra; Grade 1-Brown- Yarely, Dayana, Keisy; Korynta-Zachary, Charlotte, Trinity; Yemm- Kyler, Kaylee, Reid Grade 2 -Caffey-Juana, Khaleesi, Jayden; Soto-Pamela, Anya, Sarai; Spangler-Ronan, Henry, Aya; Grade 3-Gill-Namiko, Isaac, Shakirra; LaPiana-Ivan, Nelly, Alex; Webb-Cy, Nathy, Brady; Grade 4-Barclay-Milo, Zacha, Milliana; Elliott-Kian, Tina,Bryan; Parkhurst-Mikey, Stella, Aiden; Grade 5 -Lofflin-Matthew, Oliver, Ella; Stahl-Sullivan, Lyla, Drew

Hillcrest Elementary “Where the World Goes to School”__________________________________________________________________Hillcrest Elementary Recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School

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Soar to be a Hillcrest Hawk!

Upcoming Events Calendar of EventsWednesday, November 20School FamiliesHawkathon Club 2:30-3:00 Wednesday Nov. 27- Friday Nov. 29NO SCHOOL – Fall Break Monday, December 2School resumes Wednesday, December 4Club Day 1:30-2:10 Hawkathon Club 2:30-3:00 Friday, December 6HAWKS recognition

Traveling in December & JanuaryWe understand many of our families travel long distances for winter

break. Please notify the school office in advance if your child will be missing school before or after the winter break due to your travel plans. These absences will be excused if the office is notified in advance and Ms. Becker gives approval. If you would like to gather work, teachers

must have 2-3 days notice. If you will be gone more than a week, teachers will not be able to gather work for the entire time. Some work

may need to be made up upon your return.

Our winter break this year is over two weeks long, so we would hope most travel can take place during that time. Winter break will run from

Saturday, December 21 – Tuesday, January 7th. Classes will resume on Wednesday, January 8th.

AWESOME HAWKS RECOGNIZED

Hillcrest Friends of EducationCongratulations to Will & Kate Collins, who will be recognized as our 2019 Friends of Education, this week during the district’s volunteer recognition on Wednesday, November 20th.

We appreciate the support Will & Kate provide to our school!! Thank you!!

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Parent Teacher ConferencesThank you to all our parents who attended parent teacher

conferences on November 6th & 7th. We had great attendance with over 95% of our parents attending. We are committed to visiting with all our parents three times a year so some staff are in the process of

rescheduling some conferences.A HUGE thanks to all our Hillcrest families who provided items for the

Thursday luncheon.

Hillcrest FamiliesLet’s See You Getting Your Move On!!!

Taking It Home — Keep Kids Moving Outside of ClassLet’s work together to promote a lifestyle of health and physical fitness! Physical activity provides a number of benefits, including increasing self-confidence and reducing anxiety in children. Then there is the added bonus doing it together provides, it can help strengthen the family bond. What is your family doing to stay active? I want to feature our Hillcrest families on a bulletin board. Please send me pictures of your family participating in a physical activity together.

It doesn’t have to be sports—just keep your family moving! Here are just a few ideas:Play tag, swim, toss a ball, jump rope, hula-hoop, dance to music or even play a dancing video game. Walk the dog, ride bikes, or play at the park.Celebrate special occasions—like birthdays or anniversaries—with something active, such as taking a hike or throwing a frisbee.

Winter Parties – Thursday, December 19th

Classroom winter parties are scheduled for the Thursday before break. Our winter parties are a lunch of pizza provided by our Family Engagement group. We ask parents to bring in drinks, veggies, and a

dessert. The party sign up sheets will come home on Monday, December 16th

in Monday Mail folders.

● Before, during, and after preparing food● Before eating food● Before and after caring for someone at home who is sick with vomiting or

diarrhea● Before and after treating a cut or wound● After using the toilet● After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing● After touching an animal, animal feed, or animal waste● After handling pet food or pet treats● After touching garbage

You can follow these 5 simple steps to wash your hands!

1. Wet your hands with clean, running water (warm or cold), turn off the tap, and apply soap.

2. Lather your hands by rubbing them together with the soap. Lather the backs of your hands, between your fingers, and under your nails.

3. Scrub your hands for at least 20 seconds. Need a timer? Hum the “Happy Birthday” song from beginning to end twice.

4. Rinse your hands well under clean, running water.5. Dry your hands using a clean towel or air dry them.

For more information, you can go to https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/when-how-handwashing.html

A Positive Outcome

with Math Night

Over fifty families came out to learn and play. Thank you to all the staff and families that made this a fun and memorable night!

HILLCREST HAWKS OF THE DAY

November 19James Dominguez Griffin Hoinoski Deigan James

November 20Cornelius MooreHenry Casey Kohen Flaherty

November 21Killian Hoinoski Babar Harris Jack Larsen Kitana Hedrick

November 22William Dubinsky 1YZofia Garcia 2SpPaloma Gonzalez 4B

December 2 No Hawk

December 3 No Hawk

December 4 No Hawk

December 5Teresa Karugia Nora Mosher

December 6 No Hawk

December 9Selma Kraus Julian Gonzalez De La Rosa Aariana Edminster

HAWK OF THE DAY INFORMATIONTo those families new to Hillcrest being a “HAWK of the Day” has been a Hillcrest tradition for many years. Below is a brief explanation of what is involved when your student is the “Hillcrest HAWK of the Day”. A letter will also be sent home with your student a few days before they are the Hillcrest Hawk so be sure to note that special date.

You may come at 8:35 a.m. on the day you are HAWK to set up your display in the display cases located directly inside the east doors on the west wall hallway. Some teachers have elected to do their HAWK displays in their classrooms and they will communicatewith you directly about set up procedures. These teachers are McAdoo and Marsh.

THE DISPLAY CASES WILL BE LOCKED this year.Our focus is on student made products, culture and the curriculum standard: speaking and presentations. Each student is asked to bring:

● One student made art product from home or school● One student written product (poem, letter, research

paper, etc.) from home or school● Two cultural items from home (i.e. – traditional dress,

photo of holiday celebrations, favorite team memorabilia, instrument) * The goal is to highlight family customs, culture, holiday celebrations, traditions)

● Two personal items from home (i.e. – toy, game, trading cards, doll or figurine)

Presentations will be approximately 15 minutes. Parents, you are invited to join your child for lunch. Adult lunches are now $3.70 and may be paid in the lunchroom when you go through the lunch line.

LUNCH SCHEDULEGr. 5 11:30-11:55 (Wednesday - 11:30-11:55) Gr. 4 11:35-12:00 (Wednesday - 11:25-11:50) Gr. 2 12:05-12:30 (Wednesday - 12:00-12:25) Gr. 3 12:10-12:35 (Wednesday - 12:10-12:35) Kdgn. 12:35-1:00 (Wednesday - 12:30-12:55) Gr. 1 12:40-1:05 (Wednesday - 12:35-1:00)

Parents should check with the classroom teacher as to what time your child will present his/her display case to the class if you would like to be present. At the end of the school day, please take down your child’s display.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

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The RunLawrence Thanksgiving Day Run benefits numerous local youth running programs and all 14 of our elementary marathon clubs. Please consider signing up to run or volunteering the day of the event. Racehttps://www.runlawrence.org/TDay5k.html