These students truly “give a hoot about their future” and are practicing Habit #2 — Begin with the End in Mind — as part of our Leader in Me program. Now that’s what we call wise leadership! #LeaderInMe
Reminder: Please return your child’s permission form for the Veterans Parade!
We’re excited for our Hawks (K–4th) to attend the Veterans Parade in downtown Jasper next Tuesday. However, students must have a signed permission slip to participate.
Thank you for helping us honor our veterans and enjoy this special community event together!
This fantastic fourth grader has completed ALL of the fourth grade Progress Learning for math! What an amazing accomplishment — we’re so proud of your hard work.
Congratulations to Mrs. Abby Tippens and Mrs. Olivia Griffin!
We’re proud to celebrate Mrs. Tippens—one of our kindergarten teachers—as Teacher of the Month, and Mrs. Olivia—a Pre-K Teacher Assistant—as Staff Member of the Month!
Thank you both for the positive impact you make every single day on Team Hill City Hawk.
A Spook-tacular Time on Main Street!
What a fantastic evening of trick-or-treating on Friday! Mrs. Chapman and Mrs. Hardison had a blast passing out candy and inviting everyone to vote for their favorite Hill City pumpkins.
Pumpkin Contest Winners:
🥇 1st Place – Ms. Proudfoot
🥈 2nd Place – Mrs. Smith
🥉 3rd Place – Mrs. Davis
With a total of 943 votes cast, the crowd was amazed by all the creativity and festive pumpkin designs!
And another big congratulations to Hill City for earning 2nd place in the Main Street Scarecrow Contest! #HCESCommunityPartners #PositivePickens
Mrs. Henson has passed the Hawk to second-grade teacher Holly Ellis, sharing these kind words:
“She gives her all to teaching. She can make connections with students that empower them to succeed not only in the classroom, but anywhere they go. She does a fantastic job of setting her classroom expectations high and being flexible to meet all her students' needs.”
Way to go, Mrs. Ellis!
The SchoolStore Program is 100% online so there is NO face-to-face selling, handling money, or delivering products. Your participation will take less than 12 minutes, and there are exciting prizes to make it fun for the students.
Here is all you need to do to participate:
1. Go to https://www.schoolstore.net/sid.t?0000349361 to sign up.
2. Send form emails inviting family, friends and co-workers to support your child.
3. Return the Book Buddy Lanyard with the Student Prize Code to school for your child to get their fun participation prize.
Be sure to ask your child for the Book Buddy Lanyard tonight. Your participation will make a difference for our school and teachers!
*** Important: For your child to earn a Book Buddy, you only need to send 8 emails!
Students in Mrs. Brancato’s Art class are creating Optical Illusion Spiderwebs! They’re learning how to show VALUE by blending colored pencils from dark to medium to light. These amazing illustrations are just a few examples of our talented 4th graders’ artwork!
We’re excited to celebrate together on Thursday, November 20th!
RSVP by: November 7th
Cost: $5 per guest (cash or check payable in the cafeteria)
Please note: Your child’s lunch time will be shared by their teacher, as times will be different for this special day.
We can’t wait to enjoy a wonderful meal with our school's families!
Feathers are 25¢ each and will be on sale through November 19th. The grade level with the most feathers WINS bragging rights and a fun surprise…
The winning grade level teachers will wear special turkey hats during our Thanksgiving lunch on November 20th! Let’s see which grade can collect the most feathers!
Some of our fabulous first graders, along with Ms. Proudfoot, Mrs. Kaley, and Mrs. Shealey, showed off their Halloween spirit in style today! From costumes to classroom fun, a spooktacular time was had by all!
The HCES staff had some festive fun today with the Pumpkin in Your Pocket game! The lucky winners were Mrs. Ellis, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Romesberg, and Mrs. Cook — (hmm… how did three second grade teachers manage to win? )
It was such a fun way to spread a little extra sunshine and laughter around our school!
Happy Red Ribbon Week!
This week, our students celebrated Red Ribbon Week with the theme: “Life is a Puzzle—Solve It Drug Free!”
Each day, we talked about Beginning with the End in Mind and how every safe, healthy choice is a piece of the puzzle that builds a bright future.
A big thank you to Mr. Montana Teems with the Jasper Fire Department and Lana Mayfield and Kennedy Whipple with Northside Junior Health Advocates for your generous donations! You helped students make fun and meaningful connections like:
🔥 “Ignite your potential—stay drug free like our Fire Heroes!”
🩹 “Clean minds, clean hands, and healthy choices are like Band-Aids—they protect you!”
We also appreciate Jana Champion and Deputy Roach for speaking at our Red Ribbon Rally—reminding students that today’s choices shape tomorrow’s future. Thank you to everyone who helped our Hawks celebrate living drug-free!
Thank you for supporting our Fall Scholastic Book Fair! It's been fabulous!
The fair will close tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. Each grade level will have a final opportunity to shop the fair tomorrow. Here's the link to our Fair's Home Page if you would still like to set-up an e-Wallet or shop the online portion (any orders ship directly to your home) of the fair:
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/hillcityelementaryschool
From digging out squishy seeds to shaping geometric Play-Doh pumpkins and enjoying a sweet frosted pumpkin snack, these little Hawks had a blast with their hands-on pumpkin adventures!
This fabulous fourth-grader was selected by Deputy Roach as our Campus Law Enforcement Student of the Month! He praised her bright smile and friendly, helpful attitude toward others. Anvee is showing what it means to be a great leader! Congratulations!
Our next Buffalo Luke's Spirit Night is right around the corner. It's next Tuesday, November 4th! We hope to see you there!
