Hill City Elementary School

The Pickens County School District would like to invite all community members/stakeholders to our pre-2025-26 school year stakeholder meeting on THURSDAY, MAY 15 at the Pickens County District Office. This annual event is to gather input, information and ideas from any community member that has a vested interest in the Pickens County school system. RSVP requested by May 14, 2025. Questions? Please contact Mike Nayman, Family and Community Engagement Coordinator, at michaelnayman@pickenscountyschools.org.

"Hit them! Hit them!" Our 3rd and 4th graders had a blast cheering each other on as they threw pies at Deputy Roach, Ms. Delane, Mrs. Lane, Mrs. Patterson, and Dr. Kretschmar! This sweet reward was earned after two focused days of Georgia Milestones testing for math. We’re so proud of their hard work — and we can't wait to see what fun is in store after three days of ELA testing!

Our Family Night for ELL is tomorrow night! Please join us at Harmony Elementary School on Tuesday, 5/6, at 5:30 p.m. We hope to see you there!

It's Teacher Appreciation Week! 🌟 A HUGE thank you to the Hill City PTO for treating our faculty and staff like absolute celebrities today! The lunch was delicious!

Our administrators are the best! Thank you Dr. Kretschmar and Mrs. Patterson for your dedication and strong leadership. Your commitment to our Hawk students, families, faculty, and staff does not go unnoticed. We appreciate all you do to make Hill City Elementary the best it can be! #SchoolPrincipalAppreciation #AssistantPrincipalAppreciation

We wish you well, Mrs. Jordan! Over the past several months, Mrs. Jordan has served as a dedicated counselor intern alongside Mrs. Smith. Her eagerness to learn and her commitment to helping students have been so evident. Best wishes as you embark on this exciting new chapter in your career — we know you’ll make a difference wherever you go!

It is School Lunch Hero Day! Thank you to our Hawks Cafe ladies who keep our Hawks happy and well fed!

Wow! Congratulations to Damien in Mrs. Bryson's kindergarten class. He's mastered all of the FIRST GRADE sight words! That's awesome, Damien! Keep up the great work!

Parents and Guardians: Please take our second survey, the Parent Involvement Survey. It should take no longer than five minutes. Your feedback will will help us grow and be the best school we can be. CLICK the link BELOW to take the Parent Involvement Survey https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfGj_RhNF-7rphR6RArcYSWFtEiXwfmHia8j7z-Dr3lO3ovxg/viewform

Parents and Guardians: This is the time of year when schools are actively planning for the next year and looking for feedback that will help us grow and be the best school we can be. In order to partner with us and help in this growth I would like to ask you to complete two surveys. They are both very short and should take no more than five minutes each to complete. Survey #1 is linked below. It's the Leader in Me Survey, which will help us plan better for the second year of implementation of our Leader in Me Program. CLICK the link HERE: https://www.leaderinme.com/s/hill-city-elementary-school/families

Congratulations, Mr. Reed! It’s time to pass the Hawk again, and this week Ms. Jordan has chosen… Billy Reed! She shared, "He is an excellent model of having a growth mindset for the students he works with. He consistently has a calm and reassuring presence, contributing to the feeling of stability within the school for those kids whose lives outside of these walls may not always be so stable." Thank you, Mr. Reed, for your heart, your consistency, and the positive impact you make every day.

Mrs. Anderson’s Pre-K class visited the media center today for storytime and loved "If I Built a House" by Chris Van Dusen! They were also the first to experience our brand new Big Blue Blocks — a collection of "loose parts" like bricks, cylinders, chutes, and channels, perfect for creative play! Thank you to Amicalola EMC Bright Ideas and Hill City PTO for making this possible with their generous grants!

A big THANK YOU to the Amicalola Garden Club for awarding a $200 grant to Hill City! Mrs. Chapman was thrilled to receive this generous gift and is excited to put it to great use in our school garden. Watch us grow!

Congratulations to Bryson, Rylan, Paige, and Owen from Mrs. Davis' 2nd-grade ELA class! These students worked hard and brought their spring benchmark scores up by a level — and in some cases, even more! Your perseverance and dedication to improving your reading skills has paid off! Way to go!

Check out the May menu for our students in the Hawk's Cafe! (Just FYI, the elementary schools will each have a different menu for May.)

Field Trip Fun Alert! Some of our Hawks from Mrs. Duncan’s and Mrs. Georgia’s classes had a slime-tastic time at the Sloomoo Institute in Atlanta! Students got hands-on with over 25 different slimes, exploring a rainbow of colors, unique textures, and fun scents. The highlight? Creating their very own slime and taking a squishy walk through the famous slime pond!

Congratulations to Micah! This kindergartner in Mrs. Gartrell's class has mastered all of his sight words and continues to grow his reading skills. What better way to celebrate than a special trip to the Book Vending Machine? Way to go, Micah — keep up the great work!

Fine Arts Night is just ONE week away, and we can hardly wait! 🗓️ Friday, May 2 🕕 6:00–7:30 p.m. Come celebrate the artistic talents of our amazing Hawks through a night filled with art, music, and poetry. The gallery walk begins at 6:00 p.m., and the Harmonious Hill City Hawks will perform at 6:30 p.m. You won’t want to miss it! #FineArtsNight To add to the fun, our PTO Spring Fling will also be from 6:00-7:30 p.m. on the playground!

Thank you to our school bus drivers for getting our Hawks to and from school safely every day! We appreciate all you do! #SchoolBusDriversDay