The Hill City PTO will be selling Smencils for the next two Fridays in November - 11/14 and 11/21! Get yours before they sell out!

Our students created heartfelt cards, letters, and posters to honor our Veterans. Ms. Mara Roberts shares these messages throughout our community, reminding service members how appreciated they are.
We salute you and we thank you.

These students were nominated for practicing putting first things first by doing what we MUST do before doing what we would LIKE to do. This means we have to stay focused, minimize our distractions, and do the important things first, like work before play. Keep practicing those fabulous leadership skills!! #LeaderInMe

They created colorful bookmarks to share with some special teachers around the building. These tiny artists are spreading the love of reading one bookmark at a time!




After careful consideration and out of an abundance of caution for the expected temperatures tomorrow, we have made the difficult decision not to take our students to the Veterans' Day Parade. Please know that Hill City Elementary supports and loves our Veterans, and we hope to try again next year. Thank you for your understanding.

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!



