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!

about 2 months ago, Hill City Elementary
Red Ribbon Week - thank you to our volunteers and speakers!
Red Ribbon Week - thank you to our volunteers and speakers!
Red Ribbon Week - thank you to our volunteers and speakers!

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

about 2 months ago, Hill City Elementary
Tomorrow is the last day for Book Fair!
So Much Pumpkin Fun in Mrs. Anderson's Pre-K!
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!
about 2 months ago, Hill City Elementary
Pumpkin fun in Mrs. Anderson's PreK!
Pumpkin fun in Mrs. Anderson's PreK!
A big shoutout to Anvee!
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!
about 2 months ago, Hill City Elementary
Anvee is selected as the Campus Law Enforcement Student of the Month.
Mark your calendars!

Our next Buffalo Luke's Spirit Night is right around the corner. It's next Tuesday, November 4th! We hope to see you there!
about 2 months ago, Hill City Elementary
Join us 11/4 at Buffalo Luke's!
Way to go, raffle winners!
These students earned their tickets by demonstrating Habit 2: “Begin with the End in Mind,” in our Leader in Me program. They’re planning ahead, setting goals, and showing what it means to be proactive leaders! #LeaderInMe
about 2 months ago, Hill City Elementary
Raffle winners for Habit #2
Mrs. Hamilton’s PreK students had an extra special treat today—they got to try out our brand-new Track during recess! With helmets on and scooters and tricycles rolling, it was all smiles and safe fun in the sunshine!
2 months ago, Hill City Elementary
Mrs. Hamilton's PreK rolling on the new track.
Mrs. Hamilton's PreK rolling on the new track.
Which Raffle Basket would YOU want to win? Each grade level has created an amazing themed basket filled with fun surprises!

Raffle tickets are just $2 each, and winners will be drawn tonight at the Fall Festival! Don’t miss your chance to take home one of these awesome prizes!
2 months ago, Hill City Elementary
Raffle baskets for tonight's Fall Festival.
Raffle baskets for tonight's Fall Festival.
Raffle baskets for tonight's Fall Festival.
Raffle baskets for tonight's Fall Festival.
Raffle baskets for tonight's Fall Festival.
Raffle baskets for tonight's Fall Festival.
Raffle baskets for tonight's Fall Festival.
Raffle baskets for tonight's Fall Festival.
We’re still accepting baked goods for tonight’s Cake Walk at the Fall Festival! Your generous contributions help make this event extra sweet. Thank you!

2 months ago, Hill City Elementary
We still need donations for the Cake Walk tonight, please.
Mrs. Green's 3rd grade Discovery students took inspiration from Norwegian artist Edvard Munch this week! After studying his life and iconic painting “The Scream,” students tapped into their creativity with a spooky writing activity and wrote sensory poems that captured the emotion and atmosphere of Munch’s masterpiece.
2 months ago, Hill City Elementary
Mrs. Green's 3rd grade Discovery class studied the life and work of Norwegian artist Edvard Munch.
Mrs. Green's 3rd grade Discovery class studied the life and work of Norwegian artist Edvard Munch.
Mrs. Green's 3rd grade Discovery class studied the life and work of Norwegian artist Edvard Munch.
Mrs. Green's 3rd grade Discovery class studied the life and work of Norwegian artist Edvard Munch.
Thank you to our fabulous friends from the Pickens High School Cheerleading team for brightening our morning with their smiles and spirit! We love seeing you at morning car riders. Go Dragons!
2 months ago, Hill City Elementary
PHS Cheerleaders visited this morning!

Red Ribbon Week is October 27th- 31st!

We will be practicing Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind during Red Ribbon Week. Our theme is Life is a Puzzle, Solve it Drug Free. We have been talking about the "end in mind" is their future, and the puzzle pieces of life are the choices we make every day. Life is a puzzle, and every piece counts. Drugs are a puzzle piece that just doesn't fit in the plan of a happy, healthy future. Making healthy, safe choices and solving the puzzle of life drug-free, helps us stay strong, focused, and build an exciting future one piece at a time.

2 months ago, Hill City Elementary
Red Ribbon Week Dress-up Themes
Pink Out in Mrs. Connelly’s 4th grade class! How fun!
2 months ago, Hill City Elementary
Pink Out in Mrs. Connelly’s 4th grade class! How fun!
Students in Mrs. Moss’s 4th Grade Math Class have been learning about Multiplicative Comparisons. (And they’ve been practicing saying it 3 times fast!)

Multiplicative Comparison is a way of comparing two quantities by determining how many times larger or smaller one is than the other, using multiplication or division. Today was filled with lots of laughter, math talk, and fun while playing the game Wacky Comparisons.
2 months ago, Hill City Elementary
Mrs. Moss's 4th grade math students at work.
Mrs. Moss's 4th grade math students at work.
Mrs. Moss's 4th grade math students at work.
The countdown is on! Our Fall Festival is almost here! Join us this Friday, October 24, from 6:00–7:30 p.m. for games, treats, Book Fair shopping and festive fun!
2 months ago, Hill City Elementary
See you on Friday for the Fall Festival!
It’s almost time for the Fall Festival — and the Cake Walk is one of the biggest hits with students and families! Help us make it a sweet success by donating your favorite baked goods! Cakes, cupcakes, cookies… we’ll take them all! Thank you so much!
2 months ago, Hill City Elementary
Please donate for the Cake Walk!
Congratulations to Ella in Mrs. Roper’s kindergarten class!

She has mastered all of her kindergarten high-frequency words and earned a special trip to our Book Vending Machine! Way to go, Ella — your hard work and love of reading really shine!
2 months ago, Hill City Elementary
Ella masters her high frequency words for kindergarten.
Congratulations to Mrs. Richards and Mrs. Shealey! Both received Bent Tree Grant awards!

Mrs. Richards will expand her “Moving in Music” manipulatives. Mrs. Shealey will add wobble stools to help students stay focused (and give fidgeting a fun outlet!).

Thank you, Bent Tree, for being an amazing community partner and supporting our educators!
2 months ago, Hill City Elementary
Richards and Shealey receive Bent Tree Grants!
Richards and Shealey receive Bent Tree Grants!
Hello Clifford!
The Scholastic Book Fair truck has arrived and we are busy setting up for the start of the fair tomorrow! Students will visit with their classroom on their scheduled day.

We welcome families to our Book Fair during our Family Event on Friday, 10/24/2025. See you soon!
2 months ago, Hill City Elementary
Hello Clifford! The Book Fair starts tomorrow!
Create your child’s Book Fair eWallet so they can shop cash-free, worry-free, and independently! It’s easy to set up! Start here: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/hillcityelementaryschool #ScholasticBookFairs
2 months ago, Hill City Elementary
Set up an eWallet for the Book Fair, if you would like.