Vote for Hill City's Scarecrow on Main Street!
Help us win the People’s Choice Award by voting for our scarecrow! It’s #26, and you can vote as many times as you'd like! Simply scan the QR code and cast your vote for #26. Our pumpkin composting-themed scarecrow is located near Keep Pickens Beautiful, so swing by and check it out in person if you can.
Hill City Elementary 4-H Students Recently Visited the Georgia National State Fair!
Mrs. Chapman’s 4th-grade elementary agriculture 4-H students had an amazing day at the Georgia National State Fair in Perry! These 4-H’ers got the chance to tour the livestock barns, explore the competition and learning exhibits, eat fair food, and, of course, enjoy the rides! It was a fun-filled and educational experience for all!
Don't forget to set up your student's eWallet account for cashless, stress-less shopping. Friends and family can even contribute funds! Set one up here: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/hillcityelementaryschool2
Just FYI: The Book Fair accepts cash, checks (payable to HCES), credit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.
The Book Fair is finally here, and we couldn’t be more excited! Starting tomorrow, each grade level will have a designated shopping day, with students visiting alongside their homeroom teachers. First up—fourth grade! Tomorrow is their special shopping day!
Don't forget to join us for our Family Event during the Fall Bash this Friday from 6:00-7:30 p.m.! It's the perfect time to shop together and celebrate the joy of reading. See you there!
Last night's Homecoming Parade was so much fun! Our own 'Harry the Hawk' led our group of students and teachers, proudly showing off our school spirit. Our fabulous float featured a giant Pickens football helmet, with a Dragons football player and cheerleader front and center to showcase our support for Dragon Nation. A huge thank you to everyone who helped make this incredible parade possible. Go Dragons!
Congratulations to our talented Hill City Elementary students who participated in the Coosa Valley Fair in Rome! A total of 20 students entered a variety of items, including flowers, vegetables, nuts, gourds, seeds, pumpkins, canned fruits and vegetables, arts and crafts, and baked goods. Their hard work paid off, earning an impressive 32 blue ribbons, 33 red ribbons, 18 white ribbons, 4 pink ribbons, 3 green ribbons, and 3 BEST IN SHOW ribbons! We are so proud of you all!
Here are a few more Coosa Valley Fair entries from our Hill City Hawks! We are so proud of your "ribbon-winning" efforts!
After reading "Bean Thirteen," Mrs. Bryant's 4th grade math class worked collaboratively to explore prime and composite numbers. Students created models to represent specific numbers, helping them define and better understand the difference between the two. Great job combining math and teamwork!
Congratulations to this week's Perseverance Award recipients! You earned this awesome recognition because of your ability to keep trying, no matter the challenges! We are so proud of your "can do" attitude and determination. Keep up the great work!
A huge thank you to Amicalola EMC for the generous Bright Ideas grants! Mrs. Chapman received a $1,000 grant for her project "Let's Build Together," which will be used to purchase tools for agriculture mechanics. Mrs. Hardison's project, "Big Blue Blocks," a fantastic outdoor STEM initiative being added to our playground, also received a $1,000 grant. We can't wait to surprise our students with these fun new learning opportunities. Congratulations to both teachers, and thank you again, Amicalola EMC!
In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, kindergartners and first-graders learned about the world's most popular sport – soccer! Known as ‘fútbol’ in Spanish, the sport is an integral part of Hispanic culture. After reading "Pelé, King of Soccer" by Monica Brown, students were inspired by Pelé, who became a soccer legend as the first man to score 1,000 goals. They then practiced some fancy footwork in the media center. Here are Mrs. Roper's kindergartners and Mrs. Smith's first graders working hard on their soccer drills!
Ahoy, mateys! Congratulations to Monday's winners as we celebrate National School Lunch Week!
After reading "Round Is A Mooncake" by Roseanne Thong, Mrs. Bryson's kindergartners went on a 2D Shape Hunt around the classroom! Each time they found a shape, they drew a picture of it. This hands-on activity not only sparked their interest but also helped them develop spatial awareness and the ability to describe and compare objects. Great job, shape explorers!
Congratulations to two amazing kindergarten readers! Grace from Ms. Jenkins' class and Rhett from Mrs. Abbott's class have mastered ALL of their kindergarten sight words! Now, they’re ready to tackle first-grade sight words. Plus, both earned a special visit to the Book Vending Machine! We are so proud of these budding readers! Keep up the fantastic work, Grace and Rhett!
Mrs. Sutton's third grade mathematicians are hard at work representing multiplication in multiple ways! Check out their desks—Expo markers are busy as they draw arrays, demonstrate repeated addition, create equal groups, and use the box model, among other strategies. Learning math can be so much fun!
Did someone say "S'mores?" Mrs. Romesberg's first graders are getting creative with writing using the “S’mores Paragraph Strategy!” The sweet graham cracker on top is their opening topic sentence, followed by the gooey marshmallow and chocolate as detail sentences, and the bottom graham cracker wraps it all up with a closing sentence. What a delicious way to learn!
Mrs. Roper's kindergartners are on a Shape Hunt! They’re taking their learning outdoors and discovering that 2D shapes are all around us. What a wonderful way to make real-world connections, blending math with exploration!
It's Georgia PreK Week! We're thrilled to welcome several of our local leaders into our media center for this special occasion. Commissioner Kris Stancil, Commissioner Josh Tippens, and Mayor Kirk Raffield visited our Pre-K students and shared their love of reading.
This is a wonderful opportunity for our leaders to experience the magic of early education firsthand. Thank you to everyone who took the time to visit and read to our youngest learners!
Hooray for Mrs. Abbott's kindergarten readers! They’ve been working hard during Independent Reading time, and recently, they've started using "whisper phones." The kids love how these phones amplify their voices, making it easier to hear the sounds and words. This fun tool is helping them boost their fluency and comprehension!
On the hunt for new words! Mrs. Hamilton's class had a blast as they reviewed their favorite Fall vocabulary words and turned learning into an exciting Scavenger Hunt! Students explored the room, searching for Fall-themed words and coloring them on their collection sheets.
