Mark your calendars!
Our annual Fall Festival, sponsored by the PTO, is coming up on Friday, October 24, 2025, from 6:00–7:30 p.m. You won’t want to miss out on this fun-filled evening for the whole family!
Our annual Fall Festival, sponsored by the PTO, is coming up on Friday, October 24, 2025, from 6:00–7:30 p.m. You won’t want to miss out on this fun-filled evening for the whole family!
Storybook inspired engineering in the STEM Lab!
With inspiration from "Strega Nona" by Tomie dePaola, fourth-grade students (Mrs. Bryant's homeroom pictured) engineered a structure to hold their pasta pot—or cauldron! Meanwhile, our kindergarten and first-grade students (Mrs. Smith's homeroom pictured) explored the world of nocturnal bats through "Amara and the Bats" by Emma Reynolds. Their challenge? Figure out a way to make their bat hang upside down to sleep!
Here's PTO's October newsletter! There's a lot going on!
Tomorrow is our Buffalo Luke’s fundraiser! If you need a quick and tasty dinner plan, swing by and support HCES!
It’s a grade-level competition, so don’t forget to tell them you’re there for "Hill City, grade ___!" Let’s see which grade brings in the most support! #Postive Pickens #CommunityPartners
A sweet wrap-up! Mrs. Allen's PreK students finished their study of nocturnal animals with a cool science experiment. Thanks to Mrs. Olivia, they enjoyed solar s’mores last Friday!
More homework success paying off! Mrs. Everett's PreK students earned a trip to the Token Tower for completing their homework packet for September. Keep up the great work!
Congratulations to Kohen for earning the Campus Law Enforcement Student of the Month Award! Deputy Roach shared, "Kohen is such a polite young man and is always concerned about being kind and doing what's right."
We’re so proud of you, Kohen—keep up the great work! #StudentSuccess #LeaderInMe
We’re so proud of you, Kohen—keep up the great work! #StudentSuccess #LeaderInMe
Doing your homework pays off in many ways! Congratulations to students in Mrs. Allen's PreK class for earning a trip to the Token Tower! They worked hard to complete their monthly homework packet and Virtual School Day assignment — way to go!
Students in Mrs. Sutton’s math classes enjoyed listening to "100 Hungry Ants" by Elinor J. Pinczes. After the read-aloud, they used two-color counters to represent quantities in equal groups and arrays. From their models, students practiced writing multiplication equations to show the relationships between groups, arrays, and totals. This hands-on activity helped them connect a fun story to important multiplication concepts!
Picture Retakes are on Thursday, 10/23/2025, if your child needs one.
More spelling rules to learn! ✨ In Mrs. Shealey's s first-grade class, students practiced the "Floss Rule" and worked with “-ge” words. They’re working hard and making great progress!
Spelling rules in action! Mrs. Smith’s (Ellis’ homeroom) students worked with partners to sort long “e” spelling words by their different patterns. Great teamwork and word study happening here!
Learning about nocturnal animals is beary fun! Mrs. Allen's PreK students discovered that bears can be nocturnal too and crafted the cutest paper plate bears to go along with their learning. Aren’t they adorable?
A special shout-out to Brieanna Haralson of Briez Teez for designing and creating our "Hawks Tackle Cancer" t-shirts! We are grateful for the talent in our local community and appreciate the opportunity to partner together. #PostivePickens
Last night’s Reading Camp Out was terrific! Thank you to all the families who settled into their camping chairs and enjoyed reading s’more stories together.
Congratulations to our raffle winners! We hope you enjoy your cool camping cooler and the five lucky winners put their $20 Scholastic Book Fair gift cards to s’more reading fun!
Congratulations to our raffle winners! We hope you enjoy your cool camping cooler and the five lucky winners put their $20 Scholastic Book Fair gift cards to s’more reading fun!
Congratulations to Mrs. Deana Sutton and Mrs. Ronette Bradley!
We’re proud to celebrate Mrs. Sutton, one of our Third grade Math teachers, as Teacher of the Month and Mrs. Bradley, our Counselor, as Staff Member of the Month! Thank you both for the positive impact you make every day on Team Hill City Hawk.
We’re proud to celebrate Mrs. Sutton, one of our Third grade Math teachers, as Teacher of the Month and Mrs. Bradley, our Counselor, as Staff Member of the Month! Thank you both for the positive impact you make every day on Team Hill City Hawk.
Positive Choices Pay Off!
Whitney saved up 50 Dojo points for making great behavior choices and decided to spend them on a special lunch with her teacher, Mrs. Dilbeck! "We had the best time together," shared Mrs. Dilbeck.
Whitney saved up 50 Dojo points for making great behavior choices and decided to spend them on a special lunch with her teacher, Mrs. Dilbeck! "We had the best time together," shared Mrs. Dilbeck.
The 50th Day of School is October 10th!
Let’s celebrate in style — students are invited to dress like it’s the 1950s! Keep it simple with a white t-shirt and rolled-up jeans, or go all out with poodle skirts, leather jackets, scarves, and saddle shoes!
Let’s celebrate in style — students are invited to dress like it’s the 1950s! Keep it simple with a white t-shirt and rolled-up jeans, or go all out with poodle skirts, leather jackets, scarves, and saddle shoes!
Tonight! Read S'more!
Grab your camping chair and join us for the Reading Camp Out TONIGHT, September 29th, from 6:00 - 7:00 PM! Come "Read S'more" with your child, enjoy some cozy, quality reading time together, and be entered to win fun raffle prizes!
Grab your camping chair and join us for the Reading Camp Out TONIGHT, September 29th, from 6:00 - 7:00 PM! Come "Read S'more" with your child, enjoy some cozy, quality reading time together, and be entered to win fun raffle prizes!
Today was such a hoot! Mrs. Allen’s Pre-K students made owl feeders as part of their lesson on nocturnal animals.
