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Welcoming Diversity ~Expecting Excellence ~ Celebrating Success
UPCOMING EVENTS December 5 K-2 AIMS testing Gr. 4 MAP Math AM Gr. 5 MAP Rdg. PM December 6 K-2 AIMS testing Gr. 5 Field Trip to Natural History Museum - AM Hawkathon Club 2:30pm December 7 K-2 AIMS testing Gr. 3 MAP Rdg. AM Gr. 4 MAP Rdg. PM December 8 K-2 AIMS testing Gr. 3 MAP Math AM Gr. 5 MAP Math AM Gr. 4 Natural History Museum – AM December 11 Kdgn MAP Rdg. Gr. 1 MAP Rdg. AM Gr. 2 MAP Math AM Gr. 3 AIMS ELA AM December 12 Kdgn MAP Rdg. Gr. 1 MAP Rdg. AM Gr. 2 MAP Math AM Gr. 3 AIMS Math AM December 13 Hawkathon Club 2:30pm December 14 Kdgn MAP Math Gr. 1 MAP Math PM Gr. 2 MAP ELA AM Gr. 5 AIMS ELA PM December 15 Kdgn MAP Math Gr. 1 MAP Math PM Gr. 2 MAP ELA AM
HAWKS Recognition Announced On Thursday, November 30th, we recognized another round of
AWESOME HILLCREST HAWKS. Congratulations to these lucky Hill-
crest Hawks for their excellent behavior!
Kdgn - Baggett–Zoe, Karen, Iker; McAdoo–Vince, Axel, Ian
First Grade - Brown–Sara, Cameron, Alex; Doupe –Alyya, Leo, Brynn;
Marsh –Adan, Maria, Tylie
Second Grade - Caffey-Riggs– Feras, Aiden, Vivenne; LaPiana – Kim-
berlyn, Mikey, Cristian; Preston - Noah, Ingrid, Kian
Third Grade - Sisson - Aubrey, Deaglan, Julia; Wilk - Seanna, Jack,
Sam
Fourth Grade - Gill –Yamileth, Autumn, Jacobo; Parkhurst—Aratrika,
Hudson, Faris
Fifth Grade - King –Brette, Carter, Rose; Lofflin –Sean,
Chelsea, Rylie; Stahl—Orion, Channing, Osman
Soar to be a Hillcrest
We understand many of our families travel long distances for
winter break. Please notify the school office if your child will be
missing some school before or after the break due to your trav-
els. These absences will be excused if the office is notified in
advance of the trip. Thank you for your help. If you would like
to gather work, teachers must have 2-3 days notice. If you will
be gone more than a week, teachers will not be able to gather
work for the entire time your family is gone. Some work will
have to be made up upon your return.
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HILLCREST HAWK NEWSLETTER
December 4, 2017
We are now on Facebook ! Like us at:
Hillcrest Elementary School
USD497-Lawrence, KS
Follow us on twitter
@hillcrest_hawks
WINTER PARTIES—Thursday, Dec 21st Classroom winter parties are scheduled for Thursday, December 21st, our last day of school before the winter break. Our winter parties are a lunch of pizza provided by our PTO with parents bringing in drinks, veggies, and a dessert.
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Dec 4 Adan Munoz 1M
Payden Benedict 2L
Amy Li 3S
Arleth Martinez-Perez 3W*
Dec 5 Amare Overstake 1D
Paloma Gonzalez 2P
Dec 6 Karen Karal KB
Talan Gaines 2CR
Dec 7 Petra Peterson KM*
Louis Ojeda Nunez 1M
Dec 8 Janiset Ramos Calleja 1D
Julia Johnson 3S
Rose Hamarasheed 5K
Sienna Miner 3W*
Dec 11 Hailey Redding 1M
Jude Dowdle 2L
Nashmeel Ismael 4G
Albaraa Mojammami 3W*
Dec 12 Lita Keomanivong KB
Ingrid Karman 2P
Sicily Mahoney-Hunter 4P
Dec 13 Alyya Singmanichanh 1D
Pearl Hoover 2CR
Osman Lin 5S
Dec 14 Maria Sanmiguel 1M
Daisy Hernandez Marrufo 5L
Alaa Fallatah KM*
Dec 15 Julia Turner 1B
Jack Larsen 3S
Brette Hayden 5K
Ximena Picazo Trejo 3W*
Dec 18 Cameron Ward 1B
Mohammed Iskandrani 2L
Alexander Johnson 4G
Ka’Neisha Price 3W*
Dec 19 Brynn Teel 1D
Elyse Motoyama 2P
Somphone Maokhamphiou 4P
Dec 20 Annabel Rodriguez Antonio 1M
Marissa Romero 2CR
Arely Lopez Garcia 5S
Joselyn Soria Ordaz 3W*
Dec 21 Caroline Larsen KB
Abulikemu Weigaer 3W*
Dec 22-Jan 3 WINTER BREAK
HILLCREST HAWKS
December 4-21
Site Council Notes The Hillcrest Site Council held its second meeting of the year on Wednesday, November 29th. Ms. Becker shared the Board of Education’s goals for the 17-18 school year and we talked about some data points. Ms. Becker also presented on Project Based Learning which Hillcrest staff have been piloting for the last year. Miss LaPiana & Mrs. Sisson shared some projects that 2nd and 3rd grade have planned for the year. Project Based Learning is a required component of the state of Kansas’ new educational accreditation plan. Staff also gave an update on the extra-curricular activities that are being planned for students during second semester. These activities will take plan on Wednesday afternoons after the lunch period. More details about these activities will be pro-vided in the January newsletter.
The Hillcrest Site Council is a committee made up of parents, community, district and building staff. They meet at least four times a year to talk about school & district goals. The next meeting is scheduled for January 17th.
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HILLCREST PTO 2017-2018 Board
Co-President- Kistie Brunsell
Co-President- Niloufar Colistra
Treasurer- Cherie Hoover
Secretary- Alison Preston
New email address:
Like our Hillcrest PTO Facebook page and keep up
with school events and fun information!
THANKS! A special thank
you to Cara Nossaman, Janel
Leitch, and Leticia Gonzalez who
helped support classrooms during
vision and hearing screenings.
Thank you so much for your time
and support of Hillcrest!
Collect Box Tops to help
Hillcrest! Clip the box tops off common grocery
items and send them in to school with your child. Each Box Top is worth 10
cents cash paid back to the school PTO. A collection box is located in the Flex
room across from the school office or in your child’s classroom. Thanks for sup-
porting the school!
A great big thank you to the University of Kansas
UKan Teach students, Boys and Girls Staff, and all
the Hillcrest staff who came together to make
Family Math night a great success. Over 100 stu-
dents and their families participated in math activi-
ties. (Pictured above is a math mural students
completed throughout the evening.)
KINDNESS COUNTS AT HILLCREST
As part of our Red Ribbon Week celebration Hill-
crest students campaigned to help a classroom
impacted by the hurricane. Student council set a
goal of raising $350.00 in donations to support
one classroom. Hillcrest families, students, and
staff embraced the challenge. Together the Hill-
crest community raised $888.34! Our donation
is going to a school in Texas and will support
multiple classrooms! A big thank you to Mrs.
Lofflin’s 5th grade class who supported the cause
by helping collect coins after school and making
car donation envelops. Also a big thank you to
the MERC who donated a healthy snack to each
classroom as a thank you for supporting an edu-
cational community in need.
“Never doubt that a small group of
thoughtful, committed citizens can change
the world”
Hillcrest Hours 8:00-4:30pm each day
Admin. Assistant-Robin Yackley
Office Secretary-Kim Krannawitter
Interpreter/Translator-Monica Curiel
Nurse-Jana Mekus
Health Assistant-Nancy Rothwell
Principal—Tammy Becker
“Where the World Goes to School!”
Hillcrest is a community working together
to provide a challenging, meaningful edu-
cation for all children, in a safe and stimu-
lating environment, where diversity is wel-
comed and learning is celebrated.
Hillcrest Elementary School
The firs t weeks of school are a ti me to help you r child adjus t to the routi nes , get excited about learning, and beco me more independent fro m you. Here are some ways you can help.
We’re on the Web
http://hillcrest.usd497.org
31st Annual Share the Warmth 2017
Coat Distribution Dates: November 30th– December 22nd
1:00-4:00pm
Weekdays (Except Wednesdays)
Where: The Salvation Army
946 New Hampshire St. Lawrence KS, 66044 For more information contact: Lt. Corey Wheeler
785-843-4188 Ext 102
Parent Survey &
Community Conversation The Lawrence Board of Education encourages
parents/guardians who have not yet completed
our online survey to take approximately 15
minutes of your time to share your opinions about
district performance measures and other topics,
such as the school calendar and high school start
times. The survey closes at midnight on Decem-
ber 8, 2017. English Parent Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/
LPS2017ParentSurveyEnglish
Spanish Parent Survey: https://es.surveymonkey.com/r/
LPS2017ParentSurveySpanish
Arabic Parent Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/
LPS2017ParentSurveyArabic
Chinese Parent Survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LPS2017ParentSurveyMandari
n
In addition, the Board invites parents to join them
and Interim Superintendent Anna Stubblefield for
a Community Conversation about supporting stu-
dent achievement and success. Please mark your
calendars and plan to attend from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
on December 14, 2017, in the Lawrence Public
Library Auditorium, 707 Vermont Street.
Thank you for your continued partnership!
2017 Holiday Resources
First United Methodist Church Christmas Dinner
946 Vermont Street — 785-841-7500 Monday, December 25th, 11:00-2:00pm