Hillside Happenings

Dear Hillside Families,

🌟 Habit of the Month: Think Win-Win

We hope you are all staying safe and cozy during today’s snow day! It is the perfect afternoon to curl up with a blanket, read a book, and stay warm. As we head into the weekend, we have a few updates and reminders to share with you:

🍕 Bunchy’s Pizza Fundraiser

Looking for an easy dinner solution that supports our school? Our Bunchy’s Pizza Fundraiser is officially underway! Please reference the flyer below for all the details on how to order and participate. Thank you for your continued support of our restaurant nights!

🌟 Enrichment Highlights

It has been a joy to see our hallways buzzing with excitement this week as many of our Enrichment Programs officially kicked off. The energy from the students has been absolutely amazing!

We have two more enrichments starting up next week. We can't wait to see the great things our students will create and learn.

We wish you all a wonderful, restful weekend. We look forward to seeing everyone back at school next week!

Mrs. Maas & Mrs. Amos

School Hours for 2025-2026:

Student Hours: 8:30 A.M. – 3:30 P.M.

Half Day: 8:30 A.M. – 11:45 A.M.

Office Hours: 7:45 A.M. – 4:15 P.M.

Save the Dates:

January 30th - Movie Night

February 3rd - 4th Grade Ski Trip

February 11th - Bonventure Skate Night

February 16 - 20 - No School - Mid-Winter Break

March 2nd - 2nd Grade Field Trip

March 6th - Leadership Day

March 6th - Half Day of School

March 12th - PTA Meeting at 7:00 pm

March 16th - Spring Book Fair Begins

March 18th - Parent-Teacher Conferences

March 20th - Book Fair Ends

March 23rd - Dentist R Us Returns

March 30 - April 3 - Spring Break

The link below takes you to all published newsletters thus far.

Archive of all Newsletters

The email address: hil@fpsk12.net is not regularly monitored.

To reach someone in the office, please use the email addresses below:

Mrs. Maas - torrie.maas@fpsk12.net - Principal

Mrs. Amos - deb.amos@fpsk12.net - Assistant Principal

Ms. Pliska - emily.pliska@fpsk12.net - Secretary

Mrs. Jacobs - susan.jacobs@fpsk12.net - Office Clerk

Mrs. Huell - tanya.huell@fpsk12.net - Office Clerk

Try a hometown favorite! Bunchy's is providing Hillside with 50% of sales!

For Hillside to receive credit, please:

1. Call to place your order - (248) 476-7272 - Mention Hillside!

2. Pick up your order and pay with CASH

34527 Grand River Farmington, MI 48335

https://www.bunchyschickenmenu.com/

The Hillside Jr. Optimist Club is making friendship bracelets to sell for a fundraiser to support The Oakland County Foster Closet. The members made over 50 bracelets at their meeting on Tuesday. They will be making them again at the February meeting.

The Hillside Jr. Optimist members had some very creative ideas!

Congratulations to our Classroom Winners! All parents should have received an email with details for the School Bee on Tuesday, January 27th. Please reach out to hillsideptaacademics@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Click Here to Pay Your Membership Dues

If you are interested in helping plan the 5th grade End of the Year Party, please fill out this form by January 23rd and the PTA will gather the results and share with all. This will give the committee a starting point for planning.The PTA sponsors the 5th grade party with a $600 donation, but this event is not planned by the PTA. The 5th Grade Promotion and Party are scheduled for Thursday, June 4th.

January Movie Night is Friday, January 30th. Tickets are now on sale - Purchase tickets here

Enrichments for 2026 are still available to register. You can find additional details on our website.

Still available to enroll:

Hillside Sports Camp - Tuesdays, starting January 27th

MadScience - Mondays, starting January 26th

Support Hillside while you shop at Kroger & Busch’s

Kroger Community Rewards

Busch's Cash for Education : Busch’s must be updated yearly

Congratulations to all of our students who were recogized with Leadership Awards this week!!😁

We are so proud of you!! Congratulations:

Srihan

Celine

Amaya

Kayden

Logan

Muhammad

Eleanor

Ben

Maddie

Elias

Thank you Ms. Pelton, Mrs. Schultz, Mrs. Sabon, Mrs. Chambers, & Mrs. Belsky

for nominating these amazing students!!

We can't wait to see who's next!😍

Elementary students will have the option to purchase a second slice of pizza on Little Caesars Pizza Day (every other Thursday - Jan. 15 & 29). The first slice is free, and the cost for an additional slice is $2.25.

Students must have sufficient funds preloaded in their cafeteria account. Deposits can be made online at https://farmington.familyportal.cloud/

Please reach out to Nutrition Services at 248.489.3717 if you have any questions.