Week of August 21-25 Parent Letter

Amazing HD Hilley Parents, we are finally on our fourth week of school! Our first month of school is almost over. It has been a truly amazing four weeks of school! Our HD Hilley Energy Bus is on the Road to Success! Thank you for your on going support ensuring you continue communicating with your scholar's teacher. Communication is Key! This week, your scholar's first round of progress reports will be available on Skyward. Any questions, please reach out to your teacher or the front office 915-937-8400. Our Attendance Goal is still 98% daily at HD Hilley. Please work with your scholars to be in school and on time everyday. Our campus annual school rating does contain our overall yearly attendance. Help our campus get that high rating. If your scholar needs to be absent due to illness, always send a note to school or leave in the front office. If your scholar is not in class by 7:45, they are tardy. Please park and walk your scholar to the office if they are tardy so that you may sign them in. If your scholar starts with frequent tardies, they will start serving lunch detention until their tardies improve to none. Please bring them on time. This past week, we did have our first Walking Wednesday. This will be once a month for the Fall during the scheduled PE time. PE times are slightly different on Wednesday due to teacher meetings. Please remember to stay with your scholars as they walk. No scholar is allowed in the jungle gym area. PK Aides will support any parents with PK scholars especially if they need to use the restroom. Our next Walking Wednesday will be September 13.

These are Walking Wednesday PE Times ONLY:

PK/Kinder- 7:45-8:45

First Grade: 8:45-9:45

Second Grade: 9:45-10:45

Third Grade: 12:00-1:00

Fourth Grade: 1:00-2:00

Fifth Grade: 2:00-3:00

Our Fall Pictures will be this Thursday August 24. All Scholar need to be in Uniform for our pictures since they will be in our school yearbook this year. Scholars may wear their college shirts on Wednesday with uniform pants. Thank you parents!

If your scholar was invited for afterschool Mustang Academy, it starts this week every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30-4:30 with your scholar's teacher. Our cafeteria will provide snacks for scholars who attend. Pick up by parents will be at 4:30. There will be no bus available. Thank you for supporting your scholar for this additional intervention time.

To plan ahead, our Fall Intercession Mustang University Camp will be October 2-5 from 8:00-12:30 with lunch provided. Please place these dates in your calendar in case your scholar is invited.

SCHOOL DOORS OPENS 6:45 AM

SCHOOL STARTS 7:30 AM

TARDY BELL 7:45 AM

PREK AM DISMISSAL 10:45 AM

PREK PM ARRIVAL 11:30 AM

PRE-K AND KINDER DISMISSAL 2:35 PM

KINDER TO FIFTH GRADE DISMISSAL 3:15 PM

School Office Closes Daily at 4:00 PM

Our new HD Hilley Spirit Shirts are on sale this week for only $15. We will be selling them before and afterschool. Come by the front office to purchase. Your scholar may wear it any day as part of their uniform. Celebrate with our staff our new theme shirt.

PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU ARE SIGNED UP FOR THE YEAR WITH YOUR SCHOLAR'S TEACHER. THIS IS WHERE OUR SCHOOL AND TEACHERS COMMUNICATE WITH PARENTS.

We have started a cafeteria initiative to support scholar behavior. Dining with Dignity is our focus where our scholars are walking safely in the cafeteria, raising their hand, using inside voices, no running, and respecting each others space where they are eating. If the scholars receive the Maximum Mustang Points every day, they will have extended lunch on Mondays with 10 minutes more to eat and play. This also includes their teacher. We are practicing our 4 B's at HD Hilley.

• Friendly reminder that safety is a priority at HD Hilley. Please adhere to the cross walks, follow the school zones, and parking safely. The front parking is still for parents The first day of school only you may walk your scholar to class.
• Thank you for ALWAYS bringing your ID to the front office when checking out your scholar. Please also ensure that our office has all needed documentation on file of any special parental cases regarding custody or other. Our school is not a court system that makes custodial decisions. Our campus follows any count ordered documentation on file.

Parents, thank you again for your amazing patience with our morning arrival and dismissal. A few friendly reminders:

• Please remember that are front parking is for parents and visitors. Thank you for parking in this area.
• Our front drop off and pick up has TWO LANES. Please use them both to move our traffic quicker.
• Please use the new front cross walk when crossing from the parking lot to the school. We want to keep everyone safe.
• Thank you for not getting off your car when in line. We will assist you with opening your doors and taking your scholar to you afterschool.
• Please drive with caution especially when entering and exiting the gate. Our officers are there to support and keep everyone safe.
• Our front office staff is not in the office until 7:30 or after. If you have registration or attendance questions, you will need to wait for Ms. Marlen Gonzalez our PEIMS Clerk to arrive. Our front office clerk Ms. Delgadillo will be there to assist you.
• Parents, please support our morning arrival by dropping off your scholars at the door. Our parents are not allowed in the building once our scholars are inside. Our staff can assist you at the door to bring your child inside.

PLEASE REVIEW UNIFORM EXPECTATIONS. THIS WILL BE INFORCED BY THE END OF THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL. PLEASE SEE MS. BEBON OUR COUNSELOR IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH UNIFORMS OR SCHOOL SUPPLIES. SHE IS ALWAYS WILLING TO SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES.

MONDAY- WEAR YOUR UNIFORM

TUESDAY- WEAR YOUR UNIFORM

WEDNESDAY - WEAR YOUR UNIFORM

THURSDAY- WEAR A COLLEGE/UNIVERISTY SHIRT WITH UNIFORM BOTTOM

FRIDAY- WEAR YOUR UNIFORM (ONLY SCHOLARS WITH PERFECT ATTENDANCE ALL WEEK MAY WEAR FREE DRESS)

MUSTANG SPIRIT SHIRTS MAY BE WORN ANY DAY

JOIN US EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM 2:00-4:00 AT THE FRONT OF THE SCHOOL. KONA ICE WILL BE ON SALE. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL WITH THIS FUNDRAISER TO PROVIDE STUDENT AND TEACHER ITEMS THROUGH THE YEAR!

Our HD Hilley Fall Festival is a few months away. It will be November 3 from 4:30-7:30. Tickets will go on re-sale the week before. If interested, we will be renting out tables this year for $100 each for any one who would like to sell any items. No game booths for vendors only food items or other items you would like to sell for your business. Our teachers work hard to create games and need to fundraise for their classes. Please see the front office if you are interested in renting a table. It will be worth it!

My name is Darlene Hernandez, HD Hilley Principal. This is my second year as your principal at this amazing campus. I have 25 years in education. I taught for 7 years in the Dallas/Fort Worth as a bilingual teacher. I returned back to El Paso and taught in Ysleta ISD for 8 more years as a Dual Language Teacher. I was promoted as a campus/district instructional coach for two of those years in Ysleta ISD as well. I started my administrative journey in Socorro ISD as an assistant principal at Chester Jordan Elementary for four years and Sgt. Jose Carrasco Elementary for four more years where I was the original team who opened that new school in 2018. As I reach my 10th year as an administrator in Socorro ISD, I am extremely grateful and proud to continue serving this amazing community at HD Hilley Elementary. I want your scholars to be successful in all their learning. We have the golden ticket with our dedicated and very experienced team of teachers. Our school culture is the utmost important item to me because it supports both a positive teaching and learning environment that a success school needs to have each year. It is important to me to maintain positive and transparent relationships with our staff and parents. Safety is a huge part of HD Hilley's Mission this school year. All our school staff and scholars have a right to feel safe in this learning environment. Thank you for giving me an opportunity to serve this amazing HD Hilley Community. I look forward to many more years as a Mustang.

Please join me with Chatting with the Principal (Coffee with the Principal) on August 31 at two different times 8:00 and 3:30 in our outside Annex Building - Mustang Corral. We will have some snacks for you as we get to know each other and look ahead for a great year. Our superintendent might also be joining us at one of those two meetings. If you attend, your scholar will receive a free dress coupon. Please give an opportunity to meet you. Bring all your neighbors and friends in this community who have children or grandchildren at HD Hilley. See you there!

Our fundraisers this year will support both our scholars and teachers. We purchase prizes for scholars weekly, treats, materials, teacher incentives, school program materials, teacher tools, and much more! We also trying to purchase a new pop corn machine, umbrellas for our lunch patio, and hopefully a new marquee. Thank you so much for supporting all our fundraisers!

Email: dgonza818@sisd.net
Website: https://www.sisd.net/o/hdhilley
Location: 693 North Rio Vista Road, Socorro, TX, USA
Phone: 915-937-8400
Twitter: @Hilley_ES

AUGUST 24- INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL PICTURES IN UNIFORM FOR YEARBOOK PICTURE

AUGUST 31 CHATTING WITH THE PRINCIPAL 8:00 AND 3:30

SEPTMEMBER 4- NO SCHOOL- LABOR DAY

SEPTEMBER 8- GRANDPARENTS DAY DANCE WITH SCHOLARS DURING PE- SCHEDULE SOON

VASSP Sports

Please contact our district coordinator Liza Ruvalcaba at 915-937-1602 or through email at vsp@sisd.net. We are excited to have you join our Mustang Teams!

WE NEED SOCCER COACHES FOR HD HILLEY OR OUR SCHOLARS CANNOT PARTICIPATE! PARENTS PLEASE HELP US! YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS!

Volunteer at HD Hilley

Please consider volunteering at HD Hilley this school year. We are looking for two volunteer parents per classroom. Please fill out the volunteer form in the link below. We would want to have as many moms and dads at our campus to support our school. Please fill out the volunteer form today. The link is found below. You can also reach out to our Parent Liaison Ms. Rachel Rios at 915-937-8400.

PARENTS, WE WILL START AFTERSCHOOL BASKETBALL AT HD HILLEY IN SEPTEMBER AFTER LABOR DAY WEEKEND. OUR COACHES WILL BE ASKING SCHOLARS WHO ARE INTESTED IN GRADES 2-5 FOR THE FALL THIS IS BOYS OR GIRLS. WE HOPE TO AT LEAST HAVE 8-10 TEAMS. WE NEED YOU PARENTS TO HELP US VOLUNTEER TO SUPPORT OUR MUSTANGS IN STARTING THIS SPORT EARLY AND LEARN SPORTMANSHIP. PRACTICES WILL BE ONCE A WEEK FOR ONE HOUR AND GAMES ALSO WILL BE FOR ONLY ONE HOUR ONCE A WEEK. ONE WEEK PRACTICE AND THE NEXT WEEK THE GAME. THIS IS ONLY IN HOUSE IN OUR OWN GYMS. PLEASE CONSIDER. COACHES WILL BE PROVIDING INFORMATION IN THE COMING WEEKS. PLEASE COMPLETE THE VOLUNTEER APPLICATION ONLINE TO GET YOUR SUPPORT STARTED. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

https://www.sisd.net/o/sisd/page/volunteer

Parents, our amazing Mighty Mustang Teachers are working hard to develop targeted lessons for all your scholars. Our leadership team has created Instructional focus for each grade level per Marking Period (each 9 weeks). The link below takes you into the folders per grade level so you can review before hand what your scholars will be learning.

https://united4sisd.schoology.com/course/6718785099/materials?f=726492286

Please review HD Hilley's Bus Routes in the link below. Make sure that you let your scholar's teacher know if your scholar will be walking, taking the bus, day care, or picked up. Our 2023-24 Attendance Plan is also provided below. Please review all Attendance Expectations this school year. Communicate all absences with our office and your teacher. More importantly make sure you have a note for each absence. We will be monitoring attendance very closely this school year. IMPORTANT- PINK CARDS ARE FOR PRE-K 4 AND KINDER SCHOLARS ONLY. PARENTS KEEP THEM SO THEY CAN USE THEM AS IDENTIFICATION WHEN THEY PICK UP STUDENTS IN BUS DROP OFF POINTS.