We made it! The Final Buzzer has sounded and our All-Stars are CHAMPIONS! What a great year! We weren't sure what to expect with 1st grade coming to Hillcrest, but it ended up being a SLAM DUNK! The 1st graders hit a HOME RUN learning a new building. Our 2nd graders were scoring GOALS and our 3rd graders reached the FINISH LINE of their time at Hillcrest! There will never be another year like 2023-2024 School Year at Hillcrest!

I am so excited to be a partner in your student's education. If you have any questions, please reach out to me at jhelinski@almascshools.net.

Wednesday-August 14th-Open House

Tuesday-August 20th-1st Day of School

We ended the year with a send off for our 3rd graders as they spent their last day at Hillcrest! They did the annual 3rd Grade Walk and took a picture in front of the Hillcrest sign. We know they are going to continue to be ALL-STARS next year at Pine Ave!

Over the last few years, APS has worked very hard at developing and implementing systems to help all students be successful. This flyer helps to give more details regarding our progress.

Hillcrest office will be open:

June 10-August 9

Monday - Thursday

8:00-3:00

Closed

11:00-12:00 for lunch

The 2nd graders have voted and the theme for next year is.....

Meet Up and Eat Up Summer Program The Meet Up and Eat Up Summer Food Service Program aims to offer children and teenagers nourishing meals to support healthy lifestyles during the summer months. Breakfast and lunch will be available in the Alma High School cafeteria, with dining in the cafeteria being mandatory, from Monday to Thursday throughout summer break. Additionally, a seven-day meal pickup, totaling 14 meals, will take place next to the Seville Township Library on Wednesdays throughout summer break, excluding 4th of July week. Further details, including specific dates and times, will be shared once plans are finalized. For questions regarding this program, please contact Grace Kaczorowski, APS Food Service Director, at 989-466-7529, available Monday to Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

We had a GREAT Field Day!

We made adjustments due to predicted rain on Wednesday and had all classes participate on Tuesday. What a fun day! It was perfect weather for the students to get a little wet!

it is such a fun event for our students!

APS will be offering Summer School for students currently in grades K-5. The three-week session will be held at Pine Ave. Scan the QR code to sign up or use the link:

We are also introducing a K-4 Summer Math Program! This program, scheduled from July 29th to August 9th, aims to offer math tutoring for students requiring additional support in comprehending mathematical concepts. Limited space is available, with two daily sessions offered: 9 am to 11 am and 12 pm to 2 pm. Due to staffing constraints, students are allowed to register for either the morning or afternoon session, but not both. Click HERE to register!

Sign up at the link below:

Our Summer Reading Club Kick-Off Party is almost here!!

Join us at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 11 for an exciting, educational, and entertaining presentation featuring Michigan's own Paleo Joe! According to his website, "PaleoJoe dresses the part of a “Digger” – he is a real digger – and introduces animals, plants, and creatures that have been extinct for millions of years. His high energy program brings life to these creatures of long ago."

While you're here, library staff will get you signed up for the Summer Reading Program, and you'll get your free Adventure Passport, provided by E & S Graphics, Inc.! This beautiful booklet includes your reading tracker, information about the program, event descriptions, and suggested activities to keep you engaged all summer long!

Follow this link and mark yourself as "going" to get a Facebook reminder about our Kick-Off Party: https://www.facebook.com/share/9whxgQ4pPi2y7fV8/

We can't wait to kick off our Summer of Adventure with you!

#LibraryAdventures #CSLPreads #AdventureBeginsAtYourLibrary #MILibraries

Check out lots of camps from Alma PAL all summer long!

Here is the calendar for next year, the 2024-2025 school year.

We will see everyone for Open House on August 14th and the first day of school on August 20th!

If you need to make a transportation change for your student, it must be communicated to the office before 2 p.m. The end of the day is very hectic at an elementary school and messages are not always able to get to teachers after 2 pm.

Thank you for being so understanding in this situation!

Our buiding uses Second Step to help support our students and their Social-Emotional Learning. Each class does weekly lessons to teach a variety of different skills and techniques.

As part of our PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention System), students earn Panther Paws for following their ROARS and doing their jobs! This week we started passing them out and each class has a Panther Paw winner that is announced every Friday!

We have officially begun our ELA program called Bookworms! Our classes have done a great job and we are excited to see their progress throughout the year! Each student will receive three different blocks of reading and writing instruction a day.

One of the Bookworms blocks is called DI. Every student is placed in a group based on their skill and needs. They work on lessons geared toward progress in their reading skills and move up the staircase as they gain the necessary skills.

Please make sure you are using and checking the APS app, Rooms. This is the way your teacher will communicate with you throughout the year about all the great things going on in your classroom.

Also, make sure to turn on notification!

For all of our K-5 classes, we are using a six-day rotation for our specials, which we call A-F day. All of the students in grades 2-5 have STEAM, Art, Music, Health and Wellness, and two days of PE. Students in K-1st do not have Health and Wellness but have an additional day of one of the other specials.

We are very fortunate to have so many offerings for all of our students that are taught by certified teachers!

Here is a link to all the Hillcrest All-Star Happenings for the 2023-24 School Year.

Hillcrest Island Happenings for 2023-24

Email: jhelinski@almaschools.net
Website: www.almaschools.net
Location: 515 East Elizabeth Street, Alma, MI, USA
Phone: 989-463-3113
Facebook: facebook.com/almahillcrest
Twitter: @almahillcrest

On of the their next activities is Donuts with Grown Ups coming up soon at HIllcrest!