Hillside staff and students will be working specifically to increase proficiency in the area of math during the 2025-2026 school year.

Short Daily Practice Ideas (5–10 min)

Count backwards by 2s, 5s, 10s while driving or cooking.
Estimate how long a task will take, then time it.
Practice math facts on sticky notes around the house (find a fact, solve it).
Play “Which is bigger?” with fractions or decimals during snack time.

Please model safe, respectful and responsible behavior for our students. The way adults communicate with each other set an example for how we expect students to interact.

Thank you for your flexibility with new routines and procedures for arrival and dismissal, especially as we continue to monitor and adjust as needed. Suggestions are welcome; please know this is temporary and will not be the final process.

We hope you will encourage students (and other kiddos) to:

-Stay off the grass

-Stand. Wait. Watch

-Keep hands and feet to self

-Use kind words

-Listen to adults

The loading zone holds about 9 cars.

ARRIVAL: Once you have pulled up to a space with sidewalk, please stop and encourage your student(s) to hop out! We will help open as many doors as possible.

DISMISSAL: Students will be in their designated zone, watching. When your car has stopped, they will run and hop in!

Our goal is to have students here everyday on time; however, we know that things arise. Please call the office at 402-390-6450 (available 24 hours a day).

When leaving a voicemail, Include:

Student's full name
Classroom teacher
Reason for absence
If your student is going to be tardy, but joining for lunch, please include a lunch preference

Students arriving after 8:30 should check-in at the front office.