WOW!!!! We are officially halfway to our goal!!! Way to go guys!!!

We love having the CMU STEM Lab coming to Hillcrest!!! What cool opportunities for our students!!! Thanks to everyone for supporting PTO to help fund awesome activities like this!!!





The Carnival was awesome last week!!! This Friday night is the Talent Show!!!!

Congrats to our March Star Students of the Month!!!
Peitsch-Maximiliano Ogle
Max is our student of the month. He is always following his ROARS in class and is a great role model to others. Max is a very hard worker and always does his best. We are so proud of you and keep up the good work!!
Peitsch-Hudson O’Boyle
Hudson is a kind young man who follows his ROARS daily. He is helpful and a good friend to others. I appreciate Hudson's work ethic and focus on improvement.
Kindel/Shaw-Briella Creed
Briella is a wonderful classmate and student. She always follows her ROARS and works hard. She is a great friend to others!
Trefil-Max Bare
Max is such a star! He always goes above and beyond and does his best work on every assignment. Max asks great questions, helps others, follows directions, and stays focused! Max loves being challenged and never says that he can't do something. He is always willing to try. Max sets a great example of what it looks like to follow your ROARS. Keep working hard, Max! We are so proud of you.
Rogers-Olyvia Brecht
Olyvia is our star student this month! She cares about others and is always doing her job. She is a hard worker and willing to tackle any problem that comes her way. She follows her ROARS and politely helps others follow them as well. Keep up the good work Olyvia, we are so glad you are in our class!
Wolfe-Spencer Smith
Spencer is our student of the month. He has done a fantastic job following his ROARS. He is a hard worker and sets an excellent example for others. Keep up the incredible work, Spencer!
Music-Delilah Bouchey (Rogers)
Delilah is such a kind helper in music class. She follows her ROARS and is always giving her best effort. I appreciate how she works kindly and patiently with others. Great job, Delilah!
3rd
Wickes-Adam Hamad
Adam is a force to be reckoned with in the classroom! This young man has done an exceptional job all year following his ROARS and his classmates can always count on him to be a leader. We look forward to hearing about the traveling and the experiences he has had with his family. Adam has also worked very hard to make great gains academically because he takes his time, gives his best, and asks questions if he is unsure. Keep up the incredible work, Adam!
Booms-Drew Burrows
Drew does a great job at following his ROARS inside the classroom. He is a great friend to his classmates and always willing to help someone that needs a helping hand. He always tries to do his best in his work. He sets a good example in both the classroom and outside the classroom. Drew has shown excellent growth this year. Keep up the hard work, Drew!
Carroll-Carter Flegel
Carter always follows his ROARS. Carter respects others by listening well and working cooperatively. Also, Carter is very responsible at school because his work is always complete, he follows directions and is always prepared and ready to learn. He has worked hard this year and is a wonderful role model for our classroom.
Carroll-Jira Della-Moretta
Jira is kind and helpful to her peers and she is a very hard worker in the classroom. She is very focused in the classroom and is always excited to learn something new. She is a great role model for her peers and always follows her ROARS. Keep up the great work, Jira!
Greiner-Harley Waldron
Harley follows her ROARS and is kind to everyone. She does a great job of following directions and helping others around her. She does an excellent job of always trying her best. She is a leader and her love of school spreads to others in our class. Fantastic job Harley and congratulations on being our Star Student of the Month!
Lamphere-Javianah Moreno
Javianah is our star student for March! Javianah does a great job following her ROARS in our classroom. She always tries her best and is even willing to help out others when needed. Keep up the hard work, Javianah! Great job!
Draher-Tony Cleveland
Congratulations Tony! Tony is a model student who follows his ROARS. He works very hard in class, participates always, and does his best work. Tony asks lots of questions and has a fabulous memory of things he has learned. He has shown excellent growth this year.
PE-Taylor Marshall (Wickes)
Congratulations to Taylor for being the PE student of the Month. Taylor does an amazing job following her ROARS during class. She is a leader by example, is respectful of her classmates, responsible, and safe while in PE. I know she will continue to shine brightly! Awesome job, Taylor!
2nd Graders working on the "real world" skill of measuring!!



You know it is going to be a GREAT week when it looks like this in the morning! Happy Monday!!

Have a great 3 day weekend! The weather next week looks GREAT!!! We make actually feel like we are on an island!!
Hillcrest Island Happenings-April 7
https://www.smore.com/0b43u
Elementary students having a BLAST at the PTO Carnival held at DLPMS!! What a great turnout for this event!




Elementary students having a BLAST at the PTO Carnival held at DLPMS!! What a great turnout for this event!!




Reminder!!!

Happy Paraprofessional Appreciation Day!! We are so lucky and fortunate to have so many OUTSTANDING paras in our building, helping to support our students every day!

Thursday Night!!! Come out and have some fun as a family at the PTO School Carnival at DLPMS from 5-7 pm!!!

Students learning about Johnny Appleseed in Reading; then learning about trees and seeds and science, and then using math to measure how far "seeds@ can fall in an experiment! How cool!!


We are so excited to have Mrs. Richelle Davis from Child Advocacy to facilite the Protect Yourself lessons to our 3rd graders.

A little sneak peek of the 3rd grade music performance on April 25th!!
https://youtu.be/aXrr0nJJpI4
So great to have the hallways filled again today!!!


Have a WONDERFUL Spring Break! We will see everyone back here on Monday, April 3rd!
Hillcrest Island Happenings-March 23
https://www.smore.com/37mbt
We are so lucky to have had an APA Dance Performance today of "Frozen"! What a great treat before Spring Break! Our students did a great job of following their ROARS!


They earned it!!!! The students did a great job meeting their goal for March is Reading Month!! A huge thanks to Little Ceasers of Alma for helping!!!




Yep, it is official. Hillcrest Island has a new mascot.....what should we name it?!?!

