March is here and we are BUSY on Hillcrest Island!!
Enjoy the weekend!
Hillcrest Island Happenings-March 3
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Our 3rd graders were lucky to have local author, Linda Hoffman, come and talk to them about Haiku poems and her book about Darwin the Dragon. PTO helped to fund a book for each student and students were able to write their own Haikus.
REMINDER
We have PTC tomorrow afternoon, so all students will have a half day.
Today's United Way Read Aloud! So thankful for such an awesome program and community support!
https://youtu.be/OTSRr5nMqQk
Swim went GREAT today! The students had a blast!
These classes will go tomorrow!
United Way has provided us with some videos of guest readers from all over the community. We will be posting them for families to enjoy together during March is Reading Month!
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-AIxsV2_9worrrQ2vJ9Sj6xHl4jwF7wQ
Our 3rd graders get to go to CMU on a field trip to the STEM Maker Space and the Michigan History Museum! Thanks PTO for helping to fund this trip for us!!!
First day of swim has been a HUGE success!!! Look at those smiles!!! A huge thanks to Mrs. Tomanek and Coach Wolfie.
https://youtu.be/fU0-ZxQPvKc
SWIM BEGINS TOMORROW!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eazb3HIcdyk
This is a video put together by the elementary PE teachers, Mrs. Terres and Mrs. Tomanek, about our swim program.
Tomorrow, these classes will be heading to the pool!
It was so much fun last week.....let's do it again today! 11 AM!
Alma Public Schools will be closed today, Tuesday, February 28, 2023.
3rd Grade Parents-SAVE THE DATE!!!!
Wednesday begins March is Reading Month!!! Here is the Hillcrest Island Calendar of Events!!!
The attached document has live links for activities.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R99x9UH5l9UPlPOcS21jrz1wfShfAyPIuSwo0i7eLZw/edit?usp=sharing
During our Differentiated Instruction (DI) Block in Bookworms, some of our students are in book groups, reading and discussing different chapter books!
Students are selecting their choice for the reward if we meet our Reading Month goal! The winning choice will be announced on Wednesday as we kick off March is Reading Month!
Mrs. Salisbury, the elementary music teacher, put together an awesome bulletin board of our staff and how music has affected their lives!
TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY TO ORDER!!!!
Elementary Yearbooks are on sale now! They will be on sale the whole month of February! Click on the link below and choose Alma Elementary. Cost is $11.
https://www.studioonefiftyfour.com/
Parent Teacher Conferences for Pine Ave, Hillcrest, and Luce Rd. are this Thursday and Friday!
REMINDER-SWIM STARTS THIS WEEK!!!!
March starts Swim Lessons for Hillcrest students! The information letter and schedule came home last week.
Here is a video with more explanation of our program. https://www.loom.com/share/14d634db3dea4e53bc6d985e1851a465
Students "fishing" for letters as they are working on beginning sounds of words. A neat way to learn!
