Hillcrest Elementary School

Welcome to 2023!! Here is the menu for January!

Happy Holidays from Everyone at Hillcrest!!! https://www.smore.com/v51mc

It was such a treat to have the HS Jazz Band come by today to play some Christmas songs for us!!! Many of them were former Hillcrest students!! 🎼🎄🎁🎶

Congrats to the December Star Students of the Month!!! Way to set a GREAT example of showing your ROARS! https://youtu.be/xejMXGwQtx8 2nd Grade Peitsch-Baylor Gibson Baylor is always following her ROARS and is a kind friend to everyone. Baylor will do anything to help anyone out and to make anyone feel better. We are so happy to have you in our class. Keep up the great work! Kindel-Sawyer Slaughter Sawyer is our classroom's Star Student of the Month. Sawyer is kind, respectful, and responsible. He is always willing to help others when they need it and he goes above and beyond to show his ROARS. We are so grateful to have such an AWESOME Alma Panther in our class, keep up the amazing work! Kindel-Braelyn Palmer Braelyn is a kind student who works hard and encourages others. She is determined to improve every day. I can count on Braelyn to demonstrate her ROARS and set a positive example for others to follow. Trefil-Adalinn Negri Adalinn brings such a positive attitude to our classroom daily. She is responsible and is always the first to offer a helping hand. She follows all expectations and works hard. She is respectful and kind. We are so lucky to have Adalinn as a part of our classroom family! Keep up the great work, Addy! Rogers-Jocelyn Bacoccini Jocelyn has a heart of gold and is always on task. She works hard and her work is neatly done all of the time. She is kind to her friends and classmates. We are so glad to have Jocelyn in our class this year! Keep up the great work! Wolfe-Nolan Puffpaff Nolan is a hard worker and always tries his best to help others around him. Nolan will always try to make others around him laugh when they are having a hard time. Nolan always sets a good example for the class by following his ROARS. Thank you Nolan for being an outstanding student for others. 3rd Grade Wickes-Aaliyah Miller Aaliyah always follows her ROARS and is one of the nicest young ladies you'll meet. She comes to work each day, follows directions, listens to instructions, and thinks of others. Aaliyah is someone that her peers can count on and we are so proud of her! Keep rockin' it, Aaliayh! Booms-Frankie Stupica Frankie is always doing his job in our classroom, He is a good friend to his classmates, and he follows his ROARS. Frankie is a positive role model to other students. He is very polite to both his teachers and his classmates. Frankie keep up the good work! Carroll-Gabe Larson Gabe has definitely earned the honor of being the Star Student of the Month for our classroom. Gabe always follows the ROARS. He respects both students and adults, and always listens while others are speaking. Responsibility is definitely one of Gabe's strengths. He follows directions, gets his work done, and always gives his best effort. Gabe is definitely a role model for others. Greiner-McKinley Nentwig McKinley does such a great job following her ROARS each and every day! McKinley is a friend to everyone in the class. McKinley is one I and the class can count on to be a team leader for any group because she does a great job of listening, helping others, and following directions. She comes to school each day with a smile on her face and works very hard throughout the day in all subjects. Fantastic job McKinley!! Keep up the great work and continue being you! Greiner-Gabe Bennett Gabe does a great job following his ROARS and is helpful and kind to his classmates. He is a hard worker and loves to learn new things. He always has a smile on his face and is a good role model for his peers. Keep up the great work, Gabe! Lamphere-Adam Heath Adam does a great job showing his ROARS. He is a hard worker and sets a great example of focusing and always trying his best to get his job done. Adam is a good listener who always follows directions and class rules. Keep up the awesome work, Adam! Draher-Mia Cashen Congratulations Mia! Mia has been working very hard in class. She shows responsibility by completing her work and she has been showing such improvement too! She is respectful to others and is also very helpful. PE-Evan Flagg (Carroll) Evan is a great student to have in class. He is full of energy. I can count on Evan to give 100% effort when he is in PE. Evan also does a great job following his ROARS. I look forward to seeing Evan’s athletic accomplishments as he continues to push his limits and abilities as a runner and athlete. Music-Alaina Peterman (Booms) Alaina is a leader in music class. She is always modeling her ROARS from the second she walks into the room. Alaina knows her classmates rely on her when we play and sing as an ensemble and she works hard to do her best. She is always raising her hand to try something new and to model directions for the class. Great job, Alaina!

Congrats to the winners of the Winter Coloring Contest!!! https://youtu.be/JvVEoZkzeAg

Today we got to celebrate the retirement of our WONDERFUL lead custodian, Carolyn Morford!!! Many past employees came to visit her and wish her well! We will miss her!!! CONGRATS Carolyn!!!!

Ms. Draher’s class building Gingerbread Houses today! They look delicious! I see some future engineers!!

We are so lucky to have Janet Defever back at Hillcrest today to read the book she wrote, Second Chance Christmas, to our students!!!

3 days of Reindeer Games left!

Don’t forget to vote!!! Vote for your favorite coloring picture for our Hillcrest Island Winter Coloring Contest! Voting will go until Tuesday night at 7 pm and winners will be announced on Wednesday! https://forms.gle/y3yN6Qv1JBzhKFr36

Vote for your favorite coloring picture for our Hillcrest Island Winter Coloring Contest! Voting will go until Tuesday night at 7 pm and winners will be announced on Wednesday! https://forms.gle/y3yN6Qv1JBzhKFr36

We finished our last FULL week of 2022! Have a great weekend!! Hillcrest Island Happenings-December 16th https://www.smore.com/2kptm

Our 3rd grade Social Studies curriculum focuses on Michigan and learning about all different aspects about its history and land forms.

Students comparing and contrasting different Native American tribes they have been learning about in Bookworms!

Alma Public Schools has received Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funds (ESSER) to address learning recovery from the impact of COVID-19. These funds are designed for one-time or short-term expenditures to address the ongoing impact of the pandemic. Alma Public Schools is seeking feedback from all district and community stakeholders to help determine how the district should best utilize ESSER III funds to address unfinished learning and COVID-19 recovery. Please click here to complete the ESSER III Survey. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDQllVXOkabw1UrVy9yqFErUPinPp50bhbF29Y-mD85gxo3Q/viewform

As part of our 12 Days of Reindeer Games, our staff had some fun with a Gingerbread Man Hunt around the building! Once staff found them, they were able to bring them to the office for a prize!! Here are the locations of where they were hiding! https://youtu.be/4h-hEp6KWEw

The writing process is tough for students to learn, but what a great way to help students visual all the different parts to include!

3rd graders have been working hard during their Bookworm lessons and their final writing project on the BFG!

Gimkit is a fun computer game that our students use….but with a lot of skill work involved!

The results are in and Hillcrest was the top school in Alma raising almost $1000 for the Hope House! United Way is matching all the money that was raised so ours will account for almost $2000!! Congratulations to Mrs. Wickes' class for being our top-earning class with $258.05.