Hillcrest Elementary School

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.

Some of our classes have been Pen Pals with High School Advisory Classes. Today the HS classes came and visited their Pen Pals and worked on crafts and read together! Here is a link with some more pictures. https://tinyurl.com/2kxff82x

The classes will vote tomorrow, Friday, December 16th! Make sure to get them turned in! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eqesHhdPzltASnz_PLjNBJhEyKwpcRc4dU5j91Us5Po/edit?usp=sharing

We had our first few classes get a BINGO today!!! Congrats to Ms. Kindel and Mr. Booms!!

On the 7th day of the Reindeer Games....

When the assignment was to dress in red and white for Candy Cane Day….these ladies CRUSHED it!!!

More Reindeer Games Fun is coming this week!!! For tomorrow….

Love this time of year!!! If you have a chance, stop downtown tonight for some Holiday Festivities!!! Have a great weekend!! Hillcrest Island Happenings-December 9th https://www.smore.com/0857p

Tim Horton’s donated cups for our coffee bar in our lounge! Thanks to our community support!!!

Student Council has started their Safety Patrol jobs after school to make sure our students are being safe and following their ROARS.

Our staff and students have done an awesome job dressing up this week for the 12 Days of Reindeer Games! Here are some pictures from Character Day!!

Students coming up with creative ideas to help out the horses! Students also love sharing their ideas with others!