Dillo News
An Update from Principal Drummond 5/19/24
Dear Hill Community, The last day of school is this Thursday! If you have not yet done so, please ensure you turn in your device and/or library books tomorrow to your teacher as the deadline is passed if it is applicable to you. We will have periodic emails over the summer, but this will be our last scheduled weekly communication for now (which is why it is a bit longer). I want to thank youhttps://austinisd.us001-rapididentity.com/ all again for your support during another successful school year, and please know how grateful I am for the opportunity to lead this amazing campus community. Thank you for ensuring your students do Dillo Best reading and outdoor play this summer as we encourage those healthy choices.
An Update from Principal Drummond 5/12/24
Dear Hill Community, Happy Mother’s Day to all celebrating! Parenting is a challenge, but there is no more important job. We appreciate you all and hope you have a restful day. We have 9 days of school left! We will continue to update you on end of school events as well as what to expect over the summer in our final two letters of the year in the coming weeks.
An Update from Principal Drummond 5/5/24
Dear Hill Community, It is Teacher Appreciation Week! We should never take for granted the talent and care our teachers bring to school each day at Hill Elementary. Here are some suggestions on ways you can celebrate your teacher(s) this week if you are interested in participating from PTA (some of these will be coordinated through the homeroom parents)
An Update from Principal Drummond 4/28/24
Dear Hill Community, We move into the busy month of May this week! On Friday, our students participating will perform our annual Hill Musical for our school and then families at night. We are proud of them and thankful to our music teachers who have readied them for this fun event.
An Update from Principal Drummond 4/21/24
Dear Hill Community, This week we celebrate Office Staff Appreciation Week. Thank you to Erica Martindale, Jessie Rupert, Krishna Springer, Linda Glass, and Teresa Carroll for keeping our school running each day. They are an incredible group we are lucky to have! It is also Volunteer Appreciation Week. At Hill School, this group is too big to list! Whether you volunteer weekly on campus, support planning of our big events, lead our PTA, or help in numerous other ways, know that we appreciate you. Our supportive community is what makes this a special place for our Dillos!
An Update from Principal Drummond 4/14/24
Dear Hill Community, STAAR testing begins tomorrow for our 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. We are so proud of the hard work our students have put in. We can’t thank our teachers enough for all the preparation they have done this year and in years prior to ready them.
An Update from Principal Drummond 4/7/24
Dear Hill Community, Thank you to all of our volunteers who made our Hill Hoopla fundraiser a huge success on Friday! This is a huge undertaking and this amazing community makes it possible. We also want to acknowledge the Hill Elementary Dillos team members from our community that ran in the Cap10K today! We have another exciting event tomorrow with the Total Eclipse taking place. Please refer to the Eclipse Letter sent on 4/2 for the information you need for tomorrow.
An Update from Principal Drummond 3/31/24
Dear Hill Community, We hope you are enjoying a nice, long weekend. This week at Hill we celebrate Librarian and Assistant Principal Appreciation Week! Thank you to Jennifer Moore and Terri Kogel-Banda for the incredible program they run to create a love of reading at Hill School. Thank you to Dr. Nancy Martinez and Ellana Selig for their leadership and support of our entire campus community. We have an amazing team of educators here at Hill! Please read the rest of this letter carefully as it is full of information on important events coming up.
Update from Principal Drummond 3/25/24
Dear Hill Community, We hope you are having a relaxing weekend! As a reminder, there is no school this Friday, March 29th as it is a student and staff holiday.
Update from Principal Drummond 3/10/24
Dear Hill Community, Hill School is closed this week for Spring Break! We look forward to seeing everyone back on campus for learning Monday, March 18th. If your family is in need of support with meals over the break, please look at the resources shared below this letter.
Update from Principal Drummond 3/4/24
Dear Hill Community, We have five school days until Spring Break! Hill School and Austin ISD will be closed March 11th-15th. We hope everyone has fun times with family coming up. We look forward to a busy few days with Sports Days taking place on Thursday and Friday this week!
Update from Principal Drummond 2/26/24
Dear Hill Community, This week is Cafeteria Appreciation Week. We want to thank Michelle, Evelyn, Margarita, and Gaby for taking such great care of our students and staff. They are an amazing group, and we recognize the value they add to our campus community this week.