Dear Hill Community,

It was wonderful being back on campus with our Dillos this week. Thank you all again for the flexibility and grace you showed. Here are two calendar reminders for the upcoming week:

• This Friday, 2/17 is an early release day in AISD. School will end at 1:30 pm on Friday. Thank you for ensuring you have a plan for your student’s dismissal. Buses will pick up at this time. Hill Childcare will run as normal until 5:45 pm.

• Monday, 2/20 is a student/staff holiday. There is no school on this day.

PTA Meeting Update: Our PTA General Meeting is this Thursday, February 16th at 7:45 am in our Hill Library. We will be welcoming Board Trustee Kathryn Whitley Chu to give us an update and introduction. We hope to see you there.

Food Drive Extended: The Hill Caring & Sharing Committee invites you to SHARE THE LOVE, benefitting HopeAustin food pantry during our February Food Drive. We are asking each class to collect individual microwavable cups of mac & cheese and/or canned pasta (ex: Spaghetti & Meatballs). The class that collects the MOST items will win an EXTRA RECESS! Our collection is now extended through this Friday, February 17th.

This week is officially our spring conference week in AISD. At Hill, we do not hold spring conferences for every student. If your teacher feels a conference is necessary, they will reach out to you and work with your family. Thank you!

Be sure to enroll your current or incoming Hill student for the fall: All the information you need can be found at Enrollment landing page. Our wonderful PTA also has more helpful information for our new incoming families at New Parent page. We will send out more information in the next few weeks on our Pre-K/Kindergarten Round-Up event coming in April.

Have an excellent week and enjoy the Super Bowl tonight!

Principal Drummond