Dillo News
An Update from Principal Drummond 9/15/23
Our annual Sock Hop event is this Friday, September 22nd from 5:30-7:30 pm! We hope to see everyone at this fun event. This is a FREE event for all on our Hill Playground. This is a 1950’s themed event, so students can wear poodle skirts, slicked-back hair, etc. to school and the event. Think of the movie “Grease”! Wally’s and Kona Ice will be there. Wally’s food must be pre-purchased online by September 18th (tomorrow). Each meal includes chips and water:
An Update from Principal Drummond 9/8/23
Dear Hill Community, We appreciate everyone who was able to attend our Back to School Night event on Thursday. We are lucky to have such an incredible staff of educators here at Hill!
An Update from Principal Drummond 9/1/23
We hope you enjoy a restful three day weekend! As a reminder, there is no school tomorrow (Monday) in observance of Labor Day.
An Update from Principal Drummond 8/18/23
Thank you all for an excellent first week at Hill School! It is wonderful to see our Dillos in classes learning again and doing their Dillo Best in all areas. Dillo Cheer! We wanted to share our new Hill Agreement Posters that we created for our different spaces on campus. This is the language we will be using to teach your student(s), so we hope this can help a bit with alignment at home. Our assemblies have focused on different areas and expectations all week and will continue to. Thanks for your support!
An Update from Principal Drummond 8/11/23
We begin another exciting school year journey on Monday! Thank you to everyone who came by, said hello, and set a positive tone on Friday at our Meet the Teacher event. We hope this letter prepares you for a strong start on Monday. Here are some basics for the first day of school tomorrow. Our doors will open Monday at 7:15 am and students will be walked straight to their classes. Staff will be stationed around the campus to support you. For our Kindergarten families, we invite you to our Tears and Cheers Parent Coffee in the library once your student is safely in their classroom. Beginning Tuesday, our morning assemblies will begin at 7:35 am in the cafeteria/small gym area. We will assist all students into assembly as parents/guardians will not walk students into the building beginning Tuesday. Our doors will start to open at 7:00 am for the rest of the school year. Again, we encourage all families to have their students attend assembly by 7:35. The official attendance bell will ring at 7:40. Please see the Arrival/Dismissal letter from Thursday for more information.
An Update from Principal Drummond 8/4/23
We have welcomed our staff back to campus and are preparing for another amazing school year! Below there are some updates but mostly reminders of our upcoming events this week and beyond. Here is a quick guide for upcoming dates and times for our back to school events:
An Update from Principal Drummond 6/28/23
We hope you have had a summer of fun and family time! There are only two weeks until our 2023-2024 school year begins on Monday, August 14th. We can’t wait to welcome our students to campus. The purpose of this letter is to give everyone a road map for our Back to School activities. More specificity will come soon as well.
An Update from Principal Drummond 5/19/23
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. We will have periodic emails over the summer, but this will be our last scheduled weekly communication for now. It has been an honor serving the Hill Community again this year as the principal. Please ensure your students do Dillo Best reading and outdoor play this summer as we encourage those healthy choices.
An Update from Principal Drummond 5/12/23
We have 9 days of school left! Be on the lookout next weekend for more detailed information on graduation walks that will take place throughout the week. For our 5th grade families, please know all the information you will need will be shared in an upcoming 5th grade newsletter. Reminder: It is required that ALL students turn in any provided Austin ISD devices, hotspots, chargers, and/or cases or bags to their teacher by this Friday, May 19th. If you can bring them earlier to avoid a Friday rush, that is appreciated also as we will take them ASAP! All devices will be disabled as of Thursday, May 25, 2023, at 5 pm.
An Update from Principal Drummond 5/5/23
It is Teacher Appreciation Week! During this week, we recognize the excellence and care that our teaching staff brings to Hill each day. Thank you to our volunteers helping to provide an extended lunch to them on Wednesday. We appreciate all of your thoughtfulness this week in showing how much we care about our teaching staff! It is also Nurse Appreciation Week! Thank you to Alexis and Carmen in our Hill Health Room who take amazing care of our students. We recognize how much they mean to our Hill Community as well.
An Update from Principal Drummond 4/23/23
This week is Office Staff and After School Childcare Appreciation Week! Please join us in thanking these two amazing groups for all they do. Our office staff is the heart of our school and the first faces that greet you. Our Childcare Workers go above and beyond to do so many different tasks for our students each day. Dillo Cheer for these ladies!
An Update from Principal Drummond 2/19/23
Dear Hill Community, We hope everyone enjoys this three-day weekend with your students! As a reminder, tomorrow (Monday) is a student/staff holiday. There is no school. Click here for all the information you need on Hill Hoopla! This is our biggest fundraiser of the year taking place on March 3rd.