Dillo News
Update from Principal Drummond 2/12/24
Dear Hill Community, It is Valentine's Day week. It is always fun to see the excitement our students bring in for the occasion. Thank you all for keeping the student candy and balloons at home! We look forward to a great week. Looking ahead, please also know that there is no school on Monday, February 19th for a student and staff holiday.
Update from Principal Drummond 2/5/24
Dear Hill Community, Please join me in congratulating this year’s Hill Teacher of the Year Caroline Braun! Ms. Braun has been a phenomenal educator at our school for many years. Huge Dillo Cheer for all she does for Hill School. We also want to recognize and Dillo Cheer our other wonderful finalists: 1st Grade Teacher Jill Clark, 3rd Grade Teacher Jenny Dao, and 4th Grade Teacher Naomi Haynes!
Update from Principal Drummond 1/29/24
Dear Hill Community, It is Book Fair Week! Join us for Book Fair Family Night this Thursday, February 1st from 5-8pm. This is always a fun outing for families and will be a great chance to shop at the fair. We will have food available for purchase from Stony’s Pizza and DonutsNV. E-Wallet is available this year. Simply purchase a Gift Card here. The volunteers running the Book Fair will have access to all the Gift Cards codes. This allows your student to shop the fair without keeping track of cash. At the end of the fair, if you have unused funds, simply contact Literati for a refund. We hope to see you at the fair this week!
Update from Principal Drummond 1/22/24
Dear Hill Community, Book Character Dress-Up Day is this Friday (1/26)! We invite all of our students to come to school dressed as their favorite character for this fun day that kicks off our Hill Book Fair. Please note that students should not wear masks to school as part of their costumes. The Hill Book Fair begins Monday, January 29th! Check out the Dillo Details for all you need to know.
Update from Principal Drummond 12/18/23
Dear Hill Community, There are three days of school this week and then Austin ISD will be on Winter Break! There is no school this Thursday, 12/21-1/8. School resumes for students on Tuesday, January 9th. We hope everyone enjoys a restful holiday season with family.
Update from Principal Drummond 11/13/23
Dear Hill Community, We are one week away from the fall break! There will be no school from 11/20-11/24. As we get closer to the Thanksgiving holiday, we encourage you to consider recognizing a staff member for an AISD RAVE Award to show your appreciation!
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: