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Hillcrest Elementary School

2601 Bond Avenue

Drexel Hill, PA 19026

610-853-4520

Principal: Mrs. Kristin O’Neill

Hillcrest Herald April 2019

Hillcrest Elementary School April 2019

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 (Day C) 2 (Day D) 3 (Day A) 4 (Day B) 5 (Day C) 6

6:00pm Reading Olympics at Northley

Middle School

2:40pm Musical Cast Party

7 8 (Day D) 9 (Day A) 10 (Day B) 11 (Day C) 12 (Day D) 13 Progress Report #3 sent

home (Grades 1-5)

9:15am USMC Fitness Meet

Spring Picture Day

Birthday Lunches with the Principal

6:00pm HSA Meeting

5th Grade Carnival

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Spring Break

No School for Students and Staff

Spring Break No School for Students

and Staff

Spring Break No School for Students

and Staff

Spring Break No School for Students

and Staff

Spring Break No School for Students

and Staff

21 22 (Day A) 23 (Day B) 24 (Day C) 25 (Day D) 26 (Day A) 27 2:30 PSSA Pep Rally

(Grades 3-5) PSSA ELA Assessment

(Grades 3-5) PSSA ELA Assessment

(Grades 3-5) PSSA ELA Assessment

(Grades 3-5)

HSA Color Run**

28 29 (Day B) 30 (Day C) Screen Free Week

PSSA Math Assessment (Grades 3-5)

Screen Free Week

PSSA Math Assessment (Grades 3-5)

6:00pm Family Martial

Arts Night

**More details for the HSA Color Run will be

sent home soon

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April 2019

Hillcrest Elementary School Presents

Tuesday, April 30, 20196:30 - 7:30 P.M.Hillcrest Gym

Come out to support SCREEN-FREE WEEK and keep our community karate tradition going strong!Children, parents, and teachers will learn basic karate kicks,

punches, and self-defense techniques.

This event is FREE! To sign up, please complete and return the attached form to the office by Thursday, April 25th.

Siblings are welcome, even if they are not Hillcrest students.

This activity includes a light warm-up. Loose clothing is recommended.

Children MUST be supervised by a parent/guardian during this event. There are no drop-offs.

Sponsored by Cheng's Martial Arts Studio1720 S. State Road 104B, Upper Darby, PA 19082

Your Name ___________________________

Cheng's Family Karate Night at Hillcrest

# of Children Attending __________

# of Adults Attending __________

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April 2019

Music News from Mr. Thomas

Hello Third Grade Parents! My name is Mr. Thomas; I am the band teacher at Hillcrest Elementary. Hillcrest students are eligible to start band lessons next year in 4th grade. Instruments offered at Hillcrest are, flute, oboe, clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet, French horn, baritone, trombone, and percussion. If your third grade student is interested in taking band lessons, or you have any questions, my Upper Darby School District email address, and voicemail are: ● pthomas@upperdarbysd.org ● 610-789-7200 x5698

We will also be having an informational presentation during school with the third grade classes. Thank You! Phillip Thomas

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April 2019

Library News from Ms. Steck

Congratulations to our 2018/2019 Reading Olympics participants: Julianna Keehn, Charlotte MacMullett, Liam Huganir, Rosey

Lanctot, Colin McCaney, Ben Ipock, Chloe MacMullett, Quashir Cole-Jones, Samiya Thomas-McCoy, John Doherty, Emma Dougherty,

Afeeya Shaheryar, Seadona Solomon, Jashanpreet Singh, Samantha Hook, and Anaiya DeLoatch. Our students represented Hillcrest at

the competition skillfully and with superb teamwork! Congratulations on all your hard work and accomplishments,

Hillcrest Bookworms!

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April 2019

Physical Education Updates

The 1st and 2nd grades have been working on the following skills in PE class:

Ø Spatial awareness Ø Eye hand coordination Ø Listening skills Ø Focus, attention span, concentration and perseverance Ø Problem solving Ø Decision making Ø Cooperation Ø Mathematics

The 1st and 2nd grades have been playing the following movement activities in PE class:

ü Bowling ü Strikes & Spares ü Bowling Bingo

The 3rd, 4th and 5th grades have been working on the following skills in PE class:

Ø Spatial awareness Ø Listening skills Ø Problem solving Ø Decision making Ø Cooperation Ø Focus, attention span, concentration and perseverance Ø Risk Taking Ø Mathematics

The 3rd, 4th and 5th grades have been playing the following movement activities in PE class:

ü Bowling ü Strikes & Spares ü Bowling Bingo

(PLEASE HAVE YOUR CHILD WEAR SNEAKERS ON THE DAY HE/SHE HAS PHYS. ED. Remember that we are on a 4 day schedule and your child

might have PE 2 times in one week)

Physical Education News from Mr. Palis

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April 2019

Athletes of the Month

1st Grade: Hadleigh Signora Rm#108 & Shane MacMullett Rm#108

2nd Grade: AvaRose Strong Rm#103 & Tyson Roach Rm #103 3rd Grade: Matthew Crawford Rm #25 & Kyla Allen Rm #21

4th Grade: Bryn Zimmerman Rm#208 & Jason Rivera-Martinez Rm #215 5th Grade: Makayla Michelson Rm#211, David Jackson #210 & Winston Nagbe Rm #20

Motivational Quote

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April 2019

Bowling Unit

Chloe MacMullett lining up a strike!

Rosie Lancott getting ready to knock down the pins!

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Leah Onaderu lining up her roll!

Liam Hamilton showing his good form!

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April 2019

The 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade Life Skills classes went to LegoLand on March 13th. We not only had a great time playing,

but they were able to put huge legos together and see a 4D movie. For lunch, each student was able to order and pay for

their food at Chick-Fil-A. Lots of learning and lots of fun!

Life Skills Support News

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April 2019

Wee Deliver at Hillcrest!!

Hillcrest is beginning our very own Wee Deliver Program! The students who receive Life Skills Support will be sorting and delivering mail each week. We would like to encourage all parents, friends, and relatives to send mail to our students. Here’s how it works…

Send your letter Via U.S. Mail or drop it in our Hillcrest Mailbox, located in the lobby at the sign-in table. Be sure to include the following information. Front of envelope: Student’s Name C/O Hillcrest Elementary 2601 Bond Avenue Drexel Hill, PA 19026 Back of envelope (This is VERY important): Student’s Name Student’s Teacher Student’s Room Number Everyone LOVES to get mail, especially children! Please take the time to write a letter or card and make a student happy J Feel free to pass this information along to your child’s family friends and relatives so they may also send your child a note and/or card. Many Thanks! Life Skills Support Team

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April 2019

Kindergarten News

Happy Spring! We are getting close to Spring Break, but that isn't slowing down the learning in Kindergarten! We just finished up

learning about two-dimensional shapes and have moved onto three-dimensional shapes. We practiced stacking, rolling, and sliding the

different shapes and naming different objects that look like them! We have loved learning about digraphs in Fundations. We have been

looking for them in words we use daily and also we love making words with them on our whiteboards and magnet boards! We have done a

writing all about Earth Day and have been looking for the main idea in stories that we read! We love practicing stretching our words on our

whiteboards.

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April 2019

First Grade News

Super Scientists

First grade has been investigating liquids! We have been experimenting with water, glue, shampoo and oil.

These hands on lessons have been exciting and educational. We are looking forward to making many discoveries in the

next few weeks!

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April 2019

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April 2019

Second Grade News

Spring has “Sprung” in 2nd Grade

Students in second grade worked hard developing their writing skills while celebrating the beginning of spring. Students read a

story about bees and created informational paragraphs. They included some of the most interesting facts they learned about bees. In addition to paragraph writing, students created crafty

flowers and rainbow clouds full of synonyms. They also showed they understood antonyms by including an antonym to the

thunderbolt on their cloud and a bee to their flower. All their hard work makes a hallway filled with spring thoughts.

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April 2019

Third Grade News

Spring and warm weather are finally here!

Our third graders have been working hard getting ready for taking the PSSA tests in Reading and Math for the first time. We know that they

are going to do their very best!

On March 22nd, third graders traveled to the Upper Darby Performing Arts Center to see “Rosie Revere Engineer”, a musical based on the

book! The play taught a valuable lesson about perseverance and problem solving!

After Spring Break and PSSA testing, third graders will get to travel once again. This time, they are going to visit Collenbrook Farm in

Drexel Hill. There they will get to learn about some of Upper Darby Township’s history!

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April 2019

Fourth Grade News

Our 4th graders are hard at work preparing for their upcoming PSSAs!!! In just a couple of short weeks, they will get to

showcase their magnificent math skills, demonstrate their amazing reading abilities, and show everyone what expert

scientists they have become! So, how are our students getting ready for the PSSA??? With lots of positive thoughts, fun PSSA

games, and of course, a little practice too….

Our students are smart, strong, and READY!!! Bring it on!

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April 2019

Fifth Grade News

On Friday, April 12th, the annual Hillcrest Carnival was presented for all students. This is a whole school event hosted by Fifth Grade students in

order to celebrate the beginning of the PSSA’s. Fifth graders were responsible for making/building games using RECYCLED materials

such as cardboard, old wood planks, old games and/or game pieces, etc, to make their games. Students were not permitted to use pre-made

carnival games that are purchased for the carnival activity.

The goal of this project was for students to be creative, use their imagination and to be aware of the different items around them that

can be recycled and repurposed. Parents were encouraged to work with students on this project, but ultimately it was student’s responsibility to

build the games, and adapt them for all ages and skill.

Fifth grade students greatly enjoyed making the games and watching other students have so much fun! All students had a great time and look

forward to the carnival yearly. A great time was had by all!