It is that time of year....IYKYK....
(And if you don't....every Spring, Hillcrest is lucky to have duck nests in different locations. It is neat for the students to be able to watch the process over the next few weeks!)🦆🪹

2nd graders completed the Junior Achievement program and earned certificates!

A few more days left! Check out all the stories if you haven't listened to them yet!
March is Reading Month is going great at Hillcrest! Here are some Read Alouds by local community members presented by United Way!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-AIxsV2_9worrrQ2vJ9Sj6xHl4jwF7wQ
Group projects in 3rd grade Social Studies, where students are learning about important events in Michigan history and teaching their classmates!

Last day of swim for our Wednesday classes! How fun! They have done an AWESOME job!




Students loving the fresh air and warmer temperatures!!



Music students doing a great job of learning the musical notes!




We are getting so close to our goal!!! If we get to 9000 by Thursday......it is pizza time!!!!


FFA students from AHS went to Hillcrest to read a book to 2nd grade students and do an activity about the importance of plants!







Best part of the week: delivering the panther paw prizes!!!


PTO meets TONIGHT at 6:30pm!
Join us at Pine Avenue for our monthly meeting. Free childcare is provided. We welcome all families to attend!

Happy St. Patty's Day! What a fun day!!
Have a great weekend!
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Alma Public Schools is excited to announce that the district has been awarded a school-based health center planning grant! We will be creating a Community Advisory Council (CAC) to assist in planning, implementation, and ongoing operations of the school based health center. If you are interested in being a member of the CAC, contact Stacey Criner, Superintendent Alma Public Schools, 989-466-7511 or nholton@almaschools.net by Thursday, March 23, 2023.
Psst! PTO meets Monday at 6:30pm at Pine Avenue. We invite all elementary school parents to attend and get involved. Hope to see you there!

Students learning about Rosa Parks and comparing to their rides home.


3rd graders using the connections between multiplication and division to solve problems.



Our students have worked really hard on their writing this year! Bookworms has a lot of writing components and our students have shown great improvement!




March is Reading Month is going great at Hillcrest! Here are some Read Alouds by local community members presented by United Way! Thanks to all those that participated to promote literacy to our students!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-AIxsV2_9worrrQ2vJ9Sj6xHl4jwF7wQ
Luce Road ECLC will be hosting Kindergarten Round-Up for the 2023-2024 school year Tuesday, March 21, 2023. We will be holding two 1-hour sessions to choose from. Please scan the QR code or click the link below to register for the time that works best for you! We look forward to meeting all of our future little panthers soon!
https://forms.gle/srP4y7gpJGKenfiV6

Another BUSY week on Hillcrest Island!
Have a GREAT weekend!
Hillcrest Island Happenings-March 10
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