Join us for a day of fun including: Brunch, the Two By Two Zoo, yoga, workshops and more! Special this month... Adventure Bound Wild & Crazy Game Show hosted by the Peekskill PTO. Come check out a nature/animal hands-on STEAM exhibit! The fun starts at 10AM at Peekskill Middle School on Nov. 16.
The Peekskill City School District’s would like your feedback on our communication efforts. As the parents/guardians of our students, we want to be sure we’re communicating our information to you as best as possible. To help us do this, we ask that you take this short, 3 minute survey to help us determine where we are succeeding, and where we can improve. Click here to take our 2019 Parent Communication Survey.
With winter weather upon us, we wanted to ensure our families know where to find information regarding our closings and delays. Click here to learn more!
Hillcrest Elementary School recently hosted teaching artist John Arrucci, who taught Grade 5 students about Afro-Caribbean drumming. Students enjoyed learning new skills and having a hands-on enrichment experience with the instruments.
Click here to access links to our Summer Engagement Packets and 2019-2020 Supply Lists.
The Mobile Food Pantry is coming to Hillcrest! Food items will be available for pick up on the following 2019 dates: August 15, September 12, October 10, November 14, December 12. Pick up will be held from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. unless otherwise announced. We encourage our families to take advantage of this free resource. To help our efforts, we will also need volunteers to help set up, distribute food and clean up. If you are able to lend a hand, please contact abuenodeleon@peekskillschools.org.
Hillcrest Elementary students enjoyed an author visit with Caroline Moss this week. Ms. Moss writes the, "Work it Girl" series, which are biographies about strong women. Currently, she has published books about JK Rowling and Oprah Winfrey, and in the future, she will be publishing books about Michelle Obama, Mae Jamison, Vera Wang and Beyonce Knowles. Ms. Moss spoke about becoming a writer and told students about how they too could become writers. She also shared about her favorite authors from when she was a fifth grader. As part of our Grade 5 curriculum, students are learning about biographies, so the children were especially interested in this visit.
Hillcrest students in Ms. Rice’s class recently made bird feeders while studying food chains. This activity also taught students important lessons about recycling and reusing materials to help our environment.
Hillcrest students in Mrs. Lauren Batista’s class recently completed multiple bird houses, which they crafted to give to residents at the Peekskill Senior Center (PSC). The students had fun working in groups to create the houses. The process involved drilling, sawing, and painting to complete the projects. Students also had the opportunity to reinforce their science lessons, and learn about important safety procedures as well. Click on the headline to read more on this story!
Our Hillcrest STEAM students are continuing their studies of space travel by designing and constructing rockets from recycled materials! Read more about this and the school's other STEAM activities in this month's STEAM newsletter: https://bit.ly/2XCDIY6
Click on the headline above to access a photo album from the Hillcrest Winter Concert.
CLICK HERE for the Hillcrest Elementary Family Newsletter March/April: https://www.smore.com/jsuav
HAGA "CLIK" AQUI para el Boletín de La Escuela Hillcrest Marzo/Abril: https://www.smore.com/jsuav
