January Newsletter

Good Afternoon Hillcrest Elementary Families and Friends!

 

Welcome back, Hornets!   We are excited to welcome all students back to the new year!   So far, the year has been filled with many celebrations and we look forward to what lies in store for our Hornets for the second semester!

 

INCLEMENT WEATHER AND INDOOR RECESS!

Recess is an important time for our students to participate in physical movement and take a break from the day.  That being said, we provide an indoor recess when the weather outside includes:

• Active precipitation (rain, snow, sleet)
• A temperature with the wind chill below 20 degrees 
• Or the playground conditions are poor (mud, standing water, etc)

Please make sure that students are well prepared for cold weather and have coats, gloves, hats and boots so that they are able to be warm and comfortable when outside on some of our colder days.  If your child is in need of warm clothing, please reach out directly to our family liaison, Lina Mendoza at 720-972-5380 for assistance.  

 

Process for School Closures and 1-hour Delayed Starts

In the event of bad weather, Adams 12 Five Star Schools uses a variety of resources to determine if conditions exist that warrant a 1-hour delayed start or closure of schools.  Every effort will be made to announce a decision by 5:30 a.m. to close or delay opening schools.   In the event that a 1-hour delayed start is announced, we have some fun ideas in mind to still encourage students to come to school.   Our first delayed start will be a school wide pajama party!

 

Communication - How will you know?

• District website and School websites
• Local media outlets
• Email and text message to parents
  • Keep information up-to-date in Infinite Campus
  • To receive text alerts, opt-in by texting “YES” to 67587
• District’s hotline (720) 972-4000
• District social media (Facebook - Twitter)

 

ACCESS TESTING

Starting in mid January, all students who are considered to be “multilingual learners” and learning English as a second language, will participate in the yearly state-wide standardized assessment called “ACCESS”.  The results of this assessment which measures students' growth in reading, writing, speaking and listening, will be shared with parents and students in late spring and used for planning purposes at the school level.  

 

Order your HILLCREST 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEARBOOK

If you are interested in purchasing a school yearbook, yearbooks can be purchased at MYMJTHOMAS.COM with code: hillcrestyb25.  Yearbooks are only $13 from now until April 12th, when the price will increase.  Yearbooks can only be purchased online. 

 

Upcoming Dates:

• January 13-17 - Chopper Toppers at HCE
• January 20 - NO School, MLK Jr. Day
• January 23, 8-9 am- School Accountability Meeting
• February 3 - No school for students

 

As always, we are grateful for your continued support and partnership with us.  If you have any comments, questions, feedback or compliments, please feel free to reach out directly to me. 

 

Sincerely, 

Erika Fiorenza

Principal