Hillcrest Elementary School

Our kindergarten students are stretching their brain learning their numbers 0-5! 🐝 🐝 🐝 🐝 🐝

Learn how to be your child’s first and best teacher during a five-week workshop just for parents and caregivers!

There are limited spots for the workshops. You must be registered to attend. Register here → https://epledgeuwqc.org/comm/SinglePageRegEvent.jsp?EventKeyHex=3136363539

Questions? Contact Jodi Sierra at jsierra@emsd37.org or Nykiah Mosley at Nmosley@emsd37.org

No rest for the hive! 🐝 Teachers spent the day growing, learning, and preparing to help our Hornets writing soar even higher! 💛 ✏️ 💚

EMSD REMINDER
There is NO SCHOOL on Monday (9-1-25) or Tuesday (9-2-25), in observance of Labor Day and an in-service day.

A reminder that all outside organization event/sports flyers and information are now published on the EMSD website under the Digital Backpack button. This includes many sport activities at UTHS that were prevously posted to EMSD social media. Check it out at the link below!
Organizations wishing to submit an event, you will find a link at the top of the Digital Backpack page to do so.
https://www.emsd37.org/o/emsd-37/page/digital-backpack

Mum Sale!

Thank you for the Quad City River Bandits for supporting our staff tonight. The organization donated 100 tickets for our staff and their families to come and enjoy. This year our Hornets are going to “Hit this Year Out of the Park!”

Hillcrest Families -- We will be keeping an eye on the heat index tomorrow and Tuesday. We will go by the "feels like" temperature. We will be giving students lots of cold water breaks. Please keep this graphic for future weather situations. Is anyone else ready for fall?!

EMSD Board of Education Meeting: Monday, August 18th - 6:00 pm @ Admin Building
Agenda: https://files-backend.assets.thrillshare.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1527/Emsd_37/e178e8cf-0e15-47d8-a630-2aefdc153e89/-BOE---August-18,-2025--Agenda-.pdf?disposition=inline

What an amazing first three days of school! Our classrooms have been working hard on creating their commitments for the year and building their classroom families. Ms. Vickers class made bracelets to represent this work. Welcome back, Hornets!!

Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 13th, is our first day of school. There will be a one-hour early dismissal time. Glenview will dismiss at 1:25 pm, elementary schools will dismiss at 2:00 pm.

August District Newsletter https://secure.smore.com/n/b1sqp-august-2025-emsd-newsletter?ref=email

We're looking forward to seeing you at Backpack Night next week!

August Newsletter https://secure.smore.com/n/nbf20-august-2023-hillcrest-newsletter?ref=email

School Supply Lists can be found here → https://app.teacherlists.com/districts/1000207402-east-moline-school-district-37

A reminder that EMSD's first day of school is Wednesday, August 13th, with a 1-hour early dismissal time.
Registration must be complete by midnight tomorrow, Wednesday, August 6th, for your student to start school on the first day.
Follow this link to register → https://www.emsd37.org/o/emsd-37/page/registration

Save the date for Backpack Night!
A reminder that students must be registered by midnight on August 6th to begin school on the first day. Online Registration Link → https://www.emsd37.org/o/emsd-37/page/registration

New Licensed Staff Members kicked off a great first day of orientation on Wednesday!

Hope to see you at the Back 2 School Bash tomorrow!!

A HUGE thank you to our Parent Mentor Group who raised money on their own account to purchase a new mat for our gym wall. It looks amazing hanging in our gym. Go Hornets! 💚🐝💛