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26 Apr 2019
Hillcrest Newsletter
April 2019
Important Dates
Saturday, April 27, “The Best of ABBA” performance, 7 p.m. TFHS Theater. Gill-Montague Education Fund Annual Gala.
May 3, First Grade Music Performance at 9 a.m.
May 4 – Hillcrest Story Walk, Downtown Turners Falls 10 - 12
May 8 – In-Service, noon dismissal (11:30 a.m. Preschool)
Principal
Dear Hillcrest Families,
Despite a whole week of school vacation, our Hillcrest students have been very productive this month! From poetry and artwork to music and movement, our preschool, kindergarten and first...
25 Apr 2019
Welcome back! I hope everyone enjoyed some time off, the last significant time off until summer vacation!
As the weather is finally getting nicer, more and more of our students are riding bicycles and scooters to school. This is great exercise and it’s great to see. Please let me remind you that it is a law in Massachusetts that ALL students under the age of 16 have to wear a helmet. Please make sure your child has on a helmet when riding or scootering to school.
We have our April All School meeting tomorrow, Friday April 26 in our auditorium from 2:15-...
23 Apr 2019
April 23, 2019
Dear Parents/ Guardians,
With the measles outbreak being on the news and confirmed in Massachusetts, we wanted to give you all some information regarding the virus and its prevention. According to the CDC, as of April 4, 2019 there have been 465 cases of infected persons in 19 states in the US. Outbreaks are cases of 3 or more confirmed in a state, and Massachusetts is not one of them at this time. Please read the linked document below, that will also be sent out via email, for general information on how to protect your children from this serious and...
17 Apr 2019
I am pleased to announce that Joanne Menard will become Gill-Montague’s secondary level principal effective July 1, 2019. Ms. Menard has accepted the position pending successful contract negotiations which should be complete later this week. Ms. Menard has been the principal of Petersham Center School for the past four years. Prior to that she was an instructional coach in Medway, and a middle school science teacher in Spencer-East Brookfield, in addition to holding other teaching and private sector positions. Ms. Menard has a bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University, a master’s from Anna...
12 Apr 2019
Hillcrest Elementary School
Friday News
April 12, 2019
Dear Hillcrest Families,
How about starting off School Vacation week with Potluck and Game Night here at Hillcrest? I hope many families will join us tonight at 5:30 for a yummy potluck dinner and some old-fashioned board games. Bring a dish to share (enough for ten people) and your favorite game and we’ll all relax and have some fun together. We’ll have our school collection of Connect 4, Candy Land, Spot-It, Chutes & Ladders and other family favorites ready for you!
A few important...
12 Apr 2019
2019 GMEF Annual Gala - “The Best of ABBA” - Featuring Dancing Dream ABBA Tribute Band
On Saturday, April 27, 2019 @ 7:00pm at the TFHS Theater, “Dancing Dream – ABBA Tribute Band” brings the brilliance of the pop sensation ABBA to the Gill-Montague Education Fund Annual Gala. Expect to hear hits like "Dancing Queen," "Take a Chance," "Fernando," "Mamma Mia" and many more at this high-energy concert filled with lush harmonies, elaborate costumes and iconic choreography.
Advance Tickets are available at these locations: Hillside Pizza in Bernardston; Weatherheads/Dunkin Donuts in Erving...