Dear Hillside Families, Administrators and Staff, The 2020-2021 Hillside PTA Executive Board would like to thank and congratulate all of you for stepping up in this most challenging of years to support all of our children and our Hillside community in so many incredible ways. This year presented us with many challenges – most notably…

Transition to 6th Grade Summer Program Register by June 21st Space is limited. Montclair High School George Inness Annex 141 Park Street Date: July 6-July 29 Monday-Thursday Time: 8:30-12 noon Have Fun Reading Role Playing Stories Exploring Math Concepts See attached flyer for application information

Good afternoon, Hillside Community   Please see the message below from the Montclair Public Schools – Department of  Pupil Services: Special Education Elementary Students All students in grades K-5, with an IEP, will begin in-person/hybrid learning, five days a week Monday, May 17. If your child receives transportation, the Transportation Department will adjust to accommodate the schedule…

Picture Day! Picture Day is here! All Mounties will have their pictures taken during the school day on May 25. All Bulldogs will have their pictures taken during the school day on May 27.  All completely Virtual Students will have the opportunity to have their pictures taken. Please use the attached Sign Up Genius to…

*Due to the controversial nature of the content in our original Eblast, I have updated our recognition initiative. National Autism Awareness Month 2021 in the United States will begin on Thursday, April 1st and ends on Friday, April 30th. The fourteenth annual World Autism Awareness Day is April 2, 2021. Joined by the international community, hundreds of thousands of…

Good afternoon, Hillside Families   The Montclair Public Schools is slated to open elementary schools on Monday, April 12, 2021. We are so excited to welcome our students back to in-person learning. I have attached the Hillside School Hybrid Plan – Families (3/22/21) for your review. The plan has NOT changed since original distribution in January.   Plan Highlights: Pages…

Home Over the Holidays? Toni’s Kitchen provides easy access to healthy food Two ways to help your family: 1) Stop by Toni’s. Open weekdays 9-2 or Saturday 9-12 or Sunday 3-5:30. OR 2) Take worries over grocery bills off your shoulders. No need to register or show need. Simply send us an email with your…

Hello Hillside Community – The Hillside “School Action Team for Partnership” Committee on Social Justice ( HSJ )was formed at the start of the 2020-2021 school year. We are volunteers, parents,teachers, staff, and administrators from the Hillside Elementary School Community—and you are invited to join us! This school year, we are working on three initiatives aimed to make Hillside a more inclusive and…

Hello, Hillside Families   Over the past few weeks we conducted school-wide elections for Student Council. The process was coordinated by 5th grade teachers Kari Brantner and Lisa Frankle. I am proud to announce our votes have been tallied and the following students have been elected: Student Council President Taryn Gilbert Student Council Vice President Vivian Hearn Student Council Secretary Eva Bonislawski Student Council Treasurer…

Good afternoon, Hillside Families I hope this message finds you and your families well. We continue to prepare our facility and teachers for the hybrid opening. I have attached our Hillside Elementary School – Hybrid Plan for your review. This is a living document that may need to be adjusted as CDC, NJDOH, and district guidelines change. There is…