A Note from the Principal’s Desk – 6.24.2021
A Note from the Principal’s Desk – 6.24.2021 Dear Hillside Community: End of Year Letter to Families & Staff School-wide Mentions: Returning Chromebooks: District Process for Collecting Chromebooks 2021-22 Aesthetic and CI Courses and Registration is Open for Rising 4th and 5th Graders: Registration for rising 4th and 5th grade aesthetics and Read More >>
A Note from the Principal’s Desk 6.17.21
A Note from the Principal’s Desk – 6.17.2021 Dear Hillside Community, Words cannot begin to express all of the challenges and rewards of this school year. I would like to extend a thank you to our teachers, secretaries, paraprofessionals, related service staff members, custodians, operational aides that did the unthinkable…thank you. Parents and Read More >>
A Note from the Principal’s Desk – 6.4.2021
Dear Hillside Community, Today we hosted our annual FIELD DAY!!!! The development and design of this day was created by the CEO of Field Day, Mrs. Lever and her right hand, Mrs. Smeriglio. These two dynamic physical education teachers were so creative with developing challenging interactive activities for all students (in-person & remote). At every turn during this trying time, I am honored Read More >>
A Note from the Principal’s Desk 5.27.21
Dear Hillside Community, June is Pride Month, when the world’s LGBT communities come together and celebrate the freedom to be themselves. Pride gatherings are rooted in the arduous history of minority groups who have struggled for decades to overcome prejudice and be accepted for who they are. The original organizers chose this month to pay Read More >>
A Note from the Principal’s Desk 5.14.21
A Note from the Principal’s Desk – 5.14.2021 Dear Hillside Community, We’re rocking and rolling with hybrid learning and the weather is finally on our side! Enjoy your weekend with your loved ones. Hybrid In-Person Reminders: Hybrid In-person Rotation Calendar Mounties – Bulldogs Calendar https://hillside.montclair.k12.nj.us/calendar School-wide Mentions: Aesthetics 5/17/21-5/21/21 A2 Week/Bulldog Wednesday Daily Read More >>
A Note from the Principal’s Desk – 5.7.2021
A Note from the Principal’s Desk – 5.7.2021 Dear Hillside Community, Happy Mother’s Day to all the selfless women who inspire, motivate and remind us to be a better person every single day! I wish you a weekend of joy and laughter with your loved ones. Thank you for the work of our SATp – Cultural Read More >>
A Note from the Principal’s Desk 4.30.21
A Note from the Principal’s Desk – 4.30.2021 Dear Hillside Community, Every problem might not have a solution right now, but don’t forget that every solution was once a problem. Our Pandemic Response Team is composed of administration, parents, teachers, office staff, and other school personnel. This team was confronted with the problem of student Read More >>
A Note from the Principal’s Desk – 4.23.2021
A Note from the Principal’s Desk – 4.23.2021 Dear Hillside Community, Two weeks down with hybrid learning and we’ve hit a stride. Have a wonderful weekend with your family and friends! Hybrid In-Person Reminders: Daily Health Questionnaire All families are required to complete the daily health questionnaire. The form will be available in Genesis Parent Access on Read More >>
A Note from the Principal’s Desk – 4.16.2021
A Note from the Principal’s Desk – 4.16.2021 Dear Hillside Community, This was a huge week as we kicked off our Hybrid schedule inclusive of in-person learning. We had 290 students scheduled for in-person learning and 145 students as virtual learners. We ironed out a few kinks, but nothing major, by far nothing that would overshadow Read More >>
A Note from the Principal’s Desk – 4.1.2021
A Note from the Principal’s Desk – 4.1.2021 Dear Hillside Community, Mr. Adamo and I are beyond ecstatic to finally be opening our school doors on April 12th! However excited we are, we must remind you all that your honesty and vigilance is required for everyone’s health and safety. According to information outlets, New Jersey currently Read More >>