A Note from the Principal’s Desk – 3.26.2021   Dear Hillside Community, We wish you a Happy Passover, the festival of freedom. Passover 2021 begins at sundown on March 27 and ends Sunday evening, April 4. The first Passover Seder is on the evening of March 27, and the second Passover Seder takes place on the evening of…

A Note from the Principal’s Desk – 3.19.2021   Dear Hillside Community, The recent attacks in Georgia against the Asian-American community are unsettling. Three nights ago, we watched the breaking news of more racist, hate-filled attacks against (who we presume are) innocent people. It’s important to understand that this is not the only time in the past…

A Note from the Principal’s Desk – 3.12.2021   Dear Hillside Community, I hope this message finds you and you families in good health. It has been a year, a full year, of learning the new normal. If you did not have the opportunity to catch it last week, then please check out the lessons to be…

A Note from the Principal’s Desk – 3.5.2021 Dear Hillside Community, I hope this message finds you well. Here are a few lessons to be learned and experiences to be had for our students this month, Women’s History Month 2021.  Women’s History Month share: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUujjBqpxOg&feature=youtu.be Please see school-wide information and updates below: Aesthetics 3/8/21-3/12/21 B Week  Registration for 3rd…

Dear Hillside Community, I hope this message finds you well and that you have been able to enjoy some of the (slightly) warmer weather! This upcoming rainy weekend seems like a great opportunity to read a good book!  While Hillside celebrates literacy all year long, we’re excited to focus on literacy during Read Across America week. We hope to…

A Note from the Principal’s Desk – 2.19.2021 Dear Hillside Community, I hope this message finds you well. Please see information and updates below. Hybrid In-person Requests If a parent who selected remote now wishes to switch to hybrid in-person, then they must notify myself and Mrs. Mazur by February 26, 2021. Your child will then participate in…

A Note from the Principal’s Desk – 2.12.2021 Dear Hillside Community, It is with a heavy heart that we share some sad news. On Saturday February 6th,  Dr. Anglin’s father, Robert Lennon, passed away. Our deepest sympathies and condolences to Dr. Anglin and her family during this difficult time.    SCHOOL-WIDE MENTIONS: Hybrid Requests If a parent…

Dear Hillside Community, What a week?! In spite of the contention, we as a school community will continue to put kids first. Teachers continue to collaborate with planning and preparation for their delivery of instruction. Mr. Adamo and I, along with the Department of Equity, Curriculum and Instruction supervisors, conduct teacher observations, which afford us…

Dear Hillside Community,   Collaborations, discussions, and planning have been in the works since summer 2020. Mr. Adamo and I set-out to establish a schoolwide committee that would be dedicated to evolving Hillside into a school community that would intentionally teach and develop actionable work to build our capacity for understanding and respecting race and ethnic relations. Our social…

Hillside Remote Learning Schedule Cycle 2 & 3.pdf   A Note from the Principal’s Desk – 1.22.2021   Dear Hillside Community, I hope this message finds you and your families in good health. By now you should have received Superintendent Dr. Pond’s Weekly Community Message No. 6, in which we were informed the Montclair Public Schools are unable to properly…