HILLCREST HAPPENINGS
Embrace Civility
Terry McVey, Principal
Peter Schmidt, Assistant Principal
Denise Kelley, Assistant Principal
Mr. Michael Thorne, principal of Catonsville Middle School, has invited the parents of all 5th
graders who are to attend CMS to the Grade 5 Parent Information Night on Wednesday,
May 6, in the CMS gymnasium. Since we will have already taken the children to the middle
school at the end of April, the parent night is for parents only. This is your opportunity to tour
the building, to learn about the similarities and differences between elementary and middle
school, and to ask any questions you might have. You will meet the administrative team,
counseling department chairperson, school nurse, 6th grade dean, PTSA president, and student
service-learning coordinator. The doors will open at 6:30 pm, and until 6:50 p.m., members of
the CMS National Junior Honor Society will be standing by to take you on a guided tour of the
school. At 7 pm, the main program will begin in the gymnasium. Typically, the program lasts for
approximately 75 minutes. So please mark your calendar for the CMS Grade 5 Parent
Information Night on Wednesday, May 6. Catonsville Middle School is located at 2301 Edmondson Avenue between the Old Frederick Road traffic circle and the Trolley Trail to Ellicott City.
If you have any questions about the event, please contact the main office at Catonsville Middle
School at410-887-0803.
P.A.R.C.C. May 2015
4th and 5th Grade tests with their Homeroom Class
3rd Grade tests with their Reading Class
May 4th
May 5th
May 6th
May 7th
May 8th
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Koenig
McCartan
Mills
Donovan
Koenig
Mills
McCartan
Donovan
Nelsen
Nelsen
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Peters
Otterbein
Herman
Kaspary
Neal
Rodriguez
Price
Hauck
Raykovics
Swann
Posner
Nelsen
Koenig
Mills
McCartan
Donovan
Hauck
Posner
Price
Raykovics
May 11th
Make Ups
May 12th
Make Ups
May 13th
Make
Ups
May 14th
Make Ups
May 15th
Make
Ups
Peters
Otterbein
Herman
Kaspary
Peters
Otterbein
Herman
Kaspary
Neal
Rodriguez
Fields
Connelly
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Swann
Harrison
Connelly
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Volume 9, Issue 14
May 1, 2015
Calendar of Events
FIFTH GRADE PARENTS
AM
Hillcrest Elementary School
1500 Frederick Road
Baltimore, MD 21228
410-887-0820
Hauck
Posner
Price
Raykovics
**Make-up sessions will be held the week of May 18th if necessary
CLASS and INDIVIDUAL PICTURES
will be held on Monday, May 18th. Picture information and order forms will be sent
home during the week of 11th.
THE 5th GRADE CLASS PICTURE will be held on Thursday, May 21st at 9:30 a.m.
5TH GRADE WINTER CONCERT IS WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, @ 7 pm
May
11 Kindergarten Conference
Day
—NO KINDERGARTEN
CLASSES. SCHOOL
OPEN for grades 1-5
18 Kids-in-Action/Gr. 4-5
25 Memorial Day—Schools
& Offices Closed
June
18 Assessment Day Schools Close 3 Hours
Early
19 LAST DAY of SCHOOL–
Schools Close 3 Hours
Early
Please join Kids-in-Action in
collecting soap, shampoo,
combs/brushes, toothpaste,
toothbrushes, soft pillows, slippers, books and toys for the
YWCA of Baltimore. All donations need to be in by Thursday, May 7th. Place all items in
the boxes in front of the
Office. THANK YOU!
THE HILLCREST
CAFETERIA NEEDS
YOU!! ….. If you are interested in assisting our students in
the cafeteria during lunchtime
or would like more information, please call
the school office
at (410-887-0820).
REMINDER FOR PHYS.
ED. CLASSES…..Please
remember SNEAKERS
must be used in Phys. Ed. and
IN THE EQUIPMENT AREA.
Sandals and flip
flops are too
dangerous during
activity time.
The Next Issue of the
Hillcrest Happenings will be
May 15, 2015
MAY 22, 2015
1
Claire Shutz…....Grade 1
Keegan Leahy……....Grade 1
Jacqueline Covarrubias-Alvarez…......Grade
Lily Stysley……...Grade 1
Khalid Bujulaya…..…..Grade 1
Freya Wilson…….Grade 1
WEAR RED, WHITE, OR BLUE
TO COMMEMORATE OUR
Memorial Day Ceremony!
Hillcrest celebrates BETTER SPEECH & HEARING
MONTH during the month of May! Stop by Room 13 during
the entire month to enjoy a treat and learn about speech, language, and hearing development during the elementary years OR
STEM FAIR WINNERS—5th GRADE
visit the following link on the American Speech and Hearing
INVENTION-Honorable Mention Awards: Casey Bateman &
)ASHA) website:
Eli Gatto, Will Dean, Anna Polange, Jack Stein, Elyssa Mitchell,
http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/communication
Ellie Lawson, Sarah Broadwater; 3rd Place: Meg Schumacher; 2nd development/
Place: Sara Baunoch; 1st Place: Nate Pitroff. EXPERT EXPOHave questions or concerns? Talk with your child’s
SITION-Honorable Mention Awards: Hikaru Belzer, Wyatt
teacher about possible communication issues in the
Broscious, Madeline Fiffe & Ava Reid, Rachel Harris & Jaclyn
classrooms, or contact Kelley Shaw, Speech-Language
Marszai, Nathan Hartge, Maggie Kreis, Grace Lambdin, Jonah
Pathologist at [email protected].
Lane, Josh Nduka, Neve O’Ferrall & Lizzie Bateman, Destini
Ward, Jack Webb; 3rd Place: Ayden Attenborough; 2nd Place:
COME to the PTA SPRING SPIRIT
Olivia Landriscina & Lydia Lesnevich; 1st Place: Daksh Patel.
NIGHT! WEDNESDAY, May 6th,
INVESTIGATION-Honorable Mention Awards: Ruari Collins,
5 - 8 pm, at McDonald’s on Frederick
Peyton Davis & Kathleen Stubbs, Maddie Geist & Kate Coudon,
Road !!!
Adele Jones & Shenan Reese, Evelyn Keiser, Evelyn Lee & MatThe
Invest
in
Hillcrest
Committee would love and appreciate
thew Zelinski, Jamie Marszal & Tucker Stevens, Rosie Mateckoany support that you can give this evening. See you there!!!
Conti & Camryn Woods, Rajshree Pani & Ashley Yang, Lilly
Queeney, Tyler Stevenson, Max Weker; 3rd Place: Jamie Pugh;
2nd Place: Johnny Bolster; 1st Place: Matthew Walter and Hugh
TRAVEL & ATTENDANCE
Cohen.
STEM FAIR WINNERS—4th GRADE
Honorable Mention Awards: Jacob Schiffman, Eli Becker &
Mason Ritter, Charlie Broderick, Gavrielle Cohen, Cole Goodwin & Brendan Shaw, Macy Hager, Madelyn Nelson, James Roberson, Phoebe Rosenbloom & Alisha Pennyfeather, Carter
Slowey, Alexander Tawes & Will Roberson, Kai King; 3rd Place:
Johann Mission; 2nd Place: Jude Stephen; 1st Place: Gemma Ford
& Nyla Rataczjak-Dickson.
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Hugh Cohen, Matthew Walter, Nyla Rataczjak-Dickson, and
Gemma Ford are representing Hillcrest at the Baltimore County
STEM Fair on May 9th. They will competing against the other
1st place winners from schools around the County.
CONGRATULATIONS and GOOD LUCK!!!
Many children at Hillcrest are afforded the opportunity to travel during the school year.
Please be aware that when you take your child out of
class for travel,
according to Baltimore County Public School policy,
those absences are documented as “Code 21 – Other
Unlawful”. Those absences will be counted as unexcused
absences even when a note documenting the reason for
absence is provided.
Giant A+ and Safeway eScrip Programs
Thanks to everyone who has registered their Giant and Safeway bonus cards for the shopping rewards programs. If you would like to register, you may do so online at
www.giantfood.com/aplus, call 1-877-275-2758 or complete the form below and send it in
to the PTA. Designate HILLCREST as your school. The school code is 01572.
Contact Emilie Underwood, [email protected] if you have any questions.
Coke Rewards
Hillcrest is participating in the Coke Rewards program. Coca-Cola products contain a code that is entered for Hillcrest. The codes transfer to points that can be redeemed for equipment.
Collected points can be turned into the bin in the cafeteria.
If you are looking for a volunteer opportunity, help is always needed to enter these points into the My Coke
Rewards website. Contact Michelle Atwood at [email protected]