Pajamas and Hot Cocoa

Thursday, December 21 will be a pajama day at Hillis Elementary. Our building wide behavior incentive is hot cocoa. If your classroom earned all 6 pieces to your candy cane then you will receive a candy cane with …

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Winter Break

Winter break will start on Friday, December 22 and go through January 2. School resumes on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at 8:45am.

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Message from Nurse Seda

Dietary Fiber Healthy eating including dietary fiber can help reduce gastrointestinal complaints among children. See information about the health benefits of fiber in your diet. Hillis Health Information on Dietary Fiber and Hand washing Flu Season Tis the season …

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Hillis Harvest Festival

Thursday, October 26 from 5:00-6:30pm at Hillis Elementary. Feel free to wear a costume of your choice as well as a bag to collect some candy! Families and community members are welcome.

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Kicking Off Our Monthly Hillis Coffees

We had fun welcoming our parents to school on Tuesday with coffee and donuts. Stay tuned for more information as we plan to do events on a regular basis for parents to become better acquainted with each other and with Hillis. Click the photo to see more of our inaugural “drive thru” service on Tuesday morning.

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Supplies are headed to HOUSTON

We are very proud and humbled to announce that Hillis Elementary has received enough school supplies to fill 24 BOXES!!! The families in the Hillis community have been extremely generous with all of their thoughtful donations. We were …

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School Supply Fundraiser for Houston Schools

School Supply Fundraiser for Houston Schools The Houston Independent School District has an immediate need for school supplies. Des Moines Public Schools and Houston Public Schools are both members of Great City Schools along with other urban school …

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FREE Breakfast in the Classroom

We’re pleased to tell you every Des Moines Public Schools elementary student will now have access to breakfast at no cost to the students or their families. This expansion means almost every school in the district offers at least one no-cost meal option during the day. Click on the headline to find more details.

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Virtual Backpack Replaces Paper Flyers

No more pulling crumpled paper flyers from your student’s backpack! Opportunities in the community will now be available online, instead of jumbled up with homework and artwork. Read about child-friendly community events and opportunities, or post a flyer of your own. Click on the headline to read more about Virtual Backpack.

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