HILLSIDE WEDNESDAY WEEKLY BULLETIN
November 3, 2010
DATES TO REMEMBER
Thursday and Friday, November 4 and 5……….……………… No School- Teacher’s Convention
Monday, November 8……………… PPEC presents “Social Skills Training” - LHS auditorium 7:30pm
Thursday, November 11….…….……………………………….. School Picture retakes/5 th grade photo
Saturday, November 13……….…………………………………………………………….... Clothing Drive
Saturday, November 13… (New Date! )………..…………………………………………. Family Portraits
Monday and Tuesday, November 22 and 23…………... Livingston Education Week-School visitation
Wednesday, November 24………………. Half day Dismissal at 12:15pm- Thanksgiving Recess
Thursday and Friday, November 25 and 26…………………… No School- Thanksgiving Recess
Tuesday, November 30……… Deadline to submit photos for “Hanging in the Hallway” photo contest
Monster Mash Bake Sale
A big thank you to all those who donated and helped out at the Monster Mash Bake
Sale, you helped make it a frighteningly good success!
December lunch pre-order now available. Check out the new salad items!
Pre-order lunch program consists of lunch items offered on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Orders
will be processed through My Food Days, an online food ordering service. In order to participate in preorder days, you will need to go on to: https://secure.myfooddays.com/home.aspx?prefschool=50 and set
up your account.
December orders will need to be completed by November 15th. Any questions about setting up your
account? Contact Fawn McCauley, the lunch chair, at fawniemc@verizon.net. My Food Days offers the
option to either pay by credit card or check. If you are paying by check, please pay to the order of Hillside
Elementary School PTA. The check should be sent to school with your child in an envelope marked:
Hillside Lunch Program, Attn: Lauren Stolfi by Thursday, November 18th.
Monday Pre-Order
Pasta with butter
$2.50
Pasta with butter, meatball
$3.00
Pasta with sauce
$2.50
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Pasta with sauce, meatball
$3.00
Caesar Salad
$2.00
Caesar Salad with Chicken
$2.50
Tuesday
Pizza
$1.50 per slice
Wednesday Pre-Order
Turkey sub
$3.00
Italian sub
$3.00
Tuna sub
$3.00
Mac & Cheese
$3.35
Chicken Fingers
$3.25
Thursday
Hot Dog
$1.00
Friday Pre-Order
Plain Bagel
$1.00
Bagel with Butter
$1.50
Bagel with Cream Cheese
$2.00
Chicken Soup
$2.00
Caesar Salad
$2.00
Caesar Salad with Chicken
$2.50
Drinks: Drinks are available for purchase- reduced fat chocolate milk, reduced fat milk, fat free milk and
water are available for $0.50 each.
Snacks: Snacks are available for purchase at $0.50 each
“Hanging in the Hallway”
Enter Now!! - Photo Contest sponsored by the 5th Grade Committee
Start clicking away!! This year, the 5th graders gift to Hillside will be updating the photos that
currently line Hillside’s halls with digital photos that are reproduced on canvas to poster size
(24x32)
We are asking parents/students from all grades to digitally submit recent group shots(current
school year, last school year). The winning photos will be chosen by the 5 th grade students to "hang
in the hallway" at Hillside. There will be one picture to represent each grade (K-5).
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All pictures must be submitted digitally; hard copies will not be accepted. Please email your photos
(in jpeg format) to Debbie Danchak at ddanchak@verizon.netPhotos must be labeled kindergarten,
first, second, third, etc.,no need to submit student names. The 5 th grade committee is working in
tandem with the Yearbook committee; all pictures received will be automatically submitted to the
yearbook. All submissions must be received by November 30 th. The winners will be announced in
December.
Now get those cameras out and start clicking away!
Family Portraits by Irvin Simon
http://www.irvinsimon.com/products/family.htm
November 13th
Sitting from 12:00 pm - 4:30pm
Livingston Senior Center, Hillside Avenue
Here's how it works . . .
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Great opportunity for holiday gifts or cards
Irvin Simon Photographers provides professional portrait sessions.
Parents prepay a $9.95 sitting fee and receive up to 10 online proofs with our professional studio
quality backdrop and lighting.
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Parents purchase and pay online for only those portraits they want.
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Irvin Simon Photographers is the largest youth photographer in the area
with over 55 years of experience.
Question? Please contact: Mary Lou at depaolafamily5@verizon.net
Clothing Drive! November 13 8am-11am
The 5th grade is sponsoring a clothing drive which will be held on 1111--1133--1100 @
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The items to be collected are as follows:
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Wearable & useable clothing (men’s, women’s & children’s)
Shoes, belts, scarves, gloves, ties and handbags
Household items made of fabric in good condition (blankets, linens, bedspreads,
tablecloths, towels & curtains)
Stuffed animals, rag dolls & beanie babies
Hard toys that will fit into a 24”x24”x21” box (NO oversized toys please)
Small & medium bikes
See attached flyer for more information.
START EMAILING US YOUR PHOTOS
The Yearbook Committee is now collecting photos from all grades for the collage pages of this year’s
ALL COLOR yearbook. We are looking for digital photos only (photos that can be emailed). Please do
not send your actual photos to the school office as was done in the past. If you don’t have digital photos,
feel free to scan them into your computer so they can be emailed. Pictures should be high resolution –
no photos taken from cell phones, please. We are organizing all photos in our server by grade level so
please title your photos with the appropriate grade level, or indicate “multi-level” if kids in your photo are
from more than one grade. All photos should be emailed to Dayna Platnick at dakamiel@aol.com. If
you have any questions concerning photo submission, please email Dayna dakamiel@aol.com, Mindy
mtpritikin@msn.com, or Elisa elisamadorsky@aol.com. Thanks so much – looking forward to your
amazing photos!!!
MEDIA VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED!!
Media volunteers are still needed especially for Ms.Butler and Mrs.VanDusen's classes. Your availability
will gladly be accommodated, whether you can volunteer every month or once in a while. It is not difficult
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and an experienced volunteer will train you. If interested, please contact Aurora Primamore at
aprimamore@msn.com or 973-535-8366. For your convenience the media class schedule is attached.
PPEC Presents: "Social Skills Training" on Monday, November 8 with Dr. Jed Baker,
America's leading authority on social skills. Dr. Bakers presentation is designed for both parents and
professionals on topics unique to our school district. The presentation will take place in the LHS
Auditorium at 7.30 p.m. Dr. Baker will provide insights on social challenges our general and special
education students face from elementary to high school, with an interactive style. His work has
been featured on ABC World News, Nightline, the CBS Early Show and the Discovery Health
Network. For further information please email ppeclivingston@aol.com.
Discount Cards Now Available
SUPPORT Hillside Elementary School and your local merchants while getting discounts to great stores
and restaurants. For only $10 you can buy the Livingston Discount Card and help Hillside while saying
money. There are 21 different locations to choose from! We have a limited quantity so please
get yours now. You may use the card as much and as often as you like and it does not expire
until September of 2011. To order your card please print the attached flyer, fill it out, and send it
to the office in an envelope marked Discount Card with $10. If you have any questions, contact Kim
Mazzella at kmazzella23@verizon.net.
HILLSIDE SCHOOL PTA IS ON FACEBOOK!!
Last year the PTA created a private group page where we share information about school activities,
upcoming PTA events, and reminders. It’s also a way for new families to meet everyone in the Hillside
community, connect to make play dates, or just waste some mindless time like we all do on Facebook.
Once you are a member, feel free to post questions, comments, or reminders of your own that are school
related. If you are not yet a member, and would like to join, please contact Mindy Pritikin at
mtpritikin@msn.com.
LOST & FOUND
Parents and Kids: Please check the lost and found located outside the upper gym doors. There are many
items that need to be returned to their rightful owner.
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Newcomer's Guide to the WWB
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Apparel Sale: This is a sale that the PTA runs once or twice a school year. A great way to show
your school spirit.
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Family Portraits: This is a once a year event where the PTA brings in a photographer to take
family photos. You schedule the time slot and pay the sitting fee. View your photos online in a
few days after they are taken. New this year, photos in the Fall....perfect for a holiday gift or
holiday cards!
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Boxtops for Education:
What Is It? Box Tops (For Education) are coupons/certificates that can be found on hundreds of products
that you use everyday, such as: General Mills cereals, Juicy Juice, Kleenex tissues, Ziploc bags, Nature
Valley granola bars, Betty Crocker fruit snacks, Pillsbury biscuits, and even Avery binders and dividers.
See the PTA website for the complete list of participating products.
How Does It Work? For every Box Top we collect, General Mills will pay us 10 cents. Box Tops
submissions are sent to GM every October and February; the checks are mailed every December and
April. This past April, Hillside PTA received a check for over $900! The PTA uses this money to provide
educational programs and activities for our children. In 2008, the money collected from the Box Tops for
Education program went directly towards the purchase of our newest playground equipment.
How Can You Help? By clipping the Box Tops coupons and sending them to school! Box Tops can be
brought in to the classroom at any time of the year; however, we do run special promotions and incentive
programs right before the submission deadlines to try to encourage more students to participate.
Did You Also Know…You can also help support our school by shopping online? Sign up at the Box Tops
website (btfe.com) and choose from over 70 retail stores such as Lands End, Gap, Oriental Trading Post,
Barnes and Noble, and Target. A percentage of your purchase (generally between 2% and 8%) will be
automatically donated to Hillside PTA with no additional cost to you.
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Monster Mash Dance: A PTA sponsored family night. It is a free party at Hillside School. It is for
Hillside students and their families. It is not a drop off event. Snacks and drinks are available for
purchase. Show off your costume!
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Bake Sales: A Friday favorite! Every treat is $0.50....made or purchased by our Hillside families.
A great way to support the PTA.
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Questions about these or any other PTA events, please contact Kathleen Small at smallbk@aol.com.
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BLURB SUBMISSION
Deadline to submit a blurb is Sunday, NOON in order to be included in that week’s WWB. Please
email your blurbs to Nancy Goldenstein at goldenstein@verizon.net.
Click here to access the PTA website.
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