Hello, Hillside Families! I hope you are enjoying this first weekend of Spring!
We look forward to a great week ahead with our next Caring Communities session and our special guest author visit from Sarah Weeks. Our GT Art students are also taking a trip to the Newark Art Museum. Fun!
The PTA is offering its last installment of After School Enrichment programs for this year. Spring ASE information can be found in this flyer. Note that registration opens tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. on a first-come, first serve basis. Thank you!
Please see Nurse Lisa's April Health Newsletter here. It offers some great tips for the Spring season. Enjoy!
Second marking period report cards will be made available to families of students in grades 1-5 via the Genesis Parent Portal on Friday after 4:00 p.m. As always, questions about report cards should be directed to your children's teachers. Thank you!
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REMINDERS from the Hillside PTA:
1) PARENTS NIGHT OUT at the PTA Spring Fundraiser 2025! The biggest fundraising event of the year will be held on Thursday, May 1st! In keeping with the year's 70th Anniversary theme, the Hillside PTA invites families and friends to "get into the 70s groove" and enjoy an evening of fun and prizes. Please see this flyer for information!
2) Hillside Apparel Sale - starting now, the sale will be open indefinitely and you can go on and purchase any Hillside gear anytime you want without worrying about end dates or missing your opportunity! The apparel sale format has changed and this link https://www.likewear.com/pages/hillside is open for you and your children to peruse and order at your convenience. This flyer contains information about the new apparel sale format. Thank you!
3) Attention Fifth Grade Families! New this year is the Fifth Grade "Pick a Day" Fundraiser. This fundraiser encourages fifth graders to show the pillars of character while raising funds for fifth grade activities. See this flyer for details, and good luck to our fifth graders!
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COMMUNITY REMINDERS:
REMINDER: Kindergarten registration for the 2025-26 is now open! If you have an incoming Kindergartener, please see registration information on the district website. Looking forward to meeting next year's Kindergarten class soon enough! Thank you!
REMINDER: The Livingston Public Library is hosting a Bookmark/Library Card Design Contest. Please see this flyer for more information.
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Thank you and enjoy the week ahead!
Best,
Mr. Gramata
Click here for the school's online lunch menu!
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Upcoming Dates to Remember!
Week of March 24, 2025
Wednesday, 3-26: Caring Communities Session 5, 9:45 a.m.
Fifth Grade Musical Practice, 2:45 p.m.
Thursday, 3-27: Author Visit: Sarah Weeks
TREP$ Workshop 3, 2:45 - 4:00 p.m.
Friday, 3-28: GT Art Trip to Newark Art Museum
Grades 1-5 Second Marking Period Report Cards Available to Families
after 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, 3-30: Eid al-Fitr
Week of March 31, 2025
Monday, 3-31: Schools Closed in Observance of Eid
Tuesday, 4-1: April Fools' Day
Delayed Opening for Students; Staff Professional Development
LYCS Leaders Grade 5, 2:45 p.m.
Wednesday, 4-2: Fifth Grade Musical Rehearsal, 1:00 p.m.
LYCS Leaders Grade 4, 2:45 p.m.
Fifth Grade Musical Practice, 2:45 p.m.
All Township Concert, LHS, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, 4-3: LYCS Leaders Grade 3, 2:45 p.m.
TREP$ Workshop 4, 2:45 - 4:00 p.m.
Friday, 4-4: First Grade Trip to Raritan Valley Community College Planetarium
PTA's Color Run
Week of April 7, 2025
Monday, 4-7: All Township Concert, LHS, 6:30 p.m. SNOW DATE
Tuesday, 4-8: Kindergarten Trip to Cora Hartshorn Arboretum
LYCS Leaders Grade 2, 2:45 p.m.
BOE Workshop Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, 4-9: LYCS Leaders Grade 1, 2:45 p.m.
Fifth Grade Musical Practice, 2:45 p.m.
Thursday, 4-10: TREP$ Workshop 5, 2:45 - 4:00 p.m.
Multilingual Learner Family Night, 7:00 p.m., LHS
Saturday, 4-12: Passover
Sunday, 4-13: Palm Sunday
Week of April 14, 2025
Schools Closed for Spring Break
Friday, 4-18: Good Friday
Sunday, 4-20: Easter and Orthodox Easter
Week of April 21, 2025
Monday, 4-21: Schools Closed - Unused Snow Day Giveback (tentative; awaiting BOE
approval)
Tuesday, 4-22: Earth Day
PTA's Spring ASEs Begin: Golf & Science
GT Art Show Grades 4-8, 5:30 p.m., Livingston Public Library
Wednesday, 4-23: Fifth Grade Musical Practice, 2:45 p.m.
Thursday, 4-24: Take Your Child to Work Day
ASEs: Fitness & Robotics
TREP$ Marketplace! 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Upper/Lower Gyms at Hillside
Friday, 4-25: Student Council Assembly, 1:30 p.m.
ASEs: Dance & Engineering
Color Rain RAIN DATE
Saturday, 4-26: PTA's Earth Day Cleanup at Hillside
Kindergarten registration for the 2025-2026 school year will open on January 15, 2025 FOR CURRENT LIVINGSTON RESIDENTS ONLY. All registration will be done via our online registration portal. Children must be 5 years old on or before October 1, 2025 to register for kindergarten. LEARN MORE ...
Livingston Public Schools (LPS) students looking to enhance their educational experience — either by catching up on the previous school year’s coursework or getting a head start on that of the academic year to come — have a wide selection of classes to choose from through the district’s upcoming Summer Academy program. 