Today’s After School Activities
Fitness Club- pick up at 4 pm
Dog Walking Training- pick up at 4:30 pm
BSD Coding- Pick up at 4 pm
Community Partnership School
The CPS tutors will be going to the Community Partnership School today with Mr. Needham at 12:30 pm and will return around 3:20 pm.
Maddy Kunreuther is the newest member of the CPS student volunteers who include, Bob Ditore, Killian Herbison, Makena Luberda, Austin Newbold, Evan McAfee, and MK McHugh.
Bowling Club News
Mr. Needham reported that there was a good turnout for bowling club. They all had tons of fun, and Mr. Needham noticed a lot of improvement from game one to game two!
7th Grade Ancient Civilization Unit
The 7th grade Ancient Civilizations students just completed a long term project, assigned over the last few weeks. Today, in Mr. Penney’s room, they will be showcasing their work - writings, sarcophagi, tombs, mummies, amulets, and other items for the afterlife - for anyone at Hill Top to see during the last half of 7th period.
Shadow Guide
Today we have Gracie Youakim shadowing Ella Ferris in the 11th grade.
9th Grade Trip-2/7
On Thursday, the 9th grade academy is going to have lunch at the Radnor Valley Country Club. The purpose of this luncheon is to celebrate the halfway point of the year now that midterms are done, and to hear from some of our NHS Students about what to expect going forward. Please have boys dress in slacks and a tie for this field trip. Contact Mr. Cohen with any questions.
Create a Personal Year Book Page
All students will soon be sent an email from TreeRing that gives them an opportunity to create a personal page for their year book. Please contact Marion Kassab with any questions: [email protected].
Water Bottle Announcement
As you know, Hill Top’s 8th grade students are participating in the UNLESS Project through the Philadelphia Zoo to raise awareness about endangered species and help protect the environment. We are encouraging students to help us reduce waste on campus by using a reusable water bottle. The 8th grade will be selling reusable water bottles with an original logo in the weeks ahead. Your purchase will help support efforts to save the endangered Golden Lion Tamarin. Stay tuned for details!
On a related note, starting today, Hill Top's lunch program will no longer include disposable plastic water bottles. Students should plan to bring a reusable bottle from home. Please contact Mr. Van Dyke with any questions.
Parent Resources Announcements
Save the Date for Hill Top’s First All-School Book Read! Resilient by Rick Hanson, PhD
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Hill Top’s first All-School Book Read will feature the book Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness by Rick Hanson, PhD (2018). Parents are invited to read the book and to join members of the Professional Development Committee and other faculty at the Community Book Discussion on Tuesday, April 9th, 2019 from 6:30-8 pm (please save the date!). Contact Anna Murphey with questions: [email protected]
Middle School Student Council Promoting Amazon Smile
AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com. The difference is that when you shop on Amazon Smile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate half of a percent of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organization of your choice.
The MSSC is supporting a sign-up campaign for students, faculty, family and friends to go to Smile.Amazon.com and designate Hill Top as your non-profit charity. It is important to type Hill Top Preparatory NOT Hill Top Prep; otherwise, our school does not appear in the search.
As of October of this year, Hill Top has received $186.00 from the Amazon Foundation, but just imagine how much greater this amount could be if every Hill Top family used Smile.Amazon for their purchases.
It’s free to sign up, fun to shop and free money for Hill Top.
Parents Corner:
Parents’ Association meeting via Zoom:
Wednesday, February 13th at 7:00 pm