The week of: September 13th - 19th, 2020
Hillcrest welcomes 2 new Secondary Teachers,
Mrs. Krause - English and Mr. Pratt - Math
Currently a flight attendant on voluntary extended leave from Southwest Airlines, Carolyn Krause is beyond excited to be part of the HCS family once again! For sixteen years, she served HCS in various positions including as a college advisor, dean of students, and history and English teacher. Also a UCLA Bruin graduate, blue and gold run through her veins. Additionally, she earned her Masters at Pepperdine. She and the love of her life, Steve, just celebrated forty-one years of wedded bliss; they have three and a half grown children.
Welcome back, Mrs. Krause!!!
James Pratt comes to Hillcrest with a Bachelor's degree and is currently pursuing his Master's degree in Mathematics. He is very excited to be working with the HCS family and feels truly blessed to be a part of this wonderful community. Mr. Pratt refers to himself as "a math person" and says that he feels God had called him to become a teacher; it is what he has always aspired to be.
Mr. Pratt loves to play guitar as well as perform for an audience.
Welcome, Mr. Pratt! We are excited to have you as part of our Hillcrest Family.
PARENTS, Please read this
IMPORTANT REMINDER!
The COVID-19 Heath Screening needs to be filled out the morning of school!! These health screenings are time-stamped, so doing it the evening before will not work!
ALSO: Please fill out their screening BEFORE they enter the front gate. This will allow them onto campus and get to their class on time.
LASTLY: Beginning Monday, September 14th all Secondary Students will be directed to check in at the main breezeway of the school!!! We have found that our thermo-cameras have saved a lot of time in the check-in process with the younger students and feel this will help aid in getting our secondary students to class quicker as well.
Thank you for your patience as we maneuver through these new procedures to run our school as efficiently as possible.
DON'T FORGET!
It's School Picture Day!!
This Tuesday, September 15th
Preschool - 12th Grade
Preschool Popsicle Pop-up
Tuesday, September 15th at 4:00PM
Call Mrs. Trimble for further details
(805) 495-5513
Looking a bit ahead....
Johnny Appleseed Day
is right around the corner for our Preschool and Lower Elementary kiddos.
Children will be learning all about John Chapman and celebrating the week of his birthday by engaging in some fun and/or yummy APPLE related activities.
week of: 9/21-25
PRAISE THE LORD!!
Dear Saints,
We would love to share some amazing news with you. Once again, we have been blessed beyond measure. Thanks to some very generous donations, Hillcrest has raised the funds needed to complete our Sports Playing Field. Words are not even enough to express the gratitude we feel.
Thank you!
Date Change!
We are having to move HCS Family Movie night to next month because our sports playing fields will be getting upgraded and beautified. The new date for Family Movie Night has been set for:
Friday, October 23rd
Attention Equestrians!
Hillcrest is forming an Equestrian Team!
Athletes will complete in competitions through the Interscholastic Equestrian League.

Please contact Mrs. Blumenthal at:
nblumenthal@hillcrestcs.org or ask for her in the Admissions office.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!

Each day we are in need of a few extra eyeballs to help oversee the students during the school day at recesses, nutrition breaks, lunch duties, and even after school care activities. We are asking that each Hillcrest family signs up to volunteer as a Lunch Duty Attendant or an Extended Care Volunteer at least once per month. Click the SignUpGenius icon for a time that best fits your schedule.
For further details about helping out, please contact the
HCS Volunteer Coordinator, Melissa Wetherhold at:
(805)587-5633 OR Melissa.Wetherhold@gmail.com
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This week's
Hillcrest
Highlights
Mr. Lewis' music lesson with the
First Graders
1st Senior Lounge of the year on our new campus!
Hillcrest Christian
School 
449 East Wilbur Road
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
805-497-7501
Hillcrest Christian
Preschool 
449 East Wilbur Road
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
805-495-5513
If you have any questions about this correspondence or need more information, please contact Dawn Sharifi at dsharifi@hillcrestcs.org (805-497-7501, ext 1002)