Hilltop kindergarteners met Tom Pirozzi, a retired U.S. Army Lt. Colonel, to discuss Veteran's Day. Mr. Pirozzi shared his Army experiences and how he appreciated getting letters. Hilltop students wrote 375 letters to soldiers this week at Kids Care. #lionspride #mendhamborosd
Students enjoyed some of their favorite books with special guest readers Mr. Heller, Mrs. Toth, Mrs. Lemay and Officer Behre during the Family Night event at the HSA Fall Book Fair. #mendhamboroschools #lionspride
Thank you to the HSA for hosting special guest speaker Detective Katie Feehan of the NJ State Police Digital Technology Investigations Unit. Detective Feehan shared valuable information with parents and staff on internet safety. #mendhamboroschools #lionspride #hsa
Congrats to Joy Brunhammer (HT) and Ella Tufariello (MV), the winners of our district-wide Upstander T-shirt contest! Both designed images to inspire respect and upstander behavior. Thanks to the HSA each design will be made and sold as spiritwear.#mendhamboroschools#lionspride
Congratulations to Mrs. Pagana on receiving the Order of the Lion-Wellness Advocate Award. Her advocacy for students, desire to promote a supportive, collaborative working environment, and caring attitude promotes our district vision! #mendhamboroschools #lionspride
Fourth Graders in Hilltop's Band & Orchestra programs have had 8 lessons so far since September. Students are learning proper instrument techniques, simple songs, and how to read music notation.
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Mr. Coviello's Halloween PE stations are rockin! Each class is enjoying the Spider Splat ball toss, Boo-ling, the Frankenstein Walk, Spider Web Escape, the Pumpkin Patch Match and the Ghost Factory where students make their own shadow puppet ghosts! #lionspride #mendhamborosd
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Getting in the mood for the spooky day to come, first graders drew and painted witches and Frankenstein in the manner of Picasso. Second graders were Inspired by artist Piet Mondrian and his use of primary colors, and made spider webs in the style of Mondrian. #lionspride
Hilltop welcomed Mendham's Bravest, as volunteer firefighters shared information for Fire Safety Month. Three of the volunteers were Hilltop grads! All students toured the rig inside and out! Change your batteries and make a family meeting place for evacuations! #lionspride
What do you get when you combine teachers, creativity, a time limit and a pumpkin? Congratulations to the winners in Group 5 for Most Creative and Group 3 for Most Resourceful pumpkins. Great team work by all participants. #mendhamboroschools #lionspride
Congratulations to the Mendham Borough School District Parent Green Team on receiving a Morris County MUA 2019 Environmental Excellence Award for their green initiative programs. #mendhamboroschools #lionspride
Hilltop held its first whole school meeting today about RESPECT! Mrs. Perfilio's class led the meeting and we were joined by some Mountain View students to talk about respect. We honored two Hilltop grads who petitioned for a Buddy Bench at Hilltop! #lionspride #mendhamborosd
The Week of Respect kicked off with Hilltop's Rainbow of Respect. Students wore different colors to show that we respect others for our differences. Our school bulletin board also features ways that students show respect at home, school, and beyond! #lionspride #mendhamborosd
Congratulations to Mr. Jorgensen for receiving the Order of the Lion-STEAM Innovation Award! His passion for engaged learning, creation and collaboration, upbeat attitude and ingenious 3D creations promote a positive teaching and learning climate. #mendhamboroschools #lionspride
All Hilltop students participated in a bus safety event today! Students learned the proper ways to evacuate the bus in an emergency, general school bus safety guidelines and boarded the bus to practice putting on their seatbelts! Safety first! #lionspride #mendhamborosd
Today is #CustodialWorkersRecognitionDay. Thank you to our Mendham Borough custodial staff for all that they do throughout the year. We appreciate you every day! #mendhamboroschools #lionspride
Hilltop students and our HSA Kids Care Club are collecting gently used coats, hats, and gloves for our Coat Drive. Drop off items at our back patio or front foyer. Items will be donated to the Market St. Mission. Another way we show RESPECT to others! #lionspride #mendhamborosd
Hilltop second graders are writing their small moments. Partners are checking each other’s work and helping to edit. Students use checklists to include the key ingredients to a small moment: a setting, feelings, a show not tell, action, dialogue, and thoughts. #lionspride
