
April 22, 2025
Hillside Grade School’s first grade classes recently participated in a hands-on financial literacy lesson, presented by Citibank in partnership with Teach Children to Save. Angel...

April 14, 2025
Throughout the month of March, Hillside Grade School celebrated Music in Our Schools Month. This special month highlights the significance of music education in shaping young mind...

April 8, 2025
Hillside Grade School recently celebrated its rich array of student cultures at the annual Multicultural Showcase, with students who volunteered to perform and share their cultura...

March 24, 2025
Hillside Grade School second graders recently started their Project Lead the Way unit on habitats by learning about flora and fauna. The students observed various hab...

March 19, 2025
Throughout February, in recognition of Black History Month, Hillside Grade School’s music classes highlighted themes and genres of music that celebrated contributions of Black Ame...

March 17, 2025
Hillside Grade School joined the nationwide celebration of reading, Read Across America Week, with a “Masked Reader” event. Eight teachers volunteered to dress in disguise to rea...

March 5, 2025
Fourth graders learned about the Spy Ring on Long Island during a recent in-school field trip. The students decoded a spy message and then made their own!

February 28, 2025
Hillside Grade School fourth graders engaged in a hands-on Project-Based Learning activity as part of their social studies unit on local Native American tribes. Using...

February 11, 2025
To celebrate their accomplishment of learning the alphabet, Hillside Grade School kindergarten classes recently hosted an Alphabet Fashion Show. Using recycled paper bags, the ki...

February 11, 2025
Student-musicians received the tremendous honor of being selected to perform in the All-County music festival. The festival, which is hosted by the Nassau Music Educators Associat...

February 4, 2025
Hillside Grade School fourth grader Ellie Chen and sixth grader Sophie Liu participated in the Shanti Fund Peace Artworks Contest and had their artworks selected to be displayed i...

January 15, 2025
Hillside Grade School sixth graders Carita Chai and Aryanveer Singh had their writing entries selected to be published in the upcoming Young Writer's book “Scary Tales – The Witch...

December 23, 2024
The district is pleased to announce that 10 fourth grade students districtwide were selected to perform in the PEAK (Parents, Educators, and Kids) Festival, hosted by the Nassau M...

November 26, 2024
The hallways at Hillside Grade School emulated the liveliness of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, as all three first grade classes proudly marched with their personalized ballo...

November 22, 2024
Hillside Grade School sixth graders recently showed off their hip hop dancing skills during performances for their families and peers. The students worked with a teacher from the ...

November 6, 2024
Hillside Grade School students from pre-K through sixth grade beautified the school grounds with colorful messages of kindness as part of the recent Unity Day Chalk the Walk even...

October 16, 2024
Hillside Grade School first graders tasted a variety of apples as the culmination of their science unit on the popular fall fruit, on Oct. 2. After learning about the different p...

October 7, 2024
This school year, the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park’s Hillside Grade School library has launched a new, fun activity for students, “You’ve Been Booked!” Librarian Natalie Hartma...

September 30, 2024
Hillside Grade School students are commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month, from Sept. 15-Oct. 15, through song and dance during their music lessons with Joanna Malaszczyk. On Sept...
September 23, 2024
Please click on the link for a Back to School Night presentation from Mrs. Torreano and Mrs. Tedesco. Back to School Presentation