
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



June 24, 2024
The district is pleased to announce that three students were accepted into the Institute of Creative Problem Solving for Gifted and Talented Students at SUNY Old Westbury. The st...

May 8, 2024
Hillside Grade School fifth graders Carita Chai, Zoe Lee and Gianna Ramos qualified to participate in the Statewide Elementary Mathematics Tournament, hosted by the New York Stat...

March 28, 2024
Hillside Grade School first graders in Mrs. DiBartolomeo’s class recently explored potential future careers during a financial literacy lesson with Susan Schlueck, the financial l...

March 4, 2024
The district recently had 16 student-musicians selected for All County. The students are chosen based on their NYSSMA scores from the previous school year, as well as teacher reco...

March 1, 2024
Hillside Grade School second graders recently performed Chinese ribbon dancing. The students worked with a teacher from the Circle of Dance Repertory Company for six weeks to lear...
