We develop compassionate, engaged students who are HAPPY to be at school! |
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*Happy Summer Break!*
*June 2: Summer Scholars' Program Begins*
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June 2: Start of the Summer Scholars' Program
Ongoing: Kindergarten Registration
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Here Comes the Sun: Summer is Here! |
Thank you parents, students, teachers, and staff for your hard work and resilience this year. Even through the most challenging circumstances, you have advanced our school's mission to develop compassionate, engaged students who are happy to be at school. You create and embody the positive, community-driven culture that distinguishes Hyde Park School.
Anthropologist Margaret Mead once explained that the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture isn't its first inventions like fishhooks or clay pots or wheels, as you may think. Rather, it's a broken femur (thighbone) that has successfully healed. In the animal kingdom, a broken leg means death-- no ability to run from danger, hunt for food, or get water. An animal will die under these circumstances before the bone can heal. But, a broken femur that has healed is evidence that someone has taken the time to stay with the wounded member of the community and keep them safe; someone has cared for the injury; someone has tended to their needs.
"Helping someone through difficulty is where civilization starts," Mead said. And so it goes, we are at our best when we help and serve others. Parents, your dedication to your children and to this great school is its lifeblood. And because of you, this community has healed; we did it together. Thank you! Have the restful and joyful summer that you have earned.
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Thank You, Outgoing PTO President Ed Paff! |
For the last two years, there has been a generous, supremely dedicated, and humble leader both at the forefront and behind-the-scenes of every aspect of Hyde Park School. Our outgoing PTO President Ed Paff has tirelessly and happily devoted his time and effort to the school in concrete ways. To name just a few among countless, he spearheaded fundraising efforts that, despite the pandemic, often exceeded the profits of a typical year. He maintained a line of communication with the teachers and staff about their wish lists, which in turn often enabled the PTO to provide the teachers with extra resources to purchase additional supplies or programs as they saw fit to better engage our children through virtual learning. He is leading the project to complete the life-size music garden in front of the school. He was a constant advocate at Cincinnati Public School Board meetings regarding the efforts to expand the Hyde Park School building. But even more so, he played an integral role in the intangibles, enhancing the unmatched, characteristic positive culture of HPS we all value so deeply. We couldn't rename the school after him, but we could name a picture of our school on a shirt after him. And there you have: Ed Park School. Thank you, Ed! |
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Kindergarten Information: Links for Registration & More |
Here are four additional links with helpful information for incoming or future Kindergarten families:
4) For more information about CPS's continuation of 5-Day In-Person Learning in the 2021-2022 School Year, please click here.
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Help HPS Win a $2500 Prize by Ordering Your 1st Day School Supply Kit THIS WEEK! |
Help Hyde Park School with the 1st Day School Supplies 50 Kit Challenge! If HPS sells 50 school supply kits or backpacks in the next week, we will be entered to win $2,500 worth of cleaning supplies for our classrooms! Use this link to order your kit: https://1stdayschoolsupplies.com/kits.php?sid=81412. 1st Day School Supplies is a hassle-free way to get the exact supplies the teachers have requested from the comfort of your home. Cross school supply shopping off your list and help Hyde Park School win the $2500 prize by ordering this week!
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Oakley Recreation Center Summer Program Guide & Fall After-School Program Registration Update |
If you're in search of summer activities, look no further than the Oakley Rec. Center! Their programs range from fitness and recreation, to sports, dance, aquatics, coding and tech, a family campout, and more! Check out their full summer program guide here. And save the date: the Oakley Rec. Center has also announced that registration for its Fall after-school programs will open on July 12.
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HPS Athletics: Soccer Camp Registration is OPEN! |
Upcoming Events: HPS Soccer Camp hosted by Jack Herman is back! Registration is now OPEN, so please visit the HPS Athletics website or the HPS Athletics Facebook Page to register. The dates and times are set for August 2 to 6, 2021 from 9:00 am to noon, or from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The camp is open only to HPS students only.
Also take notice, registration for Fall Sports will open in the coming weeks and typically will run until early June. Don't miss out!.
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Registration is Open for Girls Basketball Camps at Xavier University! |
Registration is open for Mel Moore Girls Basketball Camps at Xavier University. Camps are held at the Cintas Center on the campus of Xavier University and are led by Head Coach Mel Moore and the Xavier University Women's Basketball coaching staff. |
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Field Day, Fun Day: Part 2! |
And this week, it was the big kids' turn for Field Days! Here are more action shots to relive the memories! |
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Music & Art Students in the News: Congratulations to Our Award-Winning HPS Eagles! |
Congratulations to "Flash" Gordon Godsey and Soham Gudsoorkar who, as part of HPS's Suzuki Strings Program, competed as violinists in the String Olympics hosted by UC's College Conservatory of Music. Both earned gold medals!
Congratulations to Laila Wilson, Leo Noland, Paige Paff, Ruby Hanneken (not pictured), and Haley Gloeckler whose artwork was selected to be featured in the City Wide Art Show! Additionally, Leo and Paige won Honorable Mention awards. Way to go Eagles! We're so proud of you!
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Code Ninjas Summer STEM Camps: Open for Enrollment & Donating Dollars Back to HPS with Each Registration! |
Code Ninjas of Anderson Township is offering Summer Camps in STEM related topics including Roblox, Minecraft, 3D Printing, Legos, YouTube, and Coding. With their hundreds of centers worldwide, Code Ninjas has a mission to help kids ages 7 to 14 learn to code in a fun, safe, and inspiring learning environment with a game-based curriculum that they love. Parents love it too because their kids make real progress and gain valuable skills while having a great time. Everyone wins at Code Ninjas!
And to spread the winning even further, Code Ninjas will give back to Hyde Park School by donating $25 for each student that mentions HPS when registering for a Code Ninjas Summer Camp!
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Cincinnati Spanish Academy is Offering In-Person & Virtual Summer Camps; Registration is Open |
The Cincinnati Spanish Academy is offering both in-person and virtual summer camps and Saturday classes for children ages 2 to 12. The in-person camps take place at the Cincinnati Spanish Academy's Mt. Lookout location on Delta Ave. Follow this link for more information and to register.
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Free Tutoring from St. Xavier High School Students |
Two generous St. Xavier High School students unassociated with Hyde Park School are offering free tutoring services this Summer to elementary students who might have fallen behind in math this year due to the pandemic. These rising Juniors at St. X live in Hyde Park, have experience tutoring students, and have been given permission by the Hyde Park branch of the Cincinnati/Hamilton County Public Library on Erie Ave to use library space to conduct tutoring sessions. No one from Hyde Park School has interviewed these students, but they can be contacted directly by interested parties as follows:
Aaron Peters
513-533-4312 (home)
Adam Peters
513-533-4312 (home)
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Glow Golf is Back on September 17: Space is Limited & Registration is Open |
Registration for Glow Golf 2021 is now OPEN! Space is limited, so don't wait. Register as a twosome, play as a sixsome, have a ton of fun! This event is on September 17th @ 8:00 PM at Reeves Par 3 Golf Course. There is nothing like drinking adult beverages, playing golf in the dark, and watching lit up balls fly through the air, all in the name of HPS Athletics! See below for more details. Click here to Register.
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Vintage HPS Spirit Wear is Calling Your Name! |
Vintage HPS Spirit Wear by our spirit wear partner, Koch Sporting Goods, is on sale, and it's calling your name!
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We are collecting data for future Kindergarten enrollment at Hyde Park School. Please fill out this Google form if you are planning to send your child/children to HPS in the coming years. This includes families who already have children enrolled but will have additional siblings entering the school soon. Please help us spread the word!
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AmazonSmile is a simple way for you to support Hyde Park School every time you shop at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to HPS. Please choose Hyde Park School PTO Inc. as your recipient.
AmazonSmile customers can now support Hyde Park School PTO in the Amazon shopping app on iOS and Android mobile phones! Simply follow these instructions to turn on AmazonSmile and start generating donations.
- Open the Amazon Shopping app on your device
- Go into the main menu of the Amazon Shopping app and tap into 'Settings'
- Tap 'AmazonSmile' and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process
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Earn 4% of your purchase for Hyde Park School. Don't worry...you still keep all of your points. Register online at www.krogercommunityrewards.com and select “Hyde Park School PTO Inc” from the list.
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Many people don't even realize just how easy the Box Tops for Education Program is now that it has gone virtual. No more clipping and collecting a pile of Box Tops. Just download the Box Tops App, scan your grocery receipt, instantly identify Box Tops products, and automatically add cash to our school’s earnings online. You can also email your online receipts to earn credit. Box Tops are still worth 10¢ each for your school. This may not sound like much, but it adds up to hundreds of dollars!
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Remke Rewards Caring Neighbor |
With Remke’s Caring Neighbor program, sign-up and they will donate up to 2% to Hyde Park School for every purchase made when you use your Remke Rewards card. Register online at www.remkes.com and select “Hyde Park School PTO”.
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If you have information that you would like included in a future newsletter, please send to president@hydeparkschoolpto.org (content included at PTO discretion).
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