We develop compassionate, engaged students who are HAPPY to be at school!
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***PTO General Meeting:
This Wednesday March 4, 8 am***
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Upcoming Events
Tues. March 3, 2:15 pm:
Grades 3-6 Talent Show Demos
Wed. March 4, 8 am:
PTO General Meeting
Thurs. March 5, 2:15 pm
: Grades K-2 Talent Show Demos
Thurs. March 12, 6 pm:
Math Night
Fri. March 13, 6:30 pm:
PTO Family Movie Night
Tues. March 17, 6 pm:
Grades K-2 Talent Show
Wed. March 18, 6 pm:
Grades 3-6 Talent Show
Mon-Fri. March 23-27:
Spring Break
Tues. April 14, 6 pm: **
DATE CHANGE** 2nd Grade Spring Concert
**Fri. Apr 17, 7-11pm:
Spring Celebration (MadTree Brewing)**
Tues. April 21, 6 pm: **
DATE CHANGE** 1st Grade Spring Concert
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Hundreds Traveled through HPS on International Night for a Worldly and Inspiring Celebration!
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Thank you to Ms. Fischer, Mrs. Scott, and all the members of the HPS community who presented cultural displays and volunteered at International Night!
Students traveled the world by visiting different classrooms where a range of countries were on display, from Bangladesh, Israel, Ireland, Mexico, and India, to Romania, the Netherlands, Germany, Wales, Hungary, and many others. The delicious food and stories shared by our presenters to the backdrop of beautiful clothing, art, and pictures combined for an inspiring and celebratory night. Our HPS community is one that values diversity and seeks a broader understanding and experience of the world. International Night is shining example of this spirit.
Congratulations HPS!
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Give HPS the Old Razzle Dazzle: Talent Show Demos Take Place This Week!
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Demos for the Talent Show take place this week on
Tuesday March 3 at 2:15 in the Music Room for Grades 3-6
and
Thursday March 5 at 2:15 in the Music Room for Grades K-2.
This is a Fun, No-Stress event! The demos are NOT auditions; they are simply a preview so that coordinators know how many children are involved in each act, how many microphones are needed, etc. So if your student wants to share a talent--singing, dancing, playing an instrument, telling jokes, doing magic tricks, etc., displaying the unique things they do outside of school-- don't miss demos this week.
All acts must be 2 1/2 minutes or shorter, and students may appear in only one act!
The exception to the one act per student rule is if your child is in a club that presents an act, he/she may still present an additional act. The
Talent Show will take place on Tuesday March 17 at 6 pm for Grades K-2
; and
Wednesday March 18 at 6 pm for Grades 3-6
. Both shows will take place
in the HPS Gym.
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Spotlight on Kroger Community Rewards: Help Earn HPS **THOUSANDS** of Dollars Each Month
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Did you know that with the Kroger Community Rewards Program, you can earn Hyde Park School money valuing 4% of your purchase total? AND you still keep your Kroger points!
Think about the math: If just 100 families spent $400 on groceries per month, Hyde Park School would earn an easy $1600--Each Month!
Here's How to Join and Start Earning Money:
1) You must have a Kroger Plus Card to register. If you don’t have a card you can get one at the customer service desk at any Kroger store.
3) Click on Sign In (if you are a new online customer, click “Create an Account”, make sure you have your Kroger Plus Card)
4) From a newly created or existing account, click on “My Account”, then “Account Settings” and then click on “Community Rewards” information and search for “Hyde Park School”.
5) Select “Hyde Park School PTO Inc” from the list.
For additional ways to earn Hyde Park School money with little to no extra effort, see the last section of this Newsletter.
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"Leggo" & Donate Your Old Legos!
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Ms. Mendelson and Mr. Cassidy are leading the Stop Motion Animation Elective with 3rd through 6th Graders, and they are looking for some easy-to-find donations. (Stop Motion Animation is a technique used in animation to bring static objects to life on screen by moving the object in increments while filming a frame per increment). Many students in the elective are interested in creating stop motion films with Legos, so
Ms. Mendelson, Mr. Cassidy, and the students are seeking donations of Lego people, accessories, and bricks!
So if you have any Legos collecting dust, you can "leggo" of them for some early Spring Cleaning, and drop them off to the Main Office in a bag or box marked "Mendelson" or "Cassidy." Thank you!
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Add Math Night to Your Calendar and Multiply Your Fun on Thursday March 12!
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Save the date for
Math Night, Thursday, March 12 from 6 to 7:30 pm.
The HPS PTO and Mathnasium are hosting this FREE, fun night of math games! All ages and grades are welcome. Parents are encouraged to participate with their children, and
volunteers are needed to run game stations
.
Any adult or high school aged child is welcome to volunteer. (Don't worry, there are detailed, printed instructions for volunteers, and games are user-friendly; no math pedigree required)!
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Spring Celebration: Better Than Ever & Much to Celebrate in 2020!
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On Friday April 17th from 7-11 pm the Hyde Park School PTO will host the Eighth Annual Spring Celebration at MadTree Brewing.
This Adults Only event welcomes HPS parents, staff, and community members to celebrate the accomplishments of our amazing school. The evening will feature a silent auction, raffle baskets, a student art auction, a cash bar, and hors d'oeuvres. It's the perfect opportunity to get to know other members of our wonderful community and have a Friday night out.
How can you help?
The Spring Celebration is also Hyde Park School's largest fundraiser of the year, and you can help firsthand.
- Plan to attend and book your babysitter!
- Become a family or business sponsor. Click here for more information, including the sponsorship levels. Watch for an email coming soon about how to become a family sponsor and have your name added to the list of family sponsors.
- Donate items or services for the silent auction. Click here for more information.
- We need lots of volunteers. Volunteer opportunities are abound, suiting everyone's interests, strengths, and time constraints. Some volunteer roles include seeking donations from local businesses, creating raffle baskets, and helping on the day of the event. But there are many other options too. You can check out all of the available roles here.
Funds from this event directly benefit our children by bringing all proceeds to Hyde Park School. This helps bridge the gap between CPS funding and the needs of our students at HPS. In the past, funds raised have accomplished significant projects such as building the new playground our HPS children and the community use on a daily basis. This year, the money raised will fund field trips, playground upkeep, new technology, teachers' supplies, and much more. So start getting babysitters lined up for the
Spring Celebration on Friday, April, 17th from 7-11 pm at MadTree Brewing.
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HPS Eagles Sports News & Highlights!
That’s A Wrap on Basketball!
Congratulations to all of our basketball teams on a great season. Lots of hard work, amazing coaches, and good friends makes for a lot of fun. Until next season, keep on shooting!
Baseball Uniform Fitting and Meet the Coaches
All those registered for baseball, you are welcome to join us in the HPS gym on Monday evening, March 2nd between 7:00 – 8:00 PM. You will have the opportunity to say hello to some of our coaches, meet some of your teammates and try on our new uniforms for the season. This is an optional event.
On the Horizon
- HPS Summer Soccer Camp and a Spring Pep Rally--Stay tuned!
HPS Athletics Boosters
- Remember that being an Athletics Booster helps provide amazing sports opportunities for all of our students. It enables HPS Athletics to do things like purchase the new basketball hoops in the HPS Gym, host the Mom Prom, and provide supplies as needed throughout all the sports seasons. Please consider becoming an Athletics Booster Member today through the HPS Athletics website.
Eagle of the Week Nominations
- Don’t forget about Eagle of the Week nominations, which is an opportunity to recognize our athletes who display what it means to be an HPS Eagle student-athlete: hard work, dedication, sportsmanship, respect, etc.
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Field Day 2020 T-Shirt Contest
Its officially time to start getting excited for Field Day – that’s right, I said Field Day! This year we want the kids to be more involved in the planning process and so, we are introducing the T-Shirt Design Contest. Tap into that creativity and submit your drawings and/or ideas. Go through that closet and look back at your favorite designs from years past for inspiration. We will select one winning idea or drawing and will work with that child to bring it to life. And their idea will be forever memorialized in the form of a HPS Field Day 2020 shirt!
Please submit all ideas to
FieldDay2020@outlook.com
by
Monday, March 9th
. You can write up your child’s idea or concept in a short paragraph, or even just a few bullets. Or you scan and attach a physical drawing they create. Once a winner is selected, we will be in touch with next steps. Best. Day. Ever
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1st & 2nd Grade Spring Concerts on Two Separate Nights: Please Note Change of Dates
To alleviate the space constraints of the HPS Gym and prevent the overcrowding experienced during the Winter Concerts, the 1st and 2nd Grade Spring Concerts have been split into two separate events. So please note these date changes:
the 2nd Grade Spring Concert will take place on April 14 at 6 pm,
and the
1st Grade Spring Concert will take place on April 21 at 6 pm.
All concerts are held in the HPS Gym.
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Send Us Your Photos
The yearbook staff needs your help! In an effort to streamline the process of collecting photos for the yearbook and end of the year video, please load all of the great photos you've taken this year in this
Google Drive
. When you upload your pictures, please create a folder and make sure to include the grade level, homeroom teacher and if applicable, the event where the photo was taken.
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Second Grade Cross Over
Volunteers are needed to help with the cross over to the bank each morning and afternoon. If you can help, please sign up here:
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School Directory
The Hyde Park School PTO electronic school family directory is up and running! Included in the directory: parent/children names, grade level and homerooms, phone numbers, street addresses, and email addresses.
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Fight With Gina
A member of the HPS family needs our help fighting cancer. We would like to make this fight as easy as possible on the family. As little or as much as you can give will be put to use to keep this family comfortable during the fight of their life. The GoFundMe page can be found
here
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Fundraising Opportunities
There are several SUPER EASY ways to earn money for our school. Additional information can be found on our
website
.
MABEL'S LABELS
These waterproof, personalized labels go safely in the laundry, dishwasher, and microwave. They are perfect for all of your belongings – from water bottles to coats to lunchboxes and more. Labeling everything is a great way to keep items out of the lost and found! They even have address labels and cute holiday items. To start shopping, go to
campaigns.mabelslabels.com
and choose
“Hyde Park School PTO (Cincinnati)”
20% of every sale will be donated to HPS!
SHUTTERFLY
We have teamed up with the Shutterfly school fundraising program! Simply place an order using our link
http://hpspto.shutterflystorefront.com
and Shutterfly will donate a percentage of each sale. You are still able to use any coupons or promo codes as you normally would! Great for extra school pictures, gifts, invitations, holiday cards, and more!
BOX TOPS
When you download the NEW and improved Box Tops App, you’ll be able to scan your receipt, instantly identify Box Tops products and automatically add cash to our school’s earnings online.
Box Tops are still worth 10¢ each for your school. This may not sound like much, but it adds up to hundreds of dollars!
AMAZON
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. To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to
smile.amazon.com
from the web browser on your computer or mobile device. You may also want to add a bookmark to
smile.amazon.com
to make it even easier to return and start your shopping at AmazonSmile. Purchases through the mobile app and amazon.com do not qualify. Please choose
Hyde Park School PTO Inc.
as your recipient.
You can now support
Hyde Park School PTO Inc.
in the Amazon shopping app on your Android device! Simply follow these instructions to turn on
AmazonSmile
and start generating donations.
1. If you have the latest version of the Amazon Shopping App, open the App on your Android device.
2. View Settings and select AmazonSmile.
3. Follow the in-app instructions to complete the process.
If you do not have the latest version of the Amazon Shopping App, update your App. Click here for instructions:
https://smile.amazon.com/b…
AmazonSmile is not currently available for iOS users. We will notify AmazonSmile charities when it becomes available.
KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS
Earn 4% of your purchase for Hyde Park School. Don't worry... you still keep all of your points.
*You must have a Kroger Plus Card to register. If you don’t have a card you can get one at the customer service desk at any Kroger store.
2) Click on Sign In (if you are a new online customer, click “Create an Account”, make sure you have your Kroger Plus Card)
3) From a newly created or existing account, click on “My Account”, then “Account Settings” and then click on “Community Rewards” information and search for “Hyde Park School”.
4) Select “Hyde Park School PTO Inc” from the list.
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.
2) Go to My Account in the top right corner of the page (or create an account if you don’t have one already, entering your Remke card number and pertinent personal info).
3) In the drop-down menu labeled “Caring Neighbor”, select “Hyde Park School PTO”.
4) Click “Update”
GIFT CARD DONATIONS
Do you have a drawer full of unused gift cards? Donate them here! The Hyde Park School PTO is now accepting gift cards as donations in addition to other payment forms. We accept new or partially-used gift cards. Just enter your card info to check the gift card balance and submit your donation.
https://www.braandz.net/#/give/YfFqlCiA
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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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