We are officially done with the first quarter, and fall activities are in full force. Read-A-Thon reading ends on Tuesday. The Book Fair, Literary Character Parade and classroom Harvest Parties are on deck, and Pumpkin Chuck will follow. Thanks in advance for your help in making all of these events successful!

Read-A-Thon

We are so proud of our readers as we head into the final days of Read-A-Thon! The last day for recording minutes is Tuesday. It's time to find all the random scraps of paper you've written numbers of minutes on and add them up.

You can submit your children's total minutes here or turn the form in at drop off Wednesday-Friday. There will be friendly volunteers at school entrances collecting paper forms and sponsorship money.

All students who participate by submitting their minutes will receive game tickets for Pumpkin Chuck. Classrooms that have full participation will earn a pajama day.

LSDMC Meeting

The next LSDMC meeting is Tuesday at 2:30 in Room 2141.

All meetings are open for anyone to attend. If anyone has a topic they would like addressed, please email Ed Paff at edpaffjr@gmail.com in advance of the meeting so it can be added it to the agenda.

National Unity Day

Wednesday is National Unity Day, the signature event of National Bullying Prevention Month. Everyone is encouraged to wear orange as a visible message of kindness, acceptance, and inclusion.

Pink Out

The next Friday in HPS' Five Days, Five Ways is this week's Pink Out. We're encouraging everyone to wear pink on Friday to show support for Breast Cancer Awareness.

It's back! The Scholastic Book Fair you remember from your childhood is coming to Hyde Park School next week. Students will have the opportunity to shop with their class during the school day. You can set up an eWallet for your child here. Cash and credit card will also be accepted.

Parents and siblings are welcome to shop the fair with students before school on October 29 and 30 from 7:15-7:40am. The Book Fair will also be open to families following the Fall Harvest Classroom Parties on October 30.

Literary Character Parade

The final Read-A-Thon event is Friday, October 30. Students are encouraged to come to school dressed as a character from a favorite book. They will participate in a costume parade around the school building.

Parents are invited to watch!

Help Wanted

Conference Day Snacks

The response to our request for help with snacks has been great so far. If anyone wants to contribute a cooler, ice, or random snacks, please sign up here.

Book Fair

The Book Fair is next week in the library, and we need parents' help to pull it off. Sign up to work a shift (or two) here! No purple badge required!

Students will shop with their homerooms. You can volunteer to work while your child is shopping or whenever is convenient for your schedule!

Pumpkin Chuck

Pumpkin Chuck is HPS' fall festival, and it requires an army of volunteers to pull it off. We need people to help set up and tear down, supply baked goods for the bake sale, sell tickets and distribute pizes, work games, and chuck pumpkins.

Thanks in advance for your help in making the day a success!

HPS Life Lately

Read-A-Thon!

We've loved seeing the pictures of where and what your kids are reading and catching up on the sweet notes sent with online donations.

Thanks to your support, we are over 40% of the way to our fundraising goal. Pledges can continue to be made online here.

Links to paper pledge forms and reading logs are here. Volunteers will be collecting pledge and reading logs at the school entrances during drop-off from Wednesday-Friday.

Thank you to everyone who responded to the call to help bring the PBIS Committee's vision of a better Hyde Park Heroes backdrop to life! This week, Katie Dulle, Courtney Shuman and Macie Tucker joined Ms. Lavelle in covering a wall of the cafeteria with chalkboard paint. Next up is the addition of a giant eagle and the monthly character traits. Stay tuned...

PTO Meeting

Thank you to everyone who attended Wednesday's PTO General Meeting. The minutes will be available here if you want to see what you missed!

Our next meeting is December 9. Save the date and join us.

The largest part of the PTO budget is funding all field trips for our students, and fall field trips are in full force this month! The first graders went to Burger Farm on Friday.

The Kindergarten Parent Social was last night. Over 70 parents joined the celebration Camp Kindergarten!

Looking Ahead

Pumpkin Chuck

Pumpkin Chuck is Hyde Park School’s fall festival and one of our biggest events of the year. This year's Pumpkin Chuck will take place on Saturday, November 7. Games, prizes, and pumpkin chucking will run from 12-4pm, and live music will go from 4-6pm.

Click here for more information, including volunteer sign-ups, pre-sale ticket options, and our new Pumpkin Chuck hats.

Fifth Grade Parent Social

Fifth Grade parents will close out Parent Social Season on November 14 with a Family Feud party.

Purchase your tickets here!

Links

Spirit Wear

Hyde Park School spirit wear is available here. The company that provides our spirit wear recently moved to a new location. They are working on restoring delivery to the school. Stay tuned!

Links to previous PTO newsletters can be found here.

The Boosters send a weekly newsletter, The Weekly Screech, each Friday. Subscribe here.

Subscribe to the Hyde Park School Garden newsletter here.

Links to Grade Level Parent Facebook pages are here.

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