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*NO SCHOOL TOMORROW for Presidents' Day*

Upcoming Events

Feb 17, 2-4pm : HPS bowling outing (details soon) Feb 18 : NO SCHOOL, Presidents' Day Feb 21, 5-7pm : International Night Feb 28, 2:30pm & later: Parent Teacher conferences Feb 28, 4:30-9pm : Restaurant Night at Mango Tree

4 more days until....HPS International Night Thursday, February 21 5-7pm

Everyone is welcome to join us from 5-7pm for this free and fun event! Bring your neighbor, grandma and second cousin's exchange student! Visiting all the classrooms will feel (and taste) like a tour around the globe! Kids will get passports that get stamped at each stop on the tour! It's a great night of learning about your classmates and the world we live in! If you ordered a t-shirt (thank you!), we hope to send them home with your child on Wednesday, February 20! If you forgot to order a t-shirt, PTO will have limited items to sell at the event. If you or your child would like to help out here is a sign-up for jobs that will help the evening run smoothly. https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/30e0544aaa72ca1f94-customs

RESTAURANT NIGHT - Feb 28, 4:30 - 9 Teacher conference and Thai food are a perfect combination. Who has time to cook while trying to digest all the wonderful nuggets that were shared by your child's teacher? Enjoy delicious Thai in Mariemont and 15% of the total will come back to our amazing school! Address: 7229 Wooster Pike Cincinnati OH 45227

BOXTOPS DUE SOON (WIN PIZZA!) Please send your Boxtops as soon as you can! The next submission is March 1. I will collect from the classes on February 26. The class with the most Boxtops earns their class a pizza party. Don’t forget to clip and send in with your child.

SPIRIT WEAR While cleaning out the PTO closet recently, we found some extra spirit wear shirts and other goodies that are now for sale on our website. Supplies are limited! Click HERE below to begin shopping. All orders will be delivered to your student’s homeroom on the first Friday after your order. If you have any questions, or your item is a surprise gift, please email vp@hydeparkschoolpto.org .

On April 18, the Hyde Park School PTO will host its Seventh Annual Spring Celebration. This event welcomes Hyde Park School parents, staff and community to celebrate the accomplishments of our amazing school. This adults-only evening at 20th Century Theater will feature a silent auction, a room basket raffle, a student art auction, a cash bar and hors d’œuvres. It is a great way to get to know other members of our wonderful community! How can you help? Plan to attend and book your babysitter! Become a family or business sponsor. Click here for more information, including the sponsorship levels Donate items or services for the silent auction. Click here for more information. Donate to the room basket raffle. Details to follow soon. This event is Hyde Park School’s largest fundraiser for the year. All funds raised from this event will directly impact our children by bridging the gap between CPS funding and the needs of our students. In past years the auction helped fund the new playground and other projects; this year the auction will fund field trips, teachers’ supplies, new technology, and much more. Important Dates (Detailed information is forthcoming in Tuesday Folders.) March 11: Ticket sales begin – Event tickets will be $35 per person. March 13: Sponsorship deadline – Event tickets are included at ALL levels. March 22: Silent Auction item donation deadline

UC Women’s Basketball Game – March 2 National Girls and Women In Sports Day   An HPS group outing/fundraiser has been planned for Saturday March 2 at 12pm to see the Lady Bearcats basketball game. The Future Bearcats package costs $15 and includes one ticket, a Future Bearcat Under Armour T-shirt (8 th grade and under), a facility tour, courtside spot to watch warmups, a photo with The Bearcat, and an autograph session with the team post-game. The Regular package costs $10 and includes one ticket and a facility tour. Proceeds go to the HPS Boosters, supporting the increased cost of renting gym space for the school’s basketball teams this year. If you’d like to join or find out more details, please click on the following link: http://www.hydeparkschoolathletics.org/basketball-fundraiser-2019/ . Thanks to everyone for your continued support of Hyde Park School Athletics, the Boosters, and Hyde Park School basketball. Questions? Please e-mail Jeff McPeek at hps.boosters@outlook.com .

Sports Spotlight

Basketball Regular Season Wrap   Congratulations to all our basketball players out there! The regular season officially wrapped up on Saturday and we couldn’t be more proud. This weekend our teams will compete in season end tournament spread out across the city. Good luck boys and girls. Thank you to all the volunteers who made the season possible; table workers, score keepers and especially our coaches who dedicate so much of their time and energy. A special shout out to Jessica Leimbach who treats this program like one of her children. Her dedication and time commitment is unreal. THANK YOU JESSICA!    If you have any questions about registration, the sports we offer, or Blue Sombrero please contact Mike Brugh at HPS.athletics@outlook.com or 513-403-0734.

EAGLE OF THE WEEK This week, we would like to recognize our 3 rd grade boys basketball team coached by Nick McDonald and Joe Seale. These boys put in a ton of hard work this season and dedicated themselves to getting better each week. They practiced as a team, played hard as a team, and won as a team. Going in to Saturday, they were undefeated on the season at 8-0 and were set to face the undefeated Terrace Park. It was a game for the ages and our boys gave everything they had. Unfortunately, the day belonged to Terrace Park, but it certainly wasn’t for a lack of effort. It was a battle until the end, but what is more impressive is the commitment and passion our boys played with. They left everything on the court. And like the entire season, they lost….AS A TEAM! We could not be more proud of you boys and are excited to see what you can accomplish in the tournament. Excellent job.

AUTHOR VISIT: Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer, February 19th The 4th-6th Graders will get a visit from the authors of the book To Night Owl from Dog Fish. Books will be available to purchase.

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