HPS PTO Weekly Update

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*NO SCHOOL- Mon. Nov 11th (Veterans Day)*

Upcoming Events

Mon. Nov 11: NO SCHOOL (Veterans Day)

Thurs. Nov 14, 4-7PM : PTO Restaurant Night (Sidekix)

Fri. Nov 15: Family Movie Night (HPS Gym)-

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul

Sat. Nov 16: 2nd Annual HPS Family Chili Party

Mon. Nov 18, 5-8PM: PTO Restaurant Night (Chick-fil-A)

Wed. Nov 27-Fri. Nov 29: NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving Break)

The GREAT HPS Pumpkin Chuck

Make sure to watch the video of the 2019 HPS Pumpkin Chuck and relive the greatest day of the year! Also check out the winners of some of our amazing raffle items. Thanks to Cincinnati Cruiser LLC for the handmade kids starter board.

Extracurricular Activities

Book Club - Starting This Week!!

A book club for 5th and 6th graders is now open for registration: https://www.hydeparkschoolpto.org/product/book-club/

The club will meet once a month after school on the second Wednesday of the month from 2:15-3:00. The first meeting will take place this week on November 13th!

Questions? Contact Dawn Wolfe at ec@hydeparkschoolpto.org

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 .

Social Events

Fri. November 15th: Family Movie Night

Join us for a community-building, free movie night in the HPS gym. Bring your own chairs/blanket, snacks & drinks and enjoy a movie with your friends. Doors open at 6:00 and the movie (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul) will begin at 6:30.

Sat. November 16th: 2nd Annual HPS Family Chili Party

Fire up your crockpots and gather the kids for the Annual HPS Family Chili Party! Bring a batch of your best chili for a fun cook-off competition with other HPS families, or just come hungry and help choose the winning dish! We'll have an outdoor movie, games, and s'mores for the kids. We hope you and your family will join us for a fun night! Get tickets here ! *Spots are limited*

Box Tops Winners

The winning classroom for the Box Tops contest is N. Roberts - 2nd grade with 622

2nd place: A. Roberts - 6th grade with 385

3rd place: Casteel - 6th grade with 254

Remember to keep scanning your receipts with the Box Tops App to help earn more for HPS!

PTO Secretary Position Opening

The Secretary keeps all records of the organization, takes and records minutes of all Board meetings and Member meetings, and handles e-mail correspondence. S/he is also responsible for compiling the weekly newsletter emailed to HPS families, with the help of the president and vice-president. It’s a great position to know everything going on in the HPS community!

If you are interested in this position, please send an email to president@hydeparkschoolpto.org

PTO Restaurant Nights: Thursday, November 14 (Sidekix) &

Monday, November 18 (Chic-fil-A)

Join us on Thursday, November 14 from 4-7 PM for a fresh, healthy spin on Asian flavors the whole family will enjoy. Build your own Asian bowls, or ready to eat family style meals. Order online, phone, or walk-in (carryout only). Mention Hyde Park School or show them this flyer and 25% of the proceeds will be donated back to HPS!

Mark your calendars now and help support Hyde Park Elementary School! 10% of the sales at the Marburg Ave. Chick-fil-A location will be donated to the PTO when you show them this flyer on November 18th from 5-8PM .

Lost and Found

Make sure to take a look at the tables set out in the basement near the restrooms. There are lots of items that have been left behind at school. Check out these pictures for a sneak peek of what is there.

Silent Auction

Join our Kilgour PTA friends for their annual Silent Auction. The 13th Annual Silent Auction fundraiser takes place on Friday, Nov 15th at MadTree in Oakley. Tickets and additional information available here.

Fundraising Opportunities

There are several SUPER EASY ways to earn money for our school.

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.

1) Register online at www.krogercommunityrewards.com

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.

1) Register online at www.remkes.com

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”

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 would normally do! Great for extra school pictures, gifts, invitations, holiday cards, and more!

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

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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