We develop compassionate, engaged students who are HAPPY to be at school!
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Thursday March 12: Math Night
Friday March 13: Family Movie Night
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Upcoming Events
Mon. March 9:
Field Day T-Shirt Contest Deadline
Tues. March 10-March 24:
Spring HPS Spirit Wear Sale
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
Fri. March 20:
Penny Wars Donation Deadline
Mon-Fri. March 23-27:
Spring Break
Fri. April 3:
Silent Auction Donation Deadline (Spring Celebration)
Thurs. April 9, 7 pm:
Spring Musical
Fri. April 10, 7 pm:
Spring Musical
Tues. April 14, 6 pm:
Grade 2 Spring Concert
Wed. April 15, 6 pm:
Grades 3-4 Spring Concert
**Fri. Apr 17, 7-11pm:
Spring Celebration (MadTree Brewing)**
Tues. April 21, 6 pm:
Grade 1 Spring Concert
Wed. April 22, 6 pm:
Grades 5-6 Spring Concert
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Field Day 2020 T-Shirt Contest: Submit Designs by TOMORROW, March 9
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It's officially time to start getting excited for 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. Their idea will be forever memorialized in the form of a HPS Field Day 2020 shirt! Pretty awesome!
Please submit all ideas to
FieldDay2020@outlook.com
by
TOMORROW 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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Math Night, This Thursday March 12: Volunteer Positions (Open to High School Students) Still Needed!
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Multiply your fun at Math Night this 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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Gear Up: Spring HPS Spirit Wear Sale from March 10 to March 24
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Hyde Park School's Spirit Wear partner, Koch's Sporting Goods, is hosting a Spring HPS Spirit Wear Sale from
March 10 to March 24
with delivery directly to your child's homeroom the week of April 7. Though items are available year-round, if you purchase items in this sale window, HPS will receive a generous portion of the proceeds! Check out the vast assortment of high-quality items available from brands including Under Armour at
Koch's website
.
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PTO Family Movie Night is This Friday March 13
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It looks like rain this Friday, but don't fret, the PTO has you covered! The PTO is hosting a free family movie this Friday March 13 at 6:30 pm in the HPS Gym.
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Spring Celebration Sponsorship: Support the Cause, Get Your Tix; See Your Name Listed!
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Spring Celebration Sponsorship is the quickest way you can help support the cause
. We welcome both business sponsors (with unique advertising opportunities) and family sponsors! Keep in mind that every sponsorship level includes at least two tickets to the event ($45 per ticket to the Eighth Annual HPS Spring Celebration taking place on
Friday April 17 from 7-11 pm at Mad Tree Brewing
). What a great way to show your support for our school community!
Add YOUR NAME to our growing list of sponsors.
View
our website here
to see all the details and benefits and even complete your sponsorship online!
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The Penny Wars Fundraiser Has Begun!
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This week students received information about the
Penny Wars Fundraiser
in their Tuesday folders.This is an annual fundraiser at HPS to raise funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
The fundraiser will last for 2 weeks,
from March 9 to March 20.
During that time students are encouraged to bring pennies to school to deposit in your classes container. Students are also encouraged to bring money of other denominations to deposit in other classes' containers.
THIS IS A CONTEST! The Goal: Raising $2020.
The class with the highest positive balance at the end of the two weeks can win a pizza party. Pennies and online donations will add your balance, all other denominations will take away from this balance. The secret to winning is online donations, so please encourage those.
Cash donations will be accepted in room 3110 from 7:30-7:50 by students, and at all other times before noon by teachers and parents. The donation window for the contest closes at the end school March 20 and winners will be announced after Spring Break.
Teachers have created their own online donation page within the Hyde Park School donation page. You can use a link created by your child's homeroom teacher and posted on the Schoology page or in a class newsletter. You can also navigate to the page using this website
https://events.lls.org/pages/soh/HydeParkSchool-2020
and searching for the homeroom teacher. Please share the link with whomever else you would like to ask for support. (We will not participate in the other reward schemes for this fundraiser).
Thank you for your support and participation!
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Spring Celebration: Request for Silent Auction Donations
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The HPS Spring Celebration Committee is looking for items, services, or experiences for donation to the 2020 Spring Celebration Silent Auction. Please consider donating! Every donation, big and small, is much appreciated!
Why donate?
By donating an item or service to the silent auction, you help raise money to cover the costs of enrichment opportunities like field trips, classroom supplies, and technology programs and devices.
What?
Some donation examples include:
- artwork, sports memorabilia
- design, cleaning, painting, photography or other services for the home
- spa experiences
- donation of a vacation home for a week
- movie, sports, concert, or symphony tickets
- accessories, jewelry, or fashion items
- restaurant gift cards
When?
The donation deadline is Friday April 3. The Spring Celebration itself is Friday April 17 from 7-11 pm at Mad Tree Brewing.
Ways to Submit Donations:
- Drop off your item to Hyde Park School's Main Office or send the item to: Hyde Park School, attn: Silent Auction Committee, 3401 Edwards Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45208
- Email the Auction Chair, Lauren Amos at auction@hydeparkschoolpto.org to arrange a pick-up if necessary.
Thank you for your support!
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Spring Celebration: Raffle Basket Donation Collection
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This week students received information in their Tuesday Folders about the each classroom's role in the Spring Celebration Raffle Basket Collection.
Each Classroom will co-sponsor a basket that will be raffled at the 8th Annual Spring Celebration
on Friday April 17 from 7-11 pm. All proceeds from the raffle baskets are consolidated and equally distributed among the teachers for use in their classrooms.
Please donate items related to the raffle basket theme assigned to your child's homeroom as indicated on the flyer from your child's Tuesday Folder.
Donations can be placed in the blue Ikea bags in your child's homeroom.
Donation Guidelines:
- Donations should be provided by parents. Please do not solicit donations from area businesses.
- Donations should be new or in like-new condition.
- Feel free to donate items related to other class themes if you like. (We will then swap items between baskets or the auction as needed).
- Have limited time to shop? Gift cards are welcomed. Feel free to make a donation through the HPS PTO website using the "donate" button and indicating that the funds are for raffle baskets.
- You can order directly from our suggested Amazon Gift List and have it shipped directly to the basket making committee.
- Do not sent alcohol donation to school with your child. Please drop off any alcohol donations to the cooler located on the front porch at 3409 Paxton Ave.
THANK YOU!
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Congratulations, HPS Eagles, on Your Award-Winning Art Work!
Congratulations to
Eliot Hanneken, Gracie Platt, Kayla Cassidy, Frost Hankinson, and Luci Whiteford
! Their artwork pictured below will be on display at the Downtown Cincinnati Public Library starting this weekend until April 5! They all will receive a certificate and blue ribbon for having their work chosen to hang in the display.
Eliot, Frost, and Luci
also won a special award as gold seal winners for their artwork! These awards will be presented at an evening ceremony at the Board of Education in May. Wow!
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HPS Eagles Sports News & Highlights!
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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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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