HPS PTO BLAST | April 02, 2017                 
WEEKLY NEWS & UPDATES
Our mission is to develop compassionate, engaged students who are HAPPY to be at school.
PTO MEETING APRIL 3 @ 7:00pm- HPS  Gym
LATEST NEWS 
  • Final PTO meeting of this school year happens Monday April 3rd @ 7:00pm in the gym. Our Elections will take place in May to secure our PTO Board for next year. 
  • Our spring Spirit Wear sale will begin soon. Information will be coming home in the next week. Time to show your school pride!! 
UPCOMING EVENTS

Hyde Park School Play Sign-up

Calling all PUPS. Auditions take place this Thursday!!
All Hyde Park School students are invited to participate and EVERYONE WILL GET A PART!
Join all the dogs of London as they daringly rescue the puppies from Cruella’s bumbling henchmen.  With a delightfully fun score and lovable characters, Disney’s 101 Dalmatians KIDS is certain to charm and delight all audiences. 

Rehearsals begin next month on Thursdays after school.  For more information and to sign up, go to http://bit.ly/2n4ufsW and choose an “audition” time slot.  
HPS Field Day 2017

It's that time of year again! Please save the date- Friday May 19th, for Field Day! 
 
As always, we appreciate your time and efforts to make this day a huge success for all our HPS students. We rely on the generosity of our parent volunteers to make this a day that everyone looks forward to every year. 

Details to follow soon. 
*Rain date is Tuesday, May 23rd. 
CURRENT VOLUNTEER NEEDS
Oakley After Hours Event

3 more volunteers needed!!  Please help us fill our commitment. Grab a couple friends and sign-up.  This is a fantastic way to give back to both your community as well as your neighborhood school! Plus, it’s an extremely fun event that you’ll get to be smack in the middle of all the action. 
2017 SPRING CELEBRATION
Spring is here, and Spring Celebration is just over two weeks away!

Thank you to everyone who has sponsored or purchased tickets, so far. The raffle winner for the seats at the FC Season Opener was The Boehm Family!

Those who sponsor or purchase tickets between March 24th and April 7th will be eligible to win (4) seats to the FC Game against Tampa Bay on April 19th! The winning name will be pulled before dismissal on April 7th.

Tickets to these games and this year’s 52 Card prize have been generously donated by JJ Schnettler of Comey and Shepherd Realtors. 

Ticket Sales
Spring Celebration tickets are available for sale on our website www.hpspto.org to purchase yours! 

Basket Raffle News
●      Each classroom will co-sponsor a basket that will be raffled at the Spring Celebration.
●      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 teacher on back of flyer.
●      Donations can be placed in the blue Ikea bags in your child’s homeroom.

Helpful tips:    
●      Donations should be provided by parents – please do not solicit donations from area businesses
●      Donations should be new or “like-new” condition.
●      Feel free to donate basket items related to other class themes if you like (we may swap items between baskets or auction as needed).
●      DO NOT send alcohol donations to school with your child - please drop off any alcohol to the cooler located on the porch at Christy Lucas’ house, 3727 Hyde Park Ave. (There is a giant oak tree in the front yard.)

Spring Celebration Information 

SPORTS SPOTLIGHT 

Soccer 

OSYSA/Soccer Unlimited Camp- Exclusively for HPS Students! July 10th-14th 1:30-4:30 pm- Armleder Park

For full details and registration info click on the link below.  

Summer Soccer Camp
Athletic Department Update

We are planning ahead for our 2017-18 school year and our Athletics Department needs you to support our growing school!! There are many ways you can get involved. Please visit the link below to see how you can get be a part of what makes Hyde Park School so great!