We develop compassionate, engaged students who are HAPPY to be at school
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*Wed. Nov 27 - Fri. Nov 29: NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving Break)*
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Upcoming Events
NOW - Tues. Dec 3rd:
HPS Spirit Wear Sale
Wed. Nov 27 - Fri. Nov 29:
NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving Break)
Tues. Dec 3, 6PM:
3rd/4th Grade Winter Concert
Wed. Dec 4, 6PM:
5th/6th Grade Winter Concert
Tues. Dec 10, 6PM:
1st/2nd Grade Winter Concert
Wed. Dec 11, 6PM:
Kindergarten Winter Concert
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Winter Concerts
Winter concerts are approaching quickly! Concerts are scheduled earlier in December this year to help alleviate holiday craziness right before Winter Break. All of the lyrics are posted on Schoology by grade level. Performances will be held in the HPS gym at 6:00pm.
Tues. Dec 3:
3rd/4th grade
Wed. Dec 4:
5th/6th grade
Tues. Dec 10:
1st/2nd grade
Wed. Dec 11:
Kindergarten
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**Bidding is now open for
reserved concert seats
that were not sold during the Spring Celebration last school year! Seats will be sold in pairs but feel free to bid on more than one pair! There is a $20 minimum per pair. Unsold seats will revert back to general seating. A winning bid reserves your seats for
both
this school year's
winter and spring concerts
! Seating is paired for bidding as indicated in the seating chart. Bidding will end at 11am on Tuesday, November 26. Proceeds benefit the Hyde Park School PTO.
https://event.gives/hpspto19/items
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Spirit Wear Sale- Just in time for holiday shopping!
This Spirit Wear Sale will run
November 19th - December 3rd
. Any orders placed during this period will be delivered to your child's homeroom the
week of December 16th.
Several new items have been added. Along with new sweatshirt and fleece jacket options to keep you warm this winter, now your pet can even represent HPS school spirit with a scarf or bandanna!
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Love Tree
From Nov. 20th - Dec. 17th, Hyde Park School will be collecting gifts to help make this holiday season special for families in our community. Stop in the office to choose an ornament (made by young artists in our school) from our Love Tree. Each ornament has a description of the recipient and gift suggestions that are wants, needs, things to wear, or things to read.
Please return wrapped gifts to the office with ornaments attached no later than Dec. 17th.
Thank you for helping us spread love and joy this holiday season and year round!
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Pie in the Face
Congratulations to the lucky students who won an opportunity at our recent Pumpkin Chuck event to throw a pie in the face of their favorite teachers and staff today! Also a HUGE thanks to the recipients of the pies for being such great sports!
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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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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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Mom Prom Planning Committee Members Needed
We are in need of two or more additional Mom Prom Planning Committee members. Help us plan out one of "THE" social events of the year. We will meet as a committee the week after Thanksgiving to start planning. If interested, please email Bob Beattie at
beattie.bob@gmail.com
New Basketball Hoops!
Thanksgiving is around the corner, which means turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, and…BASKETBALL HOOPS! That’s right, our gym update is nearly complete with not one, not two, but three new and adjustable hoops being installed in two weeks. Enjoy kids!
Eagles of the Week
This week we recognize the first ever sibling duo as Eagles of the Week! Alida and Avery Leimbach are two faces rarely seen without a smile from ear to ear. They volunteer for school events, run concession stands during long basketball weekends and support their community. Not only are they polite young ladies full of life, but they are warriors on the courts and in this case, the pool too. Swimming is a demanding sport and these two dedicate a chunk of their free time to improving themselves in any way they can (on top of being dedicated HPS basketball and volleyball players). This past weekend Avery shaved off 77 total seconds across 8 different events! And Alida reduced her time across 4 events, while stepping up to participate in 4 new events. Congratulations girls and keep up the great work. You remind us all not to sell ourselves short. And a special shoutout to the little brother always in tow…you are a rock star fan and little Eagle!
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UC Women’s Basketball Game – Sunday January 26
th -
SAVE THE DATE!
An HPS group outing/fundraiser has been planned for Sunday January 26
th
at 2pm to see the Lady Bearcats basketball game (vs. Temple Lady Owls). Last year, T-shirt giveaways, a facility tour, courtside seats, and an autograph session with the players made for a terrific fan experience for all in attendance! Proceeds go to the HPS Boosters, supporting the increased cost of renting gym space for the Eagle basketball program this season. Stay tuned to the PTO Blast and the HPS Athletics website for more details to follow after the Break. However, SAVE THE DATE today!
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New Fundraising Partnerships
We have two BRAND NEW shopping rewards programs, right in time for the holidays! Both have been added to the PTO
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!
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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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Join Your Friends for the Annual HPS Family Swim Party
The 84 degree shallow-water leisure pool at the UC Campus Recreation Center provides a family-friendly environment that's perfect for children (and adults) of all ages to enjoy! The air temperature is set to 86 degrees to keep everyone nice and toasty. The zero-entry leisure pool has a maximum depth of three and half feet and features a water wall, bubble couch, basketball hoop, whirlpool, and even a lazy river with inner tubes! You can sign up
here
now!
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Extracurricular Activities
Thank you to everyone who participated in our first semester extra curricular activities. We are looking forward to more great activities second semester!
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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.
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.
MABEL'S LABELS
These waterproof, personalized labels go safely in the laundry, dishwasher, and microwave. They are perfect for all of your kids’ 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!
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”
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
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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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