Upcoming Events

Sept 7 - Oct 12: Grade Level Parent Socials (info and ticket links below)

Sept 10: HPS Restaurant Night at Raising Cane's (details below)

Sept 12: Girl Scout Info Night, 7PM at HPS

Sept 13: Glow Golf Social (details and registration link below)

Sept 18: Picture Day

Sept 23: No School, Staff Professional Development

Sept 23 - 27: Book Drive (details below)

Sept 29: Read-A-Thon Pep Rally (details below)

Sept 30: Read-A-Thon Starts (details below)

Read-A-Thon: Starting Soon!

Each year, the HPS PTO organizes a Read-A-Thon to help raise money for our school. It's one of our most important fundraisers of the year and so much fun for the kids! The entire school will participate in a contest to see which team of students can read the most. In addition to the reading contest, there will be additional activities for students to participate in. More info is coming soon, below are initial details:

Book Drive: Sep 23-27 (bring loved books from home, donate to Queen City Book Bank!)

Read-A-Thon Starts: Sep 30

Book Fair: Oct 14-18

Last Day to Read: Oct 22

Literary Character Parade: Oct 31

Reminder: Contact Info in FOCUS

Calling all HPS families! If you haven't already done so, please register for FOCUS. FOCUS is CPS’ new Student Information System for the 2024-25 school year. Families can see student schedules, view grades and more in their FOCUS account.

For those who have already registered, please check to make sure your email address is correct in the FOCUS portal. This info is used for important school communications!

The Kroger Challenge: Take 5 Minutes Now!

Linking your Kroger account to Hyde Park PTO is one of the easiest ways you can raise money for our school! It takes less than 5 minutes:

Step 1: Click the button below

Step 2: Create a digital Kroger account (you probably already have one!)

Step 3: Link your card to "Hyde Park School PTO Inc"

4% of your Kroger purchases will go to HPS. Don't worry, you still keep all of your points!

Tell your friends and family - they can do it too!

Limited Spots Remaining: Sign Up for Glow Golf!

Join your fellow HPS parents for a fun night of glow golf. This is a unique, fun social event where we provide the beer, glow-in-the-dark golf balls, prizes, and more! 

We will play a 6-person scramble so no golf experience is necessary, our goal is to have fun and spend time with other HPS parents!

Tickets are $50 per person, which includes the course greens fee, glow ball, and beer. Last day to register is this Tuesday. Limited spots remaining - sign up now!

Where: Reeves Golf Course, 4757 Playfield Ln, Cincinnati, OH 45226



When: Sept 13: 7:30-10:30pm

Walnut Hills Fall Athletics: Elementary Nights

Walnut Hills Athletics is sponsoring a fun opportunity to get two free tickets for your kids to cheer on the WHHS Varsity Teams. One per elementary child and one per parent.

Two Dates Remaining:

Sept 17: Water Polo v Princeton · 8:00 PM

Sept 19: Girls Soccer v East Central · 7:00 PM

PTO Budget Update

The 2024-2025 PTO budget was reviewed and approved at last week's PTO General Meeting. Thanks to the generosity of our HPS family community, we expect to raise $102,250 through all of our fundraising activities. The plan is to spend nearly every penny on our students, staff and school (including field trips, student events, classroom supply needs, scholarships, DEI funding, etc.).

2024-2025 Budget Summary

Planned Revenue = $102,250

-Planned Expenses = $101,660

Budgeted Net Income = $590

Parent Socials & Ticket Links

SEPTEMBER

• September 14: Kindergarten Parent Social - GET TICKETS
• September 21: 1st Grade Parent Social - GET TICKETS
• September 28: 3rd Grade Parent Social - GET TICKETS

OCTOBER

• October 4: 6th Grade Parent Social - GET TICKETS
• October 5: 5th Grade Parent Social - GET TICKETS
• October 12: 2nd Grade Parent Social - GET TICKETS

Save the Date: September Restaurant Night

Extracurricular Opportunities: Sign Up Now!

Extracurriculars through HPS

The HPS PTO offers a variety of after-school enrichment opportunities. There are so many options for all Grades K-6, including Yoga, Cooking Class, Gymnastics, Karate and much more! Visit our information page to learn more and register your kids. We hope to see them there!

Home Base Extracurricular Opportunity

Home Base is a Jewish after school care community for Grades K-6. Home Base provides Cincinnati families with high-quality, all-inclusive childcare after school. Your child will receive transportation from their school to Home Base, healthy snacks, homework help, Jewish learning, time to play, and more. Click here to learn more about Home Base services!