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It's time to turn up the volume! With $6,600 raised of the overall $26,000 goal, now is the time to READ and Make it Happen! In the Final 10 Days of the Read-A-Thon, we hope to raise the Fundraising Thermometer by 10% every day! Students can log reading time through October 24 and collect pledges through October 27!

The Read-A-Thon is one of our school's largest fundraisers. But First and foremost, we strive for 100% participation by every child logging reading time. Pledges and fundraising are not required to participate, and any funds raised are designated to student's homeroom total and never reveal the individual student's name. The amount of money a student raises is never revealed in order to keep the students' primary focus on reading rather than money.

• This year we kicked off the Read-A-Thon with a book drive to share our compassion and love of learning. Thank you for your generosity! We collected carloads of books for Queen City Book Bank to be distributed to local children.

• During the Read-A-Thon, the entire school will participate in a contest to see which team of students can read the most. Classes will be paired in cross-grade teams, named for children’s authors: Judy Blume, C.S. Lewis, Mo Willems, Maurice Sendak, Roald Dahl, J.K. Rowling, Loren Long, Dav Pilkey, Beverly Cleary, Aaron Blabey, Shel Silverstein, Dr. Seuss, and Laura Ingalls Wilder.

• Simply for turning in their forms in person or online October 25, 26, and 27, students will also receive game tickets to be used at the November 4th Pumpkin Chuck.

• Although we will collect pledges in person between October 25, 26, and 27, here is the website used to collect online pledges: https://app.99pledges.com/fund/hps2023. This user friendly website streamlines the process and makes it easy to collect pledges without the worry of misplacing any papers or money! 

Please visit https://www.hydeparkschoolpto.org/read-a-thon/ for a complete explanation of all things Read-A-Thon!

We need lots of volunteers to help run the Book Fair this week! Thank you in advance for giving the PTO and HPS community your time! Please review the available slots in the sign up genius and click on the button to sign up. If you have a volunteer badge, please bring it with you. Upon arriving at school, check in at the office and you will be directed to the Book Fair!

Load your child's e-wallet, shop online and get more info here:

The Pumpkin Chuck is just around the corner! Tickets are on sale, volunteer signups, and sponsorship signups are open, and we need all hands on deck to make this legendary Hyde Park School event a Smashing Success! Please consider the options below!

The famed HPS Pumpkin Chuck is our annual fall fest that takes place the 1st Saturday in November (11/4 from 12-4pm). The centerpiece of this event is watching pumpkins fly across our parking lot via catapult and trebuchet. It's also a great opportunity for students, families, staff and surrounding community members to gather to get to know each other, play games & feast on a variety of food options. Make sure to BYOP (bring your own pumpkin)! New this year - good old fashioned carved pumpkins will be composted (paint, sharpie marker, glitter and adhesive are no/no's). Don't trash it, smash it!  Also new this year: a beer truck from MadTree! Still not sure what the Pumpkin Chuck is? Check out these videos of past Pumpkin Chuck glory: HERE and HERE.

Presale Tickets, Order NOW to SKIP THE LINE: Pumpkin Chuck tickets are on sale here! Buy your tickets now and receive them in your child's Tuesday Folder the week before the event.

Volunteer opportunities range from Bake Sale Contributors; Event Volunteers (operating game booths, ticket sales, beer sales/ID-checking, or intaking pumpkins); Setup or Cleanup; Chuckers (operating the trebuchet/pumpkin launcher); and Supplies (lending pop-up tents, card tables, wagons, and other necessary supplies to be dropped in advance). The shifts are broken up into hour-long slots so you can help for a bit and then spend the rest of the time chucking your hearts out. Kids are welcome to sign up for a game booth slot (4th grade and younger must be accompanied by an adult helper; just indicate parent/child pair in the comments of the sign up genius). One small job for you, one giant chuck for HPS!

To add to the fun and fundraising, Game Sponsorships are available for $100 and Chucking Sponsorships are available for $50. This means individuals or groups can sponsor a game at the surrounding festival for $100, or individuals or groups can have your name(s) added to the fence surrounding the chucking zone for $50. The games are being established by a committee so sponsoring a game does not obligate you to work the game booth or create the game. With each sponsorship, you will receive game tickets and a ticket to chuck your pumpkin! To sign up for a sponsorship, click the following link and follow the prompts: https://www.hydeparkschoolpto.org/pumpkin-chuck/

Get a little crafty and make a scarecrow! Ultimately, they will be used as chucking targets, but in the week leading up to the Chuck, we will display them to drum up excitement. Click HERE for more info & how we can help.

In May 2023, the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy and UnidosUS published a joint study report that revealed the extent in which current Latino-focused content in history and social studies textbooks — and by implication curricula — fall far short of what should be required.

The inclusion of the Latino experience and contributions in U.S. history is not only a crucial step in building a more inclusive story and society; it is a responsibility that compels us to tell a more accurate and complete narrative of how this nation came to be and continues to shape itself. Unsurprisingly, research shows that all students, not just under-represented minorities, have higher academic achievement when exposed to inclusive curricula.

Read further here about Latino heroes who have been trailblazers in civil rights, science, enriching American culture, and more.

Link: October Gift Card Raffle giveaway supporting Hyde Park Athletic Boosters

The first Family Math Night was a great success! Families came together to play math games, eat pizza and spend time together. Thanks to all the volunteers, staff (especially Miss Alyse) and Mathnasium for making this event so special for our families.

Our grade level parent socials are not only a school fundraiser but a great way to meet other parents in your child's class and have a lot of fun doing it!!

Tickets for most parties are on sale now, get them before they sell out!

Click on the links below to buy your tickets.

We are looking for a permanent Crosswalk attendant, but in the mean time we really need some parent help to keep everyone safe crossing the street! It will only take 20 minutes of your time in the morning or afternoon.

If you have a little extra time before or after school, please sign up for a spot here

Stop Sign and sweet neon vest will be provided :)

Happy Hyde Park School is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment that values, embraces, and supports all members of the school community. Our LSDMC is in the process of forming a DEI (Diversity Equity & Inclusion) subcommittee for our school and would love to hear from you! Do you have feedback about your children's and your own experience at HPS, dreams, or ideas around this important work? Please connect with Lisa Nolan (lisa.m.a.nolan@gmail.com), a current 1st grade parent and founding chair of the committee, and/or Alyse Averdick (averdia@cpsboe.k12.oh.us), School Resource Coordinator, to share!

If you have information that you would like included in a future newsletter, please send to president@hydeparkschoolpto.org (content included at PTO discretion).