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*HPS Restaurant Night at Chipotle: Tuesday, April 13, 4-8pm*
*Deadline to Register for HPS Summer Scholars Program: Friday, April 16*
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April 13: HPS Restaurant Night at Chipotle on Paxton Ave. from 4-8pm
April 16: Deadline to Register for the HPS Summer Scholars' Program
April 22, 2:30-4pm: Girls in STEM Workshop for 5th & 6th Grade Girls
April 22-24: HPS Virtual Spring Celebration 2021!
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HPS Restaurant Night: Chipotle, This Tuesday, April 13 from 4-8 pm! |
HPS Restaurant Night will take place at Chipotle on Paxton Ave. THIS Tuesday April 13 from 4-8 pm. Chipotle will donate 33% of all proceeds to the HPS PTO so join us for this crowd-favorite restaurant night!
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The Deadline to Register for the HPS Summer Scholars Program is This Friday, April 16 |
Due to the unusual nature of the 2020-21 school year, the CPS District is making summer school available to everyone this year. The HPS Staff would like to invite your child to join our Hyde Park School Summer Scholars Program. The program will run from June 2nd-June 30th (Monday-Friday) from 8:00 AM-12:00 PM. We are excited to be able to offer a morning full of engaging activities that promote learning and discovery in multiple subjects. Our staff is busy planning days of fun and knowledge for your children. We look forward to having them with us!
The daily schedule for the program would be as follows:
8:00-8:20 AM Arrival
8:20-11:00 AM Enrichment & Work Time
11:00-11:30 AM Social Emotional Learning
11:30-11:50 AM Lunch
11:50-12:00 PM Dismissal
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Spring Celebration is April 22-24: Add Your Name to the Growing List of Sponsors! |
Spring Celebration is almost here! Our 9th Annual event will take place virtually on April 22-24. Add YOUR NAME to our growing list of sponsors. View our website here to see all the details and even complete your sponsorship online! A big THANK YOU to those who have already decided to sponsor the 2021 Spring Celebration. Check out the list on our website but also notice-- there is still room for your name! https://www.hydeparkschoolpto.org/spring-celebration/
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Seeking Pictures for the Spring Celebration Video! |
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Girls In STEM Workshop at HPS: April 22 from 2:30-4pm (5th & 6th Grade Girls) |
As part of the Greater Cincinnati STEM Collaborative's Girls in STEM outreach program, Mrs. Hughes will be hosting a STEM workshop for 5th and 6th Grade girls. This workshop will take place after school on Thursday, April 22nd from 2:30-4:00 at HPS on the 3rd floor. This outreach program aims to help level the playing field for girls in STEM by offering enriching experiences for girls that promote a love for all things STEM. Girls who register will receive a swag bag full of materials needed for the activities and some extra goodies. The hands-on activities will be led by women mentors from UC, P&G, & GE. They will join the workshop via Google Meets, lead the girls in the experiments, and hold a Q&A session for girls to ask questions about their career paths and their experience as a woman in the STEM field today. Please register here by this Friday April 16 to be part of this awesome opportunity!
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HPS Athletics: Opening Weekend Excitement with Special Battles for Bragging Rights! |
This weekend boasted of big season openers for all grades in soccer, baseball, and flag football with some especially noteworthy face-offs:
- The two Boys U12 Soccer teams battle each other for bragging rights today at 1:00 pm at Sacred Heart (Coach Menz v. Coach Beattie);
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Two of our Boys U10 Soccer teams matched up Saturday morning at Salway Park (Team Welch v. Team McKee). You can view the video of this Match of the Week here at our Channel 10 archives. This game was broadcast live yesterday by our 5th & 6th Grade Channel 10 Crew!
- One of our U7 Boys Soccer teams faces rival Kilgour today at 2:15 pm at Otto Armleder Park;
- The 2nd Grade Boys kick off our first-ever Flag Football season tonight at 5:40 pm at the Robert J. Schuler Sports Complex in Sycamore;
- Finally, primetime football tonight at 8:10 pm, our two 6th Grade Flag Football teams go head to head at the Robert J. Schuler Sports Complex.
To all our student athletes and crew members, way to make us proud this weekend! Go Eagles!
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Seeking Clorox Disinfecting Wipes! |
The staff ever-diligent with the COVID-19 health and safety protocol, HPS is close to exhausting its supply of Clorox Disinfecting Wipes! If you're out and about and are in the position to buy some extra, the HPS staff would greatly appreciate your donation, which you can drop off to the Main Office or in the car rider line in the mornings. Thank you for your support!
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1st Day School Supply Kits for the 2021-2022 School Year are On Sale Now! |
It's hard to think about school supply shopping; it seems to always creep up on you! That's why we're excited to announce our continuing partnership with 1st Day School Supplies! This year, 1st Day School Supplies is going to help parents and teachers get the exact supplies needed for next school year without the headache of shopping at busy stores. 1st Day School Supplies is convenient, easy, and hassle free! Plus, they have guaranteed competitive prices on the highest quality brands, including the germ fighting brands like Purell and Lysol. Why not check school supply shopping off your list now? You can get ahead of the game, and make your purchase right now, by clicking this link: https://1stdayschoolsupplies.com/kits.php?sid=81412. Happy Shopping!
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Kindergarten Info Night Follow-up: Links for Registration & More |
With Hyde Park School (and all Cincinnati Public Schools) having announced its return to 5-day in-person learning for the 2021-22 school year, with the option for 5-day distance learning, now is the time to enroll for Kindergarten. For more information about CPS's plans for the return to 5-Day In-Person Learning for the 2021-22 School year, please click here.
Here are four additional follow-up links from Kindergarten Information Night:
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Vintage HPS Spirit Wear is Calling Your Name! |
Vintage HPS Spirit Wear by our spirit wear partner, Koch Sporting Goods, is on sale, and it's calling your name!
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CPS Launches Possip Surveys Asking for Parent Feedback |
Cincinnati Public Schools has launched a new program that will give parents a chance to submit feedback regarding their child's school on a weekly basis. It is their hope that the use of this program will further support student learning across the district. Please be on the lookout for emails referencing a Possip survey. You can follow this link and get a preview of what Possip is all about: https://possip.com/welcome-cps-families/
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We are collecting data for future Kindergarten enrollment at Hyde Park School. Please fill out this Google form if you are planning to send your child/children to HPS in the coming years. This includes families who already have children enrolled but will have additional siblings entering the school soon. Please help us spread the word!
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Join the Hyde Park Athletics Boosters and get your very own, highly-coveted, blue foam finger! Then, there's more! With foam finger in hand, remove the foam finger from your hand every Friday and place it in a window of your house for Foam Finger Friday. Every Friday, neighborhood drive-throughs will take place noting addresses where Hyde Park Athletic Foam Fingers have been spotted. All those addresses will be eligible for a weekly prize drawing.
By becoming a Booster Club member, you are directly contributing to the support and growth of the HPS athletic programs. Hyde Park Athletics are privately funded, and your annual membership will be used to reduce the overall registration cost of these programs, fund new programs not currently available, and ensure that our student athletes have the appropriate equipment and facilities to compete effectively.
Please visit the Hyde Park Athletics website for more information or contact Mike Brugh at michaelbrugh@outlook.com with any questions.
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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. Please choose Hyde Park School PTO Inc. as your recipient.
AmazonSmile customers can now support Hyde Park School PTO in the Amazon shopping app on iOS and Android mobile phones! Simply follow these instructions to turn on AmazonSmile and start generating donations.
- Open the Amazon Shopping app on your device
- Go into the main menu of the Amazon Shopping app and tap into 'Settings'
- Tap 'AmazonSmile' and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process
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Earn 4% of your purchase for Hyde Park School. Don't worry...you still keep all of your points. Register online at www.krogercommunityrewards.com and select “Hyde Park School PTO Inc” from the list.
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Many people don't even realize just how easy the Box Tops for Education Program is now that it has gone virtual. No more clipping and collecting a pile of Box Tops. Just download the Box Tops App, scan your grocery receipt, instantly identify Box Tops products, and automatically add cash to our school’s earnings online. You can also email your online receipts to earn credit. Box Tops are still worth 10¢ each for your school. This may not sound like much, but it adds up to hundreds of dollars!
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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. Register online at www.remkes.com and select “Hyde Park School PTO”.
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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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