We develop compassionate, engaged students who are HAPPY to be at school!


Upcoming Events
Nov 6: PTO General PTO Meeting 7pm/ Virtual
Nov 7: No School - Election Day / Save the Date: Urban Air Fundraiser
Nov 8: Picture Retake Day
Nov 9: Save the Date: Solstice Restaurant Night Fundraiser (Date night anyone??)
Nov 10: No School - Veteran's Day
Nov 14: LSDMC Meeting at 2:30 Room 2101
Nov 22 - 24: Thanksgiving Break
Dec 5: Winter Concert grades k-2 6pm at Withrow High School
Dec 6: Winter Concert grades 3-6 6pm at Withrow High School
Dec 15: Winter Classroom Parties
Dec 18: Winter Break Begins
PTO Meeting This Week!
PTO General Meeting - Virtual Only
Monday, November 6 · 7:00 – 8:00pm
Google Meet joining info
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 224-858-0464‬ PIN: ‪236 191 649‬#
Pumpkin Chuck!!
The Pumpkin Chuck was so much fun and a huge success!!
The weather was perfect, the pumpkins were flying, the beer was flowing and we had a lot of very happy students and community members!!

Check out a video here

This event is a huge undertaking that continues to get bigger and better every single year and we couldn't pull it off without our absolutely incredible community!

THANK YOU to:

  • ALL of the volunteers who helped run a game, sling a beer, baked something for the bake sale, etc. We are so lucky to be able to count on our community to come out in such a big way.

  • Our trebuchet/catapult and smasher builders and operators. You are such a huge reason this is one of the coolest events around!

  • Student Volunteers - We took a risk this year and decided to let the older students run some games. They blew us away with what they did! We are so proud to have them represent us!

  • The Sports Boosters for slinging their delicious hot dogs!

  • Kings Island for always making sure we have the absolute coolest prizes around!

  • Our "Super Volunteers" The ones who've been working around the clock this week to make sure this event goes off without a hitch! The ones running around the event making sure everything is perfect. You're amazing!

  • And most most most importantly.... The women who have been working on this since Pumpkin Chuck ended last year. The ones who do all of stuff you don't see like permits, planning, finding games in a building that's under construction where everything has been moved, organizing a million volunteers, building site plans and timelimes, etc etc etc. Too much to even list here... Thank you to Melissa DeMarcantonio and Shannon Carroll. Your dedication to this event is above and beyond anything we could hope for!

If you see them around make sure to give them a high five or a shout out for a job well done!
Please Return Pumpkin Chuck Signs This Week!
Do you have a Pumpkin Chuck Sign in your yard?

If yes- Thank you for helping us make this such a strong community event!

Also, we will be collecting them this week as we intend to use them year after year to both save money and reduce waste! There will be a box outside the car rider door and walked door this week to collect the signs for re-use next year. Thank you in advance for returning them this week.
2023 Read-a-Thon Winners!!
Congratulations to our 2023 Read-a-Thon Winners!!!
These are the kids in each homeroom who read the most minutes during our annual read-a-thon. We are so proud of them and of all the kids who worked so hard this month!
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PIZZA PARTIES:
Team with Most Minutes Read:
N. Roberts & Besl
Team with Most average Minutes Read:
Jaspers & Ries

PAJAMA PARTIES:
Homerooms with 85% or more participation: 
N. Roberts
Lorenz
Belcuore
Chasnoff
Snyder
Forman
Lavelle
Wozniak
October Hyde Park Heroes: Bravery
Congratulations to all of our students who were named Hyde Park Hero for October.
These students all demonstrated the character strength of bravery all month long.
Madison Joiner
Lucas Demarcantonio
Kate Hamman
William Holvey
Emma Enriquez-Arias
Madison Joiner
Desmond Moore
Leo Gregoire
Balak Bagui
Kahlan Bradley
Teddy Amos
Calliope Hernandez
Wren Leubke
Rhys Dailey
John Lathrop
Malak Bagui
Jemma Anderson
Charlie Schuckman
Odette Bround
Beatrice Cumminngs
Aviva Shikany
Kevin Milline
Addie Dokulil
Elise Sample
Nour Bagui
Lydia Schulert
Harper Metzger
Maddie Hillenmeyer
Myles Dailey
Addiston Bloemer
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 :)
Our youngest students are in need of some assistance during lunchtime. Tasks like opening cheese sticks, yogurt lids, and even putting straws in drink boxes can be challenging to little hands. If you could spare 30 minutes of your time, please join our lunch period to help make the most of this important time! You will need to check in at the main office at 10:00am and will then be directed to the cafeteria.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

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!
Make Life Easy: Upload All HPS Events to Your Own Calendar
Streamline your life by using this link to upload all HPS Events to your calendar: HPS Events Calendar. Throughout the year, this link will be updated with other events like socials, movie nights, family swims, playground dates, and more!
Follow HPS PTO on Instagram & Facebook
Make HPS PTO part of your daily feed on Instagram @HydeParkSchoolPTO and Facebook (facebook.com/HydeParkSchoolPTO). Just another way to make communicating ideas and keeping track of HPS events more convenient!
HPS PTO Linktree: The Link to All Links!
No more FOMO! This HPS PTO Linktree is the link to all important links! So if you'd rather have one link to check than many (hmmm, it's a real toss-up), just check this link: https://linktr.ee/happyhydeparkschool
Kroger Community Rewards
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.
Box Tops for Education
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!
Meet the HPS PTO Board Officers for 2023-2024
Here are the HPS PTO Executive Board Officers for the 2023-2024 school year:

President: Hilary VanderMolen
Vice President: Michele Berry Godsey
Treasurer: Kevin VanderMolen
Vice Treasurer: Chuck Hamman
Secretary: Jen Eisenstein
LSDMC Representatives: Ed Paff, Amy Lovelace & Rachel Harrison
If you have information that you would like included in a future newsletter, please send to president@hydeparkschoolpto.org (content included at PTO discretion).