The HPS 3rd Grade Girl Scout Troop is at Piada in Hyde Park Plaza TODAY from Noon to 2pm selling cookies! Don't miss your last chance to get your favorites! After all, it's the perfect treat to stock up on before Spring Break!

Plan to make the last day before Spring Break extra fun and comfy! This Friday March 24 is a school-wide Pajama Day in celebration of everyone's generosity and support of the Kindness Week Challenges that took place throughout February! Carloads of needed items were supplied to area shelters. That's what we do at Hyde Park School! Congratulations Eagles, and Thank you!!

Make this week an Italian Street Food kinda week, because Piada is partnering with Hyde Park School ALL WEEK (March 20-26)! Piada will donate 20% of all sales placed ONLINE ONLY through mypiada.com using digital promo code AZ837B. Orders may be placed to any Piada location, but only orders placed through mypiada.com using the digital code qualify for the fundraiser! As always, no Doordash, Uber Eats, or GrubHub allowed.

This Tuesday Lifetouch will be at HPS taking Spring pictures for anyone who wants to participate. The pictures taken on Tuesday are not the individual student pics used in the School Yearbook. But this is a bonus opportunity to have professional photos taken of your student, often using more casual poses.

Here are the Eight Teacher Experiences On Sale Now! (Click each item to view a description, price, and to a make purchase) Please Note: Other Teacher Experiences will be up for auction with bidding during the Spring Celebration on April 14. The Teacher Experiences currently on sale in the links below are all selling for the set prices listed and will remain for sale until all spots for the particular experience are filled.

What are Teacher Experiences? Time donated by our very own HPS Teachers spent with our students doing fun and special out of school activities or outings, like a Reds Game, a special STEAM camp, Principal for the Day, etc.

Why are we opening the bidding early? Teacher experiences have always been a hot ticket item at the Spring Celebration Silent Auction. But by the time the Spring Celebration rolls around on April 14, the weekends remaining in the school year are so few! We decided more time was needed to fit in these memorable times with our beloved HPS Teachers & Staff. So by opening this portion of the Silent Auction early, Teacher Experiences can begin before the Spring Celebration even happens!

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You can now purchase your Spring Celebration Tickets right here! Prices increase on April 3. This is an event you don't want to miss! Remember, tickets are included with every level of sponsorship! By clicking the sponsorship link, you will see what perks are included with each sponsorship tier, including the number of tickets.

ADD YOUR NAME TO THE LIST! If you would like to become a Business or Family Sponsor, please follow this link, click on the appropriate sponsorship level, and follow the prompts.  You will also see all the perks that accompany each Sponsorship Level! Your contribution will help our PTO bridge the Cincinnati Public School funding gap by covering the costs of field trips, classroom supplies, technology upgrades, and enrichment opportunities for our students.

The HPS PTO is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit. Sponsors will be provided with a donation acknowledgment for their records. Thank you!

We also need volunteers to make this event a success! There are many different roles available to suit a range of interests and time constraints. Currently, our biggest need is helping to solicit donations from local business to stock our Silent Auction & Raffle Baskets. We also need some help at the actual event. All positions are listed in the Signup Genius here.

To avoid multiple asks of the same businesses, the Hyde Park, Oakley, and East Walnut Hills area businesses are being solicited for sponsorships by a committee. But if you work for or have contacts or a relationship with a business that might be interested in sponsoring the Spring Celebration, please feel free to pass along the following sponsorship information. We'd love their partnership!

Here are some Silent Auction & Raffle Basket ideas to get the pot stirring: Experience based gifts: a hotel package; a private chef/caterer to cook dinner at your house for a party of 10; a weekend getaway to a VRBO in Hocking Hills, Mammoth Cave, Norris Lake, or other destination; a day-pass for a jet ski or pontoon boat rental at a marina; passes or a gift membership to an experience such as an escape room, Kings Island, the Cincinnati Zoo, Urban Air, the Children's Theater, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Cincinnati Museum Center; Scene 75; or other local or destination experience; Other gifts: gifts cards to restaurants, food delivery services, spas, haircuts, or other services; movie tickets; a gift membership to a streaming service such as Disney Plus, Prime Video, Netflix, etc; themed gifts baskets (such as a Bengals/Bearcats/Reds/Xavier-fan basket with merchandise or game tickets; a wine-lovers gift basket; a spa-package gift basket, etc); larger ticket items such as a Garmin GPS watch, Apple iWatch, or other electronics; jewelry; golf clubs, fishing gear, or other sports equipment. The Sky is the Limit! If you would like to make a donation to the Silent Auction, please email auction@hydeparkschoolpto.org or you may drop off the item to the Main Office.

Creativity allows us to view and solve problems more openly, effectively, and with innovation. Thinking creatively leads to new ideas, new perspectives, increased productivity, and a greater ability to adapt to change. With creativity, no problem can't be solved! Here are some children's books that focus on Creativity.

The Cincinnati Tennis Foundation is offering Spring & Summer Tennis and Pickleball Leagues and Camps at Withrow High School for all levels. Beginner Leagues begin on April 15. Scan the QR Code below for additional details. Register at www.cincinnatitennisfoundation.org/signup. Scholarships are available for all programs.

Orders for School Yearbooks are open now through April 21! To place your order, visit ybpay.com, and use the Yearbook ID Code listed in the graphic below.

And the theme is Songs from Musicals! Get ready for another night of stunners led by Music Director Mr. Messerly and Art Director Mrs. Best! Kindergarteners will have their own concert the evening of May 25 at a special Stepping Up Ceremony.

1) Use this link to Register for Hyde Park School.

2) Find the documents shared about a Day in the Life of a HPS Kindergartener here.

3) If you're in the incoming Kindergarten Community, please join the Incoming Kindergarten Facebook Group here.

4) If you know anyone else who would like to subscribe to this HPS PTO Weekly Newsletter, please send a request to Michele Berry Godsey at mberrylaw2007@gmail.com.

Kids can bowl for free all summer long! Register at www.kidsbowlfree.com and receive bowling passes for the entire summer! Details below.

Lunch time involves a learning curve, and 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 an hour of your time, please join our lunch and recess period to help make the most of this important hour of their day! Click here to sign up. This signup link will be included in this Newsletter each week for you to access.

*IMPORTANT NEW INFORMATION*: To allow for more eating time, Kindergarteners now will be having recess BEFORE lunch. This means if you are the Lunch/Recess Duty Volunteer, you should check-in at the Main Office, then report to the Playground instead of the Cafeteria. Then, following recess, you will help escort the Kindergarteners to the Cafeteria where you will assist them as they eat lunch. Please act as the Caboose for the line, ensuring that the very last students and any stragglers make it safely into the Cafeteria.

*Please note (and, yes, it goes without saying, but) by signing up for this opportunity, you will be signing up to assist ALL Kindergarteners with their lunch and to help monitor ALL students on the playground during recess, not just your child.*

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!