Newsletter April 2015 PRINCIPAL CONNECTION Bravo to our wonderful students and staff on their Spring Concert performance! Our students demonstrated great stage presence and awesome singing/dancing skills. This was truly a team effort. Thank you to: Mr. Messerly for his vision and facilitation of the Spring Concert, Ms. Henry for leading our students in song, Dr. Yeager for playing the piano, Mr. Wright, Ms. Davis and Ms. Martin for choreography, Mrs. Best for props, Mr. Wright for stage management, and All teachers for attending and supporting the arts at Hyde Park School. INSIDE: PRINCIPAL CONNECTION PAGE 1-2 PTO CONNECTION PAGE 3 CALENDAR PAGE 4 VISION & MISSION PAGE 4 HYDE PARK SCHOOL NEWSLETTER – Continued Enrichment Our staff is working towards providing more opportunity to integrate academic, technology and fine arts content in learning. Here are some fun events our students are participating in: Filmed performance at Shakespeare Festival – April 16, 1-1:30 at Memorial Hall Stage 3rd Grade CGA – Yes We Love Cincinnati - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoXQRwuyJE Partnership for Innovation in Education (PIE) has launched the first-ever apps for Android and Apple retail sites for Cincinnati Public Schools on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. The student-designed apps launched at Hyde Park School at 1:15 p.m. The app – “Sweet Revenge” – feature local businesses and PIE case partner, The BonBonerie. You can download the game Sweet Revenge (PIE Media) today. “Sweet Revenge” was designed by last year’s 4th grade CGA students. In this classic tower defense game, students must stop an approaching army of ants from eating their cake. Every 10 ants destroyed allows the student to purchase an additional “donut blaster” to stop the ants. Xavier offers a summer reading program. See link for more information http://www.xavier.edu/reading/Summer-Reading-Program.cfm Staffing Hyde Park School will add new staff for the upcoming school year: Erica Lee will be our new kindergarten teacher. She has taught preschool at Hyde Park School for the last 3 years. Kristen Zhukov will join our 1st grade team. She is currently teaching 1st grade at Kilgour and has a license in early childhood education with a reading endorsement. Kathy Carroll will teach 2nd grade. She currently teaches 2nd grade at Riverview Academy and has served as a district-wide consulting teacher and evaluator. Amy Roberts will teach 4th grade neighborhood. She is currently a 4th grade teacher at John P. Parker. She has an elementary education license and a Master of Arts in Reading and Writing. Bailey Trentman will join the HPS paraprofessional team. She has worked in our preschool for the last 2 years. The following teachers have been reassigned for next school year: Ms. Martin and Ms. Davis will teach 3rd grade neighborhood next year. Dr. Yeager will be at HPS 5 days a week. We are thrilled with the changes and expansion of our teaching staff. 2 PARENT CONNECTION FUNDRAISERS Spring Celebration 2015. Tickets are now on sale for the Hyde Park School Spring Celebration! This adult-only event is our primary fundraiser for the year, supporting HPS’s unique programs and wonderful staff. Mark your calendars for Thursday, April 16, from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. at the 20th Century Theater in Oakley. Event highlights include: o Live music by Jazzopolis o Classroom basket raffle o A friendly game of “52” o An amazing silent auction, including a week-long stay in the beautiful Les Cheneaux Islands, Michigan and fun teacher-led experiences (See below.) It’s a great time to socialize and meet other HPS parents and supporters! RSVP today at www.hpspto.org. Teacher-Led Experiences. Feeling artsy? How about a special private tour of the Cincinnati Art Museum for your child and friends with Mrs. Cameron? Perhaps Shakespeare in the Park and a gourmet picnic dinner with Mr. Messerly and Dr. Yeager is more your child's style. Is your child the sporty type? Your child and a couple friends could win a trip to see the U.C. Football team practice in Clifton with Dr. Cohen? Or they can cheer on the Reds with the opportunity to go to a game with Ms. Roberts. And the fun doesn’t stop there. There will be even more amazing teacher experiences to bid on ... and one special principal package at the Spring Celebration Thursday, April 16! Make sure you get your tickets at www.hpspto.org today! KUDOS Spring Celebration Sponsors. A big thank you to all of our wonderful corporate and family sponsors! Your support is greatly appreciated. We look forward to seeing everyone at the event. Paint it Forward. Thanks to all who volunteered and donated. Paint It Forward was a success with over $1,200 collected to be put toward the purchase of physical education equipment. A special thank you to the Varatta family for organizing the event! CHECK US OUT ONLINE Read the latest PTO news and information on our new website at hydeparkschoolpto.org or find us on Facebook at Hyde Park School PTO. ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS Please email your PTO article suggestions for the HPS Newsletter to Julie Whiteley at [email protected]. Articles must be emailed before the 15th of each month for submission into the following month’s Newsletter. The Newsletter is distributed for the exclusive use and convenience of Hyde Park School and not for the marketing purposes or other mass/group promotions outside of Hyde Park School. 3 Calendar HYDE PARK SCHOOL’S VISION: Hyde Park School gives every student the opportunity to achieve exceptional results through its community school and district gifted program. HYDE PARK SCHOOL’S MISSION: To develop compassionate, engaged students who are HAPPY to be at school. Hyde Park School 3401 Edwards Road Cincinnati, OH 45208 513-363-2800 HTTP://HYDEPARK.CPS-K12.ORG MARCH 3/30 – 4/3 – No School - Spring Break APRIL 4/7 – 5th & 6th Overnight at Camp Kern 4/8 – 2ND & 3RD Grades to HP Library 4/9 – Kdg. to HP Library 4/14 – 3rd Grade CGA to HP Library 4/14 – 5th Grade to iSpace 4/14 – 6th Gr. to Islamic Ctr./Sharon Woods 4/15 – Kdg. to Children’s Theatre 4/16 – PTO’s HPS Spring Celebration 4/17 – 1st Grade to Sharon Woods 4/17 – PreSchool to Zoo 4/21 – 5th Grade to iSpace 4/22 – Band Concert – 6pm 4/22 – 6th Grade to Music Hall 4/24 – Kdg. to Zoo 4/24-4/25 – 2nd/3rd Gr. Overnight at Zoo 4/29 – Suzuki Solos Concert – 6pm MAY 5/1 – Preschool Closed for Conferences 5/1 – 1st Gr. Literary Tea - 2:30 – 3:15 5/6 - 2ND & 3RD Grades to HP Library 5/7 – 4th Grade to HP Library 5/8 – K-3 Rosey Reader Celebration 5/11 – 3rd Gr. CGA to COSI 5/12 - 3rd Grade CGA to HP Library 5/14 - Kdg. to HP Library 4
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