On Friday, November 8 we have been invited by the Women's Basketball Team at Hillsdale College to attend Kids' day. A permission slip for this school-wide field trip is coming home today. We will be calling people off of the approved volunteer list to transport students to this event. If you do not receive a call and would like to attend you can meet us at the college where you will have to purchase a ticket to enter. Students will arrive at the college around 10:15 and be there for the duration of the basketball game.
There will be a change to the 2019-20 school calendar. December 2nd will now be a day off for students for professional development. March 9th will now be a full day of school for students.
An updated school calendar will be sent home with your child in November packets. The updated calendar is also available on our website.
Hillsdale Prep's Fall Fest is tomorrow night from 6-8pm.
-Students will participate in a parade, which will leave from the gym and be lead through the Medical Care Facility and back to HPS' gymnasium. Please arrive in costume to participate in this activity.
- Admissions, carnival style games, costume contest and pumpkin carving are FREE.
- Each class will be making a soup to serve at Fall Fest. Bowls will be sold for $1 each and are refillable.
- Cake Walk: $1 to participate
- 8th graders will be selling donuts and apple cider to raise funds for their Washington DC trip. They will be sold for $1 each.
If you signed up to donate items for the Fall Fest, please make sure that items are dropped off to the office by 3:30 today. (If you are donating cupcakes and plan to drop off tomorrow, please notify the office so that we can ensure we have the proper count).
Volunteers are still needed to run games and serve soup. Please sign up using this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0A48ABAC22A0F49-fall
Please read these TWO important reminders:
1) School Improvement Committee meeting-Wednesday 10/16 @ 5pm in the staff lounge. We are looking for more parents to join this committee in efforts to improve our school.
2) Our Fall Thirty-one fundraiser ends on 10/21. Please get all orders in by noon on that day. HPS will receive 35% of all orders towards the purchase of a new Science curriculum! Don't forget to tell your friends and family. Use the link below to place your order.
https://www.mythirtyone.com/us/en/595011?pd+11471273
Friendly Reminder: Tomorrow is picture day!
Happy Friday 1st Grade Families! This week the students have been learning all about fire safety. To wrap up what we have learned, I have assigned a family fire plan sheet for homework this weekend. Please sit with your child and complete the plan, including drawing an evacuation map on the back. Students who complete the form and return to me by Wednesday will receive a prize. Thank you for helping your student be fire safe!
Tomorrow is popcorn Friday.
We are so EXCITED for our first Goodies for Grands morning at Hillsdale Prep tomorrow morning! Students are excited to sing and show their Grands their awesome school! Grandparents can arrive in the Gym a few minutes before 8:15 for Opening Ceremony! Grands are still welcome to come even if they did not already RSVP.
Don't forget to return your RSVP form for Goodie's for Grands to the office or to your child's teacher by tomorrow! We are excited to celebrate our grandparents and special grandparent friends Friday morning at 8:15 for opening in the gym!
Hillsdale Preparatory School's Fall Fest is coming up on Friday October 18th. Please use the link below and sign up to donate items or volunteer your time to make this event a HUGE success!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0A48ABAC22A0F49-fall
REMINDERS:
1) Parent Advisory Committee meeting tonight at 5:30pm. All parents are invited and encouraged to attend.
2) Tomorrow (10/3) there will be a half day for students. Dismissal is at 12:00. There will be no after school program tomorrow.
3) There is no school on Friday 10/4.
We are excited to announce that our schoolwide Fall Fundraiser will be with Thirty-One! 35% of all orders will go towards the school's science curriculum. Orders will be taken October 1st- 21st.
There are catalogs available in the office for browsing. Orders can be placed by using the following direct link:
https://www.mythirtyone.com/us/en/595011?pd+11471273
Join the Facebook event, created by consultant Mary Beale, to learn more!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1209449299241148/
or search "It's HPS Thirty-One Fall Fundraiser"
A large packet of October information is coming home today. It includes the October calendar, picture packets and flyers for all of the events this month. The picture packet already includes the student name and information. If you have more than one child please make sure you are sending back the right form with each child.You can also find a list of scheduled events on our website.
Tomorrow is popcorn Friday and casual day.
Box Tops for Education- Information regarding Box Tops is being sent home with each family today. They are phasing out clipping traditional Box Tops and will now be using an app. During the transition you can still collect Box Tops you find and send them into the school. Please read the letter being sent home to get more information regarding the app. Instead of a classroom competition we will be offering a school wide incentive. If the school earns over $500 every teacher will get to put a pie in Mrs. Fowler's face. If we get over $1000 we will have our first ever field day.
Spirit wear order forms are being sent home with students today. All orders are due with payment by Monday, September 30. Students can wear spirit wear to school on Fridays.
School Improvement Meeting- Wednesday 9/18 at 5:00pm.
The School Improvement Committee works with staff and administration to plan and evaluate school run programs for effectiveness.
Parents are needed on this committee. ALL parents are welcome and invited to participate. Can't wait to see you then!
Two-part message:
1) Order forms to purchase leftover 5K race t-shirts are coming home today. One form will be sent home per family. Please look for them with your youngest child.
2) Parent-teacher conferences will be scheduled by individual teachers during the week of September 30-October 3rd. Please look for communication from your child's teacher.
Tomorrow is popcorn Friday.