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HKEL Tiger Families! We've raised over $7,000 so far! 🎉 We think we can make it to our goal of $10,000 w/ your help! Will you lend students a hand w/ the challenge tonight? The class that brings in the most donations will earn an extra recess on Tuesday. Thank you! 🙌
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Woo hoo 🎉our Hancock Place Fun Run starts TODAY! We’re raising funds for our school and we need YOUR help 🙏— it just takes a minute to sign up! ✅ Sign up at http://MyBooster.com ✅Share your page to friends & family with just a click. 🙌It’s that easy to help your school!
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JOIN THE PAC!🐯
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--> It’s almost GO time! ⏰🚨Our HKEL Fun Run fundraiser begins in one week!!! Have you signed up your student(s) yet? Visit MyBooster.com today! Together we can reach our fundraising goals, and have a blast doing it!!! 🙌 #schoolfundraising #supportourschool #choosebooster
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What a great opportunity for some of our community members and staff! It was a success as we reached our goal for number of patients! We are looking forward to setting it up again for next school year. As soon as a date is determined, we will be sure to share it! Thank you Kristi Rhoads, IFM Clinic Manager, for organizing this opportunity! Special thanks to Mercy and their staff as well!
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What a great opportunity for some of our community members and staff! It was a success as we reached our goal for number of patients! We are looking forward to setting it up again for next school year. As soon as a date is determined, we will be sure to share it! Thank you Kristi Rhodes, IFM Clinic Manager, for organizing this opportunity! Special thanks to Mercy and their staff as well!
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Our first week back has been a BLAST! The 2024-2025 school year is going to be the best one yet! 🤩🌟🧡
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🎉BIG NEWS! 🎉 Our Hancock Place Fun Run fundraiser kicks off soon! We’re raising $10,000 for our school and we need your help. Save the date 📅 and stay tuned for more details on how you can support our cause. #supportourschool #choosebooster
💻 Sign your student(s) up online at MyBooster.com – starting 08/22/2024
🎉 Fundraiser Kickoff in school – 09/05/2024
👟 Event Day at School – 09/13/2024
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Our early childhood program is outstanding! Enrollment continues to grow and exceed our expectations! We are hiring a teacher for a new classroom of students who are on our waiting list! This is a great opportunity to join Hancock Place! Apply today! #hpsdtigers
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As most of you know, we partner with IFM, Institute for Family Medicine, to provide an on site health clinic connected to our central office and preschool building. This message is for anyone interested in making an appointment for a Mammography Exam on Thursday, August 22, 2024, through the use of the Mercy Mammography Van, which will be parked on the Central Office parking lot, at 9417 South Broadway. Please see the attached flyers.
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We are looking forward to the 2024-2025 school year! Hancock Place School District opens for students on Monday, August 19th. Students will be at the bus stops and walking to school. Use caution and help keep our students safe. #hpsdtigers
A reminder from @MoDOT_StLouis if you're driving on a two-lane connected roadway, you MUST STOP for school buses with flashing lights and an extended 'stop' sign. This is the law for traffic moving the same AND opposite directions of the bus. On roadways with four or more lanes, traffic flowing the same direction of the bus must stop. Traffic on the other side of the median or barrier should use caution.
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GREAT OPPORTUNITY for some district residents and staff! August 22, 2024, from 9am to 4pm, the Mercy Mammography Van will be located at our Central Office parking lot, 9417 S. Broadway. Call to schedule an appointment at 314-251-6300, select option 0. Please see both attached fliers for requirements and more details!
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Hello All!
We are so excited to invite you to Hancock Place Elementary's Open House on Thursday, August 15th, 2024 from 5-7 PM! This year, we are trying something new to enhance your experience and ensure that every family receives the attention they deserve. We have organized Open House into six 20-minute time slots for families and their students to spend time in their classrooms with their teachers. This will allow our teachers to focus more on you and your child's needs, providing a more personalized and meaningful interaction.
Please sign up for one time slot on your student's classroom teachers Sign Up Genius that works best for your family. We kindly ask that you arrive a few minutes early to ensure we stay on schedule. During your time slot, you'll have the opportunity to:
-Meet and greet your child's teacher
-Tour the classroom and see where your child will be learning
-Discuss the curriculum and classroom expectations
-Address any questions or concerns you may have
After your classroom visit, feel free to visit with your favorite encore teachers, interventionists, Special School District teachers, and counselors. The front office will be open should you have any questions and don't forget to stop by the library and playground!
We look forward to seeing you and working together to make this school year a success for your child. Thank you for your cooperation and support in making this a wonderful experience for everyone involved!
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Register now for Fall 2024! We hope you are having a FANTASTIC summer!🌞
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Hello Hancock Place Tigers! This is a friendly reminder that all district offices & school buildings will be CLOSED Wednesday June 19th, 2024 - in observation of Juneteenth. There will be NO SCHOOL for elementary, middle, or high school students, both virtual and in person.
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Do you have an incoming kindergartener for the 24-25 school year? Registration is still open! Scan the QR Code to get your student enrolled today. Once fully registered, a yard sign (pictured) will be delivered to your house! We can't wait to welcome our newest Tigers!🐯💙💛
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We have an amazing preschool program that is 5 days per week and full day from 8am to 3pm. We also have before care starting at 7am for only $87 monthly, and after care from 3pm to 5:30pm for only $122 monthly.
It is FREE to all district residents, and ONLY $450 monthly if you live outside of our district's boundaries. We had 17 nonresident students last year due to the quality and cost of our program! This is much cheaper than most, if not all, other TRUE educational based preschools and childcare centers.
SPOTS fill up quickly. We currently have 4 classrooms available for full day, and 2 and 1/2 of them are already filled. We cap our full day classrooms at 20 students and provide a qualified and certified teacher and qualified teacher assistant to each classroom. Our teachers and teacher assistants meet the qualifications for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, present at conferences, and are visited by other school districts' staff members, state representatives, county officials, agencies, and others to see the outstanding practices taking place on a daily basis at all times. We teach to the Missouri Early Learning Standards using universal screening tools, competency based instruction, progress monitoring, data analysis, and parent communication!
Our wrap around services are second to NONE! We partner with many agencies, organizations, and others, including but not limited to Ready Readers, The Little Bit Foundation, Special School District, Institute for Family Medicine, SLU, St. Louis County Library, and MORE!
Please feel free to share this post and/or information with others! Remember that SPOTS FILL UP QUICKLY, so it is important to visit ps.hpsd.school to enroll!
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Bus routes for Hancock Place Elementary school summer school are now available! These are also posted on the district website.
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Congratulations HPMS and HPHS for their success in each accomplishing recognition as a State and National School of Character. The process for this is rigorous, as it requires a leader to coordinate, organize, and complete. Mr. Veldhuizen and Mr. Ferguson spearheaded these respective processes to their completion in their respective buildings. Teamwork was definitely needed and included staff, community members, parents, and students! There is a written application and then a virtual visit. The written application requires narratives about your character journey and how you implement the 11 principles of character (a narrative for each principle). You have to provide academic and discipline data, demographic data, and survey data. The virtual site visit involves 30 minute interviews with the following groups: administrators/counselors, teachers, character education committee, and parents/community members. Well deserved CONGRATULATIONS!
-Dr. Dittrich
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Are you interested in an after school care program for your elementary child next year? It's not too late to register for our new program, Right At School. If you register before June 1st, you will not have to pay the registration fee. That's a $50 savings and only happening now. Take advantage of this opportunity while you can!
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