April

26 & 27 - PH District Art Festival - See details in this newsletter

28 - PTA Meeting 6:30pm

29 - Talent Show Auditions 8am (see email from Miss Bartlett)

Looking ahead to May

1- Kindergarten Kick off 5:30 - 7pm

• National Principals Day

2- School Lunch Hero Appreciation Day

5 - 9 Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week

7 - School Nurse Day

9- Bus Driver Appreciation Day

14 - 5th Grade Track Meet - See Details Below

15 - Spring Open House/Backyard Bash end of year celebration 5:30 - 7pm

21 - 5th Grade Choir Performance @ Park Hill HS

22 - Soaring Hawk Assembly (invite only)

23 - Field Day

26 - No School (Memorial Day)

27 - Talent Show

28 - 5th Grade Celebration Day

29 - Last Day for Students (1/2) Day

For students that have signed up for clubs, here are the meeting dates for the week. All times are 8:00am - 8:50am. Questions or concerns please reach out to the club sponsor.

Monday, April 28 - Dance Club & Gardening

Tuesday, April 29 - 5th gr Choir & Debate

Wednesday, April 30 - 5th Grade Sports

Thursday, May 1- Kindness Ninjas

Friday, May 2 - 3rd Gr Art Club

On Thursday evening, Hopewell’s Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Amy Spillman (4th Grade), and Support Staff of the Year, Mr. Randall Jones (Head Custodian), were honored at the Northland Chamber Awards Banquet.
Congratulations to both of them and thank you for your incredible dedication and service to our school community!

Please take a moment to fill out a short survey based on your experiences as a parent/guardian in regards to AVID Implementation. This survey will close on Wednesday, April 30.Thank you in advance!

This year, the Hopewell Run Club has been working hard and impressing us week after week — they are more than ready! 🏃‍♂️💪 Come out next Saturday and help us cheer on our amazing Hopewell team as they take on the very first Park Hill 5K! Let’s show them our support! 🎉🙌

The Art Festival is right around the corner! All families are welcome to come view work from Hopewell artists, as well as artwork from all the other schools in the district. Only around 10 artworks will be selected from each grade in Hopewell, so if your child's artwork has been chosen, that is quite the accomplishment! Ms. John has notified families of students' whose artwork has been chosen for the show. Even if their artwork is not being displayed, you are welcome and encouraged to attend!

MAP Testing began Thursday, April 24th. MAP is a state-mandated standardized test administered annually in Missouri to students in grades 3-8 and high school. It assesses students' progress towards mastering the Missouri Learning Standards (MLS).

Take a look at the attached schedule for dates and times that your student(s) will test. Students will have opportunities to earn Soar Slips for being present on testing days, working hard and trying their best, and having respectful behavior during testing sessions. These soar slips will be entered into daily and weekly drawings for prizes. You can help by encouraging your student to get a good night's rest the night before their testing days and to eat a nutritious breakfast each day of testing. We will provide students with a snack each day that they test, but they can also bring a snack of choice and a water bottle from home for testing. Thank you in advance for your support!

Online Verification and Residency

Our annual online verification and residency process for returning students begins April 1. Using our quick and easy online application system, parents of returning students will verify their students' demographic, health, emergency contact and residency information.

April 1 also marks the opening day for enrollment in summer school programming for elementary and middle school students through the online verification and residency process. We want to make summer school enrollment seamless and easy for our families.

5th Grade parents are welcome to come day of meet and help were needed or just cheer on our students.

Our 4th quarter reading goal begins 3/21 and any reading that students complete over Spring Break will count towards our 150,000-minute building goal!

We are off to a good start this quarter and here is the update on reading minutes for each grade level! Our goal is 150,000 minutes so please encourage your students to read and log their minutes!

Miss Emily Halpin

Hopewell School Counselor

816-359-6868

halpine@parkhill.k12.mo.us

Mrs. Katie Coulson

Hopewell Social Worker

816-359-5567

coulsonk@parkhill.k12.mo.us

Check out the April Curriculum Connections Newsletters below.

ELA

Math

Social Studies and Science

School Hours

Office: 8:00am - 5:00pm

School Hours: 9:10am - 4:10pm

Arrival/Breakfast: 8:50am - 9:10am

*Student may enter the building at 8:50am

Breakfast is served 8:50am - 9:10am.

Dismissal Starts: 4:00pm

Attendance, Absence, Lateness

Every child is urged to form excellent habits regarding attendance and promptness. A good start to the day helps foster a positive attitude. If your child is absent, please call the school office (816)359-4410 before 9:10am. If you fail to report the absence or lateness, our attendance messenger will call out at 10:00am to notify you that your child is not in school. This is a practice we’ve instituted to ensure the safe arrival of our children.

Absences or lateness may also be reported through your infinite campus parent portal.

Student Dismissal Plans, Transportation Day-to-Day Changes

If your student is going to have different transportation, a phone call or email from the parent/guardian must accompany the request. Please contact the office prior to 3:00pm to request a change in transportation. Changes to ride an alternative bus will only be issued for a change in daycare or for the safety of the student. If an alternative person is checking out your student, the person must have their ID scanned.

Students being picked up prior to the end of the school day, please arrive in the office prior to 3:30pm. Parent/Guardians who arrive after 3:50pm, will need to join the car rider line or wait until dismissal begins for their child to be called out of class.

If your child is a bus rider, it is imperative that we plan for any transportation changes prior to dismissal. Buses leave once they are loaded.

All students scan their badges as they board the bus, giving you access to live updates as to the location of your child's bus and the anticipated time in which the bus will arrive at your stop. This is especially helpful when buses become delayed while in route for various reasons. Check out the information below to get set up!

First View Instructions

If you have questions or experience difficulty in setting this up, please contact the Hopewell Office.

Need to set up account? CampusParentSetup1.pdf (finalsite.net)

Guide to using Campus Parent: GuidetoCampusParent20-212.pdf (finalsite.net)

Meal Prices

Meal pricing as of August 1st is provided below. Meal Benefit Applications to qualify for free and reduced-price meals during the 24-25 school year will be available after August 1, 2024.

Breakfast

Lunch

Meal Payment Options:

If a student plans to purchase Breakfast, Lunch, or A la Carte/Snacks at school, please ensure money is available on the student's meal account. Payments are accepted at school (with cash or check) and online through SchoolCafe.com. If assistance is needed to set up an online account or to find out the student’s ID number, please contact the district Nutrition Services office at 359-4090 or your student’s school cafeteria manager.

Please Note: Students not currently attending school (incoming kindergarten students or those outside the Park Hill district) will not be able to set up a SchoolCafe account until after August 1, 2024 when the 24-25 school year database is uploaded to our software.

Approved Birthday Favors:

Students may bring a birthday treat or favor to school to share with their classmates, as long as they come from our list of treats that contain none of the eight (8) major allergens - milk, wheat, egg, soy, peanut, tree nut, fish, and shellfish.

Thank you for understanding that all classroom treats must come from this list because we do not have the staff capacity to check for allergens that could threaten the health of some students.

Please bring birthday treats ahead of time (two hours after the start of school, at the latest).

· Stickers

· Erasers

· Pencils

· Crazy straws

· Blow Pops

· Juice boxes

· Popcorn

· Smarties

· Dum Dum lollipops

· Jelly Belly

· Nerds

· Ring Pops

· Skittles

· Sour Patch Kids

· Starburst

· Swedish Fish

· Life Saver Gummies

Hilary Ellyson - President

Rachel Whaley - VP of Fundraising

Shelly Cole - VP of Membership

Angie Tower - Treasurer

Jennifer Cozad-Cissel - Secretary

Our PTA does an amazing job supporting our Hawk community. We want to encourage you to join our PTA. The PTA is comprised of families, students, teachers, administrators, and business and community leaders devoted to the educational success of children and the promotion of family engagement in schools.

English: K-5 Combined School Supply List 2024-2025 (PDF)

Spanish: Lista de útiles escolares para 2024-2025 (PDF)

Arabic: 2024-2025 ي قائمة لوازم المدرسة للعام الدرا (PDF)

Amharic: ለ2024-2025 የትምህርት ቤት አቅርቦት ዝርዝር (PDF)

Chuukese: Maaketiwen Pisekin Sukun ren 2024-2025 (PDF)

Oromo: Tarreeffama Dhiyeessii Mana Baruumsaa 2024-2025 (PDF)

Through an innovative learning community, Hopewell Elementary teaches the whole child by building trusting relationships, creating high expectations and celebrating differences.

Vision

Hopewell Elementary is a learning community dedicated to the success of every child.

Values

Trust > Positive Intent > Community > High Expectations > Respect > Collaboration

Pledge

H: Have Respect

A: Act Responsibly

W: Work Together

K: Keep Our School Safe

S: Soar to Success!

6801 N Line Creek Pkwy

Kansas City, MO 64151

School Phone: 816-359-4410

Office Hours 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Principal: Dr. Melissa Hensley

Assistant Principal: Mrs. Morgan Tayor

Front Office

Executive Admin Asst: Heather Callura ext. 6812

Registrar/Attendance Admin Asst: Katy Lewis ext. 6585