April

15 - Kindergarten Musical 6:30pm

17 - 2nd Grade Field Trip to Coterie Theatre

• District ELD Night

23 - All 5th Grade Legacy Photo

• Administrative Assistants Appreciation Day
• Assemblies

24 - MAP Testing begins - Schedule will be posted after Spring Break

• Kindergarten Field Trip to Wonder scope

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

28 - PTA Meeting 6:30pm

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

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 14 - Dance & Gardening

Tuesday, April 15 - Debate & 5th gr Choir

Wednesday, April 16 - 5th gr Sports

Thursday, April 17 - Kindness Ninjas & Run Club

Friday, April 18 - No Clubs

Families, please take a few minutes to give us your feedback about AVID at Hopewell by Friday, April 25th. We thank you in advance for your time and input! https://forms.office.com/r/9NKCUkv8Cj

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 is chosen, that is quite the accomplishment! Ms. John will notify you in the coming week if your child's artwork has been chosen for the show. Even if their artwork is not being displayed, you are welcome and encouraged to attend!

MAP Testing begins 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.

As the weather continues to warm up, we are seeing more students riding their bikes to and from school.

We kindly ask all drivers to be extra cautious, especially during drop-off and pick-up times.

• Be alert for students on bikes, particularly at crosswalks and intersections.
• Come to a complete stop at the stop sign.

By working together, we can help keep our school community safe. Thank you for your attention and cooperation!

For the safety of all students, we kindly ask that you wait for a staff member to open the door when dropping your child off in the morning. We have procedures in place to ensure a safe and smooth arrival for everyone.

This helps us maintain a safe and efficient process for all students.

Thank you for your cooperation and support in keeping our school community safe!

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.

Download First View by First Student Bus App!

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)

Throughout the school year, the district or school might take pictures/videos and release personal information about students. This could be to a local newspaper, Hopewell newsletters or on our school website. The district or school might also post pictures on social media (Facebook or Twitter). If you DO NOT want your child's image, please contact your child's teacher or the front office to fill out an Image/Contact Information OPT-OUT form.

The Park Hill School District PTA runs a clothing center that provides free, gently used clothing, plus new socks and underwear to district students. Please visit our Facebook page or the PTA Clothing Center website for updated information.

The PTA Clothing Center serves all Park Hill School District students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The PTA asks you to bring proof that you are currently enrolled in the Park Hill district. This could be a student ID, dated letter from a principal or social worker, class schedule, or enrollment form. You can also show us the district portal with student information in it.

Donations are welcome at the Clothing Center anytime, year-round. There is a blue bin in front of the garage of the clothing center, which is at 8009 N Atkins, just south of the Gerner Family Early Education Center. Please make sure your donations are clean, in good condition and bagged in kitchen-sized bags that the volunteers can lift.

Each morning our Hawks recite the school pledge and throughout the day they receive positive feedback about following Hawk expectations. Students receive Soar Slips as an acknowledgement of following the expectations. Students can redeem their Soar Slips for different activities such as lunch with the teacher, game with the principals or going to read to a younger class. These activities are great ways for students to be role models and engage in meaningful interactions within their class and throughout the building. Often a class might be trying to reach a Soar Slip goal together to earn something for the whole class.

We believe it is our job to teach our children expectations just like we would teach the curriculum. Through Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS), we have developed a framework that sets clear and consistent language throughout the building.

Each week, a Hawk from each class is recognized for being an outstanding Hawk and Soaring to Success! They receive a certificate and get their picture on a bulletin board in our main hall.

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.

Elementary School Meals

Price

Breakfast

$1.75

Lunch

$2.95

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.

Family Meal Benefits (Free or Reduced-Priced Meals):

Applications for the 2024-25 school year will be available for completion after August 1, 2024.

Students receiving free or reduced-price meal benefits during the school year will continue to receive those benefits during summer school. If you have any questions, please contact Park Hill Nutrition Services at (816) 359-4090.

Completed applications may be mailed to or dropped off at any school building.

If you think your family may be eligible for Free or Reduced Meals, please proactively apply now. Fill it out and return it to the school. The information provided on the application is confidential.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to our school social worker, Katie Coulson at (816) 359- or by email at coulsonk@parkhill.k12.mo.us

If you need the application translated, please use this link. https://www.fns.usda.gov/cn/translated-applications

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.

• April 28th

Please Join Us

Hopewell PTA meetings will be held the fourth Monday of each month at 6:30pm in the Hopewell Cafe. Connect with us on FB : Hopewell Elementary School PTA for specific meeting invites and other important updates.

The Hopewell PTA's success is directly tied to the parent and teacher involvement, and we need your assistance to make it great for all of the Hopewell Students. Take a moment to complete this interest survey, Hopewell Elementary PTA Volunteer Opportunities - your sign up indicates interest in helping for one to two hours - No scary commitments here. Check out all the SMALL WAYS you can help out to make a BIG IMPACT at Hopewell Elementary.

February 27th - Culvers

March 14th - Chuck E. Cheese

March 18th - McDonalds

April 15th - Culvers

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)

Our employees are the reason we are so successful here in the Park Hill School District, and we would like to recognize them for all they do for our students. That is why we present the Park Hill Star award once a month to a pre-K or elementary teacher, a secondary teacher and a support employee. Anyone can nominate an employee for this award by using the form below.

Mission

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!

Hopewell Elementary School

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