Hancock Parents As Teachers

Bob Contello, HPSD Maintenance Staff member, has been a great supporter of our preschool and PAT programs! He takes on the responsibility of picking up thousands of diapers during the year from the STL Diaper Bank for our PAT program's parents. Bob has also contributed time and gifts to our preschool program. See below from Ms. Trapf: Good morning. I just wanted to say how much we appreciate Bob! The kids absolutely love the sandbox he made. He also bought my entire class sand buckets and shovels. Both of the preschool classes in the elementary and the SSD rooms use the sandbox in the garden. It is just truly amazing! I just wanted him and all of you to know how much we appreciate him!

Hello Preschool and Parents As Teachers Parents, I am excited to share that our first Parent Advisory Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 1st, at the Central Office/Early Childhood Center location for 5:30pm to 6:30pm. I will have a snack and beverages available, so I NEED your RSVP as soon as possible to have enough available. Please email me at tdittrich@hpsd.school or call me at 314-544-1300, ext. 11090 with your name, child's name, and if you will need childcare for that hour; childcare will only be for children who are potty trained and behave well. Agenda items include but are not limited to School Safety, Universal Screening Process (ESGI), Progress Monitoring (Seesaw), and Parents As Teachers events and details.

Our first Parents As Teachers group connection event, Fall Fun Night, is next Tuesday, September 24th! This event is open to our Parents As Teachers, Preschool, district staff members' children and their families. The children can play on the playground and/or with bubbles and chalk, and we will have a free shaved ice treat for every attendee from the Kona Ice Truck as families exit the event! This event will begin at 6pm and end at 7pm, but the Kona Ice Truck will be available until 7:15pm. Please look forward to our fun and engaging monthly events!

Hello Preschool and Parents As Teachers Parents, I am excited to share that our first Parent Advisory Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 1st, at the Central Office/Early Childhood Center location for 5:30pm to 6:30pm. I will have a snack and beverages available, so I NEED your RSVP as soon as possible to have enough available. Please email me at tdittrich@hpsd.school or call me at 314-544-1300, ext. 11090 with your name, child's name, and if you will need childcare for that hour; childcare will only be for children who are potty trained and behave well. Agenda items include but are not limited to School Safety, Universal Screening Process (ESGI), Progress Monitoring (Seesaw), and Parents As Teachers events and details.

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!

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!

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

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.

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.

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!

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!

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

You are invited to join an upcoming virtual public meeting regarding the MSD upgrade project.

Hello HP Preschool Parents, just a few reminders: -Please don't forget to re-enroll your children for next school year ASAP for Hancock Place Preschool and/or Kindergarten! THIS IS IMPORTANT! -If your child is graduating to kindergarten for next school year, please be sure to know your child's graduation ceremony date and time. -Your child will receive their final report card on the last day of school. -Last Day of School is Thursday, May 23rd. It is an early release day, so: before care will still be provided; full day students will be dismissed at 11:40am; half day AM students will be dismissed at their normal time; half day PM students will have their last day of school on Wednesday, May 22nd; and there will not be after care.

If your child is attending our preschool program through tuition based payments, enrolled in Before Care, and/or enrolled in our After Care, all past-due payments and balances and May payments have to be paid in full by May 1, 2024. Don't forget to re-enroll your child for preschool or kindergarten immediately, if they are attending Hancock Place next school year. I included a flyer with a QR code that takes you to the website link and information to assist you in this process.

Last reminder for our Connections Summit at our elementary school! It is tomorrow, Saturday, from 9:30am to 1pm. I attached a link to our PROGRAM below, so that you have the specifics for presentations, vendor tables, representatives for the fairs, and more. You can also download the PROGRAM to your phone using the top QR code on the last page of the PROGRAM. If you are using the childcare, you can register early using the middle QR code on the last page of the PROGRAM. We are EXCITED about providing this opportunity to all of you! Feel free to bring others too! https://online.fliphtml5.com/weatj/xxux/#p=1

Hello Hancock Place School District Parents and Staff, We are so excited to announce, for our Connections Summit event this Saturday, from 9:30am to 1pm at our elementary school, that we have over 40 vendors and 20 presenters to provide you with information and resources including, but not limited to Financial Services & Management, Parenting & Community Support, Mental Health & Substance Abuse, Student Support, and so much more. We also have several representatives from colleges, companies who are hiring, and more for our Job, College & Career Fairs! The MOCHIP opportunity will be available to all ages by the Craftsman Lodge #717. Childcare can be provided for children who are potty trained through 11 years of age. Families from Hancock Place, Affton, Bayless, Mehlville, Lindbergh, and other districts will be attending. We organized this event for YOU! We hope to see YOU there! You truly don't want to miss this first time opportunity!

Last PAT and ECC Group Connection Event is this Wednesday evening from 6pm to 7pm at the ECC! We will have the playground open, bubbles, chalk, and more, plus a popsicle or popup for each attendee when they leave!

Make plans to attend our 1st Annual Connections Summit on Saturday, April 20th, from 9:30am to 1pm! Childcare provided for children potty trained through 11 years of age! We have over 20 presentation rooms and 35 vendor tables scheduled to participate with topics including but not limited to Financial Services & Management, Parenting & Community Support, Mental Health & Substance Abuse, and Student Support! We will also have the MOCHIP Program for all ages, College & Career Fair, and Job Fair available. This is created to impact all age groups! See our flyer in your email or on district Facebook pages for more specific information!

Please do the following as soon as possible to reserve your child's spot in our preschool and kindergarten programs. All students must enroll or re-enroll to attend the preschool or Kindergarten program for next school year, 2024-25. If your student is enrolled currently for this school year, you will need to log onto the Infinite Campus portal and click on the online registration button and re-enroll your student for the 2024-25 school year. All of the students' information is on the portal from last year. You will just need to update any incorrect information and SUBMIT the form. If you do not re-enroll your student through the portal, your child will NOT be enrolled in the 2024-25 school year. If you have any questions, or forgot your Infinite Campus login information you can email Lissa Vargas at lvargas@hpsd.school or call her at 314-544-1300, ext. 11070. Also, if your child is going to Kindergarten next year at Hancock Place Elementary School, be sure to follow their Facebook and Website pages. They have a great event coming up next week if you have your child registered ahead of time!