The portrait studio, Yuen Lui, will be taking portraits of all HPPK children on Wednesday, November 15 (Green Class) and Thursday, November 16 (Kindergarten and Blue Class). As each preschool child arrives, his parent may take him to the Community Room. Kindergarten portraits will take place right after preschool portraits. After all children have had…
Read MoreOnly a few more weeks until our auction! I’m looking forward to seeing you all and coming together to support HPPK! Here are a few things to note as we get close. · If you are making/bringing a dessert for the dessert auction, please be sure it is pre-portioned so plating will be simple. I…
Read MoreWet and cold weather has arrived. Please remember to send warm jackets, hats, gloves, and shoes or boots so we can play outside every day. Nature and community walks require appropriate outerwear as well. You may need to change the clothing that is in your child’s extra clothes bag now that the weather is brisker.…
Read MoreOccasionally school must be cancelled due to inclement weather or other natural disasters. When the Hillsboro School District closes for snow, ice, wind, flood, or earthquakes we close as well. Sometimes in the early morning the roads are too slippery for the district to open on time. In that case they will announce that school…
Read MoreThere are occasional days throughout the school year when Teacher Pamela or Teacher Penny will be unable to be at school because of illness or teacher workshops. School is held as usual on these days. In order to keep the ratio of adults to children the same, our president will appoint one parent who is…
Read MoreWe will be offering parent/teacher conferences for preschool families on Nov. 3 and from Nov. 6-9. Parent/teacher conferences for kindergarten families will be held on Nov. 8 and 9. School will be cancelled for children on these days so teachers can have private sessions with each family. Although time is short, the focus of these…
Read MoreHPPK has a new password protected online Members area. Now you can access HPPK news and information all in one place. The Members area includes the members guide, classroom handbooks, forms, book order information, newsletters, preschool weekly notes and more. My favorite part of the Members Area is the photos section. As newsletter editor I…
Read MoreThe Board approved purchasing a new camera, a listening center, and musical instruments, audiobooks, and music for the Preschool with Special Appeal money. The Board approved purchasing a faucet and an iPod for Kindergarten with Special Appeal money. The Board discussed replacing the pump box in the outdoor classroom – different ideas for doing so,…
Read MoreDid You Know? There is a camera in each classroom for parent teachers to use to document the activities of the day. These photos are collected by the photo manager and put onto a google drive for school use. By using the school’s camera and keeping photos in one location, we ensure that photo releases…
Read MoreYou may have heard your teachers say “friends help friends” several times a day as they work with the children. It is working – kids really are helping each other out. This is a phrase that works for adults as well. We all appreciate a little help at the end of the day when we…
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