Support Our School! Shop with Scrip!

HP Parents, please consider ordering scrip cards when you shop!

We will place two more orders before Winter Break!!!

Teachers Love Scrip Cards!!!

Please Join us!

HPPG Yearbook Meeting!

November 1st from 4:00-6:30

Hudson Prairie Media Center

Free Childcare and snacks provided

Our Josten's representative will be on site to provide logins, passwords, and direct instruction on how to upload photos and create a great yearbook!

Box Tops are due Oct. 19th!!

Fundraiser

Begins Oct. 11, 2011
Orders due Oct. 24, 2011
Pick Up date Dec. 1, 2011 from 3-6pm
www.thechipshoppe.com

School ID #4000
1-800-771-2447

All proceeds will support fieldtrips, I Pad purchases, and playground equipment.
Thank you for participating and supporting our school.
The Parent Group

Board Purchases Land

Attend the Board of Education Meeting on

Tuesday, October 11 at 6:30 at River Crest Elementary School

to learn more about the land purchase.

More space for our kids!

Yeah!

Culver's Night!

Support our School!

Join us for Culver's Night

from 5:00-8:00

September 19th

100% of the tips

and a portion of the

proceeds go to our school!!

Join Us!

For our first meeting on Sept 20th from 6:30-7:30 in the library.

Special Guest Speaker

Principal Prather will discuss our school's SMART goal for this year.

~free childcare is provided~

HPPG Ice Cream Social Aug 30th

Welcome Back to School!

After you've visited your teacher and dropped off your supplies,

join us in the cafeteria on August 30th from 5:30-6:30 for a yummy ice cream treat!

Welcome Back to School!!!

Dear Families,
Welcome back to school! We are looking forward to a new year of activities, fundraisers and volunteering. Our board meetings will be from 6:30-7:30 in the Media room on the third Tuesday of the month. Please join us, it is a great opportunity to meet with our principal, Susie Prather, and learn about what HPPG sponsors and funds in our school.

HPPG Parent Group Funds and supports:

• Field Trips- all grade level allocations
• Camp St. Croix- 5th grade
• At home reading program
• Guest speakers and assemblies
• Teacher Appreciation
• Youth Experiencing the Arts- 3rd grade
• 5th grade t-shirts
• Technology- ipads, ipods, flip cameras
• new playground equipment

HPPG 2011-2012 Calendar of Events

• August 30th- Icecream social 5:00-6:30
• September 19th- Culver's Night- 5:00-8:00
• September 22- Back to School Bingo- 5:30-8:00
• October 11- Cookie Dough Fundraiser
• October 27th &28th- Book Fair and Teacher Buffet
• December 1- Cookie Dough Delivery
• February 23rd & 24th- Book Fair and Teacher Buffet
• April 5- Family Disco Night- 5:00-8:00
• April 16th- Culver's Night- 5:00-8:00
• May 7-11- Teacher Appreciation
• May 12- Family Fun Run/Spring Sale- 9:00-12:00

Our school has wonderful volunteers, please consider continuing or beginning your involvement with us this year. Thank you to all who have helped in the past and to those who join us this year.


Hudson Prairie Parent Group Board
Laurie Stein- President
Kimberly Searle- Co-Treasurer
Jill Schmitt-Co-Treasurer
Kristin Miller- Secretary

Last Meeting Minutes

Hudson Prairie Parent Group

March 13, 2012

Meeting called to order at 6:30pm

Next Parent Group Meeting

The may meeting was changed to

Monday May 16th 6:30-7:30

Because of a conflict with the 5th grade

Parent meeting that night at the middle school.

TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK!

Parent Group Meeting Tonight

Tonight we will be having elections for next year!

Everyone is welcome to attend, we will be meeting in the media center

7:00-8:00

Family Night

Funky Family Disco Night

Friday April 1st.

Hudson Prairie Gym

D.J. 6:30-8:00

Admission: $3.00 & Funky Socks

Adults: Free

Juice and Popcorn: 50 cents

Disco Wear Optional!!

*All Children Must Be Accompanied By An Adult*

Box Tops

Hey Hudson Prairie kids

It’s CONTEST TIME!!!

Bring in all your saved

BOX TOPS for EDUCATION

The Class that brings in the most Box Tops, will get a prize!

Contest ends February 24^th

SO, shop, clip and collect.

*Parent note - PLEASE label baggies/sheets with your child’s Teacher and Grade

Thank You Families for supporting your school!

Technology Purchases!!!

We have been able to buy some nice things for our school, and are excited to pass along the good news! Here is the list so far; we are hoping for a new iPad to be released and have saved some money for then.

We bought a new laminator for our teachers

12 flip video cameras that the classes can check out from the library

10 Digital cameras

10 iPods, for reading

10 headphone adaptors, so multiple kids can listen to a book at the same time

5 iPads, same as the other technology, will be in the library for classroom checkout

1 Video Camera

Thanks again for all of your support! We have an incredible school, and great opportunities for our children to learn.