Hancock Early Childhood Center

Happy Friday! As you plan your calendars for this school year, please consider attending our OUTSTANDING group connections events in which our Parents As Teachers parent educators and Preschool teachers assist in organizing and attending! Please see the attachments for our first event coming this month and the list of them for the school year! Our events provide parents and their children various opportunities for interaction including but not limited to activities, crafts, games, music, treats, and so much more! Also, if you have littles from infant through pre-kindergarten, please consider enrolling/registering for Parents As Teachers at pat.hpsd.school.

Hope you had a fantastic Labor Day weekend! Reminder to please read our drop off and pick up procedures. It is very important to follow the directions to provide safe and efficient processes. A couple coming to mind are to use both lanes so that we can have as many cars possible to prevent or limit the number of cars backed up on Military Rd. We can permit you to move over before exiting to Broadway if necessary. Please stay in your car during drop off and stay at your car during drop off. If you are being motioned forward, pull all of the way up to the white stop line or behind the car in front of you.

Please see our Nurse Newsletter from Mrs. Shannon Williams! It is always great to see what is current as well as other helpful information. The newsletter is posted on our Facebook and website pages as well as emailed to you!

🍎🥪 Welcome Back, Hancock Families! 🥪🍎
Check out our online menus using the QR code in the flyer, and get ready for our Dip’n to Flavor promotion—featuring tasty dips like Honey Buffalo, Korean BBQ, Chimichurri Ranch, and Sriracha Honey Mustard.

We’re also hiring food service workers—apply today and join our amazing team!

📞 Contact Robin Sutton at 314-544-1300 ext. 31180 for details.

#hpsdtigers #SchoolMeals #FreeForAll #DipnToFlavor

Please see Mrs. Shannon Williams' August Nurse Newsletter for valuable information! She shares a monthly newsletter for parents to keep you posted!

Hello HPSD Tigers,
IFM Community Medicine (Hancock Health Clinic) offers a wide range of services for our students, staff, and community members. I encourage you to explore what the clinic provides and consider how it might benefit you and/or your family.

One upcoming opportunity is outlined below, along with an attachment containing additional details:
Kristi has coordinated a mammogram screening event in partnership with Mercy’s Mobile Mammography Van. The van will be parked in front of the Central Office building on Thursday, August 28, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

This service is available to district staff, clinic patients, and community members. Mercy requires a minimum of 13 scheduled appointments to confirm the visit and prefers to pre-register patients by phone.

Please review the attached flyer for details, including eligibility and the phone number to reserve your appointment.

Thank you, and we hope this service is helpful to those who may need it.

Hello Hancock Place Tiger Parents, please see our video regarding student personal communication devices being banned per Missouri Senate Bill 68. https://www.loom.com/share/f0fb81cf2fe44a64b9fe70c7d5ada723?sid=125862a5-7088-4d71-ac1d-f2c2e1aefe62

Hello Hancock Place Preschool Parents,

Please read through the following for important information!
-Classroom Supply list is attached to email as well as on our Facebook and Website pages
-Tax Free Weekend is August 1st - 3rd; details can be seen at this link,
https://dor.mo.gov/taxation/business/tax-types/sales-use/holidays/back-to-school/consumers.html
-Teachers are meeting August 1st to determine which classroom your child will be assigned; you will be contacted early the following week
-Open House is Thursday, August 14th, from 5pm to 7pm; children attending classrooms at the early childhood center will sign up using Signup Genius and those at the elementary school are able to arrive at any time in that span. It is best if you can bring your child's classroom supplies at that time.
-Please remember and you will be reminded that children will be walked into the buildings by staff starting on the first day of school. Again, it is best if classroom supplies are brought to Open House or at another time so the car line at drop off is moving efficiently.

If you have a child who will be the age of 3 on or before July 31, 2025, and not 5 years old yet, be sure to register them for our preschool program, free to residents and only $450 monthly for non-residents! If you have any questions, please contact our registrar at 314-544-1300, ext. 11070, or lvargas@hpsd.school! We also have low cost before and after care options at a low cost as well for most preschool students. Children are more likely to be prepared for Kindergarten and beyond if they have the opportunity to complete preschool! Feel free to share this with your friends who have children in this age group!

Tomorrow is the last day of school; remember that it is a half day, so students need to be picked up by 11:40pm. There will be no PM classes or aftercare. Our staff has a meeting after dismissal. The summer will most likely fly by, so please register your child for preschool next year or kindergarten as soon as possible. Most of you have completed this which guarantees your child a spot in the program; however, for those who have not, we will be actively advertising our program outside of the district through social media, signage, and word of mouth which will lead to many non-resident parents registering their children due to our very low tuition amount. Thank you for a wonderful school year!

The week begins with our earliest learners! Heading to kindergarten! #hpsdtigers

Just a friendly reminder about tonight's "Meet the Kindergarten Teachers" event! It's a fun opportunity to: Meet your child's kindergarten teachers Discover your child's house placement via a fun spin-the-wheel activity Receive a free house shirt for your child Get a free yard sign for your child Please note that you must be registered to attend. If you haven't registered yet, there's still time to do so today! Event Details: Doors open at 4:15 PM Event starts promptly at 4:30 PM Kona Ice will be available! We hope to see you there for this exciting event!

Good morning, this is Teacher Appreciation Week! If you have the opportunity, please verbally or send a message to our fantastic teachers and teacher assistants thanking them for their positive impact on your child! -Dr. Dittrich

Hello HP Preschool Tiger Parents, Last reminder for our fun event tomorrow, May 6th, from at our Early Childhood Center from 5:30pm to 6:30pm, I SCREAM FOR SUMMER (ICE CREAM FOR SUMMER)! The Early Childhood Center playground will be open, and we will have other activities as well, plus a COLD TREAT for everyone to take with them when they exit! We will also have iPads available for any parents who still need to register their child for preschool or kindergarten for next school year!

Reminder from our school calendar that there is no school on Monday, May 5th!

Preschool Tiger Parents, Unfortunately due to potential weather concerns, we are rescheduling our "I Scream for Summer (Ice Cream for Summer)" event to next Tuesday, May 6th. It will still be at the ECC from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. Also, please remember to register your child for preschool or kindergarten for next school year!

Hello HP Preschool Tiger Parents, Please see Mrs. Shannon Williams' Nurse Newsletter for May 2025! It is important to stay current! Thank you! If you have any questions, her phone number is 314-544-1300, ext. 52320.

Hello HP Preschool Tiger Parents, Last reminder for our fun event this evening at our Early Childhood Center from 5:30pm to 6:30pm, I SCREAM FOR SUMMER (ICE CREAM FOR SUMMER)! The Early Childhood Center playground will be open, and we will have other activities as well, plus a COLD TREAT for everyone to take with them when they exit! We will also have iPads available for any parents who still need to register their child for preschool or kindergarten for next school year! Please see the flyer which has been posted to our website and Facebook pages!

Hello HP Preschool Tiger Parents, Our last group connection fun event will be this Wednesday, April 30th, from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. The Early Childhood Center playground will be open, and we will have other activities as well, plus a COLD TREAT for everyone to take with them when they exit! We will also have iPads available for any parents who still need to register their child for preschool or kindergarten for next school year! Please see the flyer which has been posted to our website, Facebook page, and sent to your email address.

Hello Preschool Tiger Parents, All parents who have children returning to our preschool program or transitioning to our kindergarten program must register them ASAP. We currently have 10 preschool students registered to return and 11 registered for kindergarten, plus we have 7 new preschool students registered. We have limited spots for our preschool program since we max our class sizes to 20, so please register ASAP. I attached our registration flyer on our Facebook and Website pages, as well as emailed it to you.