About HOP
What is HOP?
What HOP Funds
How Can You Participate?
What is HOP?
HOP is Haynes Organization of Parents. It is a non-profit organization which is open to all parents and/or guardians of children attending Josiah Haynes School. Its purpose is to interact with the teachers, professional staff, administration and authorities of the Haynes School to support the educational programs and present programs and activities which aid and supplement the curriculum of Haynes School. HOP raises money to enable all activities of the organization.
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What HOP Funds
The following chart lists the programs that HOP monies fund. The right hand column provides some examples of each program. For questions or for a more extensive list of examples, please contact Gill Emery or Lisa Gutch, HOP Co-Chairs.
| Program |
Examples |
| Grade-based Activities |
- Kindergarten: Chicken Festival
- 1st Grade: Japan Day
- 2nd Grade: Mexican Day
- 3rd Grade: Colonial Day
- 4th Grade: Odyssey Trip
- 5th Grade: Science Day
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| Cultural Arts |
- 1st Grade: Ghana stories, Japanese tea ceremony
- 2nd Grade: Native American presentations, Mexican artifacts
- 3rd Grade: Bay Colony presentation
- 4th Grade: Chinese acrobats
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5th grade: Mrs. John Hancock or Abigail Adams presentation
- All School Programs: authors and writers at each grade level, selection of dance, art, storytelling, theater and music programs
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| Science Enrichment |
- Pre-K: Bugworks, Audubon Ark – Farm Life
- Kindergarten: Balls and Ramps, Hatching Out
- 1st Grade: Audubon Ark: Habitats, NE Aquarium – Tide Pools
- 2nd Grade: Discovery Museum – Light/Laser, Bugworks
- 3rd Grade: Museum of Science – Starlab, Simple Machines
- 4th Grade: Electricity, Rocks and Minerals
- 5th Grade: States of Matter, Kitchen Chemistry
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| School Programs and Events |
- Field Day
- Curriculum night i.e. Literacy Night, Math Night, Science Fair
- Playground maintenance
- METCO program with dinners, playdates and special events
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| Craft Center |
Curriculum based crafts for First, Second and Third Grade classes |
| Teacher Development |
- Professional development for teachers
- Teacher stipends for class materials
- Principal account
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| School Support |
- Web committee
- Hospitality (refreshments for new family orientation, teacher luncheons, Principal coffees, HOP meetings)
- Parent education programs
- School garden maintenance
- Books and magazine subscriptions for library and literacy center
- Wish List Items (including ActivBoards)
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| Miscellaneous |
Miscellaneous expenses (copies, teacher gifts for special occasions) |
Allocation of HOP Funds
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How Can You Participate?
- Volunteering: Through the many school programs that HOP runs, there are plenty of opportunities to be involved. Depending on your schedule, inclination and interest, you can help with many events from organizing and running an event, helping out on the day of an event or lending behind the scenes support.
- Financial: Everything HOP supports depends on the money raised by our fundraising efforts. Various fundraising events include Direct Appeal, Bingo, Parents Night, Moonlight Café, Book Fair, Notepads, Directories, Giftware, Hayneswear, Family Photo, Recycling, Box Tops and purchases made through the online shopping link at www.haynespto.org.
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Haynes Organization of Parents