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| Yearbook time! | |  Article SubheadingYearbook Deadline is here. We only have 3 out of 23 classes with pictures for the yearbook. There are only 3 days left to submit! She needs to set you up as a user on the yearbook website. You will log on with your email and a password. Uploading pictures only takes a few minutes and is very user friendly. Also, Please get your yearbook orders in. They are $25 for Standard and $30 for personalized. You can add a dedication of 25 words for $5. If you misplaced the envelope you can send it in a blank envelope with your childs name, and teacher. Please turn it into your teacher or the front office ASAP. |
| Hero Run March 30th | |  Article Subheading
MARCH 30, 2012
Get your running shoes on and come join the fun for our 6th annual H.E.R.O. Run. All the fun and festivities begin at 1:30 p.m. with the Parade of Athletes.
H.E.R.O. Run packets were sent home last Tuesday with the kids following the kick-off assembly. This is the school's biggest fundraiser of the year having raised $20,000 each of the last two years. This money helps fund many programs at Holmes including Choral Music and Arts Attack. Please help your kids collect sponsorships and make this another fabulous fundraiser.
Volunteers are needed to help run the H.E.R.O. Run. Please sign up to be a classroom lap counter or general volunteer.
Date: March 30, 2012
Time: 1:30-3:30pm
Goal to Raise: $20,000
Kick Off Assembly: March 6th, 2012
Collect Pledges: March 6- April 13th
Corporate Sponsors Due: March 20th
Awards Assembly: April 17th
PRIZES: Top $ Earners, Top Laps Per Division, Students Raising $100+, Students Raising $250+ and Classrooms Raising a combined total in pledges and corporate sponsorships over (grades K-3) $2,000and (grades4-6) $3,000---teacher wins a $50 Gift Card. The classroom with the highest overall total in pledges and corporate sponsorships will receive Ice Cream and the teacher will receive an additional $50 Gift Card.
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| Junior Theatre begins April 11th (Wednesday) | |  Article Subheading
Does your child like drama? Then Junior Theatre is for you. Beginning Wednesday April 11th and running for the next 8 Wednesdays (5/30 end date) from 1:20-2:50 pm.
The cost is $78. The PTA can help offset the cost for families in need. |
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Guitar Club Starts April 9th
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When Mondays, April 9th - May 21
Time: 3:35-4:30
Cost: $100/6 week session
You can bring your own guitar, but it isn't required; guitar club will have some for playing.
Enrollment is limited to the first 15 students.
Please see the attached flyer.
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| Gate Meeting, Next Wed. 3/28 | |  Article SubheadingPlease join us on Wednesday, March 28 @ 6:00pm to learn more about our GATE Program at Holmes. This meeting is especially important for newly identified GATE students. |
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OPEN HOUSE
Mrs. MacLean's Music Class
ROOM 18
Kindergarten through 3rd Grades
Please join your student during their regularly scheduled class for a music open house. This will be a great opportunity to view our PTA-sponsored music program and see all that your child has learned and experienced. The dates and times are listed below. All music classes are held in Room 18.
Tuesday, March 20th Time Room/Teacher/Grade 9:30-10:00 16/Flinn/3rd 10:10-40 20/Elliott/3rd 10:40-11:10 21/Blasé/3rd 11:30-12:00 12/Celle/3rd 1:10-1:40 7/Muller/2nd 1:40-2:10 9/Jaimes/2nd 2:15-2:45 6/Loebig/2nd 2:45-3:15 8/Wadleigh/2nd Thursday, March 22nd 9:30-10:00 13/Darling/K 10:10-10:40 K1/LeBouef&Miranda/K 10:40-11:10 K3/Whitehurst/K 11:30-12:00 K2/Wuertz/K 1:10-1:40 3/McGarr/1 1:40-2:10 2/Shinn/1 2:15-2:45 1/Wright/1 2:45-3:15 17/Clement/1 |
| Ready to Run? Ready to HERO Run? | | |
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Come join us on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 8:40am!
Registration forms are in the office or on the PTA website.
We have reached our goal to Alaska and now are running back to San Diego - as a school we have run over an astounding 4700 miles! Congratulations to all the students of Mileage Club!
The Traveling Trophy is awarded to the 3rd Grade class in March 2012 with the most total miles. With a total of 508 miles, Congratulations to Room 12, Mrs. Celle's Class!
The 4th Grade class with the most total miles will be awarded the traveling trophy in April.
Happy Running!
For more info click here
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| Tour Innovation Middle School | | |
 Article Subheading Holmes' parents have an open invitation to tour Innovation Middle School (better known as "iMiddle"). Principal Harlan Klein and Vice Principal Nicola Labas will conduct school and classroom visits one Friday each month. As you hopefully know, for 7th grade, Holmes' families have the dual option of attending either iMiddle or Marston Middle School. Holmes' students who attend Marston in 6th grade are expected by current District policy to remain there through 8th grade, unless an Enrollment Options (Choice) application is submitted and approved for 7th or 8th grade and cannot be guaranteed. We do, however, save a spot for all Holmes' incoming 7th graders for automatic enrollment at iMiddle and hope to attract you to our incredible technology embedded program, with the district's first 1:1 school to home laptop curriculum for all students.
Visits are from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and are scheduled for:
Friday, April 13, 2012
Friday, May 11, 2012
Additionally, please consider joining us for the following events:
Annual Innovation Celebration and Student Showcase, May 16, 2012, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
iMiddle Orientation Night, May 22, 2012, 6:00-7:00 p.m. intended for all incoming 7th graders and their families
Welcome Back Social for 7th grade students and families, August 29, 2012, 5:00-7:00 p.m. The perfect time to get your supplies!
Questions can be directed to Innovation Middle School Principal, Harlan Klein
Please visit us on the web at www.imiddle.org where there is lots of information, including a student created video introducing our elective courses.
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Holmes Parents have an invitation to tour Marston Middle School. Vice Principal Alex Nguyen will conduct school tours one Friday each month. The tours are from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and are on:
Friday, April 20
Friday, June 1
Questions can be directed to Ms. Alex Nguyen
Vice Principal
Marston Middle School
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eScrip: Your Family Shops - Our School Earns Dollars
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eScrip is an important part of our fundraising program. We ask that every family help us make the grade in our fundraising goal. And the best part is it will only take a few minutes of your time. Your grocery club card, your debit card, your credit card all earn the school money without any effort on your part, once they are registered. If you have already registered, please go back online and RENEW current cards or add any new cards not registered. REMEMBER TO ASK FRIENDS, FAMILY AND NEIGHBORS TO REGISTER TOO!
You can register online at www.escrip.com
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BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION
| |  Article SubheadingHello parents - Check out Holmes earnings, get your Halloween collection sheet and more. We also have eBoxTops as another ongoing fundraiser. Click Here for more information |
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Holmes Elementary PTA funds