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SPRING FLING | | Article Subheading
Peace, love, and a birthday party
Spring Fling 2012
It's time for a groovy party to celebrate Holmes' 50th birthday!
May 12th from 11 am to 4 pm
Come join us as we celebrate Holmes' birthday with our annual Spring community event which includes the Silent Auction, our 4th annual Cake Show, the awesome Raffle baskets, free games and activities, food vendors, arts & craft vendors, dance performances and all around family fun.
Bring your family, friends and neighbors. The more the merrier! Spread the word.
Questions or comments, contact Spring Fling Chair, Christine Groves, zagmom@san.rr.com, 858-560-5294.
Spring Fling Raffle Baskets Are Coming!
Baskets go on display and raffle tickets are available starting this Tuesday, May 9th after school.
PARENT HELPERS AND VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED -- Information Flyer
CRAFT BOOTHS AVAILABLE: Would you like to show off your creativity and offer some of your handmade creations for sale during our Spring Fling? Host your own craft booth. Special flat fee rate for Holmes' families. Contact Jessie Nettles for application and guidelines information.
Informational flyer is available here.
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| Sing 'n Speak Spanish |
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Dear Parents of Holmes Elementary, Sing 'n Speak Spanish® makes learning conversational Spanish easy and fun. It carries high educational goals but is playful - with songs, humor, visuals, interactive puppetry, games, role-playing, and a strong emphasis on the use of vocabulary in conversation. Elementary school children are at their linguistic best. There is no better time to lay the foundation for advanced learning and fluency.
The Sing 'n Speak Spanish program is a five year Spanish curriculum for elementary aged students. Classes take place once a week throughout the school year. To offer the higher levels of Spanish in subsequent years, it is necessary to have good enrollment in the Year 1 Spanish classes. Our minimum and maximum enrollments are 6 and 12 students, respectively. This is our third year offering Sing 'n Speak Spanish at Holmes Elementary. Our enrollment at Holmes has been too low to offer the higher levels of the Sing 'n Speak Spanish program. This three-question survey is designed to determine if there is sufficient interest in the Spanish program to continue at Holmes Elementary and whether it makes more sense to offer the classes before or after school.
Please click here to take a quick two question survey:
Thank you so much for your input!
Julia Burnier, Director Sing 'n Speak Spanish, Inc.
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| Cake Show | |  Article Subheading
Please join us for the 4th Annual Holmes Cake Decorating Competition May 12, 2012 in conjunction with Spring Fling. It is our school's 50th birthday this year. The cake show theme is "Best Birthday Cake". Please incorporate a #50 on your cake. All families, students, teachers and friends are invited to participate in a friendly cake decorating competition. Entry Forms ( Student and Adult) and information ( Flyer) about the cake show were sent home to students the week of April 13th. Additional entry forms can be found in the school's office. |
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| Book Fair, May 21-24 | |  Article SubheadingVolunteers welcome and needed. Click on the for the sign-up sheet. (note: sign up sheet can take a few moments to refresh). |
| Ice Cream with the Cub Scouts | | Article Subheading
 Cub Scouting offers boys a year-round, family-oriented program that is filled with character-building activities. Holmes Cub Scout Pack 299 is planning many exciting activities this summer and we invite your son to join us! All boys in K-5th Grades and their families are invited to an Ice Cream Social and an evening of FUN at our next Pack Meeting. Please join us on Thursday, May 10th at 6:30 PM in the Holmes Auditorium. We look to seeing you there! (Please note that this is not a drop off event.)
For more information, please email:
Visit the Pack Web site.
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| Student Council Note | |  Article Subheading
Dear students and parents, please remember the rules of our campus are in effect even though school has let out. This is for everyone's safety. As a reminder, here are the rules to respect:
- No rock or stick throwing
- No screaming
- No running
- Go with your parents when you get out of school
- Stay out of the garden areas
- Walk your bikes on the sidewalks and blacktop areas
- No loitering
Also, please respect the fact that teachers are busy working in their classrooms and will not be able to supervise.
Submitted by Alexi Wyckoff
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ONLY A MONTH LEFT TO RUN!
Come join us on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 8:40am to run, walk and make new friends!
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Last Day of Running: Thursday, May 24th
Last Distribution of Tokens: Tuesday, May 29th
Award Ceremony/Potluck: Thursday, May 31st
A BIG thank you to all the volunteers who count the kids every morning - we really appreciate all the help you give every Tuesday and Thursday morning!
The Traveling Trophy is awarded to the 5th Grade class in May 2012 with the most total miles. With a total of 292.6 miles congratulations to Room 11, Mrs. McTaggart class for securing the trophy for May!
The 6th Grade class will be awarded the traveling trophy in June.
Happy Running!
For more info click here
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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 |
| MIDDLE SCHOOL PRESENTATIONS | | | Article Subheading
This Wednesday, May 9th from 6-7 pm in the Holmes Auditorium, there will be a Parent Presention by iMiddle and Marston Middle Schools for 5th Grade familes. iMiddle Principal Harlan Klein and Marston Principal Elizabeth Cook will be on hand to answer questions and make presentations about these two Clairemont middle schools.
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Holmes Elementary PTA funds