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Issue 40, September 13, 2012 
In This Issue
Book Fair
PTA Assn Mtg
Back to School Night
Childcare
Fall Fundraiser
After School Programs
Volunteers Needed
Join PTA
Volunteering
Join Cub Scouts
Quick Links
 
Ongoing Fundraisers 
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Fall Scholastic Book Fair

 

The Holmes Fall Book Fair is September 17 - 20, 2012 in the Holmes Auditorium. The Book Fair is a great
way to get your children excited about reading. Each classroom will visit the Book Fair throughout the week.  We need volunteers to help students purchase books! Please sign up now for an available time slot! 
 
PTA Association Meeting
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The Holmes PTA will hold its first PTA Association Meeting of the year on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 5:30pm in the Cafeteria. PTA members will be asked to approve this year's Budget, Programs, and the year-end Audit. Come meet PTA Logomembers of the PTA Board and learn about open Board positions:

~ Financial Secretary
~ Historian
~ Appreciation Chair
~ Grants Chair 
~ Campus Chair 

 

 

Back to School Night 
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Back to School Night will take place immediately following the PTA Association Meeting on Thursday, September 20, 2012. Parents will have a chance to visit their child's classroom, meet his/her teacher and learn about plans for the school year.

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In order to accommodate parent work schedules and siblings in multiple grade levels, all classes will have 2 repeated parent-only presentations. Please choose to attend one of the following:

Presentation #1 6:00-6:40pm 
Presentation #2 6:45-7:30pm  

 

Childcare for Back to School Night
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YMCA Character Builders is offering childcare for Back to School night!

Date: Thursday, September 20th

Time: 5:45-7:45pm

Where: CB Room (Rm 18)

What: Let us watch your students while you learn all about their classes, teachers and other exciting things about the upcoming school year! We will be serving pizza, watching a movie, and offering FUN, FUN, FUN! 


Price:
Each child $10... Registered Character Builders get $2 OFF! (Thats only $8 A CHILD!)

 

Please sign up in the CB Room. Questions? Download the flyer, or contact the YMCA at (619) 520-­9059 or email characterbuilders.holmes@gmail.com.  

 

 

Fall Fundraiser
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Fall Fundraiser Brochures are coming home with your child TODAY for Wrap it Up and The Gourmet Collection.  Help support our fantastic PTA funded programs and events such as Choral Music, Arts Attack and Mileage Club by participating in our fall fundraiser. Without your generous support these programs would not be possible at Holmes. Please remember to share this with co-workers, neighbors, friends and family. 

Orders are due Tuesday, October 2nd. For more information, see our PTA Fundraising Letter.

 

After School Programs
Holmes offers many after school Programs designed to enrich your child's educational experience.  Many of our Programs begin this month and some as early as next week:

Cheer 4 Fun - 9/25
Lego Engineering - 9/17
Freshi Films - 9/18
Junior Theatre - 9/19
TGA Golf - 9/26
Tennis - 9/19

More information on our complete schedule of Programs for 2012-2013 is coming soon.

Community Events Volunteers Needed
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We are looking for volunteers to help with Community Events at Holmes. Community events are a fun, low cost or free event the PTA sponsors for our community.  They include Movie Nights, Halloween Carnival, Winter Program, Spring Fling and Family Science Night.  

If you and/or a group of your friends, are interested in helping support any of these events, please email Chris Herndon, the Community Events Chair, at csherndon@yahoo.com.  We can use any and all help to put on these fun events for our kids and the community.

 

 Make a Difference.  Join PTA!

The Holmes PTA knows that we are only as strong as our members. Together, we are able to accomplish great things for the students of Holmes. 
Visit our PTA Membership web page to learn more about everything the PTA does to enrich the educational experience at Holmes, and how you can become a member.  
 

Volunteering at Holmes
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Holmes Elementary is renowned for the high level of involvement from the community and the families
of our students. We are grateful to 
everyone who takes the initiative to get involved and we welcome new volunteers!
 
If you plan to volunteer in your child'classroom or drive on field trips, you will need to fill out a NEW volunteer application for the 2012-2013 school year. Please return it to the Holmes Office two weeks prior to volunteering. Visit our PTA Volunteer Web Page for more information.

 

 

Join the Fun!  Join Cub Scouts!

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Cub Scouting offers boys a year-round,
family-oriented program that is filled with character-building activities. Holmes Cub Scout Pack 299 would like to invite families of boys in 1st-5th grade to join us for an evening of FUN at our Pack Meeting on Thursday, September 13, 2012 at 6:30 PM in the Holmes Auditorium. 
 

 

For more information, email: contact@sandiegopack299.com
or visit the Pack Web site at http://sandiegopack299.com
 

 

 

Parent feedback: any PTA or eBlast related questions or concerns can be sent to holmespta@yahoo.com. We welcome your input.

Sincerely,

 

Holmes Elementary PTA

 
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