We will have a final School Tour on Friday, February 8th for families interested in attending Holmes. The tour will begin with an orientation in the Auditorium at 9:00am followed by visits to the classrooms.

Come celebrate at the Rose Creek Fest at San Diego's Mission Bay Park on Saturday, February 9th from 10:30am to 3:30pm at Campland on the Bay (2211 Pacific Beach Drive). This free environmental event will have music, entertainment, barbeque, art, activities and displays that are unique to Rose Creek and its surrounding communities. Visit www.rosecreekfest.org for more information.

Parents of 5th Graders are invited to come learn about the 5th grade transition from Holmes to Marston Middle for 6th grade. This will be an informal gathering where parents can chat and openly ask questions from current Marston families who graduated from Holmes.  

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Every Friday is Holmes Spirit Day! Show your Holmes Spirit by wearing your Holmes t-shirt or sweatshirt to school.  Order yours today!  The deadline for our next round of orders is Thursday, February 14th. For ordering information, please visit:

The girls' t-shirts are being ordered from a new vendor due to sizing issues with the previous vendor. Please contact Bay Fennessy at bay.fennessy@holmespta.org if you have questions about previous girls shirt orders or the new sizing.

Are you collecting your Box Tops? This is a FREE and easy way to support our school.  So far, we've earned $1,224 toward our $2,000 goal. Our submission deadline to count for this school year is Thursday, Feb 14th. 

Help us meet our goal!  Simply clip and return the pink Box Tops from participating products you buy every day. Turn them into your child's teacher - the top 3 classrooms with the most Box Tops collected at the end of the year will earn a free popcorn party! For more information, visit http://www.holmespta.org/boxtop.php.

All San Diego Unified Schools will be closed on Friday, February 15th and on Monday, February 18th in observance of the President's Day Holidays. School will resume on Tuesday, February 19th.

 

The Clairemont Community of Schools and Mathnasium Point Loma invite all 3rd-6th graders in the Clairemont cluster to join them for the 2nd Annual Tri Mathlon Challenge on Friday, February 22nd. This fun math contest is from 6:00 - 8:15pm at Marston Middle School.  It reached capacity last year, so be sure to register soon. Download and return the Tri Mathlon Registration Form today!

Tickets are just $4 and will available for purchase through Friday, February 22nd.  Look for your invitation in your child's folder this week or you can download the Founders Day Invitation and Program now.  RSVP today!

The Founders Day Committee is in need of the following items to be donated or purchased at a discount for the Founder's Day Celebration on March 1st:

Floral - Red roses or similar

Linens - Blue, gold, or white cloth table linens

Helium - to blow up balloons we already have

The yearbook team is working on the 2012-2013 yearbook. We need your help in uploading pictures to the yearbook website. Please submit any grade level/classroom pictures that you have taken for the 2012-2013 school year (class parties, field trips, or any other Holmes related event). For more information, visit http://www.holmespta.org/yearbook.php.