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| Raffle Baskets - Please Donate! | |
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The Spring Fling Gift Baskets are an annual tradition at Holmes and the students love them. But we still need donations to make them happen! Please drop them off in the Office ASAP for any of these baskets:
~ Techie
~ Girls Glitz & Glamour
~ Boys will be Boys
~ Gift Cards Galore
~ Fun in the Sun
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| SSC and SGT Applications Due - May 3rd | |  Article SubheadingWe are looking for new parents and staff to help us monitor student achievement and make important budget decisions. Please consider becoming a member of our School Site Council (SSC) and Site Governance Team (SGT) for the 2013-14 school year. For more information, download the Nomination Form and Overview of SSC and SGT. Please return with a Bio to the Front Office by Friday, May 3rd. |
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Spring Fling - May 11th
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On Saturday, May 11th from 11am to 4pm we will be celebrating Holmes' 51st Birthday with the Spring Fling. This year's theme is "A Garden Party: Butterflies and Blooms".
This will be another great community event that will have something for everyone to enjoy including: a Cake Show, a Student Art Show, our Silent Auction and Raffle Baskets. There will also be free arts and crafts for the kids, entertainment and food. Please be sure to come and bring your friends and family!
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Join Cub Scouts - May 2nd
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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 invites all boys in K-5th Grades and their families to learn more about scouting at our mini-Carnival and Ice Cream Social on Thursday, May 2nd at 6:30pm in the Holmes Auditorium.
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| Teacher Appreciation Week - May 6th to 10th | |  Article SubheadingTeachers play a key role in our child's academic success, and sometimes a simple "thanks" is all a teacher needs to feel valued. Teacher Appreciation Week (May 6th through May 10th) is the perfect time to personally thank our Holmes teachers for their dedication and support of our children throughout the year. Holmes has the best teachers! Let's show them how much we appreciate them this week. |
| Student Recognition Assemblies - May 6th & 9th | |  Article SubheadingOur final Student Recognition Assemblies of the year will take next week: May 6th at 1:45pm - K & 1st Grade May 6th at 2:45pm - 4-6th Grades May 9th at 2:30pm - 2 & 3rd Grades If your child is being recognized, we hope you can attend. Students take pleasure in sharing this time with their families. Honorees are encouraged to donate a refreshment for the reception that follows the assembly. |
| Spring Fling Cake Show Entries Due - May 8th | |  Article Subheading
We invite you and/or your child to participate in a friendly competition of confection. Show off your talents and creativity by entering a cake designed in a "Spring Garden theme" for our 5th Annual Cake Decorating Competition during Spring Fling on May 11th.
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| Spring Fling Art Show Set up - May 10th | |  Article SubheadingOur annual Student Art Show will take place during Spring Fling on May 11th. Make sure you walk through our library and view some of the wonderful works of art the students have been creating this year through our Arts Attack Program. The Art Show committee will begin setting up in the library on Friday, May 10th at 12:30pm. If you can lend a hand even for a 1/2 hour, we would really appreciate it! |
| Sign up for Family Science Night - Due May 10th | |  Article Subheading
Family Science Night will be on
Wednesday, May 29th at 6:30 - 8:00pm in the Holmes Auditorium. This hands on event, "Beyond the Magic", is put on by the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center. We also need volunteers to help run the stations.
This is a free event, sponsored by Holmes PTA. Space is limited - first come, first served.
To register and/or sign up to volunteer, return the Science Night Flyer to your child's teacher by May 10th.
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Last Day of Mileage Club - May 14th
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Mileage Club will be ending this month. We have had up to 133 students come out and run/walk over 6,000 miles so far this year! Thank you to all of the volunteers who come out and count laps! Mileage Club participants, please note the following dates:
Tue, May 14th - Last Running Day
Thu, May 16th - Last Token Day
Tue, May 21st - Awards Ceremony & Breakfast
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| Madison Tri Mathlon - May 17th | | Article Subheading The Madison Community of Schools and Mathnasium Point Loma invite all 3rd-6th graders in the Madison cluster to join them for their Tri Mathlon on Friday, May 17th. This fun math contest is from 6:00 - 8:30pm at Madison High School. Prizes and raffles will be awarded! Download and return the Tri Mathlon Registration Form by May 11th. |
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