Parents are invited to attend upcoming Community of Schools meetings: 

Thursday, Nov 21st at 4:00pm

Clairemont High School Library

Madison Community Mtg
Monday, Dec 9th at 5:00pm
Madison High School

All San Diego Unified schools and offices will be CLOSED Nov 25th-29th for Thanksgiving Break. Schools and SDUSD facilities will reopen on Monday, Dec 2nd. Enjoy this time with your family! 

Raising funds for our school is as easy as using your Target REDCard. Be sure to designate our school through Take Charge of Education. Save 5% every time you shop plus get FREE online shipping.

Enroll today at www.Target.com/TCOE or call 800-316-6142.  The Holmes ID# is 35143.

eScrip is one of the easiest (and free) ways to support our school while holiday shopping AND all year long. Register the debit, credit and grocery cards you use every day. A portion of your purchases is donated back to our school at no additional cost to you.

For more information and to register, please visit
http://www.holmespta.org/escrip.php.  

Please note: purchases made with a credit card will no longer earn eScrip contributions from Vons/Safeway. Please use debit, cash or check.

Our annual H.E.R.O. Run will have an Olympic theme this year as it will be held on Feb 13th during the 2014 Winter Olympics.  Volunteers are needed to form a planning committee:

- HERO Run Chair

- Volunteer Coordinator

- Decorating Coordinator

- Prize & Medal Coordinator

- Kick-Off Assembly Coordinator

- Event Day Coordinator

- Award Assembly Coordinator

- Corporate & Small Business Sponsor Coordinator

- Communications Coordinator

- Fundraising Coordinator

If interested in any of these positions or in being part of the committee, please contact Kristen Miner at Kristin.Miner@holmespta.org

 

Get in the holiday spirit of giving and participate in the Holmes Food Drive. Bring your canned or dry boxed goods to your child's classroom between Dec 2nd and Dec 12th.  Each class that averages 10 items per student will receive a Popcorn-Juice-Movie Party!

Our annual Food Drive is sponsored by the Holmes Student Council.  Food will be distributed by the Salvation Army to help feed those in need this holiday season.

Musical Minds Piano Keyboard Club will be starting a new session after school on Mondays beginning on Dec 2nd. Download the Musical Minds Flyer for more information and to register.

Most of our other after school programs begin again in January and February. Information will be posted on our Before/After School Enrichment Programs web page as soon as it becomes available.

Parents are invited to meet with Principal, Jonathan Saipe, in the Holmes Auditorium on the first Friday of every month from 9:10-9:45am. Come get updates about district and school news on our next Family Friday on Dec 6th.

From 9:45-10:10am parents are invited to their child's classroom to read or participate in a learning activity. The Holmes PTA will provide coffee and donuts.

Thank you to our community partners who helped support our 2013 Halloween Carnival. Please consider shopping at or using the services of these businesses that support our school! 

Keil's Fresh Food Store