Bode Paulsen, a former Holmes

student, has been fighting cancer for

removed to stop the progression of the disease and he is now undergoing 50 weeks of chemotherapy. This is a very challenging time for him and his family and they could really use your help this holiday season.

They would love to hear from you via letters or cards which can be dropped off in the Holmes Office. Monetary and/or meal donations would also be much appreciated. If you would like to help, please download the attached Bucks for Bode Flyer for more information.

 

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.

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:

- 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 Kristen.Miner@holmespta.org

 

The next issue of the Holmes School Newsletter, The Hawkeye, is in production. The deadline for submissions is Monday, Dec 9th. Please email any information and/or pictures that you would like to have considered for this issue to Amy Lisson at
amy.lisson@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 any time before 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.

Biking to school can be a fun and easy way to encourage your children to make healthy lifestyle choices. To make it easier for bikers to safely park their bikes on campus, we have moved the bike rack next to Room B-22. This is a safer location in closer proximity to upper grade classrooms. Bikers can access the bike rack via the pedestrian gate on Mt. Brundage. 

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.

Having your children attend a neighborhood school has some great perks: we carpool, our kids walk and bike to school together, we call each other if we are going to be late.  

We have options, but see the importance of making our community stronger by staying in our cluster schools. We keep our home values up by partnering with our schools to make them the best schools for our children. Neighborhood schools can be a powerful component of a community!

Keep up to date on what is happening in our local Clairemont schools by subscribing to the Clairemont Community of Schools Newsletter. Email julee.jenkins@gmail.com to subscribe.