Issue 116, June 12, 2014

In This Issue

5th & 6th Grade Promotions

Last Day of School

Hawkeye Newsletter

Yearbooks

Lost & Found

Summer Garden Watering

eScrip

Box Tops

Mileage Club

New Student Enrollment

Open PTA Board Positions

Marston Mixer

Upcoming Events

Join Our List

Quick Links

Budget Update

eBlast Archive

Holmes Calendar

Join Holmes PTA

Lunch Accounts

PTA Board

Teacher Directory

Holmes Elementary website

Holmes PTA website

SDUSD

Ongoing Fundraisers

eScrip

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eScrip Mall

Box Tops

TargetRed Cards

5th & 6 Grade Promotions - June 12th & 13th
Families and friends of our 5th and 6th students are invited to join us for their Promotion Ceremonies in the Auditorium. 5th Grade Promotion Thursday, June 12th @ 9:30am 6th Grade Promotion Friday, June 13th @ 10:45am

Last Day of School - June 13th
The last day of school is on Friday, June 13th. Please remember that there will be an early 1:15pm dismissal on this day. Enjoy your summer vacation! School resumes on Tuesday, Sept 2nd.

Hawkeye Newsletter
Article Subheading The June 2014 issue of the award-winning Holmes Hawkeye Newsletter has been published and is being distributed this week. Keep informed about what's going on in our community and at our school. Download the latest issue now.

Holmes Yearbooks
Article Subheading Holmes 2013-2014 Yearbooks were distributed to students who have pre-ordered them. If you would still like to purchase a yearbook, there are a limited number available for $30.00 each. If you are interested in buying one or if you ordered a yearbook and your child did not receive it, please email amy.lisson@holmespta.org.

Lost & Found
Article Subheading Please be sure to check the Lost and Found next to Room 4 for clothing and items your child might be missing by June 13th. Everything will be donated to Goodwill over Summer Break. More valuable items such as jewelry and glasses have been turned in to the School Office.

Summer Garden Watering

We are looking for volunteers to water our school gardens over the summer. The schedule will be posted by Room 7. Please sign up for the dates you're available with your name and email (we need this to send you a confirmation and a reminder). Two people per day is optimal!

Watering times are ONLY Mon-Fri 7am-2pm. You must be off campus by 3:00pm as the gates will be locked.

The areas to be watered are:

~ Kindergarten veggie boxes

~ 2nd grade courtyard boxes

~ Monarch garden

~ Library Garden

~ Canyon Rim garden (1x at the end of June )

Thank YOU for your help!

eScrip - Free way to support our school all year!
Holmes PTA thanks those of you who participate in eScrip. For this fiscal PTA year, we have raised $2,700! This is one of the easiest (and free) ways to support our school all year long. Simply register the debit, credit and grocery cards you use every day. A portion of your purchases are donated back to our school. To register, visit http://www.holmespta.org/escrip.php.

Thank you for Collecting Box Tops!
Article Subheading The Holmes PTA also thanks you for clipping Box Tops! We raised a total of $2,344.11 for this school year. The classes who earned a Popcorn & Juice Party by turning in the most Box Tops are: Ms. Muller, Room 7 - 1,966 Mrs. Wadleigh, Room 8 - 1,837 Mrs. McTaggart, Room 11 - 1,788 Keep clipping those Box Tops over the Summer!

Mileage Club - 6,820 Miles Run!
Article Subheading Thank you to all of the 170 participants of the Mileage Club this year! Students met for a total of 51 days and ran a total of 6,820.4 miles! Great job runners! Thank you to all of the parents and grandparents that volunteered to count lap and helped make Mileage Club a success! Download the list of Top Runners.

New Student Enrollment
Article Subheading New student enrollment for the 2014-2015 school year is now open. The hours for enrollment are Monday-Friday from 8:00am-1:30pm and again from 2:30-4:00pm through June 20th. Enrollment will be available again beginning on August 18th.

Make a Difference - Join the PTA Board!

Article Subheading

Get more involved in your Holmes Community and make a difference! Join the Holmes PTA Board. We are still looking for volunteers to fill a few key positions. Grab a friend and Share a Chair!

~ Appreciation Chair

~ Community Events Chair

~ Volunteer Chair

~ HERO Run Program Lead

~ Mileage Club Program Lead

~ Arts Attack Program Lead

If interested in any position, please contact PTA President Jessie Nettles at Jessie.Nettles@holmespta.org

Marston New Family Mixer - Aug 12th

Article Subheading

New families attending Marston Middle next year - Please Save the Date!

Marston Middle New Parent Mixer -

Friday, Aug 12th @ 4:30pm - 7:30pm

Isa.bella Artisan Pizza & Beer Garden

4011 Avati Drive, 92117

Drop in to meet & mingle with new and established Marston parents! Download the Flyer for more info.

Upcoming Events at a Glance .....
June 12 - 5th Grade Promotion - 9:30am, Aud June 13 - 6th Grade Promotion - 10:45am, Aud June 13 - Last Day of School, 1:15pm Dismissal June 20 - Final day of new student enrollment Aug 12 - Marston New Family Mixer - 4:30-7:30pm Aug 18 - Holmes new student enrollment re-opens Sep 2 - First Day of School for 2014-15 school year

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

Sincerely,

Leigh Connor-Moyers

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