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Holmes Elementary School - Week Ending 1/17/20
IMPORTANT DATES/THINGS TO REMEMBER
- 2nd Trimester Benchmark Assessments begin (MAP, BAS, Aimsweb) 1/6-1/31
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School - 1/20
- Parent Information Session - Early Admission to Kindergarten/First Grade 1/22 6:30 @ District Administrative Building
- Parent Teacher Conferences 1/30 & 1/31 - 11:00 am dismissal
- JA in a Day 1/31 - 8-11
5Essentials Survey
We need your help - Mann is still in the lead. Holmes has grown to a 12% response rate.
Did you know the 5Essentials survey results make up part of our Exemplary state designation? Please be sure to give us your feedback so we earn our points towards this designation.
Please click here to access the parent/guardian version of the survey. Please note that school-level reports will only be generated if at least 20 percent of our parents/guardians complete the survey
The Book Fair is Coming! We Need Your Help
Our book vendor is working closely with our Book Fair Committee and the Oak Park Public Library to ensure that we have a great book fair during conference week. Be on the lookout for more information about the dates and times of the Fair.
Thank you to those parents and students who have already signed up to volunteer —- we still need more help so please consider giving to our Holmes Community by volunteering, Sign-up → here!
Leader in Me - Habit #3 - Put First Things First
Put First Things First means to decide what is most important and to take care of that first. Thinking about what needs to be done tomorrow or by the end of the week can be overwhelming, especially for children learning to think of which things are the most important and taking care of them first allows children (and adults) to be less stressed.
If your child uses a planner at school, then he or she has a great organizational tool to Put First Things First ,in writing, by writing down their responsibilities and planning ahead, last-minute trips to the store, missed events, or missed homework are avoided.
If your child does not use a planner, having a weekly log would also be helpful. This could simply be a piece of paper that is used each week. Modeling this behavior is one of the best ways to teach children.
Activities to do with your child:
Create a list of things your child needs to accomplish throughout a week With your child, rank the tasks in importance Then rewrite the list in order of importance. Use a planner or calendar to schedule time so that the important things are done first.
Role-play with your child about the consequences of forgetting to study for a math test. How will your child feel? What are the consequences? Then role-play how it will feel to be well prepared and get a great score!
Encourage your child to design or decorate his or her own planner or weekly activity log.
Ask your child to make a list of what he or she thinks is his or her biggest time-waster and what to do about it.
Plan time as a family. This is especially important as your children get older and want to spend more and more time with friends. Set aside a couple of hours a week as family time. Watch a movie, go out to eat, play games, cook dinner together—whatever fits your family. Protect this time and make it a tradition. Everyone in the family should block it out on their calendars.
Parent Information Session - Early Admission to Kindergarten/First Grade
BASE Camp Scholarships Available
Holmes Chorus and Band Performance @ Julian
Parent Leadership Training Hosted by the Collaboration for Early Childhood
District 97 Community Invited to Learn about Summer Improvement Projects
This work is part of the facilities referendum passed by Oak Park voters in 2017, which has enabled the district to:
- Perform maintenance and repairs that support the safety, functionality and sustainability of our buildings;
- Improve building accessibility;
- Invest in the modernization of classrooms.
The administration will share an overview of the summer projects, and the community will have the opportunity to ask questions and share feedback. Please visit http://bit.ly/35XNW8C for an overview of the planned construction at each school. FAC/Special Board Meeting Flyer
Holmes Spirit Wear Store is Open!
Click here to order!
Celebrate Holmes Staff
Families, have you noticed a Holmes teacher or staff member who deserves a compliment or a thank you? Has this person made a difference for your child? Please share the reason in a brief email to me (czelaya@op97.org) so that we may recognize and thank them!
Community Hawk Nest
Race Conscious Dialogues
The Holmes cohort for the Race-Conscious Dialogues will be held on the weekend of January 25th & 26th at The Echo Center in Oak Park. Register Here
This local nonprofit engages people who are white around identity, privilege, and power, then provides tools for anti-racism work, and has partnered with DivCo to offer school-specific cohorts for D97 schools rotating throughout the year. More information can be found at www.raceconsciousdialogues.org, and feel free to contact them directly with any questions.
FUNDraising Update
We need your help in our FINAL push to reach our $25,000 goal for the 19-20 school year. We are proud to say, because of you, we have reached 76% of our goal. Your generosity helps keep our FUNDraising efforts to a minimum while increasing our commitment to FUN-raising community events.
Thank you. We truly appreciate your partnership and mutual commitment to FUN in 2020.
There are some ways you can donate right now to help us reach our goal.
1. Donate to the Holmes PTO Annual Fundraising “Direct Drive”.
2019-2020 Donation Suggestions
- Heart Level = $1,000
- Appreciation Level = $500
- Warmth Level = $250
- Kindness Level = $100
- Star Level = $40
- Any Amount = Give what makes your SMILE (If each Holmes Family gives $30 to this year’s Direct Drive, we will surpass our goal).
Ways to Donate
- Please return a check to school made out to the Holmes PTO (put Direct Drive in comments)
- Donate online at https://www.mightycause.com/story/3e623g
- Scan the QR code
2. Employer and Business Support
- Many companies have matching programs, check with your employer to see if you can double your contribution.
- If you know a local business interested in supporting the Holmes Community, please email that contact to fundraising@holmespto.org.
your holiday gift card giving needs
- Here’s how… (notes scrip NOW accepts credit card as payment) Shopwithscrip.com
- Enter Holmes PTO Enrollment Code 6BL378C861333
All Things PTO
Dr. Christine Zelaya
Email: czelaya@op97.org
Website: http://www.op97.org/holmes/
Location: 508 N Kenilworth Ave, Oak Park, IL, United States
Phone: 708-524-3100
Facebook: facebook.com/christine.zelaya.96
Twitter: @ChristineZelaya