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Holmes Elementary School - Week Ending 8/23/2019
IMPORTANT DATES/THINGS TO REMEMBER
- Supply drop-off and meet your teacher - 8/26/19 5:30-6:30
- First Day of School 8/28/19 8:00-2:30
- PTO Welcome Reception – 8/28/19 – 8:00am – grades 1-5 / 8:30am kindergarten families
- Labor Day - No School - 9/2/19
- Curriculum Night - 9/3/19 - 6:00-7:45
Holmes Spirit Wear Store is Open!
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Family Handbook
Fingerprinting at Holmes
We will be finger printing at Holmes on Monday, August 26 5:30-6:30, during Supply Drop-off and again during Curriculum Night on September 3.
Please be sure to bring your state-issued ID.
Last Minute supply Needs?
Supply Drop Off
Because not all families are able to purchase supplies for school, we will have boxes located outside the office to collect any school supplies you would like to donate to support another Holmes student.
Snack Procedures at Holmes
- Students will keep their lunch boxes in the class lunch bin outside of the classroom.
- Students may eat a snack of fresh fruit or fresh vegetables in the classroom
- Students will wash their hands at the beginning of the day, after snack, and after lunch to help minimize traces of allergens in our classrooms.
- Students should not share food at any time.
No other food items will be permitted in the classroom.
We realize this is different from past years. We are grateful to you and your students for understanding the need for these precautions. Our teachers and entire Holmes staff appreciate your help in keeping our children safe.
2019-2020 STUDENT FEES
Student fees are due by September 30, 2019
· Elementary Grades K – 2 $160
· Elementary Grades 3 – 5 $180
Student fee payments can be paid online at http://www.op97.org by selecting WebStore under Payments tab. You can also pay directly via https://oakpark.revtrak.net/. The preferred method of payment is online but you may also pay by check or cash attached to the appropriate fee form. Fee forms are available at op97.org, at the schools, and at the District Office. For more information regarding student fees, please contact the Business Office at (708) 524-7625.
Please note that students qualifying for free or reduced lunch also recevie a school fee reduction or waiver based on economic hardship. If you are applying for free or reduced-price meals, it is important to complete the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Application and submit it to your student’s school or to the Business Office as soon as possible to ensure timely processing. These applications must be filled out on an annual basis and are available online at http://www.op97.org/business-office/food-service, at the individual schools, and at the District 97 Administrative Office located at 260 Madison. For additional information regarding the foodservice program or the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Application, please call (708) 524-7629.
If you have applied for a fee waiver, please wait for approval before paying fees.
BE READY FOR LUNCH ON THE 1ST DAY OF SCHOOL
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
2. The Holmes PTO has partnered with Gourmet Popcorn to raise money for our school. All 5 delicious flavors are priced at $20 per one-gallon tub. Order forms will be sent home in your student’s backpacks next week.
- Each student strives to sell at least 5 tubs of popcorn to help raise money for Holmes Elementary this year.
- The sale dates are Wednesday, September 4th through Wednesday, September 18th. There will be absolutely no orders accepted after the end of the school day on Friday, September 20th.
- All completed order forms and money are due to your homeroom teacher on Wednesday, September 18th. You have 2 weeks to sell your gourmet popcorn.
- Please fill out the order forms and collection envelope accurately and legibly. Collect the money at the time the customer places their order.
- Your full name & homeroom need to be on your order form and collection envelope.
- Checks should be made payable to Holmes PTO.
- Prizes:
- 5 tubs sold = Get your name in a drawing for ten $10 Gift Cards
- 10 tubs sold = Get your name in the drawing three times
- The top seller in the whole school gets acknowledged during announcements and earns a $25 Gift Card.
POPCORN will be delivered on Wednesday, October 16th. Orders can be picked up at HOLMES ELEMENTARY.
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
Contact your PTO
Email: pto@holmespto.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HolmesPTO/
Twitter: @HolmesPTO