The Hawk
Holmes Elementary School - Week Ending - 12/21/2018
Winter Break Well Wishes
Best,
The Holmes Staff
5 Essesntials Survey
As I mentioned last week, my colleagues are a bit competitive. To date, Holmes is in last place for parent survey completion. Before you head out off for your holiday breaks, please take a few minutes and complete our 5 Essentials survey.
The survey can be accessed until January 31, 2019 by visiting http://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/
If our response rate is greater than 20%, we will receive our reports in March 2019. The results will also be made available to the public via the Illinois School Report Cards, which will be released in the fall.
Second Step Home Links
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!
IMPORTANT DATES/THINGS TO REMEMBER
- Winter Break - December 24 - January 4
- Holmes PTO Winter Skating Event - Ridgeland Commons - January 2, 9:00-10:20
- Classes Resume - January 7
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Monday, January 21 - NO SCHOOL
- Holmes PTO Community Business Meeting - January 23 - 6:30 - 8:00
- Parent Teacher Conferences - Thursday & Friday, January 31 & February 1 - 11:00 am dismissal
- Holmes Book Fair - Tuesday - Thursday, January 29-31, 9:00 - 7:00 and Friday, Feb 1, 9:00 - noon
- Save-the-Date: Annual Holmes PTO Pancake Breakfast Saturday, February 9
Community Hawk Nest
1. Need a fun activity for your kids during winter break? Join us for Winter Skating!! Our annual Winter Skating event, Wednesday, January 2nd from 9:00a - 10:20a at Ridgeland Common in Oak Park. Admission is free and skate rental is $3 per child.
Rocket into Reading Program will end with Guest Reader Day- Jan 11th, 2019. This is when special guests from around the community join our students in the classroom to share a meaningful book! This is a great way to spend some of those cold wintery days. Let’s get reading!!
The PTO and Holmes School Needs You!
How Scrip Works: ShopWithScrip is a different kind of fundraiser—with the help of over 750 brands, it turns your everyday shopping into earnings for our Holmes School. By paying for your purchases with gift cards, also known as scrip, you’ll earn money for Holmes on your every day purchases (groceries, gas, dining out, home improvement projects, clothing, travel, and more). How? Every gift card has a rebate percentage on it, normally between 2% and 16%. That rebate goes directly to OUR SCHOOL.
Family Registration is easy
1) Log on to ShopWithScrip.com
2) Click "Join Program" Blue Button
3) Enter Holmes PTO Enrollment Code 6BL378C861333
4) Shop Away! You use the gift card (at its full value) on your everyday shopping. I.e. a $100 Old Navy Gift card purchased through the Holmes PTO ShopWithScrip program earns you $100 of Old Navy Merchandise AND Holmes School $14 cash. (Old Navy Rebate is 14%).
5) Gift Card Delivery
E-Cards delivered directly your email at the time of purchase. In order to keep shipping costs at a minimum, physical gift card orders will be placed the 1st Tuesday of each month and delivered to the Holmes School the following week.
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