The Cardinal Rule

A Weekly Update for Holly Tree Families

Holly Tree Elementary Calendar

Upcoming events at our school.

All parents who are interested in volunteering for Field Day:

We would love to have your help and participation in this year's Field Day on Thursday, June 8th. Grades K-2 will participate from 9am-11am, with grades 3-5 participating in the afternoon from 12pm-2pm. Morning volunteers will assist with the setup, and afternoon volunteers with the clean up. Lunch will be provided to all volunteers from 11am-12pm. For interested parents, there will be links to sign-up forms for K-2 stations and 3-5 stations in next week's Cardinal Rule. Once the forms are full, they will be closed. We hope to see you there!
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EOG Testing Schedule for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students

Friday, May 26th - Science EOG (5th only)

Wednesday, May 31 - Reading EOG (3rd, 4th, and 5th Grades)

Thursday, June 1 - Math EOG (3rd, 4th, and 5th Grades)


Students who do not pass Science (5th), Math (3rd-5th), or ELA (4th and 5th) on the first administration and are within six standard deviations of a passing score will be eligible for summer testing. The summer remediation sessions (4- 90 minute sessions, one of which must occur after the last day of school) and testing days are listed below. We will contact the parents of eligible students By June 2nd.

June 5th - Remediation during the regular school day

June 6th - Remediation during the regular school day

June 8th - Remediation during the regular school day.

June 12th - Remediation (Student half day)

June 13th and 14th - Summer testing dates - Student Half Days


Students who do not pass ELA in 3rd grade will be eligible for Reading Camp and retesting at the end of camp. We will contact the parents of eligible students By June 2nd.

Location: College Park Elementary

Dates: Monday-Friday June 19th-30th and July 5th & 6th (12 days)

Time: 8 am - 3 pm

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Habit of the Week May 15 - May 26

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw®

Balance Feels Best

I take care of my body by eating right, exercising and getting sleep. I spend time with family and friends. I learn in lots of ways and lots of places, not just at school. I find meaningful ways to help others.

Calling all parent artists!! Summer murals project!

As part of our Leader In Me initiative, we are ready to start on the physical climate of our building. We are seeking parent volunteers to help us with some new murals over the summer months. If you are interested, please fill out the form found here. We are looking for


  • Parents who will design a lead a team of parents to create a mural
  • Parents who can help paint murals
  • Parents who can design and complete a mural alone


We would like to begin our efforts by June and finish up by August 20th.

Lost and Found

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Resources

PTA Information

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PTA Volunteer Breakfast

May 24th: Volunteer Breakfast 8am- 9am

The PTA would like to thank all of our volunteers for their time and energy this year! Hope to see you there!

PTA Board Nominations

We are looking for Holly Tree parents that are interested in joining the PTA board for the 2023/2024 school year. Note: We are seeking grade representatives to join the board this year. Please complete this form by Friday, May 12th. A member of the PTA will be in touch with you in the next few weeks. PTA elections will occur on May 23rd at 6:00pm at Holly Tree. Email mindywoottenbaker@gmail.com with any questions.


https://forms.gle/nDAMKytFYDYJQnKG9