Oh, The Things You'll Know!
Holland's Primary and Elementary Newsletter - December 2015
We're off to great places! Today is our day! The information is waiting, So...start reading away!
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Holland Elementary - District Champs in Academic UIL!!
3rd Grade - 2nd Place in District with 135 points
4th Grade - District Champs with 241.5 points
5th Grade - District Champs with 251.5 points
Holland Elementary Total Points - 747.5 points
Austin Harmony (2nd place) - 423 points
2nd Grade Chess
Briley Tyler - 2nd
Madison Vrabel - 3rd
1st Place Team
2nd Grade Creative Writing
2nd Grade Music Memory
Addison Patterson - 3rd
Tyler Jennings - 4th
1st Place Team
2nd Grade Storytelling
Kimberlyn Lum - 3rd
3rd Grade Chess
Jaden Shaw - 5th
2nd Place Team
3rd Grade Music Memory
Payge Stephens - 2nd
Christian Anderson - 3rd
Stuart Wooley - 4th
1st Place Team
3rd Grade Ready Writing
Lilly Brown - 5th
Elizabeth Underwood - 6th
3rd Grade Spelling
Lilly Brown - 5th
2nd Place Team
3rd Grade Storytelling
Lilly Brown - 4th
4th Grade Art
Audrey Kehrly - 2nd
Aubrey Gossett - 3rd
1st Place Team
4th Grade Chess
Ayla Wolf - 3rd
Andrew Vrabel - 5th
1st Place Team
4th Grade Music Memory
Lillian Martinez - 2nd
Avery Graham - 2nd
Nate Wilcox - 4th
Jacob Gray - 5th
1st Place Team
4th Grade Number Sense
2nd Place Team
4th Grade Oral Reading
Gabby Hernandez - 3rd
Pazlee Conrad - 6th
4th Grade Ready Writing
Matt Logan - 6th
4th Grade Spelling
Karen Garcia - 4th
Matt Logan - 5th
1st Place Team
5th Grade Art
Ashleigh Kanka - 2nd
Allyson Kurtz - 5th
1st Place Team
5th Grade Chess
Matthew Woodall - 6th
2nd Place Team
5th Grade Dictionary Skills
Kyleah Brown - 3rd
Payton Turner - 5th
1st Place Team
5th Grade Listening Skills
Jolee Arce - 2nd
Kylee Ward - 5th
1st Place Team
5th Grade Maps, Graphs, & Charts
Alexander Manley - 4th
2nd Place Team
5th Grade Music Memory
Matthew Woodall - 3rd
Alyssa Carranza - 4th
1st Place Team
5th Grade Number Sense
Jayla Martinez - 6th
2nd Place Team
5th Grade Oral Reading
Jayla Martinez - 6th
5th Grade Ready Writing
5th Grade Social Studies
Trevay Brown - 6th
2nd Place Team
5th Grade Spelling
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Articles of Interest
- Don't arrive hungry.
- Respect your child's personality.
- Know when to leave the festivites
Family Rules Make Discipline Easier
To function well in a group—at home or at school—children need to respect and follow rules. To make it easier, create a chart of four or five of your family’s most important house rules and the consequences for breaking them. Make sure your child understands them. Then enforce them consistently. Click here to read more.
Children Can Learn From Play
Learning doesn’t happen only in formal classroom settings. Your child can learn a great deal from his playtime, too. There are many fun activities that can enrich your child’s learning at home. Do a jigsaw puzzle together. Encourage your child to write a story. Give him a model to build. Have him read a magazine about a subject that interests him and tell you about it. Plan, cook and eat a meal together.
Teach Your Child About Consequences
Make sure your child learns that actions have consequences. Whenever possible, use logical consequences. In other words, let your child see the results of his actions.
- If he's late for school, he has to go to bed earlier, since obviously he needs more sleep.
- If he completes his homework, he can play a game, work on his hobbies, read a book or watch a TV program you have approved.
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PTO Box Top Winners!!
PPCD - Jovanny Armas
3rd Grade - Brooke Tubbs
2nd Grade - Cody Rohan
5th Grade - Jessalyn Padron
5th Grade - Luke Hutka
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ACE Program
There is no more ACE this semester.
ACE will resume on January 5th.
Below are pictures from some of the events this fall!
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The elementary kids did a great job on their Christmas plays!!
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Mrs. Foegelle's PK Classes
The students were ready for Thanksgiving!
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First Grade
- Please be sure to listen to your child read their book bag to you EVERY night. Even if your child attends ACE, they still need to read to you. ACE does not listen to them read.
First graders having fun while learning.
Practicing spelling words in Reading Lab.
Working on nonstandard measuring.
More nonstandard measuring.
Parent Guest Speaker
First grade scientist had a special speaker, Mr. McNally, Garret’s dad. He taught them about the layers of earth and how to take care of it.
First Grade Scientists
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Third Grade
- Parents may help their child at home learn their reading vocabulary words by downloading the app Quizlet. This is a fun way to practice learning the vocabulary words.
- Istation Home is ready to use and assignments have been assigned on skills covered in class. This is great at home practice. Parents will need to follow the instructions to install and then use the students username and password.
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Fourth Grade Fabulous
4th Grade Band Concert
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Healthy Kids, Pale Kids...Sick Kids, Well Kids!!
Clinic Schedule
- Monday, January 11th - 9 am to 11 am
- Monday, January 25th - 9 am to 11 am
Please call 657-2839 for an appointment. You need to book your appointment BEFORE the day you are wanting to be seen.
FLU FACTS for FLU SEASON
Flu symptoms
- A 100 degree higher fever or feeling feverish. Not everyone with the flu has a fever.
- A cough and/or sore throat
- A runny/stuffy nose
- Headaches and/or body aches
- Chills
- Fatigue
- Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea (most common in children)
Flu vs. Common Cold: In general, the flu is worse than the common cold. Symptoms such as fever, body aches, tiredness, and cough are more common and intense with the flu. People with colds are more likely to have a runny nose.
How flu travels: Flu viruses travel through the air in droplets when someone with the infection coughs, sneezes, or talks. You can inhale the droplets directly or you can pick up the germs from and an object-such as a telephone or computer keyboard- and then transfer them to your eyes, nose, or mouth. People with the virus are likely contagious from the day before symptoms first appear until 5-10 days after symptoms begin. Children and people with weakened immune systems may be contagious for a slightly longer time.
Preventing the flu:
- Get the flu vaccine. Flu vaccines for adults and children ages 5 and up are available in the Health Clinic between 8am-3pm on a first come first serve basis. They are $12 per person. Flu mist is not available at this time.
- Wash your hands.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.
- Sneeze into the bend of your arm, NOT your hands.
Look who has lost a tooth!!
Victoria McCraney - K
Khloe Christian - K
Marcella Whitt - 1st
Hunter Mariante - 1st
Kenna Walker - 1st
Marshalee White - 1st
Cole Vaughan - 1st
2nd Grade Alexis Vantroostenberghe
Andrew Cosper - 2nd
Alexsis Edwards - 3rd
Cameron White - 4th
Cherokee Garza - 5th
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Other Important Dates
- Thursday, December 17th - Early Release at 2:00 pm
- Friday, December 18th - Early Release at 12:00 pm; Day Care closes at 12:30 pm
- Tuesday, January 5th - Classes Resume; ACE Resumes
- Friday, January 8th - Last day to earn points for the 100 point AR trip
- Monday, January 18th - MLK Holiday; No School; Teacher Inservice Day
After-school care will be provided Monday-Thursday (December 14-17) until 6:00 pm with no transportation provided. There will be NO after-school care on Friday, December 18.