Holly Hall Elementary
Family Update 05.15.22
A Message from the Principal
Greetings Holly Hall Families,
We are in the heart of MCAP testing, thank you for continuing to focus on on-time, daily regular attendance for our 3rd-5th graders. This, combined with a good night's sleep and healthy eating, provide optimal test performance. Please reinforce for your student(s) the importance of their performance on this assessment and future placement of them academically. We want an accurate picture of all students.
Enjoy and have a fabulous week,
Ms. Lowe
Thank you from our PTO
Fun & Fitness Day
AVID Monthly Focus: Costa's Levels of Questioning
This month our AVID focus in on Costa's Levels of Questioning. This is similar to what you might have heard or learned about with Bloom's Levels of Thinking. What is unique about Costa's Levels of Questioning is that it features three tiers of questioning designed to promote higher-level thinking and inquiry.
Similar to Bloom’s taxonomy, Costa’s lower level prompts students to use more basic faculties; as students move up in levels, the questions prompt them to use more complex thinking skills.
Through decades of research on human resilience, Dr. Costa also identified the 16 Habits of Mind, a set of behaviors that support students in navigating the challenges that often occur in school and life, in general. Several of Dr. Costa’s 16 habits — thinking interdependently, innovating, gathering data, and applying past knowledge to new situations — both require and reinforce higher levels of questioning.
There is a substantive amount of research that supports Dr. Costa’s schema. Newmann (1993) found that higher-order thinking compels students to “manipulate information and ideas in ways that transform their meaning,” and “expects students to solve problems and develop meaning for themselves.”
Each future week in May we will focus on one of the levels.
AVID Elementary
Advancement
Via
Individual
Determination
To learn more about AVID, please click on the following link:
Pre K & Kindergarten Registration for 22-23 Now Open!
Do you have a child at home that will be 5 years old by September 1st? Yippee!! They will be eligible for Kindergarten registration which opens April 1st.
All materials to register are found online, go to https://www.ccps.org/domain/50 for more information.
Counselor’s Corner
Thank you to all who supported our Career Day! Great fun and learning were had by all. We appreciate your time and support.
YMCA Before & After Care
Breakfast & Lunch menu week of 5/16
Chicken nuggets or meatball sub
Tuesday: Muffins
Mozzarella Sticks or Corn Dogs
Wednesday: Breakfast bars
Chicken Wraps or Burger
Thursday: Banana Bread
Spaghetti with meat sauce or Chicken Tenders
Friday: Mini Cinni
Hot dog or Pizza Bagel
Important Dates to Remember:
5/17 Careers on Wheels-PM, PTO Mtg 5-6
5/19 2nd grade to Fairhill, MCAP Math Day 1 & 2, grades 3 & 4
5/27 Fun & Fitness Day-
Time/Grade Level
9:30-11:00 Grades 4 & 5
11:45-1:15 Grades 2 & 3
1:30-3:00 Grades K & 1
- 6/02 5th Grade Class Trip
- 6/9 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony @ 9:30 am
- 6/9 PTO Meeting @ 5:00 pm
Holly Hall Elementary School
Email: llowe@ccps.org
Website: https://www.ccps.org/domain/113
Location: 233 White Hall Rd, Elkton, MD 21921
Phone: 41099665050
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Holly-Hall-Elementary-896133163796198
Twitter: @HollyHallElem