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Holland's Primary and Elementary Newsletter - March 2016
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Proud of Our Bell County Youth Fair Participants!
Arce, Jolee 5th Grade
Candy - Divinity – 6th
Clothing - Doll Clothes – 1st - Reserve Champion
Cookies - Other Drop Cookies without any candy – 4th
Fashion Revue - A Dress (Daytime) – 2ndCamden, Chevi 5th Grade
Cakes - Sheet Cake - 1st - C/1ST ALT
Candy - Divinity - 2nd - Reserve Champion
Clothing - Doll Clothes - 4th
Creative Arts - Decorated Wreaths - 4th
Yeast Bread - Loaf of White Yeast Bread - 2nd - Reserve Champion
Cargill, Colton 5th Grade
Roasters - Cockerels – 14th
Roasters - Pullets – 15th
Cross, Madison 5th Grade
Cakes - Fruit/Vegetable Layer Cake - 3rd
Cookies - Other Drop Cookies w/o any candy - 5th
Cookies - Shaped Cookies - 10th
Creative Arts - Handmade Wreaths - 2nd
Creative Arts - Holiday Wreaths - 10th
Pie - Two Crust Pie - 1st
Daniel, Gavin 4th Grade
Farm Shop - Lawn Furniture (Wood) - 2nd
Woodworking, Leather & Other Crafts - Models (Snap together) - 1st - Champion
Deorsam, Ashton 3rd Grade
Mkt Swine - Duroc Light Wt. – 2ndFoegelle, Avery 4th Grade
Mkt Lambs - Middle Wt. Medium Wool – 5th
Mkt Lambs - Light Heavy Wt. Medium Wool – 7th
Mkt Lambs - Heavy Wt. Medium Wool – 7th
Timed Event Horses - Cloverleaf Barrels - 13 & under – 1st
Timed Event Horses - Pole Bending - 13 & under – 1st
Timed Event Horses - Stakes Race - 13 & under – 7th
Hutka, Luke 5th GradeCakes - Chocolate Layer Cake - 2nd
Candy - Fudge - 8th
Cookies - Drop Cookie w/plain Choc. Chip - 4th
Cookies - Brownies, Other Type - 8th
Meat Goats - Meat Goats Class 2 - 2nd
Meat Goats - Meat Goats Class 2 - 3rd
Photography - Catch-All - B&W or Color - 9th
Photography - Theme-Inspirational! B&W or Color - 6th
Woodworking, Leather & Other Crafts - Crafts Functional - 1st - Reserve Champion
Yeast Bread - Yeast Rolls - 7th
Ibarra, Jose 5th Grade
Creative Arts - Recycled Crafts - 10th
Martin, Huston 5th Grade
Candy - Fudge - 9th
Cookies - Other Bar Cookies - 10th
Textile Crafts - Fleece Throws & Pillow - 8th
Nixon, Ryan 5th Grade
Cookies - Shaped Cookies - 1st - Champion
Creative Arts - Holiday Corner - 9th
Quick Bread - Loaf of Quick Bread w/fruit - 5th
Parmer, Penny 5th Grade
Art - Drawing Colored Pencils – 7th
Art - Hand built & wheel thrown pottery – 2nd
Candy - Divinity – 7th
Clothing - Sewn Accessories – 1st
Clothing - Doll Clothes – 7th
Cookies - Drop Cookie w/candy pieces or any flavor – 7th
Creative Arts - Scrapbooking – 1st – Reserve Champion
Fashion Revue - Two or More Pieces Sewn – 1st – Reserve Champion
Pie - Nut Pie – 10th
Quick Bread - Loaf of Quick Bread w/fruit – 7th
Textile Crafts - Simple Pillow – 7th
Pierce, William Luke 4th Grade
Mkt Swine - Hampshire Heavy Wt. - 7th
Severson, Aiden 5th Grade
Cakes - Cupcakes (6) - 10th
Candy - Fudge - 1st - C/1ST ALT
Candy - Candy, Other Types - 7th
Cookies - Drop Cookie w/candy pieces or any flavor - 3rd
Creative Arts - Handmade Wreaths - 1st - Champion
Creative Arts - Holiday Wreaths - 9th
Creative Arts - Holiday Corner - 1st - Reserve Champion
Farm Shop-IA - Woodwork Furniture - 2nd - Reserve Champion
Quick Bread - Loaf of Quick Bread w/fruit - 3rd
Textile Crafts - Textile Holiday Corner - 2nd
Textile Crafts - Fleece Throws & Pillow - 2nd
Woodworking, Leather & Other Crafts - Woodwork Decorative - 1st - Reserve Champion
Woodworking, Leather & Other Crafts - Recycled wood metal or leather - 4th
Steglich, James 3rd Grade
Mkt Swine - Yorkshire Middle Wt. - 8th
Woodworking, Leather & Other Crafts - Models Cars/Airplanes/Ships, etc. - 2nd
Woodworking, Leather & Other Crafts - Models (Snap together) - 6th
Steglich, Ryan 4th Grade
Farm Shop - Indoor Metal Furniture & Metal Art – 2nd – Reserve Champion
Tyler, Catelyn 5th Grade
Breeding Rabbits - Jr. Buck Mini Rex - 3rd
Halter Horses - Reg. Mare 5 yrs & over - 2nd
Halter Horses - Grade Mare 5 yrs & over - 4th
Halter Horses - Grade Gelding 5 yrs & over - 4th
Halter Horses - Showmanship at Halter - 13 & under - 5th
Mkt Lambs - Light Wt. Finewool Cross - 6th
Rabbit Fryers - Rabbit Fryers - 27th
Rabbit Fryers - Rabbit Fryers - 33rd
Timed Event Horses - Cloverleaf Barrels - 13 & under - 9th
Timed Event Horses - Straight-Away Barrels - 13 & under - 5th
Timed Event Horses - Stakes Race - 13 & under - 3rd
Western Horses - Western Walk Trot - 13 & under - 7th
Western Horses - Western Pleasure - 13 & under - 6th
Western Horses - Western Horsemanship - 13 & under - 2nd
Vrabel, Andrew 4th Grade
Cookies - Rolled/Cutout Cookies - 9th
Food Preservation - Jellies - 1st
Food Preservation - Jam Preserves Marm. Conse.& Butters - 1st
Ward, Kylee 5th Grade
Meat Goats - Meat Goats Class 5 - 10th
Wooley, Allysa 3rd Grade
Cakes - Foam and Chiffon Cakes - 2nd
Clothing - Skirts - 2nd
Clothing - Sewn Accessories - 3rd
Creative Arts - Painted/Decor. Or Stenciled Garment - 7th
Food Preservation - Dill or Sour Cucumber Pickles - 1st - Reserve Champion
Food Preservation - Sauces - 6th
Quick Bread - Loaf of Quick Bread w/vegetable - 7th
Textile Crafts - Other Textile Crafts - 4th
Textile Crafts - Fleece Throws & Pillow - 5th
Yeast Bread - Yeast Rolls - 4th******************************************************************
March 2nd, Texas Independence Day
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PTO Box Top Winners!!
Dashall McManis
Tessa Burton, Cole Vaughan, Brooke Tubbs
Addison Patterson
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ACE Program
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Kindergarten and 1st Grade's Trip to See "The Cat in the Hat"
The Kindergarten and 1st Grade classes went to see "The Cat in the Hat" play in Georgetown on Thursday, March 10th. It was a great show and the students had a wonderful time. Below is an email Mr. Downing received the next day. Kuddos to our students and teachers at Holland Elementary!
Good afternoon, Mr. Downing.
After 15 years of teaching public school, I retired from teaching in 2014 to stay at home and teach my youngest, who is 7. Today we went to the Palace Theater in Georgetown with some other families in our homeschool group to see The Cat in the Hat. I wanted to take the time to let you know that I was very impressed with the behavior of your Kinder and 1st grade students that were in attendance at the same show. They were very respectful and seemed very much aware of behavior expectations before, during and after the performance. As a former public school teacher, I know how difficult it can be to manage behavior at such venues. Your students and teachers are to be commended.
Respectfully,
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2nd and 3rd Grade's Trip to the Zoo
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4th and 5th Grade's Trip to Inner Space Cavern
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Holland Elementary raised $2,224.44 for Jump Rope for Heart!! Way to go Holland Elementary!
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Holland Elementary Sold 4, 317 Plants at Their Annual Plant Sale!
Holland Elementary held its annual plant sale March 28 – April 1.
All plants were started from seed and were organically grown by Holland Elementary Second Graders and Mrs. Evan’s Kindergarteners. The plants were sold at $0.50 each. The proceeds benefited the Holland First Baptist Church Food Bank.
Vegetables that were available included: Beefsteak Tomatoes, Roma Tomatoes, and Early Girl Tomatoes, Bell Peppers, Jalapeno Peppers, Serrano Peppers, Anaheim Peppers, Yellow Squash, Zucchini, Cucumbers, Watermelon, and Cantaloupe. Herbs that were available included: Basil, Oregano, Thyme, Cilantro, Parsley, Sage, and Dill.
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Elementary Cup Fundraiser
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American Legion Auxiliary’s Easter Egg Hunt for Holland Elementary
Holland ISD would like to thank the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 526 for their time and energy as they worked to provide another wonderful Easter egg hunt for the students of Holland Elementary on Thursday, March 24th. All students from the Community Day Care, PPCD, Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten and First Grade were able to participate in this special event. “The students look forward to the Easter egg hunt all week long. They talk about it and get more excited each day. The American Legion Auxiliary members do a great job interacting with the students, and the members seem to have as much fun as the kids.”, stated Kindergarten teacher Debbie Gilley.
The American Legion Auxiliary began filling the 146 dozen eggs a few weeks before the event. Cathy Hegar stated that they do this to ensure they have everything ready for the big day. Members of the Auxiliary that attended were Cathy Hegar, Adele Posey, Margie Lovellette, and Shirley Liles. American Legion members that attended were Henry Hegar, David Posey and Joe Liles. Cathy Cleveland’s leadership class helped hide the eggs. The elementary students have been receiving this great service for 20+ years, and Holland ISD appreciates the Auxiliary’s commitment to the school and community. Dean Brisbin and the late Gwen Bell started this annual tradition. Mrs. Hegar stated that it was very exciting to see the kids vacuum up the eggs in such a short amount of time. She also said that it was a thrill to see the joy in the children’s faces and that it brought back great memories.
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Kourtnie Gommert brought her bunny, Freggles, to visit the Pre-K class!
Thank You, Mrs. Aramanda!!!
Introducing Kelby Jayne Christian!!
Kelby Jayne Christian was born on January 25th at 9:46 a.m. Kelby weighed 8 lb 5.5 oz and was 20 inches. She has one VERY proud big sister, Khloe, who is in Mrs. Dawson's kindergarten class! Congratulations, Mrs. Christian and Khloe!
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Kindergarten
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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.
- Review adding and subtracting facts through 20.
- Continue practicing counting coins.
- Practice telling time to hour and half hour.
First grade investigates worms in science when they were learning about living and nonliving.
1st Grade Dying Easter Eggs, Hunting Easter Eggs, and Meeting a Few Easter Bunnies!
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Second Grade
Thank you, Mrs. Patterson!!!
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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.
3rd Grade Having Fun at Their Easter Party!
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5th Grade
- The first set of pictures are of the 5th graders during their "circle time". They are practicing their "positive handles".
- The second set of pictures are of their Easter egg relays!
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Healthy Kids, Pale Kids...Sick Kids, Well Kids!!
Clinic Schedule
- THERE WILL BE NO CLINICS DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL
* FREE CHILDREN'S CLINIC * FREE CHILDREN'S CLINIC *
Feed My Sheep Clinic has a free children's walk-in clinic on certain Saturdays. They do sick child visits, vaccinations, hearing screening, vision screening, and dental screening. They are open from 10 am to 12 pm, and sign up's begin at 9:30 am. Upcoming dates are:
- April 9th
- May 7th
- May 28th
Their contact information is:
613 South 3rd Street
Temple, TX 76504
254-239-9863
facebook.com/FeedMySheepClinic
Look who has lost a tooth!!
Cole Vaughan - 1st
Paisley Foegelle - 1st
Joshua Juarez - 4th
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Other Important Dates
- Thursday, April 14th - PreK/Kindergarten Roundup
- Friday, April 29th - Holiday for Students / Teacher Work Day
- Thursday, May 5th - Last day of ACE
- Monday, May 9th - 3rd Grade & 4th Grade Math STAAR
- Tuesday, May 10th - 3rd Grade & 4th Grade Reading STAAR
- Wednesday, May 11th - 5th Grade Science STAAR
- Thursday, May 12th - Band Concert (4th Grade through High School)
- Friday, May 13th - 2nd and 3rd Grade 200 Point Trip
- Monday, May 16th - Elementary UIL Swim Trip
- Tuesday, May 17th - Elementary UIL Swim Trip / Senior Walk
- Wednesday, May 18th - 4th and 5th Grade 200 Point Trip
- Thursday, May 19th - Summer Fun
- Friday, May 20th - Holiday for Students / Teacher Work Day
- Monday, May 23rd - 4th Grade State Capitol Field Trip
- Tuesday, May 24th - Field Day
- Friday, May 27th - Last Day of School / Early Release / Graduation at Expo Center
Holland ISD Roundup
Who:
Pre-Kindergarten
(4 yrs. old as of 9-1-16)
and
Kindergarten Students
(5 yrs. old as of 9-1-16)
When:
April 14, 2016
Pre-K – 7:00-8:00 pm
Kindergarten – 1:00-2:00 pm, 7:00-8:00 pm
Where:
Holland Elementary Office
What to Bring:
Shot Record, Birth Certificate and Social Security Card
*Kindergarten students need to be present to complete a short activity with a Teacher. *