Thank you to Holmes School families and staff that generously donated food to various Thanksgiving food drives this past week. Our Kids Care Club held their annual turkey drive to benefit the Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County and many classes also collected food for Person-to-Person. Thanks for your generosity this holiday season!
On November 17th there will be a workshop for parents of students in Kindergarten through fifth grade. It will take place at the Board of Education at 10am. This workshop will help parents become familiar with the Common Core State Standards and Practices for Mathematics. Parents will learn about the purpose and importance of the […]
Holmes School Turkey Drive Happening NOW! Grab one this weekend!Holmes School is very excited to be participating again in the Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County Annual Turkey Drive. On Friday, November 20th, we will have the Food Bank Truck in the parking lot at Holmes. Please drop off a frozen turkey or chicken between 8-9:30am and let’s reach […]
Kids Care Club will hold a meeting Friday, November 13 3:30-4:30 in the Common Room. Kids Care will be working together with Student Council to do a school wide Turkey Drive on Friday, November 20th from 8-9am for the FoodBank. On the 13th, kids will listen to Kate from the FoodBank, briefly talk about their […]
On Thursday, November 5 the Darien School District is offering a parent workshop: “Words Their Way Word Study Approach”. The workshop will be held from 12:00pm to 1:00pm at the Board of Education. “In this workshop teachers will describe the principles behind our word study curriculum in grades 1-5. Parents will have an opportunity […]
Holmes School Book of the Month (2019-2020) The Holmes School Book of the Month is an on-going Interactive Read Aloud activity designed to build and deepen our community connections through conversations relating to high-quality children’s literature. Each month, all classroom teachers at Holmes School will be reading the same book to their class in a engaging […]
All Holmes families are invited to Bingo Night on November 13 from 5:30-7:30 pm. Always a popular event filled with lots of bingo, a little magic, pizza and even more fun. Please reach out to the Family Activities Chairs if you’re interested in volunteering for the event. Thank you! Laura Pesce-Gray, Sally Betz and Ellyn Coyne.
Holmes School continues to be a generous supporter of UNICEF. Please check your child’s backpack this week for a UNICEF collection box and remember to bring it along on Saturday while trick-or-treating! UNICEF improves the lives of children throughout the world by providing immunizations and medicine, clean water, nutrition, education, emergency relief and more. For […]
This Halloween send a “candy gram” message to teachers and staff at Holmes School! To print out the message slips and instructions, simply click this link. Each message is $1. There will be a collection box in the office. Send your “candy gram” messages to school before October 28. The 5th grade students will attach a sweet treat […]
Life Touch Picture Retake Day is Wednesday, October 28 from 9:30-11AM. Please notify your classroom teacher to arrange a time for the retake. Students should bring the original picture (keep the classroom picture) back to school on the day of retakes.
