On behalf of the PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) welcome to the Holmes School Family!
We look forward to another great year together.
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On behalf of the PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) welcome to the Holmes School Family!
We look forward to another great year together.
Read more >About Our Community
Welcome to the 2026-2027 school year!
We’re excited to kick off another great school year together! As your PTO Co-Chairs, we’re looking forward to building community, supporting our teachers and staff, and creating fun opportunities for our kids. The Holmes Community is a special community made up of administrators, faculty, staff, students and of course, parents. Involvement in the school, big or small, matters. In most cases, your child will be at Holmes School longer than any other school in Darien.
Please be sure to sign up for our newsletter and follow us on Instagram —those channels will be your primary and go-to source for updates, events, and ways to get involved throughout the year. Here’s to a wonderful year ahead!
Kathryn Maki and Ashley Guadano
Holmes School PTO Co-Chairs
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The Holmes Hawk
Deck out your Hawks in our latest Holmes gear! Purchasing Holmes Spirit Wear not only supports school spirit, it also raises money for Holmes School!
To purchase, look for the SpiritWear Committee at school events or find more info here.
All meetings are held in the Holmes School Common Room
About the PTO for Holmes Elementary School
The purpose of parent involvement in PTOs is to help children do better in school.
According to PTO Today, when parents are involved in a child’s education, both at home and at school, children do better academically.
This includes higher grades and test scores, better attendance, better social skills, fewer behavior problems, and a tendency to graduate and continue their education.
PTO groups often struggle to get active and consistent parent involvement.
Barriers to involvement can include when parents don’t feel welcome at school, don’t feel they have time, don’t speak English or when they are they are not traditional parents (such as foster parents or grandparents).
PTOs that are successful address the fears of parents and caregivers and encourage participation by allowing parents to participate as much or as little as they wish.