This year we are offering family and friends the opportunity to buy ads in the program to support their talent show participant. Ads will be available at 1/4 page, 1/2 page and full page sizes. Prices will be $10, $20 or $30. Artwork will need to be submitted in the following formats: EPS, PDF or […]
Due to snow days and illness, we are changing the tryout dates for H Factor. The new dates will be March 2 & 3 in the common room. We hope this gives everyone more time to prepare! Please also see the attached application that will need to be completed prior to trying out.
SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR NEXT PTO MEETING: Thursday,November 13th at 7:30pm in the Common Room featuring an Arts Education Panel.
Dear Parents, Parents are invited to attend an information session to learn more about the implementation of revised K-5 progress reports for the 2014-2015 school year. Representative groups of teachers and administrators engaged in a year-long process to update the K-5 progress report to align with the K-5 curriculum, particularly in the areas of literacy […]
Welcome Back to School from the PTO! Welcome Back to Holmes!!! The PTO has been busy all summer preparing some great events for the 2014/2015 School year and are excited to get started. We look forward to seeing everyone throughout the year. Please look at the Calendar of Events because August and September are BUSY. […]
Help Raise $$ for Holmes With Everyday Shopping! Most parents spend plenty of money at Stop & Shop, Amazon and/or Target. Please take 5 minutes to register your account in order to have a percentage of your sale go directly to Holmes. The money earned pays for the many specials and extras our kids love! Click […]
Parent Coffees Coming Up Come reconnect with old friends to hear about the new school year at the Parent Coffees this week! All coffees will be from 9:15 – 10:15am in the Common Room. The dates are below: Grades 4 and 5: Wednesday, 8/27 Grades 2 and 3: Thursday, 8/28 Grades K and 1: Friday, […]
Get Your Act Together!! The H-Factor 2014 will take place March 29th from 4-6pm at the Darien High School. Tryouts will take place March 4th and 5th at Holmes School. Application process open to Grades 3-5. All applicants must be students of Holmes School. Application Form and Guidelines are attached. As of Tuesday, 2/4 there […]
Holmes After School Program Registration is now OPEN! There is a wide variety of classes for Holmes students this Fall–cooking, arts and crafts, sports, theater–many of which are taught by Holmes teachers. Register online, or download the form from our site and mail it to us (no forms to school, please.) The Fall session runs […]
We thank Stephanie Furman, Mathematics Program Coordinator of the Darien Public Schools for her presentation on “Pi Day” (3.14). Among other topics, we learned about the important balance between conceptual understanding and procedural skill in solving mathematical problems, as accuracy extends beyond simply getting the correct answer! Please find attached her presentation notes.