Elementary Newsletter
8/13 - PT
Conferences 8 AM
- 4 PM
8/14 - First Day of
School!
8/16 - No School
8/20 - School Board
Meeting at 7 PM
8/23 - No School
8/26-9/6 - DIBELS BOY Testing
8/27 - Picture Day
8/28 - ESL Night at
5:30 PM
8/30 - No School
9/2 - No School
Welcome Back!
I hope your child(ren) enjoyed summer! The teachers and staff worked hard to make sure this year is the best yet! I am excited to share that all of our staff have met the READ qualifications mandated by the state and if you need more information, please contact me. Please keep an eye out for these monthly newsletters in your email. If you know of someone who is not getting the newsletter, please have them check their spam mail and check with our secretary, Mrs. Juarez, to see which email the newsletter is being sent to so we make sure we are sending it to the correct email address. If you do not have an email address, we will send home a copy of the monthly newsletter with your child. The newsletters are sent out the first day of the month.
New Staff for 2024-2025 School Year
Technology/Librarian - Mrs. Kathi Stanley
2nd Grade Teacher - Miss Makenzie Martin
4th Grade Teacher - Mrs. Melanie Wheeler
Math Interventionist - Mrs. Ashley Clayton
Band Teacher- Miss Alexis Tait
Special Education Paraprofessional - Miss Nayely Espinal
Counselor Corner - Mr. Hines
Guidance Counseling will begin the first full week of school. We are using the Random Acts of Kindness curriculum and Sources of Strength again this year. If you would like your child to visit with Mr. Hines on a regular basis, please reach out to him by phone or email; (970) 854-3411 and by email hineslo@hcosd.org.
End of the Day Messages
Please call our secretary, Mrs. Juarez, before 3:00 PM if you have a message for your child. We have around 300 students and have to start messages early to get through all of them depending on the day. Please know we understand last minute emergencies.
Please make sure your child has a water bottle daily!
Breakfast and Lunch
Breakfast and lunch are free this year. You are welcome to join your child(ren) for lunch. We just ask that you Your child(ren) is allowed to get seconds or an additional milk when he/she has a positive balance in his/her account. The following prices apply…
Extra milk $0.50
Additional breakfast $2.00
Additional lunch entree $2.00
Important Information
Please make sure to call Mrs. Juarez before 9 AM if your child will not be at school.
Students can start entering the school at 7:45 AM.
Students will be dismissed and exit the building at the following times and locations…
5th/6th Graders - dismissed at 3:38 PM and will exit the front doors
3rd/4th Graders - dismissed at 3:39 PM and will exit the front doors
1st/2nd Graders - dismissed at 3:40 PM and will exit the library doors
Kindergarten - dismissed at 3:40 PM and will exit the kindergarten doors
L.E.A.R.N.E.R.S.
LEARNERS is a word we will be focusing on at Holyoke Elementary. LEARNERS stands for…
Learn from mistakes
Evaluate work
Ask questions and accept challenges
Receive and respond to feedback
Never give up!
Effort matters
Reach goals
State what we’re learning
For the month of September, we are focusing on “L” Learn from mistakes.
S.O.A.R.
We are The Dragons and we Soar to excellence! SOAR stands for…
Safety
Ownership
Achievement
Respect
For the month of September, we are focusing on “S” Safety.
Student Safety Before and After School
It is the goal of the city, police department, and the school that we have a great and safe start to the school year! We are providing you with information about the safest routes, rules, and helpful hints.
When walking or biking, please use the sidewalks.
Avoid alleys and parking lots.
Do not walk or ride in the middle of the street.
Travel in groups if possible, especially when crossing major intersections. This allows cars to not only see you, but make them stop on time.
When riding a bike, scooter, or skateboard, you are required to stop at stop signs just like a car.
Utilize the designated routes which are patrolled and shared with the public as streets to be watching for pedestrians and bikers.
Wear a bicycle helmet if you have one.
Always assume cars cannot see you and will not be stopping.
Congratulations to our winners!
Thank you for attending our back to school registration! We had a good turn out and appreciate your help in completing paperwork that needs to be done annually. The elementary did our drawing and we have two people who won an athletic pass for the school year to home events! Congratulations to Tanairi Dominguez and Emily Daniel!
Drop off and pick up
Please use yellow zones for dropping kids off. Do NOT park in the yellow zones. If you want to walk your child to the front door of the school, please park in a parking spot in the parking lot and not the yellow zones.
After school, please make sure to pull over in a parking spot to pick up your child. We have staff helping fill in as a crossing guard, so please let them help your son or daughter cross the street.
Chromebooks and Chargers
We appreciate your help with your child’s education by providing school supplies at the beginning of the year. If your child is in 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade, it will be your child’s responsibility to charge his/her Chromebook for school the next day. Your child was given a Chromebook and a charger at the beginning of the school year. If the charger gets lost, you will be responsible for replacing it. It would be a big help if you could remind your child to plug in his/her Chromebook nightly. your responsibility to make sure your child has his/her headphones charged and ready for school daily.
Option to Opt Out of the State Assessment
There is the option to opt out of state assessments. If you choose to do so, please speak with your child’s teacher and the principal ahead of time. There is a sheet to fill out if you choose to do so. The form is IKA-E and can be found at www.hcosd.org.