Dear Holliman Families,

'Tis the season for spreading joy and cheer, and what better way to celebrate than with our upcoming Holiday Spirit Week! From Monday, December 18th to Friday, December 22nd we invite our students and staff to join in the festivities as we share the holiday spirit together.

Here's a sneak peek at the fun-filled days we have planned.

• Monday, December 18th - Pajama Day: Get ready to snuggle up in your favorite sleepwear.
• Tuesday, December 19th - Festive Colors Day: Show your spirit by decking out in vibrant holiday hues.
  
• Wednesday, December 20th - Sweater Day: Pull out those wonderfully tacky, winter, or festive sweaters.
  
• Thursday, December 21st - Festive Accessories Day: Deck out in any fun festive or winter themed accessories (jewelry, headbands, hats, reindeer antlers, etc).
• Friday, December 22nd - Comfy Cozy Day: Go ahead and wear your PJs again or dress in your most comfy holiday or winter clothes.

Please know that our doors are always open, and we welcome your feedback, ideas, and involvement in our school community. Don't hesitate to reach out to our staff or myself if you have any questions, concerns, or ideas you'd like to share. My direct line, which receives phone calls and text messages is 401-871-4145.

Holliman Winter Chorus Concert

Friday, December 15th

2:20 pm

Save the Date!!

**I would like to take this opportunity to extend a holiday invitation to all parents, guardians, friends and families of Holliman School Chorus students. Please join us for our Winter Concert on December 15, 2023.

**Our family concert will take place in the school auditorium at 2:20 pm. Concert dress is a plain white top, solid black bottoms and dark shoes or sneakers. Please follow the Holliman dress code.

**All 4th & 5th grade chorus students will meet in the auditorium at 2:00 pm on the afternoon of the concert to line up in concert order. Good behavior is expected.

**This concert will end around the time of regular dismissal. All families must exit the building following the concert. Per Mrs. Cabana, students will not be signed out early after the Holiday Chorus Concert. If there is going to be a change in how your child goes home that day, please send it in writing to your child's teacher on or before December 15th.

**Students are encouraged to rehearse the choral selections ahead of the concert. The music is posted on the stream page of my Google Classroom, Cornell: Music 2023-24. The code is nxhztwk.

**If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at cynthia.cornell@warwickschools.org. I hope to see you all on December 15th. Happy Holidays!

Our 5th graders raised $1,619 to purchase toys to donate to Toys for Tots!

Flyers are arriving weekly for festive family events. Check out the web page link for the latest flyers for community family events and other informative flyers.

Trimester 1 student report cards will be posting in Aspen for viewing on December 20th. This year, paper copies of report cards will also be sent home with students on that date.

If your child rides a bus, please be sure to review the bus behavior procedure

document and the Bus related section of the Code of Ethics linked below.

Students need to expend energy; enjoy the fresh air and soak up some vitamin D during their recess,

as often as possible. Unless it is raining, or there would be a danger of allowing outdoor recess, the

students should go outside for recess if the temperature is 32 degrees or above.

RI STATE POLICY 16-21-36. Outdoor recess

No elementary school or private preschool shall permit recess to be held outdoors when the local

temperature falls below thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit (32oF)/ zero degrees Celsius (0oC).

We are so close to our goal of 95%!

Please send a note to your child's teacher in writing when there is a change in your child's dismissal for that day or if they get picked up early. It would be very helpful. Thank you!

All school events and important dates are captured on our holliman.warwickschools.org website. Please check this website often for updates! It is a great resource and it is updated in real time!

This school year students in all grades will be learning what each element of the Warwick Public Schools Vision of a Graduate means to them. Students in grades K-5 have begun to internalize what it means to be Empathetic Collaborators!

For the next several weeks, students will be working on what it means to be Skilled Communicators.

Often students like to share their lunch with others. Though this is a very kind gesture, please remind your child to not offer food to other students and/or not to accept food that is not theirs. We have many students with food allergies and want to be sure students are only consuming their lunch from home or school purchased lunch. Thank you!

Please visit our website regarding the Free/Reduced Meal Application. ALL families are encouraged to complete this form. To read more about the importance of completing an application, please visit our website which is linked below.

*Paper copies of the application will be sent home with your child.

Thank you to Mastery Martial Arts for partnering with the Holliman PTA for a four-week after school program! They helped us raise $675 which will go towards field trips, cultural arts assemblies, and so much more!

Below is the link to the gallery of photos from the PTA sponsored PJ party.

If you're in need of food this holiday season or any time please reach out to Mrs. Bonneau, Ms. Votto, Mr. D'Aiello, Miss Ann, Mrs. Cabana so we can help!!

Want to know more about Alan Shawn Feinstein and what he's all about? Click the link to visit the Foundation website!

The Feinstein Foundation

Please email our secretary, Miss Ann, ann.palumbo@warwickschools.org for assistance with a password change. Miss Ann is not able to add or remove information such as phone numbers and addresses.

Though all schedules and classroom assignments are started to post on Aspen, we have been making updates as new students enter and programming adjustments are made. Please check Aspen frequently before the first day of school.

Email: kimberly.cabana@warwickschools.org
Website: holliman.warwickschools.org
Location: 70 Deborah Road, Warwick, RI, USA
Phone: (401) 734-3170
Facebook: facebook.com/Hollimanprincipalcabana
Twitter: @CabanaPrincipal