The Hornet Newsletter

This is a reminder that all parents/guardians are invited to attend our annual Open House on Thursday, August 22nd from 5:00-7:00 pm. Teachers will host two sessions so that parents can attend in more than one classroom. The first session will begin at 5:00 pm and the second session at 6:00 pm. If children are present, they must remain under parent supervision for the entire evening. No students are permitted on playgrounds during the event.

The Scholastic Book Fair will be open throughout the evening. Although classrooms close at 7:00 pm, the Book Fair will be open until 7:30 pm. We will even have food trucks available for the evening so families don't have to worry about dinner! Dusty Joe’s will be here, along with the Cruisin’ Vana Ice Cream truck.

Open House is a wonderful opportunity to learn about classroom and grade-level expectations as well as classroom procedures, setting the stage for great success in the 2024-25 school year. We hope to see you there!

Thank you for your patience and cooperation with our arrival and dismissal procedures during the beginning weeks of school. Patience is appreciated, as it can take a bit longer than usual as the new year begins.

ARRIVAL: Students who arrive between 7:30 and 7:45 am will join us in the cafeteria where they can enjoy free breakfast and wait with their grade-level peers for the first bell to ring. Students who arrive between 7:45 and 8:00 am will go directly to class. For security purposes, we provide single points of entry at each BPS school. Entry points during arrival will be the door near the bike rack for walkers and bikers, the cafeteria/front office for car riders, and the front office. No students should be dropped off in the parking lot from parked cars.

DISMISSAL: At the end of the school day, walkers and bikers in all grades will be escorted to the bike rack for dismissal. Holland Funseekers and daycare students will be walked to their locations as well. Car riders will dismiss from their classrooms. It is imperative for the flow of traffic that dismissal tags are visible in the front windshield of each vehicle until exiting the loop. Dismissal tags are also required for those picking students up at our biker/walker gates. Please see below for guidelines that will continue to assist with student safety and the flow of traffic:

1. Dismissal begins at 2:30 pm Monday-Thursday and 1:15 pm on Friday. Please do not arrive prior to that time. This will help keep cars from blocking the flow of traffic on Jackson Avenue.

2. Keep the walkways clear by not stopping on the sidewalk that crosses Holland Court.

3. Have your dismissal tag visible in your windshield until your child is loaded in your vehicle.

4. Pull your vehicle all the way to the furthest station (1) before stopping to load or unload your child.

5. Students should load and unload vehicles from the passenger side only.

6. Be aware of students and families walking and/or riding bicycles as you enter and exit the campus and refrain from cell phone use.

7. When the road becomes two lanes on Holland Court, please remain in the right lane to allow for the entry of any emergency vehicles, should the need arise. Cars should not be stopped in the left lane as it is for passing only, unless directed by SBPD.

8. Please use our crosswalk to cross from the parking area to the front of the school.

For safety and security purposes, please refrain from approaching the car loop on foot.

Thank you for your continued support and cooperation as we keep all students safe during arrival and dismissal!

Please join us in welcoming new staff members to Team Holland!

Instructional Staff:

• Katie Larson, Third Grade
• Morgan Myers, STEM Teacher
• Crystal Rice, Literacy Coach

Support Staff:

• Nicole Armstrong, Social Worker (one day per week)
• Tania Martinez Lima, Custodial Team
• Cynthia Paradesreal, BAS Group Leader & Cook
• Carlos Valdez Cruz, Custodial Team
• Stephanie Oge, Behavior Technician
• Lindsay Seballos, Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
• Lindsay Fales, Instructional Assistant

Welcome to the Holland Family! 😊

• Scholastic Book Fair continues in our Media Center through Monday, August 26.
• Our online fair is from August 16th-29th.
• Ewallets can be set up through August 26th.
• https://www.scholastic.com/bf/hollandelementaryschool11
  
• Stop by the media center tonight during Open House!

We are thrilled to welcome many new and returning military-connected students and their families this year! Our AWESOME student transition team, the COMPASS kids (Children of Military Parents Adapt, Succeed and Shine), gave new students with a school tour, resources bookmark, and a warm Hornet welcome!

Annual Asbestos Notification to Building

Occupants and Their Legal Guardians

No asbestos removal activities or any other type of asbestos-response actions have taken place at Holland Elementary School during the past year (July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024).

Background Information: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires all accredited school districts to provide building occupants with a yearly correspondence describing any/all asbestos materials removed from each school during the past year.

The EPA Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) of 1986 required an asbestos inspection of each school facility nationwide. This inspection was completed in 1988. The scope of the survey included sampling building materials that might contain asbestos, assessing the condition of the materials, performing laboratory analysis of each sample, and writing a comprehensive report called an Asbestos Management Plan.

The management Plan document and subsequent Three-Year Re-inspection documents are on file at the school administration office. These documents are available to the public for review.