Dear Holliman Families,

Welcome to another amazing week at Holliman! I would like to say how proud I am of our students. In the past, the lunch and recess block has been a challenge. It is an unstructured time where students must practice self-awareness and manage their interactions with their peers while following expectations. Students are beginning to understand how to avoid conflict and how to respond situations appropriately. During the first six weeks of school, students have been learning what it means to be an Empathetic Collaborator which is one of the elements of the WPS Vision of a Graduate. I really think this may have some correlation to how our students have been improving their behavior during lunch and recess.

Our School Improvement Team will be meeting virtually on Monday, October 16th from 3:30-4:30. We will focus on safety for this meeting and our WPS Safety Coordinator, Daniel Maggiacomo will be in attendance. The Google link for the meeting is below.

If you should ever have any questions or concerns, I can be reached directly via phone call or text at 401-871-4145. I can be reached via email as well, kimberly.cabana@warwickschools.org.

Please visit our website holliman.warwickschools.org for frequent updates. Also, please be sure to continue to opt in to receiving text messaging alerts and push notifications as this is a great way for families to receive accurate up to the minute updates.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Cabana, Principal

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!

On October 31st, the entire Holliman school community will be encouraged to dress in pink from head to toe in honor of those who are battle or have battled breast cancer. Further details to follow regarding raising funds for breast cancer research.

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. For the first weeks of schools, students have been learning how to be Empathetic Collaborators.

Clothing fabric must cover all private body parts and/or undergarments and must not be

see-through. Articles of clothing must cover the torso, to be appropriate to the school

environment and/or non disruptive in the classroom. Undergarment waistbands and/or straps

that are incidentally visible under clothing are permitted; however, undergarments may not

be worn as outerwear.

The policy can be viewed in its entirety below

Cell phones and all other personal electronic devices must be powered/turned off and kept out of sight before,

during, and after school hours while on school grounds or at any school-sponsored event unless otherwise

directed by individual teachers or administrators in their classrooms.

The policy can be viewed in its entirety below.

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.

Feinstein Updates:

Feinstein Foundation:

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

We look forward to seeing all the good we do this year! Please reach out if you know of a charity or foundation that we can work together as a school community to do a collection for and support! Our annual food drive will begin in October! Keep your eyes out for information. If you are a family in need of anything please reach out to Mrs. Cabana, Mrs. Bonneau, Mr. D'Aiello, Ms. Votto, or Miss Ann! We have resources to support you!!

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.

Have your child dress their best on October 27th! Flyers from Lifetouch with packages and pricing will be sent home within the next few weeks.

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