Holliman Hornets Family Newsletter

Dear Holliman Families,

I am looking forward to our annual Veterans' Day Ceremony which will take place at Holliman on Thursday, November 10th at 10am. Students will be gathered in the front of the school in the parking lot. Please send your child to school with a small blanket or towel to sit on during the ceremony. The younger students tend to get a bit tired standing.

We are also encouraging everyone to wear red, white, and blue!

As a reminder, there is no school on Tuesday, November 8th for election day and no school on Friday, November 11th in observance of Veterans' Day.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Cabana, Principal

Thank you to all for making our book fair a great success! We have $1,224.52 in scholastic dollars to purchase books for our library.

We were able to get a set of the 2023 RI Children's Book Award Nominees for our library. This was made possible by the Office of Library and Information Services and the RI Center for the Book, with funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. You can view the 2023 nominees and a summary about them here : https://olis-ri.libguides.com/ricba/2023.

When students leave items on buses, we ask that the student or parent to contact First Student directly.

First Student has direct contact with the buses through the radio,

and the student/parent will need to make arrangements to retrieve their forgotten item from First Student.

Please direct all calls regarding forgotten/lost items on buses to:

First Student

401-739-1980 (then press '0' for all desks)

Please note, if it is during arrival or dismissal time, there is a chance the phone will not be answered right away.

There is a plethora of items in our lost and found. Our lost and found is located in the hallway outside of the all purpose room. Students should take a peak to see if any of the items belong to them. All students walk by the lost and found on their way to the blacktop in the morning and on their way to and from lunch.

Thursday, November 10, 2022 at 10:00

All Members of the School Community are Welcome to Attend

Please plan to arrive no later than 9:45am.

Wear Red, White, and Blue

The ceremony will be followed by light refreshments for veterans and dignitaries.

Please complete this Google Form if you would like to invite a special veteran in your life!

One of my favorite math authors is Christopher Danielson who has written Which One Doesn't Belong?, Common Core Math for Parents for Dummies, and How Many? I really enjoy his Blog, Talking Math With Your Kids, the most because he shares so many creative ideas and joy all centered around, you guessed it...MATH!!! Recently he was asked to give a talk to Reach out and Read Minnesota and he had three messages for them. The first was, Children know and can do more math than their parents and teachers think they can. The second message was, young children learn math like they do language. The final message.... well, you will have to read the article to find that out.

Supporting Children's Early Math Learning by Christopher Danielson

STEM NEWS

BIG Shoutout to the Kilgore Family for another donation to the STEM Bins!!! It is greatly appreciated!!!! Thank you so much!!!

STEM Bins Overflow Supply List

If you are interested in a making monetary donation to Holliman, please visit Warwickschools.org and scroll down to the bottom of the home page to the donations button. All donations must be approved via the School Committee.

We are hoping to have additional donations to help repair/replace two swings.

Hi Holliman Families!! It's time to do good!!

Our turkeys will be up on Monday!

Let the food drive begin!!

Food Drive Flyer

Remember your golden tickets are here, we'll contact you if you're a winner!

Golden Ticket Winners: Feinstein Facebook Page

Virtual Journal

Keep an eye out for our next good deeds collection, we need to redecorate the tree!!

Visit the Feinstein website to learn more about this wonderful foundation and how they help so many schools and people in need!!

Feinstein Foundation

Don't forget to use your Feinstein Jr. Scholar Card to have free fun with your family!!

Click Here to visit the Feinstein Foundation to learn more about Alan Shawn Feinstein and how he helps our schools!!

Students should not bring any toy or object from home that is of value. Pokemon cards should be left at home. Students may bring in playground balls or footballs to school however their name should be clearly written on it. Board games such as chess or checkers may be brought in at the classroom teacher's discretion and may be played during indoor recess.

Warwick Public Library Opportunities

This is a reminder that Warwick has one of the best libraries in the state. This and every month the children's room offers registration for many free activities for children and families. Highlights this month include: A visit from the WPD and K-9 partner Charley, Book Clubs for primary and intermediate elementary grades, Family Fun Halloween Read Aloud featuring a local actor, Halloween scavenger hunt and Halloween crafts. Registration is always available through the WPL website on the children's page.

Childrens Events | Warwick Public Library

Save the Date: 11/22/22 from 5:30-7:00

Family Literacy Night at Holliman

Mrs. Kanaczet in conjunction with Providence College have put together an evening filled with many engaging family literacy stations and visits from the Warwick Pop-Up Library and local author, Dana Gambardella. We hope to gather as many Holliman families as possible to help us "feast on books" just before Thanksgiving. Please save the date.

Thank you all who have been taking advantage of the drop off loop in the morning. Please pull all the way up to the Student Drop Off sign so we can unload up to three cars at a time.

If you must park at arrival, please do not pull into the bus lane for any reason. For quick access to the parking lot, please pull into the far back lot closest to the trees

Here is the link to the Arrival /Dismissal Procedures with maps

Click Here to Report your child's positive COVID results. Please contact the COIVD coordinator with any questions regarding your child's positive COVID result.

covidcoordinator@warwickschools.org

401-734-3030

Please do not contact your child's school nurse.

We always have test kits available at our school. If you could not attend Open House and would like a test kit please reach out to the school and we can make arrangements for pick up.

*IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING EXPIRATION DATES In coordination with the CDC and Test Kit Manufacturer, Access Bio, the US Food and Drug Administration, The Rhode Island Department of Health has informed us that the expiration dates for CareStart Antigen Home Tests hav been extended by 6 months. The tests you are receiving expire 10/2022, not 4/2022.

All Holliman students have access to a water bottle filling station! Please send your child to school each day with a water bottle that they can fill if needed.

Tuesday, November 8th

Election Day No School

Wednesday, November 9th

School Committee Meeting

Thursday, November 10th

Veterans' Day Ceremony 10:00am

Friday, November 11th

Veterans' Day No School

Monday, November 14th

School Improvement Team Meeting 3:45pm

Tuesday, November 22nd

Literacy Night 5:30-7:00

Warwick Warriors Basketball Tryouts

Youth Hoop Basketball

Warwick PAL Lacrosse

Warwick PAL Hockey

Edgewood Girls Basketball

Warwick All Packs Adventure Flyer

Location: 70 Deborah Road, Warwick, RI, USA
Phone: (401) 734-3170