Holliman Hornets Family Newsletter

This school year, we welcome Ms. Brady as our part time math Interventionist.

And finally a warm welcome to Ms. Emily Kruzona, teacher assistant in K/1.

We are so fortunate to have our lunch aide dream team return to Holliman this school year!

Miss Krissy, Miss Amanda, Miss Michelle, Miss April, Miss Linda, and Miss Patty all love your children and love being part of their school day. They are going to do their very best to provide our students with a safe and fun lunch and recess each day!

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL ONLY ARRIVAL BY CAR

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL ONLY - ARRIVAL PROCEDURES

• Arrive early to take photos in front of the Holliman sign.

• Morning supervision begins at 8:45 am.

• All families arriving by car enter via Deborah Rd and MUST park in our front parking lot or in the neighborhood. Do not block the entrance by parking in front of or across from the blue house on Deborah Rd.

• Students will enter the school via the All Purpose Room door on the side of the building near the drop off loop (staff will be available to assist).

• All students must be in the building by 9:00 am.

*This information is also posted on our website & sent out via text and email.

Second Day of School Through the Last Day Arrival

I encourage all families arriving via car to enter the student drop off loop via Mullen Rd.

• Please have your child seated on the passenger side of the car if possible.

• Pull all the way up to the all purpose room door or behind the car in front of you.

• Please do not exit your vehicle.

• Your child(ren) will exit the vehicle on the passenger side.

• If necessary, a staff member will assist your child in getting out of the vehicle.

• You are allowed to pass/go around cars in front of you that need a little extra time; there is plenty of room to do this in the drop off loop.

• Most of the lot will be closed off for the buses.

• If you MUST enter the parking lot, please take an immediate left once you enter the lot.

• Do not follow the buses

• Please let all family members who may be dropping off your child about this routine.

• All students, bus, walkers, car enter the building via the All Purpose Room door. Safety patrol guide students to the blacktop out of door D14.

• K and special education self contained students remain in the cafeteria w/ TAs

• Grades 1-5 line up in their designated classroom lines along the windows.

• Teachers take students into the building at 9:00am.

Dismissal

*All dismissal doors will be labeled with the grade level and teacher name.

• Mrs. Bonneau’s Kindergarten will be dismissed out of door 20 which faces the Pilgrim tennis courts.

• Mrs. Habershaw’s Kindergarten will be dismissed out of door 17 which faces the playground/blacktop.

*All grade 1-5 students who have a Kindergarten sibling will be dismissed out of that sibling’s Kindergarten dismissal door.

• Door 21 Facing the tennis courts

• Gr. 1 Mrs. Hatch & Ms. Marcaccio

• Gr. K-2 SES Ms. Doyle

• Gr. K/1 IASE Ms. Palombo

• Door 22 Facing the flag pole

• Gr. 2 Mrs. Foley & Ms. Rafanelli

• Gr. 3 Ms. Fratus & Mrs. Kennett

• Gr. ⅔ IASE Mrs. Aguiar

• Main Entrance Door 1

• Gr. 4 Ms. Warrener & Ms. Shirlie Yazidjian

• Gr. 4 Mrs. Williams & Ms. Sonya Yazidjian

• Gr. 3-5 SES Mr. Aviles

• Gr. ⅘ IASE Mr. Lasalle

Bus Room

• Walk silently into the all purpose room.

• Be seated in your bus line.

• Sit directly behind the person in front of you.

• Stay in your spot by sitting flat on your bottom with your legs close to your body.

• Hold on to your bus ticket

• Leave everything in your backpack including water bottles, Chromebooks, etc.

• Raise your hand if you need help from a teacher on bus duty.

• This is calm quiet time.

• Stand quietly when your bus is called.

For the first few days of school, it is extremely important that teachers know how students are getting home until routines are established (busing, carpooling, daycare, etc). Please complete this Google form so that we have smooth dismissals during the first week of school. You are also welcome to write a note to your child's teacher regarding their dismissal plan. Thank you!

*Please note that only individuals who are listed in your child's Aspen account may pick up your child. Please be sure Aspen has the most up to date information.

Visit our website and/or download the app. When using the app, the click Holliman Elementary on the drop-down for Holliman specific information.

You can select; Feed for all current Holliman related news and updates, Events for a list of calendar events (school wide, PTA, etc), click more for more detailed Holliman related information.

Though all schedules and classroom assignments have begun 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. I am asking that families please hold off on requesting a change to their child's classroom. Class lists were created in June with a great deal of consideration.

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.

*Access to Aspen may still be down at the time of this newsletter's publishing date. I will send a notification as soon as access has been restored.

• PLEASE BE SURE YOUR CHILD HAS THE FOLLOWING:

  
  

  • Water bottle with their name clearly written on it.

  • Peanut free snacks and lunch - we are a peanut free school.

  • A note to your child’s teacher indicating how they are getting home (please do this until a set routine is established).

  • Backpack with their name clearly written on it.

  • The school is fully air conditioned. Your child may need a sweater/sweatshirt if they tend to get cold. Please label all jackets, hoodies, sweaters, etc with your child’s name.

  • Please contact nurse Razza via phone 734-3170 EX. 4 or email (alison.razza@warwickschools.org) with any medical related questions, concerns, medication, etc.).

Here is a list of items that are on most teachers' wish lists;

• glue sticks
• scissors
• tissues
• sanitizing wipes
• paper towel
• pencils, crayons, markers, colored pencils
• notebooks, folders, etc.

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.

Please label your child's water bottle (and other personal belongings such as lunch box, backpack, pencil case, etc).

Many students enjoying buying breakfast and/or lunch and many families qualify for free or reduced school meals! Regardless of your financial situation, I encourage you to please complete the free/reduced school lunch application. Below is the link to the online free/reduced school meals application and additional school meals information.

Email: kimberly.cabana@warwickschools.org
Website: holliman.warwickschools.org
Location: 70 Deborah Road, Warwick, RI, USA
Office Phone: (401) 734-3170 Extension 3 for Principal

Office Cell Phone (401) 871-4145 (for calls and text messages)