Note from Mr. Arnone
As we come to the close of the final week of the 2009-2010 school year, it is with great pride that I say how fortunate I feel to be a part of a community of educators who are second to none and families who work to make the home and school connection possible and capable and caring children who follow the models given to them at home and school. Thank you for making our school the kind of place that it is and enjoy your summer. I look forward to seeing you all in September when we open up our next school year. May this year and all the years ahead be just as wonderful.

Last Day of School is Friday, June 25
Remember, both June 24 and June 25 are Early Dismissal Days (12:50pm) and the cafeteria will not be serving lunches.

Howls
The last Howl for the 2009-2010 school year was e-mailed on June 21. We hope you have a great summer and look forward to seeing everyone back in the Fall. The e-mail distribution list will be updated over the summer. If you will be back next year, you do not need to do anything. However, if you do not receive a welcome e-mail by the first day of school OR if you continue to receive e-mails and are no longer at Holland Hill, please contact elizabetharkay@gmail.com.

Memory Books are here!
This year’s Memory Books have arrived and look great! They will be distributed to those who ordered them on Thursday, so please look for them in your child’s backpack. If you did not order one and would like one or would like an extra copy, there is still a chance to buy one. We will have a table set up in front of the school Thursday morning (and Friday if any left) to sell the last few books. If you think you ordered one and do not receive it Thursday, please stop by the table or contact elizabetharkay@gmail.com.

Pizza Party Fundraiser
The school year is coming to an end and the Class of 2011 incoming 5th Graders are having a pizza party fundraiser for lunch on Friday, June 25th the last day of school. The cafeteria will be closed so please read the attached 5th Grade Pizza Fundraiser Flyerfor more details and how you can order your Pizza Post pizza today.

Library material – Reminder to Parents
All borrowed Library materials are due back to the LMC by Friday, June 18, 2010.
Please help your child find and return all outstanding items. Payment is expected for any lost/damaged imaterials.

Cash Cow
This is the last week to donate! Pick up will be June 25th! We have raised over $100 with our shipment of cell phones & ink cartridges. Thank you to all who have participated! Now, you can donate more … laptop computers, iPods & MP3 players, PDA devices, GPS devices, digital cameras, game systems, video games and DVDs. So, clean out those closets, rooms and game shelves! Reduce your carbon footprint by recycling all those techno gadgets! And help out the school! Boxes are located in the lobby of the school. Should you have questions about donating, please contact Nicole Nuttall, snnuttall@gmail.com. See attached Cash Cow flyer for more information.

School Garden at Holland Hill
Calling all parents, faculty and interested parties! Like many other schools in Fairfield, we are exploring the school garden concept here at Holland Hill and would love to gather a group of people who are would like to help. Gardening can teach a lifetime of skills and values to our children – and what better way to learn these skills than to work together beside friends, teachers and mentors to develop a lasting – and living legacy here at HH. You need not be a master gardener to join us! Just bring your interest, enthusiasm and desire to get involved.
When: Tuesday June 22, 8:15 a.m. APR

Operation Hope dinner
IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY IT’S HARD TO IMAGINE THERE ARE PEOPLE WITHOUT FOOD OR SHELTER… BUT THERE ARE.
There are people in our community who do not have enough money left after paying for housing or other basic necessities to purchase food. Last year Operation Hope provided 137,000 meals to people in need through donations of meals from churches, synagogues, school groups, individuals and families.

On July 20th the Holland Hill PTA will provide a meal to Operation Hope. Please signup to provide something that will help a hungry neighbor. This simple lesson in giving to others will truly make a difference.

We need: 2 more people to make chicken, 4 people to make pulled pork, 4 people to make coleslaw, 4 people to make beans, 3 people to make veggies, 2 people to make pasta salad, 2 people to make salad, and 3 more donations of fruit. Please make enough to serve six people.

PTA Green Team
Environmental Group Meeting Monday, Monday, June 21st 7:30pm at Las Vetas
Are you interested in helping our schools become more green and environmentally friendly? If so, please come to the Green Team (PTA Council Standing Committee) meeting on Monday, June 21st 7:30pm at Las Vetas on Unquowa. Please RSVP to Michelle Stearns at michellestearns@att.net

Last Call for Box Tops…
We will have one more Box Tops collection before the end of the school year. Hurry and send in your Box Tops now! Box Tops are worth 10 cents each for our school when we redeem them at Box Tops for Education. Just put the Box Tops in an envelope or Ziploc bag marked “Box Tops”. Send them to school with your child and they will be collected and submitted for money for Holland Hill.
This is an ongoing collection throughout the year. There will be another collection when school starts in the fall so please continue to clip your Box Tops over the summer.

THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR:
Wednesday, June 23
Moving Up Event
Thursday, June 24
5th grade Closing Excercises – 10AM – APR
Ice Cream Social -3rd grade 12-12:50 (APR if rain)
Early Dismissal; all students will be dismissed at 12:50
Friday, June 25Cafeteria Closed
4th grade Pizza Lunch Fundraiser
Early Dismissal; all students will be dismissed at 12:50
Last Day for Students and Teachers

CUB SCOUT PACK 89 News!-
Our Pack is growing! Boys going into first grade in the Fall are welcome to join Cub Scouts as a Tiger Cub. If your son is interested in joining our Pack next year check out our website www.hhpack89.com click on New Scout info tab or email Donna Fallacaro at fallacaro.pack89@gmail.com for more information. Email me to ask to be put on the summer mailing list for upcoming events. Boys in grades 2 through 5 are also welcome to join!