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Holland Hill PTA HOWL September 27, 2010

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NEWS:

Holiday Boutique
DO YOU LOVE TO SHOP!!!!  Then this is a great opportunity to help your child’s school with one of our biggest fundraisers.  The PTA is looking for two people to help chair the Holiday Boutique.  This will give you a chance to work directly with the children with how to manage money.  Kindergarten parents this is also a chance to meet PTA members and parents.  Please contact Linda Duran cjduran@aol.com or Leah Adintori lealea39@gmail.com if you would be interested in helping Holland Hill with this event.

Vendors Wanted for Holland Hill Autumn Boutique:
It’s that time of year once again when the Holland Hill Autumn Boutique gets up and running!  In order to have a successful day we need lots of fun and creative vendors to come and sell their stuff.  The Boutique will take place at Holland Hill on Saturday, November 6th from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm.  So if you or someone you know is a vendor that likes to participate in arts and crafts festivals please complete the attached registration form and send it with the $40.00 registration fee to Trish Simmons (address is on the registration sheet).  If you have any question about this event please feel free to contact Trish at 203-615-3264.  Thank you!
From your principal:
Happy Monday to You All.  Open Houses have been wonderful events!  Thank you for making the effort to join us in this important part of the school year.  Our staff and children worked diligently preparing for your visit.  We had so many wonderful things to share.  This included fine presentations by our PTA President, Tracie Haner-Valentino, our classroom teachers and specialists, Jon Noyes, Anthony Gelsi and Helen Cihi.  Our last Open House will be on Wednesday, September 29, at 7:00.  The event is for parents and guardians of Grades 4 and 5 students.  Thank you in advance for arranging to have childcare for your children to enable you to attend.
September’s PTA meeting had lots of great things to share as well.  Future meetings include Parent Universities-in which members of our own Holland Hill staff or other guest speakers will be sharing on topics of importance regarding school programs and ways that you can help your children.  Every meeting has childcare available from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. This month’s PTA meeting includes a Parent University presented by Chief of Police Gary McNamara on child safety.  He’s a wonderful speaker and we’re so fortunate to have him take the time to present to us. We want to help keep our families informed and a “Parent University” is just one of the many ways that we use to accomplish this goal.
New Fundraiser

Join the “Holland Hill Elementary PTA Group” fundraiser and save 20 cents on every gallon of your heating oil!  Hi Ho Petroleum will donate $20 to Holland Hill Elementary for each signed-up account under this group.
Board of Education Redistricting Meeting
Tuesday, 9/28, Fairfield Warde High School Auditorium, 7:30pm
On the agenda: Approval of “Grandfathering” all 6th and 7th grade students at their current middle schools until 8th grade is completed.
To voice your opinion regarding grandfathering, or any redistricting issue, the Board of Ed emails are as follows:



THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR:
Monday, September 27
Holland Hill School Picture Day

Tuesday. September 28
PTA Gift Wrap Fundraiser Ends

Wednesday. September 29
Open House Grades 4 and 5 – 7:00 pm

Friday, October 1
4th Grade River Lab
Kindergarten to Firehouse, 8:45

Holland Hill PTA CORRECTION

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CORRECTION
The Girl Scout meeting will be held this Thursday, September 23 (not the 20th, as previously stated):
Girl Scouts
We will be holding an open house for parents and their daughters interested in joining girl scouts this year on Thursday September 23th from 6.30 to 8pm in the APR.

Parents of new and returning girls, will get an introduction to the Girl Scout program and its activities, from our Mt Laurel Service Unit chief and  we will be taking registrations for Kindergarten, First and Second graders. Troops will be formed dependent on the number of girls and leaders present at each level.

Girls from older grades interested in scouting, are also welcome to register.

Parent –  daughter involvement is an integral part of our program, so we welcome you to bring your girls and sign up together.  The more parents we have taking an active role, the more our daughters can participate in the unique opportunities open to Girl Scouts.

Contact Bridiehagan@gmail.com for questions or just come along Thursday night.

Holland Hill PTA HOWL September 20, 2010

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NEWS:
From Mr. Arnone:
Happy Monday to you all.  Well, here we are at the last week of summer.  It certainly was a lovely one this year.  I am sure that fall will be just as special for all of us.  We’ve got lots going on this week including our second Open House.  Please read the attached letter that outlines the evening for you.  Tonight’s event is for parents and guardians of Grades K and 1 students.  Thank you in advance for arranging to have childcare for your children to enable you to attend.  We’re looking forward to another great evening of learning and sharing.

We all feel that safety is key to everything we do here at Holland Hill.  It is because of this that I ask for your assistance.  Please review our wonderful and well thought-out drop-off and pick-up procedures and some reminders of other safety rules in the attached letter.  Please read and follow the rules outlined in this letter so that we will all have safe and peaceful beginnings and endings to every school day.

As always, thank you for all the support that you give to making each and everyday work for our children.  Enjoy your week.

Mr. Arnone

Holland Hill Has the Makings of Its First School Garden!
If you haven’t noticed already, we have made great progress on the installation of the school garden. GreenGourmetToGo had agreed to help sponsor the initial building of the garden and built the raised bed boxes and will be filling them with organic soil and compost in the next two weeks and will also be buying plants for a very small fall planting. We’ll be looking for volunteers to help plant and care for one box this fall as a way to ”christen” the garden with one crop before the weather gets too cold.

With the most generous help from A. Anastasio fencing, we now have a very beautiful, secure fence surrounding the boxes and it will provide a safe haven for the many vegetables we hope to have growing in the seasons to come. I’m pretty sure the day the fence was actually installed was one of the hottest and cruelest of the summer so let’s give a big Holland Hill “Thank You” to Mr. Anastasio and his team for doing such a quality job under a difficult situation and in such a hurry so that it was up before school started.

As we get closer the coming spring, we hope that some of our teachers will have collaborated and adopted their grade level box and tied this concept into the curriculum so that planting can begin next year. Stay tuned for more news on the garden and ways you can help! If you have any questions or comments in the meantime, you can contact Linda Soper atLSoper123@gmail.com.

Many thanks to those who attended meetings before the school year ended – we’ll be looking for your help in the near future!

Book Fair Committee Meeting
The Holland Hill Scholastic Book Fair is scheduled for the week of October 18th.  If you are interested in a position on one of our committees, please join us for an informational meeting on Tuesday, September 21st at 8:15 a.m. in the school library.  We are looking for help in the following areas:  One For Books, Teacher Wish List, Contests & Prizes, School Publicity, Decorations, Gift Certificates and Volunteer (Thank You) Bulletin Board, to name a few.  If you have any questions, please contact Mary Carilli at macarilli@aol.com or Donna Fallacaro at ctcrew@optonline.net.

Dear Parents/Guardians:
Please log into the K12 Alerts System as soon as possible and update all your child’s information (see the attached instructions).

As you know, there were no emergency cards sent home this year.  We are using the information listed on the K12 Alerts System as our emergency cards.  If the nurse, office or teacher needs to get in touch with you because of an emergency, the numbers and contacts on your form is what will be used.

If you do not have access to a computer, please call the office and we will set up a time for you to come in and use a computer in the Library.

If you cannot find your ID Numbers and Password, please call the office and we will be happy to give them to you.

Thank you for your help.
Mr. Arnone
Principal

New Fundraiser

Join the “Holland Hill Elementary PTA Group” fundraiser and save 20 cents on every gallon of your heating oil!  Hi Ho Petroleum will donate $20 to Holland Hill Elementary for each signed-up account under this group.

Message from Dr. Title
Attached please find a flyer with information on how you can give confidential feedback about your individual school and the Fairfield School District.

Wrapping Paper:

There is just a little over a week to get those orders in.  Each order helps the PTA to provide funding for great programs such as field trips, author visits, keeping the library open in the summer and so much more.  If you have any questions contact Martha 203-254-3510 or marthabilski@sbcglobal.net.  Happy shopping!!

FINAL WEEK TO REGISTER FOR FALL SEEDS OF ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS.

Details are listed in the attachment and on the HH website.   The deadline for registration is Friday September 24, 2010.  Remember to select a date to volunteer to keep this program running.  Please print the registration form attached or from the website and carefully review all of the program details.

Please note change to the Flyer – The clay class has been reduced to 4 weeks and the cost is $40.  Please see updated flyer attached or website for dates.

We are going green!!  The confirmation/reminders will come to you via e-mail, and not paper this season.  If anyone is interested in helping to coordinate the winter seeds of enrichment programs please contact Dana Tavella at danatavella@gmail.com.

BOX TOPS CONTEST…
The summer contest is underway so please continue to send in your Box Tops.  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” and have your teacher’s name on it. Send them to school with your child and they will be collected and submitted for money for Holland Hill.  You can go towww.btfe.com for more information, recipes and coupons.  Any questions contact  Mary at www.pporrazzo@sbcglobal.net .

Parking Raffle

Have you ever tried to navigate the parking lot at drop off/pick up? How about in the rain or snow? If you’ve ever tried to get a spot at “prime times” you’ll appreciate this: we are selling tickets to win Mr. Arnone’s parking space for an entire MONTH! You can purchase tickets–at the bargain price of $1 each–at all open houses and the fall family picnic to win Mr. Arnone’s parking space for the entire month of October!

Stop and Shop A+ Bonus Bucks
Register your Stop and Shop card and Holland Hill reaps the benefits! Stop and Shop is running the A+ Bonus Bucks again this year, and Holland Hill has enrolled. Visit https://www.stopandshop.com/our_stores/bonus_bucks/designate_school.htm?execution=e1s1 to register your card; choose Holland Hill as the school, and a portion of your grocery bill comes directly back to Holland Hill! Don’t forget to encourage family members to sign up their Stop and Shop cards as well! Program starts 10/2/10.


ATTACHED FLYERS:
Hi Ho Petroleum Fundraiser

THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR:

Monday. September 20
Open House Kindergarten and 1st Grade – 7:00 pm

Tuesday, September 21
Board of Education (Business) Meeting – 7:30 pm The Education Center – Conference Room – 501 Kings Highway East, 2nd Floor

Friday, September 24
Fall Family Picnic – 5:00 pm Holland Hill School (rain date 9/18)  Join us to catch up with old friends and maybe meet some new ones!!

SCOUT NEWS:
Girl Scouts

We will be holding an open house for parents and their daughters interested in joining girl scouts this year on Thursday September 20th from 6.30 to 8pm in the APR.

Parents of new and returning girls, will get an introduction to the Girl Scout program and its activities, from our Mt Laurel Service Unit chief and  we will be taking registrations for Kindergarten, First and Second graders. Troops will be formed dependent on the number of girls and leaders present at each level.

Girls from older grades interested in scouting, are also welcome to register.

Parent –  daughter involvement is an integral part of our program, so we welcome you to bring your girls and sign up together.  The more parents we have taking an active role, the more our daughters can participate in the unique opportunities open to Girl Scouts.

Contact Bridiehagan@gmail.com for questions or just come along Thursday night.

Cub Scout Pack 89 is selling Popcorn once again.
This year the product ingredients have been improved! You can enjoy Microwave Popcorn ( Butter or Butter Light ) now made with Canola oil! Other products are now made with little or no trans fats and come in resealable bags! So order from your favorite cub scout today or look for us at Stop & Shop on Villa Ave or Einstein Bagels this weekend!