This Week…
Tuesday     Talent Show Rehearsal 3pm

Holland Hill Running Club

Is your child a  3rd – 5th grader that likes to run?  Come join the PTA sponsored
HH Running Club every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 7:30 AM, starting
Tuesday April 10  thru the end of May.   We will meet in the gym for a short warm
up and then its outside to run (or walk)around the school until 8:00 AM.  If you
are interested, please fill out the attached waiver and send it in to the PTA Box
- Running Club.  We must have a signed waiver before your child can participate.
Please make sure to eat a good breakfast before and bring a water bottle!!!  Any
questions, contact Dana Tavella at danatavella@gmail.com.

RTM District 8 Public Meeting

Monday, April 2nd
Tonight, your District 8 Representatives on the RTM will be holding our annual “Mini
Town Hall Meeting”  at the main branch of the Fairfield Library @ 7PM.  It will
be a great opportunity for you to come down and let us know what concerns you about
Taxes, the 2013 Budget, or anything else that happens to be on your mind. Help us
do a better job in representing your interests.

Advertise & Support Your Children

Thursday, April 5th
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO:  Thursday APRIL 5
Wish Your Child ‘Good Luck!’ or Advertise Your Business!
The 2012 Holland Hill Elementary School Talent Show invites you to promote your
business, or to congratulate or acknowledge the accomplishments of a talent show
participant by purchasing ad space in our complementary souvenir program. In past
seasons, the Holland Hill Talent Show has attracted hundreds in audience. Proceeds
from ad sales go directly to offsetting contracted services and other costs associated
with organizing this show.  Click
here to download the details.  Don’t miss the deadline, send in your order BY THURSDAY!!

Name the Spring Fair!

Deadline:  Thursday, April 6th

Put your thinking caps on and name our spring fair! The winner will receive 20 tickets
to go towards fun at the fair. All entries must be submitted by Thursday April 6th
fill out the attached flyer. Your ideas will drive the fair theme and prizes!

Good luck J Any questions please contact Yasmine Osman Yasminepta@yahoo.com or Stephanie
CressStephcress@optonline.net
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Seeds of Enrichment

Deadline:  Tuesday, April 10th
The Spring 2012 Seeds of Enrichment (SOE) programs are now open for registration.
There are several new classes this session, details are listed in the attached
brochure and on the HH website.   The deadline for registration is Tuesday April
10.  Please 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.  The confirmation/reminders will be emailed to you the week before
classes start.

Town-wide Book Drive

March 26 – April 10
Our school is participating in the yearly town-wide book drive sponsored by the
Fairfield Kiwanis Club.  This year’s collection dates are March 26-April 10.

Last year, the Fairfield Kiwanis Club collected 8,100 books for infants through
Grade 8.  They were donated to Connecticut Read to Grow which annually gives out
over 100,000 books to families in need.

You and your child may help by bringing in gently used books and put them in the
collection bin in the front hallway by our front door.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Buy a Brick – deadline EXTENDED!

Deadline:  April 30th
Now through April, you can buy a piece of Holland Hill! For just $50, you can have
your child’s name and graduation year (or any message you want–maybe you have a
favorite teacher you’d like to dedicate a brick to? Or perhaps you would like your
family name? The possibilities are endless!) engraved on a brick to be placed in
a path outside of the garden. Buying more than 1 brick? Any additional bricks are
just $40 each! Don’t delay, click here
to buy your brick(s) today!

Spring Fair Planning
Fair Date:  May 19th
Spring Fair Planning has started; however we are still in need of volunteers for
pieces of the fair. This volunteer work is prepping for the fair. We are looking
for volunteers to help in the following areas:

*          Game Prizes
*          Theme Contest
*          Poster Contest
*          5th grade dunk tank volunteers.

If you are interested in volunteering in any way please contact Yasmine Osman (yosman@aifs.com)
or Stephanie Cress at Stephcress@optonline.net)! This is a great event that requires
a lot of volunteers to help make this a fun day for the HH community.

Capri Sun Packet Recycling

Holland Hill is starting up a RECYCLING program for CAPRI SUN PACKETS. There is
a box in the APR to collect them. Please deposit EMPTY packets in the box and we
will recycle them and earn $$ for Holland Hill. You can also send empty packets
in from home via backpacks in sealed plastic bags. Please help up collect a TON,
Save them from a landfill, and Support Holland Hill!!!! If you have any questions,
please contact Jenn atjmhill22@yahoo.com.

This Week…
Tuesday     Jump Rope Club 7:45 am
Talent Show Rehearsal 3pm
Wednesday  Walk to School
Thursday     Jump Rope Club 7:45am
Friday       Spring Dance 6:30-8:00
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National Nutrition Month

Start Your Day the Healthy Breakfast Way TODAY.
The Wellness Committee is providing FREE boxed breakfasts to all children today.
It will be delivered to classrooms and we hope that everyone enjoys the great
start to the day!
Walk to School Wednesday!
Join us by walking or biking to school on Wednesday, March 28th and celebrate National
Nutrition Month.  It is a great way to start the day with physical activity and
spend some extra time with family.  Meet your friends and neighbors and walk or
bike to school!
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Last Week for Jump Rope Club!

Tuesday and Thursday    7:45am
Important JRC news: The last Jump Rope Club will take place Thursday 3/29 at 7:45
in the APR. Many thanks to all the parents who volunteered–the kids had a blast!
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Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities

Thursday, March 29th
Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities is sponsoring a free program featuring Dr.
Devon MacEachron who will discuss recognizing and capitalizing on the unique gifts
as well as remediating and accommodating  the weaknesses of students with LD, ADHD
and other challenges.  The presentation will be held on March 29th from 7-9Pm at
Roger Ludlowe Middle School Auditorium.
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Holland Hill Spring Fling Dance

Friday, March 30   6:30-8:00
Save the Date!  March 30th for the first ever Holland Hill Spring Fling Dance 6:30-8pm
in the Holland Hill Gym:
Parents/Grandparents/Aunts/Uncles bring your favorite Holland Hill date to the Holland
Hill Spring Fling dance.  This is an opportunity to have a real date night with
your significant other.  We will have light appetizers, drinks and a DJ so you can
show off your dance moves.  Pre-sale $10 per couple or $15 for 3 or more particpating
family members.  Entry prices increase at the door so sign up now and save!  We
hope to see you there! Click here for form ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Health, Safety and Fitness Committee Tip… Did you know…?

A Social norm is defined as behavioral expectations shared by a social group. Not
necessarily the most widely practiced behavior. Kids often severely misperceive
the typical behaviors or attitudes of their peers. For example, research shows that
most teens typically overestimate the level at which their peers are drinking. Truth
is, while the level of underage drinking in Fairfield exceeds state and national
levels, the majority of them are making positive decisions and choose not to drink
alcohol. In partnership with our schools, The Cares Task Force and Positive Directions,
have developed a social norms media campaign. The objective is to help correct misperceptions
among our teens that everyone is drinking. This poster campaign presents the fact,
“most Fairfield teens choose not to drink…..you’re not the only one”.
See a video created for this campaign.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwha53EHL7U
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Fairfield PTA Council

Fairfield PTA Council is looking for New Board Members
The Fairfield PTA Council board is composed of PTA members in Fairfield public schools
that have an interest in seeing how the entire town can benefit from working together.
We are a body of elected and appointed people that focus on town-wide issues with
the nexus of education. There is no topic that is irrelevant to the PTA Council
because we understand how, as a town, education is important but is one of many
important things to our town. We help to keep our PTAs informed of information about
our town, as well as education and child-related information on the town, state,
and federal level.
For the 2012-13 school year, the following positions are up for election and/or
appointment:  President-Elect, VP of Programming, VP of Legislation & Membership,
Board of Education Representative, Education Budget Representative, Awards, Fairfield
High Schools Scholarship (Dora Wheeler), Green Committee, Health Safety & Fitness,
and RTM Liason.
If you would like to find out what these positions involve, or would like more information
about PTA Council, please contact Mary Hogue, Past PTAC President, at maryhogue@optonline.net
or 203-256-9802 or visit http://fairfieldptac.org/wp/
Mary Hogue
203.256.9802
maryhogue@optonline.net
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Food for Thought Expo

Saturday, March 31st
SAVE THE DATE FOR THE THIRD ANNUAL FOOD FOR THOUGHT EXPO!
Fuel for Learning Partnership, a PTA council standing committee, will host its third
annual Food for Thought Expo on Saturday, March 31st from 10am to 4pm at Fairfield
Warde High School.  It promises to be even bigger and better than last year, with
many new vendors, with food sampling, cooking demonstrations, healthy eating workshops,
and children’s activities all day!  This event is free to attend. Like us on Facebook
– http://www.facebook.com/2012FoodForThoughtExpo – for updates as the month progresses.
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Just ONE WEEK LEFT to Advertise & Support Your Children in the Talent Show

DEADLINE:  Thursday, April 1st
Wish Your Child ‘Good Luck!’ or Advertise Your Business!
The 2012 Holland Hill Elementary School Talent Show invites you to promote your
business, or to congratulate or acknowledge the accomplishments of a talent show
participant by purchasing ad space in our complementary souvenir program. In past
seasons, the Holland Hill Talent Show has attracted hundreds in audience. Proceeds
from ad sales go directly to offsetting contracted services and other costs associated
with organizing this show.  Click here
to download the details.  Don’t miss the deadline, send in your order this week!!
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Name the Spring Fair!

Deadline:  Thursday, April 6th

Put your thinking caps on and name our spring fair! The winner will receive 20 tickets
to go towards fun at the fair. All entries must be submitted by Thursday April 6th
fill out the attached flyer. Your ideas will drive the fair theme and prizes!

Good luck J Any questions please contact Yasmine Osman Yasminepta@yahoo.com or Stephanie
CressStephcress@optonline.net
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Seeds of Enrichment

Deadline:  Tuesday, April 10th
The Spring 2012 Seeds of Enrichment (SOE) programs are now open for registration.
There are several new classes this session, details are listed in the attached
brochure and on the HH website.   The deadline for registration is Tuesday April
10.  Please 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.  The confirmation/reminders will be emailed to you the week before
classes start.
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Town-wide Book Drive

March 26 – April 10
Our school is participating in the yearly town-wide book drive sponsored by the
Fairfield Kiwanis Club.  This year’s collection dates are March 26-April 10.

Last year, the Fairfield Kiwanis Club collected 8,100 books for infants through
Grade 8.  They were donated to Connecticut Read to Grow which annually gives out
over 100,000 books to families in need.

You and your child may help by bringing in gently used books and put them in the
collection bin in the front hallway by our front door.

Thanks in advance for your help.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Buy a Brick – deadline EXTENDED!

Deadline:  April 30th
Now through April, you can buy a piece of Holland Hill! For just $50, you can have
your child’s name and graduation year (or any message you want–maybe you have a
favorite teacher you’d like to dedicate a brick to? Or perhaps you would like your
family name? The possibilities are endless!) engraved on a brick to be placed in
a path outside of the garden. Buying more than 1 brick? Any additional bricks are
just $40 each! Don’t delay, click here
to buy your brick(s) today!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Spring Fair Planning

Fair Date:  May 19th

Spring Fair Planning has started; however we are still in need of volunteers for
pieces of the fair. This volunteer work is prepping for the fair. We are looking
for volunteers to help in the following areas:

*          Game Prizes
*          Theme Contest
*          Poster Contest
*          5th grade dunk tank volunteers.

If you are interested in volunteering in any way please contact Yasmine Osman (yosman@aifs.com)
or Stephanie Cress at Stephcress@optonline.net)! This is a great event that requires
a lot of volunteers to help make this a fun day for the HH community.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Capri Sun Packet Recycling

Holland Hill is starting up a RECYCLING program for CAPRI SUN PACKETS. There is
a box in the APR to collect them. Please deposit EMPTY packets in the box and we
will recycle them and earn $$ for Holland Hill. You can also send empty packets
in from home via backpacks in sealed plastic bags. Please help up collect a TON,
Save them from a landfill, and Support Holland Hill!!!! If you have any questions,
please contact Jenn atjmhill22@yahoo.com.