September 20th Hornet Happenings

What’s Happening at Hollymead?

Scholastic Book Fair

The Wild West Book Fair is coming to Hollymead for the week of October 9-13^th. Please consider helping us at this fun event. More information about the fair and volunteer
opportunities can be found at www.scholastic.com/bf/hollymead.

Timberwood Grill Dining Night Out

Put the Crockpot away and come on out on Monday, September 25^th, anytime between
5:00-9:00pm to dine-in or pick up carry-out from Timberwood Grill! Timberwood will donate a
portion of ALL sales during this time to Hollymead Elementary PTO.

Timberwood Grill is a locally-owned Charlottesville favorite and great supporter of our school
and community. Our dining out program is an excellent way to support the PTO while getting a
truly delicious meal. You can check out Timberwood’s online menu at
www.timberwoodgrill.com.

Reminders

Marvelous Mondays & Terrific Tuesdays PE Games Club Start Next Week

K-2 students each Monday: September 25th – October 23rd, 2:30-4:00pm
3-5 students each Tuesday: September 26th – October 24th, 2:30-4:00pm

A few spots are still available so don’t delay and sign up today! Cost is $60 per club and

payment must be received prior to the first session in order to attend.

Click here to register: PE Clubs Registration

Please contact Jack Carroll at jcarroll@k12albemarle.org with any questions.

Last chance for online Spirit Wear

Want to show your school spirit at morning meetings, field trips or around town? Youth shirts
are $10 and adult shirts are $12. Two colors, two designs and all sizes available. Additional
donations accepted for a complimentary car magnet. Click here to order: Spirit Wear T-shirt Form

Orders will be accepted until September 22nd.

Attractions Books fundraiser

Don’t miss out on your chance to get discounts on many local discounts and coupons! The fundraiser runs until next Thursday, September 28^th. Please remember that if you are not purchasing the original book that came home with your child, it must be returned to school.

Important Dates

9/22       Online T-shirt orders due
9/22       No School, Teacher Workday
9/25       PE Games Club begins (K-2), 2:30-4:00pm (session runs September 25^th-October 23^rd)
9/25       Dining Night Out, Timberwood Grill
9/26       PE Games Club begins (3-5), 2:30-4:00pm (session runs September 26^th-October 24^th)
9/28       Attractions Books due
9/29       PTO Staff Muffin Cart
10/9       Scholastic Book Fair begins (runs until October 13^th)
10/13     Night at the Book Fair & Bingo Night, 5:00-8:00pm

PTO Pride—Thank you!

Vanitha Perumal for her consistent willingness to help with photocopies of PTO fliers and for always ensuring the school marquee is up to date.

Justin & Brooke Thompson for their expertise and guidance in organizing online registration for the Marvelous Mondays and Terrific Tuesdays PE Games after-school program

A Note from Your PTO

Dear Parents,
Thank you to the over 40 parents who came out for our first Parent Community Chat last night and congrats to those that won some goodies from our raffle! Mrs. Teel and Ms. England kicked off our time by introducing us to JiJi and walked us through a demo of the new ST math program our school is using as one supplement to the Investigations math curriculum. After the demo, we had a short Q and A with a discussion by parents, teachers, and administrations about classroom screen time, the research behind ST Math, and the student excitement over the program. We then had a short 30 minute PTO meeting where we approved the 17-18 PTO budget, highlighted upcoming events, and discussed volunteer opportunities. We greatly appreciate you taking the time to come out and look forward to seeing you at our next Chat and Meeting on November 27th.

If you were not able to join us last night and you’d like to read the minutes, click here:

9.18.17 Parent Community Chat and Meeting Minutes

Gratefully,
Your PTO President and Vice President,
Shannon Hall, mother of a 5th, 2nd and 1st grader,
email hollymeadptopresident@gmail.com
London Liebengood, mother of a 5th and 3rd grader,
email hollymeadptovp@gmail.com