DINING ALL DAY OUT THIS TUESDAY
On Tuesday December 8th, two local business have offered their support to the Hollymead PTO, Which Wich and Sweet Frog. Both are offering carry out options and dining on the patio. Please mention Hollymead when you pay and a portion of the sales will be donated. Which Wich also offers online ordering and, Hollymead Fundraiser, can be written in the special instructions section to let them know you are supporting your school. Thank you for supporting these local businesses and the Hollymead PTO!
DOWNLOAD THE FLYERS:
If you are looking to support the Hollymead PTO any other day of the school year, keep in mind that when ordering pizza from the Forest Lakes Papa John’s to use the promo code, HOLLYMEAD. Online orders only will be counted to receive a 10% donation.
HOLIDAY STAFF SOUP LUNCH
It is time to appreciate our staff and wish them Happy Holidays with a curbside Soup Lunch on Friday, December 11th and we NEED YOUR HELP!! We have not been able to do much this year and are limited to individually packaged food so please click the link below and sign up to donate towards the purchase of soup from Revolutionary Soup or purchase some of the other lunch items.
All items and donations need to be received by December 10th and can be dropped off at the front office.
Thank you for loving our staff well!
STAFF WISH LIST
Thinking about holiday gifts for our amazing Hornet staff? Here’s a little staff-created wish listto give you some ideas.
ORDERING PHOTO BOOKS AND HOLIDAY CARDS?
When you order from Shutterfly, 8% of every purchase will be donated back to Hollymead. All you need to do, is start at our Hollymead specific URL –HollymeadACPS.ShutterflyStorefront.com – and then it is open creativity as usual. Including Shutterfly’s 100% happiness guarantee.
WINTER CHEER TALENT SHOW!
We all need smiles on our faces as we are headed into a long winter in this pandemic! Our winter holidays may look a little different during this global pandemic – so let’s uplift each other by sharing our children’s talent with classmates, teachers and our Hollymead Community.
Please submit a short video of your young talent (2 min max) by Friday, January, 15, 2021
The sky’s the limit for your contribution: submit a/your poem, perform a song, be a dancer, let us marvel at your magic, be a comedian or artist, even tricks with your pets are allowed! 🙂
You will have until Friday, January 15, 2021 to submit your videos. Depending on how many we receive, we will either have one long Virtual Talent Show or several shorter videos grouped by grade. The videos will only be accessible via a link and will not be published on any social media.
Our hope with this project is to let your talent shine and put smiles on every face watching! 🙂
Questions? Email Marion Hight.
We look forward to seeing all of your amazing videos and talent!
Let us uplift each other, spread happiness, smiles and cheer. Let’s have a virtual Winter Cheer Talent Show!
NOTE: We do reserve the right to hold back any videos that the talent show panel doesn’t deem school appropriate.
LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS
The Hollymead Elementary School PTO is always looking for helping hands. No matter your skill or interest, we have a role for you! We know this school year continues to bring a lot of unknowns, but we are still looking for help. If you have questions, please contact Ashleigh Wright and Marion Hight at hollymeadptovolunteer@gmail.com for more information on how you can get involved. Thank you!
LOOKING FOR YEARBOOK PHOTO SUBMISSIONS
As we look back at our last 9 weeks of virtual learning we have all been gifted a peek into the daily lives of our students, for better or worse. These moments are part of our 2020-21 Hollymead year, and we want you to share them with each other. Please consider submitting photos of your kids for this year’s yearbook. This will be a memento of one of our children’s shared moments in time. They may not be physically together, but we are all in this experience together.
ADD SMILE TO YOUR AMAZON APP
Shop much from your phone? Now you can add Amazon Smile to your Amazon App! With this 0.5% of all of the eligible purchases you make on the go, will be donated to your favorite charity, hopefully Hollymead. Get started now with Amazon’s three step instructions.
WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER
Looking for support? Have grade specific questions? Want to get to know your fellow parents? The PTO is here to help. We have gathered a list of grade specific private Facebook groups. If you are interested in joining click on the appropriate link below:
More information on fall clubs and activities will be coming out soon, stay tuned.
BOX TOPS COLLECTION
Box Tops for Education collection time is upon us! We have a great opportunity to raise some money through those little clippings. Many I suspect are already using the App to scan receipts as I see that we already have some money on there and it keeps rising, so thanks for your efforts! If you haven’t yet, download the app and/or more general info.
Despite the digital option, there are still some physical, clipped box tops out there, of course. We have permission from Principal Dommer to drop off these box tops at Hollymead on any supply/library/etc. pick-up days so when you come through, bring your box tops for the bin through the end of October. For this collection, any with a date of November 2020 and beyond are eligible. Please help out and have your box tops in an envelope or ziploc bag for ease of exchange. Sorting for eligible dates will also be especially appreciated this year.
This is a great way to raise some funds and help support our Hollymead School; thanks for your efforts!
UPCOMING DATES
TUE 12/8 // DNO: Which Wich and Sweet Frogs, 12:00 pm
THU 12/10 // Regular School Board Meeting, 6:30 pm
TUE 12/15 // December PTO Meeting, 7:30 pm
MON 12/21 – FRI 1/1 // Winter Break, No School
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