HOLLIS SCHOOL CALENDAR 2017 SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT

Food Pantry

Donations

Needed

Cake & Brownie

Mixes

1

2

3 End of

Term One Gr 1 visits

Plymouth

Plantation

4

5 Daylight

Savings Time

Ends

Turn Clocks

Back 1 hour

6

Conference

Letters Go

Home

7

Election

Day

Teacher

Professional

Development

Day

8

PICTURE

RETAKES

9:00 AM

9

10

Hollis Night

At Celtics

Game

11

Veteran’s

Day

12 13

School

Committee

Meeting

7PM @

South

Middle

School

14

7:00 PM

Room 101

15

16

Thanksgiving

Feast

17

Report Cards

Distributed

18

i

19

Hollis Dine Out

Teammate Card

Begins

Thru 12/10/17

20

5:00

21

22

Full Day K thru

Gr. 5 at 12:10

No Breakfast or

Lunch Served

23

24

25

26

27 28

29

3:15

SEPAC MTG

6:30 BHS

30

1

Assemblies

K-2 @ 9:00

Grades 3-5 @

9:30

2

Hollis Newsletter

` November, 2017

Dear Parents and Guardians,

I hope this newsletter finds everyone well. We are at the end of a beautiful October and let’s hope this warm

sunshine lasts as long as possible!

With the cold weather around the corner, we would like to remind parents to make sure that students come to

school wearing the necessary clothes to enjoy outdoor recess. We make every attempt to go outside for fresh air during

recess. Also, please label these items with your child’s name in case they are misplaced.

This certainly was a fun October. Along with exciting Halloween activities, we had 2 Principal’s Place

assemblies, enjoyed cultural arts activities, had our annual Math Night (Literacy Night will be in March), and continued

working hard to meet the rigorous standards of the curriculum. Additionally, we celebrated our “Unity Day” by wearing

orange to school on October 25th. On this day, we continued our efforts to defeat bullying and unite together under the

ideals of acceptance, tolerance, and inclusion.

Our 22nd

annual Hollis School Road Race was another huge success. Justin Ackerman and Christine Fosco did an

outstanding job organizing the event. This day involves a ton of work behind the scenes; and a lot of work was put in

before the actual day. We are very thankful for the commitment of so many volunteers to make this day a fun and

profitable one. It was great seeing so many Hollis students run the race in their Halloween costumes, and then wear those

costumes to school later that week!

Our homework policy states that children should be spending a required amount of time each night reading. We

would like to stress the importance of practicing math facts whenever possible as well. This can be done in the car, while

preparing a meal together, or anytime you see fit. The biggest stumbling block we face in mathematics is computation

skills. We have found students are able to follow the process of a problem, but not able to solve it correctly due to not

having their number facts memorized. Any increased practice is appreciated and will benefit your child.

November will be an exciting month at Hollis. We will all recognize and celebrate Election Day and Veterans’

Day. Grade 1 will love their field trip Plimouth Plantation. Students in grades 2-5 will dine at our annual Thanksgiving

Feast on Thursday, November 16th. This event is for students only. We will be looking for volunteers to help serve our

students and important guests on this day. Be on the lookout for more information.

First term report cards (for grades 1-5) will be sent home this month and parent teacher conferences will be

November 20th, November 29

th, and December 7

th. December 7

th is a half day of school. As in previous years, we will be

having parents sign up for conferences using a website called “PTC FAST”. More information will be sent home the

week of November 6th. Check the calendar for all important dates and times and as always don’t forget our school

motto… TEAM!!

As we sit and enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday, hopefully we can all reflect on our own lives and ask…

“WHO HAS IT BETTER THAN US!?”

Happy Thanksgiving,

Mr. Tim MacDonald

Principal

HOLLIS HAPPENINGS

Kindergarten Korner

Our routines have been well established

at this point in kindergarten. The children are proud

that they are growing more and more independent in

our classroom, and are able to make predictions about

daily schedules. Up first for our sounds... the /m/

sound spelled "Mm" and the /t/ sound spelled “Tt”.

Our students are becoming masters at identifying

the sounds heard at the beginning of words.

We just love our weekly stories and do such

super work identifying the characters, the setting

and the sequence of these stories. Our students are

doing an excellent job reading our take-home stories

each week. Make sure to have your child read their

books many times at home to reinforce one to one

correspondence and our high frequency words.

Our kindergarten friends had a blast with

subitizing for numbers 1-6 in the month of October.

We will continue subitizing for numbers 6 and beyond

this month.

Our “Trees” unit is a big hit in kindergarten.

We have studied the parts of the tree and their

important purposes. We

have examined leaves in

detail. We have compared

their shapes and colors, and

learned about why leaves

change color in the fall.

In October we discussed fire safety and

discussed the importance of fire drills at school and

at home. Don’t forget to check those smoke detector

batteries! This month we will

be honoring our Veterans and

their contributions to our

country. We will study

Pilgrims, Native Americans, and

the First Thanksgiving.

Our Handwriting Without Tears program is off

and running. The students are enjoying our “Frog

Jump Capitals” and numeral formations.

Wild in Grade One

What a fast and fun month of October!! Halloween has

passed and we had such fun with costumes, sweet and scary! Thank

you for all the parent support with getting homework routines or

Reading logs under way. Depending on your teacher, there were

opportunities for parent involvement whether it was joining us for

Math Night, in Computer Lab, for Pumpkin Investigations or with

Ms. Tobin’s traditional Big Pumpkin event. There will be many more

opportunities throughout the year.

Now we are looking forward to November with the many

exciting things we will learn and do together. The

first thing we will do is visit Plimoth Plantation for

our Field Trip! This trip brings our learning about

Pilgrim and Native American girls and boys to life

and allows us real hands on experiences. The trip is

Friday, November 3rd…what a busy week with

Halloween on that Tuesday too!

With Reading Literacy, we are working hard to learn all

the routines on Reading Street. We have moved into Unit 1 and are

learning and reading about Animals, Tame and Wild. The students

are making excellent connections and can relate to the Big Ideas.

We hope that you are able to use the weekly overview with

homework, so that at home, Amazing Words and other concepts

can be reinforced through discussion. In Phonics, we are having

fun making words, real and nonsense. Students enjoy playing word

games in reading centers to make learning to read fun! Please

remember our high frequency words are words we CAN NOT sound

out…we “see them and say them”. They could be called Trick Words

too!

In Writing, we are encouraged to use “kid” (phonetic)

spelling if we are not sure how to spell a word and this is good for

homework too. Currently, our focus is on writing with a noun and

verb and using capitals and end marks.

Math makes number sense… all students will be asked to

count, read and write numbers through 100 by the end of term 1.

Students should also be able to tell you how many tens and ones

any given number has in it. Please continue to look for any

opportunity at home to quiz them with tens/ones and to find

numbers greater than, less than, with a pattern, etc… In October,

we did explore addition concepts with strategy of counting up and

adding in any order. More to come with addition strategies..

In Labs, we enjoyed Leaf prints, Spiders & Bats,

Halloween, and learning about Seasonal Changes and the Weather.

Many thanks to our generous PTO who brought the Southwick Zoo

program! This is always a 1st Grade favorite.

In November, we will focus on being thankful and

preparing our classrooms for conferences and the traditional 1st

Grade Thanksgiving Show. We look forward to seeing you soon so

we can share the hard work being done in Grade 1.

Working Together in

Grade 2 Reading

October seemed to fly by! Thank you to the

Braintree Fire Fighters for a wonderful Fire Safety

program. Halloween was a blast as we enjoyed school

decked out in fun and terrifying

costumes. Earlier this week, we

enjoyed spending the day with our

teddy bears while we celebrated

Teddy Roosevelt’s birthday! We read

to, wrote about, and based our math work on our

furry friends.

In Math, we are working with the concepts of

addition and subtraction. We are using hundred

charts, fact families, place value, and number lines to

help us with the concepts. We are also working on

finding the missing addend in number sentences. We

will continue to work on these facts while using the

same strategies to add 2 digit numbers without using

an equation! Be sure to ask your student to show you

how to do this at home!

In Reading, we are beginning a unit on working

together. We will be reading both fiction and non-

fiction stories including “Tara and Tiree, Fearless

Friends” and a story about Abraham Lincoln. In

phonics, we will be looking at r-controlled vowels,

contractions, plurals, and vowel patterns that say long

‘a’. Get ready for lots of learning!

In Science we are exploring different types

of matter. We have used the past month to use

various properties to describe solids and liquids. In

November, we will be expanding our knowledge of the

states of matter to explore how objects can change

states.

In Social Studies we are looking at the 7

continents and the 5 major oceans. We will

soon be moving into studying North America

and the major landmarks in our continent. We

are also continuing our Second Step program as

we work on a unit about feelings and emotions.

We are looking forward to meeting with you

to discuss your child’s progress in the upcoming

month. We are also looking forward to our

Thanksgiving feast! Thank you for all of your

continued support with our nightly reading, spelling

practice, and math fact practice!

Big Plans for

Grade 3

We hope you had a fabulous Halloween and

don’t get too overstuffed with candy. We have

completed the first Reading theme

and will be moving into the “Big Plans”

theme. This is very much like our

academic plans-big concepts, big

ideas and big accomplishments.

Writing, proofreading, and comprehension are the

concepts on the docket for this month.

The students are beginning their study of

Massachusetts. We started off

thinking about why we study

history. Now we are beginning to

take a more in depth look at the

Wampanoags and their life back in the 1600’s.

In Math, we are focusing on addition, estimating

the sum and going to begin subtraction soon. We may

add using a number line, place value,

or the standard algorithm (the way

we learned as kids). Students need

to not only try to get the correct

answer, but also be able to explain

how they arrived at their answer.

Being able to explain our mathematical thinking is

very important. Practicing addition and subtraction

facts at home helps students to master those facts

as well as help with the more difficult concepts.

Finally, remember that your child must read

for 15-20 minutes every evening. This is so important

to their growth academically as well as to develop a

love for reading.

Fourth Grade Fitness!

The fourth grade students had a

wonderful opportunity to participate in the New

England Revolution Fitness Day on October 4th.

We practiced different exercises on the field at

Gillette Stadium. Students learned about the

importance of exercise and

healthy eating as they listened

to advice from professional

soccer players!

Reading has all students working on

enhancing their comprehension with Owls in the

Family. Some of the skills and topics classes

have been working on are similes, cause and

effect, setting, opinion, and inferencing.

Students in Language Arts classes have

completed the essay entitled What the Flag

Means to Me. They have also finished an in

class descriptive pumpkin writing and will begin

working on a persuasive Thanksgiving themed

piece.

In Math we have wrapped up addition and

subtraction. We will continue to

reinforce our facts with the weekly

thatquiz.org assignments. We will also

be working on multiples and factors as

well as prime and composite numbers.

Social Studies classes have explored the

regions of the United States. They have begun

a tour of the Northeast region of our country,

which will enhance their knowledge about the

geography, climate, and resources of our region.

We are wrapping up the “Energy & Speed”

scope in Science class. The students are looking

forward to “Energy & Collision” next.

We look forward to meeting with you

near the end of November and beginning of

December for parent-teacher conferences.

Grade 5 is Grateful As we enter this festive season, our 5th

graders are grateful for the many opportunities

afforded to them as the “leaders” of the Hollis

School. November will find us wrapping up our first

term and looking forward to more

exciting learning experiences in all

subject areas. This month will also

feature our famous “Turkey Trot”. This

event, only for our 5th graders, occurs just before

our Thanksgiving break. Making wonderful choices,

we are working and learning what it means to be a

leader and role model.

In Science, we are wrapping up our unit on

matter. The students

really enjoyed

experimenting with

different substances

and testing their properties. We are preparing to

start exploring electric and magnetic forces along

with transfers of energy for November.

In Social Studies we are just finishing our

unit on the Vikings. Student favorites from this unit

were learning the Viking Alphabet and getting to

create their own Viking shields. We are now getting

ready to start out first unit in our textbook which

will cover early American cultures. November also

finds us creating Kachina masks, which will be

displayed in the cafeteria for the Hollis Thanksgiving

celebration.

In ELA our students continue to practice the

steps in the writing process and are becoming more

independent every day.

In Math, we are finishing our unit on place

value with decimals. They have learned how to read

and write decimals up to the thousandths place.

Next, the students will learn how to use the

“standard algorithm” when multiplying multi-digit

numbers.

In Reading we are still enjoying Number the Stars. We have acquired much knowledge of the

World War II time period and have enjoyed various

texts that relate to the plot of our novel. Students

have learned many reading strategies to increase

their comprehension including making connections,

predictions, and using context clues for unfamiliar

vocabulary.

Fitnessgram In November the 4th grade students will be

participating in Fitnessgram. The primary purpose of

Fitnessgram is to promote enjoyable regular physical

activity and to provide the teacher; student and

parent/guardian with information that will help the

student maintain or improve their level of health

related fitness.

During physical education class students will

perform a variety of fitness tests that measure the

health components of fitness (cardiovascular

endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance

and flexibility). During the month of November and

December, the student’s performance at these

various activities will be recorded.

Each child’s performance is compared to

standards that have been set for children at this age

level. Students are compared to these standards, not

their classmates or other peers. The Fitnessgram

profile is an excellent tool to help students learn

more about their own physical fitness and give them

the knowledge to improve their fitness levels for

lifelong good health.

If you have any questions about your fourth

grader’s Fitnessgram, please contact Ms. Katilus or

Melonie Bennett, Director of Physical Education and

Health at (781)848-4000 x 2235

PE News

From Ms. Casey

Your kindergartners and

first graders have been hard at work practicing their

jumping and landing skills! Students have had the

chance to explore their skills through jumping over

obstacles, jumping with hula hoops and also basic

jump rope skills. We have played games including frog

pond, shape jumping and jump tag! During the month

of November, we will begin our Chasing, Fleeing and

Dodging unit. Please remind your child to wear

sneakers on PE days! If you have any questions you

may contact me at cacasey@braintreema.gov.

Thank you,

Ms. Casey

Notes from

Mrs. Martin

October is a very enjoyable month in music

classes, as we are doing a lot

of seasonal music. Grade one

is learning about quarter notes

and eighth notes, through

moving and singing Halloween

songs.

In second grade,

students have studied basic musical notation, rhythm

patterns, and dynamics. They have also listened and

moved to “In the Hall of the Mountain King”, from the

Peer Gynt Suite by Edvard Grieg.

Third grade has been learning folk songs from

other cultures, and how to follow the shape of a

melody. In addition, they have enjoyed learning about

program music and listening to “Danse Macabre” by

Camille Saint Saens.

Fourth grade has been singing songs in

Spanish, and listening and moving to scary

music. They have also learned about compositional

techniques used to make music sound frightening.

If you are the parent of a fifth grader,

please encourage them to continue to memorize their

chorus music at home.

The following links are helpful for:

WHY WE SING

https://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-

player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=3303113

JENTENDS LE MOULIN

https://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-

music/search.jsp?keywords=jentends+le+moulin,+emily+croc

ker&pageview=list-view&departments=Choral

JOSHUA

https://www.jwpepper.com/Joshua-Fit-the-Battle-of-

Jericho/3129194.item#/submit

COLD SNAP

https://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-

player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=10590377

Sincerely,

Mrs. Martin

Hollis students have been working hard down

in the library! We continue to share what we have

been reading and which we enjoyed the most.

5th Grade has been using the interactive whiteboard

to study Viking History. This is in alignment with 5th

grade Social Studies curriculum Units on explorers.

We have been exploring how Vikings had

an impact on History through their

exploration and culture. We have been

looking at nonfiction videos and text to support our

understanding. We even completed a "choose your

own adventure" Viking raid.

4th Grade has been exploring the different regions

of the United States as part of their Social Studies

curriculum. First stop: The Northeast! We have been

learning about the history of Ellis Island and the

immigrants who passed through there. We have been

taking an interactive tour through history, including

listening to audio of actual immigrants who have

traveled through there and their memories of this

experience. We will be taking a first person

interactive tour through the process to see

how we would have fared!

3rd Grade has been studying famous people

in history through our Biography Unit. We have been

learning about the features of biographies. We have

also been looking at lesser known people in history

and studying what made them famous (including,

activists, inventors and trail blazers.)

2nd Grade has been honing their mapping skills by

reading the book Follow That Map and map skills

games on the interactive whiteboard.

1st Grade and Kindergarten have been continuing to

learn the routines of a library and how the library is

organized. We have been enjoying read alouds and

sharing some of our favorite books. So far, the Piggy

and Elephant series by Mo Willems continues to be a

favorite! We have also enjoyed some seasonal

favorites!

UPDATES

FROM

ART CLASS

Kindergarteners are drawing apples and

learning about warm colors, yellow, orange and

red, then coloring in the basket with cool colors,

blue, purple and green. Next lesson is,

”Monsters,” where students will learn about

different lines, straight, wiggly, zigzag, drawing

on black paper to make a monster.

First graders just completed a

drawing of an Owl with texture fur. This

lesson uses the shape of an oval to draw

an owl, adding textures to the body and

wings. They are currently working on drawing

dinosaurs and their environment.

Second graders just completed the lesson

“Scarecrow”, drawing a basic

figure, adding crops of corn and

pumpkins. Students are

currently drawing a superhero,

building on the previous lesson

of drawing the figure.

Third grade students are going to be

starting the project ,“Triarama”. This lesson

allows the students to chose an environment in

which they will make a paper triangle to house

their environment and make a clay animal that

belongs in that environment.

Fourth grade is completing the lesson

“Castles”. This lesson teaches the three

elements of a landscape. Also, it teaches other

details about castles, including the environment

in which they are built and what they’re made of.

Fifth graders are drawing animals and the

jungle, based on the artist,

Henry Rousseau. This

lesson includes basic

drawing skills of jungle

animals, also focusing on

flora of the jungle and how

to draw it.

The health room has been busy with vision and

hearing screenings. All of the students have been

screened. Notices were sent home only for those students

who did not pass the screening. Please return forms after

your child has seen the ophthalmologist or audiologist.

Hollis School continues to reinforce strategies for

combating the flu, i.e. frequent hand washing, plenty of

rest, proper nutrition, etc. Classrooms are in need of hand

sanitizer. If possible, please pick up a bottle for your

child’s classroom.

Our fluoride program will begin in November.

Grades 3, 4, & 5 are allowed to participate once the

permission slip is signed and returned. Fluoride is the most

effective way to reduce the incidence of tooth decay.

Mouth rinsing with a fluoride solution in school has proven

to be both effective and economical.

Please submit your mandatory 4th grade physical.

There are still several 5th grade students who have not

turned in their physical. If you have any questions

regarding physicals or any health concerns, please don’t

hesitate to call. Nurse Jane

News from the

Food Services Department

Do you enjoy working with kids and

have an interest in food and nutrition?

Braintree’s School Food & Nutrition

Department is looking for people to

substitute work in the schools’ kitchens!

Please contact Megan Ahrenholz,

School Nutrition Director for more

information at 781-848-4000 x 7045

or email mahrenholz@braintreema.gov.

EARLY DISMISSAL DAY

Wednesday, November 22nd

Half Day Kindergarten dismissal at 10:30 AM

Full Day Kindergarten and Grades 1 - 5 will be

dismissed at 12:10 p.m.

Breakfast & Lunch will NOT be served.

NOVEMBER NO SCHOOL DAYS

Election Day - Tuesday, Nov. 7th

Veteran’s Day Observed- Friday, Nov. 10th

Thanksgiving Break

Thursday & Friday November 24 & 25

PICTURE RETAKE DAY IS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH.

STUDENTS WHO WERE ABSENT ON PICTURE DAY

WILL HAVE THEIR PICTURE TAKEN.

IF YOU ARE UNSATISFIED WITH YOUR CHILD’S

PICTURE, PLEASE RETURN THE ORIGINAL PACKAGE ON

RETAKE DAY AND A NEW PICTURE WILL BE TAKEN.

(Remember to keep the class picture from the package.)

BRAINTREE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING DATES

November 13th @ South Middle School

December 4th @ Flaherty School

January 8th @ Ross School

January 22nd

@ Colbert **Tentative**

The agenda for each meeting may be viewed two days prior to the meeting date at www.braintreeschools.org

Meetings start at 7:00 PM

Self-directed Movers In Learning Experiences

~ Physical Education Notes ~

Wow, what a First Term! We spent the beginning of the year getting to know each other

via: Ice Breakers, Teambuilding, Cooperative Activities and Group Problem Solving. The

First Term primarily consists of establishing a learning environment, following directions,

and developing rules & routines. Problems that occurred, arose from talking while the

teacher was giving instruction, playing with the equipment during instruction, &/or

making unsafe choices such as; sliding or diving on the floor, and or being too rough with

each other or the equipment. This is an on-going process, which should smooth out as the

year progresses. For the most part, the students’ motor ability meets the objectives for

their grade level. Additional topics covered this term include:

Grade 1: Locomotor, Shapes, Directions, Levels, Relationships to Objects, Jumping and

Landing (with an emphasis on Hopscotch, Hula Hoops & Jumping Rope, which are

considered Recess Links). We are just starting Chasing/Fleeing & Dodging, which are

lead-up skills to most team sports! And then it’s on to Soccer Skills.

Grades 2-3: Sport Concepts: Acceleration & Deceleration, Agility & Directionality,

Reaction Time, Pathways and Chasing/Fleeing & Dodging.

Future units will include:

2 Squares and Four Squares- Recess Links, Relationships to Objects/Prepositions,

and Jumping & Landing. This included Chinese Jump Rope, Individual and Long Rope

Skills, which are additional Recess Links.

*Grade 3 will be also assessed on the common names of bones.

Grades 4-5: Our J.V. and Varsity are off to a great start! We knocked it out of the park

with our Cooperative Games Lessons, and scored a touchdown with our Flag Football

Unit! During Recess 101, students will participate in such activities as: Competitive and

Recess Four Squares, Kan Jam & Cornhole, Hula Hoops & Jump Ropes, & Cup Stacking.

Students will also participate in the Fitnessgram. These fitness profiles help students

become aware of their Healthy Fitness Zone Levels in the following areas:

Cardio = The PACER, Strength = Push-ups, Endurance = Curl-ups, and

Flexibility includes the Sit & Reach, Trunk Lift as well as Shoulder Flexibility.

PTO NEWS November 2017

2017 – 2018 Hollis PTO Board…

Kristin Dennison, Co-Chair Kara Garrity, Co-Chair

Mary Ellen DeRoche, Treasurer

Jen Ormsby, Recording Secretary Jen Roche, Recording Secretary

Important November Dates to Remember…

● Penny Power Plus – November 1st, 8th , 15th and 29th: Ms. Bourget's class has

taken an early lead with 18 1/4 pounds!! Close behind are Mrs. Hulke's class

with 10 1/4 pounds and Ms. Giacomozzi’s class with 8 1/4 pounds. Thank you

to all and remember to keep bringing in your change. It is still early and the

race is close!

● Painting with a Purpose – November 7th: Please join other students at a drop

off activity for our Hollis children. Cost is $30 and half will go back to Hollis.

The kids will be painting a Hollis Hawk (it will be paint by number for the

younger kids). Only 50 spots and half have been purchased!

● Boston Celtics – November 10th: Event is sold out for Hollis families. Families

that purchased tickets, please remember to bring the waiver on the night of the

game.

● November PTO Meeting – Tuesday, November 14th at 7 pm: The meeting will

be held in Mrs. Narbonne’s classroom (the room directly across from the office).

● Dine out at Buffalo Wild Wings – November 19th – December 10th: Come

and dine in or order out at the Braintree location over the holiday season and

Hollis will receive 10% of your guest check. Just present the teammate card

that is in this newsletter or present it on your phone for our school to receive

the money. Please if you use your phone be sure that there is fundraiser on the

restaurant copy of your receipt so Hollis receives the credit.

● Thanksgiving Feast – Thursday, November 16th: We will be looking for

volunteers to help that day from 10:30am-1pm. Please contact Jen Ormsby at:

jennifes25@gmail.com, if you can help. Remember you need to have a CORI

check on file to volunteer and please leave siblings at home.

Other Program Updates and Highlights…

● Cultural Arts Program – We’ve had a great start to the year with a variety of

programs including the “Ooch Experience”, Trailside Museum Owls,

Southwick’s Zoomobile and the Bay Colony Educators. We will take some time

off in November to enjoy all the activities of the season, and cultural arts will

return in December with Sparky’s Puppets annual visit to our kindergarteners.

Just a reminder – Here are some other ways to raise money for Hollis: ● Stop & Shop A+ Bonus Bucks Program - Register your S & S card and have

friends and family register at: http://www.stopandshop.com/aplus

Hollis School ID is # 07697. Hollis will earn points which will translate into money each month based on total sale. Only new participants are required to sign up.

● BOXTOPS4EDUCATION Program: Please save your BoxTops! We have raised

over $2,000 during the past several years and hope to make this year another

successful one.

And a HUGE Thank You to…

● Kristin Dennison, Kara Garrity and Heidi Ackerman for organizing the Fall

Carnival which was fun for all!

● Justin Ackerman & Christine Fosco for organizing the 22nd Annual Hollis 5K

Road Race! The event was a huge success!

● All Hollis families who participated in the Bertucci’s Dine Out night in October.

Thank you to Jeff Keane for organizing our Dine Outs!

Thank you to everyone for supporting the October fundraisers!

THANKSGIVING FEAST VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

If you are able to assist with setting up, serving or cleaning up at our annual

Thanksgiving Feast to be held on Thursday, November 16th

,

please complete the form below and return to the Hollis School Office OR Contact

Jen Ormsby at 617-455-8854 or email jennifes25@gmail.com

You must have a current CORI check on file with the office to participate.

Please leave younger siblings at home for this event. I would love to help with this year’s Thanksgiving Feast and

I have a current CORI check on file with the Office.

NAME: __________________________________________________________

TELEPHONE NUMBER: ___________________________________________

EMAIL ADDRESS:________________________________________________

I can assist with (please check all that apply):

SET UP: 10:30-11:30___ SERVING 11:30 – 12:15___ CLEAN UP 12:15 – 1:00 ____

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If any family is struggling this year and in need of assistance during the challenging Holiday

and winter months, please contact Nurse Jane. Applications for the Marge Crispin Center Holiday

Assistance are available in her office. The Marge Crispin Center gives assistance during

Thanksgiving and Christmas, i.e. Thanksgiving baskets and turkeys / toys and food baskets at

Christmas. Once an application is submitted, a turkey or ham is ordered and you will receive help

from the Crispin Center this Holiday Season.

If you are fortunate enough, you can always donate a gift card for the holidays. Just bring

it to Nurse Jane’s office and she will get it to the Marge Crispin Center before the holidays. Nurse

Jane’s Book Club always donates gift cards to restaurants, Game Stop, Target, etc. Please

consider helping the less fortunate. Thank you so much! Nurse Jane

22nd Annual Hollis School 5K Road Race Thank You!!!!!!

On behalf of the Hollis PTO, we would like to thank everyone that

participated in our 22nd Annual Hollis Road Race! This was a great success,

thanks to all the runners, volunteers, sponsors, businesses, and families that

donated raffle prizes! We would like to acknowledge all of our generous raffle

participants and donors:

Allen Dental Associates

Braintree Education Association

Banker Family

Braintree Baseball Club

Braintree Cooperative Bank

Braintree Firefighters Assoc.

Braintree Rotary Club

Braintree Rug Company

Braintree Youth Soccer

Cape Cod Irish Village

Children’s Dentistry of Westwood

Councillor Sean Powers

Delta Design & Construction

DJ Derek Neff

East Braintree Little League

Eric Fagundes - Transplant Art

Gorfinkle & Herbst, LLC

Holland Companies

Hollis School Staff

JJ Foley’s Cafe

Jason Gravelle - HomeBridge Financial

K. Mooney Construction

Lane, Lane & Kelly, LLP

Lewald Family

McGowan Family

Monti Ackerman Sculpture

Quincy Credit Union

Richmond Hardware

South Shore Dental

Donations:

Laser Quest

Granite Grill

Kristen’s

Cottage Bar

Precinct 10

Painting with a Twist

Boston Celtics

Launch Trampoline Park

Northeast Fitness

Blue Hills Ski Area

Braintree Baseball Club

Braintree Soccer

Glow

Bella Sei

F1 Boston

Lakeview Neighborhood

O'Mahony Family

McCroary Family

Mooney Family

Panera Bread

Shaw’s

Everyday Cafe

Marathon Sports

Mr. MacDonald

SEPAC Agenda 2017-2018

BRAINTREE SPECIAL EDUCATION

PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL

www.gpvillage.com/braintreesepac

COLLEGE FAIR FOR THECHALLENGED LEARNER

November 29, 2017 6:30 -8:30 PM

BHS Media Center, 128 Town St. Braintree

In collaboration with the Braintree High School Guidance Department, we will be

hosting a college fair for students who plan on continuing their education post high

school and may be in need of support or disability services. College representatives

will be on-hand for students and their parents/guardians to answer questions. This is

also an opportunity to learn more about the process in which to disclose one’s

disability.Some of the colleges that will be in attendance include, Curry College,

Dean College and Massasoit Community College.

WORKSHOPS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALL! *BPS STAFF MAY EARN PDPS FOR

ATTENDING SEPAC WORKSHOPS! *For Braintree Public Schools staff; sign up on smart.edu and see a SEPAC representative for

Professional Development credit forms. RSVP not required. If you have any questions, please call Eileen Donahue (SEPAC) at

(781) 356-4647 or via email at eileendonahue@verizon.net