Holland Elementary

417-523-4100

2403 S. Holland Ave. Springfield, MO 65807

Gary Tew, Principal

Attendance for February 94.87% from 96.09% in January.

Dear parents and students,

The school year is passing quickly. Spring Break is upon us.

Have we taken advantage of opportunities to make meaningful

connections with our children? Take time this month to reflect

and focus on your personal and family goals for the New Year.

Demonstrate, by example, our school motto, “Show that

Holland School PRIDE!”

Poor student attendance rates, excessive tardies and early exits

negatively affect our school from “Being the Best…”

PARENTS—we need your assistance in this area!

I have converted attendance rates to days missed:

In a 174-day school year:

Number of Holland students in each category

99% attendance= 2 days absent

37 students

95% attendance= 9 days absent

133 students

90% attendance=18 days absent

59 students

85% attendance= 26 days absent

9 students

75% attendance= 44 days absent

1 student

65% attendance= 62 days absent

1 student 55% attendance= 80 days absent - 0 students

Please do not send your child to school if they are sick. If needed, Nurse Combs, our school nurse, is available at 523-4100 to answer health questions. Let’s focus on tardies and students leaving early from school. I believe we can im-prove our school attendance rate one student at a time. With Your Child in Mind, Gary Tew - Principal Holland

March Calendar

Feb. 29 - March 4th DR. SEUSS WEEK Monday - Hat Day Tuesday - Wear Green Day Wednesday - Wear Crazy Socks Day Thursday - Wear a college shirt Friday - Wear Pajamas Day 2nd 5th grade TNT to Jarrett MS City Wide PTA - Horace Mann Elementary 3rd Clothing Bank open 2:30 - 5 p.m. Honor Choir Practice - 3:45-4:45 p.m. Holland Steam Night - 5:30-7 p.m. 7th-11th Spring Break 14th - Professional Learning Day Student’s out all day

IS YOUR CHILD REGISTERED FOR KINDERGARTEN?

CALL THE HOLLAND OFFICE FOR INFORMATION 523-4100

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

A book review by Klee Bruce Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Williams is a cautionary tale of

one bus driver’s battle against a street smart pigeon. Who will win? Will the

bus driver succeed in keeping his vehicle orderly? Or will the pigeon

overtake him and cause endless mayhem? No matter what the outcome of the

fight is, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! is a hilariously funny story that

will become an instant family favorite.

For the last two months Holland Student Council has been raising money

for a “Maker-Space” cart by sponsoring weekly STUCO hat days during

the month of January, selling valentines during the first two weeks or

February and promoting the STUCO vending machine. Between those

three activities we raised nearly $300. In the weeks ahead STUCO will be

soliciting the insight of the classroom teachers to make sure that items

bought for the “Maker-Space” cart are beneficial for each grade level.

Thank you for supporting Holland Student Council.

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HOLLAND PTA NEWS

PTA MEETING Meetings are held in the Library on the 2nd

Tuesday of each month beginning at 5:00 p.m and

all are welcome to attend. If you would like to

join PTA, you may do so by contacting one of the

officers or at a meeting or event. Membership is

$5. Our next meeting is Tuesday, March 1st at

5:00 p.m.

VOLUNTEERS Thank you to all the parents and our

Partner’s In Education who volunteered and helped with donations for the Valentine

parties and Bingo Night! House of Flowers, Messiah Lutheran, Southminster Presbyterian Church, and South Haven Baptist Church.

The last date to volunteer to help with the Clothing Bank is April 7th.

HOLLAND SPRING CARNIVAL April 29th

6-8 p.m.

OFFICERS NEEDED

Interested in being a PTA officer next school year?

We need you!

We are currently accepting nominations for PTA officers. Please let us know if you would like to help lead the team for the 2016-2017 school year! If interested, you can contact a current officer or leave a note in the PTA mailbox located in the office.

NEWS FLASH Mark your calendars for

Friday, March 25th at 5:30-7 p.m. for

Putt Putt with Pop. Bring your dad,

grandpa, uncle or any special guy to

Fun Acres for a night of mini golf. Look

for more info to be coming home as this event gets

closer.

Box Tops This is just a reminder to send in

Box Tops with your child. Please

include their grade and teacher so

they can be counted for their

class! The class that collects the

most Box Tops will have a celebration with Mr.

Tew! Also, make sure you check expiration

dates and trim your box tops so they can be

processed more quickly. If you are using the

pages included in the newsletter, please put

the amount shown on the form. Also, Holland

Elementary does not accept Campbell’s Soup

Labels. Please do not send these to school

If you are interested in being a PTA officer (President, Vice president, Secretary, or Treasurer) for the 2016-17 school

year, please sign below and turn in to Holland’s office. A volunteer background check will need to be approved by the district. Contact Holland’s office with any questions.

PRESIDENT Are you a leader, motivator and organizer; can see “the big picture” when helping form decisions and would like to help steer the direction of the PTA? All decisions are made by majority vote, but the board president sets the tone. The President is also the face of the PTA at public functions, leads the board meetings and regularly meets with the school Principal to continue and uphold our status as PTA in good standing.

VICE PRESIDENT Do you seek an opportunity to play an active role in your child’s school and education? Build a positive relationship with parents and staff. PTA wants you! If you have a willingness to interact with various parents, staff and vendors, act as a liaison between the PTA board and team leaders, research existing or prospective fundraising activities help plan events, sign up today!

PTA TREASUER Do you have a knack for numbers and a curiosity of how the PTA money is spent? Do you have knowledge of an Excel spreadsheet? Are you familiar with a Profit/Loss Income Statement? You can be the next PTA Treasurer!

PTA SECRETARY Help keep minutes on all things PTA! You will oversee the communications on the board and make sure the PTA webmaster has information to post on the PTA website/Facebook! Send out emails to families, oversee the event flyers sent home, take monthly minutes at meetings, and send thank you notes when appropriate! *You may hold a position for 2 years only, but may then move to another position. Yes, I am interested in being a PTA Officer. Name: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Phone number: _________________________________ Position Seeking__________________________

BOX TOP TOTALS:

Reeves - 111 Griffin - 374 Willard - 477

Baker - 52 Johnson - 188 Ashley - 244 Petry - 233

Pike - 326 Kovacs - 298 Risenhoover - 663

Wise - 100 Snyder - 326

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

MAP TESTING WINDOW APRIL 11TH THRU MAY 8TH

1 Lifetouch Spring Pictures Class/Individual 4th/5th grade Tree dedication

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4 5 Lifetouch WY & 5th grade graduation pictures

6

TNT 5th Grade to Jarrett

7

Clothing Bank Open 2:30-5:00 p.m.

8 2nd grade field trip

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10 11 12 Green Club 3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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14 Clothing Bank Open 2:30-5:00 p.m.

15 16

17 18 Teacher Appreciation Banquet

19

5th grade to Educational program 9:30-11:10 a.m.

20 21

Clothing Bank Open 2:30-5:00 p.m.

22 Pride Store

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24 25 Parent Advisory Meeting @ KAC 6:30– 8 p.m.

26 27 4th grade to Springfield Cardinals 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

28 29 PAT Screening 9:30 a.m. / Library PTA Spring Carnival 6 p.m.—8 p.m.

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APRIL 2016

APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS