Here is our Featured Faculty Member for this week. Mr. Smith is new to Holly Springs Elementary as a 4th Grade teacher. This is his 21st year of teaching. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (FAMU) in Tallahassee, Florida, and I earned master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He has taught in Florida, Georgia and in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. We hope you have had a great start to your school year here at HSES, Mr. Smith!
Our Canned Food Drive begins when we return from Fall Break. Collection will run from Oct 21-29!
Parents, Just a reminder there is no school for fall break next week!
Picture Day is coming up soon! The first link is to pay online for pictures and the second link is to print out an order form. All of this information will come home with the HawkEye today with your child's report card. Thank you!
https://www.gciportraits.com/pre-pay-for-pictures
School Code-: H116
https://www.gciportraits.com/order-form
The holiday season will be here before we know it! Check out this information below about Operation Christmas for children in Douglas County.
It's National Principal's Month! Thank you for all you do for our Holly Hawks, Dr. Abell!
Congratulations to our top Beanstack earners for the month of September! The top three grade levels will earn extra recess. The top 3 classes earned homework passes and the traveling trophy is proudly displayed in their classroom. The top readers earned a free book and our staff winners received a free lesson pass. Way to go, Hawks! Keep on reading! Keep in mind Friday, Oct 11th is the deadline to read and log 750 minute to get a token to our brand new book vending machine!
Here is our Featured Faculty Member for this week! Ms. Arline is new to Holly Springs Elementary as a 3rd Grade teacher. Mrs. Arline has taught for ten years and is originally from north Florida. She is a proud boy mom to two sons and a fur baby. In her free time she enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, gardening, and relaxing on the beach. We hope you have had a great start to your school year here at HSES, Ms. Arline!
Spooky Literacy Night is coming Oct 24! Check the flyer for details!
Unity Day is Thursday, Oct. 10th. The purpose of Unity Day is to wear and share ORANGE in support of Bullying Prevention. We are united for Kindness, Acceptance, and Inclusion.
We will kick Red Ribbon Week off on a Friday and end it on the Thursday of the following week, which is also Halloween 🎃.Check the flyer below for more information. Thank you!
Don't forget! Help support our school by coming to our sweet spirit night at the Farmer's Table Sweet Shop tomorrow (Friday, Sept 27) from 2pm-7pm. We look forward to seeing you there and kicking off a great weekend together!
WEATHER UPDATE: The Douglas County School System has been closely monitoring Hurricane Helene and the potential for heavy rain and strong winds in our area tomorrow in collaboration with the National Weather Service. According to the National Hurricane Center and our local emergency management agency, inclement weather will begin impacting our area on Thursday evening. At this time, schools will operate on a normal schedule on Thursday, September 26, 2024. However, all after-school activities and programs on that day will be canceled. In addition, all classes, after school events and activities will be canceled for Friday, September 27. Our top priority is to always maintain the safety of our students and staff. Therefore, we will keep a vigilant eye on weather conditions throughout the evening. If there are any further changes, we will promptly inform our school community. We will communicate this important information through email, text, and social media platforms. It will also be shared on social media and in collaboration with our media partners. We appreciate your understanding as we continue our focus on the safety and well-being of our school community.
This week's Featured Faculty Member is Mrs. Holcomb. She is a teacher in the program for exceptional children and is new to Holly Springs Elementary this year. Here are some fun facts about Mrs. Holcomb. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family. She has been married for 16 years and has two amazing teenagers named Caleb and Olivia. She has a family cat named Felix Oliver Holcomb. She is an actress and acting coach. She loves the arts and outside of school teaches acting classes to our youth. We are so glad to have you at HSES this year!
This week's featured faculty member is Ms. Flippin, a new 1st grade teacher at Holly Springs Elementary. She has had the opportunity to teach many different grade-level children and adults overseas and in non-traditional education settings. She is a graduate of Western Kentucky University. Here are some interesting facts about Ms. Flippin. She spent part of her childhood in Berlin, Germany. She lived there when the wall came down and she still has pieces of it! She continues to love learning about history and traveling. She also enjoys archery, fencing, and ran in the 4th of July Peachtree Road Race this past summer. She has a lovely cat named Naomi who thinks she is human.
Help support our school by coming to our sweet spirit night at the Farmer's Table Sweet Shop on Friday, Sept 27 from 2pm-7pm. We look forward to seeing you there and kicking off a great weekend together!
Just a reminder our Book Fair started today! We are open each day this week from 8-1 and Friday until noon. We have lots of amazing books, school supplies, posters, and more to choose from. Don't forget to invite a special person or grandparent to eat lunch with your child and then come and shop! The flyers with details are linked below.
If you would like to make an e-wallet for your child or shop online, please visit our Book Fair website at: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/hollyspringselemschool3. The e-wallet is an easy way to add funds to your child's account without having to send check or cash to school. Any family member can add funds! We appreciate your support of the school library media center's fundraiser!
PS - If you are a parent or grown up and want to shop before school starts, Mrs. Harbin gets to school at 7:15. I am unable to stay late this week. Thanks!
Our Featured Faculty Member today is our School Resource Officer, Mr. Robins. He is originally from Illinois. He moved to GA for better weather! He has been in law enforcement for 5 years. He loves his job because of the ability to positively impact youth. One of his passions is praise and worship. He enjoys singing. We are thankful to have you and Office Mosely serve our school community!
In case you missed it!
**Attention Parents and Guardians!** Join us for our **1st PTA Meeting of the Year!** Kick off the school year with us as we discuss exciting plans, share ideas, and collaborate to make this year unforgettable for our scholars! Your voice matters, and we can’t wait to hear it!
We are excited to announce our Top Readers in Beanstack for the month of August!
Students at HSES have embraced Beanstack, the new reading motivational program in Douglas County Schools! Students have met the community reading goal of 50,000 minutes in less than a month. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Polar Patrol will make a stop to reward students for their reading in the next few weeks and Hawks will have a higher community goal to reach. Students also have individual reading goals. 4th Grade student China O. says, “I really like earning badges when I log my minutes. I like to be able to see my achievements. In the future, I can always look back and remember all the books I have tracked in Beanstack.” Her 4th Grade teacher, Dr. Ashley Lindeman said, “Beanstack adds a layer of friendly competition. Students look at what their friends are reading and at the leaderboards and it encourages them to read more”. Students who meet their goal of reading and logging 750 minutes every nine weeks will earn different rewards or a party invitation to celebrate meeting their individual reading goal. Also, at the end of each month the Top Readers, Classes, Staff Members and Grades will be recognized for logging the most minutes read with a special reward from the Media Center. Mrs. Harbin, the Media Specialist, encourages Hawks to read anytime, anywhere and log their minutes with the app. Media Clerk, Mrs. Nancy Tucker, asks students when checking in and out books if they have logged their minutes in Beanstack to help encourage students to keep reading!
