Holmes Elementary March 2014 948 S. Horne, Mesa, AZ 85204 www.mpsaz.org/holmes 480.472.5600

Upcoming Events

March 12 Grading Period Ends – Early Release at

11:45 12 Pay $1 for No Uniform Day

17-21 Spring Break – NO SCHOOL 28 Report Cards go home 31 Attendance Bingo – 2:30 - MPR

April 7-8 Stanford Testing - 2

nd Grade

7-11 AIMS Testing – 3rd

– 6th grades

16 Professional Development - Early Release at 12:15

16 Pay $1 for No Uniform Day 18 April Break – NO SCHOOL 25 Holmes 50

th Anniversary Celebration

May 9 Talent Show

13 Family Science Afternoon 2:30 – 3:30 - MPR 22 Last Day of School for students

Dear Parents, I can’t believe our school year is coming to an end. I have LOVED being the new principal of Holmes this year and can’t wait for year two. Thank you for your partnership and for sharing your children with all of us at Holmes.

HOLMES HEART TO HEART I held my first Holmes Heart to Heart parent meeting in January. The main message I heard from parents is more communication, more movie nights, and keep the kids safe! We will be working on improvements in these areas for next year. If you would like to attend the next Heart to Heart parent meeting, it will be March 31 at 1:00 in the library. It is open for any and all families that would like to celebrate good things happening at Holmes, and/or concerns and ideas you have for Holmes.

UPCOMING TESTING INFORMATION The end of the school year always brings testing for students. Grades 3-6 will be taking the AIMS Assessment (Arizona’s Instrument to Measure Standards) during the week of April 7-11. Simultaneously, Grade 2 will be taking the Stanford 10 Assessment. Both are a standards based assessment developed by Arizona teachers to fulfill a federal requirement. The AIMS measures student proficiency of AZ academic content standards in writing, reading, math and science. The Stanford 10 compares student growth to students in the same grades across the nation. Both are a requirement by state and federal law. It is extremely important that we test 100% of our students, so please make sure your children are at school and on time each and every day during this week. We need your help with this. In addition, Grades 1-2 will be taking the CRT assessment between April 21 - May 2. This is a district based assessment measuring math and reading achievement. Please read below for some important TESTING TIPS you can help with at home:

Make sure your children do their homework every night and READ, READ, READ with your child.

Make sure you kids eat a good dinner the night before testing

Make sure your children get a good night sleep the nights before testing

Encourage them to do their absolute best and give them lots of encouragement

If they do not eat breakfast at school, please make sure they eat a good breakfast

BE ON TIME FOR SCHOOL Talk to your children about the test

(before and after) to prevent stress

DREAM BIG ….. Getting kids to think about going to college As you know, our school theme is Dream Big and Do Big Things! We have been talking to kids all school year about their dreams. They all created a Dream Star this year and set goals for themselves. Our 5th graders attended a field trip to Mesa Community College, and our 6th graders will be visiting Arizona State University. These will be annual field trips for our students as they reach this age. We want our students to reach for the starts and begin to think about their futures now and know that college is a reachable goal for everyone! We tell them that everything they do now gets them one step closer to their DREAM!!

Attendance BINGO You should be receiving flyers from the office announcing Attendance Bingo. Attendance Bingo is open for ALL families to attend. We have this event on the calendar monthly and for every week your child has perfect attendance they receive a bingo card. If they had perfect attendance all 4 weeks, they receive a BONUS 5th bingo card. Then we play Bingo for prizes!! It’s a completely free event open for all families. Students must be accompanied by an adult. Please join us at our next Attendance Bingo event for this school year on Monday, March 31st in the MPR. Hope to see you there!

50th Anniversary Celebration Did you know that Holmes is celebrating its 50th Anniversary? We are so excited. Please mark your calendars for Friday, April 25th. We will be having a school wide celebration, and you are all invited! We will begin with a formal ceremony followed by a community 50’s Sock Hop. You can wear your poodle skirts, bobby socks, and saddle shoes while dancing to 50’s music. It should be a blast!! More information will follow.

Character Counts Reconigition Congratulations to the students who were

recognized in February for Character Counts and

has lunch on the stage with Principal Williams!

Jacob Davison, Mayrin Ruelas, Ronaldo Garibo,

Traci Wehe, Eddwyn Diaz, Raquel Martinez,

Daysy Mimila, Aleck Parra, Melvin Vera,

Denisse Marquez, Esthefanya Armenta, Amaya

Almanza, Jesus Trejo Barrera, Rocio Mejia

Moreno, Kimberly Quinonez, Brisa Aragon, Jose

Guillen, Katie Morales, Oscar Figueroa, Luis

Flores, Harmony Sanchez, Jazmin Parga, Jose

Contreras, Yanessa Galarza, Julio Astorga,

Jessica Gonzalez, Brandon Olivares, Emily

Saldana, Selena Aceves, Gisele Valdez, Gilberto

Rocha, Javier Ortiz Blanco, Lizeth Sanchez,

Cinthya Villela, Emilio Reyna, Keyla Sainz

Leyva, Daniela Perez, Edwin Pillado, Jose Saenz

Morales, Maria Gonzalez Quinonez, Lluvia

Mejia Moreno, Victoria Perez, Keebin Baltierrez

Hinojos, Brian Campos, Mariela Amaya, Pasquel

Martin Lorenzo

Destiny Quest is online now! More than 25,00 e-

books are available to read from our

smartphones, iPads or tablets. Download the

virtual application and enjoy the adventure.

Visit the App Store to download.

Spring Break No School

Monday, March 17 through

Friday, March 21 School resumes

Monday, March 24th

Field Days Holmes Elementary will be hosting Field

Days on Tuesday, March 11th and Friday

March 14th. On March 11th, Kindergarten,

First and Second grades will be participating

from 8:15-10:15. On Friday, March 14,

Grades 5-6 will be participating from 8:15-

9:30 and Grades 3-4 will participate

from 9:45-11:00. Parents are welcome to

help run the events or you may come and

observe. Look forward to seeing you there!

Early Release

End of Grading Period

Wednesday, March 12th

11:45 am

Responsibility

Ansvar is the elephant that represents responsibility. His name is from the Norwegian word for “responsible.” Ansvar

thinks before he acts and is accountable for his choices. He is a hard worker who leaves nothing to

chance. He has a strong sense of duty. Ansvar’s one big worry is that he might forget something.

To help himself remember things, he ties colorful bows and ribbons around his toes, his tail, or even

his trunk. He also wears a green ribbon medallion around his neck.

Green is the color that represents responsibility, as in being responsible for a garden, yard (green

grass) or finances.

Be responsible in school by following school rules:

School rules are made to protect all students and help make it a safe place to learn.

The responsible person does his or her best on any task:

The responsible student completes the whole job, not just part of it (class work and homework).

Be responsible by planning ahead:

Use your agenda planner. Pack your book bag each night before you go to bed.

Choose the clothes you plan to wear the next day before you go to bed.

The Ant and the Grasshopper

Aesop’s Fable

One summer day a grasshopper was singing and chirping and hopping about. He was having a wonderful time. He saw an

ant that was busy gathering and storing grain for the winter. Stop and talk to me, said the grasshopper. We can sing some

songs and dance a while. Oh no, said the ant. Winter is coming. I am storing up food for the winter. I think you should do

the same. Oh, I can’t be bothered, said the grasshopper. Winter is a long time off. There is plenty of food. So the

grasshopper continued to dance and sing and chirp and the ant continued to work. When winter came the grasshopper had

no food and was starving. He went to the ant’s house and asked, can I have some wheat or maybe a few kernels of corn?

Without it I will starve, whined the grasshopper. You danced last summer, said the ants in disgust, you can continue to

dance. They gave him no food.

Moral: There is a time to work and a time to play.

“Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well.”

Philip Stanhope

We had several students receive excellent academic achievement awards for second quarter. These students were recognized on the morning news and their teachers passed out certificates to them. Their pictures are located on our school website as well for their hard work in school. We are so proud of them all!!

Para el primer cuarto de semestre, tuvimos algunos estudiantes que recibieron reconocimientos de mejor logro académico. A estos estudiantes se les dio un reconocimiento de parte de la maestra y también en el noticiero de la escuela de la mañana se les reconoció. Su foto esta puesta en la página de internet de la escuela, también fueron reconocidos por su gran trabajo en la escuela. Estamos muy orgullosos de ellos!!!

Kindergarten Math Achievement/ Logro en Matemáticas C4 – Husein Ahmed, JanCarlo Arreguin, Jose Castro, Jacob Davison, Johnny Garcia, Daniel Garrido, Brayan Resendez, Mayrin Ruelas, Sharoll Silva, Edlin Torres C6 – Jose Barrios, Daniel Beltran, Myna Gaspar, Eduardo Hernandez, Carlos Parga, Traci Wehe C7 – Layla Arroyo, Jesus Beltran, Analee Cruz, Eddwyn Diaz, Oscar Gonzalez, Jeimy Mendivil, Neo Mozqueda, Kevin Rivera, Mariaelena Sebastian

Kindergarten Reading Achievement/ Logro en Lectura

C4 – Hussein Ahmed, Edith Almendares, JanCarlo Arreguin, Jose Castro, Jacob Davison, Kaysen Estrella, Johnny Garcia, Daniel Garrido, Julio Hernandez, Erika Lopez, Arturo Lozano, Giovanna Metcalfe, Angela Ortega, Larisa Quihuis, Angel Rodriguez, Brayan Resendiz, Mayrin Ruelas, Leslie Saldana, Humberto Sandoval, Sharoll Silva, Edlin Torres, Gael Villela C6 – James, Ascencio, Jose Barrios, Anahe Blanco Flores, Elicel Carillo, Joelyn Garcia, Eloy Garcia, Ronaldo Garibo, Myna Gaspar, Nazlie Hernandez, Eduardo Hernandez, Julian Hernandez, Soren Hutchen, Dante Parra, Jesus Tienda Acosta, Traci Wehe C7 – Luna Aceves, Layla Arroyo, Litzy Astorga, Jose Bautista, Jesus Beltran, Analee Cruz, Eddwyn Diaz, Oscar Gonzalez, Juan Hernandez, Raquel Martinez, Jeimy Mendivil, Neo Mozqueda, Dario Nava, Marely Ochoa, Aylin Pillado, Kevin Rivera, Yadira Saenz, Mariaelena Sebastian, Hugo Valdez

1st Grade Reading Achievement/ Logro en Lectura C1 – Annie Alcantara, Damian Cervantes, Gabriel Chavez, Esteban Contreras, Fabian Echavarria, Mariela Esparza, Andrea Hardy, Gael Hernandez, David Orellana, Aleck Parra, Benjamin Reed C2 – Alejandra Alcala, Esthefanya Armenta, Eduardo Bustamante, Evalyn Carranza, Martin Castro, Breanna Gutierrez, Evaline Guzman, Osman Hassan, Maria Ochoa, Naomi Orellana, Lizbeth Rodriguez, Jasmin Segura, Francisco Valdez C9 –Anthony Cervantes, David Diaz, Diana Hernandez, Jairo Hernandez, Kevin Hernandez, Daroyln Magana, Karen Merida, Alexis Rivas Flores, Briana Sebastian, Jesus Trejo C10 – David Castro, Julio Fuentes, Chris Lopez, Denisse Marquez, Yovani Naranjo, Yuleydi Trasvina, Adriana Valencia, Alejandra Valenzuela, Adam Villegas

1st Grade Math Achievement/ Logro en Matemáticas

C1 – Annie Alcantara, Damian Cervantes, Mariela Esparza, Delia Felix Pacheco, Andrea Hardy, David Orellana C2 – Alejandra Alcala, Esthefanya Armenta, Eduardo Bustamante, Evalyn Carranza, Martin Castro, Osman Hassan, Maria Ochoa, Carlos Oropeza C9 – Anthony Cervantes, David Diaz, Diana Hernandez, Kevin Hernandez, Daroyln Magana, Joseph Martinez, Rocio Mejia, Karen Merida, Juliana Perez, Alexis Rivas Flores, Briana Sebastian, Angel Tolman, Jesus Trejo C10 – David Castro, Diego Garcia, Anahi Hernandez, Chris Lopez, Denisse Marquez, Keilin Romero, Yuleydi Trasvina E4 – Daisy Bueno, Anaeli Gonzalez Lares, America Rocha, Brandon Villeda

2nd Grade Math Achievement/ Logro en Matemáticas

E5 – Belinda, Leon, Rafael Martinez, Ana Ortiz-Fierro, Bryan Rodriguez, Ricardo Sanchez E6 – Luis Baladez, Alex Escobedo, Ashley Ortiz, Mia Valenzuela, Sheyli Vera

2nd Grade Reading Achievement/ Logro en Lectura E5 – Maritza Casas, Ysabel Huesca, Oscar Figueroa, Reese Flores, Belinda Leon, Rafael Martinez, Rubi Miranda, Alfredo Moreno, Ana Ortiz-Fierro, Bryan Rodriguez, Carla Roldan, Ricardo Sanchez, Jonathan Trejo E6 – Ronaldo Bravo, Remmi Carranza, Alex Escobedo, Isaac Facio, Luis Flores, Leslie Gutierrez, Richard Gutierrez, Ashton Hanson, Brayan Munoz, Ashley Ortiz, Harmony Sanchez, Eddie Torres, Osvaldo Torres, Mia Valenzuela, Sheyli Vera, Andromeda Villa, Paige Wehe

2nd Grade ELD Reading Achievement/ Logro en Lectura ELD

E3 – Christian Balbastro Hinojos, Jordan Castro Fonseca, Jose Guillen, Yajaira Linares Hernandez, Jacqui Lopez Guillen, Andres Mata Plascencio, Katie Morales Sales E4 – Janette Gonzalez, Jennifer Nunez

2nd Grade ELD Math Achievement/ Logro en Matemáticas ELD E3 - Lizbeth Alonso Gomez, Christian Balbastro Hinojos, Jordan Castro Fonseca, Alessandro Duarte, Isaias Garica Clark, Jose Guillen, Yajaira Linares Hernandez, Vetzanid Torres Pita

3rd Grade Reading Achievement/ Logro en Lectura A2 – Indyra Cabezas Salcedo, Jesus Jimenez Razo A3 - Ebony Berrelleza Rabago, Jose Contreras Bermudez, Exzavier Flores, Samuel Martinez Almodovar, Brenda Tabares Donoza, Britanny Tapia Farias A4 – Jalen Allen, Jovan Alonso, Genesis Avila, Jocelyn Bejarano-Ortega, Anette Casarez, Mayela Echavarria, Aylet Garcia, Jazaiah Gutierrez, Karyme Larios-Mendoza, Daniela Martinez, Brandon Olivares, Amy Ortiz, E7 – Ernesto Saenz

3rd Grade Math Achievement/ Logro en Matemáticas A2 –Julio Astorga, Arizbeth Berrelleza Valencia, Indyra Cabezas Salcedo, Amy Gallardo Davila, Kimberly Morales Castro, Evelyn Morales Gonzalez A3 - Ebony Berrelleza Rabago, Jose Contreras Bermudez, Jayde Duarte Robles, Celeste Jimenez Garcia, Elias Marianito, Samuel Martinez Almodovar, Israel Reynosa, Anthony Villalobos Espinoza A4 - Jovan Alonso, Karyme Larios-Mendoza, Daniela Martinez, Brandon Olivares, Amy Ortiz, Jazmin Parga E7 – Silvia Venzor

4th Grade Principal’s List/ Lista Honorífica de la Directora E7 – Brandon Venegas E8 – Marlene Casas Estrella, Destiny Gutierrez, Angel Martinez Uribe, Gisele Valdez

4th Grade Honor Roll/ Lista de Honor A5 – Nahomi Herandez, Angelica Saldana B3 – Edwin Pillado E7 – Selena Aceves E8 – Aiisha Ahamed, Emily Cuellar Esteban, Breanna Espinoza, McKayla Jones, Cinthya Miranda Quintero, Erik Ochoa, Paul Perez Bonilla, Gilberto Rocha Medrano, Christian Sandoval, Sonya Torres, Aileen Urias Corella

4th Grade On a Roll/ En Lista de Desarrollo

A5 – Kimberly Garcia, Stephania Morales, Briannon West B3 – Jedidia Guillen Aguilar, Jorge Villegas E7 – Emmanuel Castillo, Adrian Parra E8 – Carolina Guzman, Hiojan Hernandez Ponce, Cristiany Sanchez, Fernando Torres Guillen, Alexander Valencia, Juan Luis Vega

5th Grade Principal’s List/ Lista Honorífica de la Directora

A5 – Ernesto Flores, Jose Romero, Efren Trejo B1 – Karina Munoz Vega B2 – Daisy Perez Landeros

5th Grade Honor Roll/ Lista de Honor

A5 – Jeremy Martinez, Ailene Mendivil, Jonathan Olivares, Matthew Overman, Emilio Reyna, Luis Zamora B3 – Dioselin Fuentes, Alan Santos B1 – Juan Almodovar Mares, Lizet Flores Morales, Jesus Gallardo, Janet Jimenez-Razo, Carlos Lorenzo Zavala, Jazmin Lumbreras Ochoa, Jada McKinney, Geovanny Mendivil Ochoa, Daniel Ortega Morales, Javier Ortiz Blanco, Daniel Ruiz Jimenez, Lizeth Sanchez Barron, Yamilet Sandoval Serna, Jesus Serna, Idali Soto B2 – Anguel Arreola, Moises Escobedo/Garcia, Elian Mejia Castaneda, Kimberly Morales, Daniel Ortega Morales, Ashley Rivera, Kayla Sainz Leyva, Jorge Trejo Resendiz, Laceley Vargas

5th Grade On a Roll/ En Lista de Desarrollo A5 – Miguel Gonzales, Brian Lopez, Cinthya Villela B1 - Pablo Israel Flores, Samuel Flores, Reina Llamas Flores, Sabina Perez B2 – Philip Anguiz, Lizbeth Astorga, Armado Beltran Del Rio, Aylin Delgado Rodriguez, Marco Lopez B3 – Jonathan Castro, Rogelio Cobian, Jose Morales, Daniela Perez, Sabrina SantaCruz, Danna Valverde

6th Grade Principal’s List/ Lista Honorífica de la Directora B4 – Jonathan Guerrero Fernandez, Maria Gonzalez Quinones B5 – Jennifer Lopez Guillen B6 – Gina Castro Romero, Enrique Hernandez Huerta, Mario Leon, Ana Vega

6th Grade Honor Roll/ Lista de Honor B4 – Sebastian Hernandez Huerta, Jose Saenz Morales, Valeria Terrones Becerra B5 – Mariela Amaya, Giselle Lopez, Morpheus Villa B6 – Justine Galarza, Diane Munoz Ortiz, Juan Carlos Perez

6th Grade On a Roll/ En Lista de Desarollo B5 – Roberto Martinez B6 – Victoria Perez, Yolanda Mejia