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UPCOMING EVENTS AT HOLBROOK:

Monday, September 23rd – Last day to submit Pizza Orders for October  ( Pizzas delivered to students during the 2nd Nutrition Break – every Tuesday in October

Tuesday, September 24th – 6pm – School Council Meeting in the Library or join remotely & Lollipop Sales – 2nd Nutrition Break $1.00 each (cash only) 

Friday, September 27th – Popcorn Sales to begin – $2.50/bag. Flavours: Butter Salt, White Cheddar, Dill Pickle, Sweet and Salty- CASH ONLY PLEASE

Friday, September 27th – Terry Fox Run – see forms that went home with all students last Friday for donations or you can donate at: Holbrook Public School – Hamilton, ON | Terry Fox School Run Thank you for the support!

Thursday, October 10th – Meet the Teacher Night – 4:30-6:00pm 

Please be mindful that our school parking lot has no parking or stopping so we will ask parents that are driving to enter the city park lot west of the school and walk your children over to the playground to meet their new teacher. For safety reasons we will not be allowing vehicles in the school parking lot unless they are staff.  A reminder that the parking closest to the school along the fence is reserved for staff so please park on the very west side.

Our school day begins at 8:45 am but we will have supervision on the playground from 8:30-8:45 am if you need to drop off and leave. Our day ends at 3:05 so please be sure to be on time to pick up students at the end of the day. We will have supervision on the playground from 3:05-3:20pm. 

We also ask that parents please avoid entering the school at playground or side entrances. If you need to enter please ring the buzzer at the front of the school and myself or Ms. Miles, ,our office administrator, will be happy to assist you. We ask this of parents and guardians to avoid interruptions to our staff while they are instructing and supervising large numbers of students.  Our staff will happily spend some time on the first few days talking with you at entry or dismissal. If you wish to speak with the office or your child’s teacher at another time please call us at 905 385 5369 and we can set up an appointment. Thank you.

Please be sure to let your child’s teacher know if your child has any medical conditions or if they require any type of medication (puffers, epi pens, etc.) while at school. We have medical forms and plan of care forms that we will send home that need to be filled out and signed by the physician treating the child and the parent / guardian as we are unable to administer any medication ( this includes over the counter medications – tylenol, topical creams, cough/cold etc.) without a completed medical form and the appropriate signatures. Contact our school office at 905 385-5369 if you have any questions about medical forms or using the parent portal.

A reminder that if any of your contact information has changed (phone, email, address) or you need to add or delete those that can pick up your children or emergency contacts please let the office know as soon as possible as this ensures that we can quickly and accurately access contacts when necessary.

We are still finalizing our class sizes and staffing assignments so please stay tuned for updates that will be emailed to you and a reminder that we are unable at this time to make any class changes for students. More information will come out as we organize and finalize our staff and numbers through the month of September. A final reorganization of the school could occur at the end of this month however, if your child or children are impacted you will be notified.  I will include an updated list of the new staff that we are welcoming at Holbrook in the memo that I will send out next week as assignments are finalized at this time. I will send a Holbrook Weekly Memo out each Sunday with details of the upcoming events and the week ahead so be sure to check your emails to stay updated. Pease be sure to register for our school website by visiting : www.hwdsb.on.ca/holbrook/ and click on the “Subscribe”tab at the top of the page to complete the registration process as you will receive notifications when any new posts are added to the school website.

Thank you,

Have a great week!

Mr. G. Carey, Principal

Holbrook Elementary School