The first round of Prairie Days will be Monday and Tuesday, September 9 and 10.
The second round of Prairie Days will be Thursday and Friday, October 17 and 18.
Office Depot Supports
Last year, Office Depot supported Holland Intermediate in the Round Up for Schools campaign and we received more than $4,500. That is amazing. This year we are a part of their Give Back to Schools program and we earn 5 percent back when purchasing qualifying supplies and providing the school’s name or ID number at the checkout.
Share the Shine
Springfield Prevention Coalition is partnering with Mr. G once again to create the Share the Shine Club. This year we will turn the Kindness Club into the Share the Shine Club. Andrea Smith will be helping to head this joint venture. She is the head of the coalition and is a Holland Intermediate parent. She will be in the lunchroom on Wednesday, August 28, to briefly explain it to students. After that, students will have the option to apply through a Google Form in science and social studies. That will begin September 3 and end on the 6th. Groups will be decided the week of the 9th. More information will be coming soon.
G.A.M.E.S Goals and Motivation Equal Success Fourth Grade
Team Animal Crossing: Mrs. Chatman (ELA), Ms. Hirzel (math), Mrs. DiSalle (science/social studies) Team Sonic: Mrs. Riston (ELA), Mrs. Streb (math), Mrs. Hoge (science/social studies) Team Marvelous: Mrs. Foote (ELA), Mrs. Newcombe (math), Mrs. Kimmet (science/social studies) Fifth Grade
Team Splatoon: Ms. Witte (ELA), Mr. Scroggs (math), Ms. Leafgren (science/social studies) Team Mario: Ms. Flowers (ELA), Ms. Wood (math), Mr. Fritch (science/social studies) Team Tetris: Mrs. Rudnicki (ELA), Mr. Reynolds (math), Mrs. Beamer (science/ social studies) Team Legend: Ms. Hendrix (ELA), Mrs. Runyan (math), Mrs. Schrag (science/ social studies) Specials
Four Queens: Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Mohr, Ms. Bell and Mrs. Nottingham.
New Staff
Please help me to welcome the following members to the team or their new role: Ben Berschback, intervention specialist; Eleanor Kosek, intervention specialist; Danielle Stebli, intervention specialist; Eric Bachar, intervention specialist; Anna Leitner, intervention specialist (room 108 of Springfield Middle School); Kailee Wood, fifth grade math; Andrea Foote, fourth grade ELA; Samantha Bell, coding and design; Makayla Hood, evening custodian, and Karen Bell, evening custodian.
Upcoming Events
Monday, August 26: Fourth Grade Playground Teach To (not during recess time).
Monday, August 26: Fifth Grade Lunch Teach To Tuesday, August 27: Fourth Grade Restroom Teach To Tuesday, August 27: Fifth Grade Hallway Teach To Tuesday, August 27: PBIS, 2:30 to 3:15 p.m.
Tuesday, August 27: Holland Parent Council meeting, at 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, August 28: Fourth Grade Hallway Teach To Wednesday, August 28: Fifth Grade Restroom Teach To Friday, August 30: Fire drill at 9 a.m.
Friday, August 30: HPC Back to School Bash, 6 to 8 p.m. (canceled if it rains).
Monday, September 2: No school–Labor Day.
Tuesday, September 3: PBIS, 2:30 to 3:15 p.m.
Wednesday, September 4: Picture day.
Friday, September 6: Respect (wear yellow).
The Holland Way
We will once again be implementing PBIS rewards at Holland Intermediate. PBIS rewards is designed to simplify the effort in recognizing behavior, so the staff can spend more time teaching. Staff members can recognize positive student behavior from anywhere in the school using the mobile app, or from the convenience of their desks using the web portal.
Positives:
•Teachers and staff can acknowledge positive behavior
•Points are automatically tracked
•Check in/Check out
•Online management system •Focus on positives
•Motivates students
•App for parents, staff and students
•SEL components Motivated students are crucial to the success of any incentive program, and knowing this, we created two ways students can stay connected. Students can track their progress by using the Student Portal or the PBIS Rewards Student App. The Student Portal is a simple web interface students can use when they have access to a computer. With the app and web portal, students can see:
•Student point totals
•School store items and privileges they can earn and work towards earning
•List of school events Holland Parent Council HPC is back for the 202425 school year, and they already have many exciting events planned. Of course, the HPC knows there are lots of parents from their previous schools who want to help out, and they welcome all newcomers for more ideas. Here are the following meeting dates: August 27, September 17, October 15, November 19, December 17, January 21, February 18, March 18, April 15 and May 20.
All meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. in room 101B. (Enter through the main doors, down the hall is on the left) Officers are Shannon Polz, president; Ashley Palicki, vice president, and Allison Bollinger, secretary.
Diversity Corner
One of our goals this school year is to implement and embed diversity resources throughout the school year. Each month is broken down into a different theme or focus.
September–Culture Matters Our goal this month is to recognize that our culture is part of what makes each of us unique and special. Cultural integration and representation matters and this month we will dig in deeper to get to know each other better.
October–Italian American History November–Native American Heritage December–Persons with Disabilities January–New Year goals, seasonal jobs, Nobel Peace Prize February–Black History March–Women’s History/ Irish American Heritage April–Arab American Heritage May–Around the World Be on the lookout for information from Mr. G on the Culture and Diversity Learning Community in collaboration with Project Impact (Bowling Green State University).
