Quick News | April 7, 2025
NEWS FROM HOLT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
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Kinder & 3rd Grade Music Performance
We are excited to inform you about an upcoming music performance for our Kindergarten and 3rd grade students. The performance will showcase activities we have been doing all year in class. The students have been working hard to have a great performance. Attire will be casual but feel free to dress nicely. We wanted to provide you with some important details about the event. Kindergarten students will meet school staff members in the hallway outside of the cafeteria. Third grade students will meet on mats in front of the stage. Date: Thursday, April 24th Time: 6:30 but doors will open at 6:15. Location: Holt Cafeteria Have questions? Please email Ms. Castro at castro_a@4j.lane.edu
Dental Fluoride/Sealants
Lane County Dental Prevention will return on April 21st and 22nd for round 2 application of fluoride varnish and/or sealants. Only those students who returned the yellow permission form sent home this past fall will participate. For any questions, please contact Nurse Gyna at wohlers_g@4j.lane.edu.
Accessible Education Parent Group
The Accessible Education Parent Group meets the first Thursday of each month at 6:00 in the library. Child care is provided. April 19th at 11:30 am at the Metro Cinemas will be a special movie event with families who are part of the group in a safe, inclusive environment. FREE admission, cheap concessions, RSVP is required. Looking ahead, May 3rd will be a Park Play Date at 1:00 at Striker Field Community Park. Come hang out with other parents and help our kiddos build friendships! Family and friends welcome!
Kinder & 1st PE: Learn to Ride a Bike!
4J’s Safe Routes to School program will soon be teaching bicycle riding skills in your child’s PE classes. Inexperienced riders and those who use training wheels at home will start on balance bikes without pedals. When they learn balance and gliding skills, they may move up to try pedal bikes. The ultimate skills goal is the ability to get on a bicycle and pedal safely without training wheels or physical assistance. First graders who have mastered pedaling may “graduate” to do other PE activities while we continue to work with the learners. Some helpful information for families: ● Helmets are required and provided. (Students with their own may choose to bring them.) ● Sneakers or other regular shoes are better to pedal with than boots or sandals. ● We go outside when possible, so kids will appreciate being dressed for the weather. ● If you do not have a bike for your child and do not have the means to get them one, contact Sarah Mazze, 4J Safe Routes to School Coordinator, at mazze_s@4j.lane.edu or (541) 516-0887, and we may be able to get your child a bike. ● If your child has a bike at home and you see them struggle with pedals, simply take them off. By removing the pedals and encouraging them to use the bike in balance mode, you will reinforce the lessons they worked on at school. ● Don’t rush pedaling. Let their confidence and ability in biking grow as they continue to practice gliding. (We don’t recommend training wheels, as they deter the use of balance and counteract all the progress made at school.) ● Be a cheerleader, not a coach. Keep encouraging your child. They shouldn’t need much more support than a simple hand on their back (holding their bike makes it hard for them to figure out their own balance). ● The best way to keep the bike wheels rolling is to join them. If possible, we encourage you to join your child in riding! Some students may be comfortable on bikes already. Others could be nervous about trying this new activity on wheels. These students can begin at their own pace with their feet on the ground on the balance bikes. Not all students will become pedalers during their time with us, but we hope they all make progress and gain confidence, while learning to encourage others and share. Oh, yes, we also hope they HAVE FUN! For more information on how to teach kids to ride a bike, bike safety tips and more, visit the Safe Routes to School resource page, here: https://www.eugenespringfieldsrts.org/toolsandresourcesIf you’d like to volunteer, click here for dates and times and to sign up for your school or others: https://signup.com/go/crxGojb . If you’re not background checked to volunteer through 4J, please fill out the application here asap: https://apps.raptortech.com/Apply/Mzg4ODplbi1VUw==
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Holt Night Out - Papa's Pizza, MONDAY! Bring this Papa's Pizza Flyer anytime on Monday, April 7th, and Holt Elementary will receive 50% of the value of the food you purchase. You can also purchase Fundraiser Bucks that are good for all future purchases. From 5:30-7:00, the PTO will have a table for kids to spin a wheel for a prize and check out our upcoming Holt Bolt Jog-a-thon details.
2025 Talent Show, Sign Ups Due TUESDAY! Sign up for this year's Talent Show now. Complete the Talent Show Sign-Up Form. Sign-ups are due Tuesday, April 8th. Tryouts are April 14 & 15. Showtimes are May 12th, 2:40-3:30 (dress rehearsal), May 13th, 8:30-9:30 (day performance), and May 13th (night performance),
Noche de Familia CENA Y UNA PELÉCULA: 29 de abril Una proyección gratuita de Shrek en español con subtítulos en inglés se proyectará en la cafetería Holt el 29 de abril, de 5:30 a 7:30.
Volunteers Needed! Interested in volunteering at Holt? See the PTO Volunteer Webpage for scads of volunteer opportunities. Help with the OBOB, Book Nook, Jog-a-Thon, the School Carnival, and many more!
No Toys at School: Toys, stuffies, basketballs, footballs, etc. should stay at home and not come to school
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FROM EUGENE SCHOOL DISTRICT 4J AND THE COMMUNITY |
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District-Wide Kindergarten Welcome Event
Join us for this family friendly event to get excited about kindergarten. Games, prizes, photo opps, food carts, story time and friends!
Click Here to Register FRIDAY, MAY 16th, 5-7 PM River Road Elementary School 120 W. Hilliard Lane
Ultimate Frisbee Summer Camps
Emerald Valley Ultimate is a local non-profit that organizes youth ultimate frisbee in Eugene, including some summer camps for kids ages 8+. If you haven't heard much about ultimate frisbee, it's an awesome team sport similar to soccer that helps get kids active and outside. It's particularly good for youth social emotional development because it is self refereed up to the highest level. Kids are taught empathy and conflict resolution skills from an early age to mediate disagreements on and off the field. Click the above flyer or website for more information.
Annual Yellow Jacket Trapping Notification
Every summer, yellow jackets become a safety issue for 4J students, staff, and community members, requiring hazardous nest removal, extensive labor, and occasional pesticide treatments. As a preventative measure, 4J Facilities will be placing non-toxic pheromone yellow jacket traps out at schools to reduce the number of colonies that are established on campuses annually. Though these traps are intrinsically safe for staff, students, and beneficial pollinators, they are considered a pesticide by ODA, and the district is required to send out notifications, just as with other pesticide applications. All schools are part of this program.
Mobile Pantry Food and Clothing Distribution, FRIDAY
The Food for Lane Co. Mobile Pantry runs a monthly FREE food and clothing distribution at the Sheldon Community Center. It will be inside the Community Center, in the Aspen Room, on the second Friday of each month from 1:00 to 3:00.
Free Clothes, Shoes, & Coats, SATURDAY
Free clothes, shoes, socks, and coats for infants, children, teens, and adults at 1855 Cal Young Rd, Eugene. The store is open from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. on the second Saturday of every month (except for school Holiday weekends).
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4/7, Holt Night Out - Papa's Pizza Fundraiser
4/9, 6:00-7:00, PTO Meeting (Library & Google Meet) 4/11, No School – Mid-Term Grading Day 4/11, 1:00-3:00, Food and Clothing Distribution (Sheldon Community Center) 4/12, 9:00-11:30, Free Clothes, Shoes, & Coats (1855 Cal Young Rd) 4/17, Holt Bolt (Jog-a-Thon) 4/17, 5:30-7:30, Noche de Familia (Cafeteria)
4/21-25, PTO Can & Bottle Drive 4/21-25, Volunteer Appreciation Week 4/25, Holt School Spirit Day - Country/Western Day 5/1, 6:00-7:00, Accessible Education Parent Group (Library) 5/7, Monthly Walk+Roll to School Day 5/8, 5:00-6:00, 25-26 Kindergarten Orientation (Library) |
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Breakfast and lunch menus are available on the 4J Menu Website. Make sure you filter to Holt Elementary.
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