Trish Quane Memorial

by Evelyn C. and Nora P.

Six sorrowful years ago, one member of our Holmes School family passed away from a train accident. Trish Quane was a wonderful woman who was a speech and language teacher at Holmes School. On Thursday, May 25th, our school is hosting a memorial event for Ms. Quane. The chorus will be The Blessing to honor her. There will also be a juggler there to teach you how to juggle! Please attend this event in memory of Ms. Trish Quane on May 25th from 6:30-8:00 in the multipurpose room.

Storm

I look up at the sky
blue and cloudless
sad and soulless
simple but so unique
amazing, tasteful
strong and powerful
raging with thunder
crying with millions of tear drops
angry
blue, black, pink and purple
striking with powerful thunder bolts
crushing the earth
showing what it is capable of doing
so gentle but strong at the same time



Go to the poetry page to check out cool poems!


This poem by Miranda

Irish Dancing

Article by Evelyn C.

There was a fantastic show for Saint Patrick’s Day! Many talented Irish dancers put lots of hard work into learning the dances and performing them to the school! Their director, Mrs. Rehfield, also danced with them for their last hard shoe number, the treble reel. Hard shoes are especially loud on wood, similar to tap shoes. Soft shoes are more quiet than hard shoes. They are made softer materials. All the dances were full of life and excitement. Talk about St. Patrick’s day spirit! See Mrs. Rehfield or fill out an Edge form to sign up and learn this unique style of dancing.

Fun Run Poem

By Evelyn C.

Anxious, waiting, the time has come,
Watching, ready, set to go,
A signal so quick, like the speed of light,
Ready to run,
The time is right,

Arms pumping,
Legs sprinting,
Dashing,
Dodging,
Blasting past,

Lungs gasping,
Moving,
Motion,
Almost to the finish line,

Cheers abrupt,
Hands waving,
Smiles and memories,
Really worth saving,

Winners with a smiling face,
They sure are glad,
They ran the race!

In the end all is great,
We all head for home to celebrate!

Olympic Day Poem

by Nora P.

May 26th is the big day!
The whole school goes outside,
And does these cool activities, like going down a bouncy slide.

It happens every year,
It really is a blast,
Everyone is enjoying as their healthy hearts beat fast.

The whole school gets exercise,
Working in the sun,
But no one ever notices ‘cause we’re having so much fun!

Did I forget to mention
The beginning of the day?
The chorus sings a peppy song before we start our play.

When Olympic Day is done,
everyone’s sad it ends.
We go inside to eat a treat with all our classroom friends.

Get excited, get jumpy!
It’ll be awesome!
Fun and games and popsicles! Hey, give me one!

Spelling Bee

By Evelyn, Miranda, Nora

We had a great turn out for the Spelling Bee! There were many intelligent children there who studied hard, attempting to make it to the final round. Thanks to Mrs. Hackmiller and Mr. McCauley for announcing the spelling words! Mr. Grace, Mrs. Zelinski, and Mrs. O’Malley were spectacular judges for the preliminary round. The fantastic judges for the finalist round were Mrs. Peterson, Mr. Williams, and Mrs. Manuel. Everything worked out “bee-autifully”. In the final round, more challenging words were announced. We asked one of the spelling bee winners (Peyton) and she said, ‘‘ I’m glad they declared co. winners because there was tough competition. Another participant said,’’ Study hard, and remember to have fun!”

The winners:

First Grade:

1^st place- Lauren Kocheny

2nd place- Shaw Molina

Second Grade:

1^st place- Kasey Brown

2nd place-Caroline Kansa

Third Grade:

1^st place- Elise Scheuring

2nd place-Juen Song

Fourth Grade:

1^st place-Miguel Chavez

2nd place-Claire Tousignant

Fifth Grade:

1^st place- Co. winners Maggie Farren and Peyton Olszowka

Thank you to all the children who participated. Holmes School is full of smart spellers! Congratulations to the

finalists, winners, and the kids who tried their best!

F.Y.I.

F.Y.I is back in business!

The year has gotten off to a great start! New equipment, teachers, and a new 5^th grade F.Y.I. staff!

Getting to Know the Authors of This Page:

We are the front-page team: Evelyn C., Nora P., Miranda M., and Natalie B. On the front page, you may find important school events, dates you might want to remember, and much more! There are tons of other pages, too, done by other F.Y.I. members, so check them out! There are linked at the right and there is information about them below.