Holicong Weekly Update

Week of October 28, 2024

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DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS & WEEKLY UPDATE LINK

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Monday, October 28 (A DAY)

• Building Level Department Meetings

Tuesday, October 29 (B DAY)

• Soft Pretzel Sales
• Picture Retake Day

Wednesday, October 30 (A DAY)

• Continuous School Improvement Meeting

Thursday, October 31 (A DAY) - Half-Day for Students/PM Professional Development

• Halloween Parade

Friday, November 1 - CBSD CLOSED - OFFICES OPEN (Diwali)

ATHLETICS CALENDAR

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Holicong Game and Practice Schedule Week of 10-28-24

Monday 10-28-24

8th grade Field Hockey & Soccer Klinger away 3:15

7th and 8th grade Football practice 2:45 to 4:45

Cheerleading practice 2:45 to 4:45

7th grade Field Hockey practice 2:45 to 4:30

Tuesday 10-29-24

7th grade Field Hockey & Soccer Tamanend away 3:15

7th grade Football Log College away 3:15

Cheerleading practice 2:45 to 4:45

8th grade Football practice 2:45 to 4:45

8th grade Field Hockey practice 2:45 to 4:30

8th grade Soccer practice 2:45 to 4:30

Wednesday 10-30-24

8th grade Football Holland away 3:15

8th grade Soccer (ONLY) New Hope home 3:15

Cheerleading practice 2:45 to 4:45

Thursday 10-31-24

Half Day Students

Friday 11-1-24

No School

• HALLOWEEN PARADE - We will have our annual Halloween Parade hosted by Ms. Camburn & Ms. Romig's classes & our Student Leadership Team. This will take place first thing on Thursday morning. Prizes will be awarded to individual & group costumes. A reminder for costumes that align with our regular dress code policy!
• No masks can be worn during the day (we must see all faces but if have one just for the competition OK - but not in halls or during class).
• No fake weapons
• Please just use commons sense or discretion - this is mean to be a fun event without any controversial costumes or messages!

• Picture Retake Day - This will take place on Tuesday in the morning for students that would like picture retakes.

• VOLLEYBALL CHAMPS - Congratulations to our volleyball team for winning the district championship over Unami! A great season by Coach Benedix, Coach Robinson, and the team for an awesome season!

• TEAM ROSICA AUCTION - Please help us continue to support our friend from Holicong Bryan Rosica and his family!

  We are 1 Week Away From "The Knight Out for Bryan" Online Auction

  Bidding on items runs from 11/1-11/10. All bidding closes at midnight on 11/10.

  Please see links below to get started:

  Preview the Auction's Catalog: Click HERE

  Need to register to place bids: Click HERE

  *If you bought a ticket to the Knight out for Byran event you are already registered to place bids in the auction.

  All winners will be contacted to schedule delivery or pickup times.

  Thank you for your support!

• STUDENT HANDBOOK REMINDER – A reminder to all students, parents, and guardians that students that the students were provided a free student handbook the first day of school. Students are required to have the handbook with them as it is used for a variety of purposes including a sign out for students leaving class, HW & assignment record, and other school activities. Please see students SMART goal completed last week in I & E so you are aware of and can assist with completing this goal.

• PARENT COUNCIL - Thank you to our parents who joined our Parent Council meeting. The meeting is posted on our Parent Council page here - Parent Resources / Parent Council 2024-2025.

• MySchoolApps - Home Page – Application for Free & Reduced Lunch

• Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) (pa.gov) – Link to application and resources to learn more about this program.

• COLONIAL CORES & EXPECTATIONS – It was a great first week with students as we reviewed basic overview of expectations, policies, and procedures and following up this week as noted above. We have created the Colonial Core page on our website for our community to access the overview of the Colonial Cores and what we teach and the expectations we have for students and all of us in a variety of settings. We will continue to model and revisit these throughout the year!

Student Services Department / Student Services Department Bio's Page (cbsd.org)

The 9th grade heads to Camp America this week: Team Fire (9A) on Monday and Team Ice (9C) on Tuesday. Students will be engaged in various team building activities. They held the final informational meeting with the grade on Friday during I & E.

9th Grade Cooking Students practiced knife skills and whisking, and made German Pancakes with a Cinnamon Apple Filling.

Student Services Department / Student Services Department Bio's Page (cbsd.org)

This year, 97 eighth-grade Advanced Science students are participating in the Science Fair. These students have already spent a great deal of time exploring possible topics, developing unique, testable questions, and researching their project. Over the coming months, they will develop procedures, test their experiments, conclude their results, and finally present their projects at the Bucks County Science Fair.

Student Services Department / Student Services Department Bio's Page (cbsd.org)

The 7th Grade Social Studies Department is looking for volunteers to come to Holicong on Veterans Day. A blast was sent out to families this week: The focus is to honor our Veterans and educate the next generation of young Americans. We are inviting any friends or relatives of the students at Holicong to come speak to small groups of seventh graders on Monday, November 11th during their social studies class. Speakers can come for part of the day or stay for the entire school day (9:50am-2:30pm), if their schedule allows. Veterans would be asked to speak with a small group of students; sharing their stories, explaining the historical context of their service, answering a few questions, and perhaps showing any artifacts they may have from their time served. Our hope is that we get enough volunteers to create 10-15-minute sessions between groups of students and veterans.

CBSD Thanks Volunteer Emergency Responders with Tax Rebate

If you are a volunteer with a local fire company or nonprofit emergency medical service agency, CBSD wants to thank you for your service by helping reduce your property taxes as a result of a newly enacted Volunteer Service Tax Credit Program passed by the School Board in Sept. 2024. To qualify for the tax credit, volunteers must be active members of an eligible fire or emergency medical services agency and earn points based on their service. Learn more

This Saturday: Halloween Party with SpongeBob and Friends at CB East

Calling all SpongeBob fans! Kids and their parents/caregivers can join Mr. SquarePants himself and all their favorite character friends to sing, dance, play games and of course get candy on Sat., Oct. 26 from 1-3 p.m. in the CB East cafeteria. This character encounter is top notch, so wear your best costume and make sure you have your cameras ready. Your $5 donation goes entirely to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. RSVP here. (Note: Parents and caregivers are expected to please stay with their children during the event!)

Info on Flexible Instructional Days, Expectations for Families and Students

A Flexible Instructional Day (FID) is designed for situations where school buildings need to close due to weather or other emergencies, but learning can still continue at home. Utilizing a FID allows us to avoid extending the school year or disrupting the instructional calendar as well as provides an opportunity for students to practice their skills and become more independent learners. Elementary and secondary students and families have certain expectations should a FID be necessary. Complete information, including an explanatory video with a translatable script, can be accessed on our FID webpage.

CB Education Foundation Accepting Applications for Scholarship Up to $50,000/Year

The Central Bucks Education Foundation is an independent nonprofit that raises funds and builds community partnerships for CBSD and its 23 schools with the mission of providing access to resources and creating opportunities that enrich the teaching and learning experience throughout the district. Due to a generous donor, CBEF is proud to offer a needs-based "Holicong Road Scholarship" of up to $50,000 annually to a current senior at CB South, CB East, or CB West who is graduating in June 2025 and plans to attend a 4-year college or university in summer or fall 2025. The scholarship will be awarded to a deserving student with demonstrated financial need who has a strong academic history and is actively involved in school activities or within the community. Applications are being accepted now through Jan. 15, 2025. Learn more and apply.

HOLICONG CALENDAR

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Phone: 2678932700
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