Holicong Weekly Update

A huge SHOUT OUT to 8th grader Sulan Shi for winning this month's Portrait of a Graduate Lock Screen Competition! Please see her design below and her thought process behind the design here - Portrait of a Graduate / January Lock Screen!

Week of January 13, 2025

Holicong MS / Holicong MS Calendar (cbsd.org)

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS & WEEKLY UPDATE LINK

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• District Curriculum Department Meetings

• Soft Pretzel Sales
• Dine & Donate @ Panera in Doylestown from 4-8 PM for CB Save the Music!

• MTSS Meeting
• Middle School Visits & Bridge Music Concert - 6th Graders will make their first visit to Holicong!

• January Parent Council - We will focus on the 9th grade program planning process with an overview & FAQ
• School Board Meeting @ 7:00 PM - School Board / Live Meeting Stream

Friday, January 17 (B DAY)

• Holicong Spirit Dress Day

ATHLETICS CALENDAR

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Holicong Game and Practice Schedule Week of 1-13-25

Monday 1-13-25

8th grade girls basketball Quarterfinals BCL Tournament home 3:15

Cheerleading Comp Team practice 2:45 to 4:45

Wrestling practice 2:45 to 4:45

Tuesday 1-14-25

8th grade girls basketball Semifinals BCL Tournament home 3:15

Cheerleading Sideline Team game home 3:15

Wrestling practice 2:45 to 4:45

Wednesday 1-15-25

8th grade girls basketball Finals BCL Tournament away at Newtown 3:15

Cheerleading Comp Team practice 2:45 to 4:45

Wrestling practice 2:45 to 4:45

Thursday 1-16-25

Wrestling Log College home 3:15

Friday 1-17-25

No events

• End of 2nd Marking Period - The 2nd marking period ends on Tuesday, January 28th. Please make sure to have all work in and take advantage of the time and access to resources during I & E, Resource, and Open Study on Tuesdays and Thursdays if you need help. Please also consider signing up for peer tutoring and reach out to Mrs. Mandes with any questions.

• WINTER ARTS & CHOIR CONCERT - A shout out to all of the students who took part in this event....whether it was displaying artwork from class with Mrs. Ritter & Ms. Miller, Tech Ed projects with Mr. Dallas & Mr. Urbanchuk, delicious food with Mrs. Smith, Ms. Berger, and Mrs. Cutler, hearing our wonderful orchestra quartet with Mrs. Repper, and the finale of our chorus concert with Mr. Glaser! It was an awesome night and opportunity to show how talented our students are and why these programs are essential to the growth of our students & our community!

• GIRLS BASKETBALL - A shout out to Coach Kelly & the JV girls team for closing out a successful year with a win over cross-town rival Lenape! Please come out and support the Varsity team this week as the district tournament kicks off Monday!

• PARENT COUNCIL - Please join us this Thursday at 9:00 on Teams for our Parent Council meeting. We will have quick announcements & updates but the primary focus will be on the program planning process for 9th graders. We encourage you to join as we will review the big ticket items and answer any and all questions!

• FLEXIBLE INSTRUCTION DAYS (FID) - Flexible Instructional Day (FID) / Home - Now that we have had our 1st snow day of the year all futures snow days will be in this format. Please take a moment to review as a family!

• HOLICONG HUDDLE - Please see here for our recap from the fall season at Holicong. A shout out to all of our student-athletes for representing us on and off the field, our parents for supporting our programs, and our coaches for putting in many hours of time to lead these programs!

• 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 / 9th to 10th Grade Program Planning

Homebase for all things program planning!

• 9th grade is currently involved in Program Planning for next year. On Friday, Jan. 3rd, Student Services presented an overview of the process, went over important dates, and handed out copies of the CB Course Catalog. On Thursday, Jan. 9th, students were invited to attend the Curriculum Fair at East to find out more about the course offerings for next year. On Friday, Jan. 10th, students brought their Course Recommendation sheet to each of their classes, where individual teachers signed off on their placement for next year. The rest of the process is detailed below:

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

A group of 8th grade students completed a service learning project to benefit The Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK) before break. They wrapped utensils that will be distributed with meals to the community over the winter.

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

Team 7-0 continued its Victory Cup competitions with a dodgeball tournament. Team Dufresne's I & E defeated Team Madden's I & E in the final round. Tying for 3rd place were Team Rickert and Team Willard. Team Madden is in the lead overall with a three-way tie for second among Team Ambrosini, Team Dufresne, and Team Rickert.

Team 7-2's most recent installment of The Games ended with another Team Hilbert victory! They are unstoppable! The teams competed in a silent matching game where each I&E had 30 cards facedown and had to find the matches without talking to each other. Places were determined based on the speed in which each I&E finished.

We're coming for you, Team Hilbert!

Congrats to January Lock Screen Winner, Next Round of Submissions Due 1/20

Congrats to Holicong 8th grader Sulan Shi for winning the January round of CBSD's lock screen contest! Her original artwork inspired by the "Critical Thinkers" attribute of CBSD's Portrait of a Graduate will be featured on district devices throughout January. Students can now try their hand in the next round of the contest, inspired the "Balanced Individuals" attribute. Submissions are due Jan. 20. View more details and a video highlighting the Balanced Individuals attribute.

Community Town Halls on Future of Doyle, Kutz and Linden

All CBSD community members are invited to town hall meetings where members of district administration will share information and gather feedback regarding the future of Doyle, Kutz and Linden Elementary schools, with the goal of the School Board deciding on a plan to address the capital needs at these schools in May 2025. The town halls will take place on Jan. 30 at CB West; Feb. 27 at CB East; and March 27 at CB South, all beginning at 7 p.m. Learn more and submit comments or questions.

Please Remember to Pay Lunch Balances

Many students across the district currently have negative balances in their lunch accounts. We ask all parents and guardians to please check their MySchoolBucks account to view their balance and, if negative, to please make a payment. Even if you pack a lunch for your child(ren), they still may be purchasing cafeteria items.

To make a payment: Log in to MySchoolBucks and click MAKE A PAYMENT. Click CAFETERIA MEAL PAYMENT. Select or enter a payment amount. Click ADD TO BASKET. Click CHECK OUT NOW to complete the payment process.

For complete instructions on how to use your MySchoolBucks account, go to http://learnmyschoolbucks.com/Parent. You can also use MSB to monitor what your student is purchasing for breakfast and lunch and check your child(ren)'s account balance(s). If you have questions or concerns related to your child(ren)’s account(s), please call the Aramark Food Services office at 267-893-5758.

HOLICONG CALENDAR

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Website: https://www.cbsd.org/holicong
Location: 2900 Holicong Road, Doylestown, PA, USA
Phone: 2678932700
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