

Holton Happenings
June 2, 2025
What's Happening at Holton!
June 9 - July 10
- RPS Summer School (Holton Students Report to Overby Sheppard Elementary)
June 19
- Juneteenth (Holton Closed)
July 3-4
- Holton Closed for Independence Day
August 18
- First Day of School - Start of the 2025-2026 School Year
2025 Family Engagement Survey
The 2025 Student and Family Engagement Surveys are live, and we need your help ensuring high participation across your school community. These surveys are essential to understanding school climate, strengthening student and family voice, and guiding division-wide improvement efforts.
Family Survey Link: https://survey.k12insight.com/r/rps-24-25
2025-2026 Characteristics and Preferences Survey
As we prepare for the 2025–2026 school year, we truly value your input. To help us make the upcoming school year a great one for your child, please complete the Characteristics and Preferences form for each student in your family.
Survey Link: https://forms.gle/XDDWwtGfrEo4QXfj7
YMCA Summer Camp
Kindergarten Registration Begins Monday, March 17
- Go to enrollrps.schoolmint.com or rvaschools.com and click on Students and Families, then select Enrollment
- Complete the online application
- Upload 2 proofs of residency (ex: Lease, Mortgage, Water Bill, Light Bill, Paystub, Tax forms, Voter registration)
- Upload the Original Birth certificate
- Upload a Physical and Immunization form dated on or after August 18, 2024
Any questions, please call the school at 804.228.5310. You can also email Mrs. Schoolfield-Smith, school registrar, at sschoolf@rvaschools.net, Nurse Schell at mschell@rvaschools.net
or Nurse Peoples at tpeoples@rvaschools.net.
Join the PTA!
NAESP Report the Parents
Arrival and Dismissal
Linwood Holton Bell Schedule - 7:45 am - 2:45 pm
- 7:30 am -- Doors Open
- 7:45 am -- First Bell
- 8:00 am -- Tardy Bell; Students arriving after this bell must sign in late in the school office.
- 2:40 pm -- Carpool Dismissal
- 2:45 pm -- Dismissal Bell (School Buses, Walk/Bike)
Note
- Students may NOT arrive before 7:30 am unless participating in an organized school activity.
Arrival
- Car riders should remain in the car until 7:30 am when staff are present in the car loop.
- All car riders should be dropped off at the back of the building, in the designated car loop. No vehicles are to enter the front parking lot between 7:30 and 8:00 am.
- Parents and caregivers have to drop their children off at the school doors after the first day of school.
Dismissal
- All changes in transportation need to happen by 2:00 pm. Any request for transportation change after 2:00 pm will not be permitted. This policy is to ensure the safety of all students by minimizing confusion at the end of the day.
- All requests for transportation change need to be made through the office by sending in a note with the student, calling the main office at (804)228-5310, or emailing Mrs. Schoolfield at sschoolf@rvaschools.net or Mrs. Hull at gfreeman@rvaschools.net. Teachers cannot change a child's mode of transportation, so please do not request a change through ClassDojo or email with the teacher directly.
- There is no student pick-up from the front office after 2:00 pm. On school days, the front loop is for School Buses and Daycare vans only between 2:15 and 3:00 pm.
- The car pick-up line extends north on Monticello, the opposite direction of Laburnum. Any car driving north on Monticello from Laburnum to enter the car line will need to get in the back of the line.
- Please do not park on Monticello Street during dismissal time (2:30 pm -3:00 pm).
- Walkers will need to be signed out by an adult on their approved pickup list unless they are an independent walker. Independent walkers are students who are allowed to walk home alone. A signed note should be submitted to the office if your child is allowed to walk home alone.
Stay Connected!
REMIND:
- To receive REMIND updates, use your cell phone to text 81010 with the message @holtones.
PTBoard:
- You can stay up to date by joining Linwood Holton’s PTBoard, which is co-managed by school administrators and the PTA. Scan the QR code to register, and use the code NATV6A to join Holton’s page.
Instagram:
- Make sure you are following @holtonlions on Instagram for lots of Lion updates!
Calendar
Linwood Holton Elementary School follows the Richmond Public Schools Division Calendar for holidays, breaks, early dismissals, parent conference days, professional development, etc.
“I've always loved the first day of school better than the last day of school. Firsts are best because they are beginnings.” – Jenny Han