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- Wednesday, 4/30, 6:30-7:30pm - PTA Meeting with Mason District School Board Member Dr. Anderson
- Thursday, 5/15, 9:30-10:30am - Family Coffee
- Monday, 5/26 - NO SCHOOL / Memorial Day
- Friday, 5/30, 7-9pm - 8th Grade Dance
- Friday, 6/6 - Field Day
- Monday, 6/9, 8-9am - Awards Ceremony
- Wednesday, 6/11 - Last Day of School / 2-Hour Early Release
Dear families,
The Holmes Track and Field Team will kick off their season with their very first meet tomorrow at Centreville High School! Around 30 to 40 of our student-athletes will be competing, with events running from approximately 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM. Please come out and cheer them on—let’s show our team some Holmes pride!
As we enter SOL season in the next couple of weeks, please support your student by encouraging good sleep habits and making sure they arrive to school on time. The SOL testing schedule is provided below.
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Yearbooks are now available for $30, and orders can be placed using the link below (School ID – 13717).
Pre-Order Here: https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/
Prefer to buy in person? Stop by the main office - cash or check only.
Our students will get to enjoy Field Day this year. Let's help our amazing Holmes community wrap up the year with a fun day — June 6, 2025 (rain day- June 10th)!
We accept volunteer work and/or monetary donations to finance the day's activities
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Volunteer:Our amazing PTA will be supporting us with this. Be in the lookout for communication from them.
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Donate:Help us fund the items we may need to make the day more entertaining! Some of the items we'll purchase are:
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Equipment: We will need items like nets, balls, sponges, buckets, etc.
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Crafts: Indoor actiities will provide alternative activities and we'll need paper, glue, glitter, etc.
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Mist tent: June might be super hot and it will help our kids stay cool.
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Refreshments: Ice pops and tons of ice will help to bring the temperature down!
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Tshirts: We will send our students off with a memento from this school year!
Please make your donations in the My School Bucks link
MySchoolBucks - Products
We thank you for your continued support!
Sincerely,
Serena Giron
Principal
- We're collecting student laptops, chargers, and cases during Gym classes on Wednesday, June 4th and Thursday, June 6th.
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Summer School: If your student is in summer school for credit recovery or academics, they can return their laptop at the end of their program.
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Lost or Damaged Tech - Fines Due Now: Fines can be paid by check, cash, or MySchoolBucks to Holmes Middle School.
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Lost Charger:$20
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Lost Plastic Case:$40
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Graffiti:$10
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Cracked Screen:$50
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Missing Keys:$10
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Important: Unpaid fines or unreturned items will cause delays in students getting their laptops back next school year (this includes rising 9th graders at their next school).
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Lost Entire Computer: Please email Mr. Rossen (ghrossen@fcps.edu) ASAP. The replacement cost is $375. Students are responsible for lost or damaged technology, according to the Students Rights & Responsibilities guidelines.
The 8th grade dance will be taking place on Friday, May 30th from 7-9 PM at Holmes Middle School. This dance is only for 8th graders and will be free. If you would like to donate, you can do so through the MySchoolBucks portal and select the tab labeled, “8th grade dance”. (My School Bucks Link) We are also informing students that it is important to continue being kind to one another and that discipline incidents can lead to the privilege of attending the dance being taken away.
Holmes Middle School is partnering with Food For Neighbors to help feed our local students who deal with food insecurity outside of school hours. Even in a county as wealthy as Fairfax, one in four kids in our area are struggling with hunger.
Food For Neighbors is a local organization addressing this problem by collecting food from our community via the Red Bag Program and donating directly to our local schools. The food is then distributed to the students every week through our food pantry. We hope you will consider participating in the Red Bag food collection program. You can make a difference in a local student’s life by simply adding a few extra items to your shopping cart every two months.
Here’s how it works:
- Request a reusable Red Bag here and Food For Neighbors will drop it off at your house.
- Fill the Red Bag with food items that are listed on a tag on that bag.
- Put the Red Bag outside your front door in the morning on the next bag collection day. Collection dates are also listed on the bag tag. And don’t worry, FFN will send reminders. Your Red Bag will be picked up from your house, the food sorted at a local school and delivered directly to Holmes. As an added benefit, you can get a tax deduction for the food that you donate!
With your help, even more kids can be fed. For more information on the Red Bag program click here. Check out what items FFN collects as they are targeted to ready-made, individually packaged food items that students and teens can eat on-the-go or with little preparation.
As we partner with FFN, other critical volunteer opportunities include: Driving to pick up filled Red Bags and Sorting the donated food during the Red Bag Day events. Visit the FFN FAQ page to find out more and to sign up to volunteer in these two very important roles. These are great opportunities for our students to receive volunteer service hours, too.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Juan Benavides, Family Liaison at jfbenavides@fcps.edu or Karen Joseph Karen@foodforneighbors.org.
Thanks for helping us provide food to students who need that extra support!
All Day Absence:
1. Use ParentVUE. Log in and click “Report Absence.” Don’t Have a SIS ParentVUE Account Yet? Contact your school for an activation code and follow the directions on the SIS ParentVUE Account webpage.
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2. Call the attendance line on 703-658-5919 and leave a message with spelling of your student's first and last names, your name and relationship to the student, and a reason for absence.
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3. Send an email to holmesmiddle.attendance@fcps.edu with your student's first and last names, your name and relationship to the student, and a reason for absence.
Partial Absence:
To report late arrivals, early dismissals, or to update already submitted attendance
1. Call the attendance line on 703-658-5919 and leave a message with spelling of your student's first and last names, and a reason for late arrival or early dismissal.
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2. Send an email to holmesmiddle.attendance@fcps.edu with your student's first and last names, your name and relationship to the student, and a reason for late arrival or early dismissal.
To request a bus pass for your student, please email the front office at holmesmiddle.attendance@fcps.edu no later than 1:30 PM. Additionally, ensure front office has consent from the parent of the student to whose house your child will be traveling, as this is required for approval.
If you have to pick up your student early, we ask that you do so before 1:30PM to avoid interrupting safe dismissal process. Please note that doctor's appointments are not considered emergencies.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
ASP Upcoming Schedule 4/28-5/2
Students Leaving After-School before 4:45
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Any student staying after school must be signed out of the main office by a parent or guardian if leaving before 4:45.
- Walkers with parent/guardian permission, may sign themselves out any time after 3:30 when first block ends.
- Walkers must have written permission (may be emailed) from their parent/guardian to walk.
- Students must be picked up no later than 5pm.
- Students are not permitted to leave school grounds before checking out in the main office.
Questions/Concerns
Contact the After-School Specialist, Matt Kruk, mjkruk@fcps.edu
Dear Holmes Family,
You are invited to our upcoming Family Coffee Workshop!
Topic: Summer Learning and Activities in Fairfax County Public Schools and Local Community Programs
Date: Thursday, May 15
Time: 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Location: Holmes Middle School and Virtual Option Available
Why This Workshop Matters:
To discover the many opportunities available for your family this summer! From learning programs to fun community activities.
Families who stay informed are more likely to get involved, enroll their c | 