News and Announcements

12/16 Monday- Holiday Colors Day
- 6th- Blue
- 7th- Green
- 8th - Red
12/17 Tuesday - Holiday Accessory Day
- Headwear
- Jewelry
- Socks
12/18 Wednesday - Represent Your Holiday T-Shirts
12/19 Thursday - Bundle Up Thursday
- Only appropriate Onesies
- Cotton or Flannel PJ top and bottoms with appropriate designs.
- No slippers!
- No lace or silk PJ's!
- No sweatpants. Sweatpants are only to be worn during P.E. class.
12/20 Friday - National Ugly Sweater Day

Computer Science Education Week is from December 9 - December 13, 2019. On Monday, 12/9, and Tuesday, 12/10, Advisory classes will view a video introducing students to the Computer Science World and a video about a 12 yr. old APP developer. On Wednesday, 12/11, students will be writing about what they've learned about computer science during Write On Wednesday. All students will also participate in a school-wide coding competition during science classes. On Thursday, 12/12, students will continue with Keyboarding lessons during Advisory. Finally, on Friday, 12/13, students will be working on their Digital Portfolios. Thank you to all our teachers for giving our students an opportunity to learn about computer science education!

The 2019-2020 School Experience Survey window is now open. The School Experience Survey is an annual survey administered in the fall to all LAUSD schools. Take this survey to share what you think about your and your child’s experiences with his or her school.
After completing the online survey, please print a paper copy of your submission OR take a picture of your submission and text it to your child. The advisory teacher will be checking for evidence of parent participation in the School Experience Survey. Help us reach our goal of 100% parent participation. If we can reach this goal, students can have a non-uniform day.
To access the online surveys, click on the title.

La ventana de la Encuesta de la Experiencia Escolar del 2019-2020 ya está abierta. La Encuesta de la Experiencia Escolar es una encuesta anual que se administra en el otoño a todas las escuelas de LAUSD. Tome esta encuesta para compartir lo que usted piensa acerca de la experienca de usted y de su hijo(a) con su escuela.
Después de completar la encuesta en línea, imprima una copia de su envío O tomele una foto de su submision y envíeselo en un mensaje de texto a su hijo(a). El maestro asesor revisará la evidencia de la participación de los padres en la Encuesta de la Experiencia Escolar. Ayúdenos a alcanzar nuestra meta de participación del 100% de los padres. Si podemos alcanzar esta meta, los estudiantes pueden tener un día de vestimenta no uniforme.
Para acceder a las encuestas en línea, haga clic en el titulo.

Please complete the Trends Survey for the yearbook.

The Parent and Family Engagement Policy and School-Parent Compact has been developed and approved by Title I parents for the 2019-20 school year. It has been mailed to the current address on file on November 20, 2019. It is also available on our school website in the Programs tab under Title I.

Each year LAUSD schools are required to review and revise a District and School Parent and Family Engagement Policy. This is then sent to all families of each Title I school. All parents are invited to review the School-Parent Compact. This policy and compact are reviewed annually by our school committees and provide all Title I parents the opportunity to participate. Holmes Middle School offered that opportunity for parents to review on Thursday, October 3, 2019. This meeting took place in the Parent Center at 3:15 p.m. through a written notice of invitation extended to the whole school.

In this mailing, we have included a copy of the revised Holmes Middle School Parent and Family Engagement Policy 2019-2020, a copy of the Los Angeles Unified School District Title I Parent and Family Engagement Policy, and a revised copy of Holmes MS School-Parent Compact 2019-2020. These documents are yours to keep. They are solely for your information. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call Mr. Martin Betancourt at Holmes Middle School at (818) 678-4111.

Holmes Eagles would like to be part of this YMCA donation event. We will be having grade level advisory competitions. Interested advisories will be given a box for their room to collect donations and all donations will be counted by Leadership.

Teachers, we will be collecting the items in the boxes weekly. November 8th, collection will be completely finished and Leadership will collect the boxes for storage. If your box is full, let us know and we will come around to collect your items as needed.

Donations needed for a complete dinner:
Box of Cake Mix Grade 6th
Canned Green Beans Grade 6th
Canned Cranberry Sauce Grade 7th
Chicken Broth Grade 7th
Box of Stuffing Grade 8th
Canned Corn Grade 8th
Reusable Bag All Grades
Gravy packets All Grades

All donations are due by November 8. Donations will be picked up by a YMCA representative.

Holmes Middle School encourages you to visit the Parent Center to participate in our parent workshop activities held throughout the school year. This is a great opportunity to participate in discussions that are crafted to help you learn and become more empowered in order to better support your child.
Translation in Spanish will be available if needed.