Mission:
We at Hollis School strive to create a community where everyone feels safe and valued, and which inspires us to develop our strengths and abilities to become lifelong learners.
Vision:
Hollis School, in partnership with our community, will help all students reach their full potential.
Hollis School Drama Club
Hollis Drama Club presented "Into The Woods, Jr." - a Broadway Jr. musical, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, at Hollis Elementary school.
March 2009
Hollis Ed Tech receives recycling Award
Suzanne Brewer, Ed Tech from Hollis Elementary is this year's town winner of the annual eco-Excellence Awards which was is given in recognition of any "green" activity, rather than for recycling activities alone. Each one of the 34 communities served by ecomaine has a municipal award winner.
Diane Gagne, Principal of Hollis School nominated Suzanne for her recycling efforts at the school. Brewer said: "I basically am the liaison at the school, so recycling questions or concerns funnel through me and I helped to organize the nuts and bolts of recycling paper at the school. I'm kind of like the cheerleader or ringleader for recycling! I also have communicated with people in the school district about recycling issues." ecomaine highlights people's recycling and environmental efforts in the communities that ecomaine serves through this yearly award.
Special Education EdTechs
Dawn Morash
Dawn Perry
Sandra Snow
Denise Steinwachs
Lyndsey McLaughlin
Pam McLaughlin
Jeannie Martin
Bobbie Regan
Sarah Knowlton
Eileen Larrabee
Christopher Day
Amanda Thiele
* Highlighted staff members have home pages
* All staff members can be contacted by e-mail. Addresses are in the format:
firstname_lastname@sad6.k12.me.us
Green Celebration at Hollis Elementary
Hollis students had an assembly featuring a slideshow of student environmental efforts. Hollis resident and recycling advocate, Bob Fournier, spoke about recycling. He had a number of items for the students to identify as trash or identify for recycling.
The day ended with a concert by Mike Nobel featuring songs from his Color Me Green CD.
June 2009
Getting Hooked on Sun Safety
The Hollis Gifted And Talented Educational Services (GATES) students are collecting data with their UV (ultraviolet) reader. They are determining what levels of sun exposure are safe. UV light is found in sunlight. As an ionizing radiation it can cause chemical reactions, and causes many substances to glow or fluoresce. People are aware of the effects of UV through the painful condition of sunburn, but the UV spectrum has many other effects, both beneficial and damaging, on human health.
This project is part of the Sun Safety Grant received by Principal Diane Gagne and Teacher Ilse Burns last year.
December 2008
Hollis Students Jump Rope for Heart
The American Heart Association is a National non profit organization dedicated to funding medical research for Heart Disease. They work in conjunction with The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Together they developed a program called "Jump Rope for Heart." This is a fund raising event that children take part in nationally to raise money for research.
Brian Sullivan, Teacher Physical Education Hollis School says, "This is a win-win event. Children learn that jumping rope is a great way to become physically fit while supporting the Heart Association and raising money for research. This has been close to a year in planning this event at Hollis School. I first met the Rep. for the Heart Association at last June's Maine Wellness Conference. We were able to put this event together with the help of the Administration here at Bonny Eagle. The best part of all this hard work is getting the children excited about exercise and living a healthy lifestyle. This has had a huge impact on everybody here at Hollis School on so many levels."
June 2008
At Hollis Elementary School Fourth grade students team up with kindergarten students for reading buddies. Shelby Hondo's kindergarten and Jen Pinkham's fourth grade classes meet every other Thursday to read to one another. The students also do special projects together. At Thanksgiving they made turkey puppets. The young students enjoy their time together and it is a mutual learning experience for them.
November 2007
Hollis Teachers Making Web Pages
Under the guidance of MSAD#6 webmaster, Joanne Gauley, these Hollis teachers received lessons on how to make their own webpages. On these webpages, teachers can provide useful information about their classroom happenings and curriculum for parents and students. (l-r) Joanne Gauley helps teachers working on their webpages: kindergarten teacher Shelby Hondo, and second grade teachers Bev Giddens, and Beverly Dunton.
October 2007
From the Desk of Principal Diane Gagne - Principal Gagne's Webpage
New Food Service payment system The Child Nutrition Program uses a computerized Point of Sales System.
Hollis Hotline Newsletter
MARVEL! - This is the Maine Virtual Library and has a ton of good stuff.
Elementary Bibliography Format
Activities for Read Across America Day - March 2, 2009
