Sunday, June 9, 2013
The New England Revolution mascot and cheerleaders visited the Braintree elementary school Friday.
Slyde the Fox and two New England Revolution cheerleaders helped congratulate Hollis Elementary School students Friday on their Read-a-Thon accomplishments. Hollis students read 368,232 minutes this year, equalling 6,137 hours or 256 days. Fifth grader Jillian Handrahan read the most – 4,605 minutes, while Mrs. Cushing's fifth grade class topped all others with 29,087 minutes. Break-down by grade: Kindergarten: 30,749 Grade 1: 47,426 Grade 2: 53,636 Grade 3: 72,912 Grade 4: 82,982 Grade 5: 80,508
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Braintree students at the school combine to read hundreds of thousands of minutes each year.
On Friday, Hollis Elementary School students in Braintree celebrated the conclusion of their annual read-a-thon. By achieving the school's goal of reading thousands of pages, the children won the reward of a "Reading Dress Up Day." Dressed like their favorite characters from books, the children and their teachers came to school in full regalia. There was King Peter from the Chronicles of Narnia, Dr. Seuss, baseball players, pioneers, and many others. Get excited about reading! Way to go Hollis! –Rebecca Curtis
Monday, March 18, 2013
Braintree has been jam-packed with reading events lately to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss and Read Across America.
Hollis Elementary School celebrated its sixth annual Distinguished Reader Day last Friday. The event is part of the school's six-week read-a-thon in which students keep track of all the minutes they read. Along with the readers pictured above, guests this year included Superintendent Dr. Peter Kurzberg, Assistant Superintendent Dr. Maureen Murray, former Boston Mayor Ray Flynn, Town Councilor Leland Dingee, Town Clerk Joe Powers, School Committee member David Ringius, Nurse Jane and Karen Whitney. "Words are important," Mayor Joseph Sullivan told students in Mrs. Waite's class. "The way you use your words. Not only how you describe yourself, but how you reach out to people."
Monday, November 19, 2012
As part of the Braintree school's annual coin drive, students and teachers put aside money for a Long Island family who lost their home.
Hurricane Sandy left Braintree relatively unscathed a few weeks ago, but hammered cities and towns elsewhere, leaving a path of destruction throughout the tri-state area. One family on Long Island was hit particularly hard. They lost their home at the same time the father was out of work with cancer. While many in their community also struggle with Sandy's aftermath, this family lacks the kind of support network helping most to recover. But soon, likely by Thanksgiving, the family will receive a check for more than $1,000, a boost just in time for the holidays from students and staff at Hollis Elementary School. Every year students at the school raise money through a coin drive called Penny Power, with some days singled out as Penny Power …
Friday, November 16, 2012
Students in grades two through five turned out on Thursday at Hollis School to celebrate Thanksgiving.
Hollis Elementary School students joined their teachers, staff, firefighters and town officials on Thursday for a Thanksgiving feast. Parents volunteered to serve a Thanksgiving lunch while the students, special guests and teachers ate. Afterward, three students – selected by the American Legion for their patriotic essays – read their work, and then second graders sang about why they are thankful. Hollis swept the fourth grade legion category about what the American flag means. Students Neil Murphy, Owen Letteney and Liam Joyce read their essays aloud, speaking of special days when the flags are flown to show support for troops, the countless places where American flags are shown every day – sports stadiums, fire and police stations, …
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Braintree public safety personnel joined students at Hollis Elementary for the school's annual Sept. 11 lunch.
Every year since Sept. 11, 2001, Hollis Elementary School has hosted a lunch to honor Braintree's firefighters and more recently its police officers as well. So on Tuesday, following a ceremony at the fire department headquarters, public safety officials joined students in all grades at Hollis for lunch and conversation. The tradition, which extends beyond the lunch to other events such as a Thanksgiving Feast, began after Sept. 11 when the school developed a connection with a New York City firehouse. One of Hollis's teachers had a cousin who was a firefighter in New York, and when a group of Braintree firefighters covered a firehouse for the locals to attend a funeral for Sept. 11, it happened to be the same house, Principal Timothy …
Monday, June 4, 2012
Hollis Elementary in Braintree encourages its students to compete each year in a Read-a-Thon. This year's awards ceremony was on Friday, June 1.
Hollis Elementary School student Sidra Eschauzier took first place in this year's Read-a-Thon by reading for 6,030 minutes over a six-week period, and was awarded along with the school's other K-5 students during a ceremony last Friday. Goosebumps, Dairy of a Wimpy Kid and Bad Kitty were among the books and series that Hollis K-2 students mentioned they had been reading to Principal Timothy MacDonald as he kicked-off the ceremony and introduced the school mascot, a Hawk who gave high-fives and hugs to the students as they collected their trophies. Another Hollis program, "Penny Power Plus," in which students bring coins into their class every Wednesday, funded the Read-a-Thon trophies. Grade 5 students read for the most minutes – 122,185…
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Friday, April 27, 2012
The event is on Sunday, May 20 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
This year students and staff at Hollis Elementary School are celebrating its 100th anniversary, with a special outfit day in February, and on May 20 with an “Alumni Open House." On Sunday, May 20, alumni are encouraged to visit Hollis from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Student Council members will be on hand to give tours of the building and PTO will serve snacks and refreshments. Hollis was constructed in 1912, added to in 1955 and renovated in 2006. It serves approximately 500 students in grades K-5.
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Saturday, March 10, 2012
Braintree has been jam-packed with reading events lately to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss and Read Across America.
Hollis Elementary School celebrated its fifth annual Distinguished Reader Day on March 9, 2012. The event is part of the school's six-week read-a-thon in which students keep track of all the minutes they read. Last year, Hollis students read for 620,000 minutes, principal Tim MacDonald said. Among the guest readers this year were Sen. Scott Brown, R-MA, former Boston Mayor Ray Flynn, Braintree Police Chief Paul Frazier, Superintendent Dr. Peter Kurzberg, Rep. Mark Cusack, D-Braintree, School Committee Chair Shannon Hume and many others.
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Friday, March 9, 2012
The Republican Massachusetts Senator also took questions from TV news crews at Hollis Elementary on his race against Elizabeth Warren.
In the span of a couple hours on Friday morning, Sen. Scott Brown, R-MA, managed to read two books to students at Hollis Elementary School, shared a few moments with former Boston Mayor Ray Flynn, spoke with locals at a pair of Braintree businesses and met with several officials at Town Hall. Brown's trip to Braintree came amid a battle with Harvard professor Elizabeth Warren for the Senate seat formerly occupied by Ted Kennedy, which Brown won in a special election in 2010. At Hollis – after reading Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham as part of an annual appreciation day – Brown took questions from FOX and NECN about the race, tackling, among other issues, campaign fundraising, gas prices and a new campaign radio ad released on Friday. He …
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Anne Rosen
8:01 am on Monday, November 19, 2012
Great Job, you make us all proud more ›