Listen to our first Mystery Artist of 2020 ⁦Holmes Primary School⁩! We are so thankful for ⁦⁦Mrs. Yopchick⁩ for bringing in her son to play cello. We were so impressed and awestruck. Do you know our next Mystery Artist? 👩‍🎨 💃🎭🎤 ...could it be you?

Thank you to Mrs. Katz for being another Mystery Artist ⁦Holmes Primary School⁩! She brought in many beautiful pieces of art she made in high school. Most were made with colored pencil and one was created by cross stitching thread.

I ❤️ this project! 2nd Gr ss 👩‍🎨 a warm colors/cool colors design with watercolor paint...then we traced our heart halves and made slits✂️...we used rulers to ensure even measurements...then comes the hardest part...weaving! #patterns #overunder #mathandart #d60learns

Sarah Beglen Ss create such amazing artwork after listening to stories that inspire them. Love how she blends literacy and fine arts then shares the beautiful artwork through the halls of Holmes Primary School to brighten the Ss days! #d60learns

⁦Holmes Primary School⁩ is celebrating Music in Our Schools Month #MIOSM Check out the display near the multipurpose room! Find fun facts, colorful quotes and teacher Q+A’s! 🎼Music is what feelings sound like #d60learns ⁦⁦ Credit to ⁦The Tuneful Teacher⁩ ...check her TPT page!

Today is MUSIC DAY...here’s a sweet recording of a 2nd grader performing “Can’t Help Falling in Love”. She surprised the class singing for us the day b4 we left for e-learning Thank you ⁦Maercker PTA⁩ for the spirit week! Ss check seesaw for more music day activities.

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In celebration of Maercker PTA VSW I have compiled a list of ART DAY activities. I shared with Ss via Seesaw, now you can see too! I ❤️ sidewalk chalk projects. Pictured is a glimpse of a Mosaic Math project! Thanks Valerie Pasqua !! #d60learns docs.google.com/document/d/1in…

Thank you to our mystery decorators at Holmes! #d60learns

To maximize learning growth this fall, we have identified Priority Learning Standards: the foundational knowledge and skills we want all students to have for continued success. Many thanks to the diverse crew of educators who helped create this list! isbe.net/Documents/Illi…

I have been reading the updated Illinois State Board of Education priority standards for Fine Arts. I am super encouraged they wrote "Our students need the arts in their lives to not only survive the ways in which many of their lives have been upended, but to thrive." #d60learns

Details on signing up for PTA National’s Reflections program, a national arts competition 🎬🎨🎭🎤🎸🎻🎹

Happy Earth Day from Holmes! Kindergarteners made Watercolor Earth paintings, 1st + 2nd graders sculpted Plant a Seed Pots! It feels so good to be back in-person! #d60learns

🎨🖌️👩🏾‍🎨🧑‍🎨 Reflections 2022 Submission Deadline is December 2nd! 👨‍🎨Reflections is back for 2022-2023! Let's have our Wildcats "Show Your Voice" with this exciting annual opportunity. Learn about the program & requirements in the link below & in the flyers that go home this week!

💙💛Our Wildcat hearts are so proud of Haley Dixit, a 2nd grader at Holmes Elementary who is an IL state winner of NationalPTA Reflections program and will now compete at the NATIONAL level! 👏👏🐾 Thank you for showcasing how your voice truly matters!

Students at Holmes love the Move and Groove Club, where 35 students in K-2 meet after school for six weeks to get great exercise and learn new moves. They will perform on Nov. 7 at 3:45 p.m. #d60learns