Dear Husky Families,

Welcome to Hollywood Elementary School. At Hollywood School, we strongly believe in the partnership between home and school. Parents are their child’s first teacher, and when schools and parents work together, we are a very powerful force for our children. Together (students, parents, and school staff) we are the Hollywood School Learning Community. As an important member of our learning community, please feel free to contact the staff and me at any time with questions or concerns. We look forward to working with you in the support of your child’s growth.

We are looking forward to welcoming you and your child to Hollywood. Dropoff, pickup, and bicycle parking are always interesting around Hollywood. At dropoff and pickup, it is essential for safety that cars picking up and dropping off children at Hollywood are moving north. Please follow our Traffic Safety Guidelines. As you can see, there is no space on Hollywood Avenue at DropOff and PickUp for drivers to park and exit their vehicles. Bicycles should be walked while on campus and parked and locked on the racks in the front of school on the west side of the gym. Also on the Traffic Safety Guidelines you can find the morning line-up locations; second grade lines up in front of door B by the gymnasium. Teachers will meet students at their line-up spots and escort them to class.

Here’s the District 96 calendar for the year. Students should enter school at 8:05, and school officially runs from 8:15 a.m. – 2:55 p.m. We offer supervision in front of school beginning at 7:55 a.m. Students should not be alone on school grounds before then. Lunch and recess run 11:25 - 11:50 and 11:50 - 12:15 - with Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade going to recess first; 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade eating lunch first. 

School supply lists can be found here.

D96 is offering school lunch again this year.  Students are also welcome to bring a packed lunch from home or purchase a school lunch with a milk included. As before, students can still purchase ala carte milk to drink with their lunch from home. Any students receiving a milk will have an option of white or chocolate milk. Payment for lunch items will come directly out of your child’s Pushcoin wallet. 

I’d like to encourage you to stay connected to our school community. Please subscribe for weekly info from the school and the District on the right side of these webpages: Hollywood Backpack and D96 Community Connections. If you are on Facebook, consider liking the following pages to see what’s happening in the Hollywood learning community: Hollywood School Facebook Page and Hollywood PTA Facebook Page.

Finally, the District Parent Handbook contains all sorts of information to answer any questions and about how to find and get what you need. The Hollywood School website also contains lots of information including a live, regularly updated calendar of events. Feel free to peruse and use these wonderful resources.

I am excited about our journey together this year at Camp Hollywood. Thank you for your partnership in creating an incredible learning environment for all of our Huskies. When we are all working together, there truly is no place like Hollywood. 

With Husky Pride, 

Kim Hefner, Principal