This Friday, March 27th , we will hold our 4th Quarter PAC meeting at 3:30 p.m.
We will discuss the following:
-Color Run
-Parent Survey
-Teacher Appreciation Week
-School, Parent, Student Compacts for the 26-27 school year
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Parent Advisory Committee Duties and Responsibilities. Can be found in the School handbook.
Dolphin Ice will be sold tomorrow!

Small Cups: $3.00
Color Changing Cups: $5.00
Refills: $3.00
Flavors: Pina Colada, Bubblegum, Green Apple, Strawberry Kiwi, Grape, Blue Raspberry, Watermelon
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decorative text- dolphin holding a snow cone

Hollinger's Island Color Run 2026 will take place on Friday, April 10th! $12 for kids and adults to participate. You must purchase a shirt to participate and access the track (students, parents, and visitors).

Shirts can be purchased here: https://hollingersisland.calagazapparel.com/

The shirt order deadline is Tuesday, March 31st. No late orders will be accepted. Shirts will be delivered to the school the week of the run.

Let's have another great colorful run!

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color run flyer 2026. Held on April 10th $12 to participate. Must purchase a shirt to participate and access the track. Order online at https://hollingersisland.calagazapparel.com/
We currently have open spots for Pre-K students for the 26-27 school year. It is mandatory for students to be screened for our site and to be put on a Pre-K roll. Use the following information to register and look at the screener schedule to attend a screening.
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PreK registration flyer
prek screener schedule
🍀Mrs. Howell's PreK and Mrs. Richardson's Kindergarten class had some St. Patrick's Day fun by sorting and graphing Lucky Charms! 🍀
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Mrs. Richardson’s Kindergarten class sorting lucky charms
Mrs. Richardson’s Kindergarten class sorting lucky charms.
Mrs. Richardson’s Kindergarten class sorting lucky charms.
Mrs. Richardson’s Kindergarten class sorting lucky charms.
Mrs. Richardson’s Kindergarten class sorting lucky charms.
Mrs. Richardson’s Kindergarten class sorting lucky charms.
Mrs. Richardson’s Kindergarten class sorting lucky charms.
Mrs. Richardson’s Kindergarten class sorting lucky charms.
Mrs. Howell’s Prek class sorting lucky charms.
MCPSS Career Fair is happening today from 12:00-5:00 at the Mobile Convention Center!
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mr. roberston at the hollinger’s island career fair booth
Check out this great weekend activity for the whole family! Touch a Truck at The Grounds.
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touch a truck stem flyer
touch a truck flyer march 21st at the grounds $25 per car
Second grade has been studying quick land changes. They experimented with volcanoes and earthquakes!
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second graders in Mrs. Caballero’s class creating volcanoes to see quick land changes
second graders in Mrs. Caballero’s class creating volcanoes to see quick land changes.
second graders in Mrs. Caballero’s class creating volcanoes to see quick land changes.
second graders in Mrs. Caballero’s class creating volcanoes to see quick land changes.
second graders in Mrs. Caballero’s class creating volcanoes to see quick land changes.
second graders in Mrs. Caballero’s class creating earthquakes to see quick land changes.
second graders in Mrs. Caballero’s class creating earthquakes to see quick land changes.
second graders in Mrs. Caballero’s class creating earthquakes to see quick land changes.
second graders in Mrs. Caballero’s class creating earthquakes to see quick land changes.
second graders in Mrs. Caballero’s class creating earthquakes to see quick land changes.
Friendly Reminders:
3rd Quarter ends this week.
Friday, March 13th is an at home learning day.
Monday, March 16th is a teacher work day.
Students will return to school on Tuesday, March 17th. ACAP testing will begin for 2nd-5th grade students.
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Distance Learning Day decorative text
teacher work day decorative text
If you plan to register your child for kindergarten at HIES for the upcoming school year, please respond to this simple questionnaire.

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On Friday, we had some third-fifth grade students represent our school and present at the MCPSS Tech Fair! We had 9 projects presented including 3 teams and 6 individual projects. We are proud of all their hard work!
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tech fair students
tech fair students presenting project
tech fair students presenting project
tech fair students presenting project
tech fair students presenting project
tech fair students presenting project
tech fair students presenting project
tech fair students presenting project
tech fair students presenting project
tech fair students presenting project
We had more guest readers yesterday for Read Across America Week! Thank you to our leaders at Central Office, Evonik, and community for coming to read to our students!
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Mrs. Cabellero’s class with guest reader
Mrs. White’s class with guest reader
Mrs. Collier’s class with guest reader
Mrs. Collier’s class with guest reader
Mrs. Robinson’s class with guest reader
mrs. robinson’s class with guest reader
mrs. phinney’s class with guest reader
4th grade with guest reader
ms. richardson’s class with guest reader
Read Across America Spotlight: This week, Kindergarten and First grade will be watching Alabama's reading mascot, SHORT the Squirrel visit Birmingham, Alabama to meet different community helpers and to spread the importance of reading. Students will then draw and write about what they want to be when they grow up.
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kindergarten class watching short the squirrel in the library
kindergarten class watching short the squirrel in the library
kindergarten class working out to community helpers
kindergarten students holding up drawings if what they want to be when they grow up
Thank you Mr. Brown for all that you do for Hollinger' s Island!
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Mr. Brown standing next to cart of ceiling tiles and ladder. Appreciation post for National maintenance worker appreciation day.
Congratulations to our Perfect Attendance winners of the red dolphin trophies for the month of February! Our student winner is Grady from Mrs. Phinney's Kindergarten class and our class winner is Mrs. Howell's Pre-K class. Great job coming to school everyday! Regular school attendance impacts academic achievement and social development.
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February attendance winners: on the left is Grady from Mrs. Phinney's class and on the right is a picture of Mrs. Howell's Pre-k class. School logo at the top left hand corner and red dolphin on the right top corner.
Parents and Guardians, please take a look at our student digital device policy during the ACAP testing window happening later this month. No digital devices will be allowed in the testing room. All devices will be collected and stored in a lock box and returned at the end of the school day. Thank you for your attention.
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ACAP Student Device Policy letter to parents sent home on March 3rd. No digital devices allowed in testing room. Devices will be collected and given back at the end of school day.
Read Across America Week Spotlight: 3rd-5th grade students read books from the I Survived series by Lauren Tarshis and created wall displays focusing on analyzing character descriptions and traits.
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I survived the hinderburg disaster 1937 character display
i survived the September 11th 2001 attacks display
i survived wall display
i survived hurricane katrina 2005 display
i survived the California wildfires 2018 display
Today kicked off Read Across America week. This week, our theme is Reading Builds Character! We had community and school leaders visit and read to our students today. A special thank you to our Partner in Education, Evonik, for coming to read and donating books for our outdoor library located in front of the school.
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Mrs. Phinney's class with Holly Jolly Snow Cones reader
Mrs. White's class with Evonik reader
5th grade class with Evonik reader
4th grade classes in PE with Evonik reader
Mrs. Easterbrook's class with School board member Don Stringfellow
This week in the library, students participated in Jumpstart's Read for the Record! All classes read the book See Marcus Grow by Marcus Bridgewater. Kindergarten and First Grade drew and wrote about what they were growing in and Second-Fifth grade students used the book to begin a practice narrative writing for ACAP.
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mrs allen’s class in the library sitting on the carpet for read aloud
first grader coloring at a table in the library
first graders coloring at a table in the library
first graders coloring at a table in the library
third grade prewriting at tables in the library
Reminder! Our Parent Advisory Committee will meet tomorrow, 2-27, in the cafeteria at 3:30 p.m.
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Parent Advisory Committee Duties and Responsibilities. Can be found in the School handbook.