Holland Heights School Supply Suggested Shopping List
The first day of School is Thursday, August 21.
Lower Elementary Supply List | TK-2
Please provide the following supplies for your child:
- 1 backpack
- 1 pair of gym shoes
- Reusable water bottle with a pop-top style lid
- 1 standard size plastic pencil box
- 6-12 #2 pencils - pre-sharpened if possible
- Pencil cap erasers or big erasers
- 1-2 boxes of crayons (24 count each)
- 4-6 glue sticks
- 6-8 black or blue Expo dry erase markers (low odor)
- Headphones/earbuds
- Washable Markers - TK/K
- Old cloth or sock to wipe their whiteboards off
Classroom Wish List:
- Ziploc baggies (gallon and sandwich sizes)
- Hand sanitizer
- Clorox wipes
- Tissues
- Healthy Snacks!!!
Grade 3
- Backpack
- Water bottle - small to medium sized with closable top
- Gym shoes
Classroom Wish List
- Tissues/kleenex
- No. 2 pencils
- Post it notes
- Low odor black Expo dry erase markers
Grade 4-5
- Backpack
- Water bottle
- Gym shoes
- Zip-up pencil pouch or pencil box
- 10-12 Pencils - #2 pre-sharpened if possible
- Pencil top erasers or a couple of big erasers
- Black and Blue pens
- 12 pack of Crayola colored pencils
- Earbuds or Headphones
- 3x3 Post-It notes (lots!)
- Highlighters
- 6-8 Expo Dry Erase markers - Blue or Black if possible
- Whiteboard eraser or old small towel/dish cloth
Classroom Wish List:
- Hand sanitizer
- Clorox wipes
- Tissues/Kleenex
- Healthy Snacks!!!
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Completing the Education Benefits Form is a key step to unlocking essential support for all HPS students. Federal & state resources are allocated based on the income data collected through this form. Without this data the district could lose out on critical funding.
Books & Games provides students with an hour of supervised reading, homework help, and games, plus a free breakfast an hour before school starts each morning. It also gives parents/guardians an extra hour to start their day or to get to work on time!
- Books & Games is FREE for all HPS students to attend!
- Supervision provided by HPS Staff
- Students in the program must be dropped-off between 7:15-7:25am.
Calendar Highlights:
- First Day of School | Thursday, August 21
- Homecoming | Friday, October 10
- Thanksgiving Holiday | November 26 - November 30
- Holiday Break | December 20 - January 4
- MLK Day | Monday, January 19
- Mid-Winter Break| Friday, February 27 - Monday, March 2
- Spring Break | Friday, April 3 - Sunday, April 12
- Class of 2026 Commencement |Tuesday, May 19
- Last Day of School | Wednesday, June 3
These dates are tentative, pending ratification of The Board of Education at the April Board of Education Meeting.
Exciting things are happening at HPS! This ballot Proposal would:
- Renovate Jefferson Elementary
- Build a new Stadium at HHS
- Complete other important projects around the district
This proposal would generate $49,225,000 for improvements across the District, and if approved is projected to maintain the current millage rate of 4.73 mills - consistent with the rate set by voters in May 2021. Please vote on August 5!
HPS is proud to provide 7-Day Meal Boxes to families in the district during the summer months.
Each box will contain a menu with food prep instructions and food items for 7 breakfasts and 7 lunches per week.
- Meal pick-up will be located at Central Wesleyan Church (446 West 40th St. Holland MI 49423 - Door A) from 12:00-1:00 PM
- Thursday, June 12 through August 7, 2025
There is no need to register for these meals... just stop by during the pick-up time to receive the meals for your student(s).
Heathy food to feed your summer! Summer meal sites provide breakfast & lunch for children 18 and younger, Monday through Friday all summer long... at no cost to families.
- No registration needed. Just drop in.
This summer, Herrick District Library, Ottawa County Parks and Recreation, and the City of Holland Recreation Department are coming together to present the 2025 Summer Reading Challenge: The Truth is Out There.
- Pick up a trail map beginning June 9 to complete the challenge. Maps are available at either Herrick District Library location.