Howard Newsletter

School Committee Meeting- Monday, December 4 at 6 pm MSHS

Howard Book Fair- Wednesday, December 6

Early Release- December 13 & December 22. Dismissal is at 11:30 am and no lunch will be served.

Holiday Break- 12/25- 1/1. Returning to school 1/2/2023.

Early Release- Wednesday, January 10. Dismissal is at 11:30 am and no lunch will be served.

Martin Luther King Day- No School, Monday, January 15.

This is a last call for all parents who are interested in chaperoning the Nature's Classroom trip. Forms will be going home next week to all parents who have stated they are interested in chaperoning. All parents must also have a CORI on file. Chaperones will not be finalized until February. Please reach out to Mrs. Wenzel (mwenzel@wbridgewater.com) if you would like to have your name added to the list.

As a reminder all 6th grade students were sent home on Wednesday, November 29 with a box of 20 Hilliards chocolate candy bars to sell. We ask that every student planning to attend Nature's Classroom try to sell one box of candy bars. The cost is $2.50 per bar. Students can return the $50 for the entire sale, or a mixture payment of money and unsold candy bars. We are happy to provide additional boxes to motivated students who wish to sell more. Please turn in the money in a labeled envelope or a ziploc bag to your child’s homeroom teacher. If possible we greatly appreciate sending in larger bills or checks made out to the Howard School.

The Little Leo's Club and Student Council are hosting a Winter Wonderland 4th and 5th grade dance on December 20th. It will be from 5:00 to 6:30 in the gym and cafe. The forms for the dance will be passed out on Friday, 12/1. Tickets are $5.00 and details about chaperoning are on the form. The 6th grade Winter Wonderland dance will be held in February.

The Little Leo’s is having a coat drive from now until Dec. 12th. Please donate gently used coats of all sizes at the box at the front office. All coats are donated to Anton’s Coats for Kids. Thank you from the Little Leo’s club!

Little Leo’s is also promoting Matt Navin’s “Sock it to me” sock drive. Please donate new socks of any size at the box at the office. All socks are donated to help the homeless in Brockton. Matt will collect the bin Dec. 15th.

Starting after Christmas Break, there will be a new rule put in place for gym. The rule is as follows: Any student who is not in sneakers or closed-toe active shoes will not be allowed to participate. This includes crocs, booties, rain boots, snow boots, sandals, slides, etc. Due to safety concerns this is being put in place as it has become an increasingly prevalent occurrence. Feel free to pack a change of shoes on your child's gym day or leave a pair in their locker if needed! Thank you!

Adding money for a la carte items: While meals are free, students must have money on their accounts to buy extra items. Milk is available for students that bring meals from home for $.75 at all schools and Howard and the MSHS offer many healthy snacks and bottled water. Cash and checks are accepted and electronic payments can be made through MySchoolBucks. You will need your child's 10-digit SASID# to register for a MySchoolBucks account.

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Any Questions? Please contact Mrs. Ann Marie Grinder, Food Service Director by email at agrinder@wbridgewater.com or at (508)894-1220.

We have finished the canned food drive. Here are the results!!!

For 4th grade our winner is:

Mrs.Graf’s class with 165 cans!!!

In 5th grade our winner is:

Ms. Torres’s class with 53 cans!!!

And last but not least, our 6th grade winner is:

Mrs.Wenzel’s class with 55 cans!!!

Our school's Grand total is 728 in all. Congrats to all the winners including Mrs. Graf’s class with the School’s high.

Thanks for participating and helping those in need!!!

Visit our schools homepage to get the latest Book Fair news, shop our Online Fair, and more!

https://www.scholastic.com/bf/howardstreetelementarysch

Breakfast with Santa! On Saturday, December 2nd we will be hosting our Breakfast with Santa! It is at the RLM from 9 am to 11 am. Tickets will be sold in advance.

Book Fair! Spring Street will shop on December 4th and 5th. RLM will shop on December 7th. Howard will shop on December 6th. More specific information will come out closer to the shopping dates. Each class will be assigned a time to shop.

Our next meeting is December 6th at 7 pm at the RLM!

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Email: rleeman@wbridgewater.com
Website: https://www.wbridgewaterschools.org/o/howard-elementary
Location: 70 Howard Street, West Bridgewater, MA, USA
Phone: 508-894-1250