Howard Newsletter

Picture Retake Day- Wednesday, November 8. If you would like to order online please go to mylifetouch.com. Our picture day ID is EVT9DNDMB.

Report Cards- 6th Grade- Thursday November 9

4th & 5th Grades- Tuesday, November 28

No School- Veteran's Day- Friday, November 10

Early Dismissal- November 17-22. Dismissal is at 11:30 am and no lunch will be served.

Parent Teacher Conferences- Conferences are on Friday, November 17 from 1-3 pm, Monday, November 20 from 5-7 pm and Tuesday, November 21 from 3-5 pm. Please see the links below to schedule a conference with your child's teacher. Make sure to add your child's name to the comments. The links to these conference times will be shut down on Wednesday, November 15 and you will no longer have access to sign up for a conference.

Grade 4 Sign Ups

Grade 5 Sign-Ups

Grade 6 Sign-Ups- 6th-grade parents please only select 2 teachers for a conference

SPED for Mrs. Knight, Mrs. Kelley & Mrs. Lehane (only)- the 5th grade SPED teacher will meet during your regular conference

No School- Thanksgiving Break- November 23 & 24

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.

Attendance Policy: Message from Principal Leeman: Hi Families, please review our district attendance policy. Attendance is imperative to the learning of all of our students. Students with poor attendance fall behind academically & socially. It becomes increasingly tough to catch back up and poor attendance for one year has dramatic effects on school years to come. Please reach out to myself or Ms. Elliott if you are in need of support.

Nature's Classroom Reminder: The first Nature’s Classroom payment was due Tuesday, 10/10/23. Please send in your first payment if you have not done so already. This payment amount is $145. It is our goal that all 6th grade students attend Nature's Classroom. If you have any financial concerns please contact Mr. Leeman as soon as possible. It is our goal to make any accommodations necessary so all students attend.

Chaperones are an important part of this program. Chaperones help the teachers oversee students in the cabin and participate in the Nature’s Classroom program in various capacities. If you are interested in chaperoning please email Mrs. Wenzel (mwenzel@wbridgewater.com). If more parents are interested than needed we will have a lottery.

Howard Lunch Ordering: New this year Howard students are placing their lunch orders via a Google form using their Chromebooks in their homerooms in the morning. If you know your child is going to be late you can order your child's lunch via this link before they get to school to ensure they are able to get the lunch they want. Please note that this link will expire by 8:10 am. Late students are only offered a limited menu after that time. All students are required to let the cafeteria know via the google form or the tardy late slip if they are ordering lunch or bringing their lunch.

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.

Going Green Menus- click to sign up to have your menus emailed automatically.

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

Just a reminder that morning band rehearsals start Thursday, November 2nd

Morning Band Rehearsal Schedule

Thursday, November 2nd 7:20 AM – 8:00 AM in gymnasium

Thursday, November 9th 7:20 AM – 8:00AM in gymnasium
Thursday, November 16th 7:20 AM – 8:00AM in gymnasium

Thursday, December 7th 7:20 AM – 8:00AM in gymnasium
Tuesday, December 12th 7:20 AM – 8:00AM in gymnasium (if needed)

The Lions Club of West Bridgewater sponsors the Lions Club International Peace Poster Contest for our district each year. This year’s theme was “Dare to Dream." The theme should show how students dare to dream and make world peace a reality. Please congratulate Mya Pombo (1st place), Maddy Lefferts (2nd Place), and Mackenzie Killgoar (3rd place). Mya's poster will be sent to the district competition to be judged in December. The Lions club of West Bridgewater generously donated participation buttons for each student who participated and also monetary prizes for the winners. Congratulations everyone!

Inclusion Matters partners with families with children with special needs, including children with IEPs and 504 Plans.

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Inclusion Matters was begun by a group of parents in response to the school district's need for a SEPAC. As an official 501(c)3, Inclusion Matters now offers workshops for caregivers and families, IEP and 504 consulting, an annual conference (on hold due to the pandemic), and family events for families with and without special needs in communities across the South Shore of Massachusetts.

Thank you everyone for another successful Fun Run! We appreciated all of the volunteers and everyone who was able to make it out and watch the event! We saw lots of smiling faces. We also want to say thank you to all who donated to the Fun Run.

Mark your calendar for these upcoming events:

Dining for Dollars with Grand Slam! On Tuesday, November 21st dine in for lunch or dinner at Grand Slam and 10% of your bill will go back to the PTO!

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!

Follow our Facebook page ... West Bridgewater PTO ... for more information on our upcoming events!

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