Howbert Happenings

The information that we gain from these assessment help teachers plan instruction that meets the needs of each student.

It also gives us an opportunity to measure the growth each student has made through the first semester.

Encourage your child to do their very best on the assessments and to show what they know and can do!

Beginning Monday, December 4th, students in grades K-5 will be administered the DIBELS 8 reading assessment.

Beginning Monday, December 4th, students in grades 1-5 will be taking the middle of year STAR assessment in reading and math (1st grade will only take the math STAR assessment) .

We are looking for a new crossing guard at Howbert Elementary.

Here is some information about the position:

• Monday-Friday
• 2:40 to 3:15 (paid an hour)
• $15 an hour pay rate
• Crosswalk in front of Howbert (across 31st Street)

If you are interested, please contact the Howbert front office (719-328-4200)

We are currently hiring for an early childhood paraprofessional.

This is a 7-hour position five days a week.

The early childhood paraprofessional position assists the preschool teacher to meet the needs of children that are preschool age (3-5 years).

If you are interested, please visit the D11 careers page, click on the apply link, and then search for Howbert.

You are also welcome to contact the Howbert front office if you have further questions.

We have decided to form a boys and girls basketball team (4th & 5th graders) to compete at District 11 games this winter. Mrs. Green has agreed to coach the two squads.

We will be communicated to families soon about the parent information meeting and the try-out date.

This week we are going to talk about equity. Equity is the ability to recognize that sometimes what others need to be successful is different than what we need, and that’s okay! How can we practice inclusiveness while still honoring that we are all different? It can be difficult to see others getting “more”- more time, more food, or even more resources. It’s important to remember that fair and equal are not the same.

Read the Newsletter below for how you can support learning about inclusiveness at home.

Howbert is seeking volunteers to help with a variety of activities in our school. Each week we will list volunteer opportunities here. There will either be a link to sign up or you can always give the school a call and we'll be happy to help.

UPCOMING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

NEXT PTO MEETING: December 14th @4:00pm.

Your Howbert PTO is a very active group hosting events for families and supporting our students and staff throughout the year. We would love to have you join our email list (https://forms.gle/yCYhDfJNYBHXYyqE8) to receive our newsletters and other information. We can be found on Facebook at Howbert Elementary School PTO and online at https://howbertpto.wixsite.com/info. If you have any questions please reach out to us at HowbertPTO@gmail.com

Ways you can support our school without spending extra money! 🙂

• King Soopers Community Program: Select Howbert PTO to tie to your loyalty card and the school receives a percentage of the sales!
• Safeway Community Giving Program: reloadable gift card that the school receives 3-5%. Available through our PTO.
• Box Tops: Scan your receipts into the box top app, and turn in any physical box tops to the school.
• American Furniture Warehouse: Mention Howbert Elementary when you purchase and a portion of the profits will come to Howbert!