November 1-15, 2019
Quick Info:
School Hours: As of 9/2/19 8:35AM - 3:30PM Doors Will Open At: 8:20 - Breakfast 8:25 - Front of School Entry 8:35 - Classes Begin Lunch Hours: Kindergarten: 11:15-11:40 Grade 1: 11:45-12:10 Grade 2: 12:30-12:55 Grade 3: 12:15-12:40 Grade 4: 12:45-1:10 |
Pre-Excused Student Absence Form Howard Husky Website HSSD 2019-2020 At-A-Glance Calendar! 2019-2020 School Supply List Howard Elementary Phone Numbers: ATTENDANCE: 920-662-9732 MAIN LINE: 920-662-9700 |
Important Upcoming Dates & RemindersI
November 5 - Picture Retake Day
November 5 - Parent/Teacher Conferences
November 7 - Parent/Teacher Conferences
November 8 - No School
November 14 - 4th Grade Field Trip to The Giving Tree
November 5 - Parent/Teacher Conferences
November 7 - Parent/Teacher Conferences
November 8 - No School
November 14 - 4th Grade Field Trip to The Giving Tree
Breakfast & Lunch Menu Link
Pay for lunch here! Lunch/Recess Schedule Parents are welcome to join us for lunch. We ask that you please call prior to 9:00am, the morning of, IF you would like to purchase a school hot lunch. |
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Drop Off and Pick Up Reminders for Howard:
For families that "Drop Off" and "Pick Up" before and after school, please keep in mind that everyone's safety is our priority. It will also take everyone to share in this important issue to continue to have a safe environment for everyone at Howard. Please keep the following in mind: 1. Please abide by the "No Parking During..." signs. They have been posted and collaborated on with the Brown County Sheriff's Department, and should be honored by all. 2. Please be mindful to drop your student off in the right lane, so students do not have to cross in front of other cars. 3. Keep in mind there is no outside supervision available in the front of school before 8:20. 4. After dismissal, please be watchful for our "walkers". 5. Please be patient! We know that everyone's time is valuable, and we all want to get through the process quickly. We appreciate your help in keeping everyone safe in and around our school property! |
ATTENDANCE: If your child is absent, please call our school attendance line at 920-662-9732. If you do not call in your child, your child's absence will be considered "Unexcused" and the school attendance secretary will contact you via email or phone call inquiring about your child’s absence.
WEATHER: On days of inclement weather or early dismissal, email, text and voice mail will be sent to you from the Howard Suamico School District. The default caller ID will show 662-7878 as the incoming phone number. Please listen to the voicemail for instructions. Did you know there are more than 2,500 varieties of apples grown in the United States? On November 15th HSSD School Nutrition and the AmeriCorps Farm to School Specialist, Morgan Jessee, will use Honeycrisp apples to provide a fall-inspired apple- cranberry fruit salsa to all HSSD elementary schools. The salsa will be made from scratch by Morgan Jessee. The fruit salsa will be offered for breakfast at all 5 Elementary Schools with whole grain-rich pita chips. In addition, Howard Elementary will be serving breakfast and promoting the importance of the physical activity to students serving breakfast on frisbees embellished with the new HSSD School Nutrition logo thanks to Action for Healthy Kids Breakfast Start-Up grant funding. The logo was handcrafted by our eighth grade Bay View student, Andrea Bartline in Mrs. Perry’s art class. Click here to see Andrea Bartline receiving her contest award with Stephanie Sticka from Nutrition Services.
“After all, an apple a day keeps the doctor away”. ~Benjamin Franklin |
From your School Board
[email protected] October 2019 2019-2020 Howard-Suamico School District Budget During our annual meeting last month, community members received a detailed review of the school district’s 2019-2020 budget and voted to adopt it as presented. During the meeting on October 21, the Board of Education approved a total tax levy of $28,248,522, which supports a district budget of $87,410,185 – a decrease of 2.17% as compared to the previous year. This levy will result in the school’s portion of our property taxes remaining stable at $9.19; significantly below the state’s average levy. This budget, just as in year’s past, establishes that we continue to value innovation, investing in our staff, driving academic performance for every student. Board members have engaged in continuous legislative advocacy efforts, specifically pertaining to the State’s biennium budget, which positively impacted the students of the Howard-Suamico School District. The low revenue ceiling increase - a main focus of the Board’s advocacy efforts - especially for a low-spending district like ours, made a tangible impact. For the first time in over a decade, our District will see a net increase in our overall revenue limit. Our overall revenue limit has increased by just over $2,000,000. This is due to an adjustment to $9,700 per pupil for the lowest spending districts across the State coupled with our District’s first increase in resident students in over 5 years. For more information about the Howard-Suamico School District budget please visit our website at www.hssdschools.org, or for additional information regarding this article, contact school board member Vanessa Moran at (920) 246-3999 or [email protected]. |
FACILITIES USE CALENDAR Have you used or are you interested in using the school facility for a meeting, practice, or other community event? If so, the Howard-Suamico School District uses a web-based Use of Facilities Calendar. The calendar link is found at http://fs-hssd.rschooltoday.com/calendar/index/publicview/ Events at various district facilities can be located by using the calendar. If you are looking to request the use of one of the district’s facilities, it’s easy! Just click on the Request Facilities button from the calendar page and sign up. It’s that simple. If you have questions, contact the school office at 662-9700. Requests for facility usage are subject to approval based on administrative policy 7510. |
NEWS FROM HPSA
Keep up with the latest HPSA news, events and volunteer opportunities by visiting our website: https://howardpsa.weebly.com/ and following us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HowardPSA/
Every parent or guardian of a Howard Elementary student is automatically a member of HPSA - No sign up necessary! HPSA, is a group of Howard Elementary School parents and school staff members working to provide fun events such as Popcorn Fridays, the Fall into Reading Night Spaghetti Dinner and local business sponsorship nights. The group also supports teachers by sponsoring a twice yearly Book Fair, which earns books for the school and classroom libraries; hosting teacher meals during meetings and conferences; reimbursing teacher and staff for out of pocket spending, granting teacher requests for classroom supplies and teaching materials; and helping fund field trip transportation. HPSA relies on participation and we could really use your help! Check out our latest newsletter and sign up for future issues here. And don’t forget to follow us on Facebook here.
Mark your calendars – this year’s upcoming HPSA meeting dates are:
November 12, 2019
January 7, 2020
February 4, 2020
March 3, 2020
April 7, 2020
May 5, 2020
Check out our latest newsletter and sign up for future issues here. And don’t forget to follow us on Facebook here.
Every parent or guardian of a Howard Elementary student is automatically a member of HPSA - No sign up necessary! HPSA, is a group of Howard Elementary School parents and school staff members working to provide fun events such as Popcorn Fridays, the Fall into Reading Night Spaghetti Dinner and local business sponsorship nights. The group also supports teachers by sponsoring a twice yearly Book Fair, which earns books for the school and classroom libraries; hosting teacher meals during meetings and conferences; reimbursing teacher and staff for out of pocket spending, granting teacher requests for classroom supplies and teaching materials; and helping fund field trip transportation. HPSA relies on participation and we could really use your help! Check out our latest newsletter and sign up for future issues here. And don’t forget to follow us on Facebook here.
Mark your calendars – this year’s upcoming HPSA meeting dates are:
November 12, 2019
January 7, 2020
February 4, 2020
March 3, 2020
April 7, 2020
May 5, 2020
Check out our latest newsletter and sign up for future issues here. And don’t forget to follow us on Facebook here.
The HPSA Seroogy’s fundraiser order forms were due Nov. 1. Don’t forget to pick up your Seroogy’s orders after school on Thurs., Nov. 14 in the lunchroom. Orders will be available for pickup from 3:30 to 6:30pm.
Thank you to everyone who participated – we could not do the things were are able to for our school without your support and participation! HPSA will be hosting the fall Scholastic Book Fair during conferences Nov. 5 and 7. We’re looking for volunteers to help out for one hour shifts. It’s easy, fun and a great way to support our kids’ school! Click this link to see what time slots may work for you: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F48ACAC23A5FF2-fall1/
Our anticipated HPSA popcorn days are as follows:
Nov. 15 Dec. 13 (tentative) Jan. 10 Feb. 21 Mar. 20 Apr. 17 May 22 (tentative) Watch for further details in the upcoming family folders sent home on Wednesdays. |
SAVE THE DATE! November 26th 4 – 8 pm
Red Robin Spirit Night! 2605 Oneida St., #100 Green Bay Enjoy a night out with other Howard Husky families and staff and help to raise money for our school. Mention that you're there as part of our fundraiser and 20% of your bill goes directly back to our school. This fundraiser is open to the public so please feel free to invite your friends and families to attend as well - have them mention they're dining out to support the HPSA (Howard Elementary) fundraiser and 20% of what they spend goes back to our school, too! Thank you for your support! BOX TOP$ For Education Still Going Strong! Keep sending in BOX TOP$ and using the App! Keep sending in Box Tops with your children and scanning your receipts with the Box Tops App – they really add up to big $$ our school. Don’t have the App yet? Check it out! |
Join the Bay Port Tennis Club on Saturdays this winter! Whether you are brand new to the sport or have experience playing, joining the club will take your game to the next level! Players will learn the fundamentals of tennis, scoring and court etiquette. All instruction will take place at Four Seasons Tennis club and will be taught by tennis professionals. Bay Port Winter Tennis Club Session 1 Dates: November 9, 16, 23, December 7, 14
All practices will be Saturdays at Four Seasons from 2 - 3:30 pm. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Coach Steve (651-261-7283). http://bayporttennis.weebly.com/tennis-club.html Bay Port DECA is hosting Pirates Kids Club a supervised evening at Bay Port on four different Friday evenings: September 20, October 18, November 15, and December 13. The Pirates Kids Club is from 5 – 8 pm with pizza included for only $25/child with $5/each additional child. You will also receive a discount if you register for all 4 dates (one night is free). Please use this link to register and the attached flyer for more information.
YOUTH WRESTLING REGISTRATION
The Bay Port Wrestling Program would like to invite area youth (pre-kindergarten through 5th grade) to participate in the 2019-20 youth wrestling season. Registration can be done online and is currently open and will remain open until November 11th. Check out the Village of Suamico Events for the winter session, many family friendly and adult classes - Registration for Suamico programs can be made online at www.villageofsuamico.recdesk.com/Community/Home
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Bay Port Dance Team Annual Craft Fair
Come support the dance team Saturday, November 2nd at Bay Port High School from 9:00-3:00. $3.00 admission, under 3 years is free. Umbrella strollers only. Over 170 vendors spread out throughout the high school. Saturday, November 9, 12-1:30 pm, Bay Port Hockey - SKATE WITH THE PIRATES, Cornerstone Community Ice Center. Free Admission and Skate Rentals, All skill levels welcome. RSVP by November 6. Students K-8 are encouraged to attend. To register, visit TryHockeyForFree.com/10169. Questions? Call Joanne at 920-362-5354.
Bay Port DECA will be hosting a coat drive in order to donate to The Giving Closet, an organization affiliated with The Giving Tree Food Pantry. We will have donation boxes out at each school next week (November 4-8), including during parent teacher conferences November 7 and 9. These coats will help children in need stay warm during our Wisconsin winters. Please consider bringing in your gently used coats during conferences, or sending them with your child during the week of November 4-8.
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Community Corner
To access handouts/flyers for area community events click here. The HSSD Community Page includes a list highlighting community events for families in the villages of Howard & Suamico (scouting, festivals, parades, etc.)
To access handouts/flyers for area community events click here. The HSSD Community Page includes a list highlighting community events for families in the villages of Howard & Suamico (scouting, festivals, parades, etc.)