Howbert Happenings!
September 6th, 2025
APRIL
THIS WEEK
CMAS TESTING
Monday, 13th
- 🚌1st Grade Field Trip 9am
- 🤖VEX Robotics until 4:00
Tuesday, 14th
- 🏃➡️Landsharks Practice
- 📖Yearbook Club until 4:00
- 🎨Nature Art Club until 4:00
- 🎥Green Screen/iMotion Club until 4:00
Wednesday, 15th
- Staff Luncheon hosted by PTO & Howbert Families (sign up below)
- 🚶First Grade Walking Field Trip 11:45am
Thursday, 16th
- 🎹Group Piano Lessons until 3:50
- 🏃➡️Landsharks Practice
- 🍎Kindergarten Readiness Workshop 4:30-5:30
Friday, 17th
- SPIRIT DAY - Wear Your Hawaiian/Beach Wear
- Family Game Night - BINGO Luau @5:30-7:30pm
NEXT WEEK
TESTING
Monday, 20th
- 🚶First Grade Walking Field Trip 1:00
- 🤖VEX Robotics until 4:00
Tuesday, 21st
- 📖Yearbook Club until 4:00
- 🎥Green Screen/iMotion Club until 4:00
- 🏃➡️Landsharks Practice
Wednesday, 22nd
- Secretary Appreciation Day
- 🎣Fly Fishing Club (4/5) until 4:30 (at Howbert)
Thursday, 23rd
- 🎹Group Piano Lessons until 3:50
- 🏃➡️Landsharks Practice
- 🎭Variety Show Auditions - by appointment
- Parent Teacher Conferences in the afternoon (info coming soon)
Friday, 24th
- NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
- Parent Teacher Conferences (info coming soon)
CHECK OUT (AND SUBSCRIBE!) TO THE HOWBERT CALENDAR ONLINE
for up-to-date additions and edits to this list!
End of Year Assessments
As you plan ahead for your family calendar, please take note of when students will be taking the district and state assessments next month.
Consider scheduling trips or appointments outside the assessment schedule shown below.
We want to make sure all students have the best environment to really show what they know and how they have grown academically over the school year.
We have found that students perform best when they are assessed at the same time as their peers and for many, in the same classroom.
Thank you for partnering with us to make this assessment season successful!
For more information about CMAS see the attached document below titled CMAS Family Resources.
📝 CMAS testing
Week 2: 4/14-4/16
3rd - 5th grade Math testing 8:00 - 9:30 (3rd - 5th)
5th grade Science 12:45 - 2:15
4th grade Social Studies THURSDAY only 12:45 - 2:15
⭐ STAR testing Reading and Math
April 27 - May 1: 2nd - 5th grade
📗 DIBELS testing
April 27 - May 8: Kindergarten - 5th grade
We are adding a new field experience for 4th graders this year. 4th grade will have the opportunity to rock climb at Garden of the Gods!
In order to ensure this event is safe and successful, we are looking for volunteers that have experience harnessing and belaying for top-rope climbing.
The field experience will take place on Wednesday, May 20th at Kindergarten Rock (Gray Rock) in Garden of the Gods.
We will begin around 9:00 and finish around 2:00.
If you are willing to volunteer for the whole time or part of the time, please fill out the form linked below.
We are looking forward to providing the 4th graders with a unique and fun experience!
NEXT PTO MEETING: Thursday, May 14th at 3:15pm
Your Howbert Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) has evolved from a PTA, which has been active since the 1980s and hosts many of the fun events that Howbert offers! We also facilitate the fundraising efforts for the school. With these we have provided such opportunities as:
-Family Game (BINGO) Nights
-Field Trips Supplies
-Tables & Shade Structures for outdoor classroom spaces
So much more! We are a relaxed organization that gladly welcomes all Howbert community members to join us for meetings, events, and volunteer opportunities. We highly encourage all parents and guardians to get involved at Howbert--it is so rewarding for your students and for YOU!
PTO Contact Info
howbertpto@gmail.com
https://howbertpto.wixsite.com/info https://www.facebook.com/groups/HowbertPTO
Lunches will be provided for free to all students this year. Each student can choose to bring their own lunch or get one from the school. The lunch menu is located here:
https://www.d11.org/administration/operations/school/food-and-nutrition-services/fnsmenus
Click "View Your School's Menu"
Find and click Howbert on the "School" Drop-Down
On the right-hand side of the screen on the "Menu Plan" drop-down, select 25/26 Elementary Sunbutter Lunch (this just means that we are a school that doesn't serve peanut butter).
