Howbert Happenings!

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THIS WEEK

BOOK FAIR ALL WEEK during lunches and after school until 4pm

Monday, 27th

• Star Party: 6:30-8pm

Tuesday, 28th

• Get Your Code On club: 2:50-4:00
• Nature Art Club: 2:50-3:30
• PTO Fundraiser - Panda Express (Garden of the Gods location)

Wednesday, 29th

• 1st Grade Walking Field Trip to Westmoor Park

Thursday, 30th

• HARVEST OF LOVE Food Drive begins!

Friday, 31st

• Spirit Day - Wear your Halloween Costume and/or Crazy Hair
• NO Soccer Training Club (due to Halloween)

NEXT WEEK

FOOD DRIVE DRESS-UP WEEK (details below)

Monday, Nov. 3rd

Tuesday, 4th

• Get Your Code On Club: 2:50-4:00

Thursday, 6th

• RAK Assembly in Gym 7:50am
• Skate City Night 5-7pm (Academy Blvd location)

• First Grade Field Trip to High Trails 8:00-2:30
• Soccer Training Club (last session) 2:50-4:30

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Join Howbert Elementary and the Colorado Springs Astronomical Society for a STAR PARTY.

• Fun activities inside the school
• Telescopes on the playground
• Book Fair in the library until 7:30

The Scholastic Book Fair will be Oct. 27th-31st during student lunches and after school until 4pm.

**Special hours! It will also be open during the Star Party on 10/27 from 6:30-7:30pm**

You can shop online or add money to your child's e-wallet here: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/howbertelementaryschool

GIVEAWAY...for you & a teacher!

During the after-school hours on Mon-Thur only: Howbert PTO will be hosting a giveaway. Donate $1 to get a ticket to try to win a gift basket. On the entry ticket, you will be entering in for the giveaway AND voting on a classroom teacher to win the donation money to purchase more books for their classroom!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Volunteers are needed to run the shop! Unfortunately, if we don't have enough volunteers for time slots, we won't be able to be open during that time.

You can sign up to volunteer at the book fair here: https://bit.ly/HowbertOctBookFair

Volunteers must also be registered beforehand. If you are unsure if you are registered, please email amandajo.nelson@d11.org and she can check for you.

If you haven't already registered as a volunteer, you can do that here: https://app.visitor-aware.com/apply/KWqwTo2nU0

Get dinner from Panda Express and 20% of the proceeds will come back to Howbert!

Location:

1320 Garden of the Gods Rd 80907

Order online at pandaexpress.com and use code 3844706 in the fundraiser code box

-or-

Show the below flyer while ordering in-person

Students will be permitted to wear costumes on Friday, October 31st.

Halloween Costume Guidelines

Howbert Elementary has set forth the following guidelines for Halloween:

• Masks or face painting that cover a student’s full face is not permitted.
• No pretend, prop, toy, or facsimile guns/ weapons (swords, play knives, etc.) are allowed.
• Costumes that are overly graphic, promote violence or otherwise might logically be assumed to be offensive to others are not acceptable.
• All costumes must be sensitive to all religious and ethnic groups; free from any language or symbols that target or inappropriately identify groups of students.
• Hats or wigs will be allowed if part of a costume and they do not pose a distraction to the learning environment.
• Costumes should not include items with sound effects, lights or other components which might disrupt the classroom learning environment.
• Students who wear costumes that do not conform to the costume guidelines listed above will be asked to change their clothing or contact home to acquire an appropriate alternative.

The Harvest of Love Food Drive - in partnership with Care & Share - will be October 30 - Nov. 13. Howbert students, families, staff, and community members can drop off non-perishable food items during that time. For added fun, we will be doing a DRESS UP WEEK to get the word out November 3rd - 7th.

👕Mismatched Monday: Nov.3rd

Wear your silliest mismatched clothes and clean out those kitchen cupboards

🥞Flannel & Flapjacks Day: Tues, Nov. 4th

Wear your cozy flannel and bring breakfast-themed foods (pancake/waffle mix, cereals, oatmeal, syrup, etc)

🦸‍♀️"Soup"er Hero Day: Wed, Nov. 5th

Dress like a superhero and bring canned/dry soups, ramen, broths, crackers.

💪Athlete Day: Thurs, Nov. 6th

Wear your favorite team's gear or dress like an athlete and bring healthy/protein-rich foods (tuna, PB&J supplies, canned veggies)

🤠Western Day: Fri, Nov. 7th

Wear your cowboy/girl gear and bring foods that are good for munching around the campfire (canned chili, beans, pasta, s'mores ingredients, and other dry goods). Yeehaw!

Goal attendance rate is 95%.

Attendance rate for last week.

If you want to know real time information about the weather at Howbert Elementary, visit our Ambient Weather dashboard (linked below).

It has information about:

• Current temperature and "feels like" temperature
• Wind speed
• Rainfall
• Humidity
• UV Index

Who: All Howbert third and fourth graders

What: Winter Program Performance

When: Thursday, December 11th

2 PM School Performance (for students and staff)

4 PM Community Performance (for families and friends)

Note that students will remain at school for the community performance. They’ll eat a snack and have a quick rehearsal after the dismissal bell.

Please plan transportation accordingly, as the bus will not be available to take students home after the community performance. Pick up from the performance should be no later than 4:45.

Where: Howbert Elementary Gym

Wear: Howbert colors of blue, white, and/or yellow. Additional winter or holiday accessories are welcome, but not required.

Why: We want to share our musical progress with family and friends.

Please reach out to Mrs. Dickey with any questions. Thank you for your support of music at Howbert Elementary!

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

1. Click "View Your School's Menu"

2. Find and click Howbert on the "School" Drop-Down

3. 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).

The Cougars Care Corner Market is now open for the 2025-26 school year!

Greetings,

I would like to share this exciting opportunity to participate in the Cougars Care Corner Market at Coronado High School.

The Corner Market is a food distribution site partnered with Care and Share to help meet the tangible needs of the community.

Everything is FREE, you just take what you need and leave enough for others. Everyone in the community may come on Thursdays from 3:30 - 6:00PM.

The Corner Market supplies fruit, veggies, non-perishable goods, snacks, school supplies, toiletries, hygiene products, and clothing items.

The Corner Market serves our entire community, so please utilize it! Coronado’s Corner Market is meant to be a distribution site for all West Side schools (come to us for resources so you don’t have to go to Care and Share individually).

The staff and students at Howbert love to have volunteers at the school supporting learning. If you would like to volunteer, please speak with the classroom teacher or contact the front office to share with us how you would like to help.

One of the first steps all volunteers must take, is to complete the Colorado Springs School District 11 Volunteer Application.It is best to complete the application at least a week prior to visiting the school to volunteer. Use your full legal name (on ID or driver's license) when completing the application.

Below is the link that will take you directly to the online volunteer application.

If you have any questions, please contact Amanda-Jo in the front office (719-328-4211).

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