Howbert Happenings!

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THIS WEEK

Monday, 6th

• Picture Retakes (more info below)
• Fairy Tale STEM Club: 2:50-4:00

Tuesday, 7th

• Kindergarten field trip to Venetucci Farm

Wednesday, 8th

Thursday, 9th

• 4th grade walking field trip to Garden of the Gods
• PTO Meeting: 3:15-4:15

Friday, 10th

• Teacher Work Day: NO SCHOOL

Saturday, 11th

• Coronado Homecoming Parade 10am (more info below)

NEXT WEEK

Parent/Teacher Conferences This Week

(School still in session)

Monday, 13th

• 2nd & 3rd Grade Field Trip to High Trails 8:00-2:30
• Fairy Tale STEM Club: 2:50-4:00

Tuesday, 14th

• Audiologist Follow-Ups
• BAKE SALE 3:00pm (bakers still needed!)

Wednesday, 15th

• Staff Luncheon hosted by PTO and 1st & 2nd Grade Families

Thursday, 16th

• Red Ribbon Week school event
• Star Party! 6-8pm

Friday, 17th

• Soccer Training Club until 4:30

Join us at the Coronado Homecoming Parade to represent Howbert Elementary and our outstanding school. Wear a Howbert shirt and/or bring along your outdoorsy gear🥾🎣⛷️ (walking sticks, fish net, woodland animal stuffies, etc.) to show that we are the Outdoor Learning School!

This year's parade will be on Saturday, Oct. 11th. Arrive by 9:30.

The meeting location will be communicated by Friday.

Holmes Middle School has generously donated gently used Halloween costumes and costume pieces to Howbert Elementary—so every student has a chance to celebrate in style!

Date: October 7th
Time: 3:00 to 4:00pm
Location: Howbert Elementary School

Howbert families are invited to come “shop” for free costumes during this time. Whether your child needs a full costume or just a fun accessory, we’d love to help make their Halloween special!

Thank you to Holmes Middle School for spreading kindness and Halloween cheer!

Goal attendance rate is 95%.

Attendance rate for last week.

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 drivers 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