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We wrapped up another great week at May Howard! We would like to thank everyone who attended our annual STREAM Night. Our staff and community partners had a blast. Also thank you for making this year's book fair such a great success. We hope that everyone found some new books to get you excited about reading. And finally, thank you all so much for the work you did in raising money for CURE. We had a goal of raising $1200 and surpassed that, raising $1573!!! THANK YOU!!

Be on the lookout this week for your child's Beginning of the Year Universal Reading Screener letter to come home. This is a letter than we are required to send home each year letting parents know how their child's reading ability relates to the grade level expectations.

It was fun seeing familiar faces at the Savannah Bananas game today. I hope everyone has had a fun and restful weekend.

See you tomorrow morning!

Dr. Ken Deal, Principal

Ms. Cassie Clark, Assistant Principal

Drop Off Starts: 8:45 AM

Parents/Guardians,

It's time to complete your student's annual verification for the 2026-2027 school year! Verification helps ensure that your child's contact information, emergency contacts, and other important details are accurate and up to date.

✅ Deadline: September 20, 2026

⚠️ Important: Verification must be completed through the web browser and cannot be completed using the PowerSchool mobile app.

Please log in to your PowerSchool Parent Portal using a web browser on your computer, tablet, or phone to complete the verification process before the deadline.

Thank you for taking a few minutes to keep your student's information current. If you need assistance accessing your Parent Portal account, please contact the school office.

Our NEW May Howard spirit wear line is LIVE! Check out all styles and get excited to show off your Hawk pride! This site will only be available for a SHORT TIME, so be sure to take a look soon! And please PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO SIZING when placing your order.

A few important details:

• The PTA is hands-off with this spirit wear order.

• Any questions or issues with orders will be handled directly with the company through their customer service.

• All orders will be delivered to the school and then distributed to students through their classrooms.

Now go check it out and find your new favorite Hawk gear!

ENJOY, HAWKS!!

September 21 - Beginning of the Year Reading Screener Letters

October 1 - ESOL Information Night

October 7 - End of Quarter 1

October 8 - 12 - Fall Break

Congratulations to the following students who were selected by Mrs. Scoville as the September Artists of the Month for the 2026-2027 school year! These students were chosen not only because they are wonderful artists, but because they exhibit excellent leadership skills in the Art classroom. Keep up the good work May Howard Hawks!

Kindergarten:

Shanny T. (Bisseck's Homeroom)

Henry C. (McDevitt's Homeroom)

Evelyn F. (Carbone's Homeroom)

Betty B. (Chisholm's Homeroom)

Zoe W. (Wilkey's Homeroom)

Emerson W. (Rowell's Homeroom)

Daisy T. (Foran's Homeroom)

Jazzlyn F. (Risner's Homeroom)

Yeixon H. (Phillips Homeroom)

Dahlia C. (Stoke's Homeroom)

Ashley M. (Pynn's Homeroom)

• Our walker dismissal is for students who are walking home. If you want to pick up your child in your car, please use the car line for pick up.

• If you are eating lunch with your child, please do not bring fast food into the cafeteria. We ask that you plan to eat a cafeteria lunch or bring a home-packed lunch.
• If you would like to take a picture with your child at lunch, other students should not be included in the picture and no videos should be taken during lunch in order to protect the privacy of other students and families.

Headphones: When purchasing headphones for school, please note the following requirements:

* Kindergarten and First Grade: Students will need wired headphones with a USB-C connector (or wired headphones with a USB-C adapter).

* Second through Fifth Grade: Students will need standard wired headphones with a 3.5 mm headphone plug.

Please label your child’s headphones with their name before sending them to school. Thank you!

Safety is our top priority. We need all families to work with staff members to ensure the safety of our students and staff is maintained.

ARRIVAL INFORMATION

• Our school time is 8:45 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• Children will not be allowed to be dropped off prior to 8:45 a.m. Staff are not available to monitor students dropped off prior to 8:45 a.m. (Doing so may result in an unsafe situation for your child.)
• 8:45-Buses and walkers begin arriving
• Our instructional day begins at 9:15 am.
• Students arriving at 9:15 am or later will be marked tardy and parents must walk them to the front door to sign them into school.
• Dismissal will begin at 3: 50 pm and will end by 4:15 pm.

DISMISSAL INFORMATION

• 3:15 - NO Early Dismissal After This Time
• After 3:30, students will be dismissed at the regular dismissal time.
• 3:45 - Afternoon announcements
• 3:50 - Car rider and walker dismissal begins
• 3:53–Buses and day cares begin loading

Here are some additional important reminders..

• Parents should not get out of their cars in the car rider line.
• Please make sure your child is seated on the right side of the car to help expedite arrival and dismissal.

Please be patient during carpool! The first week or two, the carpool line moves slowly until the students learn the new routine.

Cars will enter and exit from Cromwell Road. Once you enter the campus, cars will loop through the front parking lot to keep cars from backing up on Cromwell Road. Pick up is a single lane. Car line ends at 4:15 PM.

If you are interested in being a crossing guard for May Howard, please apply using the link below. After you apply, please email Dr. Deal and let him know to look for your application.

APPLY HERE

• Navy or white polo-style shirts, collared blouses, turtlenecks, or May Howard spirit wear.
• Are to be plain unless displaying the school’s name or logo.
• Should be tucked and may not expose any part of the midriff, lower back, or undergarments.
• Tee-shirts may be worn under uniform shirts but must not be visible.

• Solid navy blue or khaki uniform pants, shorts, skirts, skorts, jumpers, or Capri pants may be worn.
• Shorts and skirts must be of an appropriate length that maintains modesty and provides sufficient coverage while the student is walking, sitting, or participating in school activities.
• Tights and leggings (only as an undergarment) may be worn and must be solid navy, black, or white with no designs.
• Dress code does not permit denim, knit pants, jogging pants, or pajama pants.

• Socks must be solid navy, black, or white with no designs.

• Shoes must be enclosed and fastened properly (no sandals, backless shoes, or crocs of any kind are permitted).

• Solid navy or white sweaters, windbreakers, or sweatshirts may be worn over the uniform shirt. Hooded sweat jackets (but NOT pullover hooded sweatshirts) are permitted and must be worn unzipped inside the building

Dress Down Days:

Student dress down days are scheduled each Friday starting August 8, 2025. Students that participate in dress down days are asked to pay $1. This money is used for our student celebrations, school gardens and many other activities throughout our school. Parents will have the option to pay for all dress down days through SchoolCash. Information on this is forthcoming. The LAST FRIDAY of each month is designated as May Howard School Spirit days. This is a FREE dress down day (or fun themed day) for students and participating students are asked to wear school spirit wear or school colors (navy/white) on this day.

Did you know? Lunch AND breakfast are FREE to all SCCPSS students this year. We want to make sure students have the tools and fuel they need to succeed! Because EVERY day matters.

See you Monday, August 3!

Email: kenneth.deal@sccpss.com

Website: https://howard.sccpss.com/

Location: 115 Wilmington Island Road, Savannah, GA 31411

Phone: 912-395-3925