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We have gotten off to a great start at May Howard Elementary this year. I hope that everyone is settling into their routines and enjoying school as much as we are! This week our students will be taking their beginning of the year MAP assessments. These assessments cover reading and math. They are adaptive assessments that adjust to the students responses and help our teachers understand what concepts students have already mastered and where they need to start working with them. Please encourage your student to do his or her best, but not over stress about MAP.

A few notes:

• We have fall pictures this Thursday.
• Last week we did cancel outdoor recess Thursday and Friday due to the extreme heat advisory. We monitor outdoor conditions and if they are unfavorable for outdoor activities, we will have to revert to indoor recess.
• We feel like dismissal went smoothly last week and we will continue to operate the same way this week. If you have a walker, we are releasing those students at 3:50 each day.

With MAP assessments and pictures this week, please do your best to have your child at school everyday. If you are planning any upcoming trips, please make sure to look at the School Break Planner below for the best times to do so. We truly appreciate all of your support at May Howard. If you ever have questions, concerns, or comments, please don't hesitate to reach out to us.

Dr. Ken Deal, Principal

Ms. Cassie Clark, Assistant Principal

Drop Off Starts: 8:45 AM

• 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 dismissal begins
• 3:50 –Buses and day cares begin loading
• 3:55 - Walker dismissal begins

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