IF YOUR CHILD WILL BE ABSENT

Please call the school attendance line at 920-662-9732 by 8:30am. If you do not call your child in, the school secretary will contact you inquiring about your child's absence. If you child is not feeling well please do not send your child to school. If you know your student will have an upcoming absence of two or more days, please print ask the office for our Pre-Excused Absence Form to be sent home with your student. Please complete the form and return it to school at least one week prior to the planned absence.

PICKING UP YOUR CHILD DURING THE SCHOOL DAY

If you need to pick up your child during the school day (for an appointment for example), please send a note with your child that day that will inform their teacher and the office. If you forget to send a note, lease call the office with as much advanced notice as possible that day. This helps he teacher to prepare your student for their departure and minimize the time you may be waiting for your student. When you arrive you can enter the far right door into the vestibule area where there is a desk to sign out your student. If your student will be returning after the appointment, you will do the same and sign them in and then we will buzz your student into the office.

DROPPPING OFF YOUR CHILD LATE IN THE MORNING

If your child will be arriving late to school in the morning, please be sure to call the attendance line to let us know. When you arrive with your child to school, you can enter the far right door into the vestibule area where there is a desk to sign in your student. We will then buzz your student into the office and give them a pass to process to their classroom

Howard Elementary is partnering with School Nutrition to provide a snack program in the mornings to your child(ren) on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday's for the month of September. These high quality items are all locally grown items from Wisconsin. They come straight from organic, chemical farms and are going to be different and fun items that your child(ren) may have not tried before. Items include a rotation of the following: a variety of pepper (lunchbox and italian), variety of beans (dragon tongue and chinese long bean), pink shaped cherry tomatoes, multi colored carrots, and small pears (green and red!).

Please encourage them to try these items, even if it is a no thank you bite - they may be surprised and like it!

Parents/guardian's can visit their students for lunch in our cafeteria. Visitors will need to enter through the office and will be required to check in via our Raptor background system with their driver's license. Visitors can join their student in the lunch room during their designated lunch time and will need to exit the building at the end of their student's lunch time. Visitors will not be allowed down the classroom hallways or outside at recess. If you would like to eat a school meal with your student, the cost of an adult meal is $5.00. Adults can choose to pay using their student's My SchoolBucks account or cash. If using your students account please be sure there are funds in the account. If you are using cash, please bring the exact amount as no change will be provided (if you do not have the exact cash, the change will be deposited into your students My SchoolBucks account). Please notify the school office by 9am if you would like to eat a school meal with your child that day. Please contact the office if you need to find out when your student eats lunch or if you have any other questions.

Howard picture day is Wednesday, October 4, 2022. Order forms will be sent home that day and parents can order their student's photos online only. Please do not send order or cash to school. Picture retake day will be November 9.

Thank you to parents who have already completed the Returning Student Registration process via Power School. We still have many students who this process needs to be completed for by their parents/guardians.

Parents and guardians of "Returning Students" to HSSD must complete this process for each student EVERY year. This includes kindergarten students that were previously in 4K through HSSD.

Review and update student information
>Log into the PowerSchool Parent Portal at http://hssdschools.powerschool.com/public/
>Due to security updates from PowerSchool, you may be prompted to update/change your portal password. (*Note: passwords must be a minimum of 8 characters.)
>After you are logged into your account, you will notice your child’s name at the top of the page. Scroll down and select the “Returning Student Registration” icon on the left side of the screen. Review carefully and make changes to your child’s demographics and forms. You must click submit to finish Step 1. To complete for additional children, go back to the parent portal and select the next child in the upper left and repeat STEP 1.
>Lamers will be contacted with address and phone number changes. If an address change, Lamers will contact the parent/guardian with updated bus information.

Please call the school office if you have any questions. (Note: This process is only for students who attended HSSD last year. Not for students new to HSSD this year.)

School fees will not be posted to pay until November 1, 2022 for all schools. Look for a future communication to pay fees. Families that qualify for meal benefits through the Direct Certification process and you would like the school office to waive the student fee, technology insurance, and/or you plan to register for additional Giving Tree benefits please fill out the Sharing Information with Other Programs form here. This needs to be completed each year

As we begin a new school year, we will have grade level field trips that may need chaperones and other possible parent volunteer opportunities.

• Anyone interested in volunteering must go through the approval process that includes a background check.
• More detailed information will be shared by your student's classroom teacher regarding the details of the field trips but we encourage you to begin this process now.
• If you think you may already be approved but are unsure, please contact Michelle Derousseau in our office at michdero@hssdschools.org to look up your information.
• This process only needs to be completed once by an individual while your child(ren) are in the district.
• Apply Early! This process can take up to a month to complete while we wait for the results of the background check from our 3rd party vendor.
• Below is PDF with instructions with screenshots of each step of the application process.

The link below is where you'll find the information on how to set up your HSSD volunteer profile and begin this process. https://www.hssdschools.org/community/vip

1. Once you follow the link, scroll down to where it says "Get Involved" under the Volunteer Login section. Click on that and more instructions will appear.

2. Click on "Create a volunteer profile". Once you do so, another window should open up to a new website.

3. Once there, you will see "Keyword" with a search box next to it. In that search box, type the word "Howard" and hit enter. Scroll down and you will see the names of all of the schools in the district.

4. Click on Howard Elementary School and you will be brought to the Howard Elementary Volunteer Page.

5. On the right hand side of the screen there is a "Fill in an application" button, click that.

6. On the next screen, begin entering your information under "I am new to MyImpactpage.com and follow the steps to complete the application. Shortly after you complete your application, you will receive an email from Kim Decur (HSSD Volunteer Coordinator) that includes the necessary information to begin the background check process. If you do not see that email within 24 hours, check your SPAM folder as it may have ended up there. If you still do not see the email, send a message to Kim (kimbdecu@hssdschools.org) and she will look into that for you.

FREE & REDUCED MEAL APPLICATIONS:

To better serve you, School Nutrition accepts online & paper copy meal applications. Please go to the following link and click on APPLY FOR FREE & REDUCED MEAL SCHOOL MEALS HERE in the middle of the page to begin the application process. Then from the MySchoolApp’s home page type in HSSD’s Zip Code (54313) and State (WI) you can begin the online meal application process. Paper applications are also available at all school offices. A new application is required yearly. Questions filling out this new form, please contact Jill at (920) 662-7723, or email at jillstor@hssdschools.org.

MENU’S:

The September menus will be available on our School Nutrition at the following link.

MEAL PRICES:

• Lunch: $3.15, $3.40, $3.65, $5.00 adult, and ala carte $.50 milk
• Breakfast: $1.90, $1.95, $2.00. $3.00 adult.

MENUS/ALLERGIES/NUTRITION:

Menus, nutrition and allergy information for all foods can be found on our School Nutrition Meal Viewer website. Our team is privileged to accommodate any special dietary needs. Please contact your school Nurse for questions, and or have a medical provider complete the Medical Statement form and return to any school. Please note, it is required to update this form each year. This is to ensure safety for your child at school and in the lunchroom.

MANAGE LUNCH ACCOUNTS:

To make an online payment or to view the transactions on your child(rens) account please create an account at MySchoolBucks link. Spending limits or Ala Carte restrictions can be placed onto lunch accounts by contacting Kim at (920) 662-7717 or email at kimpaul@hssdschools.org. Cash or check is accepted in an envelope to the school. Due to safeguarding the staff and students during this time, all provided cash will be deposited into lunch accounts, no change will be given as our lunch lines are cashless.

Credit card fees are $2.00 per transaction per child for the 2023-2024 school year. To support your family, we highly encourage you to add a minimum of $25.00 to your child’s meal account. Cash or check can always be handed to any school nutrition staff or main office secretary. To manage your child’s account please use myschoolbucks. Any questions please contact Jill our School Nutrition Admin at jillstor@hssdschools.org.

BIRTHDAY TREATS: School Nutrition is pleased to be able to provide support to busy parents and celebrate our students birthday’s. Families are strongly encouraged to provide healthy snacks and treats that are compliant for all students to enjoy. Teachers and staff will support this by providing suggestions for healthier options for families to bring into the classroom, upon request. Please discuss with your child(ren) classroom teacher prior to the event.

Need a quick and easy option? Birthday treats are available to purchase through School Nutrition to provide safe options for our allergy friends in the classroom.

LOCAL FOODS:

School Nutrition is pleased to continue to partner with local farmers throughout the school year and continue to promote the best nutrition for our students. You will continue to see beet, jicama, sweet potato sticks, fresh tomatoes and cucumber slices and HSSD grown lettuce on the salad bars around the District. Additionally this year we are very excited to provide local maple syrup for all brunch for lunch menus.

Questions or concerns can be directed to Jill Stordeur at 920-662-7723 or jillstor@hssdschools.org.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Click here to view the Broadcast Communication Article from the most recent Board of Education meeting. For more information, contact the Howard Elementary Board of Education representative, Amy M. Rubright.

Brown County is widening Lineville Road. Because of this project, there will be construction occurring in the coming months and years near our schools. Please determine an alternate route to and from school should you need it.

Click here for more detailed information.

Dates: Mondays - Sept 11, 18, 25, Oct 2, 9, 16
Location: Bay Port High School Gym
Time: 5:30pm-6:30pm

Cost includes a Bay Port volleyball shirt.

Coaches: Varsity Coach Weis, other Bay Port coaches and varsity players.

*First five weeks are practice and the last week is an inter squad tournament.

Register Here

Did you know The Giving Tree offers family education opportunities during pantry time? We have a nutrition educator coming monthly and have offered resources such as energy assistance, insurance navigation and employment connection.

The Giving Tree is excited for a new school year! More than 600 students were invited to our one Back-to-School event in early August! These students received school supplies, backpacks, socks and underwear. Students were also given oral health care bags, had the opportunity to sign up for in-district dental care, and signed up for free or reduced meal benefits through our School Nutrition department. Families also received food from our pantry. If you think you may qualify for support from The Giving Tree, please reach out to Kourtney Feldhausen at kourfeld@hssdschools.org or call 920-662-7989.