Howbert Happenings
January 15th, 2023
➡️ NO SCHOOL MONDAY ⬅️
In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Principal Post
CogAT Testing - 2nd Grade
What is CogAT?
The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) is a multiple-choice K-12 assessment that measures reasoning skills with different types of verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal questions. The CogAT is a group-administered aptitude test commonly given as an entrance exam into school’s gifted programs. The CogAT is a cognitive test which consists of a verbal battery, quantitative battery, and nonverbal battery. Each battery is a separate section of the test containing 3 different types of questions that cover unique cognitive abilities.
All 2nd grade students will be taking the CogAT assessment on the following dates:
- Tuesday, Jan. 17
- Friday, Jan. 20
- Tuesday, Jan 24
Preschool-Kindergarten Playground Enhancements
The superintendent, Mr. Gaal, has decided to upgrade all early childhood playgrounds. Howbert Elementary will be in the first set of schools to have artificial turf installed on the preschool-kindergarten playground this summer. This will allow students on tricycles or in wheelchairs to more easily navigate throughout the playground.
New Classroom Furniture
Howbert Elementary has been chosen to receive new classroom furniture. During the upcoming spring break, seven classroom will be receiving new furniture as part of the first phase. The furniture will include student tables and chairs/stools as well as teacher desk, chair, and workstation.
Report Cards
For 2nd quarter Howbert Elementary will be utilizing online report cards. We will not send home printed copies of report cards. Report cards will be available to view beginning January 10th.
Below are the directions on how to sign up for the Parent Portal in PowerSchool and then how to navigate in the Parent Portal and access grades and standards based reporting for the 2nd quarter.
If you have any difficulty accessing the report card, please contact the front office (328-4200).
Kindness Focus: INTEGRITY
How we act and the trust our family members have in us is crucial when trying to create a kind and loving home. Honesty and integrity are at the core of this. Integrity is acting in a way you know to be right and kind in all situations. What does this look like at home? How do you show integrity in the way you talk about other family members? the way you treat items in the home? the way you act when no one is around?
Check out the newsletter linked below to see how you can support honesty and integrity at home.
Howbert Elementary is looking for . . .
- Special Education Para-professional - visit D11 Careers
- Summary of Job: Assist Special Education/Regular Education teachers to meet the needs of children with special needs with academics, behavior modification, personal hygiene and /or physical/emotional conditions.
- Salary Range: From $14.50 to $17.33/hr
- Hours: 7hrs a day
- Days: 182
- Benefits: This position is eligible for benefits. Benefits include the following: Medical, Dental, Vision, District Paid Life Insurance, Voluntary Life Insurance, Voluntary Short Term Disability, Voluntary Long-term Disability, Medical Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, and Employee Assistance Program.
- Recess supervisors - contact the front office 328-4200
- Interventionists/tutor - contact Cyndy Tatum cynthia.tatum@d11.org
- Crossing-guard - contact the front office 328-4200
🤚VOLUNTEERS WANTED🤚
Howbert is seeking volunteers to help with a variety of activities in our school. Each week, we will list volunteer opportunities here. There will either be a link to sign up or you can always give the school a call and we'll be happy to help.
UPCOMING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
- JANUARY 30th & 31st - VISION & HEARING SCREENINGS - Our nurses will need helpers to facilitate Vision & Hearing screenings for students. This will include being a "runner" to retrieve students from classrooms as well as helping to administer the tests. Sign-Up here http://bit.ly/3EKo03x
Please make sure to fill out THIS FORM prior to signing up. You only need to fill this out once. Once completed, call the Howbert office at 719-328-4200 and we will get you all set up!
❤The gift of your time is priceless to our students❤
Howbert Parent Teacher Organization
For information about our PTO please visit their website at https://howbertpto.wixsite.com/info and make sure to follow them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/HowbertPTO/