Dragon Blast
March 15, 2024
March has been a busy month here at MCH! We celebrated Read Across America Week with “The Masked Reader” each day. Thank you to Mrs. Sochacki for organizing this fun activity. Students have been celebrating International Women's month by honoring 3 women each day. Kudos to our 5th grade Honors Band students who put on an amazing concert Wednesday night at Rustin. I am looking forward to our Honors Orchestra concert this coming Monday at East!
Now, who's ready for some Spring Fair fun?! We look forward to everyone joining us for our PTO Spring Fair tomorrow, March 16 from 11-3 PM.
More Hidden Heroes were found! These students were caught going above and beyond our MCH expectations of Respect, Responsibility, and Safety. Congratulations to 2nd grader Lily C, 3rd grader Tristan B, 3rd grader Avery P., and 1st grader Angelo V. Way to go!
Please be sure to check out important dates below, including a Save the Date for a Renovation Update with Dr. Christopher, Superintendent , Mr. Birster, Director of Facilities, and Dr. Missett, Director of Elementary Education.
Take care,
Principal Pavlo
Important Dates
March 16: Spring Fair 11-3pm
March 20: Report Cards available online
March 21: Spring Pictures
March 25-26: Half Day Dismissal for Students; Spring Conferences 1-4pm
March 27: No School for Students; Spring Conferences 8-11am
March 28-April 1: Spring Break; Schools & Offices Closed
Save the date!
Cycle Day Adjustment
Counselor's Corner
Nurse's Notes
PTO Pit Stop
Kindergarten Registration- NOW OPEN
PSSA Dates- For 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Families
We will send you additional information about PSSA's soon. For now, I wanted to let you know the dates of testing.
English Language Arts Grades 3-5
April 24-26 - (W-Fri)
Mathematics Grades 3-5
April 30 and May 1 - (Tu-W)
Science Grade 4
May 2-3 (Th-F)
Please note that Science PSSA's will be online.
Grade 4-5 Spring Track Meet
Is your child in 4th or 5th grade? We are excited to share that our annual 4th and 5th District-Wide Track Meet will be held this May. Our students will enjoy a day at the WCU track in a friendly competition against other WCASD elementary schools. WE WILL NEED YOUR HELP!!! The success of the track meet rests heavily on the parent volunteers. YOU WILL NEED YOUR CLEARANCES. You can visit this link on the district website for information about obtaining your clearances. We suggest you put in for your clearances now as they do sometimes take a bit of time to receive them back.
Save the Date to attend as a parent volunteer. More information will come with specific times.
- May 15, 2024 (rain date – 5/17) : East Bradford, Penn Wood, Starkweather, Exton, Fern Hill, Mary C. Howse
5th Grade Families-Save the Date!
Non-District Extracurricular Activities
Mary C. Howse Elementary School
Email: jpavlo@wcasd.net
Website: https://www.wcasd.net/mch
Location: 641 West Boot Road, West Chester, PA 19380
Phone: 484 266 1300