Howard Happenings
October 14, 2019
Important Information-ALL
Focus for the Week
- The focus for the week is Perseverance. Use this week to reinforce the Scholar Skill of perseverance.
- Please ensure you complete and submit nominations for students who exemplified perseverance by Friday at 2. Forms will be placed in your box on Tuesday.
Personal Days
- All personal days requests must be made 3 days in advance via email.
Important Information-Teachers
Upcoming Assessment Deadlines
- K-5 F&P Due-11/1
- 3-5 Narrative IAB Due-10/16
- 3-5 Math IAB Due-10/23
- The 1st trimester ends 11/8.
Chronic Absence Update
YEAR to DATE-16.5%
Our goal for the year is 15% or 26 students. Currently, we are at 16.5% or 29 students at an attendance rate below 90%.
Our focus for October is Student Attendance Review Team (SART) Meetings. We will be reaching out to families to schedule meetings to support families in bringing their scholar to school every day.
Our second attendance celebration will be on October 30th. Please remind students of the upcoming celebration and encourage them to come to school every day.
Yard Duty
Primary Yard-Cognata
Upper Yard-Rabang
Reminders
- Be proactive, not reactive and practice active supervision
Focus-Perseverance
- No School- In Lieu of Lincoln's Birthday
Tuesday 10/15
- Shoo the Flu
Wednesday 10/16
- Minimum Day
- Hoot and Holler 1 to 1:30
- Howard PLC 2:00 to 3:30
- Collaboration Time 3:30 to 4:00
Thursday 10/17
- Williams Off-Site Principal Professional Learning
- LatinX Heritage Dance Performance 9:30 (In front of the portables)
Friday 10/18