Howbert Happenings
January 8th, 2023
Principal Post
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).
PERFECT ATTENDANCE FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER
Give it up for all the students below that had perfect attendance for the first semester!
- Bronson M.
- Alice M.
- Gilberto (Junior) R.
- Asher M.
- Everly S.
- Elayne R.
- Clementine T.
- Lilian T.
The Zones of Regulation
The Zones of Regulation is the original framework and curriculum (Kuypers, 2011) that develops awareness of feelings, energy and alertness levels while exploring a variety of tools and strategies for regulation, prosocial skills, self-care, and overall wellness. This curriculum provides us an easy way to think and talk about how we feel on the inside and sort these feelings into four colored Zones, all of which are expected in life. Once we understand our feelings and zones, we can learn to use tools/strategies to manage our different Zones in order to meet goals like doing schoolwork or other tasks, managing big feelings, and healthy relationships with others. The simple, common language and visual structure of The Zones of Regulation helps make the complex skill of regulation more concrete for learners and those who support them.
At Howbert Elementary, Ms. Lazarus (school psychologist) and Mrs. Watkins (counselor) will be working on introducing the Zones of Regulation to students. Teachers and other staff will be reinforcing the use the framework throughout the day.
This framework directly supports one of our major improvement strategies in our school One Plan for this year (Improve students capacity to regulate their emotions).
Visit the website linked below to learn more about The Zones of Regulation.
Guiding Coalition (SAC) Meeting
The Howbert Guiding Coalition (SAC) is a team of staff and parents/guardians that meet monthly to learn about what is happening at Howbert Elementary, ask questions, and provide input.
Our next meeting will be on Thursday, January 12th from 5:00-6:00 in-person at Howbert or online via Webex (click here to join meeting).
We encourage and welcome your partnership in the Guiding Coalition.
PTO Meeting
The Parent Teacher Organization will meet on Thursday, January 12th at 4pm. This will be in-person here at the school as well as on WebEx by following THIS LINK.
Never been to a PTO meeting? All Howbert families and community members are welcome! We value your input during these meetings and it is a great way to get more involved and learn more about your child's school! We hope to see you there!
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
Click here to RSVP http://bit.ly/3YeFTR0
đ¤VOLUNTEERS WANTEDđ¤
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!
â¤The gift of your time is priceless to our studentsâ¤
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/