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Early this school year Mrs. Sharon Felton's third grade class at Howard caught the California Dairy "Real Seal Appeal" bug and busily collected 100 seals from milk cartons. The seals were sent into the contest, sponsored by Scholastic, and last month the class was notified that they had won a second prize in the drawing! This awesome honor not only garnered Mrs. Felton with a $25 gift card to Staples and a free book for each child in the class, but also brought a generous prize of $9,500.00 to the school. The money comes to the school at a terrific time and will be used to purchase books, technology upgrades and tech site licenses. The entire school community is thankful for this amazing prize and thanks these special third grade students and their teacher!! Pictured is Mrs. Felton (holding the check!!) along with her class. |
| Created: 4/16/2012 2:59 PM |
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Last month former Howard student Kevin Neuer visited Howard School and asked Mrs. Lipschultz if he could get Howard a new US flag. She was delighted at the offer and said yes. Kevin, a sophomore at Montclair High School and a Boy Scout, has a love for his country and demonstrated his patriotism in an amazing way by collecting cans and bottles to raise the money needed to purchase a beautiful 5' x 8' flag for his former elementary school. He presented it to Mrs. Lipschultz at Howard on Monday afternoon. When Kevin attended Howard he had perfect attendance for all of his K-6 school career and his mom says he still maintains perfect attendance for his K-10 career so far!!
This is not Kevin's first flag donation. He already donated a flag to EJ Marshall School as well as to Montclair Fire Station #2. Knowing Kevin as an active Boy Scout, Mrs. Lipschultz asked Kevin if he would take Howard's old, tattered flag from her to be disposed of properly. He happily agreed and explained to the principal that only four groups are allowed to dispose of a flag: the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts, Military Personnel and Retired Veterans. Kevin explained that he would save this flag for a special flag burning ceremony his troop would have. Howard School will proudly fly this beautiful and durable flag for years to come!! |
| Created: 2/3/2012 12:52 PM |
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HOWARD STUDENTS GIVE BACK
On Monday, February 6th we will begin raising money again for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, with our annual coin drive. This year we will be participating in the “Pasta for Pennies” program which will provide the winning class with a spaghetti party from the Olive Garden Restaurant. This worthwhile program provides a service learning project for our students in addition to raising much needed funds for patients with leukemia, lymphoma and other blood cancers. Over the past three years, Howard students have raised over $8,000.00 for this worthy cause!! Please help by sending in your spare change and adding it to your student’s classroom collection box. Our last collection day will be Friday, February 24th. |
| Created: 1/30/2012 9:21 AM |
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“Snuggle Up With A Good Book at Howard’s Story Night
Thursday, March 1st — 5:30-7:15
Dinner $1 —Pizza & Drink
Please bring the whole family for an evening of great stories, read by members of the Howard Staff and volunteers. Parents are invited to listen in as good reading techniques are demonstrated. Students are encouraged to wear pajamas and bring a teddy bear! Bus transportation will be provided for students and their families that regularly ride the bus. The stories begin at 6:00 P.M. Our popular Dinner for $1.00 will be offered again this year. |
| Created: 1/30/2012 9:19 AM |
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| Created: 12/5/2011 4:20 PM |
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GATE Students Show their Creativity
Written by: Amanda Ramirez, 5th Grade student
In early November, over 60 Howard school GATE students built, decorated, and raced wooden cars over a period of three days under the guidance of Mr. Parga and Mr. Davis. The grade level winners of the race are the following students: Alexander Nevarez in 3rd grade, Lenny Turcaz in 4th grade, Amanda Ramirez for 5th grade, and Alexis Tran Lu for 6th grade. The school wide first place winner is Alexander Nevarez. The 2nd place winner school wide is Amanda Ramirez. The 3rd place winner school wide is Alexis Tan Lu. All of the GATE students strived to do the best they can in everything that they do.
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| Created: 11/15/2011 1:33 PM |
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College Corner
November is College Month at Howard!! This month we will feature the importance of a good education starting in elementary school as an investment in their learning in order to prepare our students to go to college. College is within reach for all of our students and we want to support families in starting that conversation now. Last week, at our October assembly, each staff member introduced themself to the students and shared which college they attended to get their bachelor's degree. Many staff members have additional degrees from other colleges or universities. During November we will spotlight college in a personal way with our kids and begin this critical conversation. In future Howard Highlights you can watch for information about what our kids are learning about college. Start talking to your child today about going to college. |
| Created: 11/7/2011 5:43 PM |
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Howard Students Honored for Achievement with Spaghetti Dinner
Howard School's third annual spaghetti dinner was a resounding success! Over 240 students were invited to bring a parent to a special dinner in recognition for their accomplishments on the 2011 California Standards Test. Students who scored proficient or advanced in either English Language Arts or Math were served spaghetti, salad, bread and cookies by proud Howard Staff and volunteers from DriveTime. Each student received a certificate for their accomplishment and group pictures were taken that will be posted on the school's website. We want to congratulate our students for their hard work every day. We appreciate the support of our parents and families. We again want to thank our supportive and generous friends at DriveTime.
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| Created: 10/3/2011 8:26 AM |
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Ontario-Montclair School District celebrates and salutes Shining Star Students who scored perfect on the STAR test in Spring 2011. Congratulations!
El Distrito Escolar de Ontario-Montclair saluda y celebra a los estudiantes “Estrellas Brillantes” quienes lograron obtener calificaciones perfectas en el examen “STAR” la primavera del 2011. ¡Felicidades! | | |
| Created: 9/9/2010 8:28 AM |
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Raising Money for Field Trips
Each year Howard asks families to support our Fall Catalog and Cookie Dough Fundraising Effort. By helping your child to sell these items Howard School is able to make enough money to pay for classroom field trips. Without fundraising support field trips will not be available to our students. Our goal is to raise $6000 to cover the costs of transportation and admission for these trips. Please do what you can to support this effort. If we meet our school-wide goal of $6000 in profits, we will earn a fabulous BMX Bike Assembly. Fundraiser packets came home on August 29th and the sale runs through September 9. Thank you for your support.
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| Created: 8/29/2011 3:09 PM |
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Free Breakfast for Every Child
It is with great pleasure that we announce that this school year all students are eligible to receive breakfast on school days for FREE! There is no application process necessary to receive free breakfast. However, in order to receive free or reduced priced lunches, applications must be submitted. We are excited about ensuring that all Howard’s students eat before going to class to concentrate on learning!
Free-Reduced Lunch: Students must apply for free or reduced priced lunches this month, even if they qualified last year. It typically takes 10 days for approval for new applicants. Applications are available online. LUNCH MONEY If you are sending lunch money with your child, please make sure it is in a sealed envelope clearly marked with your child’s first and last name and their lunch number. Remind students to drop the envelope in the cafeteria in the morning when they arrive at school. |
| Created: 8/1/2011 12:16 PM |
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