5th Grade Drive-Through Graduation / Clap Out - Save the date!
Families of 5th grade students are invited to celebrate their child's completion of elementary school on Wednesday evening, May 26th. During this Drive-Through Graduation, students will receive graduation certificates, enjoy a staff “clap out” as they drive through, and enjoy some additional special recognition activities. We hope to see you on Wednesday, May 26th! The rain date for this event is Thursday, May 27th. See assigned times below:
PTO Spring Fling Online Auction
Don’t forget that the auction closes at 7 PM today. All winners will be announced LIVE via Zoom at 8 PM tonight.
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/78320634917?pwd=UHFwS3VhTERlcHRtL3RmTGcvK3A1dz09
Meeting ID: 783 2063 4917
Passcode: r6TUix
Begindergarten and Kindergarten Registration and Building Tours
We are setting up building tours for next year's Begindergarten and Kindergarten students. If you have a child who will be starting Begindergarten or Kindergarten in the fall, please be sure to register them online at HowellSchools.com/kdg. It is important to register your child now, so that you receive communications and updates for next year.
Summer Lunch Bunch
This summer, the Salvation Army will be hosting its Summer Lunch Bunch meal program at various locations around our community. Depending on the time, the Summer Lunch Bunch will provide either lunch or dinner, pantry boxes, and craft kits. This program is free and open to all families. For more information, please visit https://bit.ly/2SPj9d9.
Howell Athletics Summer Camps
The Howell Athletics Department is offering several athletic camps this summer for children of all ages. These programs are a fun way to introduce younger children to a sport or for older children to sharpen their skills. To learn more about the camps, please visit https://bit.ly/3uLAD8b.
Middle School Robotics Information For Fifth Grade Families
At both middle schools, students have the opportunity to join one of the district's FIRST Tech Challenge robotics teams. To see the teams in action and hear from current team members, you can watch a short video at https://bit.ly/3tNAEHs. For more information about the district's FIRST Tech Challenge teams and program, please visit https://bit.ly/2SQrVaP. If your child is interested in joining one of the teams, please complete the interest form at https://bit.ly/2RklBrz.
School Food Mobile Pantry - Wednesday, May 26
Our School Food Mobile Pantry will be onsite in the Three Fires bus lot (entrance off of Latson Road) on Wednesday, May 26th from 9:45 - 10:45 AM. Please do not enter the bus lot before 9:30 AM.
Cooking Matters at Home
Gleaners offered a free interactive online educational series called “Cooking Matters at Home'' for Three Fires Elementary. The final class of this school year, “Kids Say Yes to Fruits and Veggies” will be offered on Monday, May 24 from 1:30 to 2:30 pm. This session will share tips on how to prepare tasty meals and snacks designed to help kids eat and enjoy fruits and vegetables. You will receive a $10.00 grocery store gift card for participating. You can sign up here.
Counselor's Corner: Ms. Nemeth
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New PTO Officers and Thank You
We’d like to send out a huge thank you to all of our 2020-21 officers for their time and dedication. We appreciate each and every task you took on to support our students and staff during this unique school year. Please give a warm welcome to our 2021-22 officers:
President: Lizz Curnalia
Vice President: Karrie Gusman
Treasurer: Renee Beale
Secretary: Megan Sredzinski and Sarah Bullinger
Student Medications
Please remember to stop in the office by the last day of school to pick up all student medications (prescription and over the counter). We cannot hold medication or supplies over the summer.
Howell Public Schools On The MDHHS Outbreak List
The Livingston County Health Department has notified the district that Howell High School will appear on the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services School Outbreak report. An outbreak in the educational setting is two or more cases linked by time and place. Howell High School will appear on the report two times for new cases. In each instance, the outbreak is limited to the original case when a student tested positive and one additional case of a student testing positive. In both of these instances, the two cases are linked by time and place; this fits the criteria to be considered an outbreak. Additionally, one additional case has been linked to an outbreak at Howell High School reported last week. In this case, the student tested positive during their quarantine. This will bring the total number of cases linked to the original case to two. We have consulted with the Livingston County Health Department. At this time, they are comfortable with us continuing in-person learning, as they believe that contact tracing, quarantine efforts, and mitigation strategies have worked correctly and that the risk for further transmission linked to these cases is very low. As always, we must remain vigilant in following safety and good public health protocols. These include frequent handwashing, staying home when showing any signs of illness or with COVID-19 test results pending, and wearing a mask when in public spaces.
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