Thank you to the wonderful Howard Community for supporting us in our efforts to protect public education and what matter most:  our children.  We very much appreciate the warm drinks, cookies, scones, bagels, muffins, candies, the tab at All That Jazz and most importantly the kind words, honks and visits on Monday that expressed your support.

Kind regards,

Howard P.S. Teachers

Yes, the Parent Council meeting is ON for Wednesday, January 22.

See you in the library at 7pm.

AGENDA

1) EQAO analysis
2) Update on playground fundraiser
3) New financial process  – online forms
4) Labour action update
5) Musical update
6) Call for Fall Fete Chairs
7) Scooter rack
8) Turkey fundraiser
9) Other business

Hi Howard Families!!

Just a joint reminder that there is a Bag 2 School clothing drive collection tomorrow AND that the Lion King musical NEEDS used clothes for costumes. If there was ever a great time to spend 15  mins doing a closet purge, it’s tonight!

Drop off for Bag 2 School is tomorrow morning outside the Howard Park doors. 

And the Lion King production will gladly take the following (boxes/bins will be outside the office for drop-off:

• Black, Grey, tan ( Cotton ) Clothing (size 10 and up)
  We need everything: t-shirts, hoodies, plain leggings, long sleeves. HOODIES – even adult sized ones.
• Please, NO JEANS, cords, slacks.  Just leggings and cotton.
• If there is a small logo don’t worry. If it’s full logo, We won’t be able to use it.
• ALSO searching for ANYTHING cheetah print or leopard print.
• FUN FUR – any and all.
• Halloween masks that might be an animal.
• Hard hats.

Thanks for helping to reduce waste AND support this year’s musical!

Howard Families!!

The Lion King Musical NEEDS Used Clothes for Costumes

As you get organized and purge this January, and especially before you send used clothes to school on Thursday for the Bag 2 School clothing drive, please consider pulling any of these items out ahead of time:

Black, Grey, tan ( Cotton ) Clothing (size 10 and up)
We need everything: t-shirts, hoodies, plain leggings, long sleeves. HOODIES – even adult sized ones.

Please, NO JEANS, cords, slacks.  Just leggings and cotton.

If there is a small logo don’t worry. If it’s full logo, We won’t be able to use it.

ALSO searching for ANYTHING cheetah print or leopard print.

FUN FUR – any and all.

Halloween masks that might be an animal.

Hard hats.

There will be boxes and bins in the front hall outside the office to accommodate these things.

Thanks for the costume team for The Lion King.

Happy 2020! Please note the NEW date for the January Parent Council meeting:

January 22, at the usual 7pm in the library (pending any labour actions/school closures).

Agenda coming soon!

Howard will be having a “Carnaval” this year!  It will consist of an exciting afternoon of outdoor activities for students from grades 1 to 6, taking place on Friday, February 7, 2020.

We are requesting:

• 10 parent volunteers to help with our snack stations on the day of
• parents to purchase or donate snack items as well as to lend crockpots and large coffee urns
• a Bonhomme Carnaval costume (see photo)

Please inform Jill Durrant if you are able to support the event with time or materials (email to jill.durrant@tdsb.on.ca).

Un gros merci!

Howard Carnaval Committee