Thanks to volunteers from John Deere, students at Howe Elementary School participated in the worldwide “Hour of Code” program. The program started with a one-hour introduction to computer science before engaging students in coding activities. For example, 2nd graders in Joyce Adamson’s classroom spent the hour on their laptops by compiling codes to play Minecraft. We stopped by to share some photos of these junior programmers. Click the headline to see more.

Students at Howe participated in practice bus evacuations on Tuesday. Bus drivers reviewed safety expectations and the best routes to evacuate the bus. Students then practiced safely exiting the bus.

School is not in session yet, but that did not stop Howe staff from taking advantage of a learning opportunity. Monday and Tuesday staff members attended the 3rd Annual Climate and Culture Summit. During the Summit teachers heard …

School doesn’t start for another two weeks, but Howe’s incoming kindergarteners spent the week learning the ins and outs of kindergarten. August 6-9, Howe held Jumpstart for the kindergarteners where they worked on reading, writing, and math. Over …

The school bell times at Howe will change with the beginning of the 2018-19 school year. Our new start time is 7:30 AM and we will dismiss at 2:25 PM, with a 75 minute early dismissal on Wednesdays. Please click on the headline to learn more about how we are engaging our staff to ensure an orderly transition when school resumes August 23.

For the last 3 months of school, Howe has been working on increasing attendance.  Each class has the opportunity to earn a letter in the word “perfect” each day that everyone is on time and stays all day.  …

Kindergarten registration is Wednesday April 11 from 1:30 to 6:30. Please bring photo identification, birth certificate, proof of address, and a copy of the immunization record. If you can not make it today, please contact the office as …

The district held its Chess Championship Wednesday March 29th at Hillis Elementary. Students from all over the district in first through fifth grades competed in the competition. Michael Phan, a 4th grader from Howe competed and won the …

Beginning in August, all schools at DMPS will have new hours. The new hours at our school will be 7:30 AM to 2:25 PM. The change is being made to better serve the educational needs of students, based on research into the sleep patterns of children and teenagers. Click the headline for more information.

School day hours will change for the 2018-2019 school year. Currently, Howe’s school day is from 8:15 am- 3:10 pm. Next year, school will start at 7:30 am and end at 2:25. Check out all the hour changes …