The School Day
Welcome to Howe Elementary School!
We are so excited for your family to join us and want to ensure that you know how our school operates on a daily basis. Here are some important daily details to be aware of:
- Our school doors open promptly at 7:30am for students to begin coming into the building. Please do NOT drop students off prior to 7:30am as our teachers are not on duty until 7:30am.
- There is no morning Metro Kids Care available.
- Breakfast is provided to all students upon arrival. Breakfast hours are: 7:30am-7:45am in their designated spots. Additional breakfast kits may be available in the office if your student arrives late.
- Students who arrive after 7:45am are considered tardy. Please note: When your student arrives late to school, those minutes accrue and count against their total absence number so please be on time.
- Each grade level has a preassigned area to enter the building at drop off and get picked up from at dismissal. Please see below for Drop Off and Pick Up locations.
- After-school care is available for students who register for Metro Kids Care or Howe’s 21st Century program. Each program is first come, first served. For more information about each of these programs, how to register your student and any fees associated, please see the information below.
Drop Off
- School doors open at 7:30 AM and classes begin at 7:45 AM. Breakfast is served to all students upon arrival.
- Kindergarten and 1st grade students enter through the gym foyer doors.
- 3rd and 4th grade students enter through the main office doors.
- 2nd and 5th grade students enter through the cafeteria doors.
- The following procedures will ensure a quick flow of traffic while in the drop-off lane:
- Drivers and non-student passengers must always remain in the vehicle.
- Students should exit on the passenger side of the vehicle (curb side).
- Students are encouraged to open the car door themselves and exit at any point along the sidewalk. Students do not need to wait until they are in front of their assigned entrance. They can exit the vehicle and walk along the sidewalk at any point in the drop-off lane.
- Staff members are stationed to greet students and direct traffic.
- You may choose to park in a designated parking space in the parking lot and walk your student to his/her entrance; however, parking spaces are very limited. Additionally, you may choose to park on a side street and cross at the corner of SE 7th and the Howe driveway exit. Students should not cross the street without an adult.
- Parking is not permitted in the drop-off lane, in the center of the parking lot or along SE 7th during school drop-off times. Parking in a space designated for people with disabilities is reserved for vehicles that display the appropriate placard.
Pick-Up
- Classroom teachers will escort students out of the building at 2:40 PM.
- The following procedures will ensure a quick flow of traffic before entering the parking lot:
- Southbound and northbound traffic on SE 7th will take turns before turning into the parking lot.
- Cars should turn right onto SE 7th or proceed onto Broad St. when exiting the parking lot.
- Cars should not turn left onto SE 7th when exiting the parking lot.
- The following procedures will ensure a quick flow of traffic while in the pick-up lane:
- Drivers and non-student passengers must always remain in the vehicle.
- Students should enter on the passenger side of the vehicle (curb side).
- Students are encouraged to open the car door themselves and enter the vehicle at any point along the sidewalk.
- Staff members are stationed to assist and direct traffic.
- Please park and walk to your student’s teacher if you need to speak with him/her.
- Parking is not permitted in the drop-off lane, in the center of the parking lot or along SE 7th during school pick-up times. Parking in a space designated for people with disabilities is reserved for vehicles that display the appropriate placard.
