February Events:
Popcorn Friday – Feb 2nd (send students to school with $1)
Early release – Feb 6th
100th Day of School – Feb 9th
Early release – Feb 13th
Howe PTA meeting – Feb 15th 4PM in the Cafeteria
No School – Feb 19th
Early release – Feb 20th
No School – Feb 27th
Book Club – Feb 28th 8-9:30PM at the Great Commoner
PTA Volunteer Opportunities
We need people to sign up for the PTA Bulletin Board (Dates still needed: March, April and May) and Popcorn Fridays (Dates still needed: March, April and May). Click the links below to access the Signup Genius.
BoxTops Mailbox – we are looking for a mildly handy individual to help repurpose the BoxTop Mailbox into a school-wide mailbox for all the students. Can you (or someone you know) lend us a hand? Email the PTA at howe.schoolpta@yahoo.com
Character Trait of the Month:
Integrity
Noun
1: firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : INCORRUPTIBILITY
2: an unimpaired condition : SOUNDNESS
3: the quality or state of being complete or undivided : COMPLETENESS
Montessori Moment
Montessori term to ponder – The Intelligence of Love
Intelligence of love could be described as the inner guide that leads children to observe what is about them. “It is indeed a form of love that gives them the faculty of observing in such an intense and meticulous manner the things in their environment that we, grown cold, pass by unseeing.” In Maria Montessori’s book The Secrets of Childhood she argues a child has this form of love in them and it ought not be hindered by the adult. Their joy, in fact, ought to bring us life. Reminding us with their curious intelligence of love to stand in wonder and joy of the curious world around us. How a leaf floats from a tree, how a cap fits perfectly on a bottle, a set of stairs to be explored and the morning sun that wakes a child which in turn wakes an adult in an attempt to offer a touch of love. All these things are keenly observed by a child and that joy of learning is worth amplifying and exploring together.
Of all things love is the most potent.
Dr. Maria Montessori
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