Peter Howell Elementary School

08/31/2026

We are so excited about our "Breakfast and Books" program on Tuesdays & Fridays before school! Parents and kids are excited about this story time together with free breakfast from the cafeteria. This is a picture from last Friday. Remind your student to come check it out tomorrow!

08/30/2026

At Peter Howell, we know our successes are made possible with the support of our entire community! One of the ways to strengthen our community is to know each other well. Each year, we ask staff to answer 3 questions so you can know a little more about us! Check out the preview here but follow the link to see our entire staff!

https://canva.link/meet-the-staff-26-27-pptx

We invite you to learn about us and comment any answers you want to share as well!

08/29/2026

08/24/2026

Another great assembly to kick off our week!

We began by acknowledging classes and grade levels for Soaring with 4 when they are away from their grade level teachers. First grade earned Playground Prodigies last week and second grade earned Legendary Lunchers. These classes demonstrated ways to show respect, be on time, act safely, and be responsible and ready to learn - even with indoor recess. Our Library Leaders were Mrs. Burrell's third graders and our Glowing Gardeners were Mrs. Byrd's first graders. Both these classes were helpful and participated at high levels. Way to go, all!

We also had 3 new Ben's Bells recipients that are demonstrating kindness. Some of the ways they do this are by helping others feel welcomed and supported, and being present and listening. Thank you! We'll hear their nominees next week.

Have a great week, Hawks!

08/19/2026

🔊🔊 Mark your calendars for our monthly Get Fit Fridays! Starting 8:00 AM we'll be hosting a variety of fun activities at the playground. Hope to see many of you there!

08/19/2026

Yesterday was our first Breakfast & Books of the year! Each Tuesday and Friday morning, students are invited to the library for story time held by some of our wonderful parent volunteers. Students are able to get their free breakfast from the cafeteria and listen to a story while they eat. Join us!

08/17/2026

We had our first Monday Morning Assembly of the year, today! Alongside our resident owls, we gathered for our Pledge of Allegiance, excerpt from the Declaration of Independence, and our Howell Soar with 4.

Afterward, Principal Alexander informed students of the awards they can earn this year as individual students and collective grade levels.

We also awarded our 1st Ben's Bells kindness recipients of this school year. We'll be recognizing new students and adults that are demonstrating kindness on campus each Monday.

We're going to have a fantastic week!

08/17/2026

What a successful first full week of school we had! Our successes are made possible with support from our community. Just before the beginning of the school year the New York Life Tucson team generously donated a variety of supplies to help us begin with plenty of needed items. Stephanie Kidder, Geoffrey Vega, Eric Kwan, John Garcia, and Spriya Bakshi not only donated the items, but helped deliver them as well! Their generosity, time, support, and well wishes for the start of our academic year are so appreciated by all of us here at Peter Howell Elementary. Thank you!