Elementary

Letter to WBH Families – Early Dismissal Days

Dear Families, Within the next couple weeks, we have a couple early dismissal days due to parent teacher conferences. Our children will be dismissed at 11:45am, on Friday,October 25th and Friday,November 1st. On early dismissal days we will give our students the opportunity to purchase a school lunch.  Lunch on early dismissal days will be… Read more »


October Students of the Month

Congratulations to the Walter B. Howard Elementary students who have been named October Students of the Month! Students are selected by the homeroom teacher for showing overall good character that month. Back Row: Connor Wills, Jack Akley, Maybelle Wager, Connor Dufour, Xavier San Andres and Logan Horton. Front Row: Walter Bolton, Savannah Hubbard, Austin Seagrave,… Read more »


Halloween Paint & Sip *Kids Edition*

Students will be bused from Walter B. Howard Elementary School to the Jr/Sr High School afterschool on October 24 for a Halloween Paint and Sip *Kids Edition*. Students will need to be picked up from the high school at 5:00 pm. The cost to attend is $12 per student. Money and registration form are due… Read more »


Fire Prevention Assembly

Firefighters from the Lebanon Valley Protective Association visited Walter B. Howard Elementary on October 10 to talk to students about fire safety. Firefighters focused on the importance of smoke detectors. Another goal of this visit was to make the children feel comfortable and safe around the firefighters who, in their full gear, can be frightening… Read more »


“Pete the Cat” Author Visits WBH Elementary School

Walter B. Howard Elementary was honored to host Eric Litwin best-selling author of the original four Pete the Cat books, The Nuts and Groovy Joe. His interactive books were designed to engage students through music, movement and repetition. You can see in pictures that his performance had everyone in the room laughing, smiling, singing and… Read more »


WBH Principal’s Update 10/7-10/11

Dear Families, I hope you had a great weekend.  We have a very busy and exciting week planned ahead at WBH.  I want to take this time to keep you updated on some of our exciting happenings… Tomorrow, Tuesday, October 8th is school picture day at WBH.  The photographer from ISmiles will be here in… Read more »


WBH Picture Day – October 8

WBH Picture Day is Tuesday, October 8. Check your children’s bags on Tuesday. There will be a special code from “ismiles” to use to purchase your pictures. Package information and ordering details will be all done on-line this year.


Register for Group Swim Lessons

Registration is now open for New Lebanon Continuing Education Group Swim Lessons will be every Saturday and begin on October 12, 2019. Participants must complete and submit the Swim Registration Form by October 4.  


On-Site Mental Health Services

The New Lebanon Central School District has recently partnered with Columbia County Mental Health to allow them to provide services to families and youth at a satellite office located within our schools. The goal of this satellite office is to increase access to mental health services by eliminating some of the barriers that families commonly… Read more »