Horace Mannager

Weekly Newsletter for Horace Mann Elementary, Redmond WA

April 28, 2013

Dear Mann Community,

Lake Washington School District is inviting parents, staff, and community members to provide input on what measures the district's board of directors should propose for the ballot in February 2014. At that time, the district's Educational Programs & Operations Levy, which funds 22.9 percent of the district's general fund, will be up for renewal. The capital projects levy, which funds major building repairs and upgrades as well as all technology, is also up for renewal.

The district is also looking at how to provide space to house current and growing enrollment.Over 4,000 more students are expected to be added to the district's enrollment over the next nine years. The district is also scheduled to consider the third phase of a four-phase modernization program, which aims to update school buildings every 30 to 40 years. The first two phases were funded by bond measures passed in 1998 and 2006.

The public is invited to attend any of the following meetings:

·Tuesday, April 30, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Eastlake High School

·Wednesday, May 1, 6:30-8:30, Lake Washington High School

·Thursday, May 9, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Juanita High School

In addition, information and an input form will be posted on the district website beginning on April 23. Dr. Traci Pierce, Superintendent, will use the community's input to help make a recommendation to the school board. The board will vote on what measures to put on the ballot in February 2014.

All the best,

Megan Spaulding

Principal

News

THANK YOU Science Fair Volunteers!!

THANK YOU to all of the wonderful volunteers who worked so hard to help make our Science Fair so fun and successful last Thursday evening. Especially LAURA REICHLIN, GWEN GROSS, and REBECCA LAVIER who have worked so hard since September to organize and plan this fun Horace Mann event.

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Bingo Night - This Week!

Thursday, May 2nd

5:30-8:30

Horace Mann Commons

Pizza, drinks, dessert, BINGO, silent auctions and raffles

will all be on offer!

Don't miss out!

Volunteers for the Actual Event are Needed!

Our great volunteers help the night run smoothly! If you can help out at the event, please sign up here.

Bake Sale Donations - They don't have to be homemade!

We have very few people signed up to bring baked goods. If you can donate something, please provide your email address here. Donations can be dropped off in the Commons after school on May 2nd or bring them to the event. Please contact Naomi_Call@hotmail.com with any questions.

Silent Auction Donations - It's not too late to donate something!

Some of the prizes we have so far:

- Lunchtime sail on Elliott Bay aboard a private yacht

- Graphic design services

- A five-week session of Aquarobics

- Bookkeeping and financial controls review

- Summer weekend getaway to a condo in Roslyn Ridge, near lake Cle Elum

- Librarian for a day.

Please email Juli Rasmussen (juli@julirasmussen.com) with questions or donations, or feel free to log them on our auction site.

Book and Stuffed Animal Donations - Tomorrow is the last day!

If you have books or stuffed animals that need a new home - we would love to use them as bingo prizes! Items can be placed in the donation boxes by the library. Please make sure that they are in like new condition (and you could help by running stuffed animals through the dryer for 20 minutes). Anything with tears or stains will be discarded.

Can't Attend?

If you are unable to attend, please consider making a cash donation to help us meet our goal. Many companies will match donations! Checks should be made to Horace Mann PTSA and marked "Spring Fundraising".

Parent Input Forms

Parent Input forms are available in the office. They MUST be turned in by April 30th.

MSP Schedule for Mann Elementary

	Reading	Writing	Math	Science
3rd	May 7	N/A	May 23 (online)	N/A
4th	May 7	May 9 and 14	May 23 (online)	N/A
5th	May 7	N/A	May 21 (online)	May 30 (online)

If your student will be taking the MSP, please make every effort to get them to school that day well-fed and well-rested. It is much appreciated if doctor appointments and other planned absences can be avoided during this time.

District Parent and Community Survey

Tell us what you think

Schools, district use data for improvement

Every year, the district asks parents and community members to take a few minutes and give us feedback about how our schools are doing. District-wide information is reported to the school board. Results are also broken out by school and provided to principals for use in their continuous improvement process. Parents and community members alike are invited to take part.

Survey questions are based on the Nine Characteristics of High-Performing Schools. This framework for school improvement was developed by the Office for the Superintendent of Public Schools based on a review of the research on what makes a high-performing school. Your answers will help us understand how we need to improve our schools and our district to be as high performing as possible.

This year, the survey will be open from April 15 through May 13. Please take a few minutes of your time to help the district and schools improve by clicking this link:

http://research.zarca.com/k/SsWYVTsSRQsPsPsP

5th Grade graduation ceremony is in the planning.

We need 5th grade parents to please submit photos you have from kindergarten through now. Classroom events, parties, assemblies, first day of school and field trips for the slide show presentation.

Please send in photo's to the attention of: Kristen Gibson-PTA Box. They will be scanned and given back. Or email them to: team.gibson@comcast.net

Fundraising: Amazon Afflilate Program

Don't forget that the Horace Mann PTSA earns money on nearly every Amazon purchase you make when you start at our unique Amazon URL. Just click the logo each time you shop, or better yet, bookmark the link (http://www.amazon.com/?tag=homaellw-20). Thanks!

Horace Mann Math Challenge

Sponsored and funded by our HMPTSA

Students from grade 1 to grade 5 are invited to participate. Winners are drawn randomly from answer submissions and announced on Monday.

MATH CHALLENGE SCHEDULE

MC12 WINNERS:

Camille B	3rd Grade	Emily M	3rd Grade
Robert K	K	Maya A	3rd Grade
Beril O	5th Grade	Alice K	3rd Grade
Annika R	3rd Grade	Tamir M	1st Grade
Christopher T	3rd Grade	Mikhil M	5th Grade
Sapir T	1st Grade	Kyra B	1st Grade

MATH CHALLENGE 13 is available online now or pick up a paper form from the school office.

The due date will be May 2, 2013 (no later than 3 p.m.).

The collection box will be held in the school office.

Jelena Pavicevic, Horace Mann Math Challenge coordinator

Events

Horace Mann Calendar

Thursday May 2: Bingo Night

Friday May 3: NO School; LEAP Day

Tuesday May 7: MSP Testing: 3rd Reading/4th Reading/5th Reading

Thursday May 9: MSP Testing: 4th Writing

8:00-3:30 pm 5th Grade Marine Science Afloat

Friday May 10: Popcorn Sales

Tuesday May 14: MSP Testing: 4th Writing

Thursday May 16: 2:25 pm Knights of the Multiplication Table (3rd Grade)

7:00-8:00 pm PTSA Meeting (Commons)

Tuesday May 21: MSP Testing: 5th Math (online)

Wednesday May 22: 7:00 pm Orchestra Concert (Redmond Middle School)

Thursday May 23: MSP Testing: 3rd Math (online)/4th Math (online)

Friday May 24: Popcorn Sales

Monday May 27: NO School; Memorial Day

Thursday May 30: MSP Testing: 5th Science (online)

Friday June 7: Popcorn Sales

Art Night

Thursday June 13: 2:25 pm Knights of the Multiplication Table (3rd Grade)

Wednesday June 19: 5th Grade Graduation - 9:30 am

Last Day of School - 11:30 am dismissal for all

students - AM Kindergarteners attend

Link to LWSD Tandem Calendar

To add content to the Horace Mann Newsletter, email your entry to HoraceManager@hotmail.com by 5:00pm on Thursday. Entries can be PTSA events and programs, or raves and applause. Please be sure that announcements and other items for the newsletter are from the PTSA or school.

Other organizations (e.g. the YMCA, Girls or Boys Scouts, Boys and Girls Club, etc...) can post announcements on the electronic Community Bulletin Board. Send e-mail to Shannon Parthemer at sparthemer@lwsd.org to post.

In This Issue

Thank You Science Fair Volunteers

Bingo Night

Parent Input Forms

MSP Schedule

District Parent and Community Survey

5th Grade Graduation

Fundraising: Amazon Affiliate Program

Horace Mann Math Challenge

Horace Mann Calendar

Horace Mann Contacts

Website