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Safe Arrival:
425-936-2611
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Dear Mann Community:
Thank you to everyone who came to our Curriculum Night this year. It was terrific to have a full house once again. It is a proven fact that students who have parents that are involved in their education, do better in school.
If you missed last night, here are some of the highlights from our "all-school" meeting.
MSP Results
Students who took the MSP at Mann last spring should have their individual results mailed home. As a school, we continued to out-perform the state and district averages. Our students scored on the 90th or higher percentile in all areas. In every content area, and at every grade level, an average of 50% or more of our student body earned a Level 4 (Exceeding Standard). In some areas more than 70% of our students are at Level 4.
Common Core State Standards
Washington, along with 45 other states in the US, has adopted new common standards in English/Language Arts (ELA) and Math. These standards are based on getting our students ready for their future in a global economy. They are benchmarked against academic standards from top-performing countries in the world and create consistent goals for all students regardless of where they live or go to school. For more information on these standards, please visit our district website at: http://www.lwsd.org/Parents/CCSS/Pages/default.aspx
PTSA
The PTSA is an integral part of the Horace Mann Community. Please join and consider volunteering to support our school. For more information on the Mann PTSA please visit the Mann website at: http://www.lwsd.org/School/mann/Pages/default.aspx and go to the PTSA link. There you will find useful information and be able to join and sign up to volunteer online.
All the best,
Megan Spaulding
Principal
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| Mann Curriculum Night PTSA Presentation
If you missed Curriculum Night, or you want to see the PTSA's presentation overview again, click on the link below:
Mann PTSA Presentation 2013-2014
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Spirit Wear Sales
Show Some School Spirit -- LAST WEEK FOR ORDERS!
Order your Spirit Wear now!!
One bulk order will be placed for the fall.
Please send your order along with Cash or Check (payable to Horace Mann PTSA) via kid mail ATTN: Spirit Wear (Kym Hunter)
DEADLINE- SEPTEMBER 20, 2013
If there are any questions contact Kym@cshonline.com
GO COLTS!!!!!
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Volunteering at Horace Mann
Don't forget to let us know how you would like to help out this school year
Either go to http://tinyurl.com/HMVolunteer OR fill out and return the bright pink "PTSA 2013-2014 NEEDS YOUR HELP' form that came home in your child's first day packet.
If you have any questions you can email Tamara Trepte (tamaratrepte@gmail.com) or Andrea Bradford (cakbradford@comcast.net)
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Colt Carnival Update
Dear Parents,
We are excited to get the new school year rolling especially with such a great start a week ago! You may have seen the flyers for the Colt Carnival (in your First Day Pack), which is coming up on Friday, October 4th from 5:30pm-8:30pm. That's less than a month away!
Please remind and encourage your kiddos to enter the Colt Carnival Poster Contest. The entry form was in your First Day Pack. If you need an extra form, please have your child go to the Main Office to pick one up. Or you can download the file from the Horace Mann Home Page (look under Announcements) and print it out at home. All completed posters must be turned in to the Main Office by Friday, September 27th in order to be eligible. One primary and one intermediate winner will be chosen by a panel of judges and announced Monday, September 30th. Good luck and have fun creating!
A few other reminders about the Carnival:
1) We need volunteers to BAKE CAKES/CUPCAKES for the "Cake Walk" Booth. Please omit all nuts and nut products from your recipe. Place cake/cupcakes in a disposable container - these will not be returned. Please deliver your baked goods to the Arts and Science Room before school on October 4th or between 2:30pm and 4:30pm that same day. If you'd like to bake a gluten-free or other allergy-free cake/cupcakes for children who need that option, we will keep those separate from the other baked goods.
2) We are also collecting new or gently loved books and new or gently loved & clean stuffed animals for the "Book and Stuffed Animal Walk" Booths. There will be a box outside of the Main Office where you can
donate these items.
3) And please don't forget to sign up to volunteer for your Class Booth or other volunteer job! Various shifts are available. For Kindergarten classes, the sign-up sheet is located outside the classrooms. For all other grades, if you missed your opportunity to sign up on Curriculum Night, please sign up using this Sign Up Genius link.
We couldn't make this possible for the Horace Mann community without your dedication and support. Thank you!
Ann Gugat
Colt Carnival Chair
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Art Docent Volunteer Training
Choose from two available sessions:
Wednesday, Sept. 18th 6:30-8:00 pm -or-
Friday, Sept. 20th 8:30-10:00 am
2013 Art Docent Training flyer
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School Picture Day is coming on Thursday, September 26th
Get Ready to Smile!
Order forms will be sent home on Friday, September 20th. Every student will be photographed for the school yearbook. For questions, please contact Laura Polly ( laura.polly@microsoft.com). |
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Quest Parent Nights and Application Dates
Important information for parents interested in the Quest program for 2014-2015
Parents interested in learning more about Quest program offerings and the Quest application process are strongly encouraged to attend Quest Parent Information Night.
· Elementary Quest Parent Information Night (for parents of first graders who attend private schools or who are homeschooled and for parents of all students in grades 2 through 4) will be held on Thursday, September 26 at 4:30 or 7 p.m. at in the Performing Arts Center at Lake Washington High School (12033 N.E. 80th St, Kirkland, WA 98033). Parents are encouraged to come to the earlier session if they need to bring children with them.
· LWSD First Grade Parent Information Night (for parents of first grade students enrolled in LWSD schools) will be held on Tuesday, October 15 at 4:30 or 7 p.m. at in the Performing Arts Center at Lake Washington High School (12033 N.E. 80th St, Kirkland, WA 98033). Parents are encouraged to come to the earlier session if they need to bring children with them.
· Middle School Quest Parent/Student Information Night will be held on Tuesday, October 1 at 7 p.m. at Evergreen Middle School (6900 208th Ave. N.E., Redmond, WA 98053).
Quest applications will be available on the district website beginning on October 1 for both the elementary and middle school programs. Applications will be accepted through October 30, 2013, at 4 p.m. Late applications will not be accepted.
Full information about the Elementary Quest application timeline and Middle School Quest application timeline can be found on the district website.
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Help WSPTA Speak Up For Kids
Every fall, the Association selects its legislative priorities, and hearing from you is a valuable step in the process
You can respond to the survey anonymously or provide your contact information at the end. The survey covers four issues that members asked to make priorities. The survey closes on September 30, 2013.
We still need a Legislative Chair for Horace Mann PTSA!!
· Click here for the WSPTA 2013 Issues Online Survey
Read about the Issues:
· Legislative Assembly Blog
· 2013 Issues Guide
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Lake Washington Schools Foundation
A message from the LWSF Ambassador
LWSF Ambassador message
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Parent Education Opportunity
Cyber Safety and Social Media Risks
Parent Ed 2013 flyer
All presentations 7:00-9:00 pm, Includes Q&A; Admission is free
September 26 Juanita Elementary
October 3 Alcott Elementary
October 17 Peter Kirk Elementary
October 24 Redmond Elementary
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Parenting the Love and Logic Way
Oct. 9, 16, 23, 30, Nov. 6, 13
6:30 - 8:00pm
Inglewood Middle School Commons
$15 / workbook (couples can share a book)
Facilitator: Mead Principal and mom, Sandy Klein
Contact vwalton@lwsd.org to register.
More info: http://www.loveandlogic.com/
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Fundraising: Amazon Affiliate 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! |
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Horace Mann Calendar
Wed Sept 18: 6:30-8:00 pm Art Docent Training; Art Room
Thurs Sept 19: 7:00 pm PTSA General Meeting; Mann Library
Fri Sept 20: Popcorn sales
8:30-10:00 am Art Docent Training; Art Room
Thurs Sept 26: Picture Day
Fri Sept 27: 5th Grade to Challenges Northwest
Fri Oct 4: 5:30-8:30 pm Colt Carnival
Mon Oct 7: 9:30-10:30 Assembly
Fri Oct 11: Popcorn sales
Mon Oct 14: Half Day - Conferences; 11:30 am dismissal
AM Kindergarten attends NO BUS
Tues Oct 15: Half Day - Conferences; 11:30 am dismissal
No AM Kindergarten
Wed Oct 16: 1:30 pm early dismissal; regular school day
Thurs Oct 17: Half Day - Conferences; 11:30 am dismissal
AM Kindergarten attends NO BUS
Fri Oct 18: No School - LEAP Day
Thurs Oct 31: Harvest Parties
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To add content to the Horace Mann Newsletter, email your entry to HoraceManager@hotmail.com by 5:00pm on Thursday. Mid-week blasts are subject to approval. 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. |
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