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Dear Mann Community:

Summer officially ended this week and I think we can say good-bye to 70 degree temperatures for the next few months.  With the weather changing comes new routines in our community.

First, please be sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather on a daily basis.  Recess is rarely moved to the indoors due to weather.  The only times we have come inside for recess is when it is unsafe (like strong winds or lightening).  In our lovely area, we get a lot of rain.  Having a warm, waterproof coat with a hood is a great asset to a child (please label jackets with first and last names).  Water proof shoes, like rain boots, can also help each child feel more comfortable outside.  If students come in from recess dry and comfortable, it sets them up for improved learning.

Secondly, when the weather turns wet and cold, we see less walkers and more drivers.  Please allow extra time to get to school when the weather is bad.  Patience is always needed when we have hundreds of cars dropping students off in the morning.  Please remember these safety tips when dropping your student off in the morning:

·         Have your child sitting on the right (passenger) side of the car.

·         Only drop off your child in the drop off zone.

·         Once you drop off your student, please be courteous to other drivers and safely merge into 1 lane as you round the loop.

·         Drive slowly through the parking lot and be aware that there are many walkers and bikers around.

·         If you park and walk in, please use the crosswalks.

Please refer to the attached map to see the traffic flow through the parking lot.

Parking lot safety map 

Redmond Police patrol our neighborhood quite a bit, and especially at the start and end of the school day.  Please remember that the speed limit on the roads near schools are 20 MPH.

Finally, I would like to remind all of you that walking to school is a great way to start your day, even if it is in the rain.  A little bit of exercise gets the blood flowing which can help children focus more in school. 

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 4^th 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 27^th in order to be eligible. One primary and one intermediate winner will be chosen by a panel of judges and announced Monday, September 30^th. Good luck and have fun creating!

A few other reminders about the Carnival:

The green PTSA membership/directory form that was included in your child's first-day packet needs to be returned ASAP.  Membership in our PTSA not only gives you a vote at our monthly meetings, but provides much-needed financial support for dozens of programs run by the PTSA.  Your $16 fee pays for emergency prep, our carnival and dances, art night, and many other things, including grants to our teachers for classroom supplies.  With your membership you will receive the highly popular student directory!

Even if you choose not to join the PTSA, the green form must be returned in order for your child's information to be in the directory.

We can list names but there will be no phone number or email address for your child if you do not return the form.  The directory makes it very easy to set up play dates, send party invitations, and coordinate in-school events like harvest parties and teach appreciation events.

Please return the form to school with your child as soon as you can!  Copies can be found on the Mann website, or click on this link.  Thank you!  

All students are invited to participate.  Pick up paper form in the school office or print online at:  http://www.mathinaction.org/Pages/MannMC.aspx  or see schedule:  http://www.mathinaction.org/Documents/MC%20SCHEDULE%202013-2014.pdf
Winners are randomly chosen from submissions. 
Turn in at school office, Math Challenge Box.

Math Challenge #1 will be available on 9/27 and is due 10/3 by 3pm.

Sponsored and funded by the PTSA.
 

Neetu Srivastava (neetusv@yahoo.com), Horace Mann Math Challenge Coordinator

Parents of private school and homeschooled first graders and of any and all second through seventh graders interested in applying for Quest for the 2014-15 school year should do so online during the October application window. Please note: parents of first grade students attending LWSD schools do not apply in October.

o   The elementary application will be available at http://www.lwsd.org/Parents/Accelerated-Programs/Quest/Elementary-Quest/Pages/Application-Process.aspx

o   The Middle School application will be available at http://www.lwsd.org/Parents/Accelerated-Programs/Quest/Middle-School-Quest/Pages/Application-Process.aspx

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).

Parents of first graders attending LWSD schools do not apply in October.  Again this year, LWSD first graders will be given the CogAT in the fall in their home schools. Parents of LWSD first grade students who meet the acceptance criteria will be contacted by the Quest office in late fall to see if they would like their students to continue with the Quest application 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

Parent Ed 2013 flyer

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/  

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.