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Office:
425-936-2610
Safe Arrival:
425-936-2611
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To link to kid-focused programs in our community.
Check out the Bulletin Board today.
Lots of great programs!
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 Dear Mann Community:
New way to help your student stay on track:
The Haiku Learning Management System is now open for parents to view information on their student(s) and their classes. Haiku is a digital learning environment for classroom communication and collaboration. It's a great tool for parents to use to help their students stay on track.
Please click here to read more about Haiku Parent Access
Microsoft Give Program:
Also, are you a Microsoft employee? If so, Horace Mann is now eligible for the Microsoft Give Program. Please consider our school when making your charitable contributions.
All the best,
Megan Spaulding
Principal
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PTSA THANKS YOU:
- To Ann Kellogg, Jenn Sutton and all those who helped make Carnival a huge success and such a wonderful event!
- To all you parents who donate your time and money to make events like this possible.
- To our fundraising champs, Juli Rasmussen and Gina Lincoln who ran the fundraising campaign "Pass the Hat".
- To the teachers, principal, office staff and janitors, we are grateful for your willingness to partner with the PTSA to host these fun events!
PTSA INVITES YOU:
To the next PTSA meeting October 17th at 7pm in the Horace Mann Library.
It's Open Forum night! We want to hear from you. Come share your thoughts, ideas, suggestions.
Did you know...?
Sincerely,
Mike Ewanchuk and Satin Brennan
Co-Presidents Horace Mann Elementary PTSA
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Pass the Hat - Final Numbers
Thank you to everyone that participated in our "Pass the Hat" PTSA fall fundraiser. The PTSA earned $10,240 toward our Pass the Hat goal of $20,000. Overall, we had 50% participation. We will continue to accept donations, so if you have not yet participated, please consider doing so
here. Don't forget to submit your corporate matches!
Classroom Challenge Winners:
Ms Droke's classroom won for grades K-2 with an astounding 92% participation! Ms Dayton's class won for grades 3-5 with 63% participation. These two classes have won $150 to buy something new for their classrooms and their teachers won an additional $50 in Classroom Grant money.
Progress Prizes:
The student body has earned two Progress Prizes:
$5k Pajama Day
$10k New books for the library
Where does your contribution go?
PTSA funds will pay for many great academic programs this year! A few examples include:
$5000 - Art Program: Elementary art education in LWSD is almost entirely dependent on PTSA funds!
$2800 - Accelerated Reader (AR) Program
$2200 - IXL Online Math
$6000 - Teacher Classroom Grants
$2500 - Fieldtrip Support: the PTSA pays for buses so parents don't have to drive!
$1800 - Assemblies to enrich and educate through entertainment
Microsoft employees can sign in here to have their donations matched (you must be on the corporate network).
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We need Your Help
· Membership Co-Chair - learn the role this year and then lead next year.
· Safe Arrival - help the school office staff to follow up on absent students at 9am once/twice a month - you pick the day(s).
· Yearbook - collect and then submit photos and info online at Yearbook vendor website and coordinate for our school.
· Nomination Committee - help find people for the PTSA Board of Directors for next school year.
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Horace Mann Math Challenge
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 #2 will be available on 10/11 and is due 10/17 by 3pm.
Total number of students who participated in MC #1 were: 33
MC #1 Winners were:
Adam Y- K
Will Z- 1st
Robert K- 1st
Chandan S- 2nd
John R- 2nd
Emily W- 3rd
Kailani Y- 3rd
Lucy Z- 4th
Ari F- 4th
Lily V- 5th
Sponsored and funded by the PTSA.
Neetu Srivastava (neetusv@yahoo.com), Horace Mann Math Challenge Coordinator
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Interested in Quest?
Quest Highly Capable Programs has announced the timeline for students applying for the 2014-15 Elementary and Middle School Quest programs.
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.
Applications are available starting October 1, 2013, through 4:00 p.m. on October 30.
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
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.
LWSD First Grade Parent Information Night is for parents of first grade students enrolled in LWSD schools. It will be held on Tuesday, October 15, at 4:30 p.m. and repeat at 7 p.m. 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. |
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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
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
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
Wed Oct 30: Picture Retakes
Thurs Oct 31: Harvest Parties
Fri Nov 1: Popcorn sales
Mon Nov 11: Veteran's Day NO SCHOOL
Fri Nov 15: Popcorn sales
Wed Nov 27: EARLY RELEASE
11:30 am dismissal for all students
NO AM Kindergarten
Thurs Nov 28-Fri Nov 29: Thanksgiving Break NO SCHOOL
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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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