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Dear Mann Community,

Happy New Year!  2014 promises to be a good year filled with learning for our Horace Mann students.  January is an especially busy month with assessments, conferences and report cards coming up at the end of the month.  Teachers work hard to be sure students are taught all standards necessary before any given assessment.  These assessments give teachers the necessary information needed to share with you at conference time and via the report card.  If you haven't heard from your student's teacher to select a time for a conference yet, you will be soon.  Mark your calendars, conferences are on January 28, 30 and 31 (Please note that these are half days and school dismisses at 11:30).

Speaking of assessments, last month I wrote to you that Mann will be administering the SBAC instead of the MSP in grades 3rd, 4th and 5th.  If you missed that letter and want to read more about this new assessment, I have attached it to this newsletter.

All the best to you in this new year!

Megan Spaulding

Principal

I would like to thank Officer Dowd, from the Redmond Police Department, who came before winter break and talked to the Horace Mann students about safety. With the younger students he focused on safely crossing the road, stranger danger, and when to call 911. He also talked with the older students about the importance of their parents always knowing where they are and internet safety.

Officer Dowd gave some suggestions about topics parents should discuss with their children at home. He talked to students about working with their parents to identify a couple of safe people in the neighborhood who they can go to if they need help. He also suggested that parents review when and how students should call 911. Finally, parents should have students practice what to say if someone calls or knocks on the door and the adults are not available. Parents, these would be great ideas to reinforce with your children at home.

Thanks Officer Dowd!

Lucy Davies

Administrative Intern

Want to write your own programs? Learn to play basketball? Speak Spanish? Then check out all our after-school classes on our new Enrichment Page. 

We now accept online payments so you can pay and register at the same time.

Click here for more information.

Health screening day happens once a year at Horace Mann. The students are screened for routine vision and hearing issues.  The school nurse reviews results and lets parents know if there are any vision or hearing issues with their child.

We need your help on this day, January 14th, 2014. If you like to volunteer and help for all or part of the day, please send an email to co-chairpersons  Susan Langsley (susanlangsley@gmail.com) or Hadas Regev Tobias (hadasregtob@outlook.com) who are the coordinators this year's health screening day.
 

Or sign up at Signup Genius:
http://www2.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E44A5A729A13-January
No prior experience is necessary and the training only takes a few minutes in the morning before students come in.  This has been a fun event  in the past, and parents love seeing their kids come through the lines.  Get involved!  Many helpers lighten the workload and helps get the job done quickly!                    

Dear Horace Mann families,

I wanted to let you know about a concert that our 3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th grade students have been preparing for since the beginning of the school year.

Who:                3^rd, 4^th, 5^th grade students from Horace Mann,

                         LucyHorton Band, and Margaux Lesourd.

What:               Horace Mann Community Concert

Where:            Lake Washington High School Theater

                        12033 NE 80^th Street

                         Kirkland, WA 98033

When:              Friday, January 24^th

                         Student performers must be in the theater checked in

                         with chaperones by 5:15.

                         Doors open at 5:30 for general seating

                         Performance begins at 6:00

Participation and ticket reservation slips will be distributed to students this week. Please feel free to email with any questions or comments. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the concert!

-Jimmy Cho

jcho@lwsd.org

We still need volunteers! Please sign up if you can.

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0E4AABA728A6F49-horace

Math Club got started in November:  Wednesday's during lunch recess in the Art Room.

Kids can join us after the New Year! 

Turn in your Greg Tang Math Challenge

http://winterchallenge.gregtangmath.com/

Return the completed Gameboard in January during Math Club!
                   

The world map will go up next week on the bulletin board at school with dots showing where Horace Mann families hail from.

If you haven't already, please fill out this quick survey?

http://sdrv.ms/1d8Bzrg

Mark your calendars!   If you have a child starting kindergarten next fall and are interested in hearing about the kindergarten curriculum, please join us for an informational meeting on Wednesday, January 29^th from 2:00pm-3:00pm in our library.  You will be able to pick up a registration packet and have it ready to return on February 6^th, 2014, our kindergarten registration day!  The principal will answer all your questions and take you on a tour of Horace Mann.  If you know of a neighbor or friend that has an incoming kindergartner, please pass this information along!                      

Yearbooks are $16 and we will only be accepting online orders this year. The deadline to order is May 1st!  Yearbooks will not be available for purchase at the end of the year.

Order at http://balfour.com and "shop your school" to place your order. Your child will receive their yearbook in June.


Email lincolngina@gmail.com with questions.

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 #7 is available and is due on 01/16 by 3pm.

Sponsored and funded by the PTSA. 

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

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!

To add content to the Horace Mann Newsletter, email your entry to horacemannager@horacemannptsa.org 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.