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You are invited to an open house to comment on a temporary boundary adjustment for unoccupied homes in the Rockwell and Einstein neighborhoods for the school years 2014-15 and 2015-16. Students in designated areas would attend Mann Elementary School instead. (Note: This change will not impact any current Einstein or Rockwell students.) This adjustment is needed because Einstein and Rockwell are reaching the maximum number of students they can serve and enrollment continues to grow.

The temporary boundary committee has reviewed the enrollment projections and reviewed alternatives. The open house will take place at Redmond Middle School on Wednesday, January 22, between 6:30 and 8:00 p.m.

At the open house, parents will be able to view presentation boards with information on options and provide feedback. Written feedback forms will be available. There will not be a formal presentation: come and view the information any time during the open house that is convenient for you. Committee members will be available to answer questions and take your feedback.

The committee is working on a tight timeline: it will make a recommendation to the district's board of directors at its Monday, January 27, board meeting. The committee's recommendation will be published on the district's website on Friday, January 24.

Temporary Boundary Open House

Wednesday, January 22, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Redmond Middle School cafeteria

10055 166th Ave. NE, Redmond

It certainly does take many hands to lighten the load, and organizing a whole school event like this went smoothly thanks to all who volunteered! 

Thank you again for your help, time, concern, effort, tutelage, wise counsel, and general good attitude to keep things running smoothly on this busy day!   It was fun.

On January 22^nd, our school will begin Reach for the Stars, a pledge based reading incentive program.  Reach for the Stars participants should read or be read to at home for 30 minutes each day between January 22^nd and February 5^th.  Students will request pledges to support their reading during the two week period.  100% of the pledge money collected will come back to the students and our school to purchase more books and support literacy at Horace Mann.  Students will receive 50% of their total pledges in free books from Usborne and Kane/Miller.  Horace Mann will receive the other 50% to purchase books that will support the Common Core and our summer literacy program.  Watch for your child's Reach for the Stars Reading Journal and Pledge sheet on January 22^nd!

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

Come celebrate Art in Bloom! It's all over the earth!

The official Art Night 2014 date is Friday, May 30

Hello Art Docents,

Please plan to join us in Olympia on Tuesday, February 4 for Focus Day 2014!  You won't want to miss our premier, statewide advocacy event.  Focus Day is a great way to connect with legislators as we put kids front and center this legislative session.

Registration and other information are all available now at the Wash State PTSA website: 2014 PTSA Legislative Focus Day. The event is free (there is a small charge for the boxed lunch).

Lake Wash PTSA Council will again charter a bus to/from Olympia.  If you'd like to join us on the bus, please register via the link below.

Note: due to our schedule for meeting with legislators, participants from Lake Wash School District will kick off Focus Day at 9:30 a.m. in Olympia. Our first legislator meeting is set for 10 a.m. (w/ Senator Andy Hill - Redmond), followed by meetings with Rep. Roger Goodman and Rep. Larry Springer at 1 p.m.

For more details regarding bus charter and to make a reservation, click here.

Also feel free to contact Marco Montanez Horace Mann Legislative Chair at montanezx4@gmail.com.

The world map is up on the bulletin board next to the elevator at school with dots showing where Horace Mann families hail from.

If you haven't already, please fill out this quick survey and we'll add your location!  We also want to know how to say "hello" in many different languages.

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.

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.