Horace Mann Elementary welcomed a new addition that has the community buzzing with excitement! On Saturday, May 2nd, 2014, a Little Library was installed. The mission and goal of this project, as proposed by Shannon Leonard, is to promote the love of reading throughout the year. One of the benefits of having a little library on campus is the close proximity to neighborhood houses. It emphasizes a love of literacy and community as children and families gather around the library to browse and discuss books.

The Little Library is a place where students can:

donate a book and pick a new book
select from a wide variety of books including genres and reading levels
have conversations about the books they read

Dedicated parent volunteers at Horace Mann Elementary will help stock and maintain the Little Library during the summer. The Little Library is stocked with books donated through PTSA sponsored events, programs sponsored by Mrs. Weber and Mrs. Beavo (the school librarians), and through local organizations. Shannon Leonard collaborated with Valaree Solheim, the manager of the Totem Lake Value Village in Kirkland, who has generously donated hundreds of books as an outreach project to help children in the local community. Staff, students, and families welcome the Little Library to the Redmond community. Make sure to stop by for a visit and remember to bring your favorite book!

Horace Mann Calendar

Link to LWSD Tandem Calendar

Mon May 19 - Fri Jun 6: SBAC & MSP Testing

Thurs May 22: 9:00-1:30 pm Kindergarten Field Trip to the Zoo

Fri May 23: NO SCHOOL - LEAP DAY

Mon May 26: NO SCHOOL - MEMORIAL DAY

Fri May 30: Art Night

Thurs Jun 5: 9:00-2:00 pm 1st Grade Field Trip to the Aquarium

7:00 pm PTSA Meeting

Tues Jun 10: 9:00-3:00 pm Safety Patrol Field Trip to Wild Waves

2:15-2:45 pm Knights of the Multiplication Table

Ceremony

Wed Jun 11: Walk to School Day

Thurs Jun 12: 3:30-4:30 pm Volunteer Tea in the Commons

Fri Jun 13: 9:00-10:00 am Awards Assembly

Popcorn sales

Mon Jun 16: 1:30-2:45 pm Field Day

Wed Jun 18: 9:00 am 5th Grade Graduation

11:30 am Dismissal LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

MSP & SBAC Testing Dates

	3rd	4th	5th
ELA (English/Language Arts)	May 20, 27	May 19, 22	May 29, 30
Math	June 3, 6	June 2, 5	June 3, 6
Science	XX	XX	May 20

Attention 5th Grade: Please note change from previous, Tuesday May 27th has been rescheduled to Friday, May 30th

Awards Nominations

Three awards are presented annually by the Horace Mann Elementary PTSA

GOLDEN APPLE, GOLDEN ACORN and MANNIE Awards 2014 Nomination Form

Please carefully consider the preceding qualities when nominating and individual for this year's awards.

The Awards Committee is now accepting nominations and we would appreciate your participation by bringing the names of deserving individuals to our attention. Please complete the nomination form on the reverse side and return it to the school office in an envelope marked, "Awards", by Friday, May 30th. Nominations can also be submitted to Ann Glassey, at aglassey@lwsd.org. The Awards Committee will make the final selections. The chosen recipients will receive their awards during the Volunteer Tea on Thursday, June 12th.

2014 Awards Committee

Ann Glassey aglassey@lwsd.org

Jodie Miller jodster33@gmail.com

PTSA Nominating Committee

2014 - 2015

Proposed Executive Committee Slate

The Nominating Committee would like to thank you for all the nominations that were submitted and people stepping forward to volunteer your time! We followed up on each one and carefully considered the open positions. We feel confident that the slate presented will provide the students, parents and teachers with another year of outstanding support.

The following candidates are recommended to serve on the Horace Mann PTSA Executive Committee for the 2014-2015 term from July 1, 2014 until June 30, 2015:

Proposed Executive Committee Nominees

Co-Presidents

Lia White

Jean Chenevert

Co-VPs Fundraising

Rachel Roland

Desiree Michael

Co-VPs Volunteers

Andrea Bradford

Lala Sarmiento

Co-VPs Enrichment

VP Programs - Nalina Varanasi

VP Art - Lisa Wheeler

Secretary

Elaine Paul

Co-Treasurers

Susan Stenner

Konna Xiong

This slate will be presented at the General Membership Meeting on June 5th at 7pm in the library and the voting will be conducted using paper ballots. The votes will then be tallied and the results announced by Satin Brennan and Mike Ewanchuk, our current Presidents.

Proposed PTSA Budget for 2014-2015

A proposed budget for the 2014/15 Horace Mann PTSA has been posted to the Treasurers page on the Mann PTSA website. The proposed budget will be discussed and voted on at the June 5th PTSA General membership meeting at 7pm in the Mann Library. All PTSA members are invited to attend.

Seeking an After School Enrichment Coordinator!

Do your kids enjoy the after school enrichment classes like Art, Chess and Dodgeball?

To keep this program going, we need a parent volunteer to help plan and schedule these classes. You would work with our current coordinator, Gretchen, to run the program, starting in September 2014.

If you're interested please contact Gretchen Connors or Sara Buckley

Yearbook Committee Co-Chairs Needed for the 2014-15 School Year

We are looking for one or two parent volunteers to be our Yearbook Committee Chair or Co-Chairs for next school year. The Yearbook Committee is responsible for planning, creating, advertising and selling the school-wide yearbook that shows off all of our wonderful students, their classrooms and all of the student activities and events that happen during the school year. The yearbook is a treasured keepsake that students look forward to receiving at the end of the school year. Additional committee volunteers will be recruited at the beginning of next school year to help take pictures, organize sales, etc.

If we can identify someone now, this/these volunteers will be able to work with our current yearbook chair this spring. She will walk you through the process of setting everything up for next year (deciding on number of pages, negotiating price, signing the contract, choosing the theme, etc).

Without a Yearbook Committee Chair/Co-Chairs, we will be unable to publish a yearbook next year.

If you would like volunteer for the positions of Yearbook Committee Chair/Co-Chairs, please email Satin Brennan at satin_san@hotmail.com or Jean Chenevert at jeanmhamlin@yahoo.com

Art Night is only 8 school days away!

May 30th, 6-8pm

Not only will Student Artwork be all over the walls upstairs and down, Art Night is your chance to dig in and make some art with your kids.

Creation stations will be outside and inside, upstairs and downstairs, featuring familiar and new projects like: Paper Marbling Impressionist Style, Crayon Melting Chihuly Style, Japanese Sumi Ink Painting, Hawaiian Lei Making, Mosaics with Van Gogh and OKeeffe.

Search for clues around campus in a Scavenger Hunt Adventure of artistic discovery.

TNT Treats will provide Hot Dog Dinners (dog, chips, drink) for $5. They'll also serve Lemonade and Kettle Corn.

Celebrate Horace Mann Elementary and the Sudo family as they break a Guinness World Record in our very own Mann Art Gallery. That's right, history will be made - because the Sudo's have made over 21,000 origami boats and you can see them all.

Each class has been working together on a Raffle project for you to take home. Raffle tickets will be on sale before and after school May 29, 30 and 31 for $1 each.

As with any school event, there are many jobs! If you can fill a 30 minute shift, please RSVP on the sign up genius: 2014 Art Night Sign-up Genius

Yearbooks for Sale

There are 100 yearbooks still available to purchase. If you would like to purchase one please visit http://horacemannptsa.org/Packet/YearBook. Buy one today before they are gone!! Email yearbook@horacemannptsa.org with questions.

Free Summer Meals and Snacks for Kids

The Summer Meals Program feeds kids and teens 18 years and younger. Sites are located at places like schools, parks and community centers.

Free Summer Meals and Snacks flyer

Horace Mann Math Challenge

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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 (check updated 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 #15 will be available 5/23 and is due 5/29 by 3pm.