Horace Mannager
Weekly E-Newsletter for Horace Mann Elementary, Redmond WA

June 22, 2014

In This Issue
Horace Mann Calendar
Colt Corral Volunteers
Setup for Colt Corral
Back to School Breakfast
Amazon Affiliate Program

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Hello Horace Mann parents,

This Message is from Lia White and Jean Chenevert - we are your 2014/15 PTSA co-presidents. We hope you are enjoying your summer. We are still a couple weeks away from the beginning of school but wanted to make sure everyone knew about the Colt Corral.

 

  On Thursday August 28th from 8am-12pm, we will have the Colt Corral set up in the commons and gym area.  You can drop in any time during these hours.  When you arrive, greeters will hand you a few important forms to complete and a passport or punch card.  It will be important that you bring the following information/items with you to the Corral:

  • Your contact information, including address, phone numbers (remember work and cell numbers too) and e-mail addresses
  • Contact information for people you will be using as an emergency contact.  Note that these people will also be able to pick up your child in case of an emergency.  We recommend you have at least 3 emergency contacts
  • Any medical information and/or medicine
  • Your checkbook and/or debit/credit card (for the PTSA booth and to add money to your child's lunch account)

Once you have completed the forms, you will be asked to turn them in at each designated booth/station.  Staff and volunteers will be manning each station so that you can get your questions answered.  Once you have visited each mandatory station, you will get your passport punched.  Once you have every mandatory station punched on your card, you can turn it in at the final station and be handed your child's class placement for the fall.  For security purposes, class lists will not be posted in the window of the school.


 

On this same day, starting at 11 am (and ending promptly at 12 pm) is our Meet and Greet.  If you come right at 11 am and  have not completed the stations at the Corral, you will need to visit the Corral in the gym and Commons to pick up the necessary forms and then get your child's class placement.  We expect that there will be a rush at the Corral from 10:30-11:30, so please plan on attending the Corral earlier in the morning to avoid the crowds.  It would also be helpful, if possible, to walk to school as we expect a large number of cars in the lot. 


 

We hope to see everyone there!

Jean & Lia 


Horace Mann Calendar

  

Tues Aug 26:  3:00 pm  Kindergarten Orientation for Parents in the

                     Commons

 

Thurs Aug 28:  8:00 am - 12:00pm  "Colt Corral" in the Commons

                      11:00 am  Meet & Greet

 

Tues Sept 2:   First Day of School

 

Thurs Sept 11: Curriculum Night for Grades 1-5

                      5pm - 6pm 1st and 2nd grade

                      6pm - 6:30pm All grades in the Gym

                      6:30pm - 7:30pm 3rd to 5th


Oct 13, 14, 16: Elementary Conferences. School out at 11:30am

 

Oct 17:           No School - LEAP Day


Colt Corral Volunteers

 

Help welcome back the Horace Mann community by helping greet folks at the Colt Corral on August 28.  See familiar faces and meet some new ones by helping hand out passports and direct folks to the essential stations. Sign up to help for just an hour or more.  8am - 12 pm. 


 

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0e45a8a72fa46-colt
 


Setup for Colt Corral

 

On August 27, 2014 we need volunteers to help stuff envelopes, make signs and setup the commons and gym in preparation for the back to business event.  We need your help to make this event run smoothly for a successful welcome back to our Horace Mann community.  Come join in and lend a hand.

 

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0e45a8a72fa46-setup

 


Back to School Breakfast

 

The teachers and staff at Horace Mann will be back to school on Monday, August 25th in preparation for the year ahead.  In keeping up with tradition, the PTSA would like to provide them with a welcome back breakfast.  Please see the sign up for items needed.  Thanks in advance for helping make Horace Mann a great community for the teachers, staff and our children!

 

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d49a4af2aa20-back/ 

 


Fundraising:  Amazon Affiliate Program
  

Amazon 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!

 

Chrome Users:  Install this toolbar extension and you'll never have to remember this link again.  Automatically gives our school the credit when you shop!    

  

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~Horace Mann PTSA