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

November 9, 2014

In This Issue
Horace Mann Calendar
Vision and Health Screening
Help Needed For The Holidays
LWSD Boundary Change
Math Challenge Winners
Math Contests
Clay Glazing Training
Amazon Affiliate Program

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Horace Mann Calendar
 

Mon Nov 10:   Veterans Day Assembly

 

Tues Nov 11:  NO SCHOOL - Veterans Day

 

Thurs Nov 13: 9am - 10am Art Docent Clay Glazing Training

                        7pm Band Concert (RMS)

 

Tues Nov 18:  LWSD PTSA Special Needs Group Meeting

                        http://www.lwptsa.net/special-needs/ 

 

Thurs Nov 20: Vision & Hearing Testing

                        Signup to help - volunteers needed 

 

For events beyond Nov 23 see either:

LWSD Tandem Calendar 

or

Horace Mann PTSA Calendar 


***Important: Vision and Health Screening Day Volunteers Needed!***

                    

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 desperately need your help on this day, November 20, 2014.  The screening runs from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM.  If you are able to volunteer and help for all or part of the session, please either:

 

Email Greg Reichlin (gregreichlin@gmail.com) who is this year's coordinator
OR 

Click Here to Signup (http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0c4ba8ae28a2f94-vision)

 

We can't do this without volunteers!

 

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!    


HELP NEEDED FOR THE HOLIDAYS:

 

The holiday season is fast approaching and we are asking for your help for our Horace Mann families who may need a little extra support during this time.  As a school community, we provide a Thanksgiving meal and Christmas gift cards to a handful of families in our school family who may be going through tough financial times. If you are willing and able to help, we are collecting donations through November for BOTH Thanksgiving and Christmas.

  • Donate online (http://horacemannptsa.org/Packet/HolidayHelp) via our ptsa website with check or paypal. 
  • Cash or Check (checks made out to Horace Mann PTSA w/ "transitions" in memo line)
  • Gift Cards (any local store)
  • *NEW THIS YEAR* Stockings and Stocking Stuffers (toys, candy, personal hygiene items, etc for both children and adults) 
All donations can be brought to the school office, c/o Ann Glassey.  Your support is very much appreciated and truly makes a difference. Thank you.

Boundary change process update

 

Staff working subcommittees from each of the district's four Learning Communities have begun meeting to develop scenarios for boundary changes. Our district is organized into four Learning Communities: Eastlake, Juanita, Lake Washington, and Redmond. Learning communities include the neighborhood schools that feed into the same high school. There is a staff subcommittee working on the boundary scenarios for each Learning Community.

 

These scenarios will be shared with parents/community for feedback in December.

The specific meeting dates, times, and locations by Learning Community are:

 

* Redmond Learning Community - Redmond High School Commons, Monday, December 1, 6:30-8:00 p.m.

* Lake Washington Learning Community - Lake Washington High School Commons, Tuesday, December 2, 6:30-8:00 p.m.

* Eastlake Learning Community - Eastlake High School Commons, Thursday, December 11, 6:30-8:00 p.m.

* Juanita Learning Community - Juanita High School Commons, Monday, December 15, 6:30-8:00 p.m.

For those who cannot attend the meeting, all of the information will be posted online. You will be able to submit your feedback to the committee online.

 

The subcommittees are in the process of developing the scenarios that will be shared in December. Over the last two weeks, the subcommittees each met separately to review data and consider initial ideas. The subcommittees must analyze all impacts of each possible change. That process also helps develop more possibilities. 

 

The subcommittees will continue this process of developing and analyzing ideas at future meetings. Part of the analysis includes comparing possibilities with the decision-making criteria that was ranked based on a survey of parents/guardians and community members.

 

The subcommittees are working toward developing two to three scenarios for each Learning Community for parent feedback. After parent feedback is received in December, the committee will take the feedback and develop a preferred scenario. Ultimately, the committee will recommend a preferred scenario to the superintendent. The superintendent then brings a recommendation to the Board of Directors for action. 


Winners for Math Challenge #2 

 

Richard J.   5        Wobker

 

Beliz O.      5        Maver

 

Leo T.        4        Willard

 

Jason C.    4        Holmes

 

Peter X.     3        Koll

 

John Paul   3       Hatai

 

Jeremiah R.2      Davis

 

Vedant A.   2      Montoya

 

Tusker H.    1      Ernst

 

Fiori A.        1      Ernst

 

Suhani J.     K     Miller

 

Daniel S      K     Ives


Math Contests

 

It's time to register (http://horacemannptsa.org/Packet/MathContest) for Noetic Learning Math Contest (Fall) and Math Kangaroo Math Competition at Horace Mann this year! 

 

Noetic Learning Math Contest is just around the corner on Nov 14, 2014.  Practice problems will be available ONLY at Math Club on Tuesdays at lunch recess.  Tell your kids to drop on by!

 

Math Kangaroo is March 19, 2015 but registration closes on 12/15/14 and there are only 50 slots available. Both nearby centers are already full so don't delay!  



Invitation to Art Docents:
Clay Glazing Training  

 

When: November 13th Thursday 9-10am

Where: Art Room

 

All the docents are welcome.  If you didn't come to our first clay training, but are interested in learning glazing, please come!  We have some already made clay forms which you can apply glaze to.


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