With the busy holiday season coming up, why fight the crowds at the stores when you can shop online and have everything delivered to your door with Amazon?

If you shop Amazon using this link: http://www.amazon.com/?tag=homaellw-20 and you'll help us raise money - at no cost to you! Perfect! (Love using Google Chrome? You can download this fantastic toolbar so that you always have the PTSA loaded to help fund our school!)
Thank you!

Boundary Change Community Input Opportunity

Monday, December 1, 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Redmond High School

Boundary change scenarios-maps and data-will be available at this meeting and written feedback will be collected.

A Spanish-speaker will be available at the meeting. Hope to see you there!

If you cannot attend, all the information will be online and feedback can be submitted online as well. www.lwsd.org/news/reboundary

Scholastic Book Fair December 1st - 4th

Support the Horace Mann Library, Shop the Book Fair!

The funds raised from this year's book fair will be used to purchase more picture books, chapter books, and nonfiction titles for students to enjoy and to support the curriculum and Common Core Standards. Students will preview the book fair with their classes on December 1st and 2nd. The book fair opens for shopping Tuesday, December 2nd at 3pm. Book fair volunteers get to shop the book fair before the crowds on Tuesday, December 2nd from 7:45 - 8:15 am. If you'd like to support the library and shop the book fair without the crowds, sign up to volunteer: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4DA8AA29A1F94-scholastic

If you can't make it to the Book Fair, you can shop our online fair starting November 26th. To shop our online book fair go to:

http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/horacemannredmond. All books ordered online will arrive at the school 7-10 days after the book fair ends.

4th & 5th Grade: Holiday Food Drive Concert

Dear 4th and 5th grade families,

Below is a link for participation in our annual Holiday Food Drive Performance at Redmond Town Center. It is important that you sign up your student for this performance so we can make sure we have enough space on stage. Please take a moment to look through all the information that I've provided. We'd love to have everyone there! There are also some spots for volunteers to sign up as I will be needing help that evening with equipment and supervision. I'm looking forward to another fun and memorable event and I appreciate all your help and support in making this happen!

Thanks so much!

http://www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0E4AABA728A6F49-horace2/

Jimmy Cho

Horace Mann Elementary

jcho@lwsd.org

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.

Explorer Community School Info Night

Lake Washington School District parents are invited to Explorer Community School's Enrollment Information Night - Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 6:30pm at the Emily Dickinson school commons - 7040 208th Ave. NE Redmond, WA.

Explorer is a Lake Washington School District choice elementary school located on the Emily Dickinson campus in Redmond. One of three choice elementary school programs in the Lake Washington School District, Explorer offers a small elementary school environment staffed by three certified teachers in multi-aged classrooms grades one through five. Explorer's curriculum promotes academic excellence, strong self-esteem, a love of learning and a belief in the importance of community. Parent volunteers are vital to the school's success in meeting these goals and a high level of parental involvement is required.

Attendance at this evening information night is highly encouraged for all families who wish to enroll a child for the 2015/2016 school year. Following the presentation, you will have the opportunity to sign up for a school tour. We are unable to offer childcare; therefore this is an adult only evening.

Details regarding Explorer enrollment can be found at http://www.lwsd.org/school/explorer/About-Us/Pages/Explorer-Enrollment.aspx or call (425) 936-2533.

Lake Washington PTSA Council Brown Bag Lunches

Lake Washington PTSA Council has been running a series of "Brown Bag Lunches". These are short presentations and discussion on topics of interest to the LWSD community. They are held in the LWSD Resource Center from 12-1pm. Click here for more info:
http://www.lwptsa.net/introducing-brown-bag-lunches/

This is the schedule so far:

September 18: Common Core Training (counts as WSPTA training)
October 16: Gun Legislation Presentation and Discussion
November 20: LWSD Boundary Changes - Parent input opportunity
December 18: 45th District Legislative Panel
January 22: Grant Writing by Lake Washington Schools Foundation
February 19: Family Emergency Prep.
March 19: Lunch with Dr. Traci Pierce
April 16: Parent Education (TBA)
May 21: Legislative Wrap-Up

Horace Mann PTSA Standing Rules

Standing rules are adopted by the membership to govern the PTSA's operation. The standing rules must be reviewed, updated (if necessary), and approved annually by the general membership of each local unit or council. The Horace Mann PTSA will be voting on the standing rules at the upcoming PTSA general meeting on December 4th. Click here if you would like to review the current standing rules.

http://horacemannptsa.org/Doc/Public/Horace%20Mann%20PTSA%20-%20Standing%20Rules%202013-2014%20.pdf

To add content to the Horace Mann E-Newsletter, e-mail your entry to horacemannager@horacemannptsa.org. Make your submissions by 5:00 pm on Thursday. Mid-week blasts are subject to approval. The Horace Mannager welcomes article submissions from students, parents, staff & the community. The PTSA reserves the right to be selective regarding materials published.

Other organizations (e.g. the YMCA, Girl or Boy Scouts, Boys and Girls Club, etc.) can post announcements on the Community Bulletin Board. Instructions on how to submit for approval can be found here.

~Horace Mann PTSA