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Kids FREE Dental Day

Lake Washington Dental Hygienists' Society is offering FREE dental sealants, doctor exams, x-rays, and fluoride varnish to children who would not otherwise be able to receive this cavity-prevention treatment. Children who have cavities will be scheduled at no cost to have their teeth filled at a later date.

The cost of this program is FREE and includes all of the services mentioned above, for a total value of over $300 per child.

Click Here (http://horacemannptsa.org/Doc/Flyers/KidsFreeDentalday.pdf) for more information.

Explorer Community School Information 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.

Nominating Committee Needs Volunteers

PTSA Members - We are looking for a handful of parent volunteers to be on the Nominating Committee. This is the team that receives and reviews all nominations and selects the 2015/16 PTSA Executive Committee (President, VP's, Secretary, Treasurers). Training is provided by the Lake Washington PTSA in January.

If you are interested or have questions, please contact Jean Chenevert at jeanmhamlin@yahoo.com

Assemblies Coordinator Needed

We are looking for a parent volunteer serve as our Assemblies Coordinator for the Horace Mann PTSA. You will work with Mrs. Spaulding and the Horace Mann Administrative Staff to identify fun, educational assemblies to bring into the school each year. If you have an idea for an assembly, or would like to help with this effort, please contact Jean Chenevert at jeanmhamlin@yahoo.com

Train the Trainer Common Core Standards Opportunity

The WSPTA will be providing presentations around the state to help build parents' understanding and awareness for Common Core State Standards and Smarter Balanced assessments. WSPTA and Partnership for Learning (PFL) are the recipients of a grant from College Spark to facilitate these presentations. WSPTA is interested in finding qualified volunteer trainers willing to commit to the training process and become certified trainers. The train the trainer event is scheduled for January 31 from 12:30 pm - 5 pm in Tacoma. The due date for sign-ups in Friday, January 16. If you are interested in this training opportunity or have any questions, please contact Linda Fergus at lfergus@wastatepta.org.

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~Horace Mann PTSA