During the month of April, we are accepting parent input on your student's class placement for next year. Forms are available in the office and are due back no later than April 30th.

The Face of Art

Horace Mann Families,

Don't forget Art Night! Thursday, April 30th from 6-8 pm. Click here (http://horacemannptsa.org/Page/Art/Art%20Night) for more information.

Be sure to take a minute to visit the sign-up Genius (http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c084da4ae23a3f94-20151) to see when you'd like to volunteer. We need you!

Do you want the After School Enrichment program to continue next year?

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

To keep this program going we need an After School Enrichment Coordinator. This parent volunteer will assist the VP, Enrichment with planning classes and administering the program.

If you are interested please contact Gretchen Connors at afterschoolenrichment@horacemannptsa.org.

Knights of the Multiplication Table

Hear ye! Hear ye! Announcing the next of the Knights of the Multiplication Table! This exciting program involves 3rd and 4th grade students at Horace Mann. Upon completing their multiplication facts, our students will have the opportunity to kneel before our royal Mrs. Spaulding to be knighted and honored with their classmates.

Our Knighting Ceremonies will be held on the following Thursdays at 2:15pm in the Commons: April 23, May 14, June 11th.

Work Hard! Succeed! Celebrate!

Congratulations to our 19 newest knights:

Alice K, Abbey C, Adrian L, Anish B, Bailey R, Esteban R, Gautham I, Jacob N, Joshua E, Kailani Y, Natalie S, Nikki B, Nitya K, Raymond Y, Shriya R, Tanvi B, Elizabeth L, Thatcher E, and Mila P.

Winners for Math Challenges 9 & 10

MC#9 Winners:

Sarah R (K), Nidhi N (K), Lon C (1), Amy L (1), Annabel W(2), Robert K (2), Kotaro O (3), Mila P (3), Tobin S (4), Anthony K (4), Christopher T (5), and Kevin J (5)

MC#10 Winners:

Sophia W (K), Suhani J (K), Amadeo A (1), Ella X (1), Robert K (2), Annabel W (2), Tiffany T (3), Dylan H (3), Kailani Y (4), Albert L (4), Hannah C (5), Kazuma I (5)

SBA Testing Dates

3rd-5th grade parents,

Please mark the following dates on your calendar. It is essential all 3rd-5th grade students attend these days of school for the Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA). Please make doctor appointments on other days or before or after school. The SBA has an interesting component to it. One of the testing days involves a whole class performance task, which will usually mean a class discussion. If students miss these sessions, it will be extremely difficult to re-create these discussions in a make-up session. Your help in making sure your child is attending school well-rested, healthy and fed on these days is much appreciated.

	ELA day 1	ELA day 2	ELA day 3	Math day 1	Math day 2	Math day 3	Science
3rd	4/16	4/20	4/21	6/4	6/8	6/9	xxx
4th	4/15	4/22	4/23	6/2	6/3	6/4	xxx
5th	4/22	4/28	4/29	5/14	5/20	5/21	5/28

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