PTSA Openings for 2015/2016

Have you been wanting to get involved with the PTSA?  Here's your chance!  We have some open positions that we would love to fill before the next school year starts.  This is a great way for you to get to know other parents and to give back to your child's school.  If you'd like to learn more about these positions or to volunteer to take charge, please e-mail president@horacemannptsa.org.

Newsletter Editor, School Pictures, Health Screening, Chess Club, Special Needs Liaison, Yearbook, Emergency Prep, Awards Committee, Knights of Multiplication, Safe Arrival, Health Room, Spirit Wear, Nominating Committee.

Thank you for considering taking part in the Horace Mann PTSA! 

Mark Your Calendars

Please mark your summer calendars and reserve Thursday Aug., 27.  On this day you are requested to attend:

The Colt Corral                         8-11 am              

This is an opportunity to get all the beginning of the year paperwork done in 1 stop and find out your child's teacher for next school year.

Meet and Greet                        11am-12pm        

This is an opportunity to bring your child to school so they can see their new classroom and meet their new teacher.

Kindergarten Orientation          3-4pm                 

This meeting is for parents of incoming kindergarten parents.

Curriculum Night                      3rd-5th                  5:00-6:00

                                                 All school              6:00-6:30

                                                 1st and 2nd           6:30-7:30 

School Supply Kits Now Available!!

Ordering your back-to-school supplies has never been easier thanks to Horace Mann PTSA and schoolKids! You can complete your order within minutes and the school supplies will be delivered to your child's classroom before the school year starts! 

Simply click this link www.shopttkits.com and enter our school account number:  42513. 

Please remember to order the correct grade for your child as custom kits cannot be returned. Horace Mann teachers have tailored each kit to accomodate the needs of their classrooms.  Not only will ordering these school kits save you time, with each kit ordered, schoolKids will donate a portion of their proceeds right back to Horace Mann PTSA!  Your child will have all of their school supplies in time for the first day and you will be supporting your PTSA.  Happy Ordering!

Summer Reading Postcard Program

Dear Parents,

           
To help promote summer literacy, we are excited to bring back the  Horace Mann Summer Reading  Postcard Program.  Each student will receive 2 postcards on the last day of school to complete during the summer for grades K-5.  Postcards will also available on the Horace Mann website and in the Horace Mann Little Library.  For students in 5th grade, I will be sending a Battle of the Books list and encourage you to participate with this KCLS program next year.  5th graders may also print postcards from the Horace Mann website to use as a resource this summer or participate by posting a "shelfie" and writing a review on the Colt Readers Blog.  I will be sending the link out in an email next week.  All students may utilize the blog this summer and all entries will be placed in a monthly drawing during June-August.  One winner from primary and one winner from intermediate grades will win a $15.00 Amazon gift card.

While your child reads, we recommend using the active reading strategies and read along. On the bottom of each postcard, please comment on how your child has improved from one reading to the next and write a review on the Colt Readers Blog. After completing a postcard, you may mail them to Horace Mann or turn them into your classroom teacher during the first week of school. Postcards will be on display during the month of September and students who participate will be recognized as a group during the Welcome Back Assembly and celebrate with a special character lunch in the library, that includes selecting a new Usborne book. Last year we had 137 students participate and this summer we would like to see if we can reach our goal of having 150 students participate. If we reach our goal, teachers will surprise students with a special Flash Mob presentation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjf7H8K9r4U

For additional resources including age specific reading lists, please check out the link below:
http://imaginationsoup.net/2015/05/summer-reading-list-for-kids/

Thank you in advance for supporting literacy learning all year long.

Shannon Leonard                                Megan Spaulding
Library Media Specialist                     Principal 

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