In This Issue

Calendar	Hearing/Vision
Picture Retakes	Let's Stay Healthy	Math is Cool
Holiday Help	Math Contests	Amazon

Want to have your student's photo retaken?  Retakes are scheduled for Thursday November 5th! Check the envelope that pictures were sent home in for retake instructions. 

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 many families in our school community 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. 

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.

The yearly hearing and vision screening is happening on Thursday, November 19th and we need your help! The only thing you need to volunteer is to be excited to work with our great students. Please sign up here to volunteer!

You often hear medical professionals reminding us to cover our mouths and to wash our hands to prevent the spread of germs that cause colds and flus.  But there are other things we can do to keep ourselves and our children free from anything contagious. Do you know much about lice, how it is spread and how you can prevent it?  Please take some time to read this FAQ about lice.

The following two contests will be hosted at Horace Mann for grades 2-6.  Registration is now available online for both, seating is limited.

Volunteers needed:  email satin_san@hotmail.com

Want your child to try "Math Is Cool" competition on March 18th, 2016? A Horace Mann Team is being assembled with coaching classes.  To be eligible, a placement test will be administered at the first meeting (TBD). To sign up to take the placement test and get more details, click here to register.  

There are a limited number of spots. Children will be chosen for the team based on the placement test and availability to attend coaching sessions and the contest.

Coaching sessions will be held on Wednesday's after school at Horace Mann to prepare students.  Similar to Enrichment classes, a parent volunteer(s) is also required.  Without a parent volunteer, this won't happen.For general information about the competition, visit http://www.academicsarecool.com/index.php 

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