Cougar Connection 👋🏽
November 18, 2024
This week at Mann!!!! 🍎
✔️Monday: Admin Meeting from 1:40-3:15 PM
✔️Tuesday: RCT from 9:30-10:00 AM
✔️Wednesday: Home Visits from 9:30-10:45 AM
✔️Wednesday: Office meeting from 10:00-10:30 AM
✔️Wednesday: English Classes for Parents from 10:00-12:00 PM in the Family Cougar Center
✔️Wednesday: 5+ Tardy Reflection from 1:18-1:35 in your P6 classroom.
✔️Wednesday: Staff Potluck from 1:45-2:15 PM
✔️Thursday: Club Rush during lunchtime in the Quad
✔️Friday: Global Flavors and Band Performance during lunchtime in the Quad
Attention Students!!!!📣📣📣📣📣
Four weeks until grades close for Report Cards!
Spirit Week Next Week!
From the Yearbook!!!!
Students, you will be receiving a yearbook flyer during period 6 today. Use the QR code to purchase your yearbook on the Lifetouch website. Here's a video with more information.
Global Taste and Band Performance this Friday during Lunch Time
All families are invited🥟🥨🍗🫔🌮🌮🌮🌮
Teens Make Health Happen Club !!!!!!!!!
The Teens Make Health Happen club is hosting a fall relay event for all students on Wednesday, November 20 at lunch. Teams of 5 will compete against one another. Come to the health office to sign up your team of 5!
Birch Aquarium Educational Field Trip! Ms. Wadhwa's Science Class
English Classes for Parents at Mann/Clases de Inglés para padres en Mann!
Field Trip!!!
Ms. Jacobson's English classes had a fantastic time seeing The Addams Family at San Diego Junior Theatre! It was a great day!
Newcomer Welcome Center Grand Opening!
Newcomer Welcome Center Grand Opening
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Friday, November 22, 2024 from 12:30-2:00PM
Crawford High School
Wrapping paper fundraiser!!!! 8th Graders!
8th Grade Fundraiser -- Wrapping Paper Sales! Scan the QR code, or go to the link on the flyer to shop for seasonal wrapping paper and other household items. A portion of every sale goes to support the 8th grade class. You can also help by sharing the links with your friends, family, and social networks. We appreciate your support!
Global Taste and Gratitude!!!!!!
The Family Engagement Committee is organizing the Global Taste and Gratitude on Friday, November 22nd. Sign up your family to bring a small dish to share during lunchtime. Parents will be contacted to confirm their participation.
From the Nurse's Office!!!
We are hosting a dental screening at Mann Middle School Friday, November 22. The health office staff will be putting consent forms (Eng/Sp) in each teacher's mail box for their advisory students.
SY Health will offer a dental screening by a dentist or a dental screening and fluoride varnish. The dentist will determine if further dental care is needed. The health office and SY Health will work together to make sure students who need follow up are linked with a dentist.
SY Health's goal is the return of all students' consent forms, regardless of participation. When 100% of the consent forms are returned to the advisory teacher, SY Health will give the teacher a $25 gift card.
Students- help us get this money for your teacher! When you get the form, please ask your family to fill it out and return as soon as possible.
Questions? Call the health office and we are happy to assist.
Tools for Parents and Teachers!!!! SDUSD Blocksi!
SDUSD Blocksi Parent Dashboard, a management tool that allows teachers and parents to control the Chromebook in their class or at home. The parent dashboard feature allows parents to control their child's chromebook when it's off campus in the following ways:
- Block websites or turn off internet access
- View your child's web history
- View detected safety alerts for self-harm and threats
This short video explains in further detail how to use the parent dashboard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNH12hy7FE8
To log in and start using the Parent Dashboard, parents can follow the instructions in the Blocksi Parent Job Aid: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bgKMOOHBPqqPkBHbFN1hHE2F-ti0_VTnpOSxeAAxZuM/edit
Reading In the Garden by Family Engagement Committee!!😀😍🌺🌻🌸🪴
Read! Read!!📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📖📖📖📖📖Read!!!!
Thank you, Ms. Pauline, Ms. Alex, and Ms. Viri (parents), for helping run Reading in the Garden!!! All students are invited to come every Thursday during lunchtime, bring their books, foo, and friends!!!
FANCY at Mann!!
FANCY (Focused And Naturally Confident Youth) Leadership Academy is now accepting applications for their new cohort! This year, they will offer a virtual option, ensuring even more girls have access to our empowering programs, no matter where they are located.
The FANCY Leadership Academy has a proven track record of empowering young girls to discover their strengths, build confidence, and develop essential leadership skills. Since our inception, we have successfully mentored and guided over 2,000 girls, fostering their growth both academically and personally.
FANCY is excited to invite girls from grades 6-12 to apply for this transformative program, available in both community-based and virtual formats. In addition, girls in grades 10-12 who join the FANCY Leadership Academy this fall will be eligible to apply for our exclusive ambassador-paid internship program, providing them with invaluable hands-on experience and leadership opportunities.
To apply, click the application link here: https://detourempowers.mykajabi.com/offers/hdRWFjMz/checkout
To learn more about the FANCY Leadership Academy, please visit www.detourempowers.org.
8th Grade Club in room 100-303!!!
8th Grade Club -- Come to the 8th Grade Club's first meeting of the year! We will meet this Thursday, October 3rd, during lunch in Mr. Leboffe's classroom (100-303). We will be electing our officers, and talking about fundraising for our end-of-the-year trip!
FROM ASB!!!!!
Thrift Store open Wednesday and Thursday at Lunch (Cash Only) in 207
FUN FRIDAYS!!!!
Be in advisory Fridays to play Fun Friday and win prizes! Get to know faculty and staff every Friday by playing Kahoot! Prizes include: keychains, stickers, temporary tattoos, otter pops, honey buns and more! You can collect prizes in the Cougar Store (301) Friday at lunch!
Horace Mann Science Olympiad!!!!
Buy your Yearbook online!!!!
From the Nurse's Office!!!!!
Mann Clinic:
- Has all vaccines in stock again!
- We are holding two walk in vaccine clinics scheduled for Wednesday September 11th from 7-10 AM and Wednesday September 18th from 2-6 PM
- Stay tuned for more information on the clinics
- Outside of these two clinics, ALWAYS call before your visit.
Oak Park Library!!!!!
Perfect Attendance Challenge!!!!
Cell Phone Policy Presentation!!!!Please read and review it with your student!
Volunteers at Mann Survey!!!!
Parents/Guardians!! We need your help completing the survey for volunteering opportunities at Mann!
Meet your Administrators 😍
Picture Day!!!! Buy your student's picture online!
Finance Office Hours and PE uniform!!!!
Purchase the PE clothes or ask for PE clothes assistance in the Finance Office!
Please read below for the office hours!
Finance Office Hours on Regular Days
Finance office Hours on Minimun Days
New Bell Schedule
Pick up and Drop off your Student!
Physical Education (PE) Department Policy
Physical Education (PE) Department Policy
ALL students are required daily to dress for PE and fully participate in all activities unless they are medically exempted or have 504 or IEP modifications. Students should be fully dressed and on their PE numbers within the first 10 minutes of class. All students’ belongings should be left in a locked locker for the duration of the PE class. It is the responsibility of the parent/caregiver to complete the PE uniform assistance form to request support in providing their student with a uniform if they are not able to provide one. Access will be provided for completion of the form should it be necessary. Parents/Caregivers will be contacted immediately if students show up not dressed for PE.
Meet your Counselors!!!
What's New in the Building
Student Wellness Center A-1 ☺️
Family Cougar Center
Back-to-School Resources
Hero App!!
Parents and students have access to their own Hero portal to monitor students point balances and view Hero behavior history using the Hero by Schoolmint App.