This newsletter provides updates, information and event details for Horace Mann School, the Horace Mann School Parent-Teacher Association (PTA), and Saint Paul Public Schools. It is published weekly and distributed through email. Past issues can be found at mann.spps.org.

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On Monday, November 11 at 9:30am, we will hold an All-School Assembly for Veteran's Day. We would like to invite any family members who have served in our Armed Forces to attend.

The lost and found is full of sweatshirts, shirts, hats, water bottles, and more! All of it will be put on tables in the main hall during conferences. Please stop by and pick up your child's lost items!

Any new items lost during conferences will go into the original lost and found. It is found by Door 5, the door near Holleran Hall to the playground.

Bookmark our school calendar. It can be found at the top of our website. Here are some highlights for the next two weeks.

Friday, November 8

• No School- Conferences
• 8:00am-3:00pm Fall Conferences & Scholastic Book Fair in the Library

Monday, November 11

• 9:35am All School Assembly- Veteran's Day
• 2:00-3:45pm Extended Day for Learning (EDL)
• 3:00-6:00pm Scholastic Book Fair in Library
• 6:00-8:00pm Special Education Parent Advisory- 360 Colborne

Tuesday, November 12

• 3:00-6:00pm Fall Conferences & Scholastic Book Fair in the Library

Wednesday, November 13

• 8:15am Tour for Prospective Families
• 9:10am-1:00pm 4th Gr Field Trip to Children's Theater Company
• 2:00-3:45pm Extended Day for Learning (EDL)

• 6:00-8:00pm Gender & Sexual Diversity Parent Advisory- 360 Colborne

Thursday, November 14

• 2:00-3:00pm Language Sprouts Spanish
• 2:00-3:15 Community Education Classes

Friday, November 15

• 11:35am-1:00pm Highland Park Middle School 8th Graders Read with Kindergarten

Monday, November 18

• 2:00-3:45pm Extended Day for Learning (EDL)

Tuesday, November 19

• 2:00-3:00pm Language Sprouts Spanish

Wednesday, November 20

• 9:30-11:30am Witt Class Field Trip to Como Planetarium
• 2:00-3:45pm Extended Day for Learning (EDL)
• 5:00-8:00pm Somali Parent Advisory Council at 360 Colborne (District Office)

• 5:30-8:00pm Hmong Parent Advisory Council at 360 Colborne (District Office)

Thursday, November 21

• 2:00-3:00pm Language Sprouts Spanish
• 2:00-3:15 Community Education Classes

It's the tradition of Horace Mann PTA to provide food for our teachers during school conferences. This year we will be bringing in food for an after school snack/light dinner on Thursday, 11/7 and Tuesday, 11/12.

There are several ways to help:

1. Help with set up or clean up (generally this takes about 20 minutes)

2. Donate food/beverage items. Note for any donated items -please bring to the school office before Tuesday, 11/12 at 2pm.

3. Make a financial contribution toward the cost of purchased food. Contact Mariah Tollgaard mftollgaard@gmail.com or venmo at @Mariah-Tollgaard and note that it's for conferences

Please review the available slots and sign up HERE to support our amazing teachers!

Come to the Horace Mann Library during school conferences from 2:30-7PM on November 7th and 12th and from 8AM-1PM on November 8th.

If you can’t make it to the in-person fair this year, you can shop our online Scholastic Book Fair November 7th to November 20th. All orders ship directly to your home, and shipping is free for book orders over $25. Your online orders will also benefit our school.

Before the Fair, set up eWallet for worry-free, cash-free purchases. Anyone can contribute! Share each child’s eWallet so friends and family can add funds and give your kids more books to enjoy.

Visit our Book Fair homepage to learn more and get started with eWallet and online shopping.

On Wednesday, November 13th, you can enjoy a hot, homemade, family-style meal from Famfare Kitchen and 15% of your order goes back to Horace Mann. Famfare Kitchen prepares hot, homemade meals for the whole family. Their mission is to help busy families eat better, together. Each meal serves 4-6 people and includes an entrée, salad, sides, and bread. You can even order frozen meals for another busy night!

Order through our platform by 12 PM on Sunday, November 10th (orders open at noon on 11/4).

Pick up your meals at The Ryan Residence (1931 Saunders Ave, St. Paul) between 4:00 - 6:00 PM on November 13th

On the Menu:

• HOT: Chicken & Dumplings, Spinach Berry Salad with Poppy Dressing & Brownie Bites
• COLD: Ravioli Bake

Order here: famfarekitchen.bottle.com and remember to choose the 'Horace Mann' fundraiser when ordering!

Horace Mann's Read-A-Thon is here! For the month of November, students will track how many minutes they read per day to contribute to our school's goal of 600,000 minutes. During this month, your goal is to find new ways to make reading a part of your day. Read in the morning, read at night, read something new, read something old, read to yourself, and read to others because every minute counts! If we can collectively read 600,000 minutes, the “Principal Challenge” will be unlocked.

Please see the packet of information sent home with your student(s) last week, and the donations page, for more details.

There is still time to join/submit membership dues to the Horace Mann PTA if you haven't already. The PTA exists to improve the educational experience of every Horace Mann Student. Our students receive engaging enrichment experiences as well as an academically excellent curriculum that is enhanced by our PTA volunteering and fundraising. Becoming a PTA member supports our local PTA as well as the Minnesota PTA which offers tools, resources, and guidance to advocate to support children and local chapters throughout the state.

• Family Membership: $14
• Single/Staff Membership: $7

Each membership contributes $2.25 to National PTA, $4.00 to MN State PTA, and $.75 to our local PTA chapter. If you would like to make an additional gift to the PTA to support enrichment programming for Horace Mann students add a donation to your cart in addition to your membership.

To pay for your membership, please visit the Givebacks online store.

If you would like to pay by check, please make checks out to the Horace Mann PTA and write membership in the memo line. Checks can be dropped off or mailed to the school office.

Thursday, Dec 5th from 5pm-7pm in Holleran Hall (Horace Mann cafeteria).

Bring the entire family to this FREE night of seasonal crafting for kids, sponsored by the Horace Mann School PTA!

This is a free event, but please SIGN UP through this online form to let us know you're planning to attend. You can also sign up to volunteer or donate snacks for the event through the form - thank you!

Please note this is not a drop off event - all kids must be accompanied by an adult.

Questions?

Contact Sarah Haley at girard312@gmail.com

President: Grace Hanson, president@hms-pta.org

Vice-President: Gina Corradi, president@hms.-pta.org

Treasurer: Alex Stuart & Sam Smith, treasurer@hms-pta.org

Teacher Reps: Amy Kortuem & Mark Lindskoog, teacher-rep@hms-pta.org

Communications: Lisa Ortmann, communications@hms-pta.org

Volunteer Coordinator: Christine Holloway, volunteer.coordinator@hms-pta.org

Recorders: Andrea Gleckner & Sarah Liuzzi, recorder@hms-pta.org

Check the HMS PTA website for the most up to date information about meetings, latest forms, announcements, contact information, volunteer opportunities and more. Click on the “Treasurer’s report and Budget” to see this year’s budget. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions please email web-admin@hms-pta.org.

Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS) is not sponsoring, endorsing, or recommending the activities/events announced in the PTA Section and no SPPS student will be turned away due to inability to pay.

Perspectives Submission Deadline: Thursdays by 8:00am

Email: jim.litwin@spps.org
Website: https://mann.spps.org/
Location: Horace Mann School, 2001 Eleanor Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55116
Phone: 651-293-8965
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