The Stinging News
December 13, 2024
Hornung Elementary
Jack Yates - Principal
Email: yatesj@brightonk12.com
Website: https://www.brightonk12.com/Domain/179
Address: 4680 Bauer, Brighton, MI 48116
Phone: 810-299-4451
The FREE BOOK table is back just before the students head home for the holidays. Next week students can pick up an extra book or two to read over break. We appreciate the books donated by families at Thanksgiving and are happy to receive additional donations of fiction, nonfiction, picture books, leveled readers, chapter books, graphic novels, or anything in between. All book donations can be left in the office or dropped off on the front counter of the library labeled “free book table.” Thank you for your consideration and for supporting Hornung readers!
UPCOMING DECEMBER HAPPENINGS:
12/15: Santa Visits for Elouise at Rustic Marine Farm 12-3 pm
12/18: Huddles - Generosity
12/19: Red Robin fundraiser
12/20: Movie and popcorn day
12/23-1/3: No school for winter break
Join us for Santa Visits for Elouise at Rustic Marine Farm from 12-3pm on this Sunday, December 15. Elouise is a Hornung first grader who was recently diagnosed with childhood leukemia. This event was created to help support Elouise and her family as they navigate through her diagnosis and treatment. Come out to Rustic Marine Farm, visit with Santa, mingle with Suzie and some of your favorite teachers and enjoy some hot chocolate and baked goods. All proceeds will go directly to Elouise and her family.
On Wednesday, December 18th our staff appreciation committee is planning a coffee/tea bar and breakfast to treat our amazing Hornung staff this Holiday season. We need your help to make this a success! Please click the link below to sign up.
-Non-perishable donations are due by Friday, December 13
-Perishable donations please deliver the day of the event, December 18.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4FA4AC29A4FDC34-53727287-holiday?useFullSite=true#/
Out shopping for a special Hornung Staff Member? If you’re wondering what makes them smile, click on the link below!
Hornung’s 2nd annual Glow Party will be on Friday, January 31st from 6-8 pm. Pre-register now for $25 per family (cost will be $35 at the door). Add on glow party bags with bracelets/rings/sunglasses/other glow items for $6 each! Please see the registration sheets that came home in the Friday folders last week to sign up.
It’s showtime, get ready for a good time!!
Hornung’s 2025 Talent Show will be Thursday, March 20th at 6:30 pm at the Brighton Center for the Performing Arts.
Important dates:
-Registration opens: Friday, December 13th, 2024 via google form sent in a separate school wide email. Registration link - https://forms.gle/xNozTeawoeVMpoUX6
-Registration deadline: Friday, February 14th, 2025
-Committee Preview: Wednesday, February 26th or Thursday, March 6th
Cost: This event is free to attend. Flowers will be sold and donations will be collected.
Important info for acts:
-Students are allowed to be in one act. If a group of students are performing together, please only fill out the registration form once. Our expectation is that the parent who submits the google form will be the designated point-of-contact for the group.
-An act may be no longer than 2 minutes and 30 seconds long.
-If using music, parents will need to provide an audio file with music already cut, prepared and ready to go.
-Participants are required to attend one preview showcase for the Talent Show committee; either Wednesday, February 26th or Thursday, March 6th. We will make sure acts are within the timeframe and approve music.
-We are limited to the number of acts, so if your superstar is interested in performing, please do not wait to sign up.
-Only current Hornung students may participate. Thank you for understanding. See flyers below for more info!
If you need to contact members of the Hornung PTO board with any questions or concerns, the best way to reach us is our PTO email at hornungpto@gmail.com. Thank you!
We are looking for pics of our wonderful kids for the yearbook. Submit photos by sending them via email to harrismz@gmail.com or text to Mary Beth at 248-330-2209. Please make sure all kids pictured are current Hornung students. Thank you!
The PTO is happy to have made a Google Calendar to share with you! Below are the 3 options to access it and incorporate it into your personal calendars:
*Calendar ID for Google Calendar
*Public URL to this Calendar
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=hornungpto%40gmail.com&ctz=America%2FNew_York
Note: Use this URL to access the calendar from a web browser. This link would not require you to subscribe or sign-in to Google Calendars.
*Public Address in iCal Format
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/hornungpto%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics
Note: Use this address to access the calendar in iOS.
Your Hornung PTO,
Co-Presidents: Lauren Argillander & Andrea Shorkey
Co-Vice Presidents: Erin Bradley & Mirullia Morneault
Co-Secretaries: Mary Beth Harris & Rachel Loch
Treasurer: Michele Mannooch
Parents - Please make sure you pack a change of clothes (that are weather appropriate) in your child's backpack EVERY DAY. This is for ALL students, grades JK-4th, you never know when your student may have a nosebleed, or loose a tooth, or spill food/milk on their shirt, or find a mud puddle outside, or have a bathroom accident. If your student keeps a change of clothing in their backpack, then we can take care of it here, otherwise we need you to bring up a change of clothes. Thank you for your cooperation.
There is a helpful feature in Parent Connect that allows you to enter your student’s absence. Simply log into parent connect and click on the link Report Absence. The Report Absence link will open a screen for you to complete. If you have more than one student check the name of the student for whom an absence is being submitted. Add the applicable dates. If you check the All Day flag attendance will be submitted for the am and pm periods. If you do not check the All Day flag times must be entered and attendance will be submitted for whichever periods meet during the time range (based on period schedule). If you use Parent Connect to report your child's absence you do not need to call the attendance line.
Friendly Reminder - Therapy Dog
We wanted to share a friendly reminder to our families about pets on school grounds. Because our school has a therapy dog, we ask that non-service animals be kept at home. This is for the safety of our therapy dog, Suzie. When Suzie is at school she is trained to do a job. When other dogs are on the property during school hours it is distracting for her and/or could put her in potential danger.
Thank you for understanding.
