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Posted on Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Horace Mann Welcome Back Night is August 28th!

4:00-5:00 4K and 5K Families

5:00-6:00 1st-5th Grade Families

I am excited to see you all at Welcome Back Night and our first day of school (Tuesday, September 3).

Here is a link to the school supplies your teacher has created to ensure you will be ready for success!

Click Here To See the supply list

This year I am excited to tell you that ALL students at Horace Mann will have their own personal iPad to help them be successful with their inquiry units! You are welcome to bring your own headphones to use with your iPad if you would like to, they are not part of your school supply list however I know many of you like having access to your own personal headphones when working with technology! You can also use your own headphones when in the computer lab!

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Mrs. Stein's poets

Posted on Monday, May 6, 2013

April was poetry month, the students here at Horace Mann participated in many activities fostering our love of poetry. Click here to see Mrs. Stein's class present a Robert Frost poem

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Mr. Dreske's Class

Posted on Thursday, April 18, 2013

Today while Mr. Dreske and I are helping organize your planet reports, we would like you to play some new math games!
Click here to play math games

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Science Fair

Posted on Thursday, April 11, 2013

Horace Mann Science Fair

Thursday, May 30, 2013

6:00-7:30 pm

Click here for a link to the science fair information packet

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Classroom Champions

Miss Ticali's Third Graders are part of the Classroom Champions. Last month they let me help them create a video on the team of Friendship.

Click Here to see if you can identify a good friend verses bad friend

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Planet Reports

Our kindergarten students in have been working very hard on becoming planet experts. Click here to see their presentation!

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Nathan Vazquez Update

Posted on Tuesday, March 26, 2013

We are proud to announce that Nathan is the State Wrestling Champion!!!

If you see Nathan, please congratulate him on his tremendous success!

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Horace Mann's Nathan takes on Madison

Posted on Friday, March 22, 2013

Our own Nathan Vazquez stopped in the library this morning before hitting the road to Madison. Nathan picked up some great new books to read as he makes his way to Madison to represent West Allis in the state wrestling tournament. We are very proud of Nathan and look forward to hearing how the tournament goes!

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Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration

Posted on Tuesday, February 26, 2013

This Saturday (March 2 from 9am-11am), Horace Mann Elementary School will celebrate Dr. Seuss' Birthday at Saturday School! Please join the PTA for a green eggs and pancakes breakfast! The event is FREE to all Horace Mann Families. All students must be accompanied by an adult.

The event includes.....

Dr. Seuss Activities

Green Eggs and Pancakes Breakfast

Special Suprise Guests

Coffee with the Principal

Visit the Seussville website for more Dr. Seuss fun!

Click Here to Visit Seussville

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Second Grade Webquest

Posted on Monday, February 25, 2013

First, choose a natural disaster (examples would be tornadoes, hurricanes, droughts, floods, blizzards, wildfires).

Use these websites to help fill in your graphic organizer...

Natural Disasters

FEMA for Kids

Nature's Wrath

Forces of Nature

Use this links to access the information to successful participate in the Webquest!

Click here! This will take you to the second grade webquest.

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Hot Pick of the Week

Posted on Thursday, February 21, 2013

Ms. Ticali's Class is the first to create a hot pick of the week! Check out their book reviews outside their classroom by scanning their individual QR codes to see what they each thought of the book!

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Mrs. Hegg and Miss Abernathy's Webquest

Posted on Friday, February 8, 2013

Today we will be going on a virtual field trip to outer space! Here is the link to your Webquest! Enjoy! During your Webquest you will visit links to tour the solar system. Answer the questions on your space worksheet. Enjoy your tour!

Space Trek Webquest

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Planet Report Resources

Posted on Friday, February 1, 2013

Here are some links to other schools' resources for our Solar System Units!

Jefferson Elementary's Science Symbaloo

Wilson Elementary's Planet Resources

Irving Elementary Solar System Resources

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Saturday School

Posted on Tuesday, January 29, 2013

We had an AMAZING turn out for our Saturday School this past Saturday (around 37 students and more than 50 parents!). I had the privilege of leading the parent session. I taught the parents about my role here at Horace Mann and gave them the opportunity to play with the technology that we use in our classrooms everyday! Parents, Teachers and Students had the opportunity to visit the Wisconsin Humane Society! Here are some pictures of the great families who were able to attend! Don't forget to check out books on your favorite animals right here in the World's Best Library!!!

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What's going on in the library?

Posted on Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Pardon my dust.....

This week I am spending all extra moments of my day conducting inventory in the library. This means I scan every book in our library to see if I can locate any lost books. Thank you for being patient with me through this process as this is the first time I have ever done inventory!

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Posted on Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Happy Winter Break!
The following websites are great ways to keep you busy over the break!

Return to Login Pebble Go Website

Compass Learning

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Book Recommendations

Posted on Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Jacob Griffen of Ms. Ticali's class is the first to write a book review for our student showcase. Book Recommendations can be found under the Best Books Link on the Horace Mann IMC Blogg!

Henry and Mudge- The First Book

by Cynthia Rylant

Review written by Jacob Griffen

In this book, Henry asks his mom and dad for a dog. They say "yes." That's where they found Mudge. One day Mudge got lost and Henry found him. Read to find out more about Henry and Mudge in this book or other books in the Henry and Mudge series all written by Cynthia Rylant!

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New Science Links for Plants Projects

Posted on Monday, December 10, 2012

Here are some new links that were recommended by another librarian! Enjoy!

Interactive Science Websites

Annenberg Learner.org Interactivities

University of Missouri eThemes

em Tech, over 15,000 resources organized by topics for teachers, students, and parents

Lincoln Intermediate School's Wiki on Science Topics

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We're Famous!!!

Posted on Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Some of our great teachers were in the news!!! We are so lucky to have such wonderful people here at Horace Mann!!!

Horace Mann in the News!!!

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Golden Book Award

Posted on Tuesday, December 4, 2012

The highly coveted Golden Book Award has finally made its appearance here at Horace Mann Elementary School. This award can be easily be earned by being the world's best class while using the library. This week, Mrs. Gold's 4/5 class earned the award by being true leaders of our school. Her class exemplifies the expectations in the library by using manners, being organized, being prepared, and enjoying books all while using an appropriate volume in the quietest place in the school! Congrats to Mrs. Gold's class! Who will earn the award next week? What can you do to help your class earn the golden book?

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