All classes will be collecting coins during the month of January to support the "Technology Fund" for our school. Start collecting spare change at home and get the kids excited about watching their classroom piggy banks grow! Each grade will participate in a Bowling Tournament with Mr. Tynes in February for their efforts

Never sure what to do with that perfectly good gift you receive for the holidays but already have, or you know will sit in the back of a closet for years and go un-used? Wonder no more, have we got the answer for you donate them to the Horace Mann Auction. Gifts must be new, un-opened and un-used, and something that someone else would actually want. Avoid the long wait in the return line, free up some much needed closet space and best of all, take credit for a charitable donation to Horace Mann PTO (we are a registered 510c charity).

Save the date! The Horace Mann School Dance will be on Friday evening, January 22nd in the gymnasium from 6:30 . 8:30pm. Current hits as well as oldies but goodies. Open to all Horace Mann students and families. Students must be accompanied by a responsible adult/parent for the entire time. Tickets sold at the door. Tickets - $5 per person with a family max of $20. All Proceeds to benefit 5th grade graduation ceremonies. Beverages and light munchies provided.

The PTO was able to purchase two new Elmo setups for the school with the money raised so far this year. We are hoping to purchase a third set up by the end of January with the proceeds from the Spare Change Drive. We calculated that if each child can locate $3.80 in loose change over the course of a month, we’d have enough to purchase another complete Elmo setup. The teachers are thrilled, and we are making the necessary steps to "catch up" to modern technology. Please click here to watch a video of a classroom using the Elmo.( The password is elmo.)

We did it! Half of the Horace Mann families have made their PTO Dues donation. In celebration, we have schedule an All School Pajama Party on Tuesday, December 22nd . Wait until we get to 75%... big surprise to come! If you have paid your dues, thank you. If you have not please help us reach our next goal. Donate online at http://horacemannpto.org

We have a lot of exciting opportunities to enrich our
children's education through Creative Arts and Science and
our commitment to moving Horace Mann's classrooms into
the 21st century. Currently, less than half of the Horace
Mann families have participated. With close to full
participation we will be able to provide our students with the technology that most of the other Newton schools are already using. We are asking that each family contribute $50 per
child, or whatever your family is comfortable giving. Please
drop your TAX DEDUCTIBLE checks into the dues box in the front hall of the school or donate on line through the PTO’s website: http://horacemannpto.org/ If your company
participates in matching funds for charitable contributions
we do qualify! Our Tax ID number is 800-033-919.

The 21^st Century Classroom Campaign

The PTO is pleased to announce that Horace Mann is in the process of forming a technology committee so that we may participate in this important educational initiative. The participants include parents, teachers and technology specialists. The goal of the committee is to help Horace Mann evaluate its current technological status within the Newton schools, to help teachers obtain their technological goals and prepare for the 21st century classroom.