Perspectives

This newsletter provides updates, information and event details for Horace Mann School and Saint Paul Public Schools. It is published weekly and distributed through email. Current and past issues can be found at spps.org/mann or directly by clicking here.

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Summer meals are available at NO COST to kids 18 and under, and those over 18 with a disability enrolled in a school program. Meals will be served at parks and community spaces starting June 17. The food truck stops at 5 sites per day starting June 20. Meals must be consumed on site. SPPS Nutrition Services is excited to see you there!

For information and locations, visit spps.org/summermeals or click the flyer below.

Here is next year's supply list, https://bit.ly/SupplyListHMS, so you can take advantage of summer sales.

Click the flyer below for more details.

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

• June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month

Mon, June 10, 2024

• Last Day of School for 2024

Wed, June 26, 2024

• 6:00-7:00pm Incoming Kindergarten Playdate on the Playground

Sun, July 28, 2024

• 2:00-3:30pm Incoming Kindergarten Playdate on the Playground

Sun, Aug 25, 2024

• 2:00-3:30pm Incoming Kindergarten Playdate on the Playground

Thu, Aug 29, 2024

• 2:30-3:00pm School Patrol Training in the gym
• 5:00-5:45pm Meet the Teacher Night for Families Last Name L-Z
• 5:45-6:30pm Meet the Teacher Night for Families Last Name A-K

Tue, Sept 3, 2024

• 1st day of School for Grades 1-5
• Kindergarten Conferences

Wed, Sept 4, 2024

• Kindergarten Conferences

Thu, Sept 5, 2024

• 1st day of School for Kindergarten

THANK YOU to everyone who made Mud Carnival 2024 such a blast! Our Horace Mann community wasn't going to let a little rain get in our way. Thank you to our students who worked so hard to get 170 volunteer spots filled! Thank you to our parents, caregivers, and community members who showed up with rain jackets, umbrellas, and tents in tow to make the fun happen. Appreciation to Ms. Bowron, Mr. Castillo, Ms. Lynda, and Ms. Prasad for welcoming us into their spaces for an indoor carnival. An extra special thanks to our sponsors Grappler Station, Olio Mpls, Butwinick Law, Lakeside Orthodontics, and the Horace Mann PTA; and to Mr. Ferdi and Mr. Levi on our engineering staff for answering so many rain change questions and getting our building back into learning shape after all the muddy fun. Thank you to Mr. Litwin for GETTING DUNKED! Great job, kids!

What an honor to see so many middle schoolers, high schoolers, and Horace Mann alumni return to be part of our community again! We hope that our current fifth grade students return next year to volunteer and visit us. Have a great summer!

2024 Carnival Committee: Jill Bathke, Katie Bliss, Jennifer Duda Butwinick, Sara Cerdan, Christina Connelly, Beth Marrinan, Molly Miller Mons, Emily Sadnick, Emily Sevig.

Gratitude

The PTA board would like to thank and state our appreciation for our exiting board members. Thank you to Abby Mosher for your work as Treasurer. Thank you to Chandra Kilgriff for your work as Volunteer Coordinator. Thank you to Katie Bliss for your work on the communications team. You all have made an immense impact in strengthening our family-school partnership and enriching our school community: THANK YOU!

A HUGE thank you to the Carnival committee chair Jennifer Duda Butwinick and committee members Jill Bathke, Christina Connelly, Molly Miller Mons, Emily Sadnick, and Emily Sevig. The carnival only happened because of your hours of hard work and your creative and quick action to save the event from a rain-out. THANK YOU!

A big thank you to Delina Ferfon for her hard work and dedication in putting together the HMS yearbook, and for her years of serving on the Yearbook committee. We wouldn’t have a yearbook without you, Delina- thank you! Will will miss you next year.

Thank you to our wonderful Free Family Fun Night committee, Kristan Nolan and Meghan Rodriguez. We had a wonderful year of fun!

Welcome

Welcome to our incoming PTA board members Sam Smith (treasurer), Sarah Liuzzi (recorder), and Lisa Ortmann (communications). We are so happy and grateful to have you join the team!

There are many Great Gathering events still available. They will remain open for registration until sold out so there is still time to sign up to enjoy one (or two or three) this year!

Great Gatherings Spotlight: Grade Level End of the Year Celebrations. Do you have a child in kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade or 5th grade? Check out the end of the year parties!

Check out all the remaining Great Gatherings that have availability:

• June 7- Family Skating Party
• June 8- Harry Potter Party
• June 10- 1st Grade End of the Year Party
• June 10-2nd Grade End of the Year Party
• June 10- 5th Grade End of School Party
• June 15- Beginners Bourbon Night
• August 24- Scoopin’ into 1st Grade- end of summer ice cream party

*The PTA recognizes that not all families have the financial means to purchase Great Gathering tickets. If you or a family you know cannot cover costs and have a student who would love to attend a Gathering, please don't hesitate to reach out to hmgreatgatherings@gmail.com to request a free signup.

• President: Grace Hanson, president@hms-pta.org
  
• Vice-President: Gina Corradi, president@hms.-pta.org
• Treasurer: Abigail Mosher & Alex Stuart, treasurer@hms-pta.org
• Teacher Reps: Amy Kortuem & Mark Lindskoog, teacher-rep@hms-pta.org
• Communications: Katie Bliss, communications@hms-pta.org
• Volunteer Coordinator: Chandra Kilgriff & Christine Holloway, volunteer.coordinator@hms-pta.org
• Recorder: Andrea Gleckner, recorder@hms-pta.org
• Website: https://www.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://www.spps.org/mann
Location: Horace Mann School, Eleanor Avenue, Saint Paul, MN, USA
Phone: 651-293-8965
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