The Holidays at The Mann

     Over the past few weeks, the festive winter holidays provided a cheery background for all the usual things that happen at Horace Mann Elementary School.  Early in the season, there were toy and food drives with amazing student participation and K-Kids leadership.

     Recently, the Morning News--under the direction of Mrs. Kathy Ott, Library/Media Assistant--got into the mix.  The Project Wisdom Daily Messages took on a holiday tone and following the broadcast, holiday music and children's artwork were displayed for a few minutes each morning.

     Many take-home decorations and parent gifts were created in the children's classrooms, ranging from gingerbread houses in kindergarten to 3-D snowflakes in 5th grade.  Who says kids don't get to have fun in school anymore?

     The staff at The Mann had some great treats this week, too.  Thank you to all the parents who provided baked goods for the cookie walk--our busy staff members appreciate the work that goes into making those items!  We also had a generous donation of Bruegger's Bagels (and 7 kinds of cream cheese) for the staff on Thursday morning--thank you Bruegger's!

     It all culminated with the terrific Winter Concert on Friday.  The children performed for each other in a morning dress rehearsal and then for families in the afternoon.  They were adorable, funny and talented :-)  Thank you, again, to all the music teachers (Mr. Waryk, Mrs. Tabaj, Mr. Griebel and Ms. Mallchok) for directing the performance, as well as to many behind the scenes adult helpers (especially Mrs. McCafferty and Mr. Vargas) who made it all run so smoothly.

   It has been a wonderful 2014, and I look forward to so much more in 2015!