Let's go GREEN!

Walk to School and Earn $5000 for Our School

October is International Walk to School Month and Mann School is up for the challenge! For the entire month, Horace Mann School students and their families can help their schools win one of five $5,000 grants – simply by walking or bicycling to school!

Parents are invited to sign up online for the Walk to School Challenge at www.facebook.com/greenworks, and log their families' walking or bicycling trips on behalf of their school. The five schools with the highest levels of participation will be eligible to win a $5,000 grant. Frequent walkers and bicyclists can also earn individual prizes, ranging from green shoelaces to reusable water bottles. Green Works® by Clorox has partnered with the Sierra Club to sponsor this exciting challenge.

Please join us by registering here:

www.facebook.com/greenworks

Thanks to all that got their birthday books in September!

Marianne Malone tells us to focus on working hard!

On Monday fourth and fifth graders learned that it is HARD WORK to get a book published! Author Marianne Malone shared her writing experiences with us and we found that she spent FIVE YEARS from start to finish getting her book, The Sixty-Eight Rooms published! Wow! Now a research paper will not be so daunting!

THANK YOU MAGIC TREE BOOKSTORE FOR DIRECTING MARIANNE MALONE OUR WAY!

Peter Brown a huge hit with 1st and 2nd graders!

What a wonderful visit we had from author Peter Brown. First and Second graders had a blast hearing about how fun it is to be an author/illustrator!

Help us support Heifer International by joining Read to Feed! Look for a brochure that came home with your child! Encourage your kids to find creative ways of earning money! Kudos to Grace, Ryan and Olivia for hosting a lemonade stand to benefit Heifer!