Students enjoyed our annual kick off event for "Reach for the Stars," on Thursday, March 15th.  Horace Mann partnered with Usborne Books to complete a 2-week, pledge-based reading challenge.  Students are challenged to read or be read to for 30 minutes a day.  You can support your child's efforts with reading by sponsoring them for this event.  Each day your child will log their reading time by filling in the squares using the Reach for the Stars Reading Journal.  Reading Journals along with money collected will be due on by Thursday, March 29th.  The best part...100% of student pledges are used to reward students and the Horace Mann staff and library.  Students earn 50% of their pledges in Usborne books, and the remaining 50% of the pledges will go back to the school.  Students will select their books by viewing the website and writing their choices on their reading log form:  http://www.Usborne-KaneMiller.com.
           

The top 2 readers and top 2 pledge earners from each grade level (K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th) will be invited to a special ice cream party.  In addition, the class with the greatest participation will earn their teacher a $100.00 shopping spree in Usborne books.

Last year, we used the profits towards buying books to award students who participated with the Summer Reading Postcard Program.  Over 83 students received brand new books to take home and keep.  The remaining profits were used to purchase mentor texts that teachers  use to support reading and writing instruction.  Thank you for your support and for taking the reading challenge.