Horace Mann Elementary

These are our winners of the Bookfair drawing.

Horace Mann first graders are officially members of the Two Bite Club! 🥕🍎🥦 A big thank you to Megan, Stephanie, and their guests for visiting our classroom and helping us learn about trying new healthy foods and building a balanced diet. Our students had so much fun tasting and learning! This exciting program is part of Pathways to a Healthier You, and we are so proud of our brave first graders for giving new foods a try! 👏🥗✨

📅 2026–2027 District Calendar Now Available!

The 2026–2027 Duncan Public Schools District Calendar is now available for families and staff to view. Take a look and start planning ahead for another great school year.

A downloadable, printer-friendly PDF version of the calendar is available here: https://aptg.co/cHzs-N

Please note that the calendar is subject to adjustments if necessary to accommodate district needs or board-approved changes.

📚 Book March Madness   How it started vs. how it’s going! First grade is officially in week two of our March Madness: Book Edition, and the excitement is real! The students are loving this tournament-style battle of books as they read, compare, and vote for their favorites. It’s been so fun watching them cheer on their picks and see which stories advance to the next round. 📖🏆 Check back soon to see how our bracket is shaping up and which book will take the championship!

⛈️ Weather Update: Conferences Ending Early

Due to severe weather approaching our area, conferences will end early so teachers can travel home safely before the storm arrives.

Conferences are now closed.

If a new time is needed, please contact your child’s classroom teacher to reschedule.

These first graders had such a great week! They loved talking about all the books they’ve read and were so excited to meet their reading goals. Way to go!

When we read, we GLOW! When we learn, we GROW!

A little Read Across America Week fun! (red, white, and blue day and favorite book characters day) 📖📚

We were honored to welcome Representative Stacy Jo Adams as our guest reader this morning! She shared the inspiring story What Do You Do With an Idea? by Kobi Yamada, a beautiful reminder that even the smallest ideas can grow into something powerful when we nurture them with courage and confidence. We’re so thankful for community leaders who take time to invest in our students and encourage them to dream big, believe in their ideas, and grow into future innovators.

Shoutout to our Student Leadership Council for leading today’s Glow Day Pep Assembly! These students did an incredible job guiding our school and modeling our mission of leadership, service, and spirit— showing that excellence means giving your best and helping others do the same. We’re so proud of the way they stepped up to lead their peers and help our school shine a little brighter! ❤️🖤

Our Student Leadership council issued a challenge this week, and Horace Mann students answered in a big way, reading a total of 39,600 minutes! When our students commit to learning and encouraging one another, our whole school shines brighter. ✨

The gym was glowing today at as we wrapped up Read Across America with a Glow Day Pep Assembly! ✨ Students made the Glow Promise: “I promise to read… I promise to grow… And I promise to GLOW!”

Mrs. Alston’s perfect attendance

5th Grade Teamed up with StudenTreasures to publish cookbooks. Stay tuned for their BOOK RELEASE!!

Thank you PTO Ladies for bringing JOY to our day.

5th Grade Perfect Attendance

Reading makes us glow! 📚🌟

Ms. Gates' Class Perfect Attendance for February

Miss McPherson’s class Book character day, glow day, and February perfect attendance!

Mrs. Smiley’s Kindergarten Glows When We Read! Our classroom was shining bright as students enjoyed glowing up their reading skills. When the lights go down, the love for books lights up! So proud of these little readers and the excitement they bring to learning every day.