Horn Buzz 3/6/2020

School Carnival - Saturday, March 7th from 3:00-6:30

ALL HORN STUDENTS RECEIVED 10 FREE CARNIVAL TICKETS!  Tickets can be used to play games, enter raffles, and purchase food.  Tickets will also be available to purchase on the day of the Carnival.  Travel throughout the school playing games and earning star tickets.  Star tickets can be used to purchase Carnival prizes in the library.  Stop by the lunch room to visit the Silent Auction, Raffles and Cafe.  This year's cafe will be serving beef and turkey hot dogs for dinner!  

WE STILL NEED VOLUNTEERS AND DONATIONS

The Hornet Cafe needs donations of cookies, store bought treats, juice boxes, and apple sauce cups: Donate here!

The Candy Bar Walk could use a few more donations: Donate here!

Families are invited to help run a game!  Sign-ups are organized by grade level: Kindergarten     1st Grade     2nd Grade     3rd Grade     4th Grade     5th Grade     6th Grade

Volunteers are also needed to set-up & clean-up games, work in the prize room, and serve food in the Hornet Cafe.  Email or text Laura Lbroffitt@yahoo.com / 319-541-8862

Horn Science Fair - Friday, April 3rd
All 1st-6th graders are invited to participate!  Each student must register a parent-approved project (even if working with a partner) by Tuesday, March 24th.  Participants must prepare a poster board to display.  Poster boards are available in the school office to students who are registered for the science fair.

Project types might be any of the following:

Problem Solving Experiment – pose a question, then perform an experiment to try and find an answer.

Demonstration – use models, diagrams, experiments, etc. to demonstrate a concept or explain how something works.

Research a topic – explore an area of interest and share finding through a model, report, poster, demonstration, or anything else to communicate understanding.

Collection – share a collection of rocks, shells, insects, flowers, etc. and provide information about the topic.

Need help with ideas? 

Education.com – nice list of projects filterable by grade level and interest

ScienceBuddies – great instructions and project ideas by grade level

ScienceFair Project  Adventures

Parent Teacher Organization - Tuesday, 3/10 from 6:30-7:30

Please join us for our March PTO meeting in the school library.  We encourage all parents, guardians, and Horn staff to attend!  We will begin to discuss next year's activities and budget and would love to hear your feedback and ideas.  Please bring a quiet activity for any children attending.  Contact Laura (Lbroffitt@yahoo.com or 319-541-8862) with any questions or feedback.

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