Horace Mann Elementary School News

Students gathered with signs and clapping for the last day of school with Mrs. Williams...

Following the awards ceremony, fifth graders took a moment to celebrate their accomplis...

Wet and wild first graders!

Beach Day!

May 24, 2022

The cool day did not stop students from having a great day at the Beach.  Students...

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Elementary Art Shows

May 23, 2022

Click the link for specific grade level electronic exhibits of elementary student art w...

Kevin, Ben, Nolan and Grant hard at work!

Beautification!

May 20, 2022

Thank you fifth grade for all the hard work it took to beautify our school!  &n...

Adrianna and Sadie

"Switch Up" Day

May 18, 2022

It was "Switch Up" Day at Horace Mann.  Students spent time in other cla...

Student's experience the grandeur of Iowa's State Capitol.

Horace Mann 4th grade students, teachers, and parents toured the Iowa State Capitol bui...

"I" is for Ice Pop

May 5, 2022

Students had a wonderful sunny day to enjoy their ice pops!  

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Camp Invention® is coming to the Ottumwa Community School District! In partnership ...

Kindergarteners love hats!

"H" is for Hat

May 3, 2022

Continuing with our A-Z Countdown, the students had a great time wearing hats all day o...

May calendar with theme days Monday through Friday such as Hat Day

Countdown Calendar

April 29, 2022

The Horace Mann Heroes, 5th grade leadership group, established a theme for each day un...

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The Ottumwa girls basketball and volleyball programs are excited to announce that they ...

Garmelyne on the slide!

Bounce House Reward

April 27, 2022

Students earned the bounce house and slide as a part of PBIS demonstrating responsibili...

Law and Ashley were proud to dress to represent their heritage!

"C" is for Culture

April 26, 2022

Students were encouraged to share and dress to represent their culture today.

"Animals" roamed the halls and classrooms today!

"A" for for Animal!

April 22, 2022

The Horace Mann Heroes student leadership group has planned 25 days of A-Z fun!  C...

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After nine rounds of competition, the Books R Us team from James Elementary won the dis...

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Ottumwa Schools will host a registration event for NEW kindergarten students on Tuesday...

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The OCSD teacher librarians are proud to present the 20th Annual Ottumwa Bulldog Book B...

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Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade Students will be taking the annual ISASP Assessments.&nb...

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The 75th Annual All City Concert will be held on Friday, April 1 at the Bridge Vie...

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Fourth graders from Eisenhower, Horace Mann, James, and Wilson attended the 8th Annual ...

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Ottumwa students in grades 3-11 will be taking the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student...

A gathering of fabulous characters!

Character Day!

March 25, 2022

Character Day was the idea of the Horace Mann leadership group the Heroes.  There ...

student enjoys salad bar

Students helping themselves to a salad bar will become commonplace in Ottumwa elementar...

Quinlynn shares her keyboard prowess!

Horace Mann's Got Talent!

March 10, 2022

The PBIS reward this month was a talent show open to all students.  There was an a...