Horace Mann Elementary School News

show choir

This year, OHS jazz band and show choir, Sudden Impact, will provide virtual performanc...

Teammates Finley Zuithoff, McKenna Ryan, Joseph Naumann, Harper Bradley, Makayla Dowd and Kenlee Crosser

Horace Mann's 5th grade Book Bowl Team is one of two teams advancing to the fi...

Camp Invention photo

Camp Invention is coming to the Ottumwa Schools! In partnership with the National Inven...

Evans Middle School

Wapello County Public Health will be hosting a community clinic on Saturday, April 10th...

Example of Dialogue Page - picture with captions

Writing Can Be Fun!

April 5, 2021

First Grade has been working on writing and puncuation.  Students were given a &qu...

Students with bunny ears on

Happy Spring!

April 1, 2021

Mrs. Hudson's first grade class celebrated by posing for a group picture with their...

First graders show off their hat creativity!

Inside Recess!

March 26, 2021

Students in Mrs. Hudson's first grade class have been working on paper contruction ...

tornado drill graphic

A local news story about Iowa's statewide tornado drill on Wednesday featured stude...

ISASP graphic

Students in grades 3-11 will be taking the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progres...

Young scientists in Fourth Grade!

Mrs. Ingle's students used stream tables in science to test how earth material is i...

"Rump" aka Mason poses with "Sludge and Poisoned Apples".

As a part of the "One School, One Book" reading of RUMP, the studen...

music measure of notes

Today the Evans Music Department met with fifth grade students about the opportuni...

Google artwork submission.

Finley Zuithoff's internet search of "art contests" prompted her to enter...

Student cleaning up school yard.

Remote learning does not mean remote caring for Denver Stretz.  While learning fro...

Graciella and Cassidy sporting matching shirts!

Twinsies!

February 25, 2021

During conference week the focus is all on academics and achievement.  Sometimes i...

Third Grade Teacher June Schneckloth

Parent Teacher Conference Week

February 24, 2021

Parent Teacher Conferences are happening this week with virtual and phone conferences.&...

Students experience the fun of giving and receiving Valentines!

Many things have changed during this school year but some fun traditions continue as st...

Ottumwa Logo

Ottumwa Schools continues to make decisions based on our concern for the health and saf...

Horace Mann Staff promotes "Spinning Pages Into Gold!" with matching t-shirts and a curiosity themed display!

Horace Mann has kicked off a special, school-wide reading event.  Every student ha...

Rump book cover

On Wednesday, February 10, Horace Mann will launch their four week One School, One Book...

Fifth graders study and play percussion instruments.

Buckets as Drums

February 3, 2021

Looks like Fifth Graders are marching to the beat of their own drum!  Teachers are...

Teacher and two students dressed as 100 year olds.

It is always a milestone to hit 100 days of school!  To celebrate, 100 year old&nb...

Allyson Lewis and the Shoe Massager.

Inventors Shine!

February 1, 2021

Blake Goldsmith and Bankies. Two Horace Mann students demonstrated their ingenuity b...

carter cruzen

This week, seven elementary students from the Ottumwa Community School District demonst...

Julianne, Drake and Isaac gather by the totem pole as Mia looks on in the background.

Third Grade Creativity

January 28, 2021

Third grade students gather around their art project - a totem pole!  Mrs. Carissa...